"Oh, okay, that's it."
While holding the medicine bottle steady, Doctor Zhang calmed down and said:
"Actually, Princess, the sprain was not too serious before and it will heal on its own in just two days. However, you made the injury worse by running hard. I hope the pain this time can serve as a warning to you."
Danyang knew it in her heart, but she still nodded and accepted the instruction, and asked Zizhu to see off the guests on her behalf. After preparing the medical fee, she said politely:
"Dr. Zhang is so busy and busy that his foot injuries are easy to cause. We may have to ask you to come over for a follow-up consultation someday."
Zizhu knew that all the doctors and medicines in the mansion were under the public account.
This is not only the case for the three masters, but also for the servants working in the princess's house.
Therefore, although she was pleased that the princess knew that she had to pay for medical treatment, she had to correct her:
"Princess, before Grandma Zhou went to ask the imperial doctor to come, she had already informed the general manager. You don't need to worry too much about the consultation fee. There are old rules."
Dr. Zhang, who had traveled around various mansions and was considered to be well-informed, heard this, his eyes lowered for a moment, and he sighed secretly in his heart.
How could this little princess not know the inside story? This is obviously hush money for him.
Danyang didn't say much, just smiled and teased Zizhu, and then asked her to go about her errands as instructed.
And the consultation fee he casually gave was exactly double the normal amount.
Zizhu had no choice but to do the errands as ordered.
However, the two of them just stepped out of Danyang's bedroom, not wanting to encounter another wave of servants who came to Qishuang Pavilion uninvited.
The only difference is that the "messenger" who came back to express condolences also brought a bunch of brocade boxes and other items to show his sincerity.
But it is a pity that Zizhu directly mistook this battle as the usual style of Qinghe eldest princess-secretly silent love for her princess.
So--
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Send your things directly to the west wing. I will come back soon and register myself. If there is no other urgent errand, I will go to the back building to have a bowl of sweet water."
Zizhu greeted her warmly, then turned around and continued to see people off.
Unexpectedly, before she could turn around, the leading daughter-in-law had already taken a step forward and said with an embarrassed smile on her face:
"Eldest sister, don't leave in a hurry. Well, I'm afraid you may have misunderstood. Let me ask first, are you Zizhu, the eldest maid next to the princess?"
After hearing this, Zizhu suddenly realized that she had forgotten to see if the person who came was from Mingxiaju.
But when I focused my eyes again and glanced back and forth, not only did I not see any familiar maids from Mingxia Residence, I didn't even see any familiar maids from the inner courtyard!
"...Uh, that's right."
Puzzled in his heart, Zizhu hesitated for a moment in his response.
"I am indeed Zizhu, who are you?"
While she was talking, she took a closer look at the daughter-in-law in front of her, who had a round face, a strong figure, but well-dressed, and a rather pleasant appearance.
This person is really unfamiliar, as if he has never seen him in the inner courtyard before?
Zizhu has been a maid in Danyang since she was a child, and her master is careless about everything. Therefore, she has been secretly taught by Aunt Zhou since she was a child, how to remember the appearance, name, life experience, etc. of strangers as quickly as possible so that she can assist her master at any time.
Therefore, even if she didn't go out of her way to recognize the servants in the princess's mansion, she was confident that she could remember more than 90% of them.
But he had no impression of this person.
But if she was not an errand in the inner courtyard, how could she go straight to Qishuang Pavilion with this long list of people and things?
Things are not going well today. What else happened?
Because of the rare suspicion in his heart, and because it was related to the safety of Qi Shuangge and the princess, Zizhu had turned all these thoughts away in the blink of an eye.
Although the smile of the fat, round-faced daughter-in-law was embarrassing, it was still kind. But when Zizhu suddenly stared at her like a thief, the kindness in her awkward smile was quickly replaced by stiffness.
Suddenly faced with this "humiliation", the round-faced daughter-in-law was too lazy to talk nonsense. She secretly glanced at the imperial doctor next to Zizhu, then she said with a heavy face:
"Don't worry, Miss Zizhu, I am the niece of Sun Butler Sun Tingzhong. I work as an errand in the outer courtyard on weekdays and rarely go outside the second door. Look at me, it's a normal thing."
When Butler Sun's niece revealed her identity, she proudly raised her chin, and her aura was released in an invisible way, as if to say, 'Keep your eyes open, don't look down on others with your dog's eyes! '
But this scene really made Zizhu stunned for a moment.
Not only did this person change his face before and after, where did he have the sense of superiority to show off in front of her like this? Just because she is a relative of Sun Guanjia’s wife? It’s simply unreasonable!
But who knows, something even more jaw-dropping will happen later.
The niece mistook Zizhu's astonishment for being overwhelmed by her identity, and was worried about her rudeness just now. In order to make sure her uncle's job went smoothly, she spoke without hesitation:
"Steward Sun is worried about the princess's injury, so he sent me to pay his respects. There are good medicines here to soothe the meridians and activate the meridians, as well as gadgets for the princess to relieve her boredom. I hope the princess will accept her with your heart."
After finishing as instructed, she then said to Zizhu half as a request and half as an order:
"If Miss Zizhu is not in a hurry, why not report it to the princess for me?"
She had heard that Princess Danyang was extremely arrogant and willful, but she was also very tolerant of those around her. Instead of trying her best to coax such a difficult little girl, wouldn't it be better to use the maid's mouth to say a few nice words for her?
What's more, now she is still holding on to this big maid's pigtail. Wouldn't it be a waste if she doesn't use it?
Zizhu was completely speechless at this time. How could there be such a person in the princess's mansion?
But just when she was so angry that she didn't know what to say, and was about to order her people in the hospital to kick this group out, the doctor Zhang beside her raised her hand, stopped her, and whispered:
"As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. They are here to give gifts. If you just drive them away, aren't you afraid that your princess's reputation will be damaged? Shouldn't you ask the princess to make a decision?"
In fact, he had more than half of what he said. All from the heart.
Just as what he said, nowadays, every wealthy family in Beijing, or the daughter of a wealthy family, cherishes feathers very much and is unwilling to let themselves get a bad name.
Therefore, even at home, most people are cautious and fearful of leaving any bad traces. In other words, the more you stay in your own mansion, the more afraid you are of doing something wrong and becoming notorious.
And how could the rare child with outstanding perseverance whom he so admired so much be allowed to be criticized by the world for such a trivial matter?
At the same time, Doctor Zhang was also curious and wanted to know how the little girl who had used soft and hard tactics to scare away the maid who had underestimated her in the previous few sentences would solve this situation.
If she accepts this gift, she will inevitably be looked down upon by others; but if she does not accept it and drives the person away in order to regain face, she is afraid that the bad reputation will be poured on her like sewage...
Although Zizhu didn't think about it that much at this time, she also thought that her princess would have to learn how to manage the family. At this juncture, it would be more harm than good to gain more than it would be worth to have an open enemy relationship with Butler Sun.
Especially now, it seems like they are being unreasonable.
After thinking about it like this, Zizhu immediately listened to the advice.
He complained to Dr. Zhang and asked him to wait here, then turned around and went in to report.
