Su Lijin's gaze fell on Lu Bingqian, and saw that he was looking at the medical skills very calmly and confidently, with a focused expression, as if he was not disturbed by the outside world.
She shrugged, knowing full well that he would.
After a moment, she said, "Doctor Lu, the Queen has been claiming to be ill these past few days. You should be able to see that I am not ill, right?"
Unexpectedly, Su Lijin suddenly spoke frankly to him. Lu Bingqian paused with the book in his hand, and his eyes fell from the book to Su Lijin's face.
That beautiful face was calm, looking at him with a hint of smile, and her expression was full of understanding.
He put the book down and bowed slightly: "The Queen is in good health, but I believe there must be something that forced her to do this."
These words directly pointed out that he did know that Su Lijin was pretending to be sick, but also gave Su Lijin an excuse to pretend to be sick.
Hearing this, Su Lijin saw that his expression had eased a lot, and she thought to herself that Lu Bingqian was indeed a good person.
The topic had been brought up, and she would no longer hide anything. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Doctor Lu, for these past few days."
Lu Bingqian shook his head and said nothing.
Su Lijin sighed and said, "To be honest, I do have some things going on, so I had to pretend to be sick. Right now, I hope that Doctor Lu can help me a little. I wonder if Doctor Lu would agree to do so?"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lu Bingqian, without much majesty in her expression, and without any intention of putting pressure on him.
Obviously, Lu Bingqian also felt it and felt much less restrained.
Su Lijin waited for his answer. When she thought she would not receive any reply from Lu Bingqian, she heard him look up at her and say, "Is the Queen the flying fairy who is so popular recently?"
He asked this question directly and looked at Su Lijin calmly after asking.
Su Lijin was startled by the sudden question and blurted out subconsciously, "No, I'm not. Doctor Lu, you're overthinking it."
She never expected that Lu Bingqian would ask such a question.
At this moment, I really didn't understand how he connected me to the Flying Fairy. I couldn't help but feel a little worried, wondering if other people had noticed it as well.
Lu Bingqian looked at her and smiled gently, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. This is a question only from you, your humble servant."
Without waiting for Su Lijin to speak, his smile deepened: "I am Gu Han's friend."
Su Lijin was even more surprised, and the astonishment on her face was almost impossible to conceal: "You know Gu Han? Are you Gu Han's friend?"
This information completely overturned her understanding of Lu Bingqian.
Lu Bingqian nodded and said, "It is precisely because I am Gu Han's friend that I know how the Queen obtained the identity of the Flying Fairy, which is why I am asking today."
"Since Imperial Physician Lu knows about it, why did he bring it up today? What's the matter?" Looking at the person in front of her, Su Lijin raised her brows slightly.
She didn't think that Lu Bingqian mentioned the flying fairy on a whim.
Nodding appreciatively, Lu Bingqian said, "If Your Majesty can find my lover, I am willing to teach you all the medical skills I have learned throughout my life."
These two points really surprised Su Lijin.
Lu Bingqian wants to find a lover?
He can actually teach his medical skills?
Su Lijin hesitated.
Lu Bingqian's personal affairs are indeed surprising, but his medical skills also seem very attractive.
However, when suddenly faced with such a thing, she was still a little hesitant.
"Your Majesty, medical skills are indeed necessary for you at the moment."
Seeing this, Lu Bingqian reminded her, "Although the Empress has shown considerable talent these days and has learned some basic medical skills through question-and-answer sessions and medical discussions, in the end, those are just superficial."
Su Lijin looked at him without saying a word, her eyes seemed to be thinking about something.
Lu Bingqian continued, "I would like to remind Your Majesty that making a human skin mask also involves medical skills. Basic fur medical skills are not enough to make a human skin mask reach the pinnacle. If Your Majesty is determined to make a superior human skin mask, then I, your lifelong medical skills, can help you achieve your wish."
His words made Su Lijin raise her head.
She thought, no wonder when she secretly asked Lu Bingqian about the materials of the human skin mask a few days ago, he was able to give the answer so quickly and provided a lot of careful help.
It seems that he knew at that time that the materials he listed were related to the human skin mask.
Su Lijin suddenly laughed. This was easy to explain. As a friend of Gu Han and a top imperial physician, it would be really strange if he didn't know.
Thinking of this, Su Lijin's expression froze slightly. "What Imperial Physician Lu said is indeed true. I succeeded once in making a human skin mask, but I also felt the difficulty involved. Although the finished product was good the first time, it was still a far cry from being top-notch."
She knew that what she had learned was only the first stage of the human skin mask secret book. If she wanted to achieve full mastery without solid and superb medical skills, it would be extremely difficult.
Thinking of this, she nodded and agreed: "I can help Doctor Lu find a lover. When the time comes, I will also ask Doctor Lu to teach me his lifelong medical skills as he said today."
Lu Bingqian's gentle face showed obvious joy. He bowed and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do what I say."
Then he began to talk about his lover.
It turned out that Lu Bingqian and his lover had never met in person and usually communicated through letters.
In the letters, they were in deep agreement with each other.
"Do you know anything else?" Su Lijin asked.
Lu Bingqian spoke for a long time, then said, "I only know that her given name is 'Xi', and I don't know anything else."
"I only know the single-character name..." Su Lijin frowned slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.
According to him, finding someone based on such little information is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"The Queen Mother has arrived!"
Just when she was in trouble, the eunuch's voice came from the door.
Su Lijin frowned, quickly tied the headscarf on her head, and lay down on the bed.
The Queen Mother and her entourage entered the bedroom in a mighty procession and went straight to the bed.
At first glance, Lu Bingqian was taking Su Lijin's pulse.
"Empress Dowager, please forgive me for not being able to perform the ceremony. I am currently treating a patient." Su Lijin pretended to be weak and coughed a few times after speaking.
Looking at the scene before her, the Queen Mother looked slightly dissatisfied and asked, "How is the Queen's condition?"
Lu Bingqian withdrew his pulse-taking hand and bowed, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, the Empress has been ill for several days, suffering from some debilitating illness. She requires some medicine to recuperate."
"Why did you suddenly get sick?"
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "She has been ill for several days. I heard that the Queen has been lying in bed for several days."
Her eyes were always on Su Lijin, as if she wanted to see something from her.
Su Lijin's face looked a little pale, and her voice was a little weaker. She said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I only have a minor illness. I believe that with the treatment of Imperial Physician Lu, I will be well in a few days."
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