Chapter 151 The Unpredictable Power of Heaven
Fortunately, this time the equipment was more professional and sufficient, with alcohol, equipment, and catgut sutures available. By the time the suturing was finally completed, Ma Cairen had already fallen asleep.
Without Shen Ning's reminder, Ye Heng had already fed Ma Cairen a small bowl of very concentrated allicin, and medicine was also being decocted outside... Shen Ning let out a long sigh, and then went to the side to wash his bloody hands.
At this time, Xie Yunyan finally dared to speak: "What?"
Shen Ning took a deep breath: "The next seven days will be very dangerous. You must take good care of her. Ye Heng understands all of this... Anyone who comes in to serve must take a shower and disinfect. The room should be well ventilated and not too hot to prevent her from sweating too much..."
Xie Yunyan held Shen Ning's hand and nodded: "Okay, okay, okay."
She said, "Ningning, Ningning, you have performed a great service. His Majesty and the Empress will surely reward you handsomely. You will also have an aunt in the palace..."
Outside, Xie Yunqing finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Long Si was born safely.
It's not that she is cold-blooded, she just doesn't want to put her daughter in danger. But when she heard the loud cry of the baby, she couldn't help but feel soft in her heart.
She had also given birth to a child, so she naturally knew that this was a hellish situation for women.
If she had already stepped into the gates of hell, she would naturally hope that someone could save her and her child's lives... Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and her daughter is doing a good deed.
Now that Long Si is safe, even if something unfortunate happens to Ma Cairen in the future, at least Ningning and her children will be safe.
The truth is so cruel. Compared with the dragon heir, the life of the palace concubine is not that important.
Empress Wei was just outside. When she learned that it was Concubine Xie's newly found niece and the imperial physician who saved Ma Cairen and Long Si, she was shocked.
She had, of course, heard of this capable widow from her son.
Although she was a widow, she was her son's savior in name after all... Queen Wei was unwilling to reward her in other ways, so when Xiao Nanchen suggested finding a backer for Shen Ning and honoring Concubine Xie, she considered it before agreeing.
Firstly, His Majesty did not like Xie Yunyan's straightforward personality, and she had never been favored in the palace for many years. Secondly, the sixth child under Concubine Xie was a hopeless case and posed no threat.
Empress Wei was also happy to have another concubine with the same status as Concubine Xu to annoy her, so Xie Yunyan suddenly became Concubine Xie.
But she didn't expect that this young widow was so amazing and had such abilities.
No wonder he was able to save Old Seven back then...
As the queen, Queen Wei must be concerned about the dragon heir. That is why she condescended to praise Chen Ning for saving the dragon heir, and then said, "There will definitely be a reward in the palace."
Shen Ning naturally bowed respectfully to express her gratitude, and then left with her mother and Xie Yunyan.
Ma Cairen was being taken care of by the imperial physician, and Xie Yunyan personally sent Xie Yunqing and her daughter to the palace gate.
On the carriage on the way home, Xie Yunqing finally realized that he should not have let Chen Ning go to save people.
What if something goes wrong?
However, Ma Cairen did do a favor to them, mother and daughter... When Chen Ning was stolen, Ma Cairen asked his brothers to search for her with all their might, and today Chen Ning happened to save Ma Cairen's life. To be honest, the cause and effect in this world is really mysterious.
Whether you do good or bad things, you never know when the consequences will come back to haunt you.
Thinking about it this way, it was a good deed for my daughter to save Ma Cairen and her son, and I could consider it as accumulating merit for my daughter.
I thought it was enough to enter the second palace as soon as I arrived in the capital, but I didn't expect that the next day, another palace maid came to the door and said that Concubine Xie summoned Shen Ning.
Xie Yunqing was very surprised.
Didn’t we just meet yesterday? Why do we have to meet again? And this time, only Ningning is here.
She always felt something was strange in her heart, but Chen Ning had just made a contribution, so it was okay that she didn't see any reward. There would not be anything bad. Therefore, Xie Yunqing forced herself to calm down and told Chen Ning to be careful in everything when she entered the palace.
Shen Ning's heart was also a little nervous. When the carriage arrived at the palace gate, she got off the car and told July and February to wait in the car. She walked forward a few steps and saw a strange eunuch smiling and bowing to her: "Lord Shen Xiang, His Majesty wants to see you."
Shen Ning was stunned.
Emperor Jiaping, want to see her?
I just saved his wife and son yesterday, it can’t be a bad thing, right?
Shen Ning's heart was beating fast, but she didn't show it on her face. After politely thanking him, she followed the elderly eunuch into the palace.
As she walked towards the imperial study, she tried hard to recall the little information about Emperor Jiaping in the original novel.
He loved the queen, had a gentle temperament, and liked calligraphy... There was nothing else. After all, the content she had read was limited, and the only thing mentioned was the background outline of the original work.
However, Emperor Jiaping has always been lenient and gentle, not a violent and incompetent ruler, which made Shen Ning feel slightly relieved.
After entering the imperial study, Shen Ning knelt down respectfully to pay his respects, and very politely did not look up at the emperor on the dragon throne.
After a moment, a majestic voice sounded: "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Shen Ning stood up, still with her head lowered.
