The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 516 - 260 brilliant ideas (first update)
Chapter 516: 260 brilliant ideas (first update)
Chapter 516: 260 brilliant ideas (first update)
“This servant humbly greets Ning Wangfei.” Eunuch Huang bowed and paid his respect.
The palace maid hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, “This maid pays her respect to Ning Wangfei.”
Xiao Liulang respectfully bowed to Ning Wangfei, his demeanor calm and his expression serene.
Xiao Liulang was dressed in the champion’s robes, a clear indication of his identity. However, Ning Wangfei hadn’t met the little lord of Zhaodu before, and given that the Empress Dowager had refrained from discussing anything outside the palace with her during her recent pregnancy, she was ignorant of the talk surrounding this year’s champion.
Ning Wangfei politely nodded her head. After all, he is an unrelated male, with which she should not have excessive contact. Her gaze returned to the palace maid kneeling on the ground, “I remember you are a palace maid beside Prince Chen the Sixth, has something happened to your prince?”
The little palace maid choked out, “Replying to Ning Wangfei, Prince Chen the Sixth is ill and no imperial physician has come to treat him. This maid is worried that if this continues, something bad will happen to him…”
Ning Wangfei gently touched her belly, her eyes briefly betraying a complex emotion, said, “You can go back first. I will report this matter to the Empress Dowager.”
This was the kind of thing that it was better not to encounter, but once it happened, ignoring it was not an option. Moreover, she could see this as gathering merit for the child in her womb.
“Yes! Yes! Many thanks to Ning Wangfei!” The little palace maid kowtowed a few times, expressed her gratitude, got up, and returned.
Ning Wangfei also left the Imperial Garden accompanied by her palace maids.
“Farewell, Ning Wangfei.” Eunuch Huang bowed, and only straightened up after Ning Wangfei disappeared at the end of the path. He then smiled at Xiao Liulang and said, “Scholar Xiao, this way, please.”
Xiao Liulang nodded, and continued walking with Eunuch Huang towards the East Palace.
Xiao Liulang observed that when they passed a large banyan tree, Eunuch Huang deliberately or unconsciously glanced at the tree as if searching for something, but there was nothing on the tree.
Xiao Liulang averted his eyes, and inexplicably felt as if he had narrowly avoided danger. It was very strange.
After returning to the palace, Ning Wangfei reported to Empress Dowager Zhuang about her encounter with the palace maid from Chen. Empress Dowager Zhuang harbored a deep animosity towards the Prince of Chen because members of her clan had suffered terribly while being held as hostages in Chen. She wished that the Prince of Chen could experience the same pain that the Prince of An County had once suffered.
However, she was just fantasizing and would not be foolish enough to act on it.
Empress Dowager Zhuang paid a visit to the Imperial Study Room and informed the emperor of the deteriorating health condition of the Prince of Chen; the emperor ordered Eunuch Wei to send a royal physician.
Liu family courtyard.
Under the pleasant sunlight, Liu Yisheng sat on a small stool in the front yard, busy twisting hemp ropes. Anu and the old woman were making baskets nearby. This was the main source of income for their family. A basket could sell for ten copper plates, and a hemp rope could sell for one copper plate.
If they were lucky, they could make four baskets and twist ten hemp ropes in a day. Which would amount to fifty copper plates in total. However, because Liu Yisheng was often bullied, they couldn’t guarantee that they would be able to work every day.
There were two people sitting across from Liu Yisheng, one was Gu Jiao who was petting a white cat, and the other was a young man in a blue robe.
The young man bore a slight resemblance to Liu Yisheng, which wasn’t noticeable unless one looked carefully.
The young man was handsome, though somewhat less refined than Liu Yisheng, nevertheless, he was a remarkably elegant and handsome man.
His extravagant attire seemed out of place in the dilapidated courtyard. Similarly, he seemed a far cry from the downtrodden Liu Yisheng.
And yet, this man sat on a rattan chair, casually fiddling with a fan in his hand, as he casually chatted with Liu Yisheng.
“You finally agreed to contact me,” he said with a smile.
Liu Yisheng was sweating from the effort of twisting the hemp ropes. It was unclear whether he was too busy to mind him or too lazy to do so.
The young man didn’t get upset, he elegantly fanned himself with a folding fan. Snapping it shut, he turned to Gu Jiao and asked, “Who is she?”
“Doctor.” Liu Yisheng finally spoke. His eyes were fixed on the hemp rope in his hand, and he didn’t look at the person he was talking to. His reply indicated that the young man’s query was about Gu Jiao.
The young man tapped his palm with the folded fan, and said with a meaningful tone, “These days, there are doctors willing to pay attention to you? She can’t be an ordinary doctor, right?”
The remark suggested that he was aware of Liu Yisheng’s predicament.
Gu Jiao seemed happily engrossed in petting the cat, but at the young man’s words, she turned her head and looked at him indifferently, “Of course, I am not an ordinary doctor. I am a divine doctor.”
The young man: “…”
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Do all the women in Zhan Country like to blow their own trumpets like this?
