Mei promised to kneel on the ground immediately, her eyes were as sad as cold dew dripping in the night, and she cried: "The concubine cherishes her appearance, and she doesn't dare to break her face to displease the emperor." If you offend the concubine, it is not a concubine, and the concubine should also suffer if she is beaten, but the concubine has a light diet and takes medicine on time. But her face became worse and worse, and the concubine was panicked and scared, so she didn't dare to meet the emperor, so she had to tell the queen. ”

The queen was worried: "The concubine asked the people who served Mei to agree, and they all said that she was very careful about her diet in the past few days, and even used barley water that can reduce swelling and stasis when she drank water, and she didn't forget to rub it with hard-boiled eggs, which is enough to be careful." ”

The emperor groaned slightly: "You said you used medicine?" Where did the medicine come from? ”

Mei agreed and stopped crying: "It was brought by the Tai Hospital, and it was said that the concubine beat the concubine, and she was willing to settle the matter, so she specially sent the medicine and apologized slightly." ”

The emperor's eyes were slightly cold: "Did you bring the medicine?" ”

Mei promised to take out a small round bowl from her sleeve, Su Xin hurriedly took it, opened it and smelled it, and said, "It was the slave who went to the hospital to get the medicine that day, and this is right." ”

The emperor's eyes were slightly puzzled, and the queen said: "The concubine was also there that day, for the sake of harmony in the harem, it was the concubine who persuaded the concubine to send medicine to Mei and agreed, and it was also the concubine who asked Su Xin to take the medicine in the name of the concubine." ”

A hint of approval flashed in the emperor's eyes: "The queen has a heart, and I have you to take care of it, so that the harem can be stable." ”

The queen smiled peacefully: "Isn't the queen's duty exactly like this?" The concubine is just doing her part. ”

The emperor said no more, but asked, "Wang Qin, I remember that the imperial doctor just came to ask for peace for me, are you still there?" ”

Wang Qin said respectfully: "It's Zhao Ming and Imperial Doctor Zhao of the Tai Hospital, and at the moment he is still preparing a recipe for the emperor to make a winter tonic in the side hall." ”

The emperor stared slightly: "Come over with him and see what the name of this medicine is." ”

Wang Qin immediately went to invite Imperial Physician Zhao to come in, Imperial Physician Zhao is a very neat person, please look at the redness and swelling on Mei's face, and then smell the ointment, dip a little on the finger and twist it, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "This medicine is the source of the Tai Hospital, yes, but it was added with some white flower pills, and the good medicine for reducing swelling and removing stasis has become the next medicine that causes redness, swelling and molting." ”

The queen frowned and said, "White Flower Pill? Why does it sound familiar? ”

Imperial Physician Zhao said respectfully: "Yes." In the winter palace, I have received the powder of Baihuadan, with the leaves of the sun-dried sea breeze vine, which is a good medicine for blindly dispelling rheumatism and relieving pain. The palace was damp, and the grace of the queen's mother, each palace shared a lot, and made a sachet to hang on her body. Only Mei promised to be newly favored, and her Yonghe Palace had just been cleaned up, so there was none. ”

Ruyi also said: "Yes." The concubine's palace also received a lot last month. ”

The queen said again and again: "It's not! Concubines and concubines all wore such sachets. ”

The emperor avoided making eye contact with Mei's promised face, and only said, "What the hell is Baihuadan?" ”

Imperial Physician Zhao said: "If Baihua Dan is used with other medicines, it is a good medicine. But if it is used alone, it is a very domineering drug and is toxic. As long as the skin comes into contact with Baihuadan, just a little bit, it will be red, swollen and peeling, and then ulcerated, moisturizing and dripping, forming ulcers. After the ulcer does not heal for a long time, the flesh of the sores is gray or dark red, and the spillage is gray and black or with green sewage, and it is stinky. The sores are getting deeper and deeper, and even the outer flesh is completely removed, and the tibia is visible. The symptom of the little lord is that this ointment is mixed with white flower pills. ”

Mei agreed to cry when she heard this, and pointed at Su Xin and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't know who she offended, so she asked Su Xin to take such a medicine to harm the concubine!" Although she said that she was plain heart, her eyes glared at the queen, and she said hatefully, "The concubine knows that she is from a humble background, if someone can't allow the concubine to serve the emperor's side, the concubine would rather die here than stand these inferior methods!" ”

The queen's expression changed greatly, and she immediately got up and said, "Your Majesty." Although the medicine was given by the concubine to Su Xin, if the concubine did such a thing that was not tolerated, how could the concubine dare to bring Mei to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and she must obstruct it in every possible way. ”

The emperor took a sip of tea, hugged the queen and said, "The queen has always been virtuous, and I have a number." It's just plain ......."

Su Xin was so panicked that her knees weakened, and she immediately knelt on the ground: "Emperor Mingjian, Queen Mother Mingjian, that day was the medicine taken by the slave maid herself, and she personally handed it over to Mei Promise, but the slave didn't dare to mix anything else into the medicine!" She suddenly remembered something, rolled up her sleeves and said, "That day, when the concubine was taking medicine, she was accidentally injured by the small scissors cutting medicine in the Tai Hospital, and the imperial doctors instructed the slave maid to take a little medicine from this bowl and apply it, saying that it has the effect of stopping bleeding. The slave maid used it at the time, and it didn't fester. ”

Su Xin's wrist had a red scar the size of a fingernail, apparently from a few days ago. She argued anxiously: "The slave and maid dare not lie, and many doctors in the hospital can testify for the slave and maid." ”

Imperial Physician Zhao said: "Your Majesty, the queen's mother, Weichen was also in the Tai Hospital that day, so there was such a thing." Because this ointment was not easy to prepare, there was only this bottle that day, so I took a little from the bowl and gave it to Aunt Su Xin. ”

The queen thought for a moment: "It's okay to use it at the time, that Suxin, you went all the way, has anyone touched this ointment?" ”

Su Xin said categorically: "There is absolutely no more, the slave and maid hurried over, and when they arrived at Yonghe Palace, only Concubine Xian Niangniang accompanied them, and the slave and maid gave the medicine and left." ”

Mei agreed to wring the veil, and hated so much that her silver teeth gritted: "Yes." On that day, Su Xin sent medicine, and Concubine Xian sat with her concubines for a while and left. No one else came to visit the concubine after that. ”

The emperor's gaze fell on Ruyi's face, with a hint of inquiry: "Concubine Xian, what are you doing there?" ”

The faint smell of ambergris in the hall is too strong, and it is almost breathless when it is smoked by the heating. Ruyi's face was as calm as a beauty: "The queen asked the concubine to accompany Mei to promise to return to Yonghe Palace, and the concubine left after saying a few words, and did not stay long." ”

The queen's eyes were like waves, but there was a silver needle-like light hidden in the cotton: "Then in fact, except for Concubine Xian, no one else can touch that bottle of ointment anymore." In Yonghe Palace, it was not the turn to give this. Concubine Xian, can you tell this palace what is going on? ”

Ruyi knelt on the inch-long "Pine Crane Changchun" woven gold thick blanket, only to feel that the cold sweat was heavy and wet Luo Yi. She had never thought of it like this, from the time she sent Mei to promise to return to Yonghe Palace and the ointment she sent, all kinds of unintentional incidents would weave into a dense net, entangled her impenetrable and unable to get out.

Her heart was like a stormy wave, but she refused to show the slightest discouragement on her face, only looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the concubines have never done it, and they don't know the reason. ”