The appearance of Doctor Yang successfully helped Eleven to crawl out from the crack in the ground.
【Master, why are you here at this time?】
As soon as Doctor Yang came in, a meatball fell into his arms.
Doctor Yang rubbed Xiao Ruyu's little head with a doting look in his eyes.
"Master came to see the Queen today, and just happened to come and see you."
At this time, she comes to see her mother?
Xiao Ruyu's little ears suddenly stood up, and the fire of gossip burned fiercely.
[It's so late, Master, is there something important that you came to see my mother about? ]
She couldn't help but ask directly.
Doctor Yang lowered his head and thought for a while, but did not reveal anything for the time being.
After he left, Xiao Ruyu gave Eleven a look.
Eleven understood what he meant, sent all the palace maids away, and quietly came to the door of Queen Duan's bedroom with Xiao Ruyu.
Lying at the door, Xiao Ruyu could not hear anything and was very anxious.
[What on earth is Master looking for my mother about? I can't hear a word. ]
Just as she was getting anxious, Eleven picked her up and carried her to the window.
Xiao Ruyu's eyes lit up and he quickly put his ear to the window.
Faintly, a few words bounced into her ears, but she couldn't hear them clearly.
In a moment of anxiety, Xiao Ruyu accidentally pushed the window open a crack.
"Who, who's there?!"
Queen Duan's majestic voice sounded, with a hint of vigilance in her tone.
【Eleven, run! 】
Xiao Ruyu was so frightened that she almost lost her soul and hugged Eleven's neck tightly.
Eleven took her away from the "scene" quickly without being discovered.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Xiao Ruyu began to feel worried.
…
At the same time, in Queen Duan’s bedroom.
"Maybe it's a wild cat in the palace."
Doctor Yang comforted her, but his expression was very solemn.
"Why did you come to see me today?"
Queen Duan sat on a chair and poured a cup of tea.
Doctor Yang's eyebrows were almost twisted into a knot, "A few days ago, when Prime Minister Lu was recuperating in the palace, I found something wrong."
When Prime Minister Lu was mentioned, Queen Duan's hand holding the teacup paused.
"Tell me about it."
"I was preparing medicine a few days ago, but I found that the imperial physician Shuli was missing a lot of rare and precious medicinal materials."
"But the amount is not large, and it is normal usage and would not be noticed."
"But since Prime Minister Lu came to the palace, these medicinal herbs have become increasingly scarce, and I have become suspicious."
Doctor Yang looked heavy-hearted.
"So I went to look through the bills of the imperial physician Shu and found that when Prime Minister Lu was in the palace, the Minister of Personnel asked the imperial physician to prescribe a lot of expensive prescriptions under the pretext that Prime Minister Lu needed to recuperate."
"As a result, the rare medicinal materials of Imperial Physician Shu were almost completely drained."
After hearing these words, Queen Duan also narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Is this true?"
"It is absolutely true. Not only that, I even specially asked someone to investigate whether these herbs were actually used on Prime Minister Lu. In the end, I found out..."
Doctor Yang paused, looking somewhat indignant.
"These drugs were not used to treat Prime Minister Lu's illness, but were taken away by Lu Zongyuan to resell outside."
"Some of the herbs are extremely precious and were sold at sky-high prices."
Queen Duan frowned, with a cold light in her eyes.
"Using things from the palace to supplement his purse, the Lu family is really bold!"
Doctor Yang sighed, feeling somewhat helpless.
"Although I have found these, I am alone and powerless, and I have no way to find out where those medicinal materials went."
"I know that the Queen has some connections in her family, so I came to ask her to investigate these matters thoroughly!"
The Lu family is so bold and presumptuous. We haven't settled the matter with them before, but now they have extended their hands into the palace.
Queen Duan will never tolerate such a situation!
"Okay, I promise you that I will get to the bottom of this matter and give you an explanation."
After agreeing to see Imperial Physician Yang, it was already late, so Empress Duan asked the palace maid to see the guest off.
After leaving the bedroom, Doctor Yang had not yet stepped out of the Queen's Palace when a soft voice called him from behind.
【Master! Master! Walk slower! 】
Turning around, it was indeed the clever and eccentric Xiao Ruyu.
She couldn't hide the gossip in her eyes. She pulled Doctor Yang's sleeve and blinked her eyes.
[Master, what did you say to my mother? ]
Doctor Yang held his forehead with his hand helplessly and picked her up.
"Master, I am here to discuss serious matters with the Queen this time. It is about some matters concerning Prime Minister Lu."
【Oh, so that's how it is. 】
When she heard that Imperial Physician Yang and Empress Duan were discussing serious matters, she looked a little disappointed.
[I didn't get to eat the melon. I thought Master was going to express his feelings to Mother. After all, in the storybook, Doctor Yang was deeply in love with the Queen.]
Hearing what Xiao Ruyu was thinking, Doctor Yang spoke jokingly.
"Princess, think about it this way. What if Master competes with your father for your mother? What will the princess do?"
Xiao Ruyu blurted out what was in his mind without thinking.
[Although Master is handsome and charming, I only have one father, and mother can only belong to him.]
Doctor Yang laughed and pinched her tender little face.
[But then again, what bad thing did that bad guy Prime Minister Lu do this time? ]
Xiao Ruyu brought the subject back.
Imperial Doctor Yang told Xiao Ruyu everything about Prime Minister Lu and Lu Zongyuan's reselling of medicinal herbs.
[I knew he was up to no good. He stayed in the palace and took things from the palace. How despicable!]
[Master, how about I help you investigate this matter? ]
Xiao Ruyu offered to help him investigate the matter.
Doctor Yang waved his hand and refused.
"There are many people involved in this matter. Princess, please don't take the risk. Master can do it alone."
Seeing that he was determined to refuse, Xiao Ruyu had no choice but to give up.
…
The next day.
Early in the morning, Empress Duan took Xiao Ruyu and Xiao Rujin to pay their respects to Empress Dowager Xiao.
Since Emperor Shangwen has been busy with government affairs during this period, Xiao Ruyu has not seen him for several days.
As soon as he reached the gate of Empress Dowager Xiao's palace, Eunuch Yin reminded him that the Emperor was also inside.
Xiao Ruyu broke free from Queen Duan's hand and couldn't wait to see her father.
Just as I reached the door, the old voice of Empress Dowager Xiao was heard.
"Regarding the matter of appointing a crown prince, do you have a candidate in mind? The ministers of the previous dynasty are discussing this matter."
Emperor Shangwen sighed deeply, feeling quite helpless.
"Ruan is too weak and will have difficulty inheriting the throne in the future. If he is made the crown prince, I'm afraid he is not suitable."
"The little prince is still young, so I would like to put this matter aside for now."
Empress Dowager Xiao nodded, agreeing with him.
"Since he was young, Ru'an has been humble and kind, and has made great progress in his studies, but his character is not suitable for the position of crown prince..."
"Although my eldest brother has a good temper, he is not weak!"
Xiao Ruyu couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he walked into the hall with small steps and interrupted their conversation.
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