After a long while, the emperor's voice came from above, neither happy nor sad, "Let me think about it, and then leave."
Song Ziyu's eyes flashed with disappointment, and his voice was slightly hoarse, "...I will take my leave."
Originally, he wanted to seek Ning Yu's consent first, and then ask His Majesty to grant the marriage, but the prince has been targeting him and even wanted to leave him in Jiangnan to clean up the mess, making it impossible for him to get close to Ning Yu.
If he had not noticed it in advance, the prince would have succeeded.
That's why he couldn't wait to go to the palace and ask His Majesty to grant him the marriage.
But it still failed.
Chuxiu Palace.
The queen couldn't help but get angry when she saw Ji Yun. Concubine Xian and Concubine De were already grandmothers, but her son was the only one who hadn't married yet.
Afraid that his son would become ill from holding back, he finally rewarded his son with several beautiful palace maids, but they all rejected him.
Now he was finally willing to choose a concubine, but because of the flood in Jiangnan, the matter was postponed.
Ji Yun glanced at the palace maids around him and signaled them to leave.
Aunt Qin quickly waved her hand and asked people to leave.
The queen's expression couldn't help but become a little serious.
Ji Yun said calmly, "This son wants to tell you two things. The first is that someone gave this son a drug that will kill him. I am doomed to have no children in this life..."
The Queen was shocked as if struck by lightning, her face pale, "Yun'er, what did you say? Who did this to you?!"
"The Second Prince sent someone to put a drug in my food that would kill my son..."
Ji Yun's expression was calm as he slowly said, "The reason I didn't tell you was because I was afraid the news would leak out. It's okay to tell you now."
The Queen thought of her only son being drugged to make him infertile. Her eyes burned with rage and murderous intent. "Yun'er, don't worry. I will find someone to cure you. As for the person who drugged you, I will not let him go either!"
Before the Queen could calm down, Ji Yun continued, "Secondly, I already have a beloved one, and only she can become my Crown Princess."
The queen thought she had misheard and asked in disbelief, "...Whose girl is this?"
"It's Ning Yu, the doctor from Renshan Hall."
The Queen had heard of Ning Yu's name from her niece Ye Jingyi. She said that she was an excellent doctor, but she was also a seductive and charming woman, a widow with a child.
The queen felt like she was about to faint from anger.
But as a queen, she still had the grace and upbringing she needed to calm down.
"If you really like it, the best you can do is Fengyi."
Ji Yun was not surprised that the Queen would say such a thing, and said lightly, "If that's the case, then I will not be the Crown Prince anymore."
The implication is that I can't have my own children anyway.
If even the person I like can’t become the Crown Princess, what’s the point of me being the Crown Prince?
The queen was shocked to hear the prince's dejected words.
"Yun'er, don't scare mother. I'll have someone send an invitation to Miss Ning to attend the flower viewing banquet. You should let me take a look first."
Ji Yun seemed to ponder for a moment, "Okay, then I'll leave it to the Queen Mother."
After Ji Yun left, the Queen rubbed her temples with a headache and quickly called Aunt Qin, "Go check on that girl named Ning Yu..."
Aunt Qin had been guarding outside and did not hear what was said inside.
I was a little confused as to why he was suddenly checking on a strange girl.
Ning Yu didn't know about all this.
The next day.
Renshan Hall.
A beardless eunuch walked in with a smile on his face and asked Feng'er, who was busy, "Excuse me, is Doctor Ning here?"
Feng'er was not a fool, so he naturally recognized that this was a eunuch.
He quickly called Ning Yu.
The woman was wearing a green dress, but it could hardly hide her slender waist that could be held in one hand.
A jade hairpin was inserted diagonally in her bun, her eyes were clear as autumn water, her skin was as white as cream, and there was a hint of red at the corners of her eyes, which made her charming and elegant.
The eunuch was almost dazzled by the sight. She was three times more beautiful than the ladies in the palace!
The eunuch slowly unfolded the imperial edict and said, "Doctor Ning, please accept it."
Ning Yu was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then slowly knelt down.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Ning Yu is gentle, virtuous, knowledgeable, and well-mannered. He has made contributions to relief efforts and has won my heart. I hereby confer the title of Lord of Qingle Township upon Ning Yu, and bestow upon him a thousand pieces of silk and a hundred ounces of gold. This is my decree!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor."
Ning Yu slowly stood up, took the imperial edict, and signaled Feng'er with his eyes.
Feng'er had been in the capital for a long time, so he naturally knew how to give money and quickly took out a purse with quite a lot of money.
"Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."
The eunuch weighed it for a moment, a satisfied smile on his face, and reminded, "I have also told you the truth. It was the grace that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince prayed for Doctor Ning."
The eunuch thought of Ning Yu's alluring appearance. Judging from his perspective, this girl had a bright future.
After the eunuch and his entourage left, the neighbors also congratulated them.
Feng'er touched the imperial edict carefully. It was made of fine silk and felt smooth.
So this is what the imperial edict looks like. It’s made of better material than the clothes she’s wearing.
"Madam, have you really been conferred the title of Lady of the Country?" Feng'er still felt like she was dreaming, and she didn't know what good deeds she had done in her previous life to meet the Madam.
She can eat well, dress warmly, learn to read and write, and even knows a few herbs.
Ning Yu was also a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, she was conferred the title of Xiangjun by the emperor. She also understood very clearly that the emperor did it for Ji Yun's sake.
Why would he help her like this?
Is it to repay a favor?
No matter what, her being named Xiangjun meant that she had completely established herself in the capital, and those who wanted to bully her would have to think twice.
At this time, a carriage slowly stopped outside the clinic.
A woman lifted the curtain of the carriage and walked down. Although her clothes were ordinary, she had a calm and composed demeanor.
Aunt Qin looked at Ning Yu calmly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She had red lips and white teeth, and was extremely beautiful.
What a stunning beauty!
Ning Yu didn't think too much about it, just thinking that Aunt Qin was a woman who came to see a doctor. "Auntie, where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Aunt Qin was a maid brought from the Queen's home and was her confidante, so naturally she had nothing to do with women, but she sometimes suffered from a dull pain in her lumbar spine.
In severe cases, it is difficult to get out of bed.
Aunt Qin told Ning Yu about this problem, but she never thought that Ning Yu could cure it.
She was a capable maidservant beside the Queen, and the Queen specially invited an imperial physician to see her, but it was of little use. The most she could do was to prescribe some medicine to relieve the pain.
Even the imperial physician couldn’t cure it, let alone a female doctor from the folk?
"It's okay, I'll just give you a few acupuncture needles." Ning Yu had seen elderly people suffering from lumbar pain several times and was already familiar with the process.
Aunt Qin had some doubts but still let Ning Yu get the injection.
A warm current slowly flows through the lumbar spine.
Aunt Qin immediately felt a little more comfortable in her lumbar spine. She hadn't expected this girl to be so capable.
She is beautiful and has great medical skills.
Aunt Qin's affection for Ning Yu gradually deepened.
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