"No need." What if it really was Emperor Yuanhe who was behind this? Wouldn't finding a doctor again just harm the person involved?
"Then...is there anything else Your Majesty requires?"
Su Wanyan glanced at him: "The prince and I haven't eaten yet, we're hungry, go and bring some food to the main courtyard."
"Yes, yes, this servant will go right away."
Meanwhile, after the banquet at the Princess's residence ended, the Princess went to the palace.
At this moment, Emperor Yuanhe was reviewing memorials in his study when the eldest princess, dressed in her finest attire, strode in with a cold face before even receiving an announcement from Eunuch Liu, and plopped down on a grand chair to the side.
Upon seeing this, Eunuch Liu quickly had tea served and then respectfully withdrew.
Emperor Yuanhe glanced at her, and after finishing reviewing the memorials in his hand, he put down his pen and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Wasn't there a banquet at your residence today? Why are you in this state?"
"Su Wanyan didn't come."
Emperor Yuanhe, who had been looking relaxed, twitched his eyebrows: "I instructed Marquis Yuanning to have his daughter go to Prince Gong's residence when she attends the banquet and invite Su Wanyan to go with her. Su Muqing didn't go?"
"She did go." The eldest princess's face was displeased. "But according to Su Muqing, Su Wanyan would rather offend me, the eldest princess, than attend the banquet, because Yu Nanqing has no one to take care of him and it is inconvenient for him to attend."
Emperor Yuanhe's expression also darkened: "I sent Su Muqing, yet Su Wanyan doesn't even give me face?"
“It’s not that Su Wanyan is disrespecting the Emperor; it’s clearly that Yu Nanqing is going against the Emperor.”
Emperor Yuanhe took a deep breath: "I knew he was a restless person."
He narrowed his eyes: "In that case, Su Wanyan, it would be best to resolve this as soon as possible."
“Dealing with Su Wanyan is not difficult, but we lack a pretext.” The Eldest Princess looked at Emperor Yuanhe: “Although she is only a concubine’s daughter, she is now the Princess Consort of Prince Gong. Even if she doesn’t attend the banquet, I have no legitimate reason to touch her.”
Emperor Yuanhe pondered for a long while before saying, "This is not difficult. July 30th is the Ksitigarbha Festival. I will hold a family banquet in the palace on that day. Once Su Wanyan enters the palace, she will have no choice."
Upon hearing Emperor Yuanhe's words, the eldest princess immediately had an idea. Her eyes flickered, and she smiled, "I heard that Xu Si, who is by Su Wanyan's side, is completely obedient to her?"
"Yes." Emperor Yuanhe did not deny it: "At that time, I ordered the arrest of all the maids and servants in the Prince Gong's mansion, but only Xu Si was rescued by Su Wanyan."
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess raised her head, her expression one of unparalleled arrogance.
Emperor Yuanhe knew she had a plan in mind, and he usually wouldn't interfere at this time. He changed the subject and asked, "You said you were in charge of the matter between Su Muqing and the Xia family. Have you taken care of it?"
"A young woman's love affairs are nothing special. I arranged for the young master Cao from the Grand Tutor's mansion to meet her by chance. With just a few sweet words, Su Muqing was completely charmed. How could she still care about the Xia family? When she returns to the Marquis of Yuanning's mansion, she will surely cause a huge scene with the Marquis."
Grand Tutor Cao held a first-rank official position in the court. Although he was highly respected, he was a civil official in the capital without any real power. Apart from Grand Tutor Cao himself, none of the men in his family had entered officialdom. Even if they married into the Marquis of Yuanning's family, it would not pose any threat to her or Emperor Yuanhe.
Emperor Yuanhe frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Although the Grand Tutor's mansion has declined, Grand Tutor Cao still has many disciples and followers, so we still need to be wary of them."
“Su Muqing comes from a marquis’ family. If the people she arranges are of low status, she will definitely not look down on them. Although Cao Qianhan, the grandson of Grand Tutor Cao, has a handsome appearance, he is a good-for-nothing playboy. He is good at sweet talk, so Your Majesty can rest assured.”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuanhe nodded in agreement: "I don't understand the thoughts of a young girl. Since you have taken care of it, I won't bother with it anymore."
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess rose and bowed to Emperor Yuanhe, saying, "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, so I will not disturb you any longer. As the weather gets colder in autumn, Your Majesty should take care of yourself and not overwork yourself."
"Alright, stop criticizing me. If you could treat your son-in-law better, it would be a hundred times better than caring about me. After all, you hold military power, and when needed, you'll still need him to lead the troops. Do you really want to take command of the troops and fight the war yourself?"
Upon hearing the mention of the prince consort, the princess pursed her lips, said nothing more, and silently withdrew.
At Prince Gong's residence, Su Wanyan placed a rectangular table beside Yu Nanqing's bed. After feeding Yu Nanqing, she dumped all the medicinal herbs she had bought onto the table.
Looking at the processed medicinal herbs, she felt for a moment that they all looked the same.
The system didn't respond, and Su Wanyan couldn't help but guess that she needed to identify at least one of the herbs to activate the system skill.
She reached out and rummaged through the Chinese herbs on the table, when suddenly her eyes lit up. She picked up a small piece of processed herb and blurted out, "This is ginseng."
The system is not responding.
Su Wanyan: "..."
She looked left and right: "Isn't this ginseng?"
By the way, there are many kinds of ginseng. This is just a small piece, so it might be a different kind of ginseng. Besides this small piece of ginseng, there are some other ginseng slices in the medicinal materials.
For Su Wanyan, a layman, it was indeed impossible to distinguish what kind of ginseng it was just by looking at it.
Wouldn't that mean I'd have to find time to go to the clinic?
Su Wanyan sighed helplessly.
“Red ginseng.” Suddenly, Yu Nanqing’s warm and deep voice came from beside him.
Su Wanyan was startled and turned around to see Yu Nanqing staring at her intently. His long eyes were as beautiful as twinkling stars. She clearly remembered that when she first met him, his pupils were unfathomable, like a stagnant pool.
"You're awake?" She held the ginseng piece in front of Yu Nanqing. "You mean this is red ginseng?"
"Ding-dong."
[Medicine identification skill successfully activated]
In an instant, my mind was receiving the power of knowledge, as if it had been injected into it. Before I could even react, I was already familiar with the types and effects of all the medicinal herbs.
Su Wanyan looked at the ginseng piece in her hand in amazement: "It really is red ginseng."
Yu Nanqing frowned: "Are you a doctor or not?"
"Oh dear, this isn't my specialty, so it'll be a bit slow to learn from scratch now."
Learning from scratch?
So she used him as a guinea pig?
Yu Nanqing breathed a sigh of relief, finally letting go of the issue and shifting her gaze to the table full of medicinal herbs: "What are you fiddling with now?"
Su Wanyan opened her mouth, about to speak, when there was a knock on the door: "Your Majesty, the things you requested have been bought."
It was Xu Si's voice.
Su Wanyan said, "Come in."
Xu Si walked in and saw that Yu Nanqing was awake. He trembled and dared not go forward. He presented the rectangular box in his hand from a distance: "Your Majesty... this servant has bought the things as you instructed."
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