Chapter 44: The Girl in Red
"Bang!"
After the grandmothers and the stewards were gone, Gardenia put the manuals and account books in his arms on the table of the Eight Immortals.
Shang Kelan sat back on the beauty couch, and ate the grapes in her hand, her peach blossom eyes seemed to be as smart as light.
Seeing that Shang Kelan was still in the mood to eat and was not in a hurry at all, Gardenia couldn't help but say in a sullen voice: "Niangniang, those minions of the East Palace are too much, what they say is seven points false and three points true, and I don't know how many bad debts are recorded in the account book handed over to us!" β
As she spoke, Gardenia couldn't help but show an indignant look on her face.
Shang Kelan turned her head to look at her, then said with a stern face: "They are acting at the behest of the villain, who is not allowed to live humbly in this palace?" You still think that there is a difference in their words, but I think they are all false! β
Gardenia was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but wonder and said, "Why did Niangniang say this?" β
Shang Kelan didn't look at the account books and manuals on the table, she only squinted her eyes and ate the grapes with enjoyment, and said lightly: "There are many people in the palace who make fake accounts, do you really think that if the Queen Mother says a word, Concubine Ning will honestly hand over the public power to the palace?"
"You have also seen today's situation, she Concubine Ning deliberately sent a large number of people to this Xianya Palace to make trouble with the palace, isn't the purpose to make the palace retreat?"
When Gardenia heard this, she was speechless for a while, lowered her head and stirred the champa in her hand and said: "I was so lucky before the slave maid, I thought that the hard days of the mother were coming to an end, but I didn't expect that the slave was too naΓ―ve!" β
Gardenia only cared about being uncomfortable, but somehow Shi Kelan came to her, rubbed her face and said: "Gardenia, you can't be too sincere, otherwise you will be played by others, isn't it the palace power?" What can't be recovered from this palace? β
As she spoke, Shang Kelan winked at Gardenia, and there was a sly glint in her eyes.
As soon as she saw Shang Kelan showing this appearance, Gardenia knew that she must have an idea in her heart, so she also relaxed slightly, and said with a sigh of relief: "Niangniang has always been smart, if there is anything to help, Niangniang just asks!" β
Shang Kelan withdrew her hand from her face and said with satisfaction: "Well, this is what the palace maid in charge of this palace should look like!" β
From beginning to end, her mother is the one who can see it the most!
Whenever she thought of her kind words and persuasion to Shang Kelan, Gardenia couldn't help but blush.
At this time, Xiaoxia opened the bead curtain and walked in, followed by Wen Chun, Zhiqiu, and Late Winter, and the four of them each held a stack of ledgers in their arms.
These account books and manuals are the expenses of the East Palace in the past three years, and there is no need to record so many account books, but Concubine Ning didn't know how to do it, so that those grandmothers and the chief steward made so many useless things out of the mess.
Seeing that Xiaoxia and the four of them were tired of hugging them, Shang Kelan said: "Just put these things in the cabinet, remember to put some camphor in them, so as not to be mice." β
"Yes!"
After the four of them responded, they all took action, Gardenia joined them, and Shang Kelan lay back on the beauty couch.
She looked at the scorching sun outside the window, listened to the cicadas in midsummer, couldn't help but close her eyes comfortably, and slowly fell asleep.
At the same time, inside the Moon Palace.
In the dormitory, Concubine Ning changed into a white middle coat and lay on the sickbed, she wore a forehead wipe between her head, her face was very pale, even though there were ice cubes in the room, but there was still a dense cold sweat on her forehead.
Lu Xiang brought in a basin of hot water, and after wiping the beads of sweat on her forehead with her sleeve, she wrung out the handkerchief in her hand and wiped Concubine Ning's face.
Seeing Concubine Ning's delicate willow eyebrows wrinkled tightly, and the room was still filled with a faint smell of blood, Lu Xiang couldn't help but look at Concubine Ning worriedly and said, "Niangniang, your body is too weak, go to the hospital to ask you for a royal doctor!" β
As he spoke, Lu Xiang was about to get up.
It's just that as soon as she moved, Concubine Ning's hand grabbed her tightly, and then, Concubine Ning looked at her with a painful expression and said, "Go...... Go and call Li Chenxiu ...... Dr. Li ......"
After speaking, Concubine Ning weakly let go of her hand, and her whole breathing became extremely light.
Although Lu Xiang panicked, he still knew that he shouldn't publicize the matter loudly.
She hurriedly nodded to Concubine Ning and said, "Niangniang, don't worry, the slave maid will go and ask Imperial Doctor Li to come over!" β
As soon as the words fell, Lu Xiang opened the curtain and went out, inviting a palace maid to whisper a few words in her ear, and the palace maid hurriedly retreated, looking at the direction she left, but it happened to be the Tai Hospital.
It was almost noon, and in the Tai Hospital, the scorching sun was steaming the ground like fire, but fortunately, there were ice cubes placed here to keep the herbs from rotting, and the Tai Doctors were also allowed to enjoy the cold.
Li Chenxiu was dressed in white cloth, with a medicine box with a mahogany gold lock hanging from his waist, and he was sweating profusely.
Seeing him, the attendant in the same room couldn't help but look at him curiously and said, "Brother Li, you just came back from Xinzheku?" β
Hearing that Cui'er was dead, Li Chenxiu hurriedly rushed to Xinzhiku, wanting to see how Cui'er died, but was blocked out, and was pestered by the palace maids of Xinzhiku to see a doctor.
He has been busy until now that he has to go back to the hospital to catch his breath.
After listening to the waiter's words, he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Don't mention it, if it's hot today, there are too many people suffering from heat stroke, you should also be careful, you remember to soak in water on time to drink the honeysuckle I gave you." β
"Eh, thank you, Brother Li, your honeysuckle is really effective, as soon as I eat it, I feel that the whole person is more energetic!"
The two were talking, and suddenly, a palace maid dressed in a pale green palace dress broke in outside the door.
Li Chenxiu's eyes were stunned, and he said in his heart: Isn't this the maidservant in Yan'er Palace?
So, Li Chenxiu smiled and said to the attendant of the courtyard: "I remember that there are some medicinal herbs in my room, you go and see if there is any use, choose some first, this hot summer day is not easy." β
The courtyard attendant had a happy face, and after thanking Li Chenxiu gratefully, he turned around and left.
Not long after he broke people away, the palace maid hurriedly walked up and whispered in his ear: "Niangniang has an accident, go and take a look!" β
What happened to Yan'er?
In the past few days, Li Chenxiu has not been able to go to Lanyue Palace to see her, but he didn't expect that he would not be by Yan'er's side for a while, and Yan'er would be sick again!
At that moment, Li Chenxiu's expression froze, and he hurriedly said: "Quick, lead the way!" β
The palace maid didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly took Li Chenxiu from the sparsely populated bluestone path to Lanyue Palace.
Inside the Lanyue Palace.
In Concubine Ning's bedroom, Lu Xiang guarded Concubine Ning inch by inch, her face was full of anxiety, and she only prayed in her heart that Concubine Ning would never have anything to do!
"Aunt Lu Xiang, Imperial Doctor Li is here!"
The palace maid outside the door said, lifted the curtain and let Li Chenxiu walk in.
Lu Xiang seemed to hear the sound of heaven, and hurriedly got up to look at Li Chenxiu, but saw Li Chenxiu taking three steps and two steps to come to Concubine Ning's sickbed, stretched out his hand to check her pulse, and couldn't care about the difference between men and women for a while!
Lu Xiang hurriedly closed the window and closed the door again, and then came to Li Chenxiu's side and asked, "Doctor Li, how is she doing?" β