"I told Dr. Li to let him tell you, just say that I am already well, so that you don't have to worry about it every day." Ju Dou said, "Who knows this person, alas, ......" Ju Dou smiled and sighed, "I won't say such a simple sentence." Hearing me say that you help me prescribe prescriptions and help me treat acupoints, I am worried that you will diagnose the pulse, and once you diagnose the pulse, it is inevitable that you will find that I am not yet complete. Speaking of which, his mind is also very detailed, but ......" Ju Dou had a gentle smile on his face, "Although I am not cured, I am already seventy or eighty percent better, so why should I be so careful?" I'm anxious because there are some things that I just need to do at this moment......"

"What's more important than your body?" Shu E complained slightly. As he spoke, he suddenly thought about it, and looked up at Ju Dou: "It's for me, Sister Ju Dou, you're for me, right?" ”

"Qin Meiren dares to make things difficult for you on the road, but she is still afraid of the Queen Mother's kindness to you, and only when no one is around, she dares to treat you like that; But Yang Meiren is so straightforward. Ju Dou's expression became extremely solemn, and his voice became serious: "Zhang Zhuoqin and Liao Jingzhi, although the two have no contact with each other clearly, they secretly have a deep relationship. ”

Ju Dou saw Shu E nodded, and smiled with some surprise: "You have already seen it, haven't you?" Then he suddenly said: "Yes, Qin Meiren is good at using spices, but it was Liao Jingzhi who asked me to add incense powder to the Jade Muscle Spirit Fat Powder." You've long known that their relationship is unusual. It's just that Liao Jingzhi just entered the palace, but he didn't know how to get acquainted with Qin Meiren. ”

Shu E nodded again, and thought in her heart: Liao Jingzhi drugged Dong Qingning's wine, and Qin Meiren's Yingyu wine was also drugged. Whether the wine that Young Master Rannuo drank was the same as what he drank in the bitter bamboo forest was now unrecognizable. It's just that if it weren't for the fact that the two of them knew each other well before Liao Jingzhi entered the palace, how could things be so ingenious?

"Qin Meiren dares to target you, firstly, because of the child in her belly, secondly, because of the emperor's favor, and thirdly, I am afraid it is also because of Liao Jingzhi, the planner. Yang Meiren is more than Qin Beauty, although she has one less confidant, but she has more backers of the imperial concubine,—— besides, Qin Meiren is an unborn child in her belly, but Yang Meiren is Princess Ruyue who is deeply loved by the emperor. But if Kotomi gives birth to a prince in the future, the situation will be very different. ”

"Both of them are saints, since I know what they mean to me, I have to avoid it." Shu E said softly: "It's just that your body is weak, why bother thinking about these annoying things?" ”

"Shu E......" Ju Dou held Shu E's hand and couldn't help but call her name. Then he hesitated: "You don't blame me if I call you that, do you?" ”

Shu E smiled and shook her head: "You know that I am very happy, why do you want to ask me?" ”

"You don't like to climb dragons and phoenixes, it's up to you; If you don't want to compete for fame and fortune, you can do it. It's just that you have a noble heart and don't calculate and plan, but it is difficult to ensure that others will secretly do something to you. Ju Dou looked at Shu E, her eyes were both eager and sincere: "If you leave the palace, Mrs. will not let you go easily, and besides, when you leave the palace, you are also helpless." Cao Fuli...... How can it be your place? You have no intention of ...... has no intention of the emperor, does not want to rely on the holy favor, and is a concubine, so if you want to live in the palace in peace and stability, you have to rely on yourself. ”

Shu E smiled: "The days ahead are still long, if you want to plan for the future, why rush at this time?" ”

"The days to come......" Ju Dou whispered leisurely, and then smiled: "But the current situation is urgent, and some things must be done right away." ”

"I'll listen to you, and you just talk slowly." Shu E put a pillow behind Ju Dou and smiled kindly.

"It's not just my idea, Sun Niangzi and Lilac also mean this." Ju Dou said.

"What's the big deal, the three of you have to discuss it together before you tell me?" Shu E smiled with surprise. Then he said: "Even if it is just your intention, I will consider it carefully, and I will never disobey it." ”

Ju Dou shook his head lightly: "We don't want you to 'think carefully', we are asking you to agree to do it." ”

"I should have done what the three of you wanted. It's just ......" Shu E hesitated slightly, for fear that this matter would involve the emperor again.

"Shun Jieyu is loved and relied on by the queen mother and the emperor, and she is fair and generous in dealing with palace affairs, but she is always alone and does not make friends with that concubine; Above the Yu family, there is also a Concubine Li Rong, who heard that she had been living in the palace of Shangqing in Xijing last year, and practiced and prayed for blessings with the Taoist aunt of the palace; There was also a maid who went with him as a maid. It's just ......" Ju Dou said this, his face showed a little melancholy, and he hesitated to say no more.

"Sister Ju Dou, is there anything hard to say?" Shu E smiled.

"Before the maid left, she sealed the lady of the imperial county from the five grades, and you...... And you in general. Ju Dou said slowly.

Shu E smiled: "It's not a big deal like me." Your body has not yet healed, so why worry too much about these little things? After saying this, his voice became quite sad.

