The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 220 Visiting the Zhou Family

He felt that his elder brother's words made sense. Judging from the current momentum of the Rong family and the second prince, the emperor was more likely to favor the second prince.

However, the brothers were soon slapped in the face. Yan Wu, who went out to gather information, came back to report that Concubine Rong was reprimanded and confined for a month. The palace maid went to the Taiwei Mansion to reprimand Rong Xin, and Taiwei Rong was fined a year's salary.

So, is the wind changing?

Then, the second news came: there was a major purge in the Eastern Palace, a group of people were killed and another group were sold off.

The prince, who has always been bullied and low-key, is showing his power!

Yan Xiusheng suddenly felt uneasy.

Yan Xiuyuan's fiery heart gradually cooled.

The next day, Jian Yue dressed up and went to visit the Zhou family.

The Zhou family is one of the great families in Shangjing. The house covers a vast area and is very impressive. The two stone lions at the gate are majestic and show the momentum of the big family.

Greeting them at the door was Yun Zhonghe's second brother's wife, Ms. Qiao.

After Qiu Gu gave Jian Yue some advice, Jian Yue was about to step forward to greet her. But Qiao bowed first and said, "I, Qiao, greet Princess Mingyue."

Jian Yue was startled, and quickly reached out to support her, smiling and saying, "Second Madam is my elder, how can you bow to me? Isn't this embarrassing for Ming Yue?"

With her help, Mrs. Qiao stood up and said with a gentle smile: "I don't have an imperial decree. You are a princess and you should pay your respects to her. But if the princess is to be ranked according to seniority like your elder brother, I will shamelessly act as your elder." As she said this, she was too embarrassed to cover her mouth and laughed.

Jian Yue also laughed.

Qiao's words made people feel comfortable. His eyes were clear and he didn't put on a condescending attitude.

"Princess, please go in quickly. Your mother-in-law has been nagging you about this several times."

"Second Madam, please call me Mingyue!"

"That's great, Mingyue, don't call me Madam anymore, just call me Aunt Qiao!"

"Okay, Aunt Qiao."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked along and entered Old Madam Zhou's yard.

Qiao took Jian Yue straight in.

There weren't many people in the hall. This was because Yun Zhonghe knew Jian Yue's temper and didn't like crowds, so he didn't let his cousin and his family come.

Old Madam Zhou was sitting in the main seat, with Yun Zhonghe sitting below her, and the mother and daughter were talking.

Seeing Jian Yue coming in, Yun Zhonghe stood up and said, "Girl Yue is here."

Jian Yue quickly bowed: "Ming Yue greets Madam Zhou, Master."

Mrs. Zhou looked kind and said, "Good boy, no need to be polite, please sit down."

Jian Yue turned around and took a brocade box from Qiu Gu's hand: "I often hear Master talking about how the old lady is easily tired and mentally exhausted. Ming Yue prepared some nourishing pills based on the old lady's symptoms. The old lady can try them."

Madam Zhou was surprised: "Oh my! You are amazing, girl. Haven't you been studying medicine with Master Mao for just one year? And you can prepare pills by yourself?"

"Oh, it was prepared under the guidance of the master." As she said that, Jian Yue looked at Yun Zhonghe guiltily.

Yun Zhonghe just smiled and said nothing, without exposing her lie.

He taught Jian Yue every day, so he knew that this little disciple was not only good at studying, but also had a superb poison technique that even Dr. Mao could not do. Coupled with Dr. Mao's careful teaching, I am afraid that her medical skills have surpassed the imperial physician. After all, because Dr. Sun could not solve the poison she had given him, he suffered a series of setbacks and his mentality collapsed.

Yun Zhonghe's second brother told him about this after he returned home. He said that Imperial Physician Sun had been ill since he went to Yanling Prefecture. After recovering from the illness, he lost a lot of weight. He was extremely unconfident when treating patients and did not dare to prescribe medicine, which caused a lot of jokes.

"That's amazing. In a few years, your medical skills will probably be better than mine." Mrs. Zhou was praising sincerely. Her son always told her how smart his apprentice was and how talented she was in medicine. Even the children of medical families were not as good as her. Mrs. Zhou felt sorry for her son who had suffered for many years. She loved Jian Yue from the bottom of her heart.

The maid beside her took the brocade box and opened it in front of Old Madam Zhou. There were two porcelain bottles in the brocade box.

Madam Zhou picked up a porcelain bottle and uncorked it, and a scent of medicine wafted out. The pills inside were the size of beans, just the right size for easy swallowing.

"It's really strange, how come this pill doesn't smell bitter?" Old Madam Zhou asked in surprise.

Jian Yue smiled and said, "I added honey and a kind of vanilla to the pills to cover up the bitter taste of traditional Chinese medicine."

Madam Zhou put the cork back on the bottle and put it in the brocade box. She took Jian Yue's hand and asked her to sit beside her: "No wonder Shilin always praises you. You are really smart!"

Jian Yue didn't think she was very smart, she thought she had achieved what she had today because she was diligent. The compliments from Mrs. Zhou and her daughter-in-law made her blush.

Old Madam Zhou didn't put on airs as an elder at all. She chatted with Jian Yue about family matters, and Mrs. Qiao joined in the fun, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.

Seeing that Jian Yue was no longer restrained, Yun Zhonghe made an excuse to go out. He felt embarrassed to sit there all the time with his sister-in-law around.

At noon, Jian Yue had lunch at Zhou's house and met Zhou Daxueshi, Qiao's husband Zhou Shiyan, and Qiao's youngest son.

Mrs. Qiao has two daughters, but they are already married.

Yun Zhonghe has an older sister, a younger sister, and a younger brother. In other words, Mrs. Zhou has two sons and two daughters.

Yun Zhonghe was engaged in his early years, but because of the poisoning of the prince, his wife broke off the engagement. So, Yun Zhonghe is now alone.

Old Madam Zhou has been looking for a suitable candidate for her eldest son recently, which really breaks the heart of an old mother.

After lunch, Jian Yue stayed for a while and then got up to say goodbye.

Both Old Madam Zhou and Mrs. Qiao gave her a lot of gifts, and Jian Yue had no choice but to accept them.

The carriage left the Grand Secretary's Mansion and went back along the street.

Inside the carriage, Jian Yue said to Qiu Gu: "The Zhou family is harmonious, and that's what a family looks like."

Qiu Gu knew that the princess was worried about her family, so she gently advised: "Princess, don't think too much. Since some things are not worth expecting, it is better to give up to avoid hurting yourself."

Jian Yue nodded: "You are right..."

The carriage suddenly shook.

Fu Yun, who was sitting at the door of the carriage, suddenly lifted the curtain and asked, "What's going on?"

"The horse is frightened! Get off the car quickly." Yuan Shi shouted in panic.

The horse that was pulling the cart suddenly went mad and ran wildly on the street. The pedestrians on the street panicked and screamed to avoid it.

Fu Yun said anxiously: "Princess, I will help you jump out of the car."

Jian Yue was startled at first, and habitually took out a packet of medicine powder: "Use this. As long as you can sit on the horse's back and put the medicine powder on the horse's nostrils, you can knock it down in a few breaths."

"I'll do it." Fu Yun took the medicine bag and rushed out of the car.

Yuan Shi could no longer control the frightened horse. As he watched the frightened horse pulling the carriage towards the crowd in front, his mind went blank.

Fu Yun flew up and sat on the horse's back accurately...