novelhk Chapter 73 The Female Physician Xu Yunyun
Chapter 73 The Female Physician Xu Yunyun
The sudden approach of Princess Jia'an, accompanied by a group of people, startled Jiang Qingyue.
So, she and Jiang Chuchu don't know each other yet?
In fact, Princess Jia'an also stayed in the mansion for a long time and did not go out much. However, she had heard about the story of the real and fake daughters of the Prime Minister's mansion, so she did not have a good impression of Jiang Qingyue.
“A real heiress who was lost away from home, with her status, is still jealous of the fake heiress in every way and does all sorts of bad things. No matter how beautiful she is, it’s useless.” Princess Jia’an couldn’t help but mutter.
"Princess, be careful what you say!" The maidservant beside Princess Jia'an quickly stopped her from continuing, lest she offend someone.
Jiang Qingyue raised an eyebrow, realizing where her hostility came from.
However, looking at Princess Jia'an's pouty and listless appearance, especially the look in her eyes that showed no disgust or scheming, as if she were really asking this question very seriously, Jiang Qingyue instantly felt that Princess Jia'an was so cute.
Jiang Qingyue ruffled her hair. "That's right, I've done all sorts of bad things. So why did you come? Aren't you afraid I'll...bully you?"
Jiang Qingyue suddenly moved closer, her face showing a threatening expression, which startled Princess Jia'an, causing her to scream and take a few steps back.
"How dare you!" The maid was surprised by Jiang Qingyue's rudeness and quickly helped Princess Jia'an up.
"I'm fine." Princess Jia'an stopped the maid from going forward. After calming herself down from the shock, she glared angrily at Jiang Qingyue. "Hmph, this princess won't stoop to the level of such uncouth people. Let's go!"
Watching Princess Jia'an's departing figure, Jiang Qingyue's thoughts lingered for a long time.
In fact, during their recent encounter, Jiang Qingyue discovered that Princess Jia'an was not the same kind of person as Jiang Chuchu. Perhaps it was because Jiang Chuchu had helped her in her past life that she trusted Jiang Chuchu so much.
But now that I think about it carefully, is it possible that Jiang Chuchu deliberately orchestrated everything?
Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue's heart sank even further.
Many things are different now than in the previous life, so what will happen next is still unknown. Princess Jia'an is rather naive and is not suitable to get involved in the struggle between her and Jiang Chuchu.
If Jiang Chuchu were to make a move against Jia'an County, she would definitely find a way to stop her.
However, she has something more important to do now: to get involved with the daughter of the midwife from back then.
So, after the day's practice ended, Jiang Qingyue returned to her room, reached into her hair and took out the silver needles she had hidden there, and inserted them into several acupoints on her body.
Then, he took out a bottle of medicine, poured out a small pill, and swallowed it.
After a short while, Jiang Qingyue's forehead began to bead with sweat, her face turned pale, and she appeared haggard and weak, even showing signs of pain.
Yes, this medicine can make a person's pulse appear disordered, as if they are sick, without showing any abnormalities. However, it has a major side effect—the body has to endure great pain.
Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue unconsciously thought of Qin Xuanyu again.
If he were here now, he would definitely be furious, after all, she had promised him that she would not hurt herself again.
No, why am I thinking of him? I must be confused by the medicine.
Jiang Qingyue shook her head, temporarily putting these thoughts out of her mind.
The next day, the governess waited for a long time but Jiang Qingyue did not arrive. She frowned and felt somewhat dissatisfied.
I originally thought she was a rather ambitious girl, but now it seems she's just trying to slack off.
She walked to Jiang Qingyue's courtyard and asked Xiaoya, the palace maid who served Jiang Qingyue, "Where is Miss Jiang?"
"Miss Jiang caught a cold yesterday and is now resting in bed," Xiaoya explained.
"What's wrong with you? You were perfectly fine yesterday. I think you're just making excuses to be lazy!"
As she spoke, the governess ignored Xiaoya's attempts to stop her and pushed the door open, entering directly inside.
“Miss Jiang, have you forgotten that we still have to learn etiquette today? Yesterday, this old servant said a few nice things about you and felt that you had improved, but do you think you have learned it? You should know that you have only scratched the surface of etiquette. If that is the case, then this old servant will have no choice but to report to Her Majesty the Empress!”
As a result, when the governess entered the room, she saw Jiang Qingyue lying on the bed with a very bad expression, her lips were pale and cracked, and her whole condition was very bad.
"Granny, I'm sorry, but today... I really can't get up. Could I ask for a day off?" Jiang Qingyue said weakly to the governess.
Seeing this, the governess's questioning expression instantly turned into panic.
Although getting sick is a normal occurrence for everyone, Jiang Qingyue has recently been learning etiquette from her. If word gets out, people will surely say that it was caused by her mistreating her. Although she is not afraid of these rumors, she is mainly worried that they will cause trouble for the Empress.
"In that case, you should rest well first. I will go and inform the Empress to have a royal physician summoned for you." It is necessary to inform the Empress about this matter in advance.
"No...no need, no need to trouble Your Majesty the Empress." Jiang Qingyue grabbed the nanny's hand with all her might. "Nanny, Your Majesty the Empress must be very busy managing such a large harem. I'm just sick, so there's no need to trouble Your Majesty with such a small matter. However, my current status is awkward, and I'm not qualified to call the imperial physician at will. So, could you please help me?"
Jiang Qingyue's willingness to back down made the governess think a little more highly of her, but she still refused.
"No, the imperial physicians are only for His Majesty and the noble ladies of the palace. Although I was appointed by Her Majesty the Empress, I am not authorized to summon the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau." Therefore, this matter still needs to be reported to Her Majesty the Empress.
"How about this, you can ask any female physician who assists the imperial physician for me."
"Are you sure? This old servant is afraid of the female physician's skills..."
"It's alright, Granny. This is an old ailment of mine. I didn't take good care of my health before, so this happens often. I'll take a couple of doses of medicine, and I'll be full of energy tomorrow."
Jiang Qingyue didn't forget to make a joke and chat with the nanny.
The governess stared at Jiang Qingyue for a moment, then finally nodded. "Alright, you should rest well first. This old servant will go and call someone for you."
After saying this, the governess went to the Imperial Medical Bureau and brought back a female physician.
The governess said, "Thank you for your help, Doctor Xu."
"You're too kind, Granny." Xu Yunyun never expected that she would finally have a chance.
After entering the palace, because of her low status, the female physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau intentionally or unintentionally ostracized and isolated her, even taking away many opportunities that belonged to her.
Now, she had also heard that there was a Miss Jiang who was the future concubine of the Crown Prince and was learning etiquette and manners in the palace. She had just met the Miss in front of her, and she knew that whether she could turn her life around depended on this day.