HER LADYSHIP'S SCHEME
CHAPTER 026. PRINCESS ZIQING
Source: pngegg.com (Illustration of beautiful scenery of river and flowers)
Author : 鬼月幽靈 (Guî Yuè Yōulíng)
Translator : Helena Nasution (WhiteSky)
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Qian Shaotang came out, looking very polite and courteous.
Old Madam Yao nodded with satisfaction: "Your grandmother must be waiting impatiently. Let's go in quickly and don't keep her waiting."
Qian Shaotang led them directly into the hall.
There were many ladies sitting in the hall, most of whom were family members of officials.
"Oh, my elder sister, you are finally here, come and sit next to me."
While speaking, the old marchioness was pulled by Old Madam Qian to sit next to her.
"Look, this is the first time that Banxia comes to my Qian Family's Mansion. You must have a good time here."
While slightly leaning against the old marchioness, Banxia turned her gaze towards Old Madam Qian: "Thank you, old madam, for taking care of me."
Old Madam Qian laughed, and in front of the old marchioness and everyone who were attending the banquet, she praised Banxia: "Everyone might not know that this little girl surprisingly knows medical skills. The soothing incense she made is very good."
As soon as these words were spoken, one of the noble lady immediately answered: "Old Madam Qian, I heard that you have a poor sleep and has been suffering on the symptoms for many years. Several physicians in the palace took turns prescribing medicines for you, but they didn't seem to be getting you any better."
Madam Qian was in a very good mood and she was the type who never minced her words. She said directly: "It's true that the prescriptions made by the prince (?) wasn't able to cure my problem. But, unexpectedly one incence from this little girl is enough for me to sleep so soundly until dawn."
(TL: I think the author made a mistake, in the original text, author wrote 太子 [Tàizî], which means Prince. I think author actually wanted to write 太醫 [Tàiyī], which means Physician/Doctor. On the paragraph above, I wrote question mark after the word "Prince", the readers can change it into physicians when reading that paragraph)
The noble lady's smile suddenly bloomed like a flower as she followed the words of the Old Madam Qian. "That is to say, this little girl's medical skills are higher and more profound. She is way better than the imperial physicians in the palace."
This sentence seems to be unintentional, it sounds like a compliment, but in fact, there is a big trap in it.
All those noble ladies in the hall understood the words, but they were used to maintain a neutral appearance, so they only smiled and said nothing.
The old marchioness frowned slightly and looked at Banxia, worried that her granddaughter wouldn't caught the hidden trap.
Old Madam Qian did not expect that someone would stir up trouble at this time. Just as she was about to speak, the old marchioness stopped her.
She whispered: "If one wants to live in the calital of the imperial city, we need to see what kind of capability that person has, now everything should depends on her capability."
Yao Banxia slightly raised her eyes to look at the troublemaking lady, and recognized her at a glance. She is Ding Yushi’s wife as well as Ding Shuang’s mother.
She immediately understood why she had set this trap for her.
She praised that she was more powerful than the imperial physicians in the palace. With so many people present, the news would definitely spread, and then she, a little girl, would definitely be disliked by the imperial physicians in the palace.
She stepped forward and bowed in a gentle and polite manner, and her voice was as clear and elegant as a jade drop falling to the ground.
"Madam, please don't praise Banxia so much. Banxia is just a little boudoir girl who studied medicine because she inherited the ancestor's medical skills. Banxia just doesn't want to bury her ancestors' medical skills. As for the specialty soothing incense made by Banxia, they are just some ancestral's secret medicines. It is the glory of our ancestors. Therefore, Banxia's medical skills are absolutely incomparable with those of the royal physicians in the palace. Madam's praises for me may have insulted several imperial physicians."
With a few words, Banxia answered the question appropriately, which firstly showed the medical ethics of her ancestors, and also reminded everyone on how her ancestors in the past had saved tens of thousands of lives in the palace.
