Chapter 79: Drunken Moon Tower
The queen glanced at the imperial doctor strangely, and then explained to Jiang Chuge for him: "It seems that he can be cured after the transformation." Sister Chu Ge at the beginning, oh...... Not right......"
As she spoke, the queen suddenly remembered that there was a Chu Ge sister in front of her, and her fingers lightly covered her Dan lips, and she changed her words with a smile: "It's the third princess Chu Ge's sister, she was cured by herself at the beginning." Isn't that right, Imperial Doctor Xu? β
"Yes, yes......" The old lady had beads of sweat on her forehead, obviously it was early winter, but she kept sweating.
She only had to deduce from the imperial doctor's desire to speak, his hesitant attitude and panicked expression, that the imperial doctor was not telling the truth.
Who gave him the courage to hide something in front of the queen?
She looked at the strange behavior of the imperial doctor, this old man had a kind face, his hair and beard were gray, and his words were sincere and respectful, not like a treacherous and cunning man.
If there is something that a person like this can't say, it's that he really can't say it, or someone won't let him say it.
There are few people who can threaten the imperial doctor and make him lie to the queen mother. She could count them on three fingers.
The third prince has been away from the imperial city for two years, and Qin Ying doesn't know where to run now, and the only thing left is the husband of the queen's mother, the emperor of Nanze Kingdom.
"Hmmm......"
She held her chin with her fingers, her eyes stared straight at the sweating imperial doctor, and asked, "Can Imperial Doctor Xu be sure that the skin disease I am suffering from is the same as that of the third princess before?" β
"Old man......" The imperial doctor wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve tremblingly, and replied: "The pulse of the second princess is very similar to that of the previous third princess, but it is slightly different, so you need to wait until tomorrow to see if the second princess's complexion turns red to be sure." β
"Yes...... she stared at the imperial doctor's expression seriously, knowing that he was not lying, and a bad premonition rose in her heart, always feeling that her illness was not so simple.
"Niangniang," she quickly reined in the uneasiness in her heart, put on a sweet smile, and asked, "Can you leave Imperial Doctor Xu behind, and wait until tomorrow when he diagnoses Chu Ge's illness before returning to the palace?" β
"Naturally, if you don't say it, Bengong will let him stay."
The queen smiled and held her hand, with a gentle smile in her eyes that was unadulterated, and even she, who had the soul of a twenty-six-year-old aunt, couldn't help but be healed by her big sister-like smile.
"Queen Xie, hee hee ......"
She had only chatted with the gentle queen for a short time, and someone from the palace brought the emperor's message urging her to return to the palace.
The queen gave her a helpless smile of happiness, so she had to get into the carriage and go back to the palace with the red sunset at dusk.
"It's so good...... she looked at the carriage that was gradually moving away, and she was sincerely happy for this kind and brave queen mother.
"Did you say that the emperor favored our queen mother very much?" She turned around and walked back to the palace, and by the way, she asked Xiaocha about some gossip between the emperor and the queen.
It's just that she has been asking for a long time, and she has always been lively and kind to people, who know everything and speak endlessly, but there is no sound.
"Huh?" She turned around suspiciously, and found that Xiaocha was still standing outside the gate of the palace, not knowing what she was thinking, and she didn't even hear her question.
"Xiao Cha, let's go, ......" she shouted at the gate, and Xiao Cha, who was in a trance, finally came back to her senses.
"Yes......"
"What are you thinking? So fascinating? She slowed down and waited for Xiaocha to come from Xiao Xiaobu, and asked casually as if chatting.
In her concept of equality of all beings, there is no habit of treating subordinates as slaves without rights, Xiaocha is like an employee or assistant who serves her, it is an equal employment relationship, and there is no saying that anyone is superior or inferior.
Xiaocha is smart and lively, careful and thoughtful. not only served her properly, but also often introduced her to the gossip rumors of Nanze Imperial City, she liked this self-motivated little girl very much, and treated her as her own sister.
"I ...... The slave maid ...... "It was obvious that Xiaocha had something on her mind, and looked at her hesitantly, her eyes flashing with anxious and panicked emotions.
"It's okay, wait until you calm down, and tell me after you want to say it, don't worry." She reached out and touched her delicate little face, revealing a soothing smile to tell her to calm down first.
"Well, Princess Xie......"
"Let's go......" she tugged at her little face and walked back quickly. There is also a distracted Imperial Doctor Xu waiting for her to interrogate in the house......
"Princess, wait for me......"
The master and servant walked into the front hall one after the other, and the old lady waited there restlessly, and when he saw them enter the house, he immediately froze and shook his hands slightly, "Princess." β
"Imperial Doctor Xu, now that Niangniang has returned to the palace, it doesn't hurt if you have anything to say." She brushed the ends of her hair on her chest, trying to make herself look as dignified and majestic as possible.
Seeing that Imperial Physician Xu still had some scruples, she could only move Qin Ying's identity out, and continued with both soft and hard:
"Imperial Physician Xu, you should know my relationship with His Second Highness, right? Although we are not married yet, but it is also a sure thing, the emperor's marriage has been posted all over the street, and by the ninth day of the lower Qin Dynasty, I will be the second princess who is rightfully named. If you deceive me about something, you are deceiving Your Second Highness, and if you dare to deceive Your Second Highness, do you know what the consequences are? β
As soon as her eyes narrowed, the old lady was immediately frightened by her deliberately coercive momentum, and her legs trembled and knelt on the ground.
"The princess is angry, the old man didn't deliberately hide it, he just ......"
