Mo Xun sat on a chair, selecting herbs from the box, and said calmly, "The Imperial Concubine insisted on acupuncture, so how could I refuse?"
The old doctor said in panic: "There is a difference between men and women! Even if the imperial concubine forced you, you shouldn't do this!"
Mo Xun curled his lips, didn't answer, and continued to fiddle with the herbs in his hand. Mo Xun looked calm from beginning to end, and didn't look like a dying man at all.
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After leaving the Imperial Hospital, Shen Wei went to the Cining Palace to visit the Queen Mother.
On the way, Cai Lian handed a letter to Shen Wei: "Master, this is a letter from Princess Zhaoyang."
Shen Wei walked and looked, her eyes slightly bright.
It was cold in late autumn and the Cining Palace was quiet. The children went to Guangwenguan to study. In the palace, only the slightly older Li Wan'er was accompanying the Queen Mother.
"Empress Chen." Li Wan'er saluted Shen Wei.
Shen Wei asked, "Is the Queen Mother feeling better?"
Li Wan'er shook her head, worry evident on her pretty face: "Grandmother is resting in the room, she doesn't want to take medicine."
Shen Wei said softly: "Good girl, you have worked hard, you go and rest first, I will accompany my mother."
Li Wan'er nodded slightly and left the Queen Mother's bedroom in small steps. Chen Wei lifted the heavy windproof curtain, and the room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. The empress dowager was leaning on the couch, wearing a filigree headband, and her brows and eyes looked very haggard.
Shen Wei called out, "Mother."
The Queen Mother waved at her and said, "Sit down."
Shen Wei sat beside the couch and covered the empress dowager with the fox fur blanket on the couch, tucking the corners tightly.
The room was warm and fragrant with sandalwood.
When Madam Qian saw Chen Wei, she felt as if she had seen a savior from heaven, and hurriedly brought over the medicine that the empress dowager had not finished drinking.
Shen Wei held the medicine bowl and told the Queen Mother: "Mo Xun is a great doctor with superb medical skills. The medicine she prescribed for you, mother, must not be afraid of the bitterness and must drink it all."
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and said, "I'm not afraid of the bitter medicine, I just don't want to drink it."
Shen Wei said: "Mother, I know you are upset about the Xie family. But you also have to think about Zhaoyang and her children."
The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly opened.
Shen Wei smiled and took out a letter from her sleeve, unfolded the letter paper, and read the contents of the letter to the Queen Mother. Zhao Yangyuan was married to the Emperor of Yue and was already two months pregnant, so she wrote a letter to inform Shen Wei.
Zhaoyang knew about the misfortune of the Xie family and expressed his concern to the Queen Mother in a letter.
After Shen Wei finished reading the letter, she handed it back to the Queen Mother. Shen Wei said: "Mother, people can't always be stuck in the past, they have to look forward. When Zhaoyang's children grow up, they may come back to Yanjing City to pay you a visit."
The Queen Mother flipped through Zhaoyang's letter, her nose felt sore and tears fell.
Shen Wei served the Queen Mother the medicine, and she finally endured the bitterness and drank it all.
Nanny Qian took the medicine bowl out and looked at Chen Wei with eyes full of admiration.
"I'm relieved that Zhaoyang is doing well." The Queen Mother leaned on the couch and said with a pleasant face, "I heard that you often go to the Imperial Hospital and get along with Doctor Mo recently. What evil ideas are you planning?"
The Queen Mother knew that Shen Wei was smart.
She would not make any mistakes that were too obvious.
Chen Wei's eyebrows curved: "Mother knows me best. I'm fishing."
The Queen Mother smiled indulgently: "Be careful, don't bring disaster upon yourself."
Shen Wei stood next to the Queen Mother, looking at her with her dark eyes, and said sincerely: "As long as the Queen Mother is here, I am not afraid even if the sky falls. Mother, please don't get sick again, I am really worried."
The Queen Mother stroked Shen Wei's soft hair and said nothing more.