"It's a small thing to you, but it's a big thing to me. It is because you always treat these things as trivial things that we have to be more and more careful at all times. Ju Dou wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and smiled with disgust. Then his expression became solemn again: "Only the lady is sealed, that's it." It's just that when I left the palace, the queen personally promised that on the day she returned to the palace, she would enter the position of a talented person. ”

"Talented?" Shu E was a little unconvinced. Talented people and the positions above talented people have always been only given to those who have been fortunate enough for the emperor.

Ju Dou nodded.

"Did the queen personally promise it? What does the Queen Mother mean? What about the emperor? Shu E asked three times in a row, and she was indeed very curious.

"Sun Niangzi can't say clearly, and I don't know what to say. It's just that Concubine Rong has been out of the palace for two years and is going to return to the palace, but it is a fact. The maid also has such a reward, let alone the master. This Concubine Rong, after hearing that she was a hero, didn't know what kind of character she was. There is also a Zhu Chongyi in the palace, who is weak and simple. Zhang and Yang, the two beauties, obviously can't be relied on, Dong Qingning probably hates you too, and besides, she herself is also low-ranking and can't rely on ......" Ju Dou thought about talking too much, and her thoughts fluctuated, the flush on her cheeks did not subside, and her voice was a little hoarse.

The more Shu E listened, the more surprised she became, and she only felt that what was about to come out of Ju Dou's mouth seemed to be difficult to do.

"Now she is the only concubine in the palace who can help you." Ju Dou coughed lightly, looked at Shu E and said seriously.

"Who ......" Shu E thought for a while and blurted out: "You say...... She? Seeing Ju Dou nodding and smiling, Shu E frowned and said, "It's just that I'm doing well now, so why ......" Shu E finished speaking, but saw Ju Dou looking at her with hidden worries.

Shu E nodded and said, "I'll try my best to live up to your kindness." Saying that, he got a cup of water for Ju Dou, handed it to her to drink, and smiled slightly: "I'm afraid she doesn't want to......"

"Then it depends on whether Madame can give her what she wants." Ju Dou said. Seeing Shu E's puzzled look, she leaned into her ear and whispered a few words.

Shu E smiled and shook her head: "You three, you are so bold!" If not, she'll hate me even more. Then he asked, "It's just that there are a lot of people on her side, so how can I rush over and discuss these things with her?" ”

"Madame lives next to the Queen Mother of Qingshou Palace, which one you want to see can't see?" Ju Dou nodded and smiled.

Early in the morning of the fifth day of the first lunar month.

Shu E went to Qingshou Palace to greet the Queen Mother.

Early in the morning, the weather was still cool. As Hua Fu said, this person always comes very early in the morning. When Shu E came yesterday morning, the man had already asked for good morning and left, so he came earlier today.

The Queen Mother was sitting and eating fried Erchen soup, and she was very happy to see Shu E coming. Liuli also poured a bowl of tea for Shu E.

"Why did you come so early these two days?" The Queen Mother asked with great interest, "Over there, how is the progress going?" ”

"Everything is arranged very properly, and the slaves and maids really can't help much." Shu E hurriedly got up and smiled.

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, nodded for a while, and said: "Let you go to the workshop and supervise their rehearsal of the tune, although it is a little wronged by you, but there is also my meaning in it." ”

"No matter what envoy the Queen Mother sends to the slave maid, the slave and maid are all pleased, how can they feel wronged." Shu E said hurriedly.

There were thin footsteps behind him, and Shu E was listening to the instructions of the Queen Mother, so it was inconvenient to turn around and look at it at this time. The Queen Mother didn't mean to stop, but handed the tea bowl in her hand to the flowing spring beside her.

"If only you knew that I sent you." The Queen Mother nodded and said with a smile: "The princess and the two princesses are both distinguished guests, and the three of them have not been together for many years. Although it is just a family banquet, it cannot lose its pomp. Therefore, I hope that you will carefully supervise this matter, preferably some innovation, the atmosphere is important, but also refreshing. The middle of this is really a bit of a grasp. Chunxi has a child to take care of, so I handed over this matter to you, and I believe you can handle it. ”

Shu E's heart was awe-inspiring, only to realize that Lu Dao had the mentality of avoiding the wind and waves, and went to the teaching workshop to find a clean, and almost missed the Queen Mother's expectations.

Shu E was about to speak, and the Queen Mother said again: "If you have any ideas, who can you use, just tell Zhu Yan, and I can do it if I don't go back and forth." ”

Shu E saluted: "Thank you, Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother nodded, but said behind Shu'e's back, "Linyue is also here." ”

When Shu E heard the words "Linyue is here", she lowered her head slightly, and a light smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

[Note 1] Xijing: During the Northern Song Dynasty, Luoyang was called Xijing. The Northern Song Dynasty had a total of four capitals, namely Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, Henan Mansion in Xijing, Daimyo Mansion in Beijing and Yingtianfu in Nanjing.

[Note 2] Gongguan: that is, Taoist temple, is a general term for all kinds of Taoist buildings. Shangqing Palace: After Song Taizong ascended the throne, he ordered Luoyang Taiwei Palace to restore the original palace name Shangqing Palace, and imitated Luoyang Shangqing Palace in Kaifeng City, and built a Bianjing Shangqing Palace in order to worship at any time. As a result, the name of the Shangqing Palace became louder and louder, and the palaces built in various places also began to follow the name of the Shangqing Palace.