Similarly, with the King of Chu's promotion, Qin Shuang's reputation as a divine physician quickly spread throughout the capital.
Inside the Crown Prince's residence, the early spring sunlight shone on the flowers and plants in the courtyard. Su Liluo was sitting in a wicker chair, squinting in the sun.
The maid Ranmei and another maid Qinchun were sitting on either side of Su Liluo, chatting about the interesting things that had happened in the capital recently.
Inevitably, the recently popular "miracle doctor" Qin Shuang was mentioned.
"Hey, do you think that miracle doctor is really that amazing? He even cured the young master of the Minister's mansion of impotence?"
Qin Chun asked, her mouth agape.
"It's true, he was cured last month, and this month the young master's wife is pregnant! Now so many people are begging to be cured by this miracle doctor, there's practically a long queue outside the Chu Prince's mansion!"
"What does this have to do with the Chu Prince's Mansion?"
Suddenly, Su Liluo, who was enjoying a sunbath, heard Ranmei mention the King of Chu and couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.
"Your Highness, that divine physician is now working under the Prince of Chu. It's said that she's a girl. Everyone's saying that this Miss Qin might become the Prince of Chu's concubine after his marriage!"
Dyed Plum Path.
"You said that miracle doctor's surname is Qin?"
Su Liluo immediately sat up from the rattan chair.
The image of Qin Shuang's chair immediately flashed into her mind. In this life, had Qin Shuang once again boarded the ship of the King of Chu?
Indeed, many things seem to have changed in this life, but the trajectory seems to have remained the same.
"Yes, everyone calls her Miss Qin."
Ranmei nodded, then looked at Su Liluo with some curiosity, "Does Your Highness know her?"
"Heh, how could I not recognize her? She used to be a member of the Su family!"
Su Lilu chuckled softly.
"Huh? So why did they end up with the Prince of Chu? Could it be that the Su family sent the divine physician to the Prince of Chu to curry favor with him, and they're not planning to target you, the Crown Princess?"
Ranmei exclaimed in surprise, a hint of worry creeping into her heart.
Su Lilu remained silent, but in her heart she was wondering how Qin Shuang had gotten involved with the King of Chu.
If she wasn't mistaken, the poison that Su Wanshi used to frame her last time must have come from Qin Shuang.
However, she asked Su Wanshi to apply the medicine herself, but the medicine was ineffective. According to Su Wanshi's thinking, she would definitely suspect that Qin Shuang had lied to her, or that Qin Shuang's medical skills were not good.
Su Wanshi must have distrusted Qin Shuang after this incident, so how could she possibly introduce Qin Shuang to the King of Chu again?
Moreover, Qin Shuang's behavior is very suspicious. I have no connection with her, but she always seems to want to get close to me and get something from me.
She felt there were some things she couldn't understand, so she decided to go and discuss it with Xiao Ye.
At this moment, Xiao Ye was returning from court and had just entered his courtyard when he encountered Su Liluo walking towards him.
"Luo'er!"
Xiao Ye called out gently.
"Husband, let's go inside and talk!"
Su Liluo stepped forward, took Xiao Ye's arm, and led him into the house.
She told Xiao Ye about Qin Shuang and analyzed her thoughts.
Xiao Ye frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "I think the King of Chu and she are using each other. The King of Chu wants to use her medical skills to win over his court officials."
In the past two or three months, there has been a significant increase in the number of people in the court who have taken sides with the King of Chu. Today, even the usually incorruptible Censor submitted a memorial praising the King of Chu.
As for Qin Shuang, she's incredibly mysterious and impossible to investigate thoroughly. But regarding that 'Xinglan' you mentioned to me last time, I did manage to find a clue."
"Really? What exactly is this Xinglan?"
Su Liluo pressed for more information.
She had only heard those two words briefly from the old woman's mouth last time, but she noticed that the old woman's attitude was different, so she kept a close eye on it.
"Xinglan seems to be a powerful and mysterious underground force in the north. They operate in a very mysterious way, and not many people know about them. My people only met someone from there by chance, but unfortunately, that person disappeared inexplicably later."
"Could this... be someone trying to silence us?"
Su Liluo sensed a conspiracy.
"Perhaps Qin Shuang comes from that place, and maybe that place is also related to you."
Xiao Ye spoke softly.
His vision has always been far-reaching, always able to see what others cannot.
His words were like a revelation to Su Liluo.
Is it related to her?
How could it be related to her?
Thinking of Qin Shuang's medical skills, and then of what she had received from her mother, she had a guess in her mind: they came for her mother's medical skills and the space she possessed!
Besides this, she couldn't think of any other reason related to herself.
No wonder Qin Shuang went to great lengths to get close to me and find out what she was looking for; she must want to get these things left by my mother.
Could it be that my mother is Xinglan's person?
She didn't know much about her mother, only that she was a female doctor and that she met her father on the battlefield in the north.
“I understand. She might be after my mother’s medical books. I suspect that the thief who broke into the mansion to steal things last time was Qin Shuang.”
After calming down, Su Liluo spoke slowly.
She hasn't figured out how to talk about the space yet, since it's such a shocking thing.
But her mother's medical books were also priceless, so she only told half of it.
Xiao Ye nodded slightly: "Yes, that's what I guessed too. We need to be more careful with Qin Shuang in the future."
"By the way, did anyone give you a hard time in court today?"
Su Liluo asked again.
She remembered that in her previous life, after Xiao Churen used Qin Shuang to win people's hearts, he had someone impeach Xiao Ye in court.
When she first saw Xiao Ye today, she noticed the seriousness and worry on his face, but he only smiled when he saw her.
"I didn't---"
"Don't lie to me, or I won't forgive you when you find out."
Just as Xiao Ye was about to say that he was fine, Su Liluo quickly extended her index finger to interrupt him.
She knew that Xiao Ye was probably trying to reassure her that he was fine, so as not to make her worry.
Xiao Ye's heart softened when he saw Su Liluo's stubborn little face and serious expression.
In the end, he smiled and shook his head.
He sighed, “Today I was impeached by the King of Chu’s men, who said that I was not strict in disciplining my troops and that I allowed my soldiers to bully the people and abduct women. My father reprimanded me for this.”
"Did your soldiers really do such a thing?"
"Yes, there was a soldier who once kidnapped his childhood sweetheart for marriage, but that was because he discovered that the man she was originally going to marry was not a good man. He couldn't persuade her, so he forcibly took her home. However, the two of them are living very well now."
I never imagined that something like this could lead to a memorial being submitted to the emperor. Although I reported the truth to my father, there was still some suspicion of oversight, so he reprimanded me but did not punish me.
"This is probably just the beginning. No, the King of Chu knows how to win over his court officials, so we can't be too passive."
Su Lilu analyzed.
What happened today wasn't too bad, but this is just the beginning.
If they don't retaliate, Xiao Churen's reach will likely grow ever longer if things continue this way.
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