The elegant woman was speaking with the Empress Dowager, while Wang Zhengzheng, with her face covered by a thin veil, sat nearby. However, she kept her head down, silent, only occasionally lifting her eyes to glance at Qi Zizi. The position beside the Empress Dowager, which once belonged to her, was no longer hers since Qi Zizi entered the palace. After she fell ill, she couldn’t even enter the palace gates. It was all Yang Ruxin’s fault, that village girl.
Perhaps her gaze was too sharp, for Qi Zizi quickly noticed and caught that vicious look red-handed.
Yet the little girl didn’t make a fuss; instead, she grinned at her opponent, her gaze and expression replete with pride and arrogance.
Wang Zhengzheng hurriedly lowered her eyelids, but her hand inside her sleeve clenched.
"Imperial Aunt, you must stand up for our Zhengzheng. How can a re village girl be so insolent?" The County Princess of Anning wore an unhappy expression, "It’s as if she doesn’t respect our Imperial Family..."
The Empress Dowager sat there with her eyes downcast, neither refuting nor responding.
"Imperial Grandmother," Qi Zizi suddenly spoke earnestly, "are you saying it’s the fault of others that Wang Zhengzheng fell ill? That others should beg to treat her illness?" Then she glanced at the Empress Dowager, "Honored Ancestor, when the noble mbers of the palace aren’t feeling well, they summon the Imperial Physician."
Everyone’s expression changed. Yes, not only the nobles, even if the Emperor or Empress Dowager fell ill, they would summon the Imperial Physician; no physician would take the initiative to visit.
You, a re granddaughter of a County Princess, without any rank or contribution, how could you expect a third-rank Madam Ruyi to take the initiative to treat you?
Are you more noble than the Emperor and Empress Dowager?
Wang Zhengzheng might not have realized, but the County Princess of Anning at once understood, her face turning pale. She stood up and knelt: "Empress Dowager, Anning never had such thoughts."
The Empress Dowager flicked her eyelids: "Stand up."
Only then did the County Princess of Anning anxiously take her seat again.
At this mont, a young eunuch at the door announced: Madam Ruyi has arrived.
Yang Ruxin walked in and respectfully greeted the Empress Dowager, the consort, and various concubines.
The County Princess of Anning looked at Yang Ruxin with an intense scrutiny mixed with contempt.
"Madam Ruyi." After allowing Yang Ruxin to stand, the Empress Dowager did not offer her a seat. Instead, she looked at Yang Ruxin, "Why didn’t you treat Wang Zhengzheng?"
"Ah?" Yang Ruxin raised her head in surprise, then realized it was inappropriate and quickly lowered it again, "I don’t understand what the Empress Dowager ans."
"The ornants from Longfeng Embroidery Store were poisonous, causing many young ladies from Aristocratic Families to fall ill." The Empress Dowager picked up a tea bowl from the table and took a sip, "Even the Imperial Physicians are at a loss."
"Hmm." Yang Ruxin nodded, "I happened to be able to treat it."
"Then why didn’t you treat Wang Zhengzheng?"
"Miss Wang? But she never ca to seek dical help." Yang Ruxin innocently blinked, "Miss Xianrou was the first patient to co to , and I cured her. Then everyone else ca one after another. Everyone who ca, I treated, and they all healed..." As she spoke, she took a notebook out of her bag, "I have records here, of who ca on which day seeking treatnt, their symptoms, and the prescriptions, all clearly docunted..."
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