In the palace without an emperor, it is naturally the queen who is the largest, and early the next morning, when I arrived at Kunning Palace, almost all the concubines were already here. Most of these people have already seen yesterday, and they will see each other again today, but only with a slight salute. I didn't come back for many days, but I gave Xu Yunhua a big gift. Xu Yunhua was high, still not forgetting the surface affinity, and said to me with a smile, "The powerful concubine has accompanied the emperor on a private patrol for many days, which is the hardest work, we should all thank the concubine, why are you doing a big gift?" Hurry up, hurry up. ”

I was embarrassed for a while, "The queen mother smiled, the concubine was useless, not only failed the mother's entrustment, but also dragged down the emperor's itinerary due to illness, and finally had to return to the palace. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard me laugh at myself, "There are people who will laugh at the concubine Niangniang, the emperor loves the concubine Niangniang, that is well known, even when you go out of the palace, you have to take it with you, and now that you are sick, you naturally have to send it back to the palace for recuperation, this is all enviable love, we are afraid of it." ”

I stood up and smiled slightly, Xu Yunhua pointed to a seat for me to sit down, and everyone chatted with him for a while before they went back to the palace, and when they left, Xu Yunhua smiled and said, "Powerful concubine, you are two steps slower, I can't rest assured here after all, I want to ask you a few words about the emperor's situation outside." ”

I hurriedly stopped and retreated to the palace, but I replied that I would travel a few miles every day, what kind of place to live, what kind of food to eat, whether the emperor's body could be cleared, and the care of the guards on the road could be smooth and casual. I finished answering one by one, and when I raised my eyes, I suddenly saw Lu Yunyi standing beside me for some time to serve tea, at first glance, I felt thinner, and her dress was more plain than before, her body was moon-white, and her black hair was only tied with a ribbon, and her face was a little tired. Seeing that I was surprised, Xu Yunhua seemed to be prepared and smiled, "The powerful concubine is surprised, why can a grounded concubine walk freely?" That's all nonsense from others, when the emperor ordered it, he said that Concubine Lu and Lu Jieyu are not allowed to go out of the palace where they are, since Lu Jieyu lives with me, this Kunning Palace, think about it, she can still move around freely, as long as she doesn't go out. ”

I took a deep breath and said calmly, "What the queen mother said is right, the emperor is saying that the matter has not been clarified, and he will solve it properly when this matter is clear, and he does not blame and punish either Concubine Lu and Lu Jieyu." Therefore, it cannot be regarded as a sin concubine. ”

Xu Yunhua nodded, "The noble concubine is very knowledgeable. By the way, I heard that your old illness has recurred, I think it must be that you have not cultivated well, I have always used Imperial Doctor Zhang, and his pulse is very good, so let him give you more of it in the future. ”

Before I could say anything to refuse, Xu Yunhua had already pretended to be tired and said, "My sisters and sisters have been making trouble all morning, and I am tired of this time, I think it is getting older and lacking energy." You can go back and rest. ”

I had to slowly retreat.

But in the afternoon, Bao'er came in to report, "The person in charge of the illness in our palace has always been Imperial Doctor Wu, why is there a Imperial Doctor Zhang waiting outside and saying that he wants to come in to ask for Niangniang's pulse?" ”

I sneered, "This is the queen's own imperial doctor, she pointed at this time, can we still not accept it?" Let him in. ”

Bao'er snorted twice, and I made a "shhh The imperial doctor knelt on the ground, "See the powerful concubine Niangniang, Weichen Zhang Zhitai, who was ordered by the queen's mother, to come and ask for peace for the concubine Niangniang." ”

I smiled and said, "I heard that Mrs. Zhang has good medical skills, and she can chase Hua Tuo Bian Que, thinking that Mrs. Zhang has always been the queen mother's royal use, and she must not be able to move away, so I don't dare to bother, I didn't expect the queen to be introduced to me, it's really good." ”

Zhang Zhitai bowed his head and said modestly, "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Bao'er took a piece of satin, lifted my cuffs, covered my wrists, and said politely to Zhang Zhitai, "Imperial Doctor Zhang, please." ”

Zhang Zhitai bent his body slightly, carefully checked my pulse, and said with a smile after finishing it, "It's not in the way, after Weichen returns to the Taiyi Pavilion, he will specially configure a good medicine for Niangniang, and Niangniang will take care of it for a few days, and then it will be okay." ”

"Thank you for your attention."

