Chapter 2 General Election Preparation
Fei Jian saw his master's eyelids move a few times and his gaze fell on the woman on the other side of the screen, so he understood and said, "How can we know whether it is effective?" The guard's cold voice came again.
"Your Highness, this joint activity trainer requires more than half a year of training before its effectiveness can be seen. I will never use this to deceive Your Highness. Although this training method is relatively slow, I can guarantee that its effectiveness will not be bad."
"As a doctor, we all want to be compassionate and vow to save all sentient beings from suffering. I only hope that Your Highness can recover as before. If you are worried, you can ask the imperial physician in the palace to identify it. In addition, Your Highness may try this bottle of Chinese medicine first. It can help restore limb perception. Soak in it for one hour every day, and two times is a course of treatment. If it works, it won't be too late for Your Highness to come back to me."
There was a moment of silence. Chu Sishui only felt his breathing quicken and his heartbeat quicken. The pressure from the ruler of the ancient feudal dynasty was still quite intimidating.
She was just about to quietly look up to see what was happening on the other side of the screen when a deadly voice came over, "What's your last name, what's your first name?"
Fei Jian was a little surprised because his master never spoke in the past. Could it be that the equipment today is really useful? As the old saying goes, long-term illness makes one a doctor. Since the master became disabled, he has become half a doctor.
"I am Chu Sishui, the second daughter of Chu Bianxiu of Jinxiao City. My grandfather's family has been practicing medicine for generations. My grandfather is known as the God of Medicine."
As soon as Fei Jian heard the name of Chu Bian Xiu's daughter, he was about to speak. If he remembered correctly, Chu Bian Xiu's daughter was going to participate in the selection of concubines. What did this mean?
"Fei Jian, you go out first."
Fei Jian was stunned for a moment.
Chu Sishui immediately asked Luhe to leave.
The deathly aura came again with pressure, "Your purpose is not simple."
"Although I have some thoughts about wanting Your Highness to remember me, as a doctor, my sincerity is real."
The cold light shone through the screen directly onto Chu Sishui's lowered head for a long time, so long that Chu Sishui thought she would fail.
There was a light knocking sound, and the guard Feijian who had just left came in again. His eyes quickly swept over Chu Sishui's lowered head, and he immediately turned around and walked behind the wheelchair, holding the handle. There was a noise, and the two of them disappeared at the door.
After a while, Chu Sishui finally let out the breath she had been holding when she heard the words "return home".
As expected, disabled people are always a little moody. Even if they want to try this potion, they won't say it directly, and they will suffocate people to death like this.
It was still a little chilly in the early spring nights. After Chu Sishui sent Lu He away, she kept looking at the information bar of the Space Spirit Spring until the first information bar turned from blue to red. The corners of her mouth finally curved a little.
The third prince used the potion.
On the second day, after Chu Sishui reviewed the etiquette for entering the palace, he discovered that the second information bar of the Space Spirit Spring had also turned red.
A course of treatment has been completed, and if nothing goes wrong, his legs should no longer be cold.
Generally, disabled people have cold legs all year round and suffer from severe muscle atrophy.
The first step she had to take was to let the Third Prince truly feel the changes in the temperature of his legs, so that he would consider her as a candidate on the day of selecting a concubine.
But delivering the medicine alone was not enough. Chu Sishui lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then made up her mind to take the moon-white skirt beside her and called Lu He to embroider a circle of tiny dogwood patterns on the hem of the skirt according to the pattern.
Lu He was puzzled: "Miss, the dogwood pattern is dark in color and can hardly be seen on the moon-white skirt. Why bother with it?"
Chu Sishui explained, "Since the Third Prince is disabled, he must know that dogwood can ward off evil spirits and cure diseases. This move can both imply concern for His Highness's condition without being too direct."
Lu He said "oh" as if she understood, and then started to show off. It was late at night when she finished the work.
The next day, the election.
Chu Sishui rejected the peony hairpin with thread that Mrs. Chu had given her and chose a simple silver hairpin with lotus flowers on it. She also took out a small bottle of honey and carefully dotted it on the pearl on the hairpin.
