Chapter 57 Return to the Imperial City (4)
Chapter 57 Return to the Imperial City (4)
"You met him later? At the Crown Princess' banquet?"
"Yeah, he was instigated by just two sentences." Baili Yao felt angry just thinking about it. She felt that Xuanyuan Zhe was a brainless person and Bai Furui was a white lotus.
Baili Jing raised an eyebrow, "Very unhappy?"
"Qizhi, when I have time, I will scold these people and that old woman with you. They are all very bad."
"Pfft... You don't like any of the Baili family."
"Except eldest brother." Baili Yao emphasized. She also wore a veil in the carriage for safety reasons, so Baili Jing couldn't see her expression. He smiled, and Jinkui stretched her neck to look at him and thought his smile was handsome.
After arriving at the imperial city, the prince went to see the king first. He was really grateful for the so-called rules in the palace. After arriving, Baili Yao was not taken directly to the palace, but since he was in the imperial city, Baili Yao also had to deal with some things.
"Brother, there is a Tang Lin in Baili Mansion. I hope you can help him regain his freedom."
"Tang Lin? I've never heard of him." He hadn't been back to Baili Mansion for a long time, and he never went back alone.
"I know that my eldest brother doesn't like the people in the mansion either, but it was this person who helped me when I left, and he didn't have a good life in the mansion, so..."
"Okay, I'll go right away. The indenture should be with Aunt Bai. I'm just a servant," Baili Jing said and was about to do it.
"Brother," Baili Yao took out a small cloth bag with a few banknotes in it, "Please give these to Tang Lin. I hope he will live a better life."
"It's rare that you are so kind to your servants. Okay, I will pass it on to him."
Jinkui was somewhat moved by what she heard. She had met many young masters and young ladies from wealthy families and even royal families, and no one of them ever treated servants as human beings. However, Baili Yao was different. She was very caring towards her own people.
Before leaving, Crown Prince Xuanyuan Han had someone leave a message, asking her to wait for an audience, so she couldn't move around. After lunch, Xuanyuan Han sent someone to deliver clothes, including women's clothing.
"I have brought my own clothes, why bother the prince to prepare clothes for me?" Baili Yao did not take it and asked the servant sent by the prince.
The man was still respectful, with an embarrassed look on his face, "Please don't embarrass me, Mr. Bai. This is something the Crown Prince has instructed me to do. As a servant, I really don't know about it. It's naturally the Crown Prince's intention to do this. Mr. Bai, you should wear it. It's just clothes. It's not good to disobey the Crown Prince's order."
Baili Yao had no choice but to take the clothes. The man looked at Baili Yao gratefully and thanked her, "Thank you, Mr. Bai. Please go in, Mr. Bai. The carriage is waiting outside."
"General Baili hasn't come yet..." Jinkui looked out the window anxiously, then closed the window and let Baili Yao change clothes.
After Baili Yao was dressed, she still put on a veil hat, and then took the things she usually carried. She habitually carried silver needles and two small medicine bottles. This time, in order to appear more professional, she also brought a box, but Jinkui was holding it.
The two of them got on the carriage, and Baili Jing was asked by her to take care of other things. It was obvious that the prince had chosen the right time to come and invite someone, specifically choosing the time when Baili Jing was not around.
"Miss... I'm afraid..." The royal family members are very difficult to serve. She is in the royal manor and she knows it.
Baili Yao pulled her hand and said, "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen. We are here as heroes. If you are scared, I can go by myself. You can wait for me at the inn." As she said that, she was about to take the medicine box. Jinkui shook her head, tightened the strap on her shoulder, and followed Baili Yao.
"Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai!" They entered the palace and were waiting to be summoned, but saw a young eunuch running over in a hurry, "Mr. Bai, the king is ill. Mr. Bai, please go with me to see him."
Although it was a bit unkind, Baili Yao felt that the king's illness came at a perfect time. "Okay, please lead the way, eunuch."
"Oh, the king was discussing something with the crown prince, but suddenly he fainted. As the king had an old illness, the royal doctors were treating him in the old way. Now, Mr. Bai is here, and I believe Mr. Bai can come up with some other methods." The young eunuch seemed to be worried about the king's health. He talked a lot on the way, talking about the king's usual preferences and physical condition. He seemed to be a very loyal man.
When they arrived at the king's bedroom, the queen and the prince were both there. The eunuch led Baili Yao to pay his respects first, "Your Highness, the queen, and your Highness, the prince," and then he glanced at Baili Yao quietly. Baili Yao understood what he meant and followed suit. Then the eunuch said, "Your Highness, this is Mr. Bai, the famous doctor in Yuncheng."
The prince didn't say anything. There was no smile on his face. He just glanced at the queen, and his eyes were not friendly. Baili Yao could understand the current atmosphere a little bit.
"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Bai." The queen wiped her tears with a handkerchief and spoke in a crying voice.
"I will go and see right away. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself." Baili Yao was brought in by the eunuch. Neither the Queen nor the Crown Prince followed.
"Cough, cough," a violent cough was heard from the bed. There were two palace maids serving there. When they saw the young eunuch coming in, they were so anxious that they were about to cry with a handkerchief in their hand. Baili Yao took a look and saw blood stains on the handkerchief.
"Let me take a look," Baili walked over. The king was awake, and when he saw the man with the veil, he coughed a few more times.
"I guess this is Mr. Bai. Thank you for your help." He spoke politely without any airs of a king.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for wearing a veil hat." Baili Yao's words did not sound like she was asking for opinion. As she spoke, Jinkui had already opened the medicine box.
"It's okay." The king said, and then coughed a few times.
"Please bring me all the medicines I usually take, including the supplements and the food I usually eat in the past seven days."
"Yes, Mr. Bai. I'll go right away." The eunuch hurried to do it.
The Queen and the Crown Prince were standing outside. Upon hearing Baili Yao's words, the Crown Prince couldn't help but tighten his grip on the handle of his chair.
The queen wiped her dried tears with a handkerchief and whispered to the maid beside her, "Hurry and invite the third prince to come over."
"Your Majesty is about to vomit something," Baili Yao took a silver needle and began to prick the king's head several times.
The maids were also very sensible and nodded and stood by.
After a few injections, the king suddenly felt something surging up in his chest, and the maids hurriedly took the thing to receive it.
"Ugh... Ugh..." The king vomited so much that his neck became thick and his face turned red. Baili Yao looked at what he vomited, which was black blood.
After vomiting for a long time, the king finally got a chance to catch his breath.
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