Imperial Medical Service.
After a night of fighting, the battlefield left behind could not be cleaned up in a short time. The doctors were the busiest, and there was only one female doctor on duty here.
When the female doctor saw Chu Li, she bowed respectfully:
"Ms. Xie, are you feeling unwell?"
Chu Li walked in and said, "I can't sleep well. I'm always haunted by dreams."
The doctor bowed:
"There are many reasons for nightmares. Judging from your recent condition, it should be caused by overwork or fright. I will get you a medicine that will help you sleep better."
Chu Li watched the female doctor walk to the cabinet, open the drawer, and weigh the medicine one by one.
He spoke casually:
"When I was young, I fell from a roof and broke the back of my head. I was lucky enough to survive, but I have forgotten a lot of things."
The female doctor was in her forties and had been on duty in the palace for many years, specializing in gynecological diagnosis for the concubines in the harem. Naturally, she had heard about the Ninth Prince's fall and injury in his childhood.
Oh no, it's Miss Xie.
However, whether it is Miss Xie or the Ninth Prince, it doesn’t matter anymore.
Now her brother is the emperor, her future husband is the regent, and her mother is the future empress dowager. Even though she has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, no one dares to punish her.
"Ms. Xie, what you mean is..."
"Is there any way to help me remember?"
"this……"
It was a childhood injury, and now more than ten years have passed, so it is very difficult to talk about it.
The doctor couldn't guarantee it.
He considered and said, "I can prepare a bottle of memory-enhancing medicine for you, but I cannot guarantee whether or when you can remember it."
"Thank you. I'll come get it in three days."
"good."
As Chu Li was about to leave, he glanced back and said, "What happened today..."
"Don't worry, Miss Xie. I won't reveal a single word that shouldn't be said!"
That couldn't be better.
After leaving the Imperial Hospital, Chu Li was about to go to the Imperial Study, but she saw Biejiu running past her in a panic.
"Biejiu?"
"Hey? Thank you, Miss?"
"What are you panicking about?"
Biejiu has now become a prominent figure. He wears a crimson-purple robe with a four-clawed python embroidered on it, symbolizing his status as the leader of the eunuchs. He said anxiously:
"Miss Xie, you don't know that King Xiaoyao has entered the palace and is very angry. I can't handle it, so I'm going to report it to the emperor!"
"oh?"
Before she went to find him, he came to the palace first.
"Where is he? Take me there."
"yes."
As soon as I stepped into the side hall, I heard a man's angry voice coming from inside:
"What do you mean you don't know the whereabouts of Princess Minghua? Could my daughter disappear out of thin air?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I don't know what you are doing!"
The two young eunuchs knelt on the ground, extremely terrified.
"useless!"
"Don't be angry, Prince Xiaoyao." A woman's voice came.
King Xiaoyao put down his teacup and narrowed his eyes, saying, "Miss Xie, please come and judge for me. Two days ago, Minghua entered the palace and never returned. I asked the palace servants and they said... you detained him by force?"
Chu Li glanced at the two young eunuchs and raised his chin slightly.
The two men understood and retreated hastily as if they had been pardoned.
Chu Li sat down with a smile:
"Princess Minghua is of noble status. Who dares to detain her by force? She is just a guest in the palace."
"Since you are a guest, why shouldn't you let me see my daughter?"
"King Xiaoyao has misunderstood."
Chu Li smiled and said:
"It's just that the emperor has heard some rumors about the palace coup in the past two days, and he is not very happy."
King Xiaoyao smiled gently: "Oh?"
"Your Majesty Xiaoyao, you don't know that Minister Yuan, who has always been gentle and honest, suddenly became disloyal and attempted to assassinate the emperor. After failing, he even said that it was you who ordered it."
Chu Li picked up the teacup and took a sip:
"The Emperor was furious when he heard this. How could an uncle like you send someone to assassinate your own nephew? What do you think?"
King Xiaoyao looked at her orderly posture with a gentle smile on his face:
"What I mean is that you must present all the evidence, including witnesses, physical evidence, and hard evidence. You must not listen to the one-sided words of the treacherous. What do you think, Miss Xie?"
Chu Li lowered his eyes, his eyes dark.
Because there is no hard evidence...
"I naturally believe in King Xiaoyao's innocence, but I am also worried that there will be no smoke without fire, which will damage your reputation."
"Hahaha!"
King Xiaoyao patted the armrest of his chair and said with a smile:
"Put yourself in his shoes. I should return these words to the emperor. There is no reason to forcibly detain Minghua. If this matter gets out, people will think that the emperor is a tyrant who cannot distinguish right from wrong or black from white."
"But the emperor has been kind-hearted since childhood, and I know that very well. How could he detain Minghua at will? Miss Xie, what do you think?"
Chu Li's fingertips suddenly clenched.
Look at King Xiaoyao.
Two pairs of eyes met in mid-air.
He smiled warmly as usual.
For more than forty years, he has always had this kind face, and people cannot find any fault with him. However, the stabs hidden between the lines make people suffer, but they dare not find fault at all.
This is him.
King of freedom!
"The Emperor has arrived--" At this time, a report came from outside the palace.
Chu Aotian came over, but saw that King Xiaoyao had no intention of kneeling down to pay respect, so he said, "I came here to take a look, you don't have to pay respect."
When he reached Chu Li's side, he whispered:
"Minister Yuan bit his tongue and committed suicide in the prison."
Chu Li's eyes darkened a little.
King Xiaoyao put down his teacup and pretended to stand up to salute, but Chu Aotian held his arm.
"I said, no need to bow."
"How can this be? You are the king and I am the subject. I should show you respect."
"Uncle Xiaoyao is too polite. You are my elder, and I, as a junior, respect you. If you kneel to me, I am afraid that I will shorten my life."
King Xiaoyao did not act coyly and sat back with a smile.
"I am here today to look for Minghua."
"Your Majesty, you also know that I only have this one daughter, and I have loved her like a treasure since she was young."
Chu Aotian nodded:
"Of course. I was worried that she would get hurt during the palace coup yesterday, so I protected her. Now that Uncle Xiaoyao came to pick her up personally, I feel relieved."
"Biejiu."
After a command, Biejiu brought Chu Minghua over in a short while.
When she came, she raised her chin slightly, with an aloof look, like a victorious rooster, looking at Chu Li provocatively.
Just based on her, how dare you fight her?
You dare to detain her? Now, shouldn’t you let her out?
"Father, Miss Xie is the daughter of an outsider. It is inconvenient for her to stay in the palace. Why not let her take us out of the palace?"
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