Chapter two
The morning light floats on the horizon, and the golden sun pours down. The green mountain peaks are shrouded in the morning light, and the gorgeous palace located at the foot of the mountain is quietly awakened to life by the dawn light.
In the corridor outside Shanghua Palace, a maid wearing the same style of green robe stood in the outer hall, waiting quietly.
Not far away, there was a palace servant who was sweeping. With gentle and silent movements, he cleaned up all the branches and leaves that had been blown down by the wind last night.
In the courtyard stood a man wearing the uniform of an imperial doctor, followed by two palace attendants carrying medicine boxes. The three of them stood respectfully, as if they were waiting for something.
Until the palace door opened, a delicate woman who looked like a personal maid appeared silently.
When he arrived in front of the imperial physician, the other party Yingying saluted: "I have been waiting for a long time, Imperial Physician Cao. Your Highness is already awake. Please come in."
"You're welcome, young lady," even though the other party was just a maid, Doctor Cao did not make excuses, but replied politely.
When a group of people entered the palace, they were greeted by a faint and vague fragrance. The first smell was indifferent, but the aftertaste had a lingering and refreshing feeling. Because Imperial Physician Cao went in and out of the palace every day, he knew as soon as he smelled it that this was the fragrance that had spread throughout Chang'an in recent years. The incense of tea is hard to find in Neidu.
This fragrance is a tribute from a foreign land. Although it smells faint, the fragrance penetrates into the ground and makes the rocks smell fragrant.
Therefore, this spice is also nicknamed "A Thousand Gold Burns". As soon as the incense is lit, a thousand gold coins will be gone.
At this moment, the entire palace is burning with this incense, which shows the dignity of the owner here.
Dr. Cao followed the maid in front and walked all the way to the bed. Although the thick outer curtain was lifted, there was still a layer of light gauze blocking it, and he could only vaguely see a figure lying lightly.
"The humble minister pays homage to Your Highness," Imperial Physician Cao knew the rules and greeted him respectfully without giving him a second glance.
From inside the gauze tent, a soft voice with a hint of hoarseness came: "Give me a seat."
The maid brought a low stool. After putting it down, Dr. Cao sat down and saw a white and slender wrist quietly protruding out. The maid put the cloud silk handkerchief she had prepared on the wrist joint, but although the handkerchief was It was white and bright, but compared to the skin of this wrist, it was less clear and as clear as jade.
Doctor Cao did not dare to have any ideas, but seriously began to feel the pulse.
But as soon as he reached up with his fingers, he felt a little shocked in his heart.
Three days ago, news came from Shanghua Palace that His Royal Highness King Yongning was seriously ill. The saint and the Queen Mother were worried and ordered the Jinwu Guards to escort Dr. Cao to diagnose his pulse overnight.
Although Shanghua Palace also has accompanying medical officers, it is definitely not as good as Tai Hospital.
Imperial Physician Cao is the medical officer who consults Ping'an Pulse for the emperor on a daily basis. Needless to say, he has great medical skills.
But when he checked King Yongning's pulse that day, he was horrified. The pulse showed signs of great danger.
He originally wanted to report back to His Majesty overnight, but no one knew that His Highness held an extraordinary position in His Majesty's heart.
So Imperial Physician Cao had no choice but to take the medicine first. Unexpectedly, His Highness's pulse condition eased the next day.
When I asked for my pulse again today, I found that I had already recovered.
In just three days, His Highness's body has recovered to its current state, which is really incredible.
"Doctor Cao, how is my pulse?" The woman's voice sounded again in the gauze tent.
Dr. Cao stood up immediately and said with a happy face: "Reporting to Your Highness, your pulse condition is much better than the previous two days. It seems that Your Highness is usually in good health and has great blessings. Now there is no serious problem. It's just that your illness has gone away. "His Majesty's serious illness came suddenly, and he needs to be nursed back to health carefully, so don't be careless."
Xie Lingyu, who was lying on the bed at the moment, suddenly smiled when he heard what the imperial doctor said outside the tent.
"The sky is filled with great blessings," she repeated these four words in a playful tone.
I thought my life was dead, but I suddenly came back to life.
She can indeed be regarded as a great blessing.
Three days ago, when Xie Lingyu woke up in a daze, she saw that everything around her was completely different from the small courtyard before she drank the poisonous wine. The gorgeous and majestic palace, the rooms full of exquisite furnishings, and the pictures around her Familiar faces.
At first, she thought that her soul was still there and she was too obsessed with it, so she dreamed about the past.
But after these three days, no matter how shocked and unbelievable it was, Xie Lingyu finally confirmed one thing.
That was when she really lived a new life and returned to the past.
She is no longer a person imprisoned in a small ruined courtyard, desperate to die.
She is still the aloof Prince Yongning.
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After the doctor Cao finished asking for pulse, he left first.
After a while, the maids who had been waiting in the corridor outside the palace filed in holding various toiletries, such as gilt copper basins, mouthwash incense cups, cloud silk handkerchiefs, silk-wrapped tortoiseshell combs, and lacquered incense boxes. .
The eight maids lined up in two rows and entered the hall in an orderly manner, then stood still and waited.
"Your Highness, do you want to get up now?" A very soft voice from outside the tent called back to Xie Lingyu who was lost in thought.
Xie Lingyu looked at the people outside the tent. Now her personal maid was not Yinghua, but Chunxi.
She also served Xie Lingyu since she was a child, but later she got married and became the lady in charge.
"Get up," Xie Lingyu said calmly.
