Chapter VII
Ning Bai resolutely stood up, protected Xiao Anzi, who was kneeling on the ground, and stopped the guards who were summoned by order, and naturally relied on Helian Jinyuan's identity, his voice was calm.
"I was invited by His Royal Highness to see the queen's mother, Xiao Anzi was entrusted by His Royal Highness to take care of me, if you offend me, Your Royal Highness will not spare you! Moreover, the queen's good opportunity to heal is delayed, and I believe that all of you will not have enough heads to cut off! ”
Ning Bai's words made the concubines and the palace maids behind the concubines look at each other and whisper earnestly. An older palace maid standing next to the lady approached the lady and bit her ear, the lady's face was angry, she glanced at Ning Bai viciously, and left Fengxiang Palace full of resentment, and the palace maid behind her could only follow cautiously, not daring to say more.
When Xiao Anzi saw people leaving, he dared to stand up and said to Ning Bai: "Now that I have provoked the big Buddha of Mrs. Xu, the future will be even more difficult."
"The soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, take one step at a time." This kind of thing was not what Ning Bai wanted, but it was a matter of life and death, and she couldn't care about it so much.
Xiao Anzi led Ning Bai into the palace gate, knowing that the palace gate was closed in the end, and the whispering outside the palace gate still never stopped.
In Fengxiang Palace, Emperor Beiliang sat high on the main hall, his expression was serious, and he couldn't guess half of his joy and anger, no wonder people in the world often said: The power of the Son of Heaven cannot be offended! Ning Bai lowered his head and didn't dare to raise his head, this emperor in the hall was the enemy of Nanchu! She remembered her father's instructions, but she never expected to see him, and when she saw him at this time, she couldn't help but feel hatred in her heart. It's just that she had a few encounters with the Northern Liang Emperor in the Southern Chu Palace when she was a child, and now she can only pray to God that the emperor will not recognize her.
Under the high hall, there is a graceful and luxurious concubine sitting on the left side, the noble and elegant service adds to her aura second only to the emperor, and the splendid peony on the chest seems to be quiet, as if it is blooming on the chest, and the gestures show the royal nobility. is different from the appearance of those ladies outside the palace.
Behind this concubine stood a young woman, wearing a light yellow brocade satin, the small daisies between the sleeves were waiting to be released, the white hosta on her head was very eye-catching, the makeup on her face was exquisite, and her eyes had been secretly looking outside the hall, as if she was expecting her sweetheart. The concubine looked at her lovingly from time to time, presumably her daughter. Although the emperor was present, her constant stomping never stopped, and she thought she was a lively character.
The first one on the right is the third prince, who has changed his clothes from what he sees every day, and he really looks like a prince. Another one, but I can't see her identity, the clothes are simple and elegant, a white jasmine flower on her waist blooms slowly, not causing dust, and the age is only one or two different from Ning Bai, standing with her hands in a regular manner, not daring to say more.
Xiao Anzi stayed outside the hall, and only Ning Bai bowed his head in the hall and bowed.
The emperor looked at the kneeling people in the hall quietly, of course, the emperor was silent, how dare the rest of the people speak casually.
"You, look up." The Emperor said suddenly.
Ning Bai's heart trembled, and he slowly raised his head with courage.
"It's a handsome man." The young woman standing on the left whispered. But he was scolded by the mother sitting in front of him, and then he was silent.
On the contrary, the woman on the right also saw Ning Bai's appearance, and she was shocked, but fortunately she didn't show it.
The emperor looked at Ning Bai, but said to Helian Jinyuan on the side: "Jinyuan, this is what you are talking about, Doctor Qingyuan's apprentice?"
Helian Jinyuan said truthfully: "Back to my father's words, Dr. Ning studied under Dr. Qingyuan and is the only personal disciple of Dr. Qingyuan."
The Emperor then turned to Ning Bai and asked sternly, "You are young, how can you prove your medical skills to me?"
Ning Bai secretly took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "The day the queen wakes up, it is the time when the grass people are skilled in medicine."
