Early this morning, Meng Xilan went to Jiao Changqing to discuss things, but who knows, he sat alone in the tent, with his long arms folded on his chest, his eyes closed, and he seemed to be asleep.

Meng Xilan hurriedly lightened her steps and was about to turn around to leave, but she saw the medical book in front of him spreading, and the pages of the book moved with the wind making a slight crisp sound.

Meng Xilan leaned behind him, glanced down, took a random herb from the table, sandwiched it in the middle of the page, and then reached out to close the book.

Her movements were light, so light that they barely made a sound.

There was a faint smell of herbs everywhere here, and she was used to smelling the smell of medicine every day, and she gradually liked the smell.

In the past, she didn't like to deal with medicine the most, but now that she thinks about it, she regrets it a little. If you had visited a master earlier and learned some pharmacopoeia medical science, even if you were not proficient enough to save people, you would have been able to defend yourself.

Jiao Changqing originally just wanted to rest his eyes for a while, but who knows, he almost fell asleep. He half-opened his eyes and wanted to glance at the sky outside, but saw Meng Xilan standing at the table, holding a small grass-like plant in his hand, looking down carefully, looking a little serious.

"That's horseshoe gold, also known as road yellow. Sweet, slightly bitter, cool, has the effect of clearing dampness and heat, dispersing stasis and reducing swelling. Jiao Changqing spoke slowly, with a hint of tiredness in his voice.

When Meng Xilan saw him wake up, she only put the herbs away: "My lord, I really have a good memory." ”

Jiao Changqing stood up, stretched out his long arms, loosened his shoulders and said, "I am the imperial doctor, and it is my duty to be familiar with my back." ”

When he was three years old, he wandered around the medicine cabinet at home, studying from his grandfather from 5 to 9 for more than 20 years.

Meng Xilan looked at the table full of herbs, and felt that most of them looked the same, and she couldn't tell them at all, so she couldn't help but secretly shook her head: "It's really hard for adults to think about the prescription, but it's a pity that I can't help with anything." ”

Jiao Changqing lightly denied: "The princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, and her status is noble, so she shouldn't deal with these rough plants." After all, as a woman, it is important to be good at playing the piano and painting. ”

Meng Xilan shook her head and smiled: "What's the use of playing the piano and painting?" Left is just some vassal elegance and leisure. On the contrary, these plants and trees are the most rare. looks ordinary and grows quietly, but it can relieve people's pain and save people's lives. If I had to choose, I'd rather work more on these things in the past. ”

Jiao Changqing raised his eyes to look at her when he heard this, and his expression was a little strange: "Does the princess have the heart to study medicine?" ”

Meng Xilan first shook her head, and then nodded: "I just have a heart, but my qualifications are mediocre, and I am afraid that I will not meet a good master." ”

Jiao Changqing put down the things in his hand and suddenly said, "How is my master?" ”

Meng Xiran was slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at him fixedly, looking a little surprised.

Jiao Changqing saw that she didn't answer, so he said, "What? Her Royal Highness the Princess is not satisfied with my master? ”

Meng Xilan hurriedly shook her head and replied with a smile: "Of course not." ”

Seeing her stunned appearance, Jiao Changqing smiled gently at her: "When the princess returns to the palace safely, Weichen is willing to teach His Royal Highness the only skills he has in his body." ”

If they can really get through this difficulty, he is willing to shelter her from the wind and rain in the palace in the future and protect her safety.

He actually laughed!

Meng Xilan thought about it, this was the first time she had seen him smile, and remembered that when he was in the palace, he was mostly ice cube face, and he didn't smile. In the past, she wanted to be a mutually beneficial friend with him, but he didn't want to, but now, he wants to be her mentor and friend, such a change is indeed gratifying.

Meng Xilan poured him a cup of tea with her own hands: "A gentleman is hard to chase after a horse." This cup is my apprenticeship tea. ”

A faint smile flashed in Jiao Changqing's eyes, took the tea bowl, and drank it all.

The days in the camp were still hard, and every day people fell ill and died.

However, the words "happiness in suffering" gave Meng Xilan a little inspiration, and let her start to find a chance for herself to relax and breathe.

The recurrence of the epidemic made Meng Xilan always unable to sleep at night, she only slept less than two hours a day, and the rest of the time, she walked around in the tents, keeping an eye on the physical condition of the four princes and her father and brother.

A bowl of ephedra cinnamon soup every day can keep her safe and sound for the time being.

The spring afternoon is the most comfortable, Meng Xilan always chooses this time to sleep for two hours to recuperate her spirits, until she hears the bell of the carriage in the palace, and then she wakes up. However, today's carriage came very late, and there was no sign of the West Mountain until sunset.

After the time when the city gate was locked, Meng Xilan secretly wondered in her heart, could it be that something happened in the palace?

Seeing that Father-in-law Fu didn't come, she was not the only one who was anxious.

Gao Fuli hurriedly asked: "Good and decent, why can't you see a shadow for a day, why don't you go out and inquire?" ”

Meng Xilan shook her head: "You can't even enter the city gate, where can you inquire?" What's more, this is a matter in the palace, calm down first, and then wait, maybe there are any new arrangements......"

Gao Fufu looked sad and secretly thought, but he could only be silent.

