Lei Ying never imagined she would actually obtain the medicinal herbs.

Madam Lei hasn’t been looking well lately, struggling with sleepless nights, so Lei Ying took the initiative to "show her filial piety" by preparing some sleep-regulating pills for her.

"Are they effective?"

"Mother, please rest assured; the master taught this especially to the disciples. The master said that women will experience various issues at a certain age, which are quite normal," Lei Ying explained. "Some people feel hot in the afternoon and sweat at night..."

The more Madam Lei listened, the more she felt the symptoms were spot on; she herself had been experiencing them.

However, after consulting Doctor Wang, he said everything was fine, advising only proper rest and worry-free living to ensure a good night’s sleep.

She, too, wanted to consult a doctor, but her husband was only a mid-rank official in the Capital, without connections to the Imperial Physicians, making it difficult to invite one.

This time, Lei Ying mentioned that women’s common conditions were indeed illnesses, which only women suffer from.

This was completely different from what Doctor Wang had said.

"The master often treats the nobility in the palace. His great-grandfather and grandfather were both Imperial Physicians, and these ancestral prescriptions can cure such conditions," Lei Ying continued. "The master said, we women studying medicine is primarily to reduce the suffering from unique female illnesses, so he taught these prescriptions to us."

"What a benevolent master!"

Madam Lei was deeply moved.

"What herbs are needed, Nanny Rui? Quickly take the second miss to the small storeroom and take whatever is needed," Madam Lei suddenly said generously. "Your aunt is only two or three years younger than me. She might have the same condition; make some extra pills, so she can take them as well."

"Thank you, Madam."

Mrs. Ran was overwhelmed with emotion, never expecting to enjoy her daughter’s fortune. She had endured much hardship from the mistress over the years.

Of course, she wasn’t the only one the mistress tormented.

But she was the only one who, because of her daughter, garnered a bit of favor from Madam Lei.

Especially recently, Madam Lei no longer called upon her to serve her arbitrarily.

Sometimes she would even specifically instruct her to sit down and rest.

Now, she was even included in making pills—a joy beyond measure.

Only Lei Ying understood that Madam Lei wanted her aunt to test the medicine.

But that didn’t matter; the pills were indeed effective.

It was a good opportunity to let her aunt try some too. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Oh, Erya, your uncle is quite old now. He endured many hardships during his tenure and developed chronic leg pain. Ask the master if there’s any remedy."

"Yes, Mother, I will ask the master tomorrow," Lei Ying said, feeling particularly joyful. Ever since the master arrived, her good fortune seemed to have followed—whatever she desired came true, as if pillows appeared when she wanted to sleep.

She already knew the remedy for chronic leg pain; it was just lacking the necessary herbs, but now wasn’t the opportunity?

The next day, Lei Ying discussed with Zhong Xiuxiu, and the two young ladies felt secretly delighted.

"I’ve learned too. Ever since joining the academy and becoming a disciple of the master, many things have become smoother, and no one in the residence dares to take me lightly," Xiuxiu remarked with emotion on her card. "The master’s establishment of this academy is truly virtuous. We are so thankful to him."

Zhong Xiuxiu and Lei Ying did not realize that their conversation was overheard by Chun Nuan.

She merely smiled silently.

These young ladies would never know that the thanks were actually for themselves.

In one’s life, seizing the opportunity to change fate even once is enough.

They were not the only concubines in the Capital—there were many. Those who led good lives certainly relied on luck and cleverness.

And these two, they climbed out of the pit through sheer effort; their future would not be too dim.

Lei Ying returned to the residence and informed Madam Lei that she had obtained the prescription, allowing her to choose herbs from the small storeroom once again.

She matched the prescription list, finding some items like scutellaria and knotweed, but still missing a few.

"Buy what’s missing," said Madam Lei.

Lei Ying promptly wrote down the prescription.

"Erya is becoming more promising; her writing is beautiful too."

"It’s all thanks to Mother’s good guidance," Lei Ying realized under Zhong Xiuxiu’s tutelage, knowing how to praise her birth mother grandly through many words: "Not many concubines have attended classes, unlike us who had a master teaching us from a young age. Mother even specially invited a female teacher to teach us, otherwise, we couldn’t even write our names without making a fool of ourselves, let alone study medicine at the academy."

Madam Lei enjoyed hearing this.

"Erya is becoming better at speaking, truly more obedient."

Madam Lei now saw Lei Ying as pleasing in every aspect, and every word spoken brought her joy.

Lei Ying took the medicinal herbs and first crafted energy and blood supplement pills, starting by letting her aunt try them.