Seeing Jiang Changning smiling at the two maids bickering without any intention of blaming them, Chunlai showed a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Servants always hope that their masters will be more lenient. There are already two strict mistresses in the mansion, and the thought of another one is chilling.
It now seems that Princess Chun'an has a very good temper, and the servants' lives will be much better in the future.
After a few words, the two maids took out the things in the suitcase and placed them on the stone table in the pavilion.
Fangju put a brocade cushion on the stone bench and said, "Girl, come and sit down and have a rest."
Jiang Changning sat down. Fang Ju took out the double-layered ceramic bottle, pot, and cup wrapped in thick cotton cloth. She poured the still steaming water from the ceramic bottle into the pot. She picked up the pot and filled the cup with water. "Girl, have a cup of ginger and jujube tea."
"You guys drink too, to avoid catching a cold and getting sick." Jiang Changning picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.
We had a simple lunch on the mountain, played for a while near the viewing pavilion, and then headed back home.
After returning to the mansion, Xiulan told Jiang Changning the news, "Ms. Zhuang San was favored last night, and this morning, she was promoted to a talented lady."
A talented person was of the sixth rank. After only one night of sleeping with her husband, she was promoted from an eighth rank lady to a talented person of the sixth rank.
From this we can see that Zhuang Qingyan is quite pleasing to the emperor.
"This is a good thing. The old lady will be very happy when she knows about this." Jiang Changning smiled and said, "Just Zhuang Cairen. This title doesn't sound very nice."
It doesn’t matter whether the name sounds nice or not. What matters is that after staying in the palace for two months, Zhuang Qingyan finally got to sleep with the emperor.
Zhuang Shenmao heard the good news and went home to tell Mrs. Zhuang, who was so happy that she was like a blooming chrysanthemum, "Great, great, the third girl has done well."
Over the years, the bookmaker has had girls participate in the talent show, but unfortunately, they were unlucky and either failed in the preliminary round or were eliminated in the re-selection.
After much difficulty, Zhuang Qingyan was allowed to stay in the palace, but there was no news for two months. People thought that Zhuang Qingyan had finally disappeared in the harem, and the Zhuang family had wasted a girl who could be used for marriage.
Unexpectedly, a pleasant surprise came. Zhuang Qingyan not only served in the emperor's bedchamber, but was also promoted to a talented person.
"Madam, shouldn't we let those maids learn some rules and regulations so that we can send them to the palace when Yan'er gets promoted?" Zou said impatiently.
According to the etiquette of this dynasty, concubines of the sixth rank and above can have their families send two to four maids to serve in the palace.
Half a month ago, the Lu family sent two maids into the palace according to the rules.
Although Zhuang Qingyan is only at the sixth rank, she will definitely be promoted, so she should prepare for it first.
"Let the palace maid that the fourth girl brought out from the palace teach them." Old Madam Zhuang agreed without even asking Zhuang Qingchan's opinion.
Of course Zhuang Qingchan didn't dare to refuse.
Zhuang Qingyan was promoted to a talented person, so Old Madam Zhuang no longer kept a close eye on Jiang Changning. Mrs. Wu was happy not to run into trouble at the Jiang family, and Jiang Changning did not have to deal with the Zhuang family for the time being.
After the Double Ninth Festival, there were several consecutive autumn rains, and it felt like early winter.
Jiang Changning accidentally caught a cold, and the maids nervously asked two doctors to see him.
I picked up a bunch of medicine and drank a lot of bitter water, but my runny nose and cough still persisted.
The maids were extremely anxious. When Miao and Luo found out, they ran to Jiang's house to guard her.
Xiulan brought the medicine into the warm room, and Jiang Changning frowned and said, "It makes no difference whether you take this medicine or not."
"Your illness can only be cured after you drink the medicine. Girl, be good and drink the medicine, then you can eat the candied fruit." Miao coaxed her.
"If you catch a cold, you will recover in a week by taking medicine, and in seven days without medicine." Jiang Changning drank the bitter medicine for several days, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
"What week?" asked Luo.
"Pa" Jiang Changning slapped his forehead. He was so sick that he forgot that there is no concept of a week yet.
