20demayo Chapter 443: Aunt Jia's Care
Chapter 443: Aunt Jia's Care
After Su Peisheng escorted the emperor back to the Yangxin Palace after court, he noticed that his master was in a bad mood and immediately set about selecting a personal nanny for Shen Meiyu.
The last time he selected nannies for Princess Shuhe and Princess Longyue, he had some knowledge of the older nannies in the palace. Among them, the old-fashioned and inflexible Nanny Jia left a very deep impression on him.
So Su Peisheng directly ordered Xiao Dongzi to find the person. He interrogated her in detail for about quarter of an hour, and then decided on the spot to let Xiao Dongzi send the serious-minded Aunt Jia to Chuxiu Palace.
With such a rigorous person supervising Concubine Hui to take medicine on time, he didn't believe that the potted flowers outside the window had no chance of survival.
As soon as Caiyue learned that the emperor had sent an experienced nanny to the palace, she smiled and welcomed her in.
"Madam Jia, I am Caiyue, serving Empress Hui. I will be relying on you for the next few days."
Nanny Jia walked towards the main hall without looking around and replied indifferently.
"Miss Caiyue, you are too kind. I have come here by your order and will do my utmost to look after Concubine Hui."
Before she came, she heard from General Manager Su that Concubine Hui's pregnancy was not looking good and that there had been no improvement after trying to preserve the fetus for such a long time.
Aunt Jia had already formed a preconceived notion that the people in Chuxiu Palace were not taking good care of the palace, so she did not react much to Caiyue's enthusiasm.
She stood firmly at the door of the main hall and spoke without any hesitation.
"Miss Caiyue, please help inform them."
Caiyue was stunned for a moment, then agreed with a smile.
"I'll go right away. Doctor Chen told the lady to stay in bed and take care of the pregnancy. Please wait a moment, Madam."
When Shen Meizhuang heard that the emperor had sent an old nanny to look after her, her heart skipped a beat.
Why would the emperor send a nanny to Chuxiu Palace for no reason?
Did he notice something?
Shen Meizhuang suppressed the panic in her heart and gave orders softly.
"Caiyue, please ask Aunt Jia to rest in the main hall first. I will come right after I pack up."
There is a new palace maid in Chuxiu Palace, so she has to show the power of a master.
In the past, Shen Meizhuang would not care much about these things, but now she felt guilty, and since Nanny Jia was sent by the emperor, she had to be cautious.
Shen Meizhuang helped Caiyue out of the bedroom and saw Aunt Jia looking straight ahead with her head slightly lowered.
Before Caiyue could speak, Aunt Jia, who lowered her head, looked as if she had eyes on top of her head.
As soon as Shen Meizhuang sat down on the couch, she knelt respectfully on the ground.
"Old servant Jia Xixin pays respects to Concubine Hui!"
"Madam Jia, please stand up."
Shen Meizhuang raised her hand to give him a light support and then asked in a gentle voice.
"Madam Jia, your name 'Asarum' is a Chinese herb?"
"Your Highness, this servant's name is indeed Yi Yi Yao Cai, and it was given by the nanny who taught us etiquette back then."
Most medicinal herbs taste bitter, and she was the only one among those who entered the palace with her to have such an unpleasant name.
The high-ranking ladies in the harem all paid attention to auspiciousness, so since no one chose her, she took turns serving in the palaces of the lower-ranking ladies, but she also accidentally brought many young masters along.
Originally, after the emperor ascended the throne, she was assigned to an unused palace to retire, but she never expected that her unpleasant personality would be noticed by Su Peisheng.
Aunt Jia was not very smart, but with Su Peisheng's hint, she understood that the higher-ups were attracted by her unpleasant personality.
Therefore, when she came to Chuxiu Palace, she did not plan to make much change.
Shen Meizhuang tried to get closer to Nanny Jia, saying it was a nice name and continued to ask, "Where did you work originally?"
"Reporting to Madam Hui, this old servant used to work at Fanhua Tower."
The current emperor was kind and assigned her a leisurely job of sweeping the palace maids.
Nanny Jia planned to wait until Concubine Hui's pregnancy was not serious, and then she asked General Manager Su for permission to go back.
Shen Meizhuang frowned and recalled, but she couldn't remember where the Fanhua Tower was in the palace.
"Madam Jia, you've had a hard time on this journey. You should take a rest for a while and come back to work for me tomorrow."
"Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered me to look after you. I dare not neglect anything."
Nanny Jia politely declined.
When she came, she only brought a small bag and had nothing to pack.
The most urgent task at hand is to take good care of Concubine Hui.
In this way, except for eating, Aunt Jia kept a close eye on her the rest of the time, and Shen Meiyu had no chance to pour out the pregnancy-preserving medicine or do other small things.
After deeply realizing Jia Ma's determination to take care of her personally, Shen Meizhuang asked Caiyue to move the potted flowers outside the window to another place.
Less than ten days after Aunt Jia entered Chuxiu Palace, Shen Meizhuang's complexion became visibly rosy.
Caiyue, who was unaware of the inside story, admired Aunt Jia even more and even offered to take turns keeping watch with her.
"Madam, you are old and need to take good care of yourself. Otherwise, let Caiyue sleep on the footstool and look after the queen?"
"Miss Caiyue, I am old and young, and I am just the right person to take care of you."
Nanny Jia never forgot what Steward Su had said about serving Concubine Hui personally.
"Your Majesty seems to be in good spirits. Why don't you ask the imperial physician to come and take a look, Miss Caiyue?"
Chen Pi, who was summoned, took Concubine Hui's pulse and found that her health had improved. A smile finally appeared on her tense face.
"I congratulate Your Majesty, and I wish the heir to be well for now."
Under everyone's congratulations, Shen Meizhuang felt aggrieved and asked Cai Yue to give out the reward.
As soon as Concubine Hua heard about this, she couldn't wait to pull An Lingrong to share it.
"I heard that Aunt Jia really took care of Shen Meizhuang very closely, and she was almost always by her side. I heard that she was even there watching over Shen Meizhuang when she went to the toilet."
"Lingrong, you said she's being watched and can't do anything bad. Will she feel depressed?"
Concubine Hua laughed with glee.
"Sister Nian, perhaps in the future, Doctor Chen's pulse chart will record the symptoms you described."
"Shen Meizhuang is under the watchful eye of Nanny Jia, sent by the Emperor, so she won't cause any major trouble for the time being."
An Lingrong glanced at Concubine Hua worriedly and spoke in a low voice.
"Sister Nian, I accidentally heard that the emperor sent a young eunuch to Ganlu Temple."
"Although he was turned away at Lingyun Peak, this undoubtedly shows that the Emperor still has feelings for Zhen Huan."
The person Concubine Hua hated the most was the deposed queen, followed by the hypocritical Zhen Huan.
"Lingrong, is this news true?"
"Sister Nian, my sister's information is absolutely reliable."
She did this to remind Concubine Hua that whether Zhen Huan was willing or not, Concubine Shu and her son would find a way to get her back to the palace.
Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows. She had never had a good impression of Zhen Huan.
If she were really taken back by the emperor, she would undoubtedly be a formidable rival.
She thought for a moment, a fierce glint in her eyes, "Lingrong, what do you say I should send someone to Lingyun Peak?"
Concubine Hua never forgot that Zhen Yuandao climbed to a high position by stepping on his brother's corpse.
An Lingrong shook her head, "Sister Nian, someone is secretly protecting Zhen Huan, so it's not easy to take action."
"If you believe my sister, then stay in Yikun Palace and watch the show."
She then leaned over and whispered a few words into Concubine Hua's ear.