Chapter 786 - None on Duty in Imperial Institute of Medicine (1/2)

Han Dan arrived at the Chuxiu Palace early the next morning when Shao Wanru just got up. Actually, she had been up early these days.

Although she didn’t want others to think that she had a good relationship with Shao Yanru, she had to show her the respect that she should show. Anyway, she could not let others gossip that she was indifferent to Shao Yanru and that it was all her fault.

As soon as she finished breakfast, Yujie came in with Han Dan.

“What could I do for my sister?” Shao Wanru asked. Han Dan didn’t come at this time for nothing. Shao Yanru had recently regarded Han Dan as her confidant. She put her in a more important position than she had put Shuqi.

“Fifth Miss, First Miss wants you to go to the Imperial Institute of Medicine early in the morning and fetch some doses of the painkiller for her. First Miss said that she couldn’t sleep well at night because of the pain!” Han Dan lowered her head and said.

“That’s all?” Shao Wanru asked calmly.

“There… there’s something else…” Han Dan trembled and hurriedly said, “First Miss said that on purpose… It seems she intends to get… Prince Xin…”

She didn’t dare to lie to Fifth Miss Shao. Besides, she also had a selfish motive. Fifth Miss Shao had not only deterred her but also seen through her selfishness.

“Prince Xin?” Shao Wanru raised her eyebrows. She didn’t expect that Shao Yanru now aimed to target Chu Liuxin. Compared with the others, Chu Liuxin was inevitably too childish. Unexpectedly, Shao Yanru aimed to target Chu Liuxin instead of the current emperor in the palace.

But after thinking about it carefully, she was not surprised. The emperor was old, the empress still ruled the imperial harem, and the emperor also had other favored concubines, who had given birth to many sons. If Shao Yanru really liked the emperor, it was hard to tell if she could see daylight someday.

Compared with the emperor, Chu Liuyue had at least a few advantages that the emperor didn’t have: he was young and had no princess.

Being young meant that he would have infinite possibilities!

“Yes, it is Prince Xin. She said… said that Prince Xin was coming in a while,” Han Dan answered gingerly and stole a glance at Shao Wanru.

Prince Xin seemed to have a good character and he had a good relationship with the Shao sisters. Every time he came to visit Shao Yanru, although Shao Wanru didn’t like to talk much, he would try to raise some topics and chat a bit with her. It seemed that he didn’t want to snub Fifth Miss Shao.

“Go back and tell my sister that I will go to the Imperial Institute of Medicine and fetch the medicine!” Shao Wanru pondered for a moment and said.

“Okay, I’m leaving then!” Han Dan replied.

Shao Wanru waved her hand and Han Dan left respectfully. Only when she had come outside did she turn around and go back.

In the room, Shao Wanru stood up.

“Do you really want to go and get the so-called painkiller, Miss? I think First Miss is quite healthy. Every time Prince Xin is here, she smiles happily. She doesn’t seem to suffer from unbearable pain,” Yujie said.

“I said I would go, so I have to go, right? Otherwise, people who see this will spread rumors!” Shao Wanru said with a smile and went out. Of course, she needed to go.

But she had the absolute right to decide how she got the medicine.

The Imperial Institute of Medicine was a little far from the Chuxiu Palace. Fortunately, there was a comfortable sedan chair prepared for her. She got on the sedan chair and went all the way to the Imperial Institute of Medicine. Then, the sedan chair stopped when it had carried her to the gate of the institute.

Yujie stepped forward, held the door frame of the sedan chair, and helped Shao Wanru get off.

But she frowned when looking at the plaque hanging over the gate of the Imperial Institute of Medicine and the opened double doors. At this time, it happened that the doors were open, but there was no one here.

The two of them walked in while a little eunuch was coming out. He was stunned when he saw Shao Wanru and her servant. Yet, he didn’t know her identity, so he didn’t dare to address her with any titles. But he was sure that she was a mistress.

“What can I do for you, mistress?” The little eunuch asked with a witty smile, looking so kind.

“Aren’t there any imperial physicians in… the Imperial Institute of Medicine at this time?” Shao Wanru asked.

“Now is off-duty time. The imperial physician on duty last night has gone back. The imperial physician to work today will not come until a while later. Please wait a few moments. He will probably be here soon,” the little eunuch answered with a smile.

Hearing his words, Shao Wanru was stunned. She really didn’t know about it.

There were imperial physicians on duty in the Imperial Institute of Medicine. Even the palace heads knew it. There were people on duty here 24 hours a day, but how could there be a period of time without anyone on duty?

“The imperial physicians on duty should not go home until other imperial physicians arrive, should they?” Yujie looked curiously at the empty Imperial Institute of Medicine and asked.

Almost everyone in the palace knew it. If no one was in the Imperial Institute of Medicine, what if the masters and mistresses in the palace fell ill? Something sensational would happen. The imperial physicians were probably not so bold to do so.

Having learned what Yujie meant, the little eunuch shook his head and said with a smile, “There’re many imperial physicians on duty in the palace. Some are elsewhere, but those on duty in the Imperial Institute of Medicine can leave a little earlier. If something emergent happens to the masters or mistresses of the palace, we can go to other places to summon the imperial physicians on duty. Now there’re imperial physicians on duty in the Chuxiu Palace!”