diskusbooks Chapter 139 The Downtrodden Merchant Girl 16
Chapter 139 The Downtrodden Merchant Girl 16
In the Jiao family's home, the family consists of servants and maids, a housekeeper, his three children, the old woman and daughter-in-law who take care of the kitchen, Ling the maid who does odd jobs, and Maomao who also works as a medicine boy.
The housekeeper's eldest son sweeps the yard, looks after the house, and manages the carriage, taking turns with the housekeeper's father.
This family is lucky. They met a master who bought their family. They don't have to suffer the pain of separation from their loved ones, so they are full of energy.
However, the old emperor was detoxifying today, and everyone, young and old, pretended to sweep the snow just to listen to the old emperor's nonsense and screams.
"Ah, I am the emperor! Let me go! Or I will kill you!"
"Yes, yes, yes, fine, fine, you are the emperor, you can kill as much as you want!"
"Husband, hold it down. I'll pour another bowl of medicine in a quarter of an hour. It will only take another half an hour to soak. Thank you for your hard work."
Shangguan Wan'er was counting the silver bills. She looked up and replied sweetly to Jiao Zhuoran without much thought.
Jiao Zhuoran sat on the lid of the bathtub in the room, with only the old emperor's head exposed, tears and snot streaming down his face.
Jiao Zhuoran wiped the sweat from the heat and smiled, "Hey~ It's not hard, not hard~ Hehe."
The old emperor could actually endure the pain at first, but when he couldn't help wanting to let it out, no matter how many nice words he said, it was no use!
It’s not okay to scold him, and it’s even worse to reveal his identity now!
No one knew what the old queen was thinking. She was still sitting there calmly, drinking tea and soaking her feet leisurely.
When the old emperor was sober, he also begged the queen, but what did the queen say? Youzai put down the teacup and poured some more hot medicine into the foot basin. "You old man are really sick and confused. Don't talk nonsense. You will be beheaded."
The old emperor had never suffered such hardship since he became emperor! Now, as long as he looks forward, he will face his crotch!
What a shame! Why? Why doesn't the Queen feel any pain? It's not fair!
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The results of this detoxification were very obvious. Although the old emperor's legs were weak, his mind and body were refreshed.
Although ignorance is not a crime, Shangguan Wan'er was very annoyed when she saw her counting the banknotes over and over again.
After the two men expressed their gratitude, the old emperor returned to the palace, but he could not leave the palace every day.
The old emperor in the carriage narrowed his eyes...
On the second day, Jiao Zhuoran and his wife welcomed soldiers and imperial edicts at their residence.
Master Bantie has been invited to the palace to treat the emperor!
Even the emperor wanted her to treat him! How amazing!
Guangjitang has become famous and is packed with people!
Doctor Yang was shocked, worried and anxious, but he had to get busy.
When he finally felt relieved, it was Chinese New Year when Shangguan Wan'er and her husband stole a large amount of medicinal herbs, various treasures, and money from the palace...
Then, after the Chinese New Year, he was captured by two maids.
Seeing Jiao Zhuoran, who had gained some weight, and his disciple jumping around lively, and knowing that the two of them could even steal the emperor's medicinal materials, he felt relieved.
The apprentice entered the palace. Although Old Man Li had nothing to do, he was still stopped by Old Man Yang who couldn't sit still, because he wanted to... pick up his eyes and study them.
After Shangguan Wan'er entered the palace, when a noble asked her to kneel, she lay down and said she had a stomachache. She also robbed and scammed many people.
Even though he knew it was fake, Jiao Zhuoran was heartbroken and beat up many guards with red eyes...
In addition to the torment of taking a bath, the emperor and the queen also enjoyed watching the fun.
Seeing that Jiao Zhuoran had extraordinary martial arts skills, he was given the position of sword-bearing guard, whose purpose was to protect the emperor while he was taking a bath. After all, no one else dared to hold him down while he was taking a bath.
