Chapter 560: Qing Dynasty Time-Travel Spirit Spring System (11)

At 4:30 in the morning, sitting in the carriage entering the palace, Xie Yang was yawning incessantly from sleepiness.

Who could have imagined that her cheap father would send someone to wake her up before four o'clock, and after a round of washing and changing, have her follow him into the palace.

It was true that she was going to the Taiyi Shu to study medical texts under Imperial Physician Chang, but did the Taiyi Shu really have to take roll call this early?

"Once we arrive at the palace, you must not act like this..."

Si Ye was riding a horse alongside the carriage, and seeing her such unladylike behavior, Si Ye, who could not tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes, furrowed his brows deeply:

"No matter how sleepy you are, endure it, otherwise it is a grave disrespect."

Xie Yang couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Father, your daughter is going to the Taiyi Shu to study medicine, not to the morning court session; there is no need to get up this early, right?"

She was still just a ten-year-old child!

Getting up at five o'clock to practice her skills was already quite diligent in her view.

She hadn't expected her cheap father to be so insane; it was one thing that he himself had to miserably get up before dawn to attend the morning court, but he actually dragged her up too and stuffed her into the carriage to follow him into the palace.

If she had to get up before four o'clock every day like today to report to the palace, then she would really have to reconsider.

She couldn't ruin her health just for the sake of studying medicine, right?

Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?

"Today, Imperial Physician Chang is on duty in the palace. You will follow Father into the palace. Later, go to Yonghe Palace first to accompany your grandmother for breakfast before going to the Taiyisuo to find Imperial Physician Chang. Father will leave Su Peisheng behind to accompany you. You will also rest at Yonghe Palace at noon; it has already been arranged with your grandmother."

Xie Yang was stunned. Was this asking her to go to the palace of Defei to rest and eat?

"Father, wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"There is nothing inappropriate about it." A hint of a smile flashed in Si Ye's eyes, "It was your grandmother who first suggested that when you enter the palace, you should feel free to go to her palace to rest and eat. Your grandmother even praised the Mosquito Repellent you concocted as being better than what the Taiyi Shu sends."

"..."

She hadn't given Defei any Mosquito Repellent at all; it must have been her cheap father taking the initiative to do a favor again.

"Father, then I will follow your arrangements for today. Tomorrow..."

"Tomorrow Imperial Physician Chang is on leave; you will listen to his arrangements."

That was fine then.

Xie Yang felt a sense of relief in her heart.

That made sense; Imperial Physician Chang was old and didn't enter the palace for duty often. Only when encountering difficult and complicated cases, such as the dangerous illness Honghui had, would he take action.

At this moment, the carriage drove to the palace gate.

The officials coming for the morning court all dismounted here and then walked into the palace, unless they were suffering from an ailment, in which case they would use a soft sedan chair.

Female family members, however, could directly transfer to a soft sedan chair.

Xie Yang got off the carriage.

"Father." Before getting into the soft sedan chair, she confirmed, "In the future, if Imperial Physician Chang is on duty at the Taiyi Shu, your daughter doesn't need to get up this early, right?"

Si Ye could see it now; this girl was going around in circles saying so much just because she didn't want to get up early.

He taught her with a stern face: "The plan for the day lies in the morning; getting up early allows one to do much more, especially since you will be studying medical skills under Imperial Physician Chang in the future, you should be even more diligent and hardworking..."

Xie Yang held her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache: "Father, Father, stop lecturing!"

"Hahahaha!"

A hearty laugh came from behind.

Xie Yang turned her head to look, and based on the original body's memories, she recognized the other party—Junjunwang.

"Uncle."

"Hey!" Junjunwang was still laughing as he responded, "Big niece, I heard Imperial Physician Chang has taken you as his disciple? Study well! Learn everything useful from that old fellow, so that in the future when your uncle feels uncomfortable, I can find you to treat me."

"Uncle, hurry and spit it out!" Xie Yang said, "You can't say unlucky things, pui pui pui!"

Junjunwang: "Hahahaha..."

Si Ye: "..."

Was the eldest brother sick? He was still so happy after being told to spit?

Junjunwang: The fourth one doesn't know anything! His big niece is concerned about him.

Speaking of which, he had so many daughters, why didn't he have one as thoughtful and sensible as his big niece? Even when he made a joke, she was insistent on making him spit it out; how concerned she was about him, her uncle!

