As it was related to the Queen Mother's condition, Yuwen Lan could not neglect it, and sent someone to Zhang's house that night.

Well, after all, the exact location was known, and it was accurate to the shelf. In addition, because the Queen Mother was unwell, Zhang Shengkang had to be on duty in the palace, and no one entered or left the Zhang family's study. The Jinyi Guards got the "Xinglin Shiyi" in their hands with almost no effort. So

the next morning, when Doctor Jiang came to the palace to take up his duty, he immediately saw his father's painstaking work with his own eyes.

Excitement and sighing were inevitable, but the most urgent task was to treat the Queen Mother, so after checking his father's records, Doctor Jiang immediately made a plan for the Queen Mother and started to treat her.

Yan Shu had been waiting in Ci'an Palace for a long time. Yuwen Lan also came immediately after the morning court session. He asked the imperial physician Jiang who was treating the empress dowager, "How is it? When will the empress dowager recover?"

But he saw that the imperial physician Jiang said sternly, "Your Majesty, the empress dowager's headache is an old disease. The current treatment should focus on relieving liver depression, nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing qi and blood, and dispelling wind and relieving pain. These should be done step by step. At present, I will use half a month as a course of treatment. After three courses of treatment, the empress dowager's disease can be cured."

Three courses of treatment?

Yuwen Lan frowned again and said, "In this case, it will take at least one and a half months for the empress dowager to fully recover?" Imperial physician

Jiang bowed his head in agreement.

Seeing this, Yan Shu hurriedly comforted him, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. It's better to have a solution than nothing. Besides, the Queen Mother has been troubled by this disease for many years. If the hidden danger can be completely eliminated within a month and a half, it will be good."

Yuwen Lan nodded, and then he saw Doctor Jiang took out a pack of silver needles and inserted them into the acupuncture points on the Queen Mother's head one by one.

This scene made him stunned, and Yan Shu was terrified. My God, so many needles inserted into the head, how painful it must be!

But then he looked at the Queen Mother, but she didn't react.

It can be seen that the headache is more uncomfortable than the acupuncture.

Yan Shu was so distressed that she almost cried.

How could Yuwen Lan not understand this truth? His heart was heavy. He paused and asked Doctor Jiang, "Besides taking medicine and acupuncture, what else should we pay attention to?"

Doctor Jiang hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's illness has both internal and external causes. Externally, you should pay attention to wind protection and keep warm, and don't catch a cold again. Internally, you should try your best to keep the Queen Mother in a good mood and relieve liver and depression."

This was easy to understand. Hearing this, Yan Shu couldn't help but sigh silently——

[To put it bluntly, isn't it all the fault of the late emperor that the Queen Mother is now? Like the Queen Mother, her husband was fickle, and even caused the child to die young. In order to support her adopted son to the throne, how much effort have you put in over the years? Unfortunately, her family is not up to the task. There are one thing after another. It's not easy to find someone who knows each other, but they can't be together... Which woman would not be depressed and sick if faced with these things? The Queen Mother's life has been so difficult!】

Yuwen Lan listened silently, paused, and said to the Queen Mother on the bed, "Mother, you have worked hard these years."

——Yan Shu was right.

This palace really did not let the Queen Mother have a comfortable life.

But after the voice fell, the Queen Mother gradually opened her eyes and said weakly, "It's a busy time now. Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about me too much. Go back." Hearing this,

Yan Shu also hurriedly said, "I will stay to accompany the Queen Mother. Your Majesty, go back first."

Indeed, it was morning, and there must be a lot of important things waiting for him in the study. Yuwen Lan had to nod in agreement, bid farewell to the Queen Mother, and returned to Qianming Palace.

Doctor Jiang continued to treat the Queen Mother, and Yan Shu stayed by her side.

After the acupuncture was finished, he personally served the Queen Mother soup, and waited until the Queen Mother fell asleep before going back to rest.

~~

It must be said that Doctor Jiang's method was much more effective than Zhang Shengkang's. After two or three days, the Queen Mother's symptoms had been alleviated. She was no longer drowsy and had a splitting headache all day. When she was in a good condition, she could also chat with Yan Shu.

Now it was mid-September, and the weather was getting colder. Although the palace was warm, you could see through the window that the trees in the courtyard had lost all their leaves.

The empress dowager was still thinking about the trivial matters in the palace. Now that she had recovered a little from her illness, she couldn't help but worry again and asked Yan Shu, "I wonder if the needlework bureau has finished making all the winter clothes for the palace?"

