"Queen Mother, Imperial Doctor Cao has come to ask you for peace pulse." Suo Lan came in slowly, and said softly.

Lan Xin was reading Zhu Xi's "Annotations to the Analects", and couldn't help but put the book aside when he heard it. "Let him in."

Cao Xuyan walked in dignifiedly, now his face was solemn, and he saluted cautiously and respectfully, then took out the pulse pillow and carefully knelt in front of the queen to ask for the pulse.

"The weather has been hot these days, and you have been running back and forth for a long time, either to come to the Old Summer Palace to ask for a pulse for the palace, or to go back to the palace to take care of Concubine Chun's dragon fetus." Lan Xin looked at Cao Xuyan's careful appearance, and said calmly: "The body of this palace has always been taken care of by you, it doesn't matter if you want to, you know it in your heart." These things don't have to be taken so seriously. ”

"What the queen mother commands, the minister must do his best." Cao Xuyan's face was solemn, and he only dared to say every word after weighing it. "Although Niangniang's body is not in serious trouble, the daily conditioning and tonic medicine cannot be interrupted. The minister is just doing his duty as an imperial doctor, and he can't afford to be a hard worker. ”

Suo Lan got the queen's eyes, and put a cup of tea on the table: "My lord, please use tea." ”

Cao Xuyan knew that the queen was delicate, and she knew that she couldn't hide it, so she stood respectfully: "What does Niangniang command?" ”

"Now that the tea has been served, you can sit down for a while." Lan Xin didn't ask anything directly, but looked at the blue and white porcelain teacup and said slowly: "The hot tea is refreshing, and a little mint water is added to the tea served by Suo Lan, which is the most refreshing." If you have a clear mind, you will know what Hongu is going to ask. ”

According to the words, Cao Xuyan picked up the teacup and took a sip. Sure enough, what the queen said was not bad at all, the cool air of the mint was really refreshing, and after taking a sip, she felt that her mouth was full of cold and bitterness. "The minister did hide the pregnancy of the pure concubine."

"Tell me about it." Lan Xin was still not angry, and only looked at Cao Xuyan with a slightly cold gaze.

"If the minister didn't guess wrong, Concubine Chun must have taken a lot of fetal medicine in order to be able to conceive a dragon fetus. And on the day of sleeping with the emperor, he should have also taken a fetal medicine with particularly fierce medicinal power to ensure that the dragon spirit could implant in the body. After such a big effort, it is not surprising that Concubine Chun can get this fetus. Cao Xuyan did not show his disdain and disdain, and continued.

It was precisely because of Concubine Chun's single-minded desire to become pregnant in one fell swoop, that the continuous medication had hurt her body. As a result, although the dragon fetus can be conceived, the mother is weak, and this situation will become more and more intense as the dragon fetus gradually stabilizes. By the time she reaches term, her mother has been seriously damaged, and it is difficult to say whether she can give birth to an heir safely.

Even if Concubine Chun can last until the day when the melon is ripe and falls, and can give birth to the imperial heir safely, she will be permanently damaged because of the adventure. ”

Sure enough, she was not far from Lan Xin's guess, and with a slight sigh, she raised her eyebrows: "Imperial Doctor Cao has been taking care of Concubine Chun's dragon fetus for more than five months, and it is impossible for her to find out about this recently." So why didn't you report it earlier? Does Concubine Chun really make you so resentful? ”

"I don't dare." Cao Xu put down the teacup in his hand and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "The reason why the minister didn't say it was because he was afraid...... is afraid that he will not be able to keep the emperor's dragon descendant, and the minister just wants to do his best. ”

"Maybe with your medical skills, you can do it." Lan Xin still didn't mean to blame, but said very calmly: "After all, it is much more meaningful to be able to keep the emperor's bloodline than to keep a concubine who is not favored." ”

Cao Xuyan was a little weak-hearted, he didn't make this matter clear, just because he didn't want Concubine Chun to live at all. With his medical skills, he has hundreds of ways to make the pure concubine die of waste in the process of giving birth, or let the pure concubine not be able to give birth at all, and cut out the emperor's flesh and bones directly from the mother's body.

After all, he doesn't want Concubine Chun to live, if this woman lives, there will never be peace in the harem. And the queen will never be at ease. "The minister can't miss the good opportunity to make a name for himself, and he won't forget what shameless things Concubine Chun has done. But with the punishment of the queen's mother, the minister will not change his original intention, and he will definitely protect the emperor's dragon descendant. ”

Lan Xin didn't believe these words. Cao Xuyan in his eyes is by no means a villain who betrays his benevolence and medical virtue for the sake of glory and wealth. Of course, she didn't understand what Cao Xuyan was doing this for, she just smiled indifferently. "If you want to make a name for yourself, as early as when Yonglian was killed, you were already under the power of the Queen Mother with your uncle. I definitely won't wait until today to say these words in front of this palace. ”

It can be regarded as a sigh, Lan Xin is a little sad: "I am not to blame for the past, and this palace doesn't want to mention it again." Your uncle is already dead if he doesn't deserve to die, and I hope you won't follow in his footsteps. A pure concubine can be born, and it is her fate that she can't give birth. You should take care of it, save people when you should save them, don't ruin your name for the sake of drilling the horns of the bull. ”

Cao Xuyan frowned, not knowing whether to respond or not.

