Chapter 39 [Your blessing is still to come]
Concubine Ying's Yixia Palace.
Xin Yingshu felt that the room was very stuffy and her old headache came back. She came out to get some fresh air, but saw her personal maid Qingheng sitting under the crabapple tree with red eyes.
"Qingheng, why are you crying?"
Qingheng held back her tears and said, "Your Majesty, I went to ask Imperial Physician Duan for help, but he refused to prescribe any medicine and even drove me out, fearing that I would have anything to do with Yixia Palace."
Xin Yingshu rubbed his head and said listlessly, "Since this disease can't be cured, let's just not treat it."
Five years ago, Emperor Qingning took his concubines on an autumn hunt and encountered an assassin.
Born into a military family, she tried her best to protect the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. She was seriously injured, lost her unborn child, and suffered from migraines and coughs when exposed to the wind. She relied on the prescriptions of Doctor Duan to stay alive.
Now that Imperial Physician Duan is unwilling to take action, he is not far from death.
Qing Heng was indignant: "You've given Doctor Duan so many benefits over the years, and in the end he won't even give me a bowl of medicine."
"My Lady, Eunuch Zhou is here!"
The eunuch Xiao Dezi came running over in a hurry.
Zhou Jushan came to Yixia Palace to read out the imperial edict, and Xin Yingshu and the maids and eunuchs knelt down to receive it.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Imperial Concubine Ying's words and actions are inappropriate and have violated the dignity of the imperial family. She is hereby banished to the cold palace as a form of punishment. I decree—"
Zhou Jushan looked at Concubine Ying with a pale face, and felt that he, a scumbag like him, was nothing compared to Emperor Qingning.
After hearing the decree, Xin Yingshu's body was shaky.
Her tears had dried up and she couldn't cry anymore. In the past two months, she had fallen from heaven to hell and she had cried countless times.
Xin Yingshu spent the first half of his life growing up in a honeypot. His brother was the powerful Marquis of Zhaoping, and his father was a great general who was as close to the late emperor as a brother.
She grew up in the presence of the empress, and her food, clothing, and other expenses were no different from those of the royal princesses. She and Emperor Qingning Chu Zongrui, who was the crown prince at the time, were childhood sweethearts.
When she was three years old, she would ride on the prince's shoulders to catch butterflies. Even if she was not having fun, the prince Chu Zongrui would coax her in a gentle manner. No other person in the world had such treatment.
Chu Zongrui ascended the throne at the age of twenty, but he slipped out of the palace the night before the grand ceremony and planted a crabapple tree with her in her courtyard, promising: "When the crabapple tree grows up and Yingshu grows up too, I will come to pick you up."
Xin Yingshu entered the palace at the age of fifteen. At that time, Chu Zongrui had been on the throne for three years. With the assistance of the General Guarding the Nation and Marquis Zhaoping, his position was already secure. As soon as she entered the palace, she was honored and favored, and became a thorn in the eyes of many people.
——"I accept your order."
Memories flashed through her mind like a kaleidoscope. Xin Yingshu closed her eyes and with a dejected look let Xiao Dezi accept the decree to exile her to the cold palace.
She laughed self-deprecatingly, "Eunuch Zhou, do you think my luck in this life has been used up in the first half?"
Zhou Jushan really wanted to wake Xin Yingshu up at this moment and say, "Zhao Pinghou's family is still alive. You have a strong team behind you to support you! Your blessing is yet to come!"
But now there are so many people around, and as the emperor's personal eunuch, it is not easy for him to say anything else.
"My lady, that may not be the case. You are still very young."
Xin Yingshu shook her head. "You know my illness is incurable. Now that I've fallen out of favor and don't have the imperial physician to look after me, it's only going to get worse."
Zhou Jushan: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. Marquis Zhaoping would be heartbroken if he knew you weren't eating or drinking."
"My brother, sister-in-law, and nephew are in danger of their lives now." Xin Yingshu's tone became increasingly agitated. "Besides, how could he possibly allow my family to reach Haizhou safely?"
Zhou Jushan's face changed. He was desperate: "My Lady, be careful with your words."
"I might as well go sooner. Every day I spend in this palace is torture."
Xin Yingshu's face was dead silent. "Eunuch Zhou, please go back and answer your call. If you stay here for too long, I'm afraid you'll be implicated."
Zhou Jushan graduated with a degree in psychology, so how could he not see that Concubine Ying had suffered an emotional breakdown, was severely depressed, and was determined to die.
In fact, many times it is not that life has reached a dead end, but that emotions have reached a dead end.
He had to find a way to subtly inform Concubine Ying that the Marquis Zhaoping's mansion was safe, so that she would believe that the Marquis Zhaoping's family was still alive and could cheer up again.
The emperor still had a lot of private matters waiting for Zhou Jushan to deal with, so he hurried back to take charge, flicking his whisk.
Oh, it's such a waste of talent for a psychologist who is well versed in human nature to be a eunuch in the palace!
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Near noon, Jiang Lili, who had had enough sleep, got up, washed up, and walked out of the Ning family's gate, stretching lazily.
The Ning family is indeed the richest family. The beds are very soft and the environment is elegant.
As soon as Jiang Lili went out, she was stunned by a group of snot-nosed yamen runners sitting at the door.
When the yamen runners saw Jiang Lili, they surrounded her as if they had seen a savior: "Auntie, you're finally up!"
"We wanted to find you last night, but we didn't expect this village to be a black village that was ripping people off. We were almost sold out."
"This group of people is really daring. Fortunately, you have good vision and chose a powerful son-in-law to control them."
They came to ask for medicine early this morning, but the cold-faced Xin Che didn't let them disturb Jiang Lili's rest. They were also afraid that this girl wouldn't be happy because she didn't get enough sleep and wouldn't treat her, so they were waiting here anxiously.
After waiting for a long time, Jiang Lili finally came out.
Jiang Lili quickly put on the mask in her sleeve and stepped back. "Hey, hey, hey, everyone, stand in line, three inches apart."
The yamen runners obediently and quickly lined up in a line.
They understand the principle that men and women should be careful about their behavior.
Wang Zifu was carrying a basket. He didn't take Yang Yunzhao's medicine yesterday, so Jiang Lili gave him some antipyretic medicine first. When he woke up, he didn't have a headache anymore, only a cough.
This medical skill is simply amazing! The medicine works instantly!
It seems that Jiang Lili is still too modest!
Wang Zifu handed over the basket with both hands: "Miss Jiang, this is the breakfast we prepared for you!"
Although Jiang Lili was hungry, she didn't dare to eat it. The yamen runners were all coughing, which looked unhygienic.
She evaded the question, saying, "You guys eat. Only when you are full can you get better."
Wang Zifu was stunned for a moment, then felt guilty and ashamed.
They treated the Marquis of Zhaoping so harshly on the way, but Jiang Lili repaid evil with kindness. Even a grown man like him felt ashamed of himself for having such a broad mind.
Wang Zifu was still in deep self-reflection when Jiang Lili began dispensing medicine. "This is the medicine I prescribed. Just take it with water. Don't get angry too much, be kind to others, and maintain a good mood. You will get better faster."
Jiang Lili distributed medicine to the people according to the severity of their colds, explained how often they should take it, and then reminded them, "Remember to stay away from people. Your cold is contagious."
"You also want to get to Haizhou quickly to report, right?"
The yamen runners now regarded Jiang Lili's words as an imperial decree and nodded in agreement.
When someone saw the people living in the Ning family compound coming out, they immediately ran to inform every household.
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