Chapter 494 Something Strange
Granny Wang said, "That's the reasoning that Consort Shufei mentioned."
Jiang Fenghua said, "I'm just worried that Yan'er and You'er aren't growing tall. They're getting pickier and pickier as they get older. If Consort Shu has any methods to improve the children's appetite, please give them to me. I'll have the kitchen follow them."
Song Qing smiled and said, "The eldest prince and princess are indeed too thin, but they are not short. Your Majesty need not worry. It's just that each child has a different constitution. However, I can tell Your Majesty the prescription I brought from my hometown. If you follow the prescription to regulate their diet, I guarantee that the prince and princess will no longer be picky eaters in two months."
Jiang Fenghua said, "Tell Granny Wang, and when we get back, Granny Wang will tell the kitchen to do it the same way."
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Seeing the embarrassment on Granny Wang's face, Song Qing thought that she must not remember everything. "How about I write it down for Granny Wang, and Granny Wang can tell the kitchen when she gets back?"
"Good, good, that's a good idea." Granny Wang smiled broadly.
Jiang Fenghua followed Song Qing into the bedchamber. Song Qing sat down at the table and began to write down the prescription from memory. "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will finish writing it down soon."
Jiang Fenghua looked around and saw that the room was decorated in a warm and cozy way. A red silk cloth hung in the middle of the bed, and it seemed that a bronze mirror was wrapped in the red silk cloth. She pretended not to see it and turned her gaze to Song Qing.
She waited quietly. The table was spotless, without even a single book of scriptures. Where had she put the books?
Jiang Fenghua was filled with doubt.
At this moment, Song Qing said happily, "Alright, Your Highness, take this back and make it for the eldest prince and princess. I guarantee that in less than two months, they will stop being picky eaters."
Jiang Fenghua looked at the handwriting and found it to be exactly the same as the scripture.
She glanced at what looked like a recipe or a prescription, put the note away, and smiled, saying, "I thank Consort Shu. I hope your method can help my child. We women only know how hard it is to be a mother after we become mothers. We put our children first in everything, afraid that they will suffer any grievances or that we will not raise them well."
When the topic of children came up, Song Qing also shared the same sentiment, saying, "I feel the same way. Right now, all my thoughts are on the Second Prince."
Jiang Fenghua played with the Second Prince for a while longer before taking her leave of Jinghe Palace.
After leaving, Jiang Fenghua asked Granny Wang, "Granny, did you notice anything strange?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Wang immediately became alert and shook her head. "No, everything is normal."
"Where did the scriptures that Consort Song copied go? There isn't a single one on her desk," Jiang Fenghua continued. "Why is there red silk hanging on Consort Song's bed curtains, and it looks like there's a mirror wrapped inside? Is there any explanation for this?"
Granny Wang said, "There is a folk saying that hanging red silk in the sleeping area can ward off evil spirits and demons, and many people do this."
Granny Wang continued, "Actually, Your Highness often has nightmares, so perhaps this method could be tried. Tomorrow when I go to Huguo Temple, I will try to get a consecrated red silk and a bronze mirror for Your Highness. We can bring them back and hang them above Your Highness's bed. Maybe they can really ward off evil and disaster."
Jiang Fenghua doesn't know why she still has nightmares. When she was a child, she had nightmares because she would dream about her past life. She was afraid to sleep because she felt that being reborn into her childhood was too unreal. She was afraid that when she woke up, it would really just be a dream.
Now she's having nightmares again, always dreaming of Xie Shang speaking harshly to her.
Xie Shang is a very sensitive person. He can sense that she is just going through the motions if she doesn't put in any effort, so she often feels very tired.
Now she doesn't even want to cater to him too much anymore, nor does she want to pretend. She only wants to change the tragic fate of the children from her previous life, to let him regain his father's and mother's love, and to re-educate the rebellious child. She wants to make up for the regrets of her previous life.
She has reached the point where she can use everything without possessing it, so she is not afraid of anything at all.
When Jiang Fenghua returned to Chenxi Palace, she did not hand the prescription to Granny Wang. Instead, she held it in her hand and examined it. She murmured softly, "There are several herbs on it, and even the dosage is written down. It seems that Song Qing is very knowledgeable about pharmacology."
Jiang Fenghua then called Hongxiu over, "Take this prescription to Physician Mei and let him see if there are any problems. If we give this prescription to a two-year-old child, are there any contraindications? Remember to ask quietly."
Hongxiu glanced at it and said, "Isn't this a medicinal diet recipe? I've seen several of the ingredients in it at Lianye's place. What is chicken gizzard lining?"
Hongxiu waited for the prescription to come back and said, "Doctor Mei said that there is no problem with this prescription. Folk doctors do use this prescription to treat children who cry at night, as well as those with poor appetite and indigestion. The effect varies from person to person."
Jiang Fenghua listened quietly. There was nothing wrong with what she said. She had been overthinking it. Perhaps Song Qing was also a mother. She was just heartbroken that the Third Prince had died so young, so she wrote more scriptures as a way of doing good deeds.
The following day, someone from the Empress Dowager's palace brought an imperial edict from the Empress Dowager, summoning the Empress to Cining Palace to discuss important matters.
For more than a month, Jiang Fenghua was turned away every time she went to visit. Even though she was the Empress, she was still the Empress Dowager's daughter-in-law. It was only natural for a daughter-in-law to pay her respects to her mother-in-law.
When she arrived at Cining Palace, Granny Xi waited outside the door and whispered, "It's still about the imperial heir."
Even without Granny Xi saying anything, she knew that Empress Dowager Cheng had gone mad again because of the matter of the imperial heir.
Soon, Granny Xi's face changed to a smile. "This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress. Please come in. The Empress Dowager has been waiting inside for quite some time."
Jiang Fenghua nodded and, supported by Granny Wang's hand, slowly entered the palace.
At this moment, Cheng Feng walked out of Cining Palace and said, "This humble official greets Your Majesty the Empress."
"Steward Cheng, please dispense with the formalities!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cheng Feng glanced at Hongxiu, who was quietly following beside him.
Jiang Fenghua instructed, "Hongxiu, wait for me outside!"
Hongxiu was stunned, but did not refute the insult that had offended everyone.
Only after Jiang Fenghua and Granny Wang had left did Cheng Feng say to Hongxiu, "Thank you, Lady Hongxiu, for speaking up for me. Otherwise, I would have been in a very difficult situation."
Hongxiu knew what he was talking about. "It has nothing to do with me. Chief Eunuch Cheng has no reason to poison the palace maids around the Empress. Everyone in the palace knows that."
"However, I heard that you were the first to stand up for me. It's all my fault for bringing the pastries back to the palace. I still feel scared when I think about it. Luckily, the Empress and the little prince and princess didn't get to eat that pastry. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to pay for it even if I had ten thousand lives. From that day on, I never dared to bring anything into the palace again."
Cheng Feng was much more composed. "Actually, it was the right thing for you not to take my pastries that day. If you had taken them, they would have attracted more poisonous honeys to your side. The little prince and the little princess, and even you... you could all be in danger. It's all predestined."
He knew that Hongxiu had no interest in him, so he bowed to her and said, "Then... I'll head back now."
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