The gauze curtain was pulled up on both sides at the same time, and Xie Lingyu got up and got off the bed. Fortunately, she was in good health these past few days, and she was no longer as weak as before when she could not stand still just sitting.
After washing up, Xie Lingyu sat down in front of the dressing table in the palace.
The auspicious animal grape-patterned rhombus mirror on the dressing table, the mirror light can be used to identify people, and it clearly illuminates the person in front of you.
Although the girl in the mirror has been ill for several days, she does not look haggard. On her cheeks, which are like white jade, even though she has not applied any makeup, her beauty and beauty are still intact. When her eyelashes are slightly raised, her eyes are flowing, like hibiscus and clear water. Precious.
The maid behind her who was combing her hair was stunned when she saw this scene.
Apparently he was a little stunned.
The maid who serves His Highness is actually like this all the time. Even if she often sees His Highness's face as beautiful as a fairy, she will still be stunned by it from time to time.
In fact, even Xie Lingyu himself was looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar face.
After all, the last time I saw her in the bronze mirror, she was haggard and had a faint air of death.
"Your Highness, yesterday the saint sent someone to deliver a lot of medicinal materials and supplements. There are two thousand-year-old wild ginseng alone." Chunxi said from the side: "When you fall ill, the saint is so worried about you, even the princess in the palace. I’m afraid I’m not even as good as you.”
Xie Lingyu didn't reply, but just raised his hand and lifted up a strand of long hair.
When the maid behind her combing her hair saw her like this, she immediately stopped combing her hair for fear of catching her hair.
The long hair wrapped around her fingers is black and shiny, with a satin-like luster, which shows how carefully she takes care of it.
"Princess?" Xie Lingyu whispered.
Chunxi was startled and quickly apologized: "Your Highness, please forgive me. It was just my maid who spoke nonsense."
The corners of Xie Lingyu's lips raised slightly. This was the first time in the past few days that she had shown such a comfortable smile.
Instead of scolding Chunxi, she suddenly realized something.
She didn't understand why Zhaoyang treated her like that before. After all, they were cousins, not mortal enemies.
Just because of Pei Jingan, Zhaoyang will drive her into a place of eternal destruction.
It's too ridiculous.
Now it seems that this ice is likely to last for a day.
Her father died to save the emperor, and her uncle had always been very fond of her. This love even went against the ancestral system and allowed her to be crowned king as a woman.
Therefore, whether it is pampering or treatment, she is far better than the emperor's princesses.
The princess next to her was fine, but Princess Zhaoyang was about the same age as her.
The two are inevitably compared.
Zhao Yang was probably always jealous of her.
But in the previous life, Xie Lingyu had always been cautious, otherwise he would not have lived alone in Shanghua Palace outside Chang'an before he was fifteen years old.
This is the summer palace that the emperor gave to his father.
She stayed away from the turmoil of the palace and lived here alone, just because she didn't want those censors who thought they were loyal to make mistakes.
To this day, there are still voices in the court saying that establishing a woman as a prince is inconsistent with the ancestral system and is not tolerated by the world.
For her, being a prince is both an honor and a shackle.
There are still people who hate her so much and want to send her to hell.
When Xie Lingyu was imprisoned, one day someone suddenly delivered a bronze mirror. It was so luxurious that it was incompatible with the simple courtyard. At first, she didn't know what the bronze mirror meant.
Until she saw herself in the clear mirror, becoming pale and dry little by little, like a flower that had been carefully cared for slowly withered and decayed.
That kind of process is clear and long, no less than a psychological delay.
Later she found out that the bronze mirror was sent by Princess Zhaoyang.
Sure enough, women can always come up with ingenious tricks when it comes to torturing women.
"Bring me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone," Xie Lingyu suddenly raised her eyebrows and said.
Chunxi was startled and a little confused: "Your Highness, do you want to use it now?"
Isn't this combing her hair?
Xie Lingyu said calmly: "Now."
Although Chunxi was puzzled, he immediately turned around and ordered people to prepare.
When she turned her head, she watched the hairdresser combing Xie Lingyu's makeup again. Xie Lingyu had a little smile on her face. Although she felt a little puzzled, she suppressed it.
When the paper and pen were ready, the hairdresser happened to have tied Xie Lingyu's hair into a bun.
"Your Highness, why don't you have breakfast first? Imperial Physician Cao just said that your body needs to be taken good care of for the rest of your life," Chunxi advised again.
Xie Lingyu walked to the table and sat down. She picked up her pen and wrote while saying, "There's no rush."
After she finished writing a page eloquently, she raised her head. Chunxi was a little curious, but she didn't dare to say anything.
"This letter will be delivered to the palace later and presented to the saint," Xie Lingyu said.
Chunxi was a little surprised: "Your Highness, is this written to a saint?"
Xie Lingyu raised her hand to gently support her chin, and said calmly: "I was ill, and Uncle Huang is so worried about me. I should have written a personal letter to express my gratitude to him."
Hearing this, Chunxi's face immediately showed joy: "Your Highness, why have you figured it out now? Previously, His Highness said that you should not always disturb the Saint and the Queen Mother, but others can't ask for the Saint's compassion and care."
In fact, what Chunxi said was quite tactful. If he ignored others, he would probably call Xie Lingyu stupid in private.
Her honor relied on the divine grace, but now she wanted to push the divine grace outward.
That's just plain stupid.
She used to be trembling and cautious, but in the end she still ended up like that.
Okay, since it is wrong not to argue about the past life.
In this life, she will fight to the end, all she wants is to be happy!
