"Ministers, see the emperor." Qiu Luoxue, Xu Zhonghang salute.

Xia Zimo was listening to Yuxuan receiving them, it was a rainy day today, and it was a good time to listen to the rain. In the window seat is a low sandalwood table, which is exquisitely crafted and matches the whole color of Tingyuxuan. There was a set of kung fu tea sets on the table, and the hot tea was steaming, lingering in front of Xia Zimo, who was sitting on the ground.

The windows are bracketed outward, just enough to see the rain falling outside. Outside the window is full of greenery, and inside the window is a retro tone, and the contrast between the inside and outside colors forms a picture of bright and cold colors.

"Niangniang, Niangniang......" Xing'er ran in front of Concubine Duan in the rain from outside the palace, looking anxious.

Concubine Duan was sitting at the table arranging flowers, raised her eyes to look at her, and asked calmly, "What makes you so flustered?"

"Imperial Doctor Xu has entered the palace, and His Majesty is listening to Yuxuan summoning him." Apricot replied as she gasped.

Concubine Duan's hand that was arranging flowers suddenly stopped. After half a ring, she put down the words in her hand and said, "Prepare, this palace is going to listen to Yuxuan."

"When you treated the Sixth Prince, did you find that he had other wounds on his body?" Xia Zimo asked.

This is the reason why he specially summoned Xu Zhonghang today, and he wanted to confirm the reason why Su Mufei dealt with the five princes. Treat your enemies with knowing your enemy, and the same goes for your allies, because you're not sure when your allies will become enemies.

Xu Zhonghang replied respectfully: "Yes, there is a knife wound under the arrow wound on his left shoulder."

"Can you tell when you're hurt?" Xia Zimo asked again.

"The two wounds are superimposed on each other, and it is not easy to see, but Wei Chen estimated that it was more than half a month." Xu Zhonghang replied.

Xia Zimo nodded, and after confirming it, the suspicions in his heart were settled.

Qiu Luoxue listened to the conversation between the two, and didn't know why Xia Zimo specially called Xu Zhonghang over to ask these questions, so she asked, "Why did the emperor suddenly ask about the old injuries on the six princes?"

"Didn't you ask the sixth prince yesterday why he suddenly acted against his imperial brother, who has always been forbearing?" Xia Zimo said.

Qiu Luoxue nodded and said, "Yes, does this have anything to do with the injuries on his body?"

"Half a month ago, the Nanliang delegation just left the territory of Nanliang, and at that time, the shadow guard received news that the guards of the five princes of Nanliang also left the territory of Nanliang. The two teams set off one after the other, which inevitably makes people suspicious. And if the Sixth Prince had been injured half a month ago, those people would probably have rushed at him. ”

"The Nanliang guards who appeared in the post house yesterday were also handed over to us by Su Mufei, and they must have been captured at that time." Xia Zimo said.

"Since they have already been captured, why don't you report this matter directly to the emperor of Nanliang?" Qiu Luoxue asked puzzled.

Xia Zimo said: "The six princes themselves cried and Daqin handed over the letter of condemnation, which of them is the most weighty?"

As soon as she said this, Qiu Luoxue understood, and suddenly said, "Ah, too." Wow, speaking of this, this Su Mufei is really thoughtful, so scary. ”

As she spoke, she looked at Xia Zimo again and said, "You can even guess this kind of thing, you are also terrible."

Xu Zhonghang, who was listening from the sidelines, didn't expect Qiu Luoxue to speak so directly, and he was startled. He frowned and shook his head at her, motioning for her to speak quietly.

Who knew that Qiu Luoxue, who lacked heart, didn't understand, learned from him, made the same action, and asked puzzledly: "What does this mean?"

Xia Zimo, who saw her reaction, laughed out loud, and explained kindly: "Imperial Doctor Xu means to tell you to be careful when you speak."

"Am I saying something wrong?" Qiu Luoxue recalled the conversation just now, and it didn't seem to be.

"Didn't you just say I was terrible?" Xia Zimo reminded.

Qiu Luoxue had an expression that she felt that she was not wrong, and said, "It's already terrifying."

Xia Zimo only smiled at her evaluation, and did not defend herself, and said to Xu Zhonghang: "He often talks to me like this, and I am used to it." You don't have to care, I won't cure him. ”

"The emperor is so tolerant, it is a blessing for the people." Xu Zhonghang said that such an answer is the standard dialogue between the courtiers and the emperor.

Qiu Luoxue pursed her lips in disgust and said, "Huh~ When did you become so hypocritical, where did he tolerate it?"

"Haha......" Hearing Qiu Luoxue's words, Xia Zimo laughed heartily and said, "That's right, I am only so tolerant of him."

Concubine Duan came to Tingyuxuan in the company of the palace maid, the rain was still falling, and the palace maid held an umbrella for her. She wore a white dress, and although the color looked plain, the fabric was very luxurious, which added to her temperament. She walked very slowly, her steps were small, and her palace shoes stepped on the water, splashing a circle of water lines, and there was really a sense of beauty of moving to give birth to lotus.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Duan is asking to see her outside the palace." The eunuch who was waiting outside the door came in and said.

Hearing the word Concubine Duan, Xu Zhonghang's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xia Zimo with anticipation, not knowing if he would agree to let her in.

"Concubine Duan? What did she come to do? Xia Zimo asked.

"I said that I was watching the rain nearby, and I heard that His Majesty was here, so I came here to see it." The eunuch replied.