Jiao Zhuoran was happy, but he was a wild animal after all. Apart from protecting the emperor while he took a bath, he usually spent his time protecting Shangguan Wan'er.
In addition to liking the palace's pharmacy, Shangguan Wan'er also liked the emperor's warehouse.
Jiao Zhuoran and his wife were very popular with the Queen. The three of them colluded with each other and got involved in a lot of corruption.
The old emperor was always so angry that he almost died, but his health got better and better!
In a blink of an eye, the emperor's poison was cleared, a large number of people from the previous dynasty were purged, and his private treasury was almost empty.
Shangguan Wan'er is about to give birth.
Looking at Shangguan Wan'er and her husband who came to say goodbye, the old emperor laughed angrily and pointed at the large bags they were carrying. "What are you carrying?"
"It's a reward from the Queen!" Shangguan Wan'er looked up with shining eyes, as if she was waiting for him to ask this question.
The emperor reacted, choked, and opened his mouth to get angry! He didn't have anything else to give her!
"Your Majesty, could you please grant me and my humble wife some official title, perhaps a marquisate or something?" Shangguan Wan'er said, handing over two bottles of pills. "Take one pill a month, and you'll live a year longer!"
"The Imperial Palace has so many medicinal herbs! If it weren't for all these treasures, I wouldn't be able to make these pills no matter how long I spent!"
"You are a good emperor. You must live a long and long life!"
The old emperor took away the two bottles of pills in a bad mood and said, "Leave quickly! Don't give birth to a child in the palace and ask for an official position for the child!"
Shangguan Wan'er and her husband's eyes lit up when they heard this, and their faces were filled with joy!
The old emperor realized he had spoken out of turn and thought to himself that this was not good. He hurriedly said, "Someone, come! Send Guard Jiao and his wife out quickly! Quickly!"
"Yes!" The eunuch received the order, and the maids and concubines took action.
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The old emperor breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the man being carried away.
I wiped the sweat off my forehead with lingering fear, and somehow I laughed!
"Hahahahaha~"
After Shangguan Wan'er left the palace, her child was born, a beautiful girl.
She looks 80% like Shangguan Wan'er. Jiao Zhuoran loves her so much that he wants to hold her day and night.
The old emperor was relieved to hear that it was a girl. Taking this opportunity, he specially granted Jiao Zhuoran the official position of sixth-rank military assistant minister. It was not a very high official position. To put it bluntly, he was in charge of the streets.
But I will be able to eat the emperor's food in the future.
Shangguan Wan'er gave him gold, silver and treasures, as well as a golden plaque with the words "Half-stick Saint Hand Guangji Hall" inscribed on it.
Most importantly, the emperor gave her daughter a name, Jiao Changle.
Looking at the silly and happy couple, Old Man Yang wisely did not reveal his guess. [Contentment is the key to happiness]
I'm afraid the old emperor is implying that she is greedy.
Old Man Yang took a deep breath and then continued to grind the precious medicinal herbs in his hand happily. "Everyone has his own luck. Never mind."
After the confinement period, the weather gradually became warmer, the pharmacy expanded a lot, and Dr. Yang recruited many doctors to work in the clinic.
Shangguan Wan'er was not a very diligent person to begin with, and she came even less often. After all, she cured the emperor and received rewards, so she had no worries about food and clothing.
Besides, she is now an official's wife after all, and her husband works very hard. She is not the kind of person who seeks hardship for no reason.
Shangguan Wan'er would hold her daughter in her arms and purse her lips when she had nothing to do, staring at her daughter vigilantly and teasing her. She was waiting for the fish to take the bait.
If those nobles of high status wanted to ask her for medical treatment, they had to be gentle, otherwise they would suffer the consequences.
For example, now, the son of Marquis Pingyang has contracted a strange disease, his skin is ulcerated and stinking, and Jin Ruixuan's wife came in person to invite him, bringing her weak legitimate son with her.