A female doctor like Jiaojiao is qualified to be called a miracle doctor. Empress Dowager Bai thought so in her heart. She suddenly thought that early tomorrow morning, Jiaojiao would go to Jingbei with the second prince.

In that case, Jiaojiao will be closer to the second prince.

While Jiaojiao was still in her Jinhua Palace, Empress Dowager Bai wanted to mention her thoughts to Bai Jiaojiao.

Empress Dowager Bai knew in her heart that Jiaojiao was under a lot of pressure to heal the five princes. After Jiaojiao healed the five princes, Qin Zhaoyi said that he would thank Jiaojiao, and the emperor also said that he would reward Jiaojiao.

But Jiaojiao listened to it at the time, and there was no sadness or joy on her face.

Empress Dowager Bai could see that Jiaojiao didn't want any reward. But what the emperor said, it will definitely count. Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Bai asked Bai Jiaojiao softly: "Jiaojiao, have you ever guessed what the emperor will reward you?" ”

Bai Jiaojiao said without thinking: "I donated a lot of silver taels to the soldiers in the far north, presumably what the emperor wants to reward me should not be gold and silver." As for what the emperor will reward me, I really can't guess this. ”

In fact, she already had the answer in her heart, what the emperor wanted to reward her, which was easy to guess. The emperor saw that her medical skills were good, so of course he was willing to keep her and let her marry the second prince.

It's good to understand this kind of thing, why bother telling it to the Empress Dowager Bai?

Bai Jiaojiao pretended to be confused, and didn't ask Empress Dowager Bai what she thought of doing this. However, she glanced at the Empress Dowager Bai and found that the Empress Dowager Bai was still looking at her, with some inquiry in her eyes.

I knew in my heart that Empress Dowager Bai definitely didn't believe what she just said.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Bai didn't ask much, and Bai Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. was about to say that she had recovered and wanted to go back to Sister Shiling and take care of Sister Shiling.

But at this moment, Bai Jiaojiao heard Empress Dowager Bai say: "Jiaojiao, you have tried your best to heal the five princes, and the emperor and Qin Zhaoyi are very grateful to you." You have excellent medical skills, and you have good medical ethics. The emperor will definitely give you a rich reward when he arrives. You, happy to follow. ”

Bai Jiaojiao smiled slightly and said, "Back to the Queen Mother, Jiaojiao, as a female doctor, should save the life and help the injured." As long as the patient can recover, Jiaojiao can feel comfortable. What reward is not rewarded?

With that, Bai Jiaojiao walked to the wooden table behind the screen. opened the medicine box she brought, took out a quaint wooden box from it, presented it to the Empress Dowager Bai with both hands, and said, "Empress Dowager, this is a pill made by Jiaojiao herself, which has the effect of dispelling dampness." If you feel sleepy, you can take a few capsules. ”

Empress Dowager Bai has been prone to sleepiness recently, even if she takes a lunch break for nearly an hour, she will still be a little listless. But the status of the Empress Dowager Bai in the palace is relatively high, whether it is the emperor or Qin Zhaoyi and their concubines, they will come to this Jinhua Hall to greet the Empress Dowager Bai.

As an elder, Empress Dowager Bai, at those times, could only cheer up and listen to the younger generations, even if it was just something inconsequential to her.

For this matter, Empress Dowager Bai also complained to Bai Jiaojiao in private: "Jiaojiao, it's better for you little women, you don't know what it's like to be young and sorrowful." When I was still living in the White Mansion in my early years, I never thought that one day I would marry into the palace. It is clear that he is not far from his family, but it is rare to go home to save his relatives once. ”

Bai Jiaojiao showed an empathetic smile, knowing in her heart that although the Empress Dowager Bai was the Empress Dowager, the emperor was not the biological son of the Empress Dowager Bai after all.

In the palace, the White Empress Dowager has always been lenient and virtuous, and she is quite respected.

The palace has its own rules in the palace, even if the palace is close to the White Mansion, the Empress Dowager Bai herself is in the palace, and she is also a woman with a certain status. But the Empress Dowager Bai is very knowledgeable, and she will not do anything against etiquette unless she has to.