Asking an old man to kneel for her, she was really a little unaccustomed. She hurriedly helped the old lady up, and said slowly: "Chu Ge didn't mean to embarrass you, it's just that Chu Ge is really worried about his condition, if the imperial doctor has something inconvenient, you don't need to say it, just tell me what you can tell Chu Ge." β
"Good, good ......"
Imperial Physician Xu was flattered and stood up, and after thanking her for her support, he immediately kept a polite safe distance from her.
She withdrew her hand in disdain, and heard Imperial Doctor Xu speak, "Actually...... The princess was not suffering from a skin disease, but from a strange poison. β
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She also thought that she was suffering from some incurable disease, her feelings were poisoned, and it was a strange poison!
"Yes, this poison is called Nine Colored Poison, it is...... It was inadvertently developed by His Royal Highness the Second when he was a child. Doctor Xu continued to explain.
I don't know why, but she wasn't surprised when she heard this, and even had a reasonable feeling.
Such a strange and deadly poison is indeed like what Qin Ying would develop, but how could the poison that Qin Ying developed when she was a child be hit by it now?
She looked at Imperial Physician Xu suspiciously, and motioned for him to continue.
"When His Royal Highness Qin was young, because he was young and playful, he mistakenly sprinkled the nine-colored poison on the third princess, oh no, it was the princess of the Northern Wilderness, which made the princess of the Northern Wilderness really suffer. Later, His Royal Highness Qin never touched the Nine Colored Poison again, and the only poison and antidote were confiscated by the Princess of the Northern Wilderness. β
Imperial Physician Xu briefly recounted Qin Ying's youthful and ignorant past, and he didn't say anything more, she also knew where the last poison went.
The current three princesses have been hit by the nine-color poison, and the former three princesses are the last bottle of the nine-color poison in the custody, so you can know the cause and effect of this without thinking.
It is conceivable that her predecessors who crossed the throne and successfully ascended to the third princess also suffered a lot.
Thinking about it this way, she was much luckier than her. After all, Qin Ying just had someone hidden in her heart, and there was no original wife waiting for her at home with poison in her hand.
"So, the third princess is good to take an antidote?" She didn't have a deep lock, if the only antidote was taken by the third princess, then what would she do?
"Nope."
"No?!" This reply surprised her a little.
Imperial Physician Xu shook his head and sighed, recalling: "His Royal Highness Qin was also present at that time, and the antidote that His Highness Qin personally said had become invalid. And at that time, the third princess was already on the ninth day of poisoning, her complexion was dark, and she was almost unable to return to the sky, so the three princesses were furious, and the entire Three Princes' Mansion was almost overturned. β
Imperial Physician Xu now feels panicked when he recalls the situation at that time, what he said is quite subtle, in fact, not only the Three Princes' Mansion, but even the entire Imperial City is in turmoil.
He is an old doctor who has stayed in the palace all his life, and he sees the struggle between princes and princes clearly.
At that time, there was an undercurrent between the two princes and the emperor, and he saw it in his eyes, but he couldn't do anything, but fortunately, everything was calm later, and the two princes also suspended the fight from then on, so that there was now peace.
"Then how did the third princess recover later?" Her heart rose with Imperial Physician Xu's memories, and from his lingering words, she could probably feel the dangerous tension at that time.
Fortunately, she crossed over late, otherwise she would have been involved in a whirlpool of imperial power struggle.
"What happened later...... The old man didn't know, maybe the third prince came to find an antidote, and the three princesses returned to normal overnight. β
Imperial Physician Xu had a puzzled and surprised expression on his face, and until now he didn't know how the third princess woke up. He didn't dare to ask about the affairs of the third prince, and the matter was over, and because of this, he did not develop an antidote to the nine-colored poison now.
"Yes......"
Her mood is getting heavier and heavier, even if the third prince finds the antidote, where will she go to find the third prince now?
She even lost her second prince, what else is she looking for the third prince!
"By the way, Xiaocha, do you know how the third princess woke up?" She suddenly remembered that Xiaocha used to be a member of the Three Kings' Mansion, and she might be able to hear some insider rumors about such a sensational thing.
"Slave maid......" Xiaocha had been hiding things in her heart since just now, and now when she asked like this, her whole little face panicked.
"Princess, slave maid......" She was anxious and didn't know how to speak, and the tears in her eyes kept rolling, making her heart suddenly tighten.
"Imperial Doctor Xu, go down first, and then we will continue to discuss the matter of the Nine Colored Poison tomorrow."
"Yes."
She explained a few words to the little maid standing on the side, and asked her to take Imperial Doctor Xu to the guest room to rest. Then the other maids in the front hall were also sent back, and when the door closed, Xiaocha suddenly knelt on the ground with a "poof".
"Princess......
"You get up and speak first." She stretched out her hand and pulled a few times, but Xiaocha seemed to have taken a strong pill, and she didn't pull the person up several times.
"What the hell is going on?" She gave up pulling and helplessly looked at Xiao Cha who was crying on the ground.
"Princess, Xiaocha damn it, it's all Xiaocha's fault......" Xiaocha couldn't cry, her tears rolled down like beads with broken threads.
"Then tell me what you are wrong with?"
"Slave, slave......"
She was not in a hurry, and waited patiently for her mood to stabilize a little before reaching out again to pull the person up from the ground.
"Princess......" Xiaocha looked at her apologetically, and finally mustered up the courage and said timidly: "The poison in the princess may be under Xiaocha." β
"What?!" She looked at the clear-eyed little girl in front of her in disbelief, she really couldn't imagine that she offended the maid left by Qin Ying and would actually poison her.