Chapter 566: Chapter 567, Heartache and Sorrow
Now that she was well again and had gone out for a stroll, she wanted the Emperor to know, that she was well and could be summoned to the palace.
Not being summoned was not an issue either, as she was not particularly eager to enter the palace and detoxify the Emperor.
Bai Que nodded, indeed this was not something Yun Jinnian could decide on herself, she was merely asking casually.
Thinking of the things Yun Jinnian had bought for her, she hurriedly gave her thanks, "This servant thanks the young miss for her generosity!"
"Sister Bai Que, there is no need for such formalities!"
Bai Que was more than a decade older than her, and it would have been acceptable to call her aunty, but Bai Que insisted otherwise.
"Traditions must not be discarded!"
Not long after Bai Que left, someone from the palace arrived, a eunuch named De from the Empress’s side, reporting that the Empress was unwell and required Yun Jinnian to enter the palace immediately.
Mrs. Yuan, taken aback, could only hastily pack a few outfits for Yun Jinnian, and saw her off from Niannian Garden.
This time entering the palace, Yun Jinnian brought Hemei, Henuan, Shi Jiayu, and Ru Yue with her.
Although Hemei and Henuan had impressive martial arts skills, they were still young after all.
Ru Yue was calm, while Shi Jiayu was lively, their personalities complemented each other, and most importantly, Yun Jinnian also wanted to take them to the palace to gain some experience.
It was about time Ru Yue, who was older, was allowed out to get married.
Yun Jinnian went to Qingjue Academy.
This time, however, she did not see Mrs. Han.
"Sister Bai Que, please tell mother that I should be able to return in about half a month!"
"Yes, miss, go with peace of mind, once the madam feels better, she might stay at Huguo Temple for a few days!"
"Alright!"
Yun Jinnian acknowledged and turned to leave Qingjue Academy.
She concealed the grievance in her heart, not letting it show on her face.
But a small cut had opened in her heart, aching piercingly.
In her past life, after the age of five, the number of times she saw her mother would not exceed the fingers on both hands, and the affection of her childhood, she could hardly even remember.
In this life, she had tried her best to do everything right, to please others, but she did not anticipate that the harmony at Niannian Garden the other day was just an illusion.
Her mother did not like her, perhaps because she was her father’s daughter.
Her mother did not like her father, and by extension, did not like her either!
The carriage was the Empress’s Phoenix Carriage; Yun Jinnian was taken aback when she saw it, "This..."
"Fourth Miss, please, this is the Empress’s wish!"
The Empress’s Phoenix Carriage could not be ridden by just anyone; the coachman who drove it was of the fifth rank, receiving the salary of a fifth-rank official.
Therefore, aside from Yun Jinnian, only two others could ride inside.
Yun Jinnian boarded the Phoenix Carriage and spoke softly, "Jiayu, Ru Yue, come sit inside with me. Hemei, Henuan, please sit next to this coachman!"
Though it was somewhat improper, Eunuch De had not expected Yun Jinnian to bring four maids to the palace.
Two older, two younger.
But he had to comply with Yun Jinnian nonetheless.
Once the Phoenix Carriage departed, the onlookers began to inquire, learning that it was the Yun Family’s Fourth Miss, whose maternal grandfather was the Divine Doctor Han.
Upon reflection, they remembered the young miss from the Yun Family who had saved a life at Qiaoshi Pavilion. The crowd was both amazed and shocked, spreading the news that the Yun Family had produced a Divine Doctor, a woman no less, now entering the palace to treat the Empress.
The Empress refusing the Imperial Physician and instead summoning Yun Fourth Miss suggested that her medical skills outweighed those of the Imperial Physicians...
Yun Family
Great Madam Yun was furious, yet powerless.
Closing her eyes, she clutched the Buddha Beads and knelt before Buddha, chanting rapidly.
One must be devout when praying to Buddha, but at this moment Great Madam Yun’s mind was in turmoil, her spirit unsettled as she chanted the sutras, uncertain if it was for the Buddha or for herself.
Yicai Academy
Xu Xinmo clenched her small fist tightly, "Nanny, what should I do? She was actually taken to the palace in the Empress’s Phoenix Carriage!"