"The thunder bomb recipe you provided...it killed thirty-six people the day before yesterday at Minglisi, a suburb of Beijing."
Emperor Jiaping spoke in a calm voice while reviewing the memorials. His tone was steady and it was unclear whether he was accusing someone of a crime.
Shen Ning suddenly raised his head: "May I ask Your Majesty, what is the reason?"
Emperor Jiaping stopped writing and looked over. At this moment, Shen Ning finally saw the appearance of Emperor Jiaping clearly.
It can be seen that he must have been a very elegant man when he was young. Even at the age of fifty, he is still fair-skinned, elegant and has an extraordinary aura.
He put down the imperial brush and said slowly, "What do you think is the reason?"
Shen Ning's mind raced as she composed her words, "Thunderbolt bombs are powerful, and the production process has very strict requirements. I wrote down these precautions at the time. If something goes wrong, it could only be due to the following reasons..."
She listed them one by one: "Internal storage distance between raw materials and finished products, ventilation and open flames, transportation process routes and specifications, destruction and testing site distances..."
Emperor Jiaping's expression gradually softened, and he leaned back in his chair. "Something went wrong with the things you gave me, and it caused trouble. Tell me, should you take the blame?"
Shen Ning immediately knelt down and cried out in innocence: "Your Majesty, I clearly listed all the precautions at the beginning, and I didn't keep anything for myself. If the people below did not do their job well, then... perhaps this shouldn't be blamed on me."
"Oh, you are really brave, and you dare to quibble."
Shen Ning repeatedly apologized: "Your servant dare not quibble, your servant is just... defending myself."
At this moment, Emperor Jiaping suddenly laughed: "He is indeed a smart one."
Shen Ning didn't dare to answer, but just lowered her head, and then she heard Emperor Jiaping say: "I will have someone take you there someday, you take a good look, and rectify all the unreasonable parts... The thunder bomb was obtained by me in exchange for the title of a county lord, and it still has great use."
Shen Ning immediately responded.
At this moment, Emperor Jiaping suddenly changed the subject: "Yesterday you saved my talented woman and the prince. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Just now it looked like a storm was about to come, but why are they suddenly talking about rewards? It really is true that the power of heaven is unpredictable.
Chen Ning immediately said respectfully, "Ma Cairen and Longzi are blessed by heaven and are protected by Your Majesty's dragon energy. They will be safe. I only helped a little and dare not take credit for it."
"You are quite sensible... but a little false."
Emperor Jiaping slowly shook his head: "He's too smooth, not true to his nature."
Shen Ning secretly complained in her heart: If I show my true nature, you will say that I don’t know etiquette and I will chop off my head. Who dares to show their true nature in front of the emperor? Really.
Although she had countless complaints in her heart, she looked very respectful: "Your servant acknowledges your guilt."
Anyway, no matter what, as long as the emperor says you are not good, it must be your fault.
Seeing that Shen Ning was accused of being smooth and hypocritical, he did not panic. A smile appeared in the eyes of Emperor Jiaping. He slowly sat up straight, rested his hands on the dragon table, and raised his chin: "Okay, stop talking about those hypocritical words. I have heard them every day and my ears are about to get calluses. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
The emperor had already mentioned it twice, which meant he was sincerely giving the reward. Shen Ning did not continue to refuse, but raised her head cautiously and asked tentatively: "Then may I be so bold as to ask Your Majesty to grant me a calligraphy work?"
Emperor Jiaping was really surprised this time.
To be fair, although Emperor Jiaping liked calligraphy, his calligraphy skills were really mediocre. Whenever those servants praised his calligraphy to the sky, he knew that they were just flattering him.
Otherwise, why is it that no one has ever hung up the calligraphy works he bestowed upon them? Everyone hypocritically says that they should be carefully enshrined and then placed in places where no one can see them?
I just can't show it off, and I don't care because I have a good temper.
But there was no other way. Under the pressure of the strict and upright behavior of the cabinet minister Xu Ji, the entire Daxuan officialdom dared not engage in flattery. Any official who went against his conscience and hung up the Jiaping Emperor's unsightly calligraphy would definitely be labeled as a flatterer and would be despised by the entire officialdom.
Emperor Jiaping himself knew that his calligraphy was worthless outside... and he was very angry!
This was the first time someone asked for his calligraphy as a reward...
The expression on Emperor Jiaping's face suddenly became more gentle, and his tone became much softer: "First, tell me, why do you want my calligraphy?"
Chen Ning replied respectfully, "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. I plan to open my own business, Huayingxue, in the capital. In order to improve the style, I want to hang a calligraphy of Your Majesty in the shop as a treasure!"
Emperor Jiaping naturally knew about the Huayingxue, and it was already famous throughout the Daxuan Dynasty. Because it was rare, many concubines in the palace asked people to go to Xinzhou to buy it for them. It was said that it was very popular throughout the capital, and was also very popular among merchants in Goryeo and France.
Hanging in the Huayingxue store... the store's treasure?
In other words, by then, everyone who enters the store will be able to see my calligraphy.
Emperor Jiaping was delighted. He coughed lightly and said leisurely, "Tell me first, what calligraphy do you want me to write for you?"
Chen Ning raised her eyes and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, could you please give this minister's shop a four-character inscription: National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance."
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