Xia Zimo thought for a while and said, "Let her in."

When Xu Zhonghang heard Xia Zimo's permission, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, so that he could see her. Even if it is such a chance meeting, it is also a curtain from heaven. It's just that he didn't know that such a chance meeting was actually taken by Concubine Duan to take the initiative to fight for it.

Xu Zhonghang was sitting in a position where he could see Concubine Duan coming from outside, just like when she was outside the palace, she was always unhurried, still beautiful and dignified. From the moment she entered, his eyes never took his eyes off her.

Concubine Duan is the same, from the moment she entered the door, her eyes have been on Xu Zhonghang's body, she has wireless affection in her heart, but when she looks at him, she can only collect all her love. With a look that was so calm that it couldn't be calmer, looking at the person she was thinking about.

Qiu Luoxue watched Concubine Duan walk in slowly, and couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, it's so beautiful."

"Your Majesty, don't you think Concubine Duanniang is very beautiful? What a temperament! You're in good fortune. Qiu Luoxue whispered to Xia Zimo.

Xia Zimo didn't look at Concubine Duan, and only turned his head to look at it when he heard Qiu Luoxue say this, but he only glanced at it lightly and said, "It turns out that this is Concubine Duan."

"Huh?" Hearing Xia Zimo's words, Qiu Luoxue's whole person was blindfolded, and asked, "You won't see Concubine Duanniang for the first time, right?"

"Not really, she saw it once when she entered the palace. It's been so long that I've forgotten it. Xia Zimo said in a flat tone.

"Tut-tut......" Qiu Luoxue sighed, "No wonder they say that the fate of the harem concubine is very miserable, if I am a woman, I will never be an imperial concubine." ”

"Why?" Xia Zimo asked.

"What else? From entering the palace to the present, I have only seen the emperor once, isn't it very sad, I don't want that? Qiu Luoxue said.

"It won't be like that." Xia Zimo looked at Qiu Luoxue and said.

"What?" Qiu Luoxue didn't understand the meaning of his words and asked.

"If you are a concubine in the harem, I will go to see you every day." Xia Zimo's eyes were full of affection.

For some reason, Qiu Luoxue was touched by his words, and there was a feeling of crispness and numbness in her heart. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"The concubines see the emperor." Concubine Duan saluted after approaching, and her every move was elegant.

"Come and sit." Xia Zimo said that it is also a great grace to be able to sit side by side with the emperor. But even in the face of such an honor, Concubine Duan only said lightly: "Thank you, Emperor."

After Concubine Duan took her seat, the four of them talked for a while. From this conversation, Qiu Luoxue smelled a hint of something unusual. She unexpectedly found that during the whole conversation, Concubine Duan's eyes were not on Xia Zimo's body.

It is said that the concubines in the harem are so fiercely competing for favor, shouldn't she take advantage of this to behave well in front of the emperor to favor Bo? But she didn't. Since her eyes are not on the emperor's body, where is it? Qiu Luoxue observed carefully for a while and found that her eyes were on Xu Zhonghang's body, and Xu Zhonghang's eyes always fell on Concubine Duan's body intentionally or unintentionally.

Not only that, Qiu Luoxue also found that the two always wanted to create opportunities for each other to talk to themselves, intentionally or unintentionally. However, perhaps because their performance was too subtle, or perhaps they were afraid that outsiders would find out the clues and dare not be bold. In short, until now, they have not answered each other's words, let alone asked each other, "How are you doing?" ”

I wanted to speak countless times, and I clearly opened my mouth to speak, but I still stopped at the most critical moment. The opening sentence that I had rehearsed in my mind was still unspoken.

Discovering this interesting phenomenon, Qiu Luoxue became curious and thought: Since this is the case, it is better to help them.

"Weichen heard that Niangniang was sick a few days ago, but is she better?" Qiu Luoxue asked with a polite smile.

"The Prime Minister has bothered, and this palace is already much better." Concubine Duan replied.

Qiu Luoxue continued: "But Wei Chen saw that Niangniang's face was not very good, and she didn't think she had recovered yet, so why don't you let Imperial Doctor Xu help you check your pulse, how about it?"

Not surprisingly, as soon as Qiu Luoxue's words came out, Concubine Duan and Xu Zhonghang looked at her in unison, and they both looked at her with a complicated look.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Qiu Luoxue asked Xia Zimo's opinion again.

Xia Zimo didn't care whether it was good or not, he didn't care about Concubine Duan, and naturally he didn't notice that her face was not good. But since Qiu Luoxue had brought it up, in order not to embarrass Qiu Luoxue, he said, "Imperial Doctor Xu, you can make a diagnosis for Concubine Duan."

"Yes." The emperor has spoken, and of course Xu Zhonghang can only agree.

Then Xu Zhonghang began to diagnose Duanfei's pulse, he tied a thin red thread to Duanfei's wrist, and grabbed the other end of the thin thread himself. Qiu Luoxue looked at his movements and sighed in her heart: This is the legendary suspensory pulse!

"The mother is weak and has a lot of worries, so her health is naturally not good. I also hope that Niangniang will clear her worries and recuperate more, so that she can be healthy. Xu Zhonghang said after diagnosing the pulse, this is the doctor's advice to the patient, and it is also his advice to his lover.

"This palace has written it down, thank you Imperial Doctor Xu." Concubine Duan looked at Xu Zhonghang and said, how much endurance does she have to hold back her tears.