Chapter 32: Chapter 32: The Reward From The Palace

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Grandfather, did you make a mistake?” The young doctor was also surprised and confused.

“I’ve been a doctor for forty years and have diagnosed pulses countless times. I’ve never made a mistake before.” The old physician was displeased by the accusation, especially coming from someone with less experience than him. His face darkened as he glared at his grandson. “You haven’t even officially graduated as a doctor, and you dare to talk so shamelessly? Who allowed you to take the patient’s pulse? Get out!”

The young doctor frowned and looked as though he wanted to argue but was quickly pulled out by the old man.

“Eh? Don’t go,” Jiang Ning said, reaching out her hand.

Everyone ignored her.

Left alone in the room, Jiang Ning scratched her face in confusion.

‘How can this be?’

The grandson told her she was pregnant, just like she had suspected, but his grandfather told her otherwise.

What the young physician had said only further strengthened her belief. If someone professional thought the same thing as her, then there was no mistaking it.

However, the young physician was too honest and timid, so he didn’t dare to prescribe her medicine for abortion.

It had already been two months since something was growing inside of her. After three months, she would not be able to get an abortion without a higher risk of getting injured.

She is really pressed for time…

…

As soon as he saw the old physician and the young physician exit the private examination room, Jiang Yi immediately followed them and asked the old man if everything was alright. It worried him when he saw the young physician leave the room only to return with the older, much more experienced physician in tow.

Fortunately, the old man said his youngest sister was fine and had only caught a cold. He gave him a few prescriptions for nursing her back to health and sent him away.

Hearing this, Jiang Yi was relieved and didn’t have the mood to spend the day outdoors anymore. He hurriedly brought his two younger sisters back to the manor.

On the carriage, Jiang Ning saw the cloak folded next to her, so she reached out to take it and looked at it.

The fabric and quality were exceptionally gorgeous, even more luxurious than the one Jiang Yi wore.

“I haven’t asked Seventh Sister whose cloak this is, which is why I hadn’t asked the servant to bring it back home,” Jiang Yan said with a smile.

Jiang Ning shook her head.

She only saw his back.

Hearing their conversation, Jiang Yi glanced at them and said, “There was no mark on the ship, so I can’t tell whose ship it belongs to. However, I noticed that the attendants on the ship were all very well trained. Those people must not be from any ordinary family. However, judging from the pattern, the cloak should be made by the palace.”

“Oh?” Jiang Yan exclaimed, “Then could this cloak belong to someone who worked in the palace?”

“I don’t think so since the royal family can also wear these.”

Jiang Ning was suddenly reminded of Qian.

Thinking back, she had always noticed that the child was highly fluent for a kid at that age. But she had assumed that he was just a smart kid. It didn’t occur to her that only a child of a noble would be able to receive such high education so early in their life.

There was no mistaking it. Qian must come from a wealthy family too.

The next time they met, she would definitely ask.

When the carriage finally arrived at the Jiang residence, Jiang Ruobai and Lin Zizi immediately came to greet them and fussed over the youngest girl.

They became so worried and nervous when they heard Jiang Ning had fallen into the river. After knowing that Jiang Ning was fine, Jiang Ruobai still gave Jiang Yi a good scolding, which made the young boy also annoyed with himself.

Because she fell into the water, Jiang Ruobai was reluctant to let the hired Momo teach her the proper etiquette of the palace.

When Concubine Hua heard of this news, she took the opportunity to invite the old Momo to teach her daughter instead. She persuaded the older woman by saying since it was not convenient for the Seventh Young Lady, she should let Jiang Yuan learn them first.

Jiang Ning didn’t care about any of this but seeing how Jiang Yan was all alone, the Sixth Lady’s own mother was too meek and honest even to suggest her daughter should be educated too, made something in Jiang Ning’s heart hurt for the slightly older girl.

Since Jiang Yan had been so kind to her throughout the whole ordeal, Jiang Ning took the initiative and suggested to Concubine Hua to let Jiang Yan study as well.

Jiang Yan’s eyes flashed with joy and gratitude, though Jiang Ning didn’t think much about it.

If others were kind to her, she was willing to repay them.

But what had taken priority in her mind at the moment was the unborn baby in her stomach. Jiang Ning was worried about their future. She couldn’t even get rid of it, and it still continued to grow within her.

This baby was really determined to live.

If they entered the palace just like that… She was a little curious if the court would find out.

Or would they all say the same thing as the other physicians she had met?

…

Early the following day, a eunuch suddenly came to visit the Jiang family and delivered a large pile of rewards. They claimed it was for the Seventh Young Lady of the Jiang family.

The entire Jiang family was very surprised.

Why did the palace suddenly reward Jiang Ning?

Jiang Ruobai stuffed some silver notes into the eunuch’s hands to ask why the Emperor was rewarding the Young Lady. They found out that these were gifts to thank Jiang Ning for saving the eldest Imperial grandson in the river yesterday.

Jiang Ning was dumbfounded at what the eunuch said.

Little Qian was the Emperor’s eldest grandson?

Then, his grandfather…

‘Old Li, is the current Emperor?’

Jiang Ning shivered at the thought of the short, fat, and greedy old man who had frequently visited her shop.

Someone like that was the Emperor of the great Sheng Empire?