Yan Shu hurriedly said, "The winter clothes have been distributed, so your majesty doesn't have to worry." The

empress dowager nodded and sighed, "You are getting more and more skillful now, but it's hard for you to be pregnant. Don't work too hard."

Yan Shu hurriedly nodded and said, "I'm fine, please don't worry, your majesty."

Then she asked, "It's almost noon, do you want to eat something?"

But the empress dowager shook her head and sighed, "My mouth is bitter from taking medicine these days, and I don't want to eat anything."

This made Yan Shu very troubled. People are made of iron and rice is made of steel. How can the illness be cured if the boss doesn't want to eat?

But at this moment, a palace servant said outside the door, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Fu Hai is here."

Fu Hai must have come on the orders of the king. Upon hearing this, the queen mother nodded and said, "Come in."

The people outside the door responded, and then Fu Hai came into the hall with a food box, bowed to the two of them and said, "Your Majesty ordered me to bring some persimmon cakes to the queen mother."

Huh?

Yan Shu was stunned. The queen mother just said that her mouth was bitter, and the emperor's persimmon cakes arrived. Could this be a mother-son bond?

But the Queen Mother was also a little surprised. She said, "Why did your Majesty think of sending these to me?"

Unexpectedly, Fu Hai said, "Your Majesty just asked Doctor Jiang about the Queen's condition and knew that the Queen's appetite has not been very good these days. It happened that there were persimmon cakes sent to the palace by Qi Shanchang of Songhe Academy. Your Majesty knew that the Queen liked this, so he asked the servant to send it to you to taste."

Then he added, "Your Majesty specifically asked Doctor Jiang, and it's okay for the Queen to eat less."

After the voice fell, the Queen Mother and Yan Shu were both stunned.

Especially Yan Shu, she almost couldn't control the expression on her face-

Fu Hai just said that this was the persimmon cake sent by Qi Shanchang? ?

? Why did Qi Shanchang suddenly send persimmon cakes to the palace? ! ! Could it be for the Queen Mother? ! !

At the critical moment, the system had to jump out to answer questions. [Yes, in the past few days, people have heard that the Queen Mother is not feeling well. Qi Shanzhang is naturally more worried. Unfortunately, he is outside the palace and the news is not smooth. After hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up the courage to send in the persimmon cakes he made himself. Of course, he didn't dare to say that it was for the Queen Mother. He just said that it was the persimmon cakes produced by Songhe Academy. In order to thank His Majesty for his concern, he specially sent it to His Majesty to taste.]

Yan Shu was very excited and asked again, "Then, then, why did the emperor think of sending it to the empress dowager?"

System, "Because the empress dowager really likes to eat persimmon cakes! After all, they have been mother and son for more than 20 years, how could they not know this?"

Yan Shu was still very excited, "So Scholar Qi also knew that the empress dowager liked to eat persimmon cakes? He even learned how to make persimmon cakes by himself? After waiting for so many years, the empress dowager can finally taste it?"

She had already imagined the scene in her mind where Scholar Qi finally couldn't stand his concern for the empress dowager after a fierce battle between reason and emotion, so he mustered up the courage to deliver the persimmon cakes to the palace by himself!

Although he didn't say a word, this persimmon cake was his heart's desire!

Looking at the Queen Mother again, she was also full of surprise, thinking, [Why is this person...did he deliberately want to give it to me? ]

Yan Shu heard this and wanted to nod and say to the Queen Mother, "Yes,

boss, don't doubt it anymore. Scholar Qi really did it all for you!!! He really cares about you in his heart!!!

This is pure love that goes both ways!!!

Of course, although she couldn't say this, she could do something else.

So she quickly responded, "Your Majesty, this persimmon cake comes just in time. The Queen Mother just said that her mouth was bitter. You can eat some persimmon cakes to relieve the pain."

As she said that, she took the food box, took out the persimmon cakes, and gave them to the palace maid Danshuang to cut them into small pieces before bringing them to the Queen Mother.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother really took a few pieces and tasted them.

Hmm, it was the natural sweet fragrance of persimmons. While chewing slowly, it seemed that she could see the man's appearance.

This persimmon cake, I'm afraid he brought it specially for her?

After all, with his personality, he would not take the initiative to please others.

Thinking of this, the sweetness in her mouth gradually spread to her heart, and the smell of medicine in the room seemed to be much lighter.

Yan Shu quietly observed from the side and saw that the Queen Mother's eyes gradually brightened up. She was also very happy and took the opportunity to say, "While the sweetness of the persimmon cake is being tasted, why don't you eat something too? Ask the kitchen to cook some porridge and prepare some side dishes. How about that?"