In the afternoon, Shen Wei did not return to Yongning Palace, but stayed in Cining Palace to accompany the Queen Mother. As dusk approached, the children who were studying in Guangwenguan rushed back.
Le You was particularly worried about the Queen Mother, so he ran into the room and said in a baby voice, "Grandmother, did you take your medicine this afternoon? I brought two pieces of red candy, and you can eat the candy after you take the medicine."
Running into the house, Le You saw Shen Wei.
Shen Wei was sitting at the desk, flipping through the account book sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Le You smiled sweetly: "Mother, you are here too, would you like some candy?"
Shen Wei put down the account book: "Give it to your royal grandmother. She is afraid of bitterness and doesn't like to drink medicine."
Le You came to the side of the couch, looked at the empress dowager with her big watery eyes, and muttered, "Grandma, you look better. Grandma, you have to take medicine tonight."
The Queen Mother nodded happily.
The house became lively, the children all ran to see the Queen Mother, and the sweet aroma of candy filled the house.
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Changxin Palace.
Lu Xuan learned that Chen Wei had gone to the Queen Mother's Palace and had not returned for a long time. Lu Xuan asked Xiao Qin: "What's going on in Cining Palace?"
Xiaoqin shook her head: "The Cining Palace is like an iron bucket, and there is no news. I guess that Concubine Chen may have asked the Queen Mother for help."
Lu Xuan said coldly: "She was caught having a secret meeting with a man outside her family. Even the Queen Mother can't save her."
Today Li Yuanjing went to the Ministry of War to discuss matters and has not returned yet. Lu Xuan planned to wait for Li Yuanjing to come back and then accuse Concubine Chen of having an affair with a man outside her family.
It was almost dark when Li Yuanjing returned from the Ministry of War. After he returned to the palace, he first went to Chang'an Palace to deal with the memorials sent from the border. He picked up the pen and pondered, then wrote a reply.
The Chang'an Palace was peaceful and quiet. The sandalwood incense was wafting from the gilded bronze incense burner. The imperial guards at the palace gate were wearing solemn armor. The cold moonlight cast a layer of white frost on the eaves.
The dinner served from the imperial kitchen was already getting cold.
But Li Yuanjing was still reviewing memorials and had no intention of having dinner. After a while, Eunuch Deshun brought a cup of hot tea and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Chen just sent someone to pass on a message."
Li Yuanjing picked up his pen to review the memorial: "What did she say?"
Eunuch Deshun bowed his head deeply, his voice trembling: "Noble Concubine Chen said...she was starving to death. Your Majesty, if you don't have dinner, she won't eat a single bite and will starve with you."
Li Yuanjing paused as he picked up his pen and noticed that it was getting dark outside the window. Recently, Liangzhou City has been in turmoil, with barbarian tribes repeatedly invading the border. Li Yuanjing and the Emperor of Yue State discussed cooperating to wipe out the barbarian tribes outside Liangzhou City.
He was thinking about strategies to wipe out the barbarians, and was so engrossed in them that he forgot to keep track of time.
My stomach growled at the right moment.
Li Yuanjing reluctantly put down the wolf-hair brush in his hand and rubbed his brows: "Send the sedan chair to Yongning Palace."
With Shen Wei's personality, if he didn't eat dinner, Shen Wei wouldn't eat either.
His Weiwei always cares about him like this.
The moonlight was as frosty as frost, and lanterns illuminated the long palace road. Li Yuanjing sat in the sedan chair, still thinking about the border issues. When he reached the corner, Li Yuanjing suddenly heard the whispers of two eunuchs on duty.
"Is this true? Concubine Chen and Doctor Mo are having an affair?"
"Of course, Miss Xiaoqin saw it with her own eyes, so it can't be fake."
"Hush, keep your voice down, is it glorious?"
The night was quiet and the voices of the two eunuchs were particularly harsh.
Li Yuanjing's eyes suddenly opened, and a hint of impatience flashed across his handsome brows.
He ordered Deshun: "Drag those two gossiping idiots away and beat them to death."
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