When she arrived at the gate of the Imperial Hospital, she walked in very generously.
The person at the door asked a few simple questions, and Su Lijin answered calmly before entering smoothly.
Su Lijin walked towards where Lu Bingqian usually stayed with a smile on her face, and saw from a distance that he was already sitting behind the desk in the pharmacy.
When I got closer, I found that there were books, paper and pen in front of him.
"Sir, the student is here." Su Lijin bowed formally and said with a smile.
Lu Bingqian had a faint smile in his eyes. He was slightly surprised by her outfit, but he quickly calmed down and nodded. "Sit down. Let's familiarize ourselves with the basic medical knowledge today."
As soon as Su Lijin sat down, Lu Bingqian began to teach her in great detail.
He first explained word by word in the book, then walked to the herbs and taught her how to recognize them, explaining simple pharmacological knowledge at the same time.
This knowledge was really very basic. Even Su Lijin could sense that when Lu Bingqian was explaining it, his tone was almost like teaching someone to read.
Although Su Lijin had no basic knowledge, she studied very hard and time passed quickly without her noticing.
When Lu Bingqian looked up and said, "That's all for today," Su Lijin looked up and realized that it was already evening.
After leaving the Imperial Hospital, Su Lijin was about to go back to her own palace, but halfway there, she suddenly smelled the scent of burning paper.
She was confused and walked over, but suddenly found that Du Xi was squatting on the ground burning paper!
"Du Xi, why are you burning paper here so late at night?"
"Did you know that burning paper without permission in the palace will result in punishment?"
Du Xi had his back to her and was startled when he heard the voice. He looked at her with a pale face: "Your Majesty, Du Xi greets Your Majesty."
She quickly bowed and greeted him.
Then, she tried to use something to cover the burnt paper money, but the fire was so bright that it was impossible to cover it up. She could only squat there with an anxious and nervous look on her face.
Su Lijin looked at the half-burned basin of paper money ashes and the small pile of paper money on the ground and asked, "Du Xi, who are you burning paper for?"
"No, no, I just burned it casually, not for anyone..." Du Xi denied, not daring to look at Su Lijin.
The way she looked, it was obvious that something was wrong, but she was deliberately hiding it.
Su Lijin obviously didn't believe it. She took a few steps closer, stared at the firelight, and glanced at Du Xi.
There were still traces of tears on Du Xi's face that had not completely dried, as if he had just cried.
The person who made her burn paper money and was so sad...
If it was his parents or relatives at home, Du Xi could have told them directly without having to hide anything.
The fact that something is concealed may indicate that there may be some hidden secrets that are unknown to others.
Su Lijin didn't want to pry into other people's secrets, but she always had some good intentions towards Du Xi.
In this palace, dangers are lurking on every side, and one could be killed if one is not careful. She is worried that Du Xi is hiding something and will be in danger in the future.
Thinking about this, Su Lijin said seriously, "Du Xi, tell me, who are you burning paper for?"
"If you tell me, I can help you with anything."
As soon as she said this, she clearly saw a trace of struggle on Du Xi's face, as if there really was something that needed Su Lijin to make the decision for her.
After struggling for a moment, Du Xi gritted her teeth and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I am indeed burning paper for someone."
"I am burning paper for my sister Cai'er who died tragically!"
"Cai'er?" Su Lijin asked.
"I have hidden something from Your Majesty." Du Xi showed a painful expression on his face.
Su Lijin frowned: "Tell me, what are you hiding?"
For some reason, she had a premonition that what Du Xi was going to say next would be something she could not imagine.
Tears welled up in Du Xi's eyes. "Empress, the person who actually communicated with Imperial Physician Lu was not Du Xi, but Cai'er!"
This really shocked Su Lijin. Her eyes widened in surprise. "What did you say? Cai'er was the one who sent the message to Doctor Lu?"
Nodding desperately, his face soaked with tears, Du Xi began to tell the truth.
It turned out that Cai'er was ostracized in the palace because she couldn't speak.
She met the ugly Du Xi and they became good friends.
Cai'er kept communicating with Lu Bingqian under the name of Du Xi. After a few exchanges, she developed feelings for Lu Bingqian.
But because Cai'er was too beautiful, she was noticed by the son of the Minister of Rites, who raped her.
"Cai'er tried to escape, but was strangled to death on the bed by that beast!"
Du Xi cried out in a sad and heart-wrenching voice.
Du Xi was trembling all over as he cried and recounted the cruel things that happened.
After hearing the last part, Su Lijin clenched her fists so tightly that she could hardly control them!
Du Xi knelt before her, kowtowed repeatedly, and begged tearfully, "Empress, I beg you to seek justice for Cai'er who died tragically!"
Su Lijin helped her up, but Du Xi shook her head and refused to get up, saying, "Cai'er is the one that Imperial Physician Lu likes. I dare not impersonate him and absolutely cannot marry Imperial Physician Lu. Please grant your blessing, Your Majesty!"
The truth of this matter was too sudden and beyond Su Lijin's expectations.
She gnashed her teeth as she stared at the paper money in the brazier. "Du Xi, don't worry. I will definitely seek justice for Cai'er and make that beast pay!"
Du Xi felt a mixture of sadness and joy, and kowtowed, saying, "As long as I can get justice, I'm willing to do anything!"
After calming down, Su Lijin asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
Du Xi said: "Chen Yue saw Cai'er being dragged away at that time, she saw it!"
Su Lijin nodded, and after asking Du Xi to go back, she went to the place where Chen Yue was imprisoned overnight.
Chen Yue was in a dishevel and was surprised to see Su Lijin.
Su Lijin asked directly, "Chen Yue, are you willing to reduce your sentence?"
Hearing this, Chen Yue was in disbelief, but she stood up suddenly: "What do you mean, Madam?"
"As long as you cooperate with me and do one thing, I can allow you to make amends and reduce your sentence."
"What does the Queen want me to do?"
Chen Yue was a little wary.
"To be Cai'er's witness." Su Lijin said.
Chen Yue's expression instantly became complicated: "The Queen knows about her?"
"You just need to cooperate with me and serve as a witness."
Hearing this, Chen Yue refused: "No, I won't go."
The Minister of Personnel was not someone she could afford to offend.
"Don't worry, I will clean up the beast's family and no one will retaliate against you."
Su Lijin understood and said, "Chen Yue, if you miss this opportunity, you won't have another one. You must think it through."
But this opportunity was indeed what Chen Yue had dreamed of. Looking around the cell and at her own miserable state, Chen Yue gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, as long as Your Majesty reduces the punishment, I will cooperate."
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