Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1170 The medicine cures the disease
Looking at the thick stack of scriptures on the desk, Lin Jinyan asked curiously, "Did you copy so many to help the little prince practice calligraphy?"

Yu Fei lowered her eyes and said: Copy it for the deceased elders in my family.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinyan was afraid of reminding Concubine Yu of her sad memories so she stopped asking and instead started talking about food outside the palace.

When hearing Lin Jinyan mention a snack from Cangsheng Mountain, Yu Fei smiled gently and reminisced: It is really delicious, I haven't eaten it for a long time.

After playing with the little prince for a while, the palace maid from Changshou Palace came to urge them to leave. The little prince sent Lin Jinyan to the door, watched her walk away with eager eyes, and returned to Concubine Yu dejectedly.

Without waiting for Yu Fei to urge him, he ground the ink, picked up the brush, and copied the scripture stroke by stroke.

Concubine Yu sent the servants away and sat opposite her son. Just as she picked up the pen, her son stuffed a small bottle into her hand.

The little prince looked towards the door and whispered:
"Hush, Sister Yan's maid stuffed it into my sleeve while Sister Su'e was adding more tea."

Yu Fei looked at the familiar red mark on the bottom of the bottle and remembered what Lin Jinyan had just said during their casual chat:
I have seen doctors using gourds to store medicine, and I think it is very novel. After taking a bottle of medicine, the disease is cured, and the people all praise him for his medical skills.

I immediately understood what he meant. After taking this medicine, my son would be completely cured.

Holding the medicine bottle tightly in her hand, Yu Fei looked at her son who was getting healthier and healthier, with a smile pouring from her eyes.
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Royal study room.

Putting down his pen, the emperor stood up and stretched his stiff neck. After drinking the hot tea handed to him by Zheng Cheng, he felt more energetic.

After asking about the late emperor's funeral, he suddenly asked about Wangshu Palace. He learned that Lin Jinyan and her sister had already left the palace. He also heard that Concubine Yu had eaten more lunch than usual. He put down his teacup and muttered:
"She really likes that girl. Go and tell them to have dinner at Wangshu Palace."

Zheng Cheng agreed and hurriedly told the eunuch to pass on the message.

Remembering that the two sisters had entered the palace together, the emperor turned to ask about Concubine Ming.

Zheng Cheng smiled lovingly, "Whether the Concubine Ming is interested in it or not, I don't know. But Your Highness, the Prince of Qi, Miss Lin has just entered the palace for an hour, and she rushed into the palace to pay her respects to the Concubine Ming."

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he heard this:

"The drunkard's intention is not to drink. It is said that daughters cannot be kept when they grow up, and the same is true for sons. Ming Fei is indifferent, so how could she embarrass a weak woman? This naive brat can't even trust his own mother."

Zheng Cheng: "Your Highness really took it to heart this time. He waited outside the Ming Concubine Palace for a long time, and only went in after Miss Lin left."

The emperor showed a hint of surprise:
"You came all the way here to see someone, why don't you show up?"

"I heard from the servants in the palace that Miss Lin knew she was of a higher status and didn't want to marry someone of a higher status, so she rejected Your Highness. Your Highness wanted to ask His Majesty for an order... but then... because of the illness he had last time, Your Highness was worried that Miss Lin would be implicated, so he didn't meet her..."

Upon hearing this, the emperor realized that Chu Chengping was frightened by the injustice he suffered last time and did not dare to ask him for a marriage again.

But he was still displeased that his son was rejected by the daughter of a lowly official:

"Although Ping'er has a kind heart, she is too indecisive and has a woman's kindness."

He sat back at his desk and wrote, reviewing memorials. He expressed concern for Chu Chengping's health. Hearing that he needed to rest and not be stimulated again, the emperor ordered that lunch be served in Mingfei's palace tomorrow.

After handling government affairs, the eunuch who went to Wangshu Palace to deliver the message came back:

Lady Yufei said that she had been copying Buddhist scriptures recently and had not eaten any meat or fish, nor had she eaten after noon.

The emperor's good mood was half gone, he let out a sigh of relief, and ordered Zheng Cheng to set up a fight and go to Concubine Ming's palace.