The three entered the room, and the old eunuch came out with a smile: "Madam Zhao, the Empress Dowager invites you in."
Jiang Bai responded and went inside.
The expressions on the faces of the three people relaxed considerably. Princess Anping stepped forward and asked, "Jiang Bai, what method did you use to cure your aunt?"
Jiang Bai paused for a moment, then said, "I used a traditional remedy from my hometown to cure the Empress Dowager."
Seeing that Jiang Bai seemed reluctant to elaborate, Anping still asked, "Since your method was able to cure the Empress Dowager, why not tell the people at the Imperial Hospital..."
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, this recipe was given to me by a reclusive master I met one day. At that time, the master told me that I must not tell this recipe to a second person, and I swore a solemn oath." Jiang Bai felt a little ashamed, as she could never tell them that she had such a thing as a spiritual spring.
"However, Your Majesty and Princess, rest assured, I will definitely cure the Empress Dowager's illness completely, so that she will no longer have any worries."
Having said that, Princess Anping had nothing more to say.
The emperor agreed: "This time, we owe you a great debt."
Jiang Bai bowed and said, "Your Majesty, since I have a way, I will naturally do my best."
“In addition, every three days, the common woman would personally brew the medicine and deliver it to the Empress Dowager.”
The Emperor agreed: "Very well, as long as the Empress Dowager's illness is cured, I will naturally reward you handsomely!"
By the time Jiang Bai returned to his residence, the sun had already set.
Zhao Yi paced back and forth at the gate of the mansion, and finally spotted the palace carriage.
Jiang Bai alighted from the carriage and bowed to the old eunuch, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, sir."
“Madam Zhao, there’s no need for you to be so polite.” After saying that, he had someone bring a box into the Zhao residence: “This is the Empress Dowager’s wish, so Madam, there’s no need for you to refuse.”
Jiang Bai did not refuse: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
"This old servant will come to fetch you to the palace in three days."
"Alright." After saying that, the old eunuch rode in the carriage towards the palace.
Zhao Yi then asked Jiang Bai what exactly happened and how the Empress Dowager's condition was.
Jiang Bai followed him into the courtyard, took a sip of her cool tea, and then said, "Her Majesty the Empress had an asthma attack, but I cured it."
"You've recovered?!" Zhao Yi exclaimed in surprise.
"It'll be almost done. Just two more doses of medicine and it will be fine."
"Thankfully it's cured, otherwise..."
Jiang Bai chuckled: "Didn't I tell you? You can trust me to handle things."
Zhao Yi replied noncommittally, "That's natural."
Meanwhile, inside the Dali Temple prison, a man walked out. The jailer outside looked at him and said, "Lord Wang, please take care."
There was no concrete evidence regarding the Wang family's affairs, but it still aroused the emperor's suspicion and displeasure, leading to Wang Chao's dismissal from his post and his retirement to his hometown.
But the dynasty had been in power for so many years, how could it not know the emperor's intentions?
Retiring from military service and returning to farming? Whether he can actually die is another matter.
Dying on the road is something everyone understands.
Wang Chao looked up at the moonlight. He had suffered a lot at Dali Temple for some time, and it was all because of the Zhao family.
His gaze was as sharp as the night sky. "Even if I leave the capital, Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi, you won't have an easy time."
Three days passed quickly, and today was the day Jiang Bai was to enter the palace.
The old eunuch was already waiting at the door.
People passing by couldn't help but glance at the imperial carriage that had stopped in front of the Zhao family's house; the Zhao family was truly blessed with good fortune.
"Did you hear that? That Jiang Bai cured the Empress Dowager's illness in the palace!"
"The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are extremely fond of the Zhao family."
"Look, the carriage is here to pick up people again. In the future, we won't be able to associate with the Zhao family."
Of course, there were also those who made sarcastic remarks: "The Zhao family is just a group of merchants. How could they possibly work with officials? The emperor only needs the Zhao family temporarily."
These words naturally reached Jiang Bai's ears. She slowly stepped onto the carriage, paying no attention to what these people were saying.
The old man glanced at Jiang Bai, a smile playing on his lips. He thought to himself that this Mrs. Zhao was indeed a smart and composed woman, not at all like a woman from a merchant family.
Jiang Bai didn't speak. The food box contained the medicine she had prepared for the Empress Dowager. After two more doses, the Empress Dowager's illness would be completely cured. The Zhao family was a royal merchant family in the capital with ties to the imperial family.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Jiang Bai's face; her business was growing bigger and bigger.
She is doing well in this world too.
Inside the palace, Jiang Bai walked slowly along the palace path. The old eunuch had already been summoned by the Empress Dowager to attend to other matters. Jiang Bai headed towards the Empress Dowager's palace according to his memory.
In front of the Empress Dowager's palace, a palace maid suddenly blocked Jiang Bai's path.
"Wait a minute."
"I'm looking for the Empress Dowager," Jiang Bai said politely.
The palace maid seemed to look down on Jiang Bai at all, staring at the food box in her hand: "What's in this?"
"This is the Empress Dowager's medicine."
The palace maid reached up to take it, saying, "I need to check."
Jiang Bai dodged her: "If we take this medicine out now, it will ruin its effectiveness."
"Everything the Empress Dowager takes must be personally inspected."
Jiang Bai hesitated for a moment before handing her the food box, but in an instant, he grabbed her hand: "What are you doing?!"
The palace maid shoved Jiang Bai aside: "Let me go!"
Jiang Bai said coldly, "You want to harm me?!"
The guards nearby also heard the commotion, and Jiang Bai immediately said, "This person is trying to frame the Empress Dowager; she has something in her possession."
This matter immediately alarmed the emperor.
The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the palace maid.
Jiang Bai went to the Empress Dowager's place first, and only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the Empress Dowager had finished drinking the spiritual spring water: "Your Majesty, how are you feeling?"
"My chest feels much better, and I feel much more comfortable than yesterday," the Empress Dowager said happily.
"What kind of medicine is this?"
"This is something I brewed myself, and it's just the right thing to cure the poison in your body. As for the rest, I'm sorry I can't tell you."
The Empress Dowager agreed with what the Emperor had said, so she did not make things difficult for Jiang Bai.
"Jiang Bai, you saved me, you deserve a great reward. What do you want?"
Jiang Bai paused for a moment. Actually, when asked this question, she didn't know what she wanted either.
All she wanted was to live a peaceful life, unlike the chaotic and fearful existence of the apocalypse.
Jiang Bai bowed and said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has already given me a generous reward. My shop will have no worries about business in the future, and I don't think there's anything else I want now."
The Empress Dowager chuckled: "You're quite the straightforward woman, not holding back at all."
Jiang Bai said frankly, "I suppose the Empress Dowager is used to such polite words. I'm just telling the truth."
"Hahaha." The Empress Dowager smiled: "No matter what Anping has been saying to me these past few days, your family members are quite interesting. Now it seems they do have quite a personality."
"Your Majesty, you flatter me."
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