Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot-Chapter 158 - 160 Father, You Want to Send Flowers to the Queen Mother

Chapter 158: Chapter 160 Father, You Want to Send Flowers to the Queen Mother

Upon entering the palace, Nalan Yan’er went to pay her respects to Emperor Yongye, where the Empress and a crowd of concubines, including Noble Princess Consort Xiao, were all present. freewёbnoνel.com

Emperor Yongye, forcefully mustering his spirits, asked about the wellbeing of the two Imperial Grandsons, then inquired about the Old Grand Preceptor’s condition.

"Thank you, Father Emperor, for your concern. Grandfather’s health remains as it always has been."

Nalan Yan’er’s heart sank as she thought of the method proposed by Hua Wushang.

Just then, the Third Prince Dongfang Qi arrived in the palace for an audience. He had always been one to speak his mind, and after paying his respects, he looked up at Emperor Yongye.

"Father Emperor, what’s going on with your hair?"

Once Dongfang Cheng mentioned this, everyone bravely turned their attention to Emperor Yongye’s head.

Emperor Yongye had been of ill health recently, looking haggard and with more white hair visible amongst his strands. He had just heard Li Qing mention a hair cream that could darken hair. Fortuitously, Nalan Yan’er had brought some to the palace for him and the Empress. After using it, his gray hair had disappeared.

But to their surprise, in just a few days, the previously hidden white hair had reappeared, and it even seemed more abundant than before.

Emperor Yongye commanded someone to bring a mirror, and upon seeing his reflection, he almost shattered the glass.

Quick-witted as Nalan Yan’er was, she found herself speechless this time.

"Father Emperor, is the hair cream you used this one?"

Dongfang Qi pulled out a jar of hair cream with the name Xinglin Spring attached to it.

"It’s not this one."

The Empress came forward for a look, shook her head, and presented the bottle brought by Nalan Yan’er.

"This is not it – this is not the hair cream crafted by Princess Feng. This is a counterfeit. Whoever dares to deceive Father Emperor and Mother Empress with a counterfeit commits the crime of deceiving the sovereign."

Dongfang Qi exclaimed loudly.

The faces of the Empress and the other concubines turned sour; the Crown Princess Consort had been unkind, providing them with fakes.

"I wouldn’t dare."

In a panic, Nalan Yan’er knelt down quickly.

"Why it’s you, Crown Princess Consort; I thought you were quite astute usually, why have you been so careless this time? Purchasing hair cream, one must recognize the Xinglin Spring by Princess Feng."

Dongfang Qi heaped extravagant praise on Feng Bailing.

The other concubines hurriedly took note of the Xinglin Spring brand name.

Nalan Yan’er was furious inside but dare not utter a word. How could it be that, despite being the same herbal medicine, the hair cream concocted by Feng Bailing was so unique?

In the afternoon, at Xinglin Spring, Su Wang, with the new prices set, felt a bit uneasy.

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Feng Bailing, but after doubling the price, not a single person came to buy the hair cream that afternoon.

However, at the other end of the street, the clientele of Huichun Hall was endless.

"Su Wang, no need to fret, we’ll have customers soon."

Feng Bailing entered, bringing the first batch of medicinal herbs harvested from the East Garden.

Ten ginseng roots, several dozen Polygonum multiflorum and Lingzhi mushrooms – although they were genetically modified garden ginseng, Feng Bailing examined them and found that, after being watered with Spiritual Spring Water, they not only matured faster but the quality was comparable to wild ones.

"Princess, you’ve brought medicine again. You could’ve called me over or asked Feng Wan to deliver it; there was no need to come yourself."

Su Wang took the medicinal herbs and agreed on their superior quality compared to last time.

As the evening approached, Dugu Wu had just returned to Prince Shun’s Mansion when he was greeted by a beaming Dugu Xiaojin.

"Father, Xiao Li has invited us to the Princess’ Mansion to see her pigs."

The joyous voice of the child brought Dugu Wu back to his senses.

Ever since that time at Qi Village, Xiaojin had seemed much more cheerful and had become more talkative.

Dugu Wu glanced at Dugu Xiaojin and noticed he was holding flowers.

"The books say, flowers are gifted to fair ladies, and swords to valiant men. When visiting the Princess’ Mansion, we must take gifts; we cannot go empty-handed."

Xiaojin cast a reproachful look as he stuffed several orchids into his father’s hands.

"Where did the flowers come from?"

Dugu Wu found the flowers somewhat familiar, very much like the prized magnolia awarded to Sacrificial Officer Guo by Emperor Yongye.

"Harvested from Sacrificial Officer Guo’s desk."

With a face full of joy, Dugu Xiaojin seemed completely unaware that his father’s expression had darkened.

If tomorrow his son was expelled from the Imperial Academy, Dugu Wu wouldn’t be at all surprised.

The Dugu Xiaojin of the past would never do such a thing, Dugu Wu pondered. This behavior was very much like "Feng Xiaoli"; suddenly, he felt a headache coming on.

With a snap, a fine jade porcelain teacup shattered into pieces, and tea leaves splattered everywhere.

A cold, clear edge surfaced on Nalan Yan’er’s face, her eyes filled with venomous hatred.

"What a Xinglin Spring, what a Feng Bailing."

Her chest heaved with fierce emotion, humiliated and unable to show her face after today’s events in the palace.

"Steward, have you found the person I asked for?"

Nalan Yan’er calmed her rage, knowing this was not the time to erupt in anger.

Be it Feng Bailing or Xinglin Spring, they were both pressing and had stolen her man, as well as her business.

She could not sit idly by and let Feng Bailing continue to grow stronger; she needed to nip Xinglin Spring in the bud before they could expand.

A portly man walked in. Upon seeing Nalan Yan’er, often whispered about as the Crown Princess Consort, he felt dazzled and averted his eyes, bowing his head.

"Are you Feng Mansion’s Feng Zhan Tian? Feng Bailing’s second uncle?"

Nalan Yan’er’s beautiful eyes lifted slightly, an ambiguous and captivating charm hanging in her apricot-colored gaze.

"It is indeed this humble one."

Feng Zhan Tian hurriedly nodded.

"I hear you have something on Xinglin Spring?"

Nalan Yan’er took a new teacup from a servant and toyed with it.

"I heard from an old colleague of Xinglin Spring that recently they were short on several valuable medicines, and the city’s medicine shops had agreed to cut off supplies to Xinglin Spring. Without the medications, Xinglin Spring wouldn’t operate, but within those few days, Xinglin Spring suddenly acquired a batch of precious medicinal herbs. The source of these herbs is unclear, and I also heard that a strange woman bought a batch of inferior medicines from several medicine shops – if taken incorrectly, they could be lethal."

Feng Zhan Tian stole a glance and saw a look of ecstatic joy in the eyes of the woman seated across.