"Come here. Take the little prince to change into my court robes." King Zhan glanced at the secret letters on the table and put them away casually.
"Young prince, please come this way." The attendant came over and gestured for invitation.
After King Zhan and Gu Beiheng left.
Su Qi was not idle either. She knew that a bloody storm was waiting for them.
With Ying Yi's help, Su Qi dealt with several anxious secret letters. Some of them were sent by Military Advisor Mo, who had written down his suggestions and asked Gu Beiheng to make a decision.
Su Qi also handled all of these.
There were also some things that happened in several cities under the command of the Gu family army. Also sent were letters from the prefects of Yanling, Wei'an and other places.
According to the importance of the matter, Su Qi made an instruction.
Wait until all these things are done.
Outside the study, Bai Zhi knocked on the door softly.
"Madam, two maids came over and said they wanted to make some clothes for you."
"Let them go to the side hall. I'll be there later."
"yes."
Su Qi stood up and stared at the vase on the windowsill for a while, then asked about the journey of Ying Yi, Qin Wan and others.
"Madam, the old lady and the others will probably be here in two days."
"Master, have they arrived at the leper village?"
"We've arrived. The leper camp is under control. Elder Ke, Patriarch Yun, and Patriarch Xuan have all sent people there, but I just received the news. There are more than one leper camp."
Su Qi turned her head and fell into deep thought.
Are there any other leprosy villages? If the virus is spread across the mountains by those responsible, the entire continent will be in danger.
She sat at the table and wrote down a prescription, including fangfeng, white aconite root, scrophularia, hemp seed, ginger worm, processed Chuanwu... and other herbs to be decocted in water.
There is also a prescription that includes Rehmannia root bark, Sophora flavescens, Xanthium sibiricum, Schizonepeta tenuifolia...boil them in water and take a bath.
Su Qi had read these in ancient books. Modern vaccines for leprosy had no protection against it. She could only send these prescriptions to Elder Ke by eagle, asking him to see if they were effective.
"Yingyi, send it to Master as quickly as possible."
"yes."
Su Qi planned to make these two prescriptions public on this continent once they were proven to be effective.
When the time comes.
Are you still afraid of those people's conspiracies and tricks?
After writing the prescription, Su Qi slowly walked to the side hall.
After they had just exchanged a few words in the side hall, the Empress Dowager's men arrived and delivered the imperial decree, ordering Su Qi to proceed to the palace. The accompanying eunuch read out the decree with a superficial smile on his face.
"Madam Gu. The Empress Dowager asks you to enter the palace immediately."
Su Qi did not kneel down to receive the order, but was trying to imagine what evil plan this old witch was up to at the moment.
The two old maids and the steward of Prince Zhan's mansion looked anxious.
"Eunuch, our prince has just entered the palace. Let's wait until he comes back before bringing Madam Gu into the palace." The steward of the palace made a silent gesture, indicating that they must not be allowed to take Su Qi away today.
The eunuch who announced the decree glanced coldly at the steward and said with a half-smile:
"How dare you! The Zhan Prince's Mansion is disrespecting our Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is concerned about Prince Zhan's offspring. Now that she heard that his grandson and his wife are in the capital, how could she not summon them?"
"Mrs. Gu, what are you afraid of?"
Su Qi looked at the white-faced, beardless eunuch smiling, and felt a little uncomfortable. "What am I afraid of? It's none of your business."
"Vulgar." The eunuch was stunned and blurted out.
"Mammy, please help me change my clothes. It's just going to the palace. I'll go right away."
"Madam, but Prince Zhan and I haven't come back yet?" The steward was worried. He always felt that those people in the royal family had bad intentions.
Ever since Gu Beiheng and Su Qi came to Prince Zhan's Mansion, the people in the mansion knew that the emperor seemed to be deliberately preventing the recognition of relatives.
These people were worried that if they didn't acknowledge their relationship with the Prince Zhan's palace, half of its power and property might fall into Long Xuancheng's hands.
Half fell into the hands of the emperor.
"It's okay. Nanny Hua and Baizhi, come with me to the palace." Su Qi was not worried.
Seeing this, the steward had no choice but to ask Bai Zhi and the nanny to dress up Su Qi.
He walked outside and whispered a few words to the shadow guard, who nodded and left.
