The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 112 Panpan is so bold

"Please take care of Panpan, Miss Xiao. The Empress Dowager is very fond of her."

"Yes, please wait a moment, Granny. Chunyu will come with the child after changing his clothes."

Normally, Chunyu, her daughter, and Molan all dressed very simply because she was observing mourning for her grandfather and had not left the estate, so there was no particular etiquette involved.

However, one cannot dress too plainly when entering the palace, lest one offend those nobles. In that case, if one cannot eat, one will have to leave in a basket. They already disliked her, and it is entirely possible that they could pin a fabricated charge on her.

She was abandoned by the Wu family that day, and she didn't even bring a change of clothes with her dowry.

After arriving at the village, all the newly made clothes were plain-colored. It took her a long time to find a slightly brighter-colored outfit to change into. It was easier to change into the children's clothes, because she didn't want Panpan to suffer any hardship from a young age. Children look more pleasing in bright colors. Although there were no bright red or purple clothes, they still looked festive.

The mother and daughter got ready and went out with the palace maids.

“Miss…” Mo Lan was very worried.

"It's alright, you guard the courtyard, I'll be back soon."

Chunyu is such a clever person; she understood why the Empress Dowager had asked her to go to the palace while she was looking for clothes.

The Empress was the Empress Dowager's niece, and the eldest prince was not only born to the Empress but also carried the hopes of the Empress Dowager's entire family.

Now that her health is failing, how could she not be anxious?

The emperor also began to panic.

If he cannot produce a son in the harem, all his hopes will be pinned on the eldest prince.

If the eldest prince is gone, an heir will have to be adopted from the royal family. This will cause a major change in the court. Will the empire that my grandfather earned through his own abilities be so easily handed over to someone else?

To protect his empire, the eldest prince is of paramount importance.

But how could his physique possibly withstand such a great responsibility?

A reward was offered for a folk healer, but there has been no news for months, and the Crown Prince's health is deteriorating day by day.

No matter how many times the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Academy were called incompetent, it was all useless.

They really couldn't cure the Crown Prince's illness.

And there they were, kneeling on the ground again.

"Tell me, what's going on? Why is the Crown Prince's illness not getting better despite all the recuperation?"

Is there even a trend that is becoming more serious?

The emperor was furious.

"What use are you bunch of good-for-nothings I've raised? If anything happens to the Crown Prince, you'll all be out there serving him!"

"Your Majesty, we are incompetent and beg your forgiveness!"

The imperial physicians, kneeling on the ground, were sweating profusely from their backs and foreheads. How unlucky they were to encounter the Crown Prince's illness while on duty.

At this moment, all the imperial physicians were cursing in their hearts. Who the hell killed Physician Xiao? Now none of them are going to survive!
How many troublesome matters could one Imperial Physician Xiao solve in the Imperial Hospital?

Now that Physician Xiao is dead, the Crown Prince's health is deteriorating day by day, and he really doesn't have more than a few months to live.

At this moment, everyone missed Physician Xiao terribly, including the emperor himself.

"The medical records of Physician Xiao's diagnosis of the First Prince are still available. Can't you tell what medicine he used? Are you blind? Can't you understand what he wrote?"

I understand. They've been giving this medicine to the eldest prince, but it's been completely ineffective; in fact, his condition is getting worse.

Is it possible that this medicine should not have been given to the eldest prince? After all, he even dared to get involved in the case of the concubine's fake pregnancy, which means he had a lot of schemes up his sleeve. Otherwise, why would you have beheaded him?

Of course, he dared to think these words but not say them aloud. "Heal him for me! If anything happens to the Crown Prince, you will all pay with your heads!"

The emperor turned and left.

"Your Majesty, I obey." The imperial physicians were drenched in sweat, with only one thought in their minds: to go back and write their wills.

The emperor stormed out of Kunning Palace, followed closely by Eunuch Fu. But then, some foolish servant, tired of living, charged at him.

"You audacious lackey!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Qing'er was so frightened that she almost dropped the child in her arms. She knelt down on the ground with a "plop" while holding the child. Xiao Chunyu was weak and was still quite far behind even though he was chasing after her. When he turned a corner, he could not see Qing'er. He only saw her standing in the middle of the road in a bright yellow dragon robe. He was so frightened that he immediately knelt down by the roadside.

As he knelt down, his eyes caught sight of Qing'er and the child she was holding, and he inwardly groaned.

This girl was a lowly palace maid working in the Imperial Hospital. Because her grandfather had once saved her life, she secretly slipped ointment to her when he was covered in injuries while filing a complaint with the emperor.

I wasn't on duty today, and I ran into her when I went to the palace. She felt sorry for me because I was too weak to carry the child, so she came to help me carry Panpan to Cining Palace. Who knew we would run into the Emperor on the way?

"Which palace are you a servant of?"

Eunuch Fu was furious: "Guards, drag him away..."

"Grandpa, hug me."

Unexpectedly, Panpan, who was in Qing'er's arms, stretched out her two soft, white hands and called out to the emperor, "Uncle, you look good."

Xiao Chunyu was both anxious and embarrassed.

In my heart, I kept shouting: My little darling, please take it easy! We only have one life, so please don't cause trouble!
The emperor, who had been frowning, was instantly delighted when this little boy called him "uncle" and said he was handsome.

"Which palace's princess is this?"

Don't blame him. He had three thousand concubines, but only the Empress had given birth to a prince. The other concubines were all princesses. I remember the fifth or sixth prince, I think he was that young.

When the Emperor asked which princess was in which palace, Eunuch Fu glanced at Xiao Chunyu kneeling beside him and felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember her for a moment.

But he was certain that this was not a princess.

"Your Majesty, this is Miss Xiao's daughter, Xiao Panpan." Just as Xiao Chunyu was about to reply with trepidation, Qing'er immediately reported, "Your Majesty, it was this servant who was blind and offended you. Please forgive me."

"Uncle hug"

Panpan continued to stretch out her hands, determined to have the Emperor hold her. My little darling, how dare she?

Xiao Chunyu was terrified and immediately knelt down to apologize.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. My daughter is young and ignorant. I will definitely take her back and teach her properly. Please forgive me!"

"Get up, what crime have you committed, little child?"

After the Emperor finished speaking, he reached out and took Panpan from Qing'er's hands.

Everyone was stunned, and even Eunuch Fu was so shocked that he didn't know what to do.

He clearly remembered that the last time the Emperor held a child was at the eldest prince's first birthday banquet, and he had never held any princess since.

Today, he actually held Xiao Chunyu's daughter, who was not related to him at all. This... was quite surreal and unbelievable. Eunuch Fu gave Xiao Chunyu, who was kneeling beside him, a meaningful look, and thought to himself...

Alas, we mustn't overthink it. How could we presume to guess the Emperor's thoughts? That would be utterly disrespectful!

“Uncle looks handsome.” Panpan even touched the Emperor’s face with her hand.

Xiao Chunyu... Panpan is so bold! She might as well just let me faint!
(End of this chapter)