The Queen Mother nodded and smiled, "After hearing what you said, I'm actually a little hungry. Well, let's ask them to serve."

Yan Shu agreed and hurriedly asked Dan Shuang to serve the meal.

Not long after, when the lunch was delivered, the Queen Mother really drank a bowl of porridge and ate two side dishes.

She also drank all the soup and medicine afterwards, which was enough to show her happiness.

Seeing this, Yan Shu was also relieved.

With the encouragement of her idol, the big boss on the list will surely recover soon.

~~

And Yuwen Lan had been concerned about the Queen Mother, but unfortunately he was busy with official duties. When he returned to Ganlu Palace in the evening, he asked Yan Shu, "How is the Queen Mother today?"

Yan Shu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The Queen Mother is much better today. Especially after eating the persimmon cakes you asked Fu Hai to send, her mood has improved a lot. She also ate a lot for lunch and dinner."

As she spoke, she chuckled in her heart, [Speaking of which, you are still good at doing things! You actually knew to send Scholar Qi's persimmon cakes to the Queen Mother. Not bad, not bad. You are a teachable boy!]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Well, since Imperial Physician Jiang said that the Queen Mother needed to keep a good mood, he could only do his best.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Shu said to him, "Your Majesty, I was thinking today that since the Empress Dowager's condition has improved, why not try to tell Her Majesty about Zhang Shengkang's past. Didn't I happen to write a story about Zhang Shengkang who betrayed his teacher and ancestors and was ungrateful? I can take it out and read it to Her Majesty, so that Her Majesty can know about his past evil deeds in advance. After Her Majesty recovers in two days, I will reveal the matter of "Xinglin Shiyi", and Her Majesty will fully understand Zhang Shengkang's true face."

Yuwen Lan nodded and said, "Okay." Speaking

of which, Zhang Shengkang must have been very anxious these days when he saw that the Empress Dowager had asked Doctor Jiang to treat her illness. He was not sure if he would do something despicable again.

But it doesn't matter. He has ordered the secret guards to follow this person. If this person does anything evil again, he will be caught immediately.

But Yan Shu's arrangement is also very good. Let the Queen Mother prepare herself mentally first. In this way, when dealing with Zhang Shengkang in the future, it can also avoid the Queen Mother being too surprised and disappointed.

After all, a sick person cannot be too stimulated.

However, when the voice fell, Yan Shu responded with a "yes", and then ran to the bookcase to search.

He wondered, "What is this for?"

It was already late, she would not be writing a storybook, right?

But Yan Shu said, "I don't know where I put the manuscript about Zhang Shengkang. I'll find it first so I can read it to the Queen Mother tomorrow."

Yuwen Lan came forward and pulled her over, saying, "It's already late. It's the same if you look for it tomorrow. You've been with me in Ci'an Palace for a day.

Go to bed early." As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Shu yawned in response to the situation. Only then did she realize that she was indeed a little tired, so she had to agree and followed him to rest on the couch.

~~

The next day, Yuwen Lan woke up early as usual and prepared to go to Qianming Palace for the court meeting.

The movement of getting out of bed woke Yan Shu up. She sat up lazily, lifted the bed curtain and asked, "Is Your Majesty leaving?"

As she spoke, she yawned again, her eyes were not fully open.

Yuwen Lan felt amused and gentle in his heart. He leaned over and kissed her forehead, saying, "No need to get up. It's cold outside. Sleep a little longer."

Yan Shu was spoiled and coquettish. She hummed and planned to lie back down.

But at this moment, she heard Fu Hai outside saying, "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei has something to report."

Yuwen Lan hummed, put on his outer robe and went outside, asking, "What is it?"

At the same time, Yan Shu, who was still lying in the quilt, was also wondering who the Jinyiwei had caught and came to report so early.

Could it be that they caught the Taoist Baihe?

No, according to the time, the people sent out may have just arrived in Minyue. Not to mention catching people, it would be too late for them to rush back...

Who could it be?

Tsk, you know what, driven by curiosity, she was not so sleepy anymore, so she got out of bed, put on her coat, and lay at the door to listen.

But outside, the Jinyiwei said, "Your Majesty, I sneaked into Zhang's house last night and found that Zhang Shengkang was hanging out with a woman after returning from duty. Not long after, the woman went to her son's room and stayed with her son until the middle of the night..."

Yan Shu, "???"

Yu Wenlan, "???"