Chapter 35 There will be good things to do in the future
  When Shen Xinyu saw this, her smile deepened.
  She heard Yu Qinglian complain. Yu Qinglian's mind was entirely on how Shen Zhuoxi recovered, and she did not realize at all that there was something wrong with Shen Zhuoxi's sudden medical skills.
  Shen Xinyu used ginseng as an excuse to test Shen Zhuoxi. If she really knew medical skills, she should be able to tell that something was wrong.
  The situation at this time probably shows that Shen Zhuoxi is not that powerful, and it is probably more of a mistake.
  Shen Xinyu stepped forward and took Shen Zhuoxi's hand and said, "Sisters, please be more polite when calling me eldest. Just like the third and fourth sisters, call me eldest sister. It also seems affectionate."
  Shen Zhuoxi lowered his eyes, and his gaze fell on the hands of the two of them.
  In contrast, Shen Xinyu's hands were as white and translucent as cream, while her hands were as rough as those of a housecleaner with new wounds and old scars.
  "My hands are rough, so as not to hurt the eldest lady." Shen Zhuoxi ignored her suggestion and said, "As for the title, I've gotten used to it over the years, and I won't be able to change it for a while."
  "It's okay, you have to get used to it slowly." Shen Xinyu retracted her hand and said in a friendly tone, seemingly casually: "You couldn't help yourself after getting sick, so you actually knew how to heal and brought your grandmother back from the hell. It's amazing."
  "Everyone is curious, how did you get your medical skills?"
  Shen Zhuoxi walked into the house, took out the basic medical books left by Princess Xiaoqing, and said, "Aunt Ju taught me how to read and digit. I will read these books when I have nothing to do."
  "Although I didn't understand what it meant, I remembered what was inside after going back and forth. When the old lady became ill, I thought it was very similar to one of the cases, so I tried to take action, but I accidentally hit it."
  The medical book in her hand was old and yellowed, with traces of being gnawed by moths. The corners of the pages were curled in, indicating that they had been read frequently.
  Shen Xinyu disliked the old book and did not take it to read. She glanced at it and vaguely saw that the title of the book was "Medical Classic" and the other one was "Collection of Ten Thousand Medicines".
  She was hesitant and praised in vain: "Second sister is smart. She can remember it after reading it several times and use it around her."
  "Yeah." Shen Zhuoxi was too lazy to deal with her, handed the book to Huizhi, and said, "I just came back from outside. I'm covered in sweat. I need to change my clothes. I won't leave the second lady and the eldest lady behind."
  She clearly issued an eviction order, and Shen Xinyu and Han Xiangru followed suit and left together.
  After Shen Zhuoxi briefly scrubbed and changed his clothes, he came out. Aunt Ju was packing the things brought by Shen Xinyu and Han Xiangru.
  Seeing her coming, he shook his clothes and said, "The gift from the Second Madam is better than the one from the First Madam. The material is good, and the color and pattern are suitable for your age."
  "You can keep the clothes, but these jewelry are very expensive and not suitable for daily wear. What should I do with them?"
  Shen Zhuoxi only glanced at it before, but after Grandma Ju said it, she took a closer look.
  Han Xiangru relied on her family's wealth to spend generously, and her clothes were all made of fine Su brocade.
  The jewelry is even more precious, including a gilt hairpin set with rubies, a butterfly butterfly, a pair of silk lanterns holding a longevity fruit, a pure gold walking wave, a gold and jade necklace, a sapphire bracelet...
  There are a total of twenty items, all of which are pure gold or precious stones. All in all, they are worth fifty or sixty taels of gold, and the total is more than seven hundred taels of silver!
  It seems that Han Xiangru is really planning to use her money to gamble on Shen Zhuoxi's mouth and let her swallow all her grievances!
  "Miss." Seeing her staring at the jewelry without saying anything, Grandma Ju whispered: "The second lady must be worried that you will pursue the third lady for bullying you, and she will use money to seal her silence."
  "Let's accept it now. If the person holding you is short-handed, it will be difficult to do things in the future. Otherwise, the slave should be sent back."
