The thing Jiang Li regrets most in her life is taking a nap three days before the paper deadline.
When she woke up, she became the sweeping maid in the East Palace of the Ming Dynasty. The monthly salary is 300 yuan, and the yard is cleaned every day. There is no nurse uniform, no EndNote, and not even a heater.
To make matters worse, Prince Zhu Houzhao - the most restless emperor in history - fell from the tree in front of her and broke his arm in two. The imperial doctor knelt on the ground, no one dared to touch him.
Jiang Li raised her hand: "Your Highness, this slave can set bones."
The fourteen-year-old prince's face turned pale in pain, but he still didn't forget to show off: "Where are you from?"
"... From far south."
You can't say you're from Thailand, right? That's more troublesome to explain.
She took his arm and he kept her beside him. She uncovered the counterfeit medicine case in Jingying, and he took her out of the palace to visit the lantern festival. She taught him how to play Three Kingdoms, and he spent the whole night drawing cards. How do you say "I like you" in English when she said it? He read "Alike Oil" twice and said he remembered it.
He asked her if she was afraid, and she said she was. He asked her why she stayed, and she said, "I'm afraid that if you die, it will be my medical malpractice."
He is the prince, the emperor, and the least free person in the world. She said she came from far south, where there was the sea, fried rice cakes with chili peppers, and a language he couldn't understand. He didn't ask further questions, but on the day of the coronation ceremony, he stood in front of her wearing a dragon robe and took out three dried lychees from his sleeves.
"The betrothal gift. I owe it now and will make up for it later."
"You want to marry the queen just because you have three dried lychees?"
"Then add one more."
Later she became his queen. Not because she had saved him, not because she had investigated the case, but because he said: "I don't want to protect you, I want you to stand next to me. Not behind me."
This is a time-travel story. But it is also a story about "a person has been carrying it for a long time, and finally someone caught him."
Volume 1·East Palace Years, completed.
Concept: This is a time-travel story. But it is also a story about "a person has been carrying it for a long time, and finally someone caught him."