Bao'er sent Zhang Zhitai out of Lianyi Palace, and when she came back, she took a sip, "Niangniang's phoenix body is weak, this is well known, this Zhang Zhitai's father is an academician of the Tai Hospital, and his medical skills are ancestral, otherwise the queen mother would not have appointed him to serve Kunning Palace, and now he has come to check the pulse for Niangniang, and said such a kind of muddy words, what is it that the queen mother instructed!" ”

I said to Bao'er, "Forget it, since he was recommended by the queen's mother, let's just keep the medicine and don't drink it, and use our imperial doctor." By the way, next time he comes, you will be polite. This kind of person is good to maintain on the surface, and there is no need to offend. ”

Bao'er sighed helplessly, "It's already not easy, and you have to deal with such a villain, a good doctor, lose your medical ethics, and be the queen's lackey." ”

I couldn't help but laugh, "I don't dare to scold you like this." ”

Bao'er hurriedly covered her mouth, "I won't talk nonsense when I go out." ”

"I know you're tight-mouthed."

Since then, this Zhang Zhitai has really come to see me every once in a while, and every time he says the same set of rhetoric, but I don't care.

On this day, I took the crescent moon to bask in the sun in the imperial garden, looked at the hour, and couldn't help but ask Bao'er, "Strange, what time is this?" Why hasn't our Imperial Doctor Wu entered the palace to deliver medicine yet? It's time to ask for a pulse today, the crescent moon seems to have a little cough in the past two days, just let him take a look. ”

Bao'er nodded, "Imperial Physician Wu was pointed out to us by the emperor, and it was also used by the emperor before, he has a good reputation outside, and even Brother Sanbao praised him for his integrity." We can rest assured. Why don't we go back to the palace first, maybe he will already be waiting in the Lianyi Palace. ”

I nodded, wrapped the crescent moon tightly in a large tiger skin blanket, and walked back with the girls. When he returned to the palace, he didn't see Imperial Doctor Wu as expected, just in time for the crescent moon to swallow again, he was a little anxious, "You send a neat girl to the Imperial Hospital to ask, why hasn't Imperial Doctor Wu come today?" ”

The girl sent by Bao'er rushed back after a while, knelt on the ground and gasped and replied, "It's not good, it's not good!" ”

Bao'er scolded, "Didn't you teach you the rules of replying in front of Niangniang?" What are you doing in such a panic? What a great thing, shouting like this. ”

The little girl has a round head and a round face, and her body is also round, she looks like she is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but she has a pair of smart eyes, and she was reprimanded by Bao'er, and her face turned red, "The slave should die, the slave should die, please forgive the mother." ”

I liked her appearance a little at first, and said to Bao'er, "These children are still young, you are too strict with them." ”

Bao'er smiled, "These little girls, usually laughing and scolding me outside, also turn a blind eye, and they are so rough and rough when they enter it, no matter how they will be in the future?" ”

I have nothing to say, thinking about this huge Lotus Yi Palace, I am not good at management, if it is not for Bao'er to take care of it inside and out, I am afraid that it will be a mess of porridge, so I can't bear to talk about her anymore, I only asked the girl, "What is your name, how old are you, what's wrong?" ”

"Hui Niangniang, the slave maid is called Chu'er, and she just went to the Tai Hospital to find Dr. Wu, but they said that because of the floods and plague in Henan and other places, doctors from all over the country need to be mobilized to go to the emergency, and the Tai Hospital must also send ten Tai Doctors to take the lead, and this Wu Tai Doctor was spent." Seeing that I was kind, Chu'er finally stopped being nervous.