Secondly, when it comes to secret medicine, it's only because of the Yao Family's ancestral prescriptions that she could come up with the soothing incense, that way people wouldn't concern about it anymore in the future.
Third, she said that her medical skills were incomparable to those of the imperial physicians in the palace. It was the noble lady's words which had insulted the imperial physicians and surely had nothing to do with her.
Madam Ding's face turned dark in an instant, and she almost couldn't keep up her appearance.
Anyone could tell it, and Madam Ding was not a fool either, there was really no room for refutation.
The old marchioness was in a good mood and quickly came out to mediate: "Madam Ding, the child is still young and immature, if she's not thoughtful, you, as an elder, should tell properly."
Old Madam Qian also stood up to easy the atmosphere up: "Did you hear that? The secret medicine from the Yao Family's ancestor is truly rare. It is so thoughtful for this little girl to give it to me. I will have to dot on her from now on."
Everyone responded: "True, what a good girl she is."
"That's right . She is really a lovable girl. "
"If we lose sleep from now on, we really should ask this little girl's help for her secret medicine."
Faced with the flattery from everyone, Banxia just smiled and nodded.
They were all trying to flatter the old madam, so they came to cater to her. How could she really keep it in mind?
Madam Ding took a sip of tea and suppressed the gloom in her heart. No wonder her daughter suffered so much under her hands. She was indeed a difficult person to deal with.
Old Madam Qian said: "The men are all going to court now, and they won't be back until almost noon, so let's talk and catch up on old times and wait for the banquet at noon."
"Sister, let's go out. Look, all the young ladies are outside in the garden. They're all playing happily."
Yao Qingdai stepped forward and held Banxia's hand affectionately, as if the two of them posses a very good relationship.
Yao Banxia's brows furrowed imperceptibly. She really hated being close to Qingdai. She could smell the disgusting smell through her clothes.
She caressed Qingdai's hand without leaving a trace, and took a step forward to open the distance between them.
"Since elder sister wants to go out, Banxia will follow."
Yap Qingdai pretended to be innocent: "Younger sister, follow me and don't get lost in the garden."
Old Madam Qian quickly looked at her grandson beside her. Said: "Shaotang, you go out with your two sisters."
Qian Shaotang nodded, and then followed behind Banxia and Qingdai.
The garden of Qian Mansion is very large, more than twice as big as that of the mansion of Marquis Yao.
The weather was still warm now, the flowers were clustered in a beautiful shape, and there was a large pond on the side with the water were flowing swiftly.
It was said that this pond leads directly to Bancheng Lake outside, adding a touch of beauty and elegance to the scenery.
Yao Qingdai glanced at Banxia through the corner of her eyes, who was still following her silently behind. Qingdai deliberately didn't let the maid go with her when she went out today, just to prevent anyone from saving this bitch.
"Hey, look who's here. Our most beautiful woman in the capital is here. You should stay away so that we don't have to compete with each other."
A crisp voice sounded, joking and chuckling as he walked towards Qingdai.
"Princess Ziqing, you are going to make fun of me. I am not even half as beautiful as you." Yao Qingdai went up and took Princess Ziqing's arm, and said happily: "Don't tease me like this in the future. It's really embarrassing."
Mei Ziqing raised her mouth and smiled: "You are so sweet, why can't you be called the most beautiful lady in the capital?"
Yao Qingdai also covered her mouth and smiled: "You are the noble princess. Who dares to offend your grace, even if she is as beautiful as a fairy?"
Mei Ziqing likes to listen to Qingdai talk, and her mouth always makes her happy, which is why she likes to play with Qingdai.
"Qingdai, talking about looks. Why does your sister look like this?"
The person who said this was not someone else, it was Ding Shuang, Miss Ding who was spoiled by her family and was not a decent person either.
Yao Qingdai looks innocent on the surface, but she was very happy in her heart. She likes others to belittle Banxia, but on the other hand, sucking up to her.
The feeling of crushing Banxia under her feet was so satisfying, but she wouldn't show her feelings outwardly.
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