The emperor snorted coldly, "Don't be ashamed!" ”
Ning Bai continued: "I know that Your Majesty is worried about the queen, and if you can't cure the queen, even if you have a hundred lives, it won't be enough for the queen to be buried. His Majesty also said that at a young age, he naturally did not want to be buried with this useless life, and besides, the queen's illness was not incurable, and he was very sure that the queen would wake up. ”
Hearing this, the people present held their breath and stared, and all of them turned their eyes to Ning Bai, some were surprised, some were pity, and some were proud.
The emperor frowned slightly, and looked at Ning Bai kneeling under the hall without showing emotion, but did not speak.
The concubine sitting on the left side glanced at Ning Bai, and suddenly said, "Doctor Ning, don't talk too much."
Just as Ning Bai was about to take over the concubine's questioning, the woman on the right who was about the same age as Ning Bai opened her mouth first and said, "Guifei Niangniang, since Doctor Ning is very sure, presumably the medical skills are determined to be the true inheritance of Doctor Qingyuan, how can the words be full?"
The concubine smiled contemptuously, "Yu Meiren's words are meaningful, but whether this little doctor can treat the queen or not depends on Your Majesty's decision." ”
The jade beauty hid her face and smiled, bowed slightly, and said, "That's nature."
Helian Jin is also anxious when he is far away, Doctor Qingyuan is famous far and wide, and the disciples he brought out will definitely not be bad, but his father believes that he is not such a young doctor, his expression is unpredictable, and he does not dare to say much.
Ning Bai listened to these words, and the emperor sitting in the hall did not let her go to treat the queen's illness.
"Your Majesty, you can't tell whether a doctor's medical skills are good or bad at your age." Ning Bai said.
Having said that, if the emperor still can't believe her, he will send her out of the palace with her master, but she will be at ease.
"The little doctor is so sure, why doesn't Your Majesty let her give it a try." A sudden voice came from outside the temple.
Ning Bai heard the sound and searched, and the sunlight suddenly pierced her eyes, slightly uncomfortable. The person who came was carrying the light, and she couldn't see the appearance clearly, only to see a dark blue figure, standing in front of her like a towering mountain, during which she also vaguely smelled the smell of déjà vu.
Until Ning Bai saw his appearance clearly, his appearance was a little familiar, but he never remembered, but in Ning Bai's opinion, this man's appearance was comparable to that of the good-skinned Su Dagongzi, the only thing that made Ning Bai dislike was the smile on the man's face, smiling differently, smiling humbly.
The man stepped on his black boots, stepped into the hall, and stepped forward to salute, "Chen Yingqi, see Your Majesty." ”
Ning Bai's heart was shocked, and he looked up at the person's appearance again, his appearance had changed a lot, and his eyebrows and eyes were vaguely similar to when he was a child, thinking of the smell of Fang Cai, it was indeed the faint fragrance of acacia flowers that he often had when he was a child.
Now that he claims to be a minister and is in contact with the imperial court, Ying Qi, the Taishi of Northern Liang in Su Ziqing's mouth, can only be him. The current Ying Qi, the current Ying Qi, can't guess and can't figure it out, it seems to be wearing a fake skin, unfathomable.
In the years since Nan Chu fled, she tried her best to find similar traces from the vast sea of people, but the result was all in vain, but she always believed that they were all alive, and as long as they were alive, there would be a day when they met. It's just that she never thought that Brother Ying, who was shy and introverted in the past, would become such a false Northern Liang Taishi. She wanted to know how he Ying Qi became the Taishi of Northern Liang!
But Ning Bai can't be burned by the master's painstaking concealment for many years, she can't simply understand the identity of the name, and can only let "Ning Bai" understand a little bit from the side. Gradually, Ning Bai lowered his head again.
When everyone saw Ying Qi coming, they still maintained their posture, but the young woman behind the concubine walked happily towards Ying Qi, and shouted softly happily but shyly: "Brother Ying."
Ning Bai's brain was like thunder, she hadn't seen her for many years, and the "Brother Ying" she often talked about turned out to be someone else's "Brother Ying", everything is true, the world is unpredictable! At this time, Ning Bai's face was slightly pale, and tears were quietly accumulating in her eyes, but she lowered her head, and no one could see her face clearly.
