Everyone felt stifled after listening and did not speak, silently moving things.
Yun Jiao forgot to ask Granny Tian to buy candles, so they ate dinner in the dark. After eating and washing up hastily, they went to sleep.
Early the next morning, Yun Jiao took the pulse of Lady Wu and the maid, prescribed a redy, and handed the prescription to Granny Tian, instructing her to bring back the dicine.
Granny Tian was gone for half a day again, and when she returned, she handed the dicine package to Cai Ping to prepare it, and hurriedly ran to the main room, "Madam, Young Madam, I just heard outside that during yesterday’s prisoner presentation ceremony, Empress Dowager Zheng refused to disrobe, and stabbed herself to death with a hairpin."
"There was also an old lady who died, said to have bitten her tongue to commit suicide. So say it was Princess Consort Le Ping, so say it wasn’t."
Yun Jiao and Lady Wu were speechless for a long while.
Lady Wu sighed, "Empress Dowager Zheng still had so dignity."
Yun Jiao’s eyes were a bit wet, "It’s good that she left, the Princess Consort was elderly and couldn’t endure such tornt."
The thought of such a loving and insightful elder suddenly passing away made her feel very upset.
On the third morning, a carriage drove into the residence.
Lin Shishi, Yang Ying, and two other maids got off the carriage, each carrying bundles and bringing dressing boxes into the house.
The maids first saluted Yun Jiao, and only then did Lin Shishi say, "The Second Crown Prince asks Doctor Gu to change clothes and enter the palace."
Two of the maids stepped forward, arranged the dressing boxes, untied Yun Jiao’s hair, and redid her hairstyle.
One maid intended to apply makeup on Yun Jiao, which Yun Jiao refused.
She didn’t need beauty now, and wouldn’t let makeup poison the child inside her.
The attire brought by the Second Crown Prince was Jin Country style, and after Yun Jiao changed into it, Yang Ying smiled, "Doctor Gu is tall, you truly look like a noble lady of Jin Country."
Yun Jiao got on the carriage and went into the palace.
The carriage stopped at the palace gate, where a nanny ca over to lead Yun Jiao inside.
Yun Jiao did not look around, carefully protecting her belly and following the nanny.
The nanny led Yun Jiao into a palace courtyard, and after announcing her arrival, Yun Jiao entered to see a woman in her forties or fifties sitting above, wearing a golden crown, most likely the Empress, with Wanyan Zhang sitting below.
It was the first ti Wanyan Zhang saw Yun Jiao in Jin Country attire, his gaze lingered on her for a mont, slightly raising an eyebrow. Then he said to Empress Xiao, "This is Doctor Gu whom I ntioned to Mother, her dical skills are extraordinary, she can surely cure Mother’s illness."
Empress Xiao appraised Yun Jiao and smiled, "Doctor Gu has traveled far and must be tired, please sit."
Yun Jiao paid her respects, "How about I first take the Empress’s pulse."
The nanny brought over a small cushion and placed it under the Empress’s wrist.
While taking the pulse, Yun Jiao inquired, and the nanny beside the Empress answered her questions.
After repeatedly checking the pulse, Yun Jiao finally understood why the Empress’s asthma had not improved despite being seen by so many Imperial Physicians.
Wanyan Zhang looked at her, "How is it, can Mother’s illness be cured?"
Yun Jiao hesitated for a mont and then nodded, "The Empress’s illness is due to liver Qi stagnation and Qi imbalance, causing the Qi to rise rather than fall, leading to breathlessness."
"Using Five Milling Powder combined with Four Inversion Powder should cure it."
As soon as she finished speaking, the nanny beside the Empress retorted, "Nonsense, so many Imperial Physicians have examined her, all claiming the Empress suffers from asthma caused by lung and spleen Qi deficiency."
Yun Jiao responded with poise, "That’s alright, if my diagnosis isn’t believed, then there’s no need for to prescribe a redy."
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