Back In Time (The Reincarnation of the Cruel Concubine)
An announcement
"First, the drug store is open to anyone. Both the nobility and the common people can buy medicine here." he said, making a new hope for the poor who have not dared to buy. Most of them thought that only nobles could buy medicine. Poor people usually rely on herbs they find from mountain slopes, armed with hereditary recipes from ancestors. Sometimes many are wrong to choose herbs because of the similarity of several types.
"Second, I'll open a practice at the end of the week."
One of the middle-aged men raised his hand, "What is practice, madam." he asked innocently.
"Practice is a medical examination conducted by me, consider me a physician, so you can consult me."
"Are you really a healer?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"What's the evidence?"
Wu Li Mei fell silent, if only his cum laude diploma could be brought to this country. The woman will be happy to show it, showing the hard work she took to graduate with the best degree.
The great concubine did not know whether a special permit was needed to become a healer here.
A middle-aged man emerged from behind the crowd, the man smiling kindly to the concubine. Physician Zhong was walking around the market to buy new acupuncture needles from a neighboring country. When he accidentally passed through the drugstore, the healer was attracted by the crowd created in that place.
Physician Zhong also saw and heard from the very beginning about the announcement that the great concubine had made.
"The evidence is clear, isn't it?"
Physician Zhong pointed to the medicinal shop, "Mistress Wu's Drug Store, is concrete evidence. You must have felt the efficacy of the medicine purchased here. Lady Wu herself concocted the medicine, she was a reliable healer. I guarantee it."
"I'm a court physician if you don't believe."
People nodded and admitted that the medicine purchased there was really effective.
The old lady squeezed in the middle row raised her hand, "Sorry, madam, I want to ask."
"Please!"
"I am poor and have no money, can I not pay?"
"No." replied Wu Li Mei.
The woman also looked down sadly, if it had to be with a piece of metal. None he had, so how could he buy medicine.
"But you can pay with the others."
"You mean?"
Wu Li Mei pointed to the dried fish placed inside the pottery belonging to the woman. The concubine stepped closer, "You can pay with this" he said.
"You can pay for medicine with resellable goods, sorry, but I also need money to buy new materials."
"But take it easy, because you can pay with what you have. No need to force, I will still give medicine to the sick."
"In fact, if it's true there's nothing at all. You can pay it another time when there's money."
"Health is the main, healthy first, later you can make money to pay."
Wu Li Mei smiled gently from behind her veil, she looked at the healer and said a lot of thanks. Physician Zhong helped him a lot during his time here, when he saw his figure, he was reminded of Doctor Ridwan. How is Risa's world doing now? He wondered about himself.
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It was a bright morning for the number one woman in the Ming Dynasty, certainly with all the calmness and victory she had managed to achieve. See a swarm of koi swimming agilely in a cold lotus pond, while enjoying a cup of jasmine tea.
It feels so beautiful.
The woman rose from her seat, "Hail Your Majesty, may the emperor live a thousand years."
"Rise!"
"What do you need to do in the morning?"
Emperor Zhou signaled the eunuch and the lady-in-waiting to leave, to allow time for them to speak.
The emperor shook his head, "What's wrong, aren't you feeling bad?" tanyakanya.
Yang Jia Li was slightly stunned, as soon as the woman changed her cherry into a wistful look. "Ekhemm, yes, Your Majesty."
"I've had a little fever since a few days ago" she lied.
Emperor Zhou nodded, and this morning he received word from the lady in the queen's pavilion that the empress was ill. He also stopped by when he wanted to visit the grand concubine's pavilion.
But again, the news is just a ruse. A few minutes ago, Yang Jia Li was still fresh fit and cheerful.
"Maybe it's long cold music."
Yang Jia Li nodded, "Maybe it is, it might also be because of something else."
"What do you mean?"
"Emmm..." Yang Jia Li twisted his hanfu arm. "Lately I haven't been able to finish my meal because I keep thinking about Princess Xie Ling."
Emperor Zhou smiled wryly, "You no longer need to think about it, Xiao Ling is already in a comfortable place with the gods."
"Yes, I'm trying too."
"But my love for him is too great, so I still can't believe he's gone." added Yang Jia Li.
"If only I could, I would gladly replace him with poison."
"Oh, really?" Emperor Zhou smiled obliquely, he stared at the expanse of the lotus pond in the beautiful queen pavilion.
Yang Jia Li also hesitated, "Y.ya.ya of course I am willing." he said hesitatingly.
Emperor Zhou stared fixedly at an expensive urn in the empress' collection, the urn was painted with a beautiful red rose.
The man recalled the time he was about to pick a rose on the edge of the lake, and Wu Li Mei forbade it, when he was about to give it to the concubine.
After Zhou Xie Ling's death ceremony, the emperor never saw Wu Li Mei again. So today he decided to meet the woman at his residence. There was a matter to be resolved, regarding the poison Xie Ling and Yang Jia Li were conspiring with Zhou Xing Huan.
The emperor smiled, the roses and Wu Li Mei had something in common. Equally beautiful but thorny so to pluck it, must be willing to hurt.
"Is the jar beautiful?"
"Yes, Mei-er."
"May-er?" mutant Yang Jia Li, his heart slipped instantly after hearing it.
The emperor frowned, "I mean, yes, empress." The correction.
Behind his hanfun arms, Yang Jia Li clenched both of his palms. Again the sneaky concubine messed up her beautiful morning, because just by hearing her name, the hatred Yang Jia Li immediately raised.
The empress only smiled to avenge the emperor, she also saw the jar painted with red roses. "Yes, this is beautiful."