Whether it is the second prince or the tenth prince, they have all said to Bai Jiaojiao in private:

The imperial grandmother is a very good elder, strict with herself and strict with others. Therefore, whether it is us members of the royal family, or those palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, they all respect the Queen Mother.

Just as Bai Jiaojiao was thinking about what the tenth prince and the second prince had said to her, the words of the Empress Dowager Bai came to her ears.

"When you are young, you should greet your elders; Now that I'm old, I have to sit in this room and wait for those juniors to come and greet me. Every time they come, they talk about it, just a few words. Praise me for my good looks, say that I am blessed, and say that they are very envious of me......"

Empress Dowager Bai smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "They think I'm old, they think I love to listen to these flattering words, and they have to say something to me every day." But I'm not so confused, so I don't take what they say seriously, and I don't like to hear it. I also said those things to my elders when I was young, haha. ”

Hearing this, Bai Jiaojiao snickered in her heart.

The women who live in this deep palace should really be in a hurry if they can't even say a word of flattery in front of their elders.

No matter how good-tempered the elders are, they won't be reluctant to listen to nice words.

Empress Dowager Bai saw Bai Jiaojiao smiling, and asked tentatively: "Jiaojiao, you say, am I a blessed person?" ”

Bai Jiaojiao looked at the Empress Dowager Bai with a sincere face, and said: "Empress Dowager, you have taught Jiaojiao before, saying that the ancients said that people live in the world, and everyone looks forward to everything going well. But how many people can really have a smooth sailing life? The so-called life is unsatisfactory eight times out of ten, nine times out of ten, it is precisely this reason. It is true that the Queen Mother is a blessed person, but this is only relative. ”

"Where in the world is there such a happy person who can enjoy all the blessings alone?" When Bai Jiaojiao said this, she couldn't help but glance at the Empress Dowager Bai in embarrassment, and said truthfully: "They must understand this truth." But because you are the queen mother who raised the emperor, they only say that you are blessed, but they will not ask you what is sad. ”

"That's because they understand that even if they ask, you won't tell them. And among them, including the emperor's favorite concubine Qin Zhaoyi, who didn't come to curry favor with you because they were afraid of the emperor? ”

As soon as she heard this, Empress Dowager Bai's heart was slightly sour.

Isn't it?

The Emperor was her deceased husband, the son of the Emperor, but not her own son. The emperor respected her as an elder and offered her as if she were his own mother, and if there were no special circumstances, he would come to greet her almost every day.

Didn't those concubines in the palace come to curry favor with her elder because they were afraid of the emperor?

Empress Dowager Bai quickly stopped some thoughts, a contented smile curled up at the corner of her lips, and said, "Jiaojiao, if I can hear you say this, it can be regarded as if I haven't hurt you in vain in these years." "Actually, I like to take you to the palace and accompany me, but why not because I'm here and feel very lonely?

The latter sentence, Empress Dowager Bai held back in her heart and did not say it.

Bai Jiaojiao saw that the Empress Dowager Bai wanted to speak and stopped, and faintly understood the Empress Dowager Bai's thoughts, and said softly: "The Empress Dowager, I can understand your feelings." When you were in your teens, you married into the palace. Decades have passed, and you haven't been back to your parents' house many times. Most of the time, you took me to stay in the palace for a while, so that I could live a good life. ”

Empress Dowager Bai glanced at Bai Jiaojiao, "You kid, when did you also smear honey on your mouth?" ”

When you say it, it will be so sweet.

Bai Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Queen Mother, I drank honey. It's juicy, sweet in the mouth, and sweet in the heart. And thou sayestest, Shall I still use honey? ”

Empress Dowager Bai was amused by Bai Jiaojiao, laughed for less than ten seconds, and quickly smiled, "Jiaojiao, what you said before is not your true words. I want to hear you tell the truth, but you tell me. ”

Bai Jiaojiao hooked her lips awkwardly and said, "Please don't mind, Jiaojiao didn't tell you the truth before, in fact, Jiaojiao knows that you feel that living in the deep palace without your own children by your side is too lonely." Therefore, you sent someone to take me to the palace, not only so that I could come and accompany you, but also to teach me some etiquette. ”

In the memory left to her by the original Bai Jiaojiao, the Empress Dowager Bai did teach Bai Jiaojiao etiquette in person, and also said a lot of thoughtful words to Bai Jiaojiao.

