Chapter 779: 362 Revealing the Truth (Second Update)_2 Chapter 779: 362 Revealing the Truth (Second Update)_2 Gu Jiao got into the carriage to return to Bishui Alley, while Eunuch Wei turned back to the Huaqing Palace.
Just as he arrived at the gate of Huaqing Palace, he bumped into Nurse Cai.
Nurse Cai had also just arrived and greeted him with a smile, “Eunuch Wei!”
Eunuch Wei courteously smiled back, “Nurse Cai, has the Dowager Empress sent you? Does she have any instructions?”
Nurse Cai handed over a food box she was holding, “The Emperor did not eat much at dinner. The Dowager Empress is worried that the food wasn’t to his taste, so she asked me to deliver the Tremella soup she personally made.”
Eunuch Wei took the food box and said, “The Dowager Empress is too kind. She is still recovering herself, she shouldn’t be cooking. The Emperor would worry if he found out.”
Nurse Cai sighed, “I told her the same, but she wouldn’t listen. As you know, the Dowager Empress has only the Emperor and Princess Ning An as her children. With Princess Ning An married and far away, only the Emperor is by her side. How can she not care deeply for him? She used to live outside the palace and felt helpless. Now that she is back, she naturally wants to make up for the years she has missed with the Emperor.”
Eunuch Wei also sighed, “Even so, you should still advise the Dowager Empress.”
Nurse Cai nodded, “I know, I will. Eunuch Wei, please hurry and deliver the Tremella soup to the Emperor. I won’t bother you any longer, the Dowager Empress is waiting for me to serve her.”
Eunich Wei nodded, “Take care, Nurse Cai.”
“Ah, I almost forgot.” Nurse Cai walked a few steps away, then turned back and took out a packet of silver from her wide sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Wei.
Eunuch Wei quickly raised his hand to decline, “What is this for!”
Nurse Cai said, “It is a token of appreciation from the Dowager Empress, just accept it, Eunuch Wei.”
Eunuch Wei refused repeatedly, “How can I accept the Dowager Empress’s silver?”
Nurse Cai thrust it into his chest, “Please take it. If you don’t, it would be difficult for me to report back to the Dowager Empress!”
After Nurse Cai left, Eunuch Wei took the food box to the Emperor’s Sleeping Palace.
If it were in the past, he would certainly hand over the Tremella soup to the Emperor, but today…
Recalling the warning from the young doctor, he suddenly hesitated.
“Should I taste it first? Test for poison?”
Eunuch Wei scooped out a spoonful of Tremella soup and tasted it, prepared to face death.
After a while, he checked his own heart.
He was still alive, there was no problem.
The Tremella soup should be safe for the Emperor to eat, right?
He took a few steps, sighed, and still went to the small kitchen to change it for a bowl of Tremella soup made in Huaqing Palace before taking it to the Emperor.
Gu Jiao conducted a pulse check for Empress Dowager Jing and did not charge a consultation fee. In return, the Emperor asked Eunuch Wei to deliver his handwritten calligraphy to Gu Jiao the next day.
The calligraphy of the young doctor was not very pretty, so the Emperor wrote a piece overnight for the young doctor to imitate and stamped it with the Emperor’s jade seal.
This was much more precious than the Imperial brush the Emperor previously gave, he believed the young doctor would like it.
However, upon seeing the calligraphy, the young doctor’s face turned dark.
Did the Emperor hold some grudge against her?
Just because she gave him a cold shoulder, did he need to retaliate ?
Gu Jiao scratched her head in annoyance and pounded the piece of calligraphy with her fist.
Eunuch Wei jumped in fright!
“Sister! We’re back!”
It was Gu Xiaoshun’s voice.
Gu Jiao immediately composed herself and walked towards the door.
Gu Xiaoshun jumped down from the carriage carrying a lot of bags, followed by Gu Yan.
Yes, he was now able to jump down from the carriage.
This was the new carriage bought by his grandfather, and the coachman was Gu Yan’s bodyguard.
Following their carriage was another one, which looked somewhat unfamiliar.
A middle-aged man in a grey-white robe got off the carriage, and then he opened the curtain and helped a woman in a white waist dress down.
The woman moved gracefully and lightly, her hands were as beautiful as jade carvings.
Her attire was not extravagant, and she only wore a simple bun on her head, the only hair ornament was a wooden hairpin.
She was wearing a veil, only revealing her smooth forehead and a pair of calm and wise eyes.
“It’s Master and Madam,” Gu Yan said to Gu Jiao.
This was the first time Gu Jiao met the master and mistress of her two younger brothers. She knew one was Master Lu and the other was Nanxiang.
Master Lu looked average, but Nanxiang was somewhat stunning. Her every move carried the grace of a noble lady, yet she did not lose the valor of a woman from the Jianghu.