Outside Prince Zhan's mansion, in addition to the Imperial Guards, there was also a team of soldiers from the Five Cities Army waiting.
The purpose of the Imperial Guards and the Five Cities Army coming here was naturally that if Su Qi did not enter the palace, they would have a reason to rush into Prince Zhan's mansion.
I heard that Su Qi was preparing to enter the palace.
The Royal Guards outside and the Deputy Commander of the Five Cities Army not far away were a little disappointed.
How could he enter the palace so easily?
Su Qi wore a lilac-colored double-breasted rain-flower brocade dress, and underneath it a crimson horse-faced skirt embroidered with twin lotus flowers and woven with gold.
Her long black hair was tied into a bun with a Hundred-leaf pattern, pinned with a green snow-containing fragrant hairpin. She also wore a Yaochi Pure Offering border flower on the side, and a red gold and South Pearl hairpin was inserted into the left bun.
She moves like a lotus, looking very dignified and graceful, with a beauty as bright as peach and plum.
"Let's go." Su Qi moved the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles on her wrist.
Aunt Hua was also quite skilled in martial arts, so she naturally entered the palace with Bai Zhi.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the guards asked them to take off all their weapons.
Su Qi moved her hand, and the Torrential Pear Blossom Needle on her wrist went into space. The little red snake also shrank back obediently.
If an outsider doesn't pay attention, he would think it is a red bracelet.
After entering the palace, Su Qi followed the eunuch's guidance to Shoukang Palace.
The young eunuchs and palace maids had already reported to the Queen Mother.
Su Qi went in, and Bai Zhi and the old nanny who followed behind were stopped. The palace maid said that the Queen Mother wanted to have a private conversation with Su Qi, and Nanny Hua was a little worried about Su Qi.
Su Qi waved her hand and asked the two of them to wait outside.
Bai Zhi wasn't too worried, because she knew Su Qi had a secret weapon.
Entering Shoukang Palace, Su Qi had no time to look at the magnificent palace. She only saw a beautiful woman with silver hair sitting in the seat in front of her. She looked like she was still as beautiful as she was in her youth despite her age.
But his face looked a little vicious and mean.
The Queen Mother's eyelids drooped. She waited for a long time but did not see Su Qi kneel down to salute.
She was very unhappy in her heart, and she was looking for an excuse to let the Imperial Guards and the Five Cities Army take the opportunity to enter Prince Zhan's mansion and plunder it.
It would also be a good idea to give the Prince Zhan’s Mansion a name.
Her eldest son has been sitting firmly on the throne for more than twenty years and is not afraid of the throne being shaken at all.
Naturally, he also dared to break off relations with Prince Zhan's Mansion.
"You bold and wicked woman, how dare you not kneel before me?" The Queen Mother's scarlet lips parted, and her gloved hands patted lightly.
Su Qi smiled lazily, "Queen Dowager. You are the one who has mobilized so many troops to come to me. If you have something to say, please speak your mind. I am the wife of General Wang of the Gu Family Army, and I am also the reigning queen. We are equals, so don't do that trick of kneeling all the time."
Su Qi glanced around and walked directly to the chair beside her. In the stunned eyes of everyone, she sat down.
This unusual routine made the empress dowager speechless.
She thought of Rong Zhen, the ancestor, who also disregarded etiquette. But when Rong Zhen did this, he was criticized for being impulsive. If she imitated him, she would be reprimanded by the emperor for being disrespectful.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's eyes filled with endless viciousness. The corners of her mouth curved into a smile, but the wrinkles of her smile concealed conspiracy and viciousness.
"Someone, serve tea to Madam Gu."
The Queen Mother seemed to have forgotten to punish Su Qi and asked the palace maid to bring tea over.
Su Qi didn't hesitate, opened the lid of the teacup and gently removed the tea leaves. She sniffed it with feigned delight, then curled her lips and said:
"It has a musty and stale smell. This general's wife really can't drink it." Su Qi deliberately ignored the fact that the teacup was poisoned.
She glanced at the incense burner near her, her eyes full of contempt.
She had invested a lot of money. These few things already contained several complementary poisons. If her medical skills were even slightly inferior, she would have been fooled.
"Su Qi. You are constantly challenging my bottom line. Don't be shameless. Someone, come and slap me in the face." The Queen Mother glanced at the incense burner and shouted.
Several guards came out from hidden corners around.
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