Yang Yaozu saw this but pretended not to know, patted the carriage and shouted, "The goddess has ordered the convoy to speed up."
The convoy returned to the inner city and arrived at the courtyard where the imperial physicians prepared and decocted medicine. Qiu Jie got out of the car and went to the room where the medicinal materials were prepared.
The Qin official in charge of dispensing the medicine was also new; the original one had been implicated in the Consort Li case and beheaded. Upon seeing her, he hurriedly said, "Goddess, all the medicinal herbs are here. Just give the order, and I will have someone fetch them."
Qiu Jie didn't waste any time and quickly rattled off a bunch of medicinal herb names.
"Angelica sinensis three liang, cinnamon twig three liang, peony root three liang, asarum one liang, tetrapanax papyriferus two liang..."
This was medicine for Emperor Kangping, and there could be no carelessness. The official immediately ordered his men to fetch the medicine, grind it, and prepare to brew it. Dozens of the emperor's guards stood in the room, monitoring everyone's actions.
The Qin officials were impressed when they saw that Qiu Jie could list the required medicinal materials without even writing a prescription.
While the servants were grinding the medicine, the official Qin smiled at Qiu Jie and said, "Goddess, you know so much about medicinal herbs. No wonder you come from a family of divine physicians. With you preparing the medicine for His Majesty, His Majesty will surely recover soon."
Qiu Jie coldly replied, "You're wrong, I don't know any medical skills at all."
The Qin official didn't know how to respond, thinking the goddess was joking to put everyone at ease, and said, "Goddess, you really know how to joke, haha."
Qiu Jie turned around and said, "I just copied Physician Jiang's prescription."
Everyone naturally thought she was joking, and they all laughed. Even Yang Yaozu laughed, which suddenly livened up the previously heavy atmosphere in the room.
The goddess said she copied Physician Jiang's prescription, what a huge joke!
After taking the medicine prepared by the goddess, Emperor Kangping's condition improved day by day. Only a week into the course of treatment, his complexion had improved significantly, and his appetite had increased. Previously, he could only sustain himself on thin porridge, but now he even had the appetite to eat some meat.
At this rate, after another week of rest, Emperor Kangping should be able to get out of bed.
Emperor Kangping valued Qiu Jie even more, directly bestowing upon her the title of Princess Jinning. The ministers no longer had any doubts. Qiu Jie not only possessed proof of being from a family of renowned physicians, but she had also genuinely helped His Majesty recover, proving far superior to the imperial physicians.
On January 11th, Princess Jinning Qiu Jie brought Yang Yaozu to the Shenji Artillery Camp, located 100 li west of Shangjing.
Qiu Jie presented the Chengjun Sword and demanded that the Divine Machine Cannon immediately dispatch troops to attack Xiping Pass.
However, things did not go as planned. The generals did not heed her instructions.
“Princess Jinning, you possess His Majesty’s Chengjun Sword, and Eunuch Yang is here to testify. There is no falsehood in this. We are not doubting this,” said the commander of the Shenji Cannon. “We, the Shenji Cannon, are bound by the late Emperor’s edict that we can only send troops if His Majesty personally leads the expedition.”
After saying this, he clasped his hands together and bowed to the imperial edict hanging above the main hall.
Qiu Jie looked up at the imperial edict and said, "So even having the Chengjun Sword isn't enough?"
The commander of the Divine Machine Cannon said, "The late emperor's edict must be obeyed even by His Majesty. As long as His Majesty is alive, we can only send troops if he comes here in person. Therefore, I am afraid I cannot comply."
Qiu Jie didn't waste any more words and rushed back to Beijing with Yang Yaozu.
On the way, Qiu Jie said to Yang Yaozu, "His Majesty is recovering day by day. I will go and invite His Majesty to personally lead the expedition. Surely the powerful artillery can be deployed then?"
The two arrived at Emperor Kangping's bedroom, and before they could even enter, they heard Emperor Kangping's angry voice coming from inside.
As his condition improved, Emperor Kangping's voice began to return to normal.
"That rebellious son dared to destroy my imperial edict!"
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