Chapter 82 Is it poison or medicine?

In the palace, Concubine Xie and Concubine Qin were arguing until Empress Cui came and scolded them, and then they stopped.

Queen Cui sat on the throne and reprimanded the two of them with an uneasy look on her face, while also scolding all the concubines.

All the concubines listened in silence.

Only Concubine Shen Liang looked very bad.

In fact, she had a good rest last night, and she even put on exquisite makeup when she came to pay her respects today.

The reason why he looked pale and tired was that he saw people from Chengming Palace coming to ask for leave from Concubine Pei.

This was really not what she expected.

Yesterday at noon, she went to Chengming Palace, and in a casual chat with Ah Chen, she revealed intentionally or unintentionally that she actually didn't like Concubine Pei, and she didn't need a shield.

She originally thought that Ah Chen would become cold towards Concubine Pei from now on. But she didn't expect that Ah Chen would still summon Concubine Pei yesterday.

Could it be that Ah Chen turned his fake play into reality and really fell in love with Concubine Pei?

Thinking of this possibility, Concubine Shen Liang's mind went blank.

No.

No, no, no.

Ah Chen told her in person that Pei Jieyu was just a shield. Ah Chen would not lie to her, he was just using Pei Jieyu and did not like her.

Concubine Shen Liang suddenly remembered that the woman brought cakes to Chengming Palace yesterday afternoon.

Yes, it must be Concubine Pei who deliberately seduced her. Ah Chen was so annoyed by her that he kept her.

Thinking of this, Concubine Shen Liang finally calmed down.

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The sun rises and the moon sets, and the stars move.

In the blink of an eye, it was July.

Although the weather was still hot, it wasn't as intense as it had been a while ago. At least I could go out for a walk in the evening instead of being cooped up in the palace.

Since that day when he summoned Pei Tingyue for sex, Xie Chen has not summoned anyone else for sex since then.

Even though he was not summoned to the palace, it did not mean that he would not come to the harem. He came quite frequently. Every time he came, he would go to Zhaoyuan Palace and would not stay overnight. He would just check on Concubine Shen Liang's injuries, apply medicine on them, and then leave.

That evening, Xie Chen came to Zhaoyuan Palace again.

He looked at the wound on Concubine Shen Liang's arm that had not healed yet, and asked in confusion: "It's been so many days, why hasn't it healed yet?"

Concubine Shen Liang whispered, "Maybe it's because the weather is a little hot, so the healing is slow. I like to eat spicy food, and many times I haven't avoided it, so the recovery is even slower."

Xie Chen sighed.

Concubine Shen Liang's heart was lifted, and she hurriedly asked: "Does the emperor think I am troublesome?"

Xie Chen frowned: "Yuyao, why do you think so? The wound hasn't healed yet, and it hurts all the time. I feel sorry for you."

Concubine Shen Liang also realized that she had lost her composure a little.

But since that day, she has become somewhat anxious, sensitive and suspicious. Even though Xie Chen did not summon anyone and came to see her every day, the situation did not improve.

Although she still doted on him, she felt that something was different.

Concubine Shen Liang forced herself to curl her lips: "It is my concubine who is overthinking."

Xie Chen applied ointment to her: "There's no need to talk about this between us."

Concubine Shen Liang's smile became more genuine: "Your Majesty is right."

While applying the medicine, Concubine Shen Liang's personal maid Yuling suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this servant has something to say."

Concubine Shen Liang glanced at Xie Chen nervously and scolded her maid, "What are you doing? Get out."

"No problem." Xie Chen stopped what he was doing. "I remember you. You are Yu Yao's maid named Yu Ling, right?"

"yes."

Xie Chen smiled and looked at Concubine Shen Liang: "You told me before that you grew up with this girl and liked her very much, so you asked the teacher to name her Yuling."

Concubine Shen Liang's eyes were filled with emotion: "I once chatted with the emperor, does the emperor still remember it?"

"Of course." Xie Chen said with a smile. He looked at the kneeling palace maid, "If you have anything to say, please say it."

Yuling kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please save our queen!"

Concubine Shen Liang stood up in shock: "Yuling, what are you talking about? You can't talk nonsense in front of the emperor..."

"Yuyao." Xie Chen interrupted Concubine Shen Liang and looked at Yuling with a straight face, "Go on! Why do you want me to save your queen?"

Yuling wept bitterly, "Your Majesty's wound hasn't healed for a long time. I originally thought it was because of the hot weather and Your Majesty's lack of dietary restrictions, so I didn't take it seriously."

"But more than half a month has passed, and the wound hasn't healed yet. There are even signs of suppuration. This made me suspect something was wrong. So, without telling the Empress, I secretly took the ointment for burns to the Imperial Hospital and asked a familiar imperial physician to examine it. Unexpectedly, someone had secretly added cinnamon twigs and pinellia to the ointment."

"The imperial physician said that the pungent nature of cinnamon twigs and the dryness of pinellia ternata are not good for burns. They may even cause inflammation and ulceration of the wound. In the end, the entire arm may be in tatters."

"Someone is trying to harm our queen. Please, Your Majesty, take action!"

Concubine Shen Liang stood up in an instant, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, "Yuling, are you telling the truth?"

Yuling shook her head and cried, "How dare I lie to the Emperor and the Empress? I know very well that the person behind this is impossible to track down with only the Empress, so I took the courage to come and ask the Emperor to find out the truth while he is here."

Concubine Shen Liang lost all her strength and sat back on the couch. She looked at the ointment in Xie Chen's hand and murmured, "What I've been applying these days, is it medicine or poison?"

Xie Chen looked very bad, and there was a chill in his body.

He immediately ordered, "Liang Yao, summon the concubines from the six palaces, and then go to the Imperial Hospital to call Judge Xia and Imperial Physician Gao."

Although Xia Yuanpan was the chief physician, he was not proficient in burns because he was specialized in his own field. Therefore, Xie Chen asked Gao Taiyi, the most proficient physician in burns in the Imperial Hospital, to prepare the ointment.

The two people were summoned this time, one was to let Judge Xia investigate, and the other was to question Imperial Physician Gao.

After Liang Yao left, the hall was filled with dead silence.

Concubine Shen Liang shed tears: "Since the fire, I have left the palace and have been very careful, not daring to make a single mistake. Why are they still not letting me go? Your Majesty, I am so scared!"

Xie Chen wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "Yuyao, don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for you."

The first person to arrive at Zhaoyuan Palace was Queen Cui.

When Liang Yao came to invite her, she was handling palace affairs. She rushed over immediately after hearing the news.

After the concubines in the six palaces were notified, they arrived one after another. Changle Palace was not very close, so when Pei Tingyue arrived, the concubines had almost all arrived.

As soon as she entered the bedroom, a palace maid brought a pearwood stool over. After Pei Tingyue paid her respects to the high-ranking concubines, she sat quietly on the back.

In order to understand the situation, she glanced at the bed. Concubine Shen Liang was leaning against a soft pillow, and Xie Chen was sitting on the edge of the bed, one with red eyes and the other angry.

Pei Tingyue knew what was going on. She wanted to look away, but Xie Chen suddenly looked at her.

Their eyes met in the air for a moment, Xie Chen quickly looked away, and Pei Tingyue also lowered his eyes.

Soon after, the two imperial doctors arrived.

Seeing everyone gathered, Xie Chen threw the ointment to Xia Yuanpan: "Please check this ointment."