While Junjunwang was laughing "hahaha," Xie Yang hurriedly bowed, took her maid, and slipped into the soft sedan chair to run away.

Su Peisheng caught a look from Si Ye and hurriedly followed, accompanying the little mistress to Yonghe Palace.

In Yonghe Palace, Defei had already been up for a little while.

She sat upright on the kang, drinking tea, waiting for her granddaughter's arrival.

She really didn't have much of an impression of this granddaughter born to Li Shi. She couldn't come a few times a year, and every time she came, she would stand behind the fourth son's wife with her head lowered; her timid and submissive nature was exactly the same as Li Shi's.

Thinking of Li Shi's nature, Defei couldn't help but have a headache.

Back then, she had assigned Li Shi to the fourth son because she felt she was gentle, considerate, and obedient, thinking she wouldn't cause trouble for the fourth son's household. But it wasn't that she should be this obedient; she was simply like an abacus bead that wouldn't move unless pushed.

The fourth son was already reticent enough, and the fourth son's wife was also dull and spoke little, and Li Shi was like this too. As a result, every year at the palace banquet, the sons and daughters-in-law of other sisters would have witty remarks and make them laugh heartily, but only around her was it cold and quiet with no one saying a few words; it was only after the fourteenth son married a wife that it became slightly livelier. Sigh... it seemed that next time there was a selection, she would have to assign a more lively one to the fourth son; she couldn't just follow his nature anymore.

"Your Highness, Haiyin Gege has arrived."

"Oh? She's here? Quickly let her in."

Defei was dazed for a moment, withdrew her thoughts, put down her teacup, and looked up toward the door.

Xie Yang stood there prettily and bowed to Defei: "Granddaughter pays her respects to Grandmother, may Grandmother be auspicious."

"Good, good, good! Quickly come over and sit."

Defei pulled Xie Yang over, let her sit next to her, looked her over carefully for a few moments, and then asked the maid in charge of clothing and jewelry to take the pink pearl and agate butterfly gold hairpin she had just received today.

"Your hair ornament is a bit too plain; at your age, you should wear something brighter."

Defei personally put it on her, looked at it for a few moments, and smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad, this pink pearl and agate still needs you young girls to wear it to look good."

"Thank you, Grandmother."

Xie Yang was surprised by how approachable Defei was.

However, as the breakfast dishes were set on the table one by one, she had no time to ponder it.

Yonghe Palace had its own small kitchen, and the dishes served had all been personally reviewed and approved by Defei; they were all made with fresh ingredients, and besides the chicken, duck, Pork, and pastries that Xie Yang had grown tired of eating over the last few days, there was surprisingly also snow crab soup, scallion oil Abalone, and assorted Seafood Porridge.

What a divine grandmother this is! The menu she ordered is so perfectly to my taste!

Seeing her granddaughter eating with such relish, Defei also drank two extra bowls of porridge, which was unprecedented.

The grandmother and granddaughter finished the large bowl of Seafood Porridge completely, though they barely touched the red date and white fungus health porridge.

"Grandmother, the food here is truly delicious!"

Defei smiled: "If it's delicious, come more often in the future."

Having not seen her for half a year, her granddaughter seemed to have become much more lively.

This made Defei happy from the bottom of her heart.

She paused and then said: "Your father dislikes the fishy smell of seafood and isn't used to this taste; every time I ask him, he says he doesn't want it, and even if I give it to him, he isn't willing to take it back to the manor. I didn't expect that you would like it. Next time the Imperial Household Department gets fresh seafood, I won't ask your father and will just have it sent directly to you, how about that?"

Xie Yang then remembered that Defei's grandfather was the Chief Steward of the Imperial Kitchen, so it was no wonder she could get such fresh seafood.

"Then this granddaughter is truly grateful to Grandmother!"

Xie Yang stood up, took a small paper packet out of her pouch, and opened it to reveal a few green, translucent peppermint candies inside.

"Grandmother, these are candies I made myself for leisure; keep one in your mouth, and it is cool, refreshing, and invigorating."

Defei pointed at her with amusement: "So if Grandmother hadn't treated you with seafood, you wouldn't even be willing to give a few candies to Grandmother to eat."

Xie Yang: "..."

That was indeed true; after all, these few candies had been infused with Spirit Spring Water.

If it weren't for the sake of the fresh seafood, she really wouldn't have been willing to give them away.