Hongying's repeated praises made Zhao Yujiao's face glow, as if she had seen herself in charge of the Qing Palace.
In the afternoon, Pei Xiuyan came to see Zhao Yujiao, sent several boxes of jewelry and medicinal materials, and repeatedly told Zhao Yujiao to take care of her legs.
This made Zhao Yujiao even more convinced that Hongying's statement was correct.
As the New Year approaches, many accounts of the Six Ministries need to be reviewed by Pei Xiuyan. In addition, King Pingyang will stay in the palace to celebrate the New Year this year. He has been extremely busy during this time and often stays in the palace.
Zhao Yujiao held back her energy and wanted to rest her legs in peace. No one was disturbing Ye Chuyan, and it was rare for the Qing Palace to be peaceful.
In the blink of an eye, it’s New Year’s Eve, and the house is decorated with lanterns and red couplets everywhere. As soon as it gets bright, there is an endless stream of firecrackers outside.
The slaves of Jiangjiayuan arranged everything yesterday. Although Jiangjiayuan is under lockdown, the New Year atmosphere is not bad at all.
Ye Chuyan sat by the window, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Since she was grounded that day, Doctor Wei came every three days and brought her a self-prepared red pill, which was actually more effective than the medicine given by the imperial doctor in the palace, and her rib injury was basically healed.
As long as you are not lucky, sitting, lying and walking will be fine.
After having breakfast, Ye Chuyan ordered the slaves in the yard to go home and rest for a day, and then come back to serve them tomorrow.
New Year's Eve was supposed to be a day for family reunion, but she couldn't do it because she didn't want others to be like her.
How could the servants dare to take a rest? They all knelt down and expressed that they wanted to spend the New Year with the princess.
Ye Chuyan used the excuse of wanting peace and quiet and forced the gatekeeper Yan Zi to drive everyone back to rest. Yan Zi didn't know why but he agreed without thinking.
Only then did the servants know that the princess sincerely wanted them to go back and reunite, so they all felt grateful and knelt down to thank her again and again.
By noon, she and Bai Zhi were the only ones left in the huge Jianjiayuan.
Bai Zhi couldn't help but said: "Princess, other people's courtyards are busy celebrating the New Year, but ours is better, quieter than the temple. I don't know if Doctor Wei will come today?"
Ye Chuyan looked at the sky and said casually: "It will come."
As soon as he finished speaking, Doctor Wei entered the yard carrying the medicine box.
Bai Zhi was surprised, "Princess, you are really clever."
Ye Chuyan smiled slightly.
"Bai Zhi, it's not easy for Dr. Wei to come and check my pulse on New Year's Eve. Please make some special snacks and bring them to Dr. Wei when he leaves."
Doctor Wei never accepts any other property other than consultation fees. Salty snacks are Bai Zhi's specialty, and the taste is a bit more playful than those made by the imperial chef.
Bai Zhi was ordered to bring Dr. Wei in and consciously went to the small kitchen to make snacks.
After Doctor Wei checked Ye Chuyan's pulse, he said with emotion: "The princess has a good foundation. She has taken a good rest this time. If she continues like this, she will be completely healed in half a month without leaving any root of the disease."
Doctor Wei said as he took out a black jade porcelain bottle from the medicine box, "The princess will continue to take this pill and must not stop taking it."
Ye Chuyan took the jade porcelain bottle and suddenly said, "If I get sick again, I'm afraid I won't be sorry for the pills that person gave me."
Doctor Wei froze suddenly, and was obviously panicked as he packed the medicine box.
"I can't understand what the princess said."
Ye Chuyan poured out the red pills from the porcelain bottle, one pill a day, and there were exactly three pills in it.
"This pill is called Shengji Zenggu Pill. It is made from dragon's blood grass from southern Xinjiang and one hundred and eighty other precious medicinal materials. Dragon's blood grass is extremely rare. Even in the palace, there are only two pills."
"Doctor Wei, although your medical skills are the best in Kyoto, this kind of pill is not worthy of you."
Ye Chuyan stared at Doctor Wei, his fingers lightly clasping the table, making a rhythmic crisp sound.
"Doctor Wei, how do you know the person who delivered the medicine?"
Doctor Wei saw Ye Chuyan's eyes tightly focused on his face and had no choice but to sigh.
"After all, the princess noticed it."
He had no choice but to tell the truth.
A few days ago, a young man suddenly came to his medical clinic and found him privately. He took out a bottle of muscle-building and bone-building pills and handed them to him, hoping that he would find an opportunity for Ye Chuyan to take them.
Dragon's blood grass is a rare thing. If it is found, it must be turned over to the court and cannot be used for private purposes.
He didn't know the young man's identity, but he must not be an ordinary person who could take out this kind of medicine.
He didn't want to get into trouble, so he had to tell the man that Princess Qing was not terminally ill, and she could be cured even without this rare pill.
When Ye Chuyan heard this, he sneered.
"Did that person tell you that if I didn't want to take it, he would destroy all the pills in front of you? You felt sorry for such a good medicine and wanted to help me, so you agreed."
Doctor Wei took a sharp breath, how could Ye Chuyan even guess what the man said correctly.
Ye Chuyan saw Doctor Wei's bright red face and knew what he was worried about.
If others knew that he had obtained the pill and failed to hand it over, it would be a serious crime of beheading.
"The person who can safely hand over this pill to you must be interested in your promise and is not a treacherous person. Don't worry, I will never tell anyone about this."
Doctor Wei thought that he had doubted for a moment whether Ye Chuyan would use this as a blackmail after knowing about it, and he suddenly felt that he was using the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman.
There was a bit of shame on his face, "Princess..."
Ye Chuyan smiled brightly and bowed politely to Dr. Wei.
"Doctor Wei, I'm very grateful that you are willing to take the risk to help me. Don't let that person give you this pill. I will write a letter and please give it to that person. He will naturally not bother you when he sees the letter. ”
Doctor Wei hurriedly helped Ye Chuyan up.
"Princess, I can't do it. I can't accept this gift. Mr. Ye was once kind to me. It's my duty to help you."
Ye Chuyan suddenly felt sad when she thought of her father. He stopped being polite to Dr. Wei and wrote a letter. After sealing it, he handed it to Dr. Wei.
Doctor Wei carefully placed the letter on the bottom of the medicine box, nodded slightly to Ye Chuyan, and left in a hurry with his things.
When Bai Zhi came out with the cakes, she saw that there was no one in the room except Ye Chuyan, so she looked around.
"Princess, is Doctor Wei gone?"
Ye Chuyan saw Bai Zhi's face looking disappointed and said quietly:
"Doctor Wei was in a hurry to go home for a reunion, and I couldn't force him to stay, so he let him go. Doctor Wei said that he already knew our thoughts, and asked me to thank you on his behalf."
Bai Zhi forced a smile on her face and looked at the cake in her hand, feeling a little worried.
"What should I do if I have made so many pastries? Princess, you are taking medicine now and cannot eat these snacks."
Ye Chuyan glanced towards the courtyard door and raised his chin.
"Go and send it to Yan Pei. He has been guarding the gate of Jiangjiayuan for so long, allowing me to rest in peace and quiet. There is no credit but hard work."
The tips of Bai Zhi's ears turned slightly red, and she said angrily: "He was ordered to ground us, so he doesn't deserve to eat these cakes."
Ye Chuyan couldn't help laughing and tapped the tip of Bai Zhi's nose.
"This is an order, what? You don't even listen to me?"