Empress Dowager Bai also praised Bai Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, you are cautious, it's always right." Sometimes, we should keep our mouths shut, and resolutely not say what we shouldn't say. ”

Because in the memory left by Bai Jiaojiao in the original, she searched for this information, so that she could answer some questions of the Empress Dowager Bai more easily.

Empress Dowager Bai smiled happily and said to Bai Jiaojiao: "I am very relieved to hear Jiaojiao tell the truth. Okay, you rest for a while, I'll go and get the meal ready, and you'll eat here tonight." ”

"Thank you for the kindness of the Queen Mother, Jiaojiao will come to visit the Queen Mother another day, come here to eat." Bai Jiaojiao said apologetically: "I'm going to Jingbei early tomorrow morning, and I have to go back to see Sister Shiling today and prepare the pills for her." ”

When Empress Dowager Bai heard this, she didn't keep it anymore, and personally prepared some spices and even put them in a box for Bai Jiaojiao. She took Bai Jiaojiao out of the Jinhua Palace, watched Bai Jiaojiao go away, and then returned to the hall and asked the people in the palace to prepare dinner.

Half an hour later.

The emperor took Qin Zhaoyi, as well as the two brothers Lu Ying and Lu Ying, to Jinhua Hall and dine with the Empress Dowager Bai.

Qin Zhaoyi and Empress Dowager Bai sat together for dinner, but they didn't see Bai Jiaojiao during the banquet, and if they wanted to ask, it was inconvenient to ask more. After the meal, Qin Zhaoyi whispered to the Empress Dowager Bai: "Queen Mother, is Jiaojiao's child better?" Why didn't she eat here? You see, she healed her fifth brother, and we haven't given her any gifts yet. ”

Empress Dowager Bai still thinks in her heart that Qin Zhaoyi is very hypocritical. There is no emperor in front of them at this time, and she doesn't have to give Qin Zhaoyi any face. said bluntly: "That child is still young after all, although she has no mother, and her father and brother are far away in northern Xinjiang, and there is no one who loves her. But after all, Bengong is a delicate elder, and he doesn't want to see Jiaojiao's life too bitter. Bengong was thinking that Jiaojiao would have to go to Jingbei tomorrow morning to treat the patients there, so let Jiaojiao go back to rest early

Finish. ”

Qin Zhaoyi could hear that there was a thorn in Empress Dowager Bai's words, and it was obvious that she was dissatisfied with her. Dry is knowledgeable and stopped, no more words.

After Qin Zhaoyi returned to the palace, she saw that the palace maids and eunuchs in the house all consciously walked out, and then beckoned the two brothers Lu Ying and Lu Ying to come closer to her. The two brothers, Lu Ying and Lu Ying, stepped forward and stood side by side, both standing in front of Qin Zhaoyi, waiting with bated breath for their mother concubine to speak.

Qin Zhaoyi said to Lu Jue: "Jue'er, tomorrow morning, you will take Bai Jiaojiao to Jingbei." When she gets there, no matter what she does, you have to persuade her to rest more. Otherwise, if she faints from exhaustion, your imperial grandmother will blame you. ”

The two brothers, Lu Dang and Lu Ying, listened and quietly exchanged glances. Listening to the meaning of this, I'm afraid that the mother concubine is at the emperor's grandmother's place, what grievances have she suffered, right?

Logically speaking, it can't.

Whether it is the imperial grandmother or the mother concubine, they are all very virtuous people. In these years, they have gotten along well, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is relatively harmonious.

Lu Yu was puzzled in her heart: In these years, the mother concubine has never said that the imperial grandmother is not. Today, I went to Jinhua Palace, and when I came back, I said these things to him. When he listened, he couldn't help but think about the bad side.