Hua Zhi found a chair close to the bed and sat down. "How long should I stay unconscious?"
"It will be almost over when everyone who knows about it knows about it." Shaoyao moved closer to her and felt her pulse. She was in a bad mood. After a whole winter, her health had not improved much. This was really a big blow to her.
Hua Zhi touched her head. Old Yu turned around and saw the two of them like this, and his heart was happy. He had reached the age of fifty, and he didn't know how long he had left. The only thing he couldn't let go of was this disciple. With her ability, even people in the royal family would not rush to offend her. He was not worried about this. What he was worried about was that she came alone and would leave alone, without a few close friends or a lover who understood her. That's why he spent so much effort to find all the herbs needed for the prescription, just hoping that when her face looked better, someone would find that she was a good girl, and that someone would accompany her for a hundred years.
He didn't know whether such a person would appear or not, but what he could be sure of now was that she would not be alone. This girl from the Hua family was very sincere, and her kindness to Shaoyao could be seen from her eyes and her actions.
Shaoyao took the prescription and pondered it. Huazhi wanted to stand up and talk to Old Yu, but Old Yu raised his hand and pressed it down. He also sat down at the table and said, "You need to drink it for half a year. This prescription is not bad."
When I heard that I had to drink the medicine for half a year, I felt bitter in my mouth, and even my smile was bitter. "I'm afraid that other people may not drink as much medicine in their entire lives as I have in the past one or two years."
“It’s better to drink now than later.”
"You're right." Hua Zhi looked at Shaoyao who was biting her finger, "With this stubborn person around, I can't help but drink it even if I want to."
She didn't even turn her head and didn't hear the conversation between the two people at all. Her whole mind was on the prescription.
Hua Zhi smiled and turned to talk to Mr. Yu, "I heard that you wanted to remove the scar on Shaoyao's face. I wonder..."
Yu Lao smiled, "I have no idea how much it can remove. I found this prescription from an ancient book. It took me several years to find all the herbs. I hope the effect will be stronger."
"Is it a drink or an rub? When can it be used?"
"It's the ointment. I've just made the preliminary preparations. When it's done, ask her to bring it to you. Once in the morning and once in the evening, remind her."
"Yes, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of her."
"By the way, I came to see Master before because I had something to ask, but before I could even talk about Huahua, something happened." Shaoyao turned around, "I said before that Haoyue had a bloody smell on her body. Today, I paid special attention and found that Haoyue no longer had the smell, but the emperor had it again. Master, have you noticed anything during the past few days in the palace?"
"I haven't taken your pulse in the past few days." Old Yu frowned. "Does your body smell of blood? Is it serious?"
"It's not very serious. If Haoyue hadn't passed away later, I would have thought that the smell of blood was still on Haoyue. Didn't the emperor summon you to take his pulse?"
"Yes, the emperor said that I had been busy all the time and allowed me to rest for a few days, so I took the opportunity to say that I would make medicine for you. If you need anything, just send someone to summon me at any time."
Shaoyao stood up, touched her chin and walked around a few times. "It sounds like the emperor doesn't want you to get close to him, which means he knows what the bloody smell is... Hey Huahua, you have a good brain, think about it for me."
Hua Zhi glanced at her sideways, and still under her eager gaze, she said, "Let me make one thing clear. Whether the bloody smell is caused by his injury or some other reason, he doesn't want anyone to know. Judging from his attitude, it may not be something that makes the emperor unhappy."
"He enjoys it?" Shaoyao glared. "There are probably not many people in this world who enjoy watching themselves bleed. So he enjoys seeing other people bleed?"
“…” Hua Zhi looked at her speechlessly and pricked up her ears to listen to the noise outside.
Yu Lao glared at her and said, "You are so outspoken. Where is this place? How can you say such things?"
"I'm listening outside, and I set a trap when I closed the door before. Anyone who dares to come close without making a sound..." Shaoyao made a gesture of cutting her neck and smiled smugly.
Old Yu shook his head. This character that was both good and evil was really a headache.
Shaoyao suddenly hushed and immediately helped Huahua back to bed. After a while, she heard a message from outside, "The Queen Mother has arrived!"
Shaoyao hurried over to open the door, flicked some medicine powder on both sides without leaving a trace, and jumped out to greet her, "Empress Dowager, why are you here!"
The Queen Mother dragged someone to her side, waved her hand to signal others not to follow, and said as she walked in, "I heard that the girl from the Hua family fainted in the palace. I came to see her. How is she? Is she okay?"
Shaoyao pouted and started to complain, "Huahua's health was not good to begin with. She never stopped thinking during the long time she was summoned by the Emperor, and she was standing all the time, so her body couldn't stand it. But then Concubine Yue took Qiao and asked Huahua to perform the ceremony. What kind of weather was this? And in a gust of wind, Huahua couldn't stand it on the spot. Your Majesty, please believe me, Concubine Yue is not a good person."
"I am now the Yue Concubine." The Queen Mother nodded Shaoyao's head gently. How could she not know that Haoyue was not a good person, but what could she do if the Emperor was determined to protect her? The drama of mother and son breaking up was so common in the palace that some old people were already tired of it.
After entering the room, Old Yu bowed and Hua Zhi stood there quietly. She didn't want to fool the empress dowager who treated Yan Xi well.
"My little girl Hua Zhi greets the Queen Mother."
"No need to be polite." The Queen Mother sat down on the brocade stool that Yuxiang brought. "Why did you get up? Come on, sit down and talk."
Hua Zhi did not shy away and sat down with her back straight, which was actually a sitting posture that implied a sense of alertness.
The Queen Mother smiled and pretended not to notice. "Are you feeling better?"
"Yes, thank you for your concern. I am fine now."
"I just woke up from a coma and I feel dizzy and weak. There's no need to force yourself to talk to me. Just lie down on the bed. Yuxiang, go and give me a hand."
Hua Zhi was about to speak when she heard the Queen Mother say, "You don't need to be so stubborn. Being stubborn in this palace is the worst. We shouldn't suffer this loss, don't you think?"
Hua Zhi understood immediately and stood up and bowed, "You are right. I will learn from you."
"I really don't want to teach you these things at all." The Queen Mother smiled helplessly, and recalled the past with great emotion, "I still remember that during the two years I was with Wan Niang, I wanted to teach her more than once about the inner house, but she told me that she would not marry into a family with so many dirty things in the inner house. She hid when I asked her to teach me, and in the end she didn't learn much. I was still worried when she left, but I didn't expect that she would really marry into a clean family. If she knew that I taught you these things, she might come to my dream to make a scene at night."