Chang Xiu didn't understand why Yingbao wanted to catch the hedgehog, but she still found a branch and ran over, gently tapping the hedgehog's back. The hedgehog, which was running away, froze and immediately curled up into a ball.
Yingbao squatted on the ground and looked at the ball of thorns, not knowing where to start.
"Young doctor, wait a minute. I'll go get some grass to tie it up." Chang Xiu said as he ran to the bush to look for grass stems.
After a while, she came back with a bunch of long grass in her hand. She quickly made a net bag and used a stick to push the hedgehog into the net bag and lifted it up. "Can we go back now?"
Yingbao nodded: "Let's go! Go back."
The two returned to their cubicle, Yingbao put the hedgehog into a bamboo basket, and Chang Xiu went to the lake to pick a few lotus leaves and put them under the basket.
Having nothing to do that day, Yingbao saw Xiao Chengjun coming again, so she sat at the door of the hall and told the story of the ghost in the middle of the night to the eunuchs guarding the gate.
"A long time ago, there was a scholar who was preparing for an imperial examination and stayed at an inn. He always heard someone coughing under his window at night. He thought it was the innkeeper, so he didn't pay much attention. But after two days of coughing under the window, he became curious, so he opened the window and took a look..."
The two eunuchs listened with great interest, stretched their necks and asked, "What did you see?"
Yingbao took a sip of almond tea and caught a glimpse of Xiao Chengjun standing not far away. She put down the teacup in her hand and pulled her eyelids with her two hands. She rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue, making strange noises: "I saw a hanged ghost with a long tongue sticking out outside the window. I rushed towards him with a howl. Give me back my life... Give me back my life..."
The two eunuchs were startled, then laughed and said, "Oh, young doctor, please don't scare us."
Yingbao picked up the almond tea again and took a sip, saying, "Why are you afraid? It's broad daylight now, and the hanged ghosts won't come out. Only at night... hehe, do they come out to seek revenge."
The two eunuchs looked at each other and shuddered at the same time.
Yingbao turned her head and saw Xiao Chengjun had already walked into the inner hall.
A day later, the Queen Mother came to the East Palace in person to visit her son who had recovered.
"My son has gained some weight." Empress Xiao held Murong Xian's hand and looked him up and down.
Murong Xian is not only a little fatter now, but his complexion is also much better than before.
Murong Xian smiled and said, "Yes, Yingbao asked me to eat five meals a day, so the child naturally became fat."
The Queen looked around and asked, "Why don't I see Doctor Yingbao? And where is the little girl named Chen Tiantian?"
"Yingbao must have gone to the orchard." Murong Xian said, "I asked that palace maid to learn etiquette from the wet nurse."
The queen said "oh" and talked to her son for a while before ordering people to call Rong into the hall.
At this time, Rong and a group of palace maids were waiting for instructions outside the main hall. When they heard the summons, they hurried into the hall and saluted: "I, Rong, greet the Queen. May the Queen be well."
The queen smiled and waved her hand, asking her to sit down and talk.
Rong thanked the Queen and sat down on a small stool nearby.
The Queen said: "I am busy these days, please take care of the King of Dai."
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? Taking care of the King of Dai is my duty." Rong replied respectfully.
Now the King of Dai is still underage and has been ill for a long time. Except for the officials in charge of the palace, the daily affairs are handled by Rong.
She was responsible for things like King Dai's diet, clothes, shoes and socks, as well as the daily affairs and dispatch of the palace servants.
However, the reception of foreign guests and external affairs, the preparation of various visiting cards and congratulatory ceremonies, etc., are the responsibility of the officials in the palace.
The queen said a few more words of encouragement and asked someone to bring some silk and satin to give to Rong.
Afterwards, he called several officials from the palace and rewarded them with cloth and other valuables.
When Yingbao rushed back to see the Queen, she saw the Queen holding Chen Tiantian's hand and talking.
"You are indeed a blessed child." The Queen said with a smile, "From now on, you should work hard in the Qing Palace. I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
"Yes." Chen Tiantian knelt down and saluted.
Yingbao glanced at the Queen and Chen Tiantian and already understood what was going on.
I guess the Queen regards Chen Tiantian as her son's mascot.
The queen saw Yingbao and waved to her to come over.
Afterwards, he also rewarded her with several pieces of silk and asked her to get along well with Chen Tiantian, saying that after all, they were from the same hometown and were sisters in the same school, and they should love each other.
Sakura's forehead veins throbbed when she heard this.
He turned around and saw Xiao Chengjun standing beside him, looking at him unfriendlyly.
Half an hour later, the queen finally left, and Yingbao let out a breath.
He returned to the cubicle, threw a few fruits to the little hedgehog, and started thinking.
Now that the King of Dai has recovered, there is no need for her to stay here, so she must go home.
But how can we get the queen to release him
Otherwise, she could just confess to the King of Dai directly. As long as he was willing to let her go, even the Queen would not be able to say anything.
Suddenly it was night, and Yingbao took out a piece of honey from the cave and fed it to the hedgehog.
Watching it finish eating the honey, Yingbao picked up the basket containing the hedgehog, quietly slipped out of the door, and came to the window where Xiao Chengjun lived.
After letting the hedgehog out and driving it into the gap between several flower pots under the window, Yingbao slipped back into the cubicle where she lived.
Climb into bed, close your eyes and go to sleep.
In the middle of the night, I was suddenly awakened by a loud noise.
Yingbao turned over and continued to sleep.
After a good sleep, Chang Xiu came in the next morning and whispered to Ying Bao, "Mr. Xiao was frightened last night, so he asked a dozen eunuchs to patrol the house all night."
Yingbao put on her dress and asked without looking up, "Why?"
"It is said that there was always someone coughing outside the window in the middle of the night, and when he went out he couldn't find anyone, which frightened Xiao Langjun."
Chang Xiu said, and chuckled: "So Mr. Xiao asked a dozen eunuchs to guard outside until dawn."
Yingbao sneered, "Coward!"
After breakfast, she ran to Xiao Chengjun's window sill, and seeing that there was no one around, she quickly found the hedgehog from the gap between several flower pots, put it in the basket and brought it back.
On the way, she met a few eunuchs who greeted her and asked, "What are you doing, little doctor?"
"The hedgehog ran away. I'm going to catch it." Yingbao shook the basket in her hand.
Back in her cubicle, Yingbao threw a few grapes to the hedgehog and observed its reaction.
The hedgehog quickly finished eating a few grapes, then curled up motionless. After a while, it occasionally coughed, which sounded just like a human cough.
Yingbao gave a wicked smile, found something to cover the bamboo basket, and ran to find King Dai.
At this time, Murong Xian was walking back and forth in the hall, exercising his legs and feet to improve his walking ability.
Seeing Yingbao coming in with a smile on her face, she asked, "What are you so happy about?"
Yingbao: "I'm so happy for you. You've recovered so quickly. Come and sit down. I'll take your pulse again."
Murong Xian sat down at the table as he was told and stretched out his arms.
Ying Bao checked his pulse and said seriously, "Your Highness, you are well now. You can be taken care of by the imperial physician from now on. I want to go home. Is that ok?"
Murong Xian was stunned for a moment, lowered his eyes, and said after a while: "Okay, when do you want to go back, I will send someone to take you back."
Yingbao thought for a moment and said, "Maybe in three days."
She wanted to get some medicine to keep and see how Xiao Chengjun was getting pissed off.