Long Live the Empress

Chapter 212: Plaster

Yue Jing fled to the old lady's yard, greeted the old man, and then drank tea with the old lady.

"Jing'er, why does today's winter banquet end so early? In the past, it always ended with dinner..." the old lady murmured.

"Granddaughter..." Yue Jing didn't want to reveal the ugly deeds of the Yue family. Just as she was about to change the subject, she saw a servant coming in hurriedly.

"Madam, someone is coming from the palace!"

The old lady's hands trembled subconsciously. Too many things have happened in Yue Mansion recently, which made the old lady like a frightened bird. "Jing'er..."

"Grandma, let's go and take a look first! Don't keep the people in the palace waiting!" Yue Jinghao stepped forward, held the old lady's arm, and accompanied the old lady out the door.

The person who came was the chief eunuch beside the old emperor. Because Yue Jinghao had been generous in the past and was now favored by the emperor, he was very warm when he saw Yue Jinghao, "Princess Jing'an, how are you?"

Princess Jing'an?

The old lady was stunned by this address. She didn't know who the eunuch was calling, and based on the principle of not saying anything, she didn't respond.

But Yue Jinghao beside the old lady stepped forward and bowed to the eunuch, "Hello, eunuch~"

"Okay, okay!" The chief eunuch gave Yue Jinghao a helping hand, "We are here on the emperor's orders to give a reward to Princess Jing'an! Bring it all in!"

The young eunuchs held large red trays in their hands, on which were placed all kinds of jewels and jades...

"This..." The old lady looked at the dazzling array of things and was a little confused.

"Princess Jing'an, come and claim your reward!"

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!" Yue Jinghao knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.

"Sorry to trouble you, eunuch! Please come into the house and have a cup of hot tea!" The old lady finally smiled and quickly called the chief eunuch.

The chief eunuch declined, "I still have to serve the emperor, so I won't stay any longer. Princess Jing'an, I'll be back in the palace now!"

Yue Jinghao personally escorted the eunuch to the carriage and quickly stuffed a large purse into his hand, "Goodbye, eunuch!"

The eunuch pinched the purse and felt that the things inside did not look like silver, but he did not open it immediately. He just smiled and nodded, then left in the carriage.

After the eunuch lowered the curtain, he opened the purse. A faint fragrance immediately emanated from the purse. He took it out and saw that it was a stack of square parchment.

The eunuch didn't understand, so he took out everything in his purse and actually found two notes, one of which read: The weather is cold, and I notice that your legs and feet always get cramps, pain, and numbness after standing for a long time, so I specially made this ointment for you, and I hope you are in good health!

The eunuch looked at another note, which described the use of the plaster. He was an old man in the palace, and he had seen all kinds of good things! But this plaster was the first time he had heard of it...

The eunuch picked up one of the parchments and saw a layer of black and red ointment in the middle of the paper. He moved closer to smell it and could not help but admire Yue Jinghao's attentiveness. He was a person close to the old emperor and he must not have any peculiar smell on his body. Yue Jinghao thought of this and made the medicine fragrant!

That night, after the eunuch bathed and changed his clothes, he followed the instructions written by Yue Jinghao and applied the plaster to the cramped part of his calf. The plaster was really magical. It was only warm when it was first applied, but gradually, the eunuch felt that his legs were getting hotter and hotter, and his whole body felt much more comfortable, and he fell asleep unknowingly.

When he got up the next day, the eunuch felt refreshed and even walked with a breeze.

The old emperor looked at the eunuch who was walking smoothly and asked, "Does your leg hurt today?"

The eunuch quickly replied, "The Lady of Jing'an County saw that I had difficulty walking, so she gave me some medicine. I tried it last night, and it worked today!"

"Oh? That girl has this ability?"

"That's right! But Princess Jing'an said that she didn't make this medicine for me for my health. She made it so that I can take better care of the emperor..."

The eunuch's words touched the old emperor's heart. "Hahahaha... After leaving court, I will try her medicine too! Let's see if it's really as magical as you say!"