After a pause, Empress Dowager Wei spoke slowly, her voice revealing neither joy nor anger:
"Isn't this young prince suffering from a mental illness and rarely going out? I asked the Regent to bring him into the palace so I could see him, but he said the child was shy. I am the prince's aunt, not a stranger at all. Yet he is willing to leave the young prince in Yanyang."
At the opportune moment, Granny Xin spoke up: "Empress Dowager, could it be that the Regent has already found the Sage of Medicine?"
Empress Dowager Wei gave a cold laugh: "He's just grasping at straws in his desperation. If a small clinic in Yanyang could really cure Yi'er's mental disability, what would be the point of having all these imperial physicians in the palace? Besides, if he really found the Sage of Medicine, do you think he would let me know about it so easily?"
"Your Majesty is wise," replied Granny Xin.
"I want to see what this Regent is really up to. Send someone to keep an eye on that clinic, and report back immediately if anything happens."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Shuangxi withdrew.
Granny Xin stepped forward and continued to comb Empress Dowager Wei's hair: "Empress Dowager, the Regent has been searching for a medical sage for the young prince. If he finds him, will the young prince's mental illness be cured?"
Empress Dowager Wei looked down at her finger guard and said calmly, "If Yi'er continues to be so dull-witted, I will let him grow up safely and enjoy a peaceful life. But if his dullness is truly cured... then he shouldn't blame me, his imperial grandmother, for not showing him any affection. Chen'er will be able to assume power in a year, and I will absolutely not allow anyone to stand in his way!"
Granny Xin stopped talking and her movements became even gentler.
......
The Regent's Palace.
Shen Yu and Mu Jingshan were playing chess when they saw Xiao Yanchu return, and they both stood up and bowed.
Shen Yu craned her neck to look behind him, but there was nothing there. She was somewhat surprised: "You really left Yi'er in Yanyang? Aren't you afraid that person will make a move?"
Xiao Yanchu sat down and took a sip of tea: "She won't take action until she's sure Yi'er is better. I deliberately let her know that Yi'er is in a small clinic, so she'll think I'm just grasping at straws."
Mu Jingshan asked anxiously, "Has Yi'er's illness improved at all?"
Xiao Yanchu glanced at him: "Yesterday, Yi'er and I went to Juxianlou for dinner, and in the evening we took him to watch the fireworks. He wasn't scared at all during the whole process. Do you think he's feeling any better?"
Mu Jingshan's mouth dropped open: "That's more than just a little better, it's so much better! Was it really that little girl who cured him? She's amazing! I'm going to Yanyang, I'm going to Yanyang right now, I'm going to ask her how she cured Yi'er's mental illness."
After saying that, Mu Jingshan turned to leave.
"Stop!" Xiao Yanchu's voice rang out.
Mu Jingshan stopped in his tracks, looking distressed. "Your Highness, it's the New Year, surely I can at least get some rest?"
"I just heard from the Director of the Imperial Observatory that it will snow continuously in the capital starting tomorrow. Are you sure you can make it?" Xiao Yanchu asked calmly.
Mu Jingshan sighed and resignedly walked back: "Fine, I'll stay at the Prince's residence, but I must make this clear: once the weather warms up and the Dowager is feeling better and no longer afraid of the cold, I'm going to Yanyang to seek advice from that young girl."
Xiao Yanchu lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and remained noncommittal.
When the weather warms up, Yi'er will have been in Yanyang for three months, and according to the previous agreement, it's time to return to the capital.
What reason should I come up with to get her to come to the capital with me?
How about opening a branch of Ren'aitang in Beijing?
Hmm, that's a pretty good reason.
"Shen Yu, buy the best location in the capital, a place suitable for opening a clinic," Xiao Yanchu instructed.
Shen Yu looked bewildered: "Your Highness, you're going to open a clinic?"
"Just do what I tell you to do, stop talking nonsense."
......
After Xiao Yanchu returned to her room, Shen Yu secretly pulled Mu Jingshan aside and asked, "Hey, Jingshan, is that Doctor Yanyang really a young girl? How old is she? What does she look like?"
Mu Jingshan looked at him suspiciously: "What are you going to do?"
"Hey, what else could I be doing? I was just asking out of curiosity. Tell me, tell me."
"She is indeed a girl, not very old, just turned 18, and as for her looks... well, in my opinion, she's even prettier than that Princess Fengxi."
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