Su Lijin didn't continue the conversation and pretended to believe what Xiao Zhaolin said.
When we returned to the palace, it was already getting late.
In the bedroom, Su Lijin looked at the porcelain bottle in her hand silently, with a look of hesitation in her eyes.
He still had to first understand what the effect of the poison would be, so that Xiao Zhaolin could be convinced that he had drugged Xiao Shengxing.
After making up her mind, Su Lijin poured out some of the medicine from the porcelain bottle the next day, wrapped it up and took it to the Imperial Hospital.
Seeing the queen in person, all the imperial doctors gathered around.
Although he is already the imperial physician in the palace, his status will be greatly different if he can gain the appreciation of the queen and become her exclusive imperial physician.
Su Lijin looked at the imperial doctors who were surrounding her and showing her constant concern.
She remained silent, but finally her gaze fell on a doctor in the corner who kept his head down looking at the medicinal herbs in his hands.
She secretly gave a look to the eunuch beside her, and the eunuch understood what Su Lijin meant.
He walked up to the imperial physician and spoke.
"Sir, the Queen wishes to see you."
Lu Bingqian paused slightly, and looked at the eunuch beside him with a puzzled look.
He seemed to have not expected that the queen would find him.
He turned his head in surprise and happened to meet Su Lijin's gaze. The latter actually nodded slightly at him.
Lu Bingqian quickly put down the herbs in his hand and followed the eunuch to Su Lijin's side.
"Your humble servant, Lu Bingqian, pays homage to the Empress."
"Get up. I haven't been feeling well lately. Do you have a place where you can check my pulse?" Su Lijin asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please follow me." After saying that, Lu Bingqian turned around and walked in front to lead the way.
After they sat down, Lu Bingqian was taking Su Lijin's pulse. Su Lijin asked tentatively, "How long has Doctor Lu been in the palace?"
"Reporting to the Queen, it has been more than three years."
"But why have I never seen you taking the pulses of the concubines in the harem?"
According to regulations, concubines cannot have their pulses checked by only one imperial physician. One reason is to promptly treat the illnesses of the masters in the palace, and the other is to stabilize the harem and protect the royal heirs.
"I have been staying in the Imperial Hospital all the time and rarely go out. I guess Your Majesty doesn't recognize me."
After Lu Bingqian finished speaking, he stood up and saluted again.
"My Lady, your pulse is fine. The discomfort may be due to excessive fatigue in recent days. You will be fine after a short rest."
Judging from Lu Bingqian's behavior, he should not be Xiao Zhaolin's man.
If Xiao Zhaolin was the one who planted his troops in the Imperial Hospital, he would surely try his best to gain the approval of the imperial concubines and the emperor so that he could get more information.
Thinking of this, Su Lijin lowered her voice and spoke.
"I have found something here and would like Doctor Lu to take a look."
As she spoke, she took out the medicine she had wrapped and placed it in front of Lu Bingqian.
Opening the medicine bag, Lu Bingqian sniffed the powder, but the next moment his brows furrowed, "Empress, this is a deadly poison!"
"Really? If someone eats it, what symptoms will occur?"
Su Lijin casually picked up the teacup beside her and drank a sip of tea calmly.
"If someone takes this medicine, they will experience heart pain within a few days and eventually die from the poison."
"I see……"
A look of understanding appeared in Su Lijin's eyes.
After putting away the medicine bag, she spoke to Lu Bingqian who was kneeling on the ground.
"Doctor Lu, you've been in the palace for so many years, and you should be very clear about many things. You should be able to tell what you should and shouldn't say, right?"
Lu Bingqian naturally heard this naked threat, and quickly lowered his head and answered without hesitation.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Today, I am only checking your pulse. I know nothing else."
"That's great." Slowly withdrawing her gaze from Lu Bingqian, Su Lijin stood up and prepared to leave.
But as soon as she turned around, she seemed to have thought of something and spoke to the man who was still kneeling on the ground behind her.
"Doctor Lu is a highly skilled doctor. From now on, he will be responsible for checking my pulse daily."
With just one word from her, Lu Bingqian's status in the Imperial Hospital was raised many times over.
There is no one who doesn't like to climb up and be a superior person.
After hearing what Su Lijin said, Lu Bingqian didn't know whether to be happy or cry, and had no choice but to agree.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After leaving the Imperial Hospital, Su Lijin returned to Kunning Palace.
She looked at the medicine at hand silently, thought for a moment, and decided to visit Taiji Hall at night.
When it was completely dark, Su Lijin changed into a nightgown, then opened the window of the bedroom and left.
After dodging the patrolling guards, she went straight to the side door of Taiji Palace.
At this time, I think Xiao Shengxing has fallen asleep.
Su Lijin carefully pushed open the door in front of her and walked into the hall lightly.
Holding a note that had been prepared in advance, Su Lijin came to the desk where Xiao Shengxing handled state affairs, put it down, and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she put the note on the table, Su Lijin suddenly felt her shoulders sink.
Then her arms were held down, and she was forced to fall forward unexpectedly.
Realizing that Xiao Shengxing might have woken up, Su Lijin frowned and turned sideways to break free from the man behind her.
Take two steps back to create some distance between them.
When their eyes met, Su Lijin couldn't help but feel annoyed. She hadn't checked whether Xiao Shengxing was really asleep before rushing over. She was too reckless.
However, the latter had already recognized Su Lijin's identity at a glance.
But he couldn't help but wonder why she suddenly appeared.
The attacking action had already been initiated, and if he stopped suddenly, he would not be able to find out what Jin'er was trying to do. Thinking of this, Xiao Shengxing rushed forward directly.
Su Lijin took two steps back, then jumped up and kicked the man in the shoulder.
Xiao Shengxing stepped back and pretended to have missed the target. Su Lijin saw the right opportunity and jumped out of the window and left.
After stabilizing his body, Xiao Shengxing looked at the figure that was gradually disappearing into the darkness with a hint of helplessness.
Visit Taiji Palace at night.
That's interesting.
He set his eyes on the note on the table.
There is a reminder on it.
He said that someone wanted to poison him but failed. In order to lure out the mastermind, he hoped that he could pretend to have heart pain and cooperate.
So, his aunt wanted to use this trick to deal with Xiao Zhaolin?
Thinking of this, Xiao Shengxing unconsciously revealed a look of relief on his face.
If that's the case, this heartless queen of mine still has her own concerns.
Otherwise it wouldn't be such a hassle.
The joyful emotion was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing ripples.
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