Now, five days make one period, three periods make one qi, two qi make one solar term, and one solar term is one month.
Jiang Changning was thinking about how to answer the question of what a week is when Shu Fei walked in and said, "Miss, Prince Jin brought a doctor with him."
Jiang Changning was not surprised that Prince Jin knew she was sick. Chunlai and the four were the spies he left behind.
"I am almost cured. I don't need to see a doctor. Sister-in-law, please go out and thank the prince and send him away."
"Miss, let the imperial physician take your pulse." Miao advised.
"Yes, young lady, let the imperial physician take your pulse. After all, you were brought here by the prince, and this is the prince's intention for you." Luo agreed.
Jiang Changning held her forehead with her hand, she felt so dizzy!
"Miss, I'll go and ask the imperial physician to come in." Miao said as she stood up and walked out.
Miao went to the front to meet the King of Jin, "Hello..."
"Mrs. Zhou, there's no need to be so polite. How is the county princess' health?" asked Prince Jin.
"The county lady has been taking medicine for a few days, but there is no sign of improvement. She thinks the medicine is too bitter and is unwilling to drink it." Miao said with a smile.
"If you are sick, you must take medicine. If you don't, a minor illness will turn into a major one. Doctor Xue, please help the county lady diagnose her pulse and prescribe a suitable prescription for her."
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. This is Doctor Xue, right? Please follow me." Miao brought Doctor Xue in.
Just like Jiang Changning said, this cold will be cured in a week if you take medicine, and in seven days if you don't take medicine. In fact, she is almost recovered.
But Doctor Xue still did his duty. He took her pulse and prescribed medicine.
Miao thanked him again and again and sent Doctor Xue out, "Your Highness, the weather is cold and the girl is sick, so I didn't let her out. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
"Let her recover well and don't worry about these things." Prince Jin said generously.
After leaving Jiang's house, the King of Jin asked Doctor Xue, "Has the county lady lost weight?"
Doctor Xue smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness, I have never seen the county lady before." He paused and added, "The county lady's pulse is good and she is in good spirits. She will be cured after taking the medicine for another two days."
"That's good." Prince Jin said with a smile.
The mother and son in the palace immediately knew that Prince Jin had brought Imperial Physician Xue to treat Jiang Changning.
"Mother, it seems that you care a lot about this concubine." The emperor came to discuss with the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother sneered, "My son, if you believe him, you will be fooled."
The emperor seemed to be thinking about something, and the queen mother continued, "Isn't it strange that a man who doesn't care about women would suddenly care so much about a woman? And this woman was pointed out to him by the palace."
"He is deliberately confusing us." The emperor figured it out.
"good."
"Prince Jin is truly as cunning as a fox." The emperor said hatefully.
Jiang Changning took the medicine for another three days and her illness was completely cured, but Xiulan still wouldn't let her go out and locked her in the warm room.
"Xiulan, Xiulan, your daughter needs to breathe fresh air. This room is full of the smell of medicine. Your daughter is almost being smoked into medicine." Jiang Changning begged with a sad face.
Xiulan was so annoyed that she took out her new cotton-padded jacket and said, "If you put this on, I'll allow you to go out and walk around the yard."
"It's still late autumn, and I'm asked to wear such thick clothes. When winter comes, I will have to wrap myself in a quilt and go out, right?" Jiang Changning put on a cotton jacket, a cotton cape, and a scarf.
"Where do you want to go in this cold winter?" Xiulan asked with a wry smile.
"Is it not possible to just take a walk in the yard?" Jiang Changning asked timidly.
"It's okay to put on a hand warmer, put on more clothes and go out for a walk," said Xiulan.
"Got it." Jiang Changning walked out of the warm room happily and took a walk in the corridor.
Note: Prince Jin: I really want to be good to Ning'er.
Queen Mother: I don’t believe it.
Emperor: I don’t believe it.
Jiang Changning: I don’t believe it.
Prince Jin's face turned black.
Queen Mother: Prince Jin is full of tricks.
Emperor: The Prince of Jin is as cunning as a fox.
Jiang Changning: The Prince of Jin is a playboy.
Prince Jin's face turned even darker.
(End of this chapter)