This naturally requires careful consideration. The son of the princess of the Western Jin Dynasty cannot go out, which means that he can only see patients himself.
There are still a few days before the Western Jin Dynasty delegation leaves Beijing, so there is no need to rush to make a decision. In addition, we can also take this opportunity to inquire about the other party's condition.
If it is an incurable disease that is beyond your ability, then don't let the princess of the Western Jin Dynasty get away with it.
In addition, once the envoys from the Western Jin Dynasty left, the envoys from the Northern Yan would also leave. Thinking of this, she felt that time was running out. After all, she still wanted to get more out of Zhao Kangning.
"How should I pull it out..."
With the ambition to reach the pinnacle of life by pulling out Zhao Kangning's baldness, Su Xiaoxiao returned to the Wei family.
Erhu squatted in the yard, soaking in his small stones and Bagua mirror.
The Bagua Mirror belonged to Sikong Yun. Su Xiaoxiao didn't know how it got into the hands of the little guys. After all, it was Sikong Yun who handed it over voluntarily - the little guys never stole, they only robbed.
Da Hu was teaching Xiao Hu how to speak.
Da Hu spoke clearly: "Master."
Xiaohu: "Master!"
Da Hu corrected him, "It's the father of father! Father! Repeat after me, father!"
The little tiger chirped: "Father!"
"That's right." Da Hu shook his head like a serious old scholar, "Father! Father's father!"
Xiaohu put his hands behind his back and shook his head in imitation: "Father! Father's father!"
Da Hu said rhythmically: "Master-father!"
Xiaohu followed him: "Shi--huh!"
Da Hu: “…”
Da Hu pointed at him: "Xiao Hu!"
Xiaohu also pointed at himself: "Xiao-Axe!"
Da Hu: "Master, father!"
Xiaohu: "Shi--huh!"
Da Hu slapped his forehead.
Ah, this stupid brother, he can't teach him! Da Hu was so upset by his naughty brother that when he saw Su Xiaoxiao, he wanted to get into his mother's arms for comfort.
Unexpectedly, the little tiger pounced first.
"The axe is hurting me!" He started to tell on his brother again.
"I didn't!" Da Hu argued, "I was just teaching you how to speak!"
"You are! You are so fierce! Little Axe is afraid of you!" Xiaohu was full of drama, leaning into Su Xiaoxiao's arms, "I don't want to play with Big Axe anymore!"
Da Hu said with a serious face: Good, you want to be punched again.
Little Tiger had no idea that he was in big trouble. He kept sticking out his tongue at Big Tiger: "Lululu!"
When they were two years old, Su Xiaoxiao thought the two-year-old little kids were the funniest. Now that they are three years old, Su Xiaoxiao thinks the three-year-old little kids are more fun.
The three little ones are so well behaved in front of her, cute and quiet, they are just pure little angels.
Su Xiaoxiao played with the children for a while, rubbing the three little ones one by one, and did not smack her lips until Wei Ting and Su Mo came back.
Wei Ting had just finished court and Su Mo had just returned from working outside. The two met at the door.
The three little ones called their father and uncle, and ran off to play again.
The three of them went to the study.
Su Xiaoxiao recounted her conversation with the princess of the Western Jin Dynasty.
Wei Ting pondered and said, "I have investigated the princess of the Western Jin Dynasty. She does have a sickly son who is only one year older than the little princess. He is weak and relies on countless rare medicinal herbs to stay alive."
"Do you want to go?" Su Mo asked Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao said: "It's not certain yet."
She was a doctor, and if a patient asked to see her, she should not refuse. However, there were too many things going on in the capital. On the left was Emperor Jingxuan who was eyeing her covetously, and on the right was Prince Nanyang who was secretly making trouble. She was a little worried.
Su Mo said, "Your Majesty is selecting ministers to escort Princess Lingxi these days. Wei Ting and I will probably go with one of them. If you decide to go for the visit, I will tell His Majesty that I will go."
Wei Ting's face darkened. Su Mo, you want to fight again.
Whenever Su Xiaoxiao sees the two of them now, she will remember what Su Mo said about detoxifying Wei Ting.
Wei Ting: "There's something wrong with your eyes."
Su Xiaoxiao: "No, I didn't think about anything."
She decisively changed the subject, "How's the news about Feiyun Tower going?"
Su Mo said, "Ever since that night when you and Gui Bu went to the Nanyang King's residence, the Nanyang King has disappeared, and the owner of Feiyun Tower has also disappeared."
Su Xiaoxiao murmured, "Could it be that the King of Nanyang also guessed that Zhang Feng might have hidden the things in Feiyun Tower, so he arrested the shopkeeper of Feiyun Tower and tortured him? No, Zhang Feng has followed the King of Nanyang for so long, he must have guessed the King of Nanyang's methods. I always feel that the things are still in Feiyun Tower."
In fact, it would be the safest way to get rid of Prince of Nanyang with the help of Emperor Jingxuan. The problem is that they don't know Prince of Nanyang's attitude towards the three children. It would be troublesome if the children were pulled out. Therefore, it is not feasible for Emperor Jingxuan and Prince of Nanyang to rob each other for the time being.
We still know too little about King Nanyang. The habits and personality he displayed in the past were all fake, otherwise we could have inferred something based on his characteristics.
Su Xiaoxiao said: "He doesn't know about the existence of the eldest brother and the sixth brother yet, and he probably doesn't know that we know the contents of the will. We are safe for the time being. But we can't let our guard down. Once he finds out that the eldest brother and the sixth brother are still alive, he will come to kill them immediately."
Wei Ting snorted coldly: "It's not certain who will silence whom!"