"Miss, this hairpin is too plain. I'm afraid it can't hold the scene. And why is it dipped in honey?" Lu He frowned, looking worried.
Chu Sishui chuckled, "The Third Prince has been ill for a long time, so he must be tired of those flashy and gaudy things. Although this hairpin is plain, it contains a secret. The twin lotus flowers represent the harmony between husband and wife, which is a good start; the pearls on the hairpin are covered with honey, which I have a use for."
After getting dressed, Chu Sishui stood up, turned around in front of the bronze mirror, and then picked a few crabapple flowers from the table.
The morning in early April was cool and pleasant. By the time Chu Sishui arrived at the candidate West Hall by carriage, the sun had already risen.
At this time, the sun was shining brightly, illuminating the various flower petals in the hall. The colorful halo blew away the dark clouds that had shrouded Chu Sishui's heart for the past few months. Chu Sishui was in a rare good mood.
She looked around at the candidates, all of them were pretty and charming. But the only drawback is that almost everyone has a sad face.
After looking around, Chu Sishui saw two women who seemed to be close friends at the corner of the west gate, talking quietly to each other. She moved her feet calmly.
"Hey, Sister Wan, who do you think will be chosen today? Although the Third Prince is as handsome as a god, he has been cold and ignored people all day long since he became disabled. If someone is chosen by him, he will scare her to death." The woman in yellow had a graceful figure and her voice contained a joking tone. She was pulling the woman in white aside and talking in detail.
"Yaoguang, keep your voice down. We are here to give face to the Third Prince, so just take a look. Besides, the Third Prince already had a lover, and now he is disabled and abandoned by his lover. Whoever is unlucky enough to marry him will be a widow for the rest of his life."
Chu Sishui carefully analyzed what the two said. These two were probably the daughters of the two high-ranking officials that the palace nanny mentioned before she left. They were He Yaoguang, the daughter of the current Grand Marshal He, and Lin Wanxi, the daughter of the county magistrate.
But from what they said, it seemed that the Third Prince had a lover, and Chu Sishui was even happier for a moment.
He is disabled and has a lover. If they get married in the future, she will have plenty of time to do her own things. Others avoid this disabled prince, but to Chu Sishui, he is simply a golden bachelor.
Although Yuansheng's father is an editor, he also lives in the imperial city, so she is quite familiar with some royal gossip.
The current emperor has a total of 5 children.
The eldest princess and the second prince, Prince Duan, were born to the Empress Dowager.
The third prince, Prince Rui Rongzhuo, was born to a concubine. When Prince Rui was 10 years old, the concubine was poisoned by an unknown person and died.
The fourth prince, King Jing, was born to Concubine Xiao.
The fifth princess was born to Concubine Shu.
If Chu Sishui were to choose for herself, she would really choose the third prince. First, he has no mother-in-law, and second, Prince Rui was granted fiefdom in wealthy Jiangdong very early on, far away from the royal family's disputes, which was indeed a very tempting factor. Third, it was heard that the third prince was as handsome as a god. Even though they had met once last time, because of the screen, both of them could not see clearly what the other looked like.
The sun was rising higher and higher, and the women candidates in the West Hall were drowsy. Suddenly, a whipping sound was heard, and everyone was startled.
Eunuch Chang, who was dressed in eunuch uniform, shouted loudly, "Please follow me to the Imperial Garden. Your Majesty, the Empress, and the princes are already waiting there."
"You all came here to expand the royal family. In addition to selecting a concubine for the third prince, the emperor has just given an oral order to select a concubine for the fourth prince."
"The blessings of all the young ladies are still to come. Please follow my steps closely and behave carefully. Do not misbehave in front of the palace."
After that, everyone followed the instructions of Aunt Xu when they entered the palace, and stood in a row of five people and moved to the Imperial Garden.
Because Chu Sishui's father was only an editor, he stood in the third row from the back. According to convention, the first row was filled with He Yaoguang, Lin Wanxi and three marquis ladies.
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