  "Short of hands?" Shen Zhuoxi picked up the golden butterfly hairpin in the box and played with it, snorting coldly: "Shen Jingya took advantage of my stupidity and beat me and scolded me at every turn, as if she was using me as a punching bag."
  "This gold and silver is far from enough to offset the bullying I have suffered over the years. Why send it back? Put it away!"
  "That's right." Grandma Ju thought for a while, closed the box, and said, "We couldn't even afford clothes before, so we had to sew and mend old clothes. With these, we are finally better off."
  "In addition to the reward given by the Queen Mother, I can save some money and save you a sum of money for your dowry."
  Speaking of dowry, Shen Zhuoxi thought of Yu Qinglian's appointment with a matchmaker and what she had said to Yu Qinglian's wife about pushing Pai Gow.
  Several days have passed and everything is still calm. It seems that there is still farce to come!
  My predecessor was devoted to studying medicine and practicing medicine, so he rarely stepped out of the Valley of Miracle Doctors. He just treated it as a relaxing pastime and played with them.
  After Shen Zhuoxi and Aunt Ju packed their things together, they decided to go to the palace. Aunt Ju would accompany them and bring the ginseng sent by Shen Xinyu.
  The sun is in the west, and the summer heat has not diminished at all, but is getting worse.
  The Queen Mother squinted for a while in the afternoon, maybe because she was craving for cold, and she always felt a little uncomfortable in her head.
  Aunt Guirong was massaging the Queen Mother. There was a call from outside that the Second Miss of the Taishi Mansion was asking to see her. She stopped her movements and asked the Queen Mother in a low voice: "The Second Miss is here, do you want to see her?"
  "Zhuo Xi?" The Queen Mother opened her eyes and said, "Why is she here on such a hot day? Please call her in quickly."
  There are several large ice basins placed inside Cining Palace, which is much cooler than outside. Once inside, the heat finally dissipates.
  With a dignified gait, Shen Zhuoxi slowly entered the door and knelt down to pay homage: "My daughter, Shen Zhuoxi, pays homage to the Queen Mother. I wish the Queen Mother good fortune and peace."
  The Queen Mother's eyes were straight. She came here three days ago and she didn't even know the most basic etiquette!
  Aunt Guirong also felt strange. She glanced at Aunt Ju behind Shen Zhuoxi and explained clearly: "The person following the second young lady today is the old nanny who served Princess Xiaoqing before."
  "Maybe the second lady knows how to salute after being taught by grandma."
  "The people around Xiaoqing should be sensible." The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Get up."
  "Yes." Shen Zhuoxi stood up with a clear look on her face: "The Queen Mother has a headache and discomfort again?"
  "How do you know?" After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she saw that she was clear and organized but felt that something was wrong. She asked suspiciously: "Why are you speaking so differently today?"
  "Thank you very much for your concern, the Queen Mother." Shen Zhuoxi said slowly: "Your Highness, King Yu, asked the doctor to treat me. Now I have recovered. I came here to tell the Queen Mother the good news."
  "Recovered?" The Queen Mother sat up straight and looked at her carefully.
  Three days ago, Shen Zhuoxi was dressed like a peacock, looking silly, skinny and wearing clothes one size too small, looking completely out of place.
  Today, she changed into a fitting crescent white dress, her hair was combed properly, she was fresh and simple, her face was calm, and even her temperament had changed a bit.
  Just like Princess Xiaoqing when she was young, the Queen Mother's eyes were moist and she waved, "That's good. King Yu is surrounded by capable people. Come and stay with the Ai family."
  "Yes, thanks to the Queen Mother and His Royal Highness King Yu." Shen Zhuoxi stepped forward obediently, his behavior and manners were just right and generous.
  The Queen Mother looked at Shen Zhuoxi carefully again, thinking of Princess Xiaoqing more and more, and sighed: "For so many years, the Ai family thought that you would never get well again. If Xiaoqing knew about it, I would be happy."
  "Mother's blessing." Shen Zhuoxi said about Princess Xiaoqing. She was silent for a moment and then said, "I just came in and saw Sister Guirong giving you a massage. But she has a headache?"
  (End of this chapter)

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