Meng Xilan went to see Zhou Youlin according to the hour as usual.

He was a little refreshed today, he didn't have a fever or a cough, he leaned on the head of the bed, closed his eyes and recuperated.

"It's time for the medicine." Meng Xilan walked to his bedside and whispered to him back to his senses.

Zhou Youlin opened his eyes, met her warm gaze, and asked softly, "Didn't the carriage in the palace come today?" ”

Meng Xilan was pouring medicine for him, and was slightly stunned when she heard this, and only reacted after a while, nodded and said, "Well, Father-in-law Fu hasn't shown up all day today." ”

Zhou Youlin frowned when he heard this, as if he had a consideration, Meng Xilan saw that his expression was different, so he said: "Xu is there another arrangement in the palace, it's just a day, and it's not in the way." ”

"Do you know what day it is?" Zhou Youlin looked into her eyes.

Meng Xilan thought secretly and shook her head: "I don't know." ”

"Today is the day of the prince's wedding." This matter has been written in the mother's letter before.

The prince's wedding was originally scheduled for the tenth day of this month, but it was delayed because of the epidemic, and was later mentioned by the queen, saying that the prince's wedding was a great celebration of the whole world, and it should be held in a grand manner, just to drive away the evil spirit of the disease. The queen has always disliked the crown prince, but now she is willing to contribute to his family affairs, and the reason is self-evident. It's just to make Concubine Ning feel uncomfortable...... Her baby son is seriously ill and uncertain about his life and death, but the prince is marrying a wife and concubine in the scenery to stabilize the position of the prince, so different from each other, it is enough to make Concubine Ning suffer and feel uncomfortable.

Meng Xilan was startled when she heard this, her hands trembled slightly, and the tea bowl made a crisp sound. Yes, I was so busy with the epidemic these days that I forgot that Chu Jingwen was going to marry the prince as a concubine this month.

Zhou Youlin saw that there seemed to be a worried look between her eyebrows, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Meng Xilan shook her head slightly, gently blew away the heat of the decoction, handed it to Zhou Youlin and said, "I'm fine." ”

Zhou Youlin reached out and took the bowl in her hand, and said, "Do you think I'm pitiful?" ”

Meng Xilan looked surprised, I don't know why he said this, but when his mind turned, he vaguely understood a little.

"Now I am suffering from illness and cannot return home, while the prince is happy in the palace...... My father kept saying that he remembered me, but he never wrote a word to me. The queen was even more vicious, saying that she wanted to use the prince's wedding to make me happy, don't you know, her purpose is just to make the mother concubine sad......" After Zhou Youlin said this, he stared at the bowl of black medicine in his hand, took a sip and drank it, as if he was angry, but he drank bitter and astringent, and his heart was the same.

Meng Xilan's heart moved slightly, looked at him and said, "It's just a temporary sleepiness right now, you will definitely be fine." ”

Zhou Youlin suddenly smiled bitterly, threw the medicine bowl on the table, and made a bang: "How long will it be at this time, how do you and I know?" What is the day? Is it a month? Or a month? ”

"No matter how long it takes, you have to get through it!" Meng Xilan knew that he was uncomfortable, but she still said in an accentuated tone. "Let me say a disrespectful word, the prince also escaped death at the beginning, so he can have today's luck."

"He did it to himself!" Zhou Youlin said in a cold tone.

Meng Xilan shook her head again: "The matter of the prince's poisoning may not be as simple as it seems, haven't you ever suspected the inside story?" ”

Of course, Zhou Youlin doubted it, but he never found evidence. It's just that he didn't expect Meng Xilan to have such suspicions. "So you already knew it."

"I have been with the Queen Mother for a long time, and it is inevitable that I will hear some gossip." Meng Xilan avoided the important and light, and gave him the candied fruit: "Be happy in the bitter and sweet." Don't be discouraged first, the prince can have luck to turn over, and you can have the same either, you are all the sons of the true dragon emperor, and your fate should not be like this. ”

Zhou Youlin was persuaded by her words, ate the candied fruit with her hand, and said lightly: "My father has nine sons, but I don't have nine lives to live." If it drags on for too long, I'm afraid of regenerating variables. ”

Meng Xilan seemed to be able to see through her thoughts, looked outside, and found that there was no one, so she said directly: "Are you afraid that someone will do something to you?" ”

Zhou Youlin was told what he was thinking, and he didn't know whether to laugh or sigh for a while, "How do you know everything?" ”

He knew that she was bright and bold, but he didn't know that she would be smart enough to understand her own mind.

Meng Xilan's eyes froze slightly, and she still avoided the important and said lightly: "When I was a child, my father often told us that people must have near-term worries if they have no long-term concerns. It never hurts to plan too much for everything. ”

Zhou Youlin thought for a moment, his mood gradually stabilized, and his eyes became clear: "Then have you thought of any good way?" ”

"Method...... I'm not a doctor, and I can't do anything about the epidemic. As for the affairs in the palace, everything has to rely on Concubine Ning's mother. Now that the prince is married, the thoughts of the people in the palace are wandering around him. The more eyes there are around the prince, the less he can do whatever he wants. Meng Xilan said quietly.

After all, apart from the crown prince, Meng Xilan couldn't think of anyone who would want to put Zhou Youlin to death.