Chapter 152: The Dust Settles
In a single day, the matter seemed to settle without warning.
This turmoil that started from the Tai Hospital will soon affect the entire government and the opposition, but it is still difficult for everyone standing in the center of the storm to see the turbulent waves after this.
Emperor Jianxi sat on a high throne and watched a group of people retreat after shouting long live in the mountain.
Wang Jihang and the others helped Qin Kang walk out of the palace gate, and the Bai brothers and sisters followed closely behind their father. Their backs walked away on the palace road faster or slower, and when everyone gradually disappeared from Emperor Jianxi's field of vision, Huang Chongde waved his hand and motioned for the palace people to close the door.
At the moment when the light in the palace dimmed, Emperor Jianxi immediately leaned back on the dragon chair a little tiredly, and the palace people in the Qianqing Palace lowered their heads in a timely manner.
"Your Majesty." Huang Chongde took out a token from his sleeve and whispered beside Emperor Jianxi, "The token of Bai Si Yao has been withdrawn. β
Emperor Jianxi opened one eye and stretched out his hand, and Huang Chongde handed the white marble token polished like a mirror in his hand.
The token was heavy, revealing the coldness of the jade, Emperor Jianxi half-lowered his eyes, and his gaze was removed from the token.
He had an impression of this token, and soon after he ascended the throne in his infancy, he had seen it once in the Qin Garden, where the former crown prince, nay, should now be called King Rensu, live.
He remembered that at that time, everyone thought that King Rensu was not long in life, and the Queen Mother was particularly heartbroken, so she personally ordered someone to hit this token of "Mourning Family in person", and gave King Rensu the greatest preferential treatment, so that he could enjoy the last freedom in this world, but King Rensu couldn't even get off the bed at that time, let alone go out of the palace with the token to play.
Emperor Jianxi glanced at Huang Chongde, "When did you receive the brand, just now?" β
"It's not." Huang Chongde said softly, "Didn't the emperor order the slave maid to go to Cining Palace, the slave maid asked about it, and the queen mother and her old man gave me the token directly." β
Emperor Jianxi thought he had misheard, "The Queen Mother gave it to you?" β
"Yes," replied Huang Chongde, "the Queen Mother said that Bai Ling came to Cining Palace at noon the day before yesterday and returned the token to her. β
Speaking of this, he paused, and then said, "The slave has calculated, that is almost the time when Bai Ling showed his cards outside the Tai Hospital." It is equivalent to saying that on that day, after Bai Siyao returned to the palace, he took the initiative to return this token to the Queen Mother. β
Emperor Jianxi lowered his eyes and looked at the token in his hand, "...... It was returned on the same day. β
"Yes." Huang Chongde repeated, "I returned it on the same day." β
With only a crisp sound, Emperor Jianxi threw the token in his hand on the table casually, "Since she knows that this token is hot, then I don't have to go out of my way to beat it." β
Huang Chongde replied respectfully on the side.
"Bai Yi's medicine test, you also find someone to watch." Emperor Jianxi closed his eyes and said, "Which prescription and which medicinal herb he wants to test, all of them will be reported to Xianling Yuan Zhang Shenxian first, don't really let him do all the work with a stunned head." β
"Got it." Huang Chongde said, "If Zhang Shenxian thinks it's inappropriate, the slave ......."
"If it really comes to that time, you don't have to come forward in person," Emperor Jianxi interrupted Huang Chongde's words, he thought for a moment, "Just find some trouble and let him suffer a little, even if he can't figure it out, isn't there a Bai Ling, she will understand." β
Emperor Jianxi's voice became softer and softer the further he went, he held his forehead, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and his face showed a somewhat painful expression.
ββ¦β¦ Wake up the soup, and get me a bowl of the soup again. β
Huang Chongde originally wanted to say something more, but at this time, he could only stop the topic first and retreat to prepare medicinal soup.
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On the other side, Bai Ling had unconsciously walked through half of the Taihedian Square with his father and brother.
Beneath his feet was a wide and solid stone path, and in all directions, except for the wind, there was only the sound of footsteps from the patrolling guards in the distance.
It was only then that she felt the taut string in her mind slowly loosen.
"That's it." Bai Ling stopped suddenly, she glanced at the palace gate not far away, and then looked at Bai Yi, "If you go further, you will go out of the palace, you go back first, I also have to go back to Chengqian Palace to see." β
The three of them had their own concerns along the way, and hardly spoke. Bai Yi, who had been in a daze, finally came back to his senses slightly at this moment, only to find that Bai Ling seemed to be looking at him all the time, and his eyes were mixed with worry and doubt.
Looking at each other, Bai Ling lowered her head first, she grabbed her father and brother's hands, and said softly, "After that, I may not be able to come to see you as often as I have in the past few days, but I will find a way to bring you news, everything is fine in the palace, and you should also take care." β
Bai Yi had a lot of words in his heart, but at this time he didn't know where to start.
Frown was silent for a moment, his hands folded together, and he also pressed the back of Bai Ling's hand tightly, "...... Take care. β
At this time, it was almost dusk, and the sunset in the west had stretched everyone's shadows for a long time. In the orange twilight, Bai Ling stood where she was, watching the backs of her father and brother slowly fade away, until she could no longer see their figures, she turned around and walked alone in the direction of Chengqian Palace.
Along the way, Bai Ling met a lot of palace people, some passed by her, and some would stop when they saw her, stand on both sides of the road, and bow their heads to call "Bai Si Yao".
Bai Ling didn't answer, but nodded to these people with an indifferent expression, indicating that he heard itβBai Ling remembered that when Zheng Shu was greeted in the palace, she did just that.
This kind of action is not difficult to learn, but when Bai Ling himself does it, the feeling inside is very strange. It seems that within this high wall, between her ears and eyes, she also knows more and more how to face others as a medicine.
Soon after, she returned to Chengqian Palace. Bai Ling entered the house and took a look, and found that Qu was not there, and Bao Yuan and Zheng Shu were not there, she didn't ask much, and walked to the east side hall alone.
When she was about to push the door in, a palace maid suddenly shouted to her behind her, "The slave maid has seen Bai Siyao." β
Bai Ling turned his head and saw a strange face with a broom in her hand, dressed in the coarse cloth robe of the coarse envoy of the palace, respectfully saluting herself in the courtyard.
"What's wrong?" Bai Ling asked.
"The concubine and the others have all gone to Xianfu Palace to visit the little prince," the palace maid said softly, "The slave maid saw that Bai Siyao was looking for people everywhere as soon as she entered the door, so she thought that she would take the initiative to come and talk to you." β
"Yes, I'm going to see the little prince." Bai Ling repeated in a low voice, and she smiled, "Whose idea?" β
"It's Niangniang who wants to go by herself, and Niangniang seems to have fainted outside in the afternoon, and it was Ning Concubine Niangniang who brought it back." The palace maid replied softly, "Niangniang rested in the house for half an hour, and then set off to go to Xianfu Palace with Ning Concubine Niangniang." β
"Got it." Bai Ling was about to turn around, but as if he remembered something, he looked back at the palace man, "What's your name?" β
"My name is Qinglian." The palace man lowered his head and smiled slightly.