"Yes." The imperial physician bowed respectfully, then felt the empress dowager's pulse and said, "Your Majesty, the empress dowager's body is in a state of anger. I will prescribe a prescription to relieve the anger. You can take it for three days. The empress dowager must not get angry in the future."
The emperor raised his eyebrows. Sure enough, this statement was exactly the same as Ye Xingchen's.
"Ye Xingchen, when did you learn medical skills?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked over.
“Your Majesty, after I got divorced and returned to the Ye family, I found that my mother had been in poor health. As a married woman, I am not able to show my filial piety to my parents. This is really unfilial.
So I learned some basic knowledge from a traveling doctor, hoping to be able to help my mother when she got sick." Ye Xingchen explained.
The emperor was very moved: "You are so filial, it is really rare."
"Thank you for the praise, Your Majesty." Ye Xingchen said respectfully.
The Queen Mother also showed some appreciation: "Ye Xingchen is very filial, and he saved me again today. I will reward you with 100 taels of gold!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the reward."
"I think this girl is good. I feel bored all day long and just need someone to talk to. When you are free in the future, please come to the palace and talk to me. I will also know about the interesting things outside." said the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother said this on purpose for the Emperor to hear. If Ye Xingchen had not testified today, Prince Mo would have been impossible to convict.
After all, it was because Ye Xingchen arrived in time and had the courage, so the Queen Mother appreciated him.
"yes."
The emperor looked a little unhappy. How could he not hear the empress dowager's hidden meaning?
"Since my mother is fine, I have official business to attend to, so I'll take my leave now." The emperor made an excuse.
"Back off."
The Queen Mother looked at the emperor's back and sighed, "The emperor only has Concubine Xuan in his eyes."
Ye Xingchen didn't expect that the empress dowager also had such troubles. Don't sons usually forget their mothers after they get married?
"Ye Xingchen, you testified for Prince Yu today, and I admire you very much. Tell me, what reward do you want?" the Queen Mother asked quietly.
Ye Xingchen frowned: "Didn't the Queen Mother just reward me with a hundred taels of gold?"
"I did that for Concubine Xuan to see. You are not afraid of the powerful and you identify Prince Mo, so you will be rewarded handsomely," the Queen Mother explained.
"Anything?"
"Go ahead."
After all, it was Ye Xingchen who reminded the empress dowager to pretend to faint just now. If it was Concubine Xuan who fainted first instead of herself, and considering the emperor's concern for Concubine Xuan, he would definitely not be able to punish Prince Mo today.
"Can I go to the Imperial Hospital to ask for some medicinal herbs? My mother has been in poor health. The Imperial Hospital must have a lot of precious medicinal herbs that are not available in other pharmacies. I would like to ask for some." Ye Xingchen replied.
"You are truly filial. I agree. Come, take Ye Xingchen to the Imperial Hospital. You can choose any medicinal herbs you like. Just say it was my order." The Queen Mother said readily.
"Thank you, Queen Mother. I will take my leave now." Ye Xingchen bowed respectfully, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "I see that there will be a flood today, so please stay away from the water."
The Queen Mother frowned: "Can you also read faces?"
"I know a little bit, so I'll take my leave now." Ye Xingchen replied.
"Go ahead."
After Ye Xingchen left, the Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "Ye Xingchen is good at medicine and physiognomy. Abbot Xuankong also said that Ye Xingchen is a blessed person. What a blessing Prince Mo has missed!"
"Prince Mo is not a blessed man. He has a mother like Concubine Xuan. Wouldn't it be better for him to miss out on this blessing?" said the trusted nanny at the side.
The Queen Mother nodded in agreement: "That's right."
Here, Ye Xingchen followed the housekeeper aunt to the Imperial Medical Bureau. When the Imperial Medical Bureau saw that it was the housekeeper aunt who served the Empress Dowager, they naturally showed respect.
"I am here on the orders of the Empress Dowager to bring Miss Ye to the Imperial Hospital to get medicinal herbs. The Empress Dowager has allowed Miss Ye to take whatever she wants. You all must cooperate." The aunt in charge spoke.
"Yes, I wonder what kind of medicinal herbs Miss Ye needs?" The director of the Imperial Hospital asked personally.
"I'm just taking a look. You guys go about your business and don't worry about me." Ye Xingchen said modestly.
"Then Miss Ye, please do as you please. The two of you follow Miss Ye and get her whatever herbs she needs." The judge said.
"Yes." Two young doctors came over.
"Thank you for your hard work." Ye Xingchen followed the two young doctors inside.
She looked around, not in a hurry to take anything. She walked around the entire Imperial Hospital and then said, "Please give me the herbs from the third row, fourth shelf on the east shelf; and the fifth shelf on the second row; the first shelf on the seventh row------"
The two imperial doctors immediately took action and took down all the medicinal materials according to Ye Xingchen's request.
In the end, Ye Xingchen couldn't carry it all by herself, so the imperial physician brought two large boxes and packed everything in. When Ye Xingchen left, four guards helped her carry it.
After she left, the imperial physician Yuan Yuanpan asked, "What medicinal herbs did Miss Ye take?"
He only heard Ye Xingchen reading the location and didn't think much about it.
The two imperial doctors finally realized, "That's not right. What Miss Ye wants are the most precious herbs in our Imperial Hospital. Some of them only have one or two plants."
“Especially the hundred-year-old snow lotus. There was only one. I was hesitant whether to take it or not.” said another person.
"You two idiots, why didn't you say anything?" The judge felt so distressed.
"Didn't you say that all of it should be given to her? Besides, she came with the aunt who is in charge of the Empress Dowager." The young doctor explained.
"You are so stubborn. Why did I accept two fools like you? Go and organize the medicinal herbs for me for a month. You really piss me off." The judge said angrily.
"Yes." The two young doctors left with frustration.
"Should we tell His Majesty about this?" an imperial physician nearby suggested.
"She came with the Queen Mother's people. Your Majesty has to listen to the Queen Mother. You can only admit your bad luck." The judge sighed.
Here, Ye Xingchen was very happy to get two boxes of medicinal herbs, but four guards put the boxes at the gate of the palace and left.
Last time she was lucky as she met Princess Fuyang, but today there were two big boxes, how should she get them back?
Ye Xingchen looked around and saw a carriage not far away. Ye Xingchen walked over and said, "Young man, whose carriage is this?"
When the driver saw Ye Xingchen, he was so excited: "You, you, you are the woman who raced with the Regent at the racecourse that day?"
Ye Xingchen was stunned: "Do you know me?"
"That day, my master, Lord Lu and I went to investigate a case. We happened to pass by the racecourse outside the city. Miss, you are so amazing that you dared to race horses with the Regent and won. I admire you so much. You are awesome, really awesome!" the coachman said excitedly.
"Who is your young master?" Ye Xingchen frowned.
"Su Qianmian."
Ye Xingchen was surprised. Just as he was about to say something, Su Qianmian walked out of the palace. He was a little surprised to see Ye Xingchen chatting with his coachman.
"Miss Ye, is there something wrong?" Su Qianmian asked.
When Ye Xingchen turned around, he happened to see Su Qianmian, who was dressed in red official uniform, calm and capable. With his tall posture and handsome face, he looked even more handsome and elegant.
Ye Xingchen chuckled and said, "Mr. Su, do you mind taking a ride?"