Chapter 655 True Friendship is Revealed in Times of Adversity
Feng Jingyuan didn't waste a moment and took Bai Yuhan to Jishantang.
Jiang Fenghua came out of Jishantang after receiving the notice. "Mother, Miss Bai, why did you come together?"
“I heard about Jishantang from your older brother, so I came to check on things. If there’s anything we can do to help, please tell your brother as soon as possible, and we’ll help in any way we can,” Feng Jingyuan said.
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "You're not doctors, so you can't help."
She looked at Bai Yuhan, "Why hasn't Miss Bai returned to Jiangzhou yet?"
Bai Yuhan felt a little guilty. After all, she had lied to Jiang Fenghua for so long. Back in the Southern Kingdom, the Emperor had also lied to Jiang Fenghua. She had thought it was just fun and romance between them. Now that she thought about it, there were some things she really couldn't say.
Feng Jingyuan was aware of her concerns. The fault lay not with Bai Yuhan, but with the Emperor, but she was afraid of affecting her daughter's relationship with the Emperor.
Jiang Jinyan stood to the side: "Let's find a quiet place to talk!"
"Come in." Jiang Fenghua led them to a private room, a temporary rest room that Tan Wanqing had specially reserved for Jiang Fenghua.
Upon entering Jishantang, Jiang Jinyan went to find Physician Mei.
Granny Wang glanced at Bai Yuhan. Did the Empress know that Miss Bai was once Consort Han? She felt her eyelids twitching.
Granny Wang said, "Madam Jiang, Miss Bai, please have some tea."
"Thank you, Granny Wang," Bai Yuhan said, still a little embarrassed.
Seeing their secretive behavior, Jiang Fenghua said, "Granny, go outside and keep watch. I'll chat with my mother for a while."
Granny Wang replied, "Yes."
As soon as Granny Wang left, Bai Yuhan suddenly knelt down in front of Jiang Fenghua, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty the Empress."
Jiang Fenghua was also stunned. Just as she finished speaking about why she wanted to apologize, Jiang Fenghua's expression changed instantly. "You, Xie Shang, even Bai Yuhan is his concubine! You lie all the time, you're really addicted to deceiving me!"
Granny Wang was also listening outside, and after hearing it, she felt a chill run down her spine.
Seeing her cold expression and the glint of cold light in her eyes, Bai Yuhan trembled with fear and explained, "At that time, I didn't intend to seduce the Emperor, nor did I intend to deceive Your Highness. I don't know how things turned out this way."
Feng Jingyuan held her daughter's hand and said, "After hearing about this, I also found it unbelievable. No matter what, this really is not Miss Bai's fault. If the Empress Dowager hadn't tricked her into entering the palace, none of this would have happened. I didn't know that your mother-in-law would find another woman for the Emperor just to deal with you."
Feng Jingyuan felt terrible that her daughter was being bullied like this, but since the other party was the Empress Dowager, she dared not say a word about her daughter's mistreatment and could only suffer in silence.
"It has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager. If Xie Shang hadn't caused trouble, other people's daughters wouldn't have been treated like this." Jiang Fenghua's eyes were cold and deep. She wasn't targeting Bai Yuhan. Whether Bai Yuhan had feelings for Xie Shang or not, she didn't care. She was too busy to be jealous.
She said in a deep voice, "I understand the situation. Now you probably can't go back to the palace."
"I'm not going back to the palace," Bai Yuhan said urgently. "Even if I really become a nun, I won't go back."
Jiang Fenghua stared at her, "If you don't want to go back to the palace, then what are you doing staying in Shengjing City?"
Bai Yuhan's eyes flickered slightly. "I...I'm just here to visit relatives. My fifth uncle is here. Our Bai family business also has a branch in Shengjing, selling rouge and face powder. My fifth uncle and aunt are in charge of managing the business here in Shengjing, so I came to take a look."
But when they saw my fifth uncle and fifth aunt, they were also stunned, because my third uncle had told his family about my becoming a concubine in the palace after returning to Jiangzhou.
