She didn't accept the basket that the palace maid offered but rather recoiled several steps, eying the little fellow in fear. Her lips quivered, and she just turned and left!
Xiao Jingkong scratched his head.
What on earth just happened?
Zhuang Yuexi stumbled back to Renshou Palace in a state of shock and chaos.
The palace maid followed her with the basket, "Miss Zhuang, Miss Zhuang, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell? Or did something scare you?"
In the Imperial Garden, although looked after by gardeners, in May, bugs and rodents are a possibility.
"No... No..." Zhuang Yuexi muttered in a daze.
The person the Empress Dowager favored should be her, not a low-status physician girl! She, the Empress Dowager's own niece, what was that physician woman in comparison? Not even qualified to carry her shoes!
Huaqing Palace.
Upon finishing the Emperor's check-up, Gu Jiao removed the stethoscope and announced, "Your Majesty is in good health. You have nothing to worry about."