Chapter 602: Chapter 604: A Minor Stratagem
The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, but then he understood.
"Hehe!" He chuckled foolishly.
Eunuch Hai glanced at him, "Let’s go!"
The little eunuch, named Dengzi, entered the palace at the age of five and had been there for ten years, witnessing all the complexities of human relationships. Clever, sharp-minded, and caring, Eunuch Hai had always taken good care of him, and in turn, Dengzi was sincerely devoted to him.
With Eunuch Hai’s guidance, Dengzi was well aware of the situation and naturally started to pay close attention to Yun Jinnian.
Weiyang Palace
Yun Jinnian returned to the side hall with Shaoyao attending to her attentively.
"Sister Shaoyao!"
"What can I do for you, Fourth Miss?" Shaoyao asked respectfully.
"Prepare yourself, we will soon go to take the Emperor’s pulse, I have thought of a method!"
Every day the Emperor consumes the Snow Lotus Elixir, and sooner or later the Poisonous Insect in his body will die,
She must detoxify him soon to let the Emperor experience that pain, so he won’t think granting her a favor is so effortless.
Of course, these were thoughts that Yun Jinnian would never voice.
And would never let others know.
She had a little mischief in her, it was enough that she alone knew.
"Yes!"
Although Shaoyao wanted to ask the Empress for permission, the matter involved the Emperor and could not be delayed. She immediately sent a message to Yangxin Hall, and after getting ready, prepared a palanquin to take Yun Jinnian there.
Hemei and Henuan followed, carrying the medicine chest on their backs.
Upon arriving at Yangxin Hall, Eunuch Hai immediately came out to invite Yun Jinnian inside, while Dengzi watched from a distance with a suppressed smile.
He then turned to prepare tea.
Yun Jinnian entered the sleeping chamber and saw the Emperor, dressed in bright yellow robes, leaning against the bedhead, looking much healthier than he had in the morning.
It seemed that the Snow Lotus Pills really were beneficial for his health.
"Your servant pays respects to the Emperor!"
"Rise," said the Emperor, joy spread across his face.
The Emperor did not speak of it, but he truly treasured Yun Jinnian, the granddaughter of Divine Doctor Han Xuzi.
Looking at Yun Jinnian again, she once seemed rather youthful.
However, upon closer inspection today, her already delicate features appeared to have matured, becoming even more stunning.
Unlike Le Xun, whose beauty made one want to pin her down, Yun Jinnian’s grace was noble and inviolable, the kind that made you want to hold her in the palm of your hand and protect her, wishing to bring the best of the world to her just to coax a smile from her.
Yun Jinnian, a woman of such beauty, certainly beautiful, but lacking in flirtatious charm, there were too many women in the palace as proper as her.
She wouldn’t be missed.
Yun Jinnian stood up, completely unaware of the Emperor’s myriad thoughts, took a few steps forward, and stood by the dragon bed, "Emperor, your servant will take your pulse first!"
"Hmm!"
The Emperor hummed softly, collecting his thoughts.
Eunuch Hai immediately came forward, lifted the Emperor’s sleeve, and placed the pulse pillow. Yun Jinnian sat on the brocade stool and began to take the Emperor’s pulse.
After a moment, Yun Jinnian withdrew her hand.
"How is it?"
Yun Jinnian was silent for a moment, "Emperor, your servant will administer acupuncture first, then we can start the medicinal bath!"
"Hmm!"
The Emperor thought that Yun Jinnian’s acupuncture would be like those of the Imperial Medical Bureau’s Imperial Physicians, not particularly painful. However, he did not expect the pain to be so intense that he wished he could die.
"Ah..."
The Emperor cried out, his back drenched in sweat.
Eunuch Hai watched anxiously from the side, having never seen acupuncture cause such pain before.
And this person was the Emperor; she couldn’t be so bold, could she?
Looking at Yun Jinnian, his eyes searched her for answers.
Was the detoxification truly supposed to be this painful, or had she used some methods of her own?
Yet seeing Yun Jinnian’s serious, dignified, and composed demeanor, he had doubts that she had employed any tricks.
In this regard, Eunuch Hai was not certain.