"Seventh Young Madam! Seventh Young Madam!" The little maid came to the door, "A eunuch came from the palace and said he wanted to see you."
It’s Eunuch Cheng from Yongshou Palace who has arrived.
"The Queen Mother was startled by the wind at night, and she has not been feeling well this morning..."
"I will go with Eunuch Cheng."
Su Xiaoxiao took the medicine box and entered the palace.
The Queen Mother sat on the Phoenix Bed, leaning weakly against the pillow behind her. Seeing Eunuch Cheng leading Su Xiaoxiao in, she sighed, "I already said I'm fine, why did you have to call her over?"
How could the Queen Mother really punish him?
Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward, felt the Queen Mother's pulse, and looked at her tongue: "What did you eat yesterday?"
Eunuch Cheng explained in detail: "I had a bowl of five-kernel porridge in the morning, half a bowl of rice, two side dishes, and three meatballs at noon, and a bowl of ginseng soup and five vegetable dumplings in the evening."
"What about today?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.
Eunuch Cheng sighed, "I don't have a good appetite today. I didn't eat anything."
The Queen Mother glared at him and said, "You are the only one who talks too much."
Su Xiaoxiao took back her hand: "It's a cold, just take some medicine according to the prescription."
The Queen Mother said calmly, "I don't want to take bitter medicine."
Su Xiaoxiao asked: "What medicine do you want to take?"
The Queen Mother said sternly, "The sweet medicine you gave me last time."
Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment before she realized that she was referring to the cold medicine in the pharmacy.
In fact, Chinese medicine is more effective in treating the root cause. Cold medicine only relieves symptoms but cannot regulate the body.
Su Xiaoxiao said generously: "Okay, I'll get some sweet medicine for the Queen Mother later."
The Queen Mother was happy.
Su Xiaoxiao added: "But you have to drink the bitter medicine."
The Queen Mother was depressed.
Su Xiaoxiao took out some cold medicine from the medicine box and wrote a prescription for Eunuch Cheng to go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to get the medicine. Eunuch Cheng was very cautious now and would make sure Su Xiaoxiao reviewed the medicine before he felt at ease.
While waiting for the medicine, Su Xiaoxiao decided to find out about King Nanyang.
"Empress Dowager." There was a deep meaning in her eyes.
The Queen Mother understood and said, "You can leave now."
"yes."
The palace maids and eunuchs withdrew respectfully.
"You say." The Queen Mother said to Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Nothing else, it's just that Da Hu and the others miss the Queen Mother very much."
Mentioning her little sweethearts, the empress dowager, who was so weak that she couldn't even get out of bed, immediately perked up: "I miss them too! I just hate that an assassin came out of the palace and returned after just two days. Speaking of which, the assassin hasn't been caught until now, and I don't know what the people in the government office are doing for a living."
Su Xiaoxiao smiled: "Don't be angry, take care of yourself."
The Queen Mother said sadly, "I don't know how long it will be before I see them again. I wish I could see them every day and restore their identities openly without having to hide anymore."
Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "They are only three years old, it's okay."
The Queen Mother snorted, "Is it okay even if you grow up?"
Su Xiaoxiao saw that the empress dowager was getting angry enough, and if she continued to do so, she would be sick with anger, so she quickly changed the subject: "If the Prince of Nanyang was still alive, maybe there would be a way to save them?"
The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "He is no match for his brother. He is too soft-hearted. As the eldest son, he should have been given the right to change his title. However, he voluntarily gave up the throne and lied that the secret decree was lost."
Su Xiaoxiao was slightly stunned: "Wait, wasn't the secret decree lost?"
The Queen Mother glanced at her and said, "It seems you know the secret decree."
Su Xiaoxiao confessed frankly without any guilt: "I've married into the Wei family, how could I not know some inside information?"
The Queen Mother liked her straightforwardness, and she laid everything out in the open: "He lied that the secret decree was lost, but he is my son, and I can tell at a glance whether he lied or not. He hid the secret decree himself. He doesn't want to kill his brother, and he doesn't want the throne. It's useless for me to persuade him."
Prince Nanyang hid the secret decree himself and gave the throne to Prince Ruyang?
This doesn't make sense.
That guy is obviously going crazy for the throne.
"Here comes the medicine!"
Eunuch Cheng trotted in with the medicine bag.
Su Xiaoxiao carefully checked the herbs and said, "That's right. Take one dose a day and decoct it with breakfast."
Eunuch Cheng smiled and said, "I'll remember that."
The Queen Mother said to Su Xiaoxiao, "It's getting late. You should go back quickly. The three children will be looking for you soon."
After all, she felt sorry for her three children and was afraid that they would be sad if they couldn't find their mother.
"I'll come back tomorrow."
Su Xiaoxiao left the palace.
As soon as he got on the carriage, a guard from Beiyan came forward and said, "Doctor Su! My general wants to see you!"
Su Xiaoxiao said: "It's too late, I have to go back, we can talk tomorrow if there is anything."
Helian Ye has passed the critical period, but the wound has been scabbing and itching recently, so he asked people to call her several times.
Su Xiaoxiao would never spoil him.
The guard said, "The general wants to talk to Doctor Su."
Su Xiaoxiao said calmly: "I said tomorrow."
The guard raised his eyes and looked at her: "It's about King Nanyang."
Two quarters of an hour later, Su Xiaoxiao appeared in Helian Ye's yard and pushed open his door: "What do you want to tell me?"
Helian Ye sat at the head of the bed, his figure wrapped in gauze shrouded in shadows, looking at her with sharp and cold eyes:
"A secret of King Nanyang."
(End of this chapter)