After the maid asked the eunuch to find another imperial physician, she quickly comforted Concubine Rou: "Your Majesty, the prince in your belly is the most important thing. Don't be angry! We will have plenty of opportunities in the future!"

"Yes, I have a child, and Imperial Concubine Ying will not have any more children, as long as I give birth to a prince."

Concubine Rou was lying on the couch, her eyes full of anger: "The Emperor promised to let my child become the Crown Prince, so Xin Yingshu can only be a concubine after all, and be stepped on by me!"

At the Marquis Chengyang's Mansion, Imperial Concubine Ying and Qi Yun wore masks to examine the Marquis' condition. Imperial Concubine Ying picked out the most important contents of the Xin family's "Epidemic Notes" to discuss with Qi Yun. From the perspective of the other imperial doctors who were listening in, the two of them communicated very efficiently, and their thinking was so fast that they couldn't keep up, which resulted in them not being able to get a word in.

Lang Yuanpan and other imperial doctors really wanted to get the Xin family's "Notes on Epidemics", but unfortunately the Zhaoping Marquis's mansion had already been ransacked.

Soon, Qi Yun compiled a prescription suitable for Marquis Chengyang, and the servants quickly boiled the medicine and asked Marquis Chengyang to take it.

Three days later, Marquis Chengyang's condition gradually stabilized. Although he was still lying in bed, he had long since recovered from the situation where he was on the verge of death.

The seven-year-old grandson of Marquis Chengyang recovered even faster. After taking the medicine for three days, he is now able to jump out of bed and walk.

No matter what kind of rift there was between the Chengyang Marquis' family and the Xin family before, they had to bite the bullet and thank Xin Yingshu and give him gifts. This was a big favor they owed, and even the empress dowager had to speak nicely to Xin Yingshu when she saw him again.

Xin Yingshu returned to the palace, this time to the Yixia Palace where she used to live. The Yixia Palace had been renovated in the past three days, and the new palace maids and eunuchs were all appointed by Zhou Jushan.

Concubine Rou and several favorite concubines gave money to Zhou Jushan and asked him to place their own spies there.

Zhou Jushan naturally happily took the money and did the job, while at the same time telling Xin Yingshu the list of these spies and asking her to be more cautious.

Qi Yun, who also made contributions this time, was summoned to the court by Emperor Qingning: "Qi Yun has made an indelible contribution to the recovery of Marquis Chengyang and the containment of the epidemic in the palace."

Emperor Qingning looked at the young Qi Yun, thinking about the information he had asked people to find out, and couldn't help but sigh: "I just learned that since the outbreak of the epidemic, Lord Qi has been researching the corresponding prescription day and night."

"Not only did he risk his life to visit the palace maids who were in quarantine, but he also paid out of his own pocket to deliver medicine to them, saving more than 30 lives. Such a benevolent doctor's spirit is precious. We are lucky to have Lord Qi here!"

"I will appoint Qi Yun as the chief officer for this epidemic control. All ministers in the court will unconditionally cooperate with Qi Yun to control the situation and bring peace and prosperity to the country!"

Qi Yun thanked him and said, "I will do my best to live up to your expectations."

After this battle, Qi Yun's good reputation in the court and among the people was spread. He was no longer the powerless judge. Now he was even the chief officer in charge of epidemic prevention and control, with supreme privileges.

The news reached Dao Wen, the left judge of the Imperial Hospital, and he was so angry that he yelled in his house: "This fool is so stupid that he can bully me all of a sudden!"

Imperial Physician Luo and Imperial Physician Jiang were also in his house. When they heard the news that Qi Yun had become the chief officer in charge of epidemic control, they came to their boss angrily.

"All the ministers in the court cooperated unconditionally?" Doctor Jiang blew his beard. "So we were scolded in Chengyang Marquis's mansion for half a month, worked hard and finally the emperor praised Qi Yun!"

Lang Daowen threw his sleeves and said, "I've been getting a little angry from being scolded these days. I've been a judge for so many years, how could I have ever suffered so much humiliation?"

The housekeeper came over with a piece of paper and said, "Grandpa, the encryption formula you asked someone to crack has now been cracked!"

Lang Daowen: "What's the point of cracking it now?"

Doctor Luo said cautiously, "Sir, maybe we can get some inspiration from Doctor Qi's draft?"

He took the prescription from the housekeeper: "This, this is a common prescription for reducing internal heat..."

After Lang Daowen snatched it and took a look at it, he became even more furious: "So after spending so many days and a lot of money to have someone crack it, this is what they came up with?"

"Did Qi Yun do this on purpose?"

He tore the recipe to pieces!

Doctor Jiang said angrily, "Are we just going to watch him become famous and gain the Emperor's approval?"

Lang Daowen glanced at him and asked, "Do you have a solution?"

Doctor Jiang cupped his hands and said, "Qi Yun is the chief of epidemic prevention. With great power comes great responsibility. If he fails to handle such an important matter this time and causes loss of life, he will lose his head!"

Doctor Luo: "That makes sense!"

Lang Daowen's face darkened, and he said to Doctor Luo, "Go find someone to check the supply channels and origins of the drugs on the prescription."

"I remember that Imperial Concubine Ying not only used the medicine from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also took out her own best medicine from the bottom of her box."

Doctor Jiang showed an "amazing" expression on his face: "Yes, the medicinal materials that Concubine Ying has kept in her closet are definitely not medicines that can be bought casually. This source can be easily cut off."

Lang Daowen smiled sinisterly and instructed the butler, "Butler, go find the person in charge of the Medicine Merchants Association for me."

"Yes!"

The housekeeper hurried out.

*

On the second day after Xin Yingshu returned to the palace, the imperial edict of reward arrived at an auspicious time. It was Zhou Jushan who came to announce it.

"Noble Consort Ying is both virtuous and talented, and has made great contributions to the country and the people. She is specially granted the title of Imperial Noble Consort and a reward of ten thousand taels of gold!"

After Xin Yingshu received the order, the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department came carrying five large boxes of gold, each box containing two thousand taels, which was truly a spectacular sight.

Coupled with the reward of being promoted to Imperial Noble Consort and the gifts sent by various palaces, it is no exaggeration to say that the courtyard of Yixia Palace was filled with treasures and gold and silver, making many people jealous.

Zhou Jushan still had that flattering expression on his face: "Congratulations, Imperial Noble Consort."

Xin Yingshu still looked aloof and indifferent, and said politely, "Thank you, Eunuch Zhou, for making the trip."

After Xin Yingshu finished speaking, her personal maid Ningzhi stuffed a bag of gold leaves into Zhou Jushan's pocket and said, "Eunuch Zhou, take this and have some tea."

Xin Yingshu's indifferent attitude towards Eunuch Zhou was noticed by the spies in the palace. Everyone thought that it was Zhou Jushan who treated Xin Yingshu harshly in the cold palace, and Xin Yingshu held a grudge against her.

In Concubine Rou’s palace.

Lingpin joked, "Empress Roufei, what did you ask Eunuch Zhou to do to the Imperial Concubine in the cold palace? She still has this rebellious attitude towards the Emperor's personal eunuch. I guess she has suffered a lot in the cold palace."

Concubine Rou drank the pregnancy-preserving medicine and snorted coldly: "Humph, you have suffered so much in the cold palace, but your temper is still so stubborn. Your attitude towards Zhou Jushan is just making things difficult for yourself, isn't it?"

She looked at the little palace maid kneeling on the ground, who was her spy in Yixia Palace. "By the way, you just said that Xin Yingshu's palace has too many rewards to store?"

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