Lan Xin still smiled widely, her eyes calm: "If it weren't for the discomfort of Concubine Chun's fetus, you wouldn't be tired of running." If you are a person without a conscience, you should be left to fend for itself. So, don't be a man against your conscience, don't do things against your conscience. Even if the other person is insidious and shameless, you have to stick to your own principles. You can't do anything as despicable as her! Otherwise, what's the difference between you and her. ”

The queen actually thought like this, Cao Xuyan couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself, and he couldn't lift his head heavily. "Thank you for the queen's teachings, the minister has written it down."

"If it weren't for you, the Cao family would really have no hope. Your master went astray for a while, it was his own fault, but he couldn't be buried because of his fault, which caused the Cao family to inherit the medical skills that had been passed down for generations. Didn't he still leave an old man, and you will be an uncle in the future. Lan Xin always felt that Cao Qinchuan was unkind, she couldn't be unjust, after all, she was a world friend, and she was thinking about her father's affection, Lan Xin was unwilling to kill them all, nor did she want to watch Cao Xuyan fall.

"Wechen understood." Cao Xuyan respectfully kowtowed to the queen, which was already full of remorse. "If the mother doesn't have any instructions, the minister will retire."

Suo Lan sent Cao Xuyan out, and ordered two little palace maids to follow him to get the medicine before returning to the inner room. "Niangniang, the slave doesn't understand, why do you want to help Concubine Chun. Whether she can give birth to an heir or not depends on the will of God, but sometimes people can do it, so why bother to see the will of God? ”

"This palace is not to help the pure concubine, this palace just doesn't want Cao Xuyan to kill himself. There are already a lot of rights and wrongs in the palace, and the so-called peace of mind and people can take a step back in order to truly achieve harmony in the palace. Anyway, the emperor will no longer treat Concubine Chun like before, what kind of storm can she set off? Lan Xin said this sentence very reassuringly, she ate the emperor's temperament.

Su Wanrong dared to tell her what the emperor instructed her to do, and let herself know that the emperor would definitely hate her to the core. This is the emperor's nature!

Jin Lan walked in quickly, and Bian Fu said beside him: "Niangniang, the emperor has gone to Wei Chang there." ”

"Something to be expected." Lan Xin smiled gently: "The emperor likes gentle and docile women, this Wei Changzai is a double-edged sword, it must be sharp and sharp, gentle and gentle, and it may make the emperor suffer some hardships." This is all an afterthought, Lan Xin has long seen that she already has someone else in her heart.

And the emperor wants to win her heart in one fell swoop, but I'm afraid it's really not easy. Thinking like this, I can't help but feel a little relieved. It's time for the emperor to taste what he can't ask for. The deeper the love in the harem, the deeper the hurt.

Where did Jinlan know what the queen was thinking, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Let the emperor suffer something, will it be ...... Will you be angry with the mother? After all, Wei Changzai was brought to the Old Summer Palace by his mother, and the slave was afraid that the emperor would be unhappy and lie to his mother. ”

Suo Lan hurriedly forked and said: "By the way, Niangniang, the slave and maid just remembered, in the morning, Lord Fucha asked people to bring a message to the slave and maid, and said that in a few days, let Fujin come over to ask Niangniang to say goodbye." ”

Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Jinlan's cheeks were hot, and he closed his mouth and hung his head stupidly, for fear that this moment would make the queen feel uncomfortable.

Even though Suo Lan was clever and immediately changed the topic, Lan Xin still heard Jinlan's words clearly and couldn't help laughing. "Jinlan, you have followed the palace for many years, from the palace to the harem, I am afraid that these things are also used to it. Sometimes the authorities are confused, and this palace may not realize whether it is good or bad, and it is a loss that you can see more clearly. But don't worry, the emperor will not be angry with this palace, because this Wei Yating will definitely not live up to the years of cultivation of this palace. ”

After a pause, Lan Xin continued: "Fu Heng's Fujin rarely enters the palace, and this palace remembers that she is very gentle and decent. Not only is he born handsome.,And it's very well-behaved and sensible.,It's also great to be by my side from time to time.。 Since you are coming, you should prepare some gifts and bring them back to her later. ”

"Yes, slave understands." Seeing that the queen signaled them to retreat, Suo Lan showed a little worry and walked away with Jinlan.

"It's all my fault, and I annoyed the queen again." Jinlan muttered, "Why am I so blind." ”

"Sister, don't worry, how can I blame you." Suo Lan knew that she was also worried about the queen, and she would not choose to say anything when she was in a hurry. "What's more, what you said is not unreasonable. But fortunately, the mother can see through it, and the emperor has been treating the mother very well recently, so there will be nothing wrong with it. ”

Jinlan's expression froze, and he shook his head again and again: "No, I always feel very unsteady in my heart." Sister, I have served the Queen for many years, and I have seen much more than you. I always feel that my mother has something hidden in her heart, and her depressed mood causes her body to feel unwell. It's strange here, if the emperor really treats Niangniang well, then where does Niangniang's worries come from? I'm afraid that we won't be able to share our worries for our mother. ”