Bao'er and I glanced at each other and said with a wry smile, "Chu'er is really not exaggerating, it's really not good." ”

Bao'er gritted her teeth and said, "The Tai Hospital only needs to send out ten to lead the doctors below, and the Tai Doctors who are on call and have not been assigned to each palace have nothing to do, and they are not assigned, but they have been assigned to the Wu Tai Doctor in our palace early in the morning, this is not ......"

Chu'er answered, "The people from the Tai Hospital said that it was a list personally selected by the queen mother. The decree was made in the morning, and at noon they didn't even eat the wine, and the ten imperial doctors packed up and left Beijing! ”

I was silent for a while, and then said to Chu'er, "Good boy, you are very good, you will go inside to be responsible for sweeping in the future, now you go out, I have something to say to your sister Bao'er." ”

Chu'er's round face was full of surprise, "Really? But Sister Bao'er always said that I was clumsy......"

"Don't thank you yet, so much nonsense, if you talk too much, you will go outside and pour horses." Bao'er said with a straight face.

Chu'er stuck out her tongue in fright, and quickly kowtowed, "Thank you, Niangniang." "I got up and ran.

"This kid is younger, but he is simple-minded and loyal, and it is appropriate to come in and do things." Bao'er looked at her back and said, "But Niangniang, our imperial doctor is gone, and your body can't do without decoction for a day!" ”

I was frowning when Chu'er ran in with another gust of wind.

"Why did you come in again?" I asked her.

Chu'er knelt on the ground and replied, "Hui Niangniang, as soon as the slave and maid went out, they met the imperial physician Wang, saying that they were here to ask for a pulse for Niangniang, I was afraid that he would come in and disturb Niangniang, so I asked him to wait outside and reply to Niangniang first." ”

Bao'er glanced at her, "It's not stupid to be small, and he's a little smart, go let him in." ”

Chu'er was praised and went out with a smile.

I said to Bao'er, "It seems that this Imperial Doctor is going to become a regular visitor to our place." ”

Bao'er also said helplessly, "The little princess is sick, if you don't let him see it, who can you let her?" All the doctors in the hospital now, I'm afraid they are wearing a pair of pants, I think, they can fool the mother, but the little princess is the pearl of the emperor's palm, no one dares to be careless, right? ”

I wasn't half sure, I didn't know how to answer, and Zhang Zhitai had already walked in, and as soon as he came in, he knelt down and replied, "Guifei Niangniang, today's queen mother made a decree, and Imperial Doctor Wu, who serves Lianyi Palace on weekdays, because of his superb medical skills and good treatment of the plague, he picked it out to respond to the emperor's decree and went to Henan to cure the plague." In the future, in this Lianyi Palace, if there is a major illness or a small disaster, the mother can order Weichen. Although Weichen is not good, he can always prescribe a few pairs of medicines. ”

I smiled and said, "Imperial Physician Zhang's father is an academician, why bother to be so humble? I can rest assured of your medical skills. Come and see for the little princess, she has been coughing badly these days. ”

I glanced at Bao'er, Bao'er hurriedly went to the inner room, took a whole ingot of gold out, sealed it and sent it to Zhang Zhitai, "Although our mother has been a concubine for a short time, she is constantly favored, as we all know, the princess is a good doctor, and when you go back to the palace, the emperor will definitely return to the emperor, so that the emperor can lift you up." ”

I glanced at Bao'er, and I was very grateful in my heart, her words said to my heart, on the surface it was to show that we would not treat him badly, but in fact it was also a faint threat, if there was anything wrong with Yue'er, Zhu Di would not let him go when he came back. Zhang Zhitai listened to these words, his face did not change, and he couldn't see any thoughts, but he smiled slightly, prevaricated slightly, and accepted the gold, and said, "Auntie, where is this, everything in Weichen is given by the emperor, and it is within the scope of the matter to share the worries of the mother and the princess, how dare you accept such a great favor from the mother?" ”

"Imperial Doctor Zhang is such a talent, it can't be buried. However, the emperor is busy with affairs, and if there is no recommendation, it is still a little difficult to get ahead. I said quietly.

Zhang Zhitai was opening the swaddling clothes of the crescent moon, observing the face and snort of the crescent moon, and paused slightly when he heard my words. <