I told him not to say anything, but he's a big mouth. The news reached my fifth uncle and aunt's ears, but they were just ordinary people who didn't know anything about the palace or how to find out about me. When I went to see them, they were shocked and thought I was still in the palace.
Now that they see me leaving the palace, they all want me to go back and be a concubine. I really don't want to, and dare not, return to Jiangzhou.
Jiang Fenghua saw her explanation and didn't suspect anything. A perfectly good girl had gone missing, and her family must be worried. What was the difference between Empress Dowager Cheng and Xie Shang's behavior and forcibly taking a respectable woman? They were even using her as a shield to make her jealous.
Jiang Fenghua grew angrier the more she thought about it, and said, "Mother, I'm going back to the palace first. You go back first. This matter is indeed difficult to handle."
She then said to Bai Yuhan, "Wait for my news! During this time, don't show your face to avoid causing unnecessary trouble. If anyone contacts you, you must not show your face and must remain hidden."
Feng Jingyuan was also full of worries. Her third daughter was smart, opinionated and beautiful since she was a child. Now that she is married, she suffers every day. What kind of life is she living?
Jiang Fenghua then went to see He Lanjue and Physician Mei.
Physician Mei re-decocted the medicine according to the prescription provided by Helan Jue and experimented with it. Everyone was afraid of dying, but Luo Ziqiong said, "I'll try it. Young Master Helan has been drinking this medicine all along, so it won't kill anyone."
Several other women with more serious conditions said, "I'm also willing to try the medicine; I'm not afraid of dying from drinking it."
Physician Mei also had concerns: "Several of the medicines that Young Master Helan is taking are poisonous. His prescriptions are extremely bizarre, and most people definitely cannot tolerate them. Furthermore, everyone's body is different, and their situations are also different. I am worried that medicine is three parts poison, and it would be terrible if ordinary people took it and it had the opposite effect."
Luo Ziqiong smiled and said, "Then let's fight poison with poison. Aren't we all poisoned? Rather than sitting and waiting to die, let's take a chance. If we can help the people in the charity, it will be a great deed."
He Lanjue's eyes were full of admiration. Since her divorce, Luo Ziqiong had opened her own shop and started her own business. She also often helped out at Jishantang. People called her an abandoned woman, but she lived a life that was nothing like an abandoned woman. Wasn't she afraid of death?
He suddenly said, "I'll go with you."
Luo Ziqiong was stunned, "Ah!"
He Lanjue awkwardly scratched his head. "I was told I wouldn't live long from birth. These twenty years are a gift from God. If I do a good deed, God will give me an extra day of life. The more good deeds I do, the more scenery I can see in the world."
Luo Ziqiong felt sorry for him. "I'll share the good deeds I've done with you, hoping that God will grant Young Master Helan twice the lifespan."
"Thank you, Miss Luo," Helan Jue said.
When Michelle Reis was a princess, she had a bad temper and lived like a wasp, stinging anyone she could get her hands on. Everyone thought she was fierce, ruthless, and annoying, but it was all just a protective facade.
Now she treats every day as a precious opportunity to earn money. Men are as insignificant as dust in her eyes. Beyond men, she sees the world more clearly, and helping others makes her feel very meaningful.
Michelle Reis is self-aware; she knows she cannot have children and is divorced. A woman like her is destined to live alone for the rest of her life.
Jiang Fenghua stood by the door, silently watching them. Her heart, which had been filled with gloom, suddenly felt enlightened. There are good people and bad people in the world, and she firmly believed that there are definitely more good people than bad people.
It turns out that a person can understand something in just a moment.
They were brought together by kindness, and because of kindness, they did not care about their own safety or life and death. Such people must live a very positive life!
Jiang Fenghua said, "Young Master Helan also has unique insights into pharmacology. Ziqiong's willingness to try the medicine is a meritorious deed. Heaven will surely grant Young Master Helan a long and healthy life in recognition of your kindness."
When Jiang Fenghua spoke, both of their faces turned slightly red, and everyone bowed in greeting.
After giving all the instructions, she returned to the palace with Granny Wang and the others.
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