Although Ying Qi had long been the concubine recognized by the emperor and the concubine, seeing that her daughter was so unreserved, the concubine seemed to blame: "Sumire, your father is still there, don't lose your courtesy."
The emperor's previous solemnity gradually eased, "Ying Aiqing is exempt." Then he said: "What Fang Cai said is very much believed in this Doctor Ning."
Ying Qi replied truthfully: "The minister believes."
"Why?"
Ying Qi raised his lips and smiled, and said: "The minister has never seen such a young doctor who has such courage and is not afraid of the royal majesty and is very sure of entering the palace, I believe that it is difficult to find a second one in the world."
At this time, Helian Jinyuan stood up and said the same: "Father, the son believes that Dr. Ning will be able to cure the queen mother."
Even the jade beauty who was weak and supported by the wind stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Doctor Ning is just a civilian, so he must not dare to deceive His Majesty."
The concubine sat on the side, watching quietly, she didn't speak, she didn't say anything, in her heart, this man in the hall made her admire, let him admire, no matter what he did, he had his own holy judgment.
The emperor glanced condescendingly at the lower hall, smiled brightly, and said to Ning Bai: "I underestimate your courage, but don't let me underestimate your medical skills."
Ning Baiqiang endured the tears that almost overflowed his eyes, knelt up straight and bowed with his armrests, "Thank the emperor for his permission." ”
After that, the emperor and the concubine left Fengxiang Palace one after another, Helian Jinxiang followed behind Ying Qi in small steps, and smiled like a flower and stepped forward to hold Ying Qi's hand, this scene was extremely dazzling in Ning Bai's eyes.
Helian Jinyuan took Ning Bai into the inner hall and saw the queen who was sick in bed, although she was not as young and beautiful as the jade beauty, but she was very well maintained, her facial features were exquisite, and she must have been a beauty when she was young.
Ning Bai approached the bed and squatted down, stretched out his hand to probe the queen's pulse and breathing, his breath was like a gossamer, weak, his face was unusually ruddy, and he whispered from time to time. Recalling the master's notes, he wrote: The queen has no poison of soul incense in her body, and after a few days of acupuncture, the toxicity is slightly reduced.
It grows on the plateau and is hidden in the wilderness, which is extremely difficult to find, but the emperor ordered that the flower could be obtained in a few days. What made Ning Bai feel even more strange was that he had not performed acupuncture for a day, and the toxicity had become more and more aggravated.
In order to ensure the queen's life, Ning Bai stayed by the queen's side every inch for three consecutive days, not daring to slack off for half a minute.
The palace is unpredictable and unpredictable, on the contrary, it is the lively street market of Suiyang City outside the court.
In front of the restaurant where Ning Bai stayed for a few days, there was a luxurious and dazzling carriage parked, not to mention the delicacy of the carriage, just by the eyes of the young women who could be seen everywhere looking at the carriage and wanting to get closer and the people in the carriage were afraid that the people in the carriage would come out and see the shy appearance of hiding their faces, it could be seen that the owner of this carriage was Su Ziqing Su, the eldest prince of Su Ziqing, whose appearance had fallen over thousands of girls.
A servant trotted out of the restaurant and stopped in front of the carriage.
"Childe, Shopkeeper Lu said that Miss Ning had been accepted into the palace by the people in the palace three days ago."
Su Ziqing sat casually in the carriage and held his forehead, thinking carefully, how could this Ning Bai enter the palace? It was only with great difficulty that he would come to see her again.
Although he Su Ziqing provoked the girl to fall for him, he never touched the woman for half a point, and he didn't want the woman to touch him for half a point. After knowing that Ning Bai was a woman last time, he was extremely shocked, at a loss, the heart in his left chest was beating nervously beyond his control, and he hurriedly left Ning Bai and ran in a panic, trapping himself in the bedroom to calm down for a day and a night, so that his grandmother was worried about him and couldn't sleep well.
When he calmed down, he told his grandmother, who laughed out loud and joked to herself: "My good grandson, you have finally a spring in your heart, and it seems that this woman is not an ordinary person, and it would be great if she could let the old woman see it."