kvmb Chapter 74 Invitation to Cooperation
Chapter 74 Invitation to Cooperation
Xu Yunyun respectfully stepped forward and took Jiang Qingyue's pulse. After that, she breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't anything complicated.
"Don't worry, Granny. Miss Jiang just had a sudden and severe attack of wind-evil, but it's nothing serious. I'll prescribe two doses of medicine and give her some acupuncture. She'll definitely get better in two or three days."
After saying that, Xu Yunyun wrote down the prescription and handed it to the nanny.
The old woman looked at her with a puzzled expression, not understanding why she was being given the prescription.
“Granny, as you know, obtaining medicine requires a noble person’s credentials, and I can’t administer medicine arbitrarily. I’ll trouble you to send someone to do it. I’ll also give Miss Jiang some acupuncture.” Xu Yunyun explained.
The nanny glanced at Xu Yunyun and guessed that she wouldn't do anything reckless, so she decided that she still had to report to the Empress and have someone fetch the medicine.
After the nanny left, Xu Yunyun, who was taking out silver needles, put them back.
Jiang Qingyue raised an eyebrow slightly. "Physician Xu, what's going on?"
"Pack your things." Xu Yunyun said without looking up.
"Weren't you going to administer acupuncture?" Jiang Qingyue asked, but she already had a guess in her mind.
"Acupuncture? What kind of acupuncture? The young lady isn't sick, why would she need acupuncture?" Xu Yunyun looked at Jiang Qingyue with a smile.
Jiang Qingyue's expression changed slightly; she hadn't expected that she would actually see through it.
However, Jiang Qingyue was not flustered. Since she had done this, she was prepared to be discovered, which is why she started with the female doctor.
If you can't figure it out, that's best; just find an opportunity to find out about Xu Yunyun yourself.
If they realize it, I have other ways to cover it up.
What a coincidence that the person who came was Xu Yunyun, and she actually recognized her.
Jiang Qingyue didn't use the excuse she had prepared beforehand, but instead told the truth: "I had no choice. I was learning the rules all day long, which was tiring and boring. I wanted to find an excuse to be lazy."
As she spoke, Jiang Qingyue shrugged.
These words left Xu Yunyun somewhat bewildered. She hadn't expected the other party to admit it so readily. Was she planning to silence her?
No, she wouldn't dare!
Fortune favors the bold; since she said it outright, she was already prepared for that.
Before she could speak, Jiang Qingyue continued, "However, I'm curious, how did you figure that out?"
Xu Yunyun composed herself. "I can't tell."
"Huh?" Jiang Qingyue asked, puzzled.
"I couldn't tell anything from just now when I took your pulse. My abilities are not as good as those of the imperial physicians, so naturally I can't see such profound things."
It's simply because, when I was young, my mother used this very trick to win favor with a nobleman. This medicine cannot be detected by the pulse.
However, when I took the young lady's pulse just now, I noticed that the veins on her arm were quite dark. Although this varies from person to person, and some people naturally have darker veins, it is a minority. Therefore, I know that the young lady has used a secret medicine.
Therefore, it was truly fate that Xu Yunyun was able to discover it.
Jiang Qingyue had been wondering how she could get in touch with Xu Yunyun in order to find out about her mother, but now the opportunity had come knocking on her door.
"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you to cover up the secret since you're just saying this?" Jiang Qingyue looked at her calmly.
“If you were a lady of high birth, you would naturally have a way, but you are not yet one.”
Jiang Qingyue was surprised to find that Xu Yunyun was quite bold.
"But have you ever considered that since I understand this medicine, I also understand medical principles? As someone in this field, you should know that there are many poisons that can kill people silently, so I don't need to do it myself."
Xu Yunyun fell silent.
To be honest, Jiang Qingyue was right. I seemed to have been reckless, and a sense of unease was gradually rising in my heart. "So what?"
Jiang Qingyue smiled and shook her head. It seems she's still too young.
Little did she know, she wasn't much better off than Xu Yunyun; the only difference was that she lived half a lifetime longer.
"Since you dare to say it outright, are you prepared to use this as a bargaining chip to exchange for something with me?" Jiang Qingyue saw through Xu Yunyun's intentions at a glance.
Xu Yunyun admitted, "Yes."
"So what do you want to do? Climb the social ladder? Rise to prominence? But you also said that I'm not a concubine yet, and I can't give you anything, so why are you putting your chips on me?" Jiang Qingyue went straight to the point.
"Because I had no other choice."
Xu Yunyun then told the story that after her mother passed away, she followed her sister-in-law, but her sister-in-law was narrow-minded and could not tolerate her, and her brother was afraid of his wife, so her sister-in-law decided to sell her to a family as a maid.
The family's daughter was a concubine in the palace, and in order to have someone to look after her in the palace, they sent themselves to the palace.
However, not long after she entered the palace, Consort Jing was framed and sent to the Cold Palace. After she entered the palace, she was treated as Consort Jing's person and was ostracized everywhere, making her life difficult.
In the Imperial Medical Bureau, the female physicians stole her credit and opportunities, leaving her with no chance to turn the tide.
Therefore, they have been waiting for an opportunity.
She felt that this incident was a turning point, a chance for everything to succeed or fail.
Jiang Qingyue fell silent after hearing this.
Everyone has their own hardships in life. She, like myself, has had a life full of twists and turns.
"Okay, I'll give you a chance. If you can seize it, I have a way to get you what you want." Regardless of what role her mother played back then, it has nothing to do with her daughter.
Moreover, Jiang Qingyue understood that having more friends meant having more options, especially in the ruthless imperial palace.
"Your medical skills are superb. With just a few needles and a few doses of medicine, you cured the Jiang family girl. Her Majesty the Empress will soon know. At least, you will have a chance to appear in public. As for your claim that Consort Jing was framed?" Jiang Qingyue noticed this when she heard her say this.
Xu Yunyun nodded.
"I have a way to help Consort Jing regain favor. Then, your path to success will begin."
"What did you say? You have a way?" Xu Yunyun was extremely surprised.
Over the years, Consort Jing and her family have tried every possible method, but to no avail.
Jiang Qingyue is just a newcomer to the palace, yet she claims she can help Consort Jing regain favor. Anyone would think she's just boasting.
Jiang Qingyue nodded. "Since I dare to say it, I naturally have a way. Anyway, giving it a try won't make things any worse, right?"
Xu Yunyun nodded in deep agreement, "That makes sense. So what do you want?"
Xu Yunyun knew that this help couldn't have come from nowhere.
"If I need your help with something, I hope you won't refuse. Don't worry, it's not something bad." Jiang Qingyue looked at Xu Yunyun, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and naturally guessed what she wanted to say.
"Okay, I promise you!"