Chapter 62 Xia Houyu's Rejection

"Physician Xiahou, our queen has instructed us that her spirits have gradually improved recently. Although she is still a little tired, she is probably fine now. Physician Xiahou is the one who serves the emperor, and his health is the most important thing. Your queen dare not delay the imperial physician for long, so you don't need to come to Changchun Palace for consultations in the future."

Yunxiang stood in front of the gate of Changchun Palace, staring at Xiahou Yu with her watery eyes, a look of admiration in her eyes.

For some reason, the Empress suddenly gave an order that Imperial Physician Xiahou was not allowed to set foot in Changchun Palace, and that no one in Changchun Palace was allowed to have any private dealings with him.

It's such a pity that they are stuck in this deep palace every day. The only men they can see are the emperor and the guards. Those eunuchs can only be considered half men.

Although the emperor was handsome and elegant, he was the empress's son, so of course he couldn't look at her carelessly.

As for the guards and palace maids, they were not allowed to interact with each other casually, and they rarely had any interactions with each other on weekdays.

Finally, a pleasing man came, but unfortunately, before I could even look at him a few times, the queen forbade him to come again.

As a senior maid in Changchun Palace, Yunxiang would certainly not be so narrow-minded as to fall in love with a man who looked like her. However, the lives of palace maids were always boring, so it would be nice to have some fun.

Meng Yan doesn't want to see him?

Xiahou Yu frowned slightly and said calmly, "The Imperial Concubine is still in poor health, how can you stop taking medicine? Moreover, it was the Emperor who ordered me to treat her before. Now that she is not well, if I don't come, I am afraid that if the Emperor asks about it in the future, I will blame me for being lazy and shirking my duties. I cannot bear this responsibility."

What's going on? Why does Meng Yan suddenly not want to see him?

Her green badge is still hanging in the Jingshifang, and she still has to stay away from his favor due to her illness. Why is she not allowed to treat him anymore?

What's more, there is the heartache caused by the incident with Princess An.

Yunxiang smiled faintly, "I was only following orders, and the rest of the servants are unaware of this. However, Her Majesty said she would report the entire matter to the Emperor and dispatch a physician from the Imperial Hospital. Dr. Xiahou is a highly skilled physician, and Her Majesty is afraid to trouble him any further."

Although it was the palace maid's retelling, Xiahou Yu still heard the cold sarcasm in Meng Yan's voice.

His handsome face darkened slightly, and he took a step forward. "Please inform the young lady that Xiahou Yu wishes to see the Imperial Concubine."

Somehow, he felt a little nervous and wanted to see her eagerly to hear her explain it in person.

Xiahou Yu is deeply trusted by Lu Hao and has an extraordinary status in the palace. If he were someone under the command of another concubine, he might have given in.

But Yunxiang is Concubine Meng's right-hand man, so she will not bring down the prestige of Changchun Palace.

She bowed slightly, and said with a smile that was neither humble nor arrogant, "Your Majesty does not wish to see anyone at the moment. I beg the Imperial Physician not to embarrass this servant. Your Excellency, please return."

Looking at the petite little palace maid in front of him who refused to give in at all, Xiahou Yu was at a loss for a moment.

No matter how high his status was, he was just an imperial physician after all, and he could not force his way into the concubines' palace.

"Well, since Her Majesty does not wish to see me, then please give this bottle of pills to Her Majesty. This medicine..."

"Imperial Physician Xiahou," Yunxiang interrupted him before he could finish. "Our queen has also instructed that this isn't part of the allowance and that it shouldn't be passed around again, lest it break the rules and spark gossip."

The medicine bottle that I was about to hand over just froze in my hand.

Xiahou Yu suddenly withdrew his hand, hid it in his sleeve, and secretly squeezed the medicine bottle, his fingertips turning bluish-white.

After a while, he bowed, turned around and strode away without saying a word.

Why is this?

He couldn't figure out how he had angered her.

Although his words and actions were a bit rude last time, it was not too out of line after all, and she didn't seem very angry at the time.

Why is he not allowed to enter Changchun Palace today?

Even Princess He'an's illness no longer required him to take care of her.

He had been brewing medicine in his private apartment in the Imperial Hospital these days and had not come out, let alone provoking her.

The pills in the bottle were the ones he had recently made for her.

Meng Yan was born with a natural healing meridian, a natural talent for studying medicine. However, this meridian had a hidden danger: it was extremely depleting of vital energy. If not carefully managed and handled with caution, it could even shorten one's lifespan.

Seeing that she had pretended to be sick to avoid the emperor's favor and repeatedly stimulated her arteries to save Princess He'an, without taking care of her own body, she was so reckless that it was really worrying.

He had spent several years of hard work on this pill, consulted countless medical books, and conducted countless experiments. He finally got a bottle of it recently.

I just hoped to hand it to her personally so that she could take care of herself, but today I can't even see her.

I walked all the way back to the Imperial Hospital and just as I stepped through the gate, the noisy discussions inside suddenly quieted down.

Countless eyes fell on Xiahou Yu, some were afraid, some were curious, and some were gloating.

Xiahou Yu became suspicious, but he remained calm on the surface. He ignored these people and went back to his apartment.

The emperor treated him differently. He became a judge at a young age, so there were many people in the Imperial Hospital who were jealous of him.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw two supervisors of the Ministry of Punishment standing at the bottom of the stairs, and his apprentice Lu Xuanming standing beside them with a cold expression.

"I wonder what brings you here?"

Xiahou Yu spoke calmly, not hiding his disgust at all.

There are few good people among the eunuchs, and the Ministry of Punishment has been causing a lot of trouble under the command of Imperial Noble Consort Liang Chengbi. The young medical officer in the Imperial Hospital who was taken out to take the blame was their doing.

However, Xiahou Yu never got involved in the struggles in the harem, and he never had anything to do with them.

The head of the Ministry of Punishment was a middle-aged, chubby man. He bowed and, with his belly protruding, said, "Physician Xiahou, your disciple is implicated in the murder of Consort Lin. We are here, on the orders of the Imperial Noble Consort, to bring him to the Ministry of Punishment for questioning. We hope you will forgive any offense."

Xiahou Yu glanced at Lu Xuanming and suddenly remembered the scene of him having a secret conversation with a palace maid in the courtyard that day.

"My disciple has only ever worked in the Imperial Hospital and never even stepped outside its doors all day. How could he have any connection with the imperial concubines? I'm afraid there must be some misunderstanding."

The fat man grinned and spoke in a haughty manner, "Mr. Xiahou, you're joking. We in the Ministry of Punishment have always been based on evidence when we do our work. Now, Lin Changzai's former head maid Yinqiao has accused your disciple and keeps saying that she received the gift from him. So, we have to ask him to come over. Don't worry, it's just a question. For your sake, we won't hurt him at all."

Normally, these imperial doctors and guards always looked down on them, calling them eunuchs behind their backs. But what happened today? They still fell into the hands of these eunuchs.

"What if I don't allow it?"

Xiahou Yucai didn't believe his nonsense. What kind of place is the Ministry of Punishment? They eat people without leaving any bones! If you go in there, you won't be able to get out unless you shed three layers of skin.

Although he also felt that something was wrong that day, there is no master in this world who does not protect his faults.