Chapter 104 Peonies Growing Excellently
Lianqiao said she came to deliver medicine packages.
"Although His Highness is alright here, there are many people in the palace and frequent comings and goings, so it's still better to be careful."
"This medicine packet is more effective than vinegar fumigation!" Lian Qiao said, while sniffing Song Zhimian's scent.
The originally subtle fragrance has been overwhelmed by the smell of vinegar...
Song Zhimian quickly took one and hung it on her waist.
Xiao Huaijin originally wanted to reach for one, but after looking at the number of medicine packets on the plate...
It seems I haven't prepared anything for myself!
“Your Highness, you are in good health and should not need this kind of medicine packet,” Lian Qiao quickly said.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Huaijin quickly smiled, then instructed Song Zhimian to pay close attention to the young prince's condition before leaving.
He knew that Lian Qiao must have come to see Song Zhimian about something.
If it's something very important, Song Zhimin will definitely come to me.
He is not in a hurry...
...
Song Zhimian led Lian Qiao into her room. Lian Qiao first took Song Zhimian's pulse and then looked at the injury on Song Zhimian's back.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"You don't have any thoughts about the Crown Princess sending Ruyi to talk to them about the Guanyin Thorn, do you?" Song Zhimian looked at Lian Qiao cautiously.
Lianqiao quickly shook her head.
"You and the Crown Princess were also thinking of me. There were many people that day, and everyone noticed the situation at the East Palace."
If His Majesty and Consort Wu were to investigate on their own, they would definitely trace it back to me.
Instead of letting them investigate, it would be better for our Crown Princess to take the initiative and tell us!
"In the end, it's all because of me that Ruyi, who serves the Crown Princess, is still confined to her room and can't come out!" Lian Qiao hurriedly said.
"I was worried you might have some thoughts about it!" Song Zhimian smiled and gently patted Lian Qiao's hand.
Lian Qiao smiled shyly, then looked at Song Zhimian very seriously.
"Zhimian, I know what you're thinking."
Actually... King Zhao is King Zhao, and the twelfth prince is the twelfth prince.
The twelfth prince is sick; in my eyes, he's just a patient.
Using my method to save people is the right thing to do.
My master often told me that doctors should have a benevolent heart. If a student of medicine cannot do this, then it is better not to learn medicine at all!
As for other things... there are other solutions!
Song Zhimian's heart softened. She put herself in her shoes and thought about what would happen to her...
She might not be able to do as well as Lianqiao.
"Lian Qiao, you are too kind!" Song Zhimian sighed.
Lian Qiao gave a bitter smile.
"If I were truly kind, I wouldn't be here!"
Thinking of the tragic deaths of Lian Qiao's entire clan, Song Zhimian didn't know how to comfort her.
After Lianqiao entered the palace, she indirectly caused the death of Cai Boju...
“Forsythia…” Song Zhimian wanted to comfort her.
But Lianqiao waved her hand.
"Zhimian, I've come to see you today because I have something else to discuss."
Song Zhimian quickly cheered herself up.
"What is it? Tell me!"
The matter that Lianqiao would specifically come to discuss must be no small matter, just like the previous case involving foxglove and the Crown Prince's medical records...
Yesterday, Consort Ruan sent the head physician and a female doctor to Xiushui Pavilion.
Let's see if there are any poisonous or dangerous plants at Xiushui Pavilion.
As you know, the palace is in turmoil because of the sudden illness of the twelfth prince and the young prince.
Consort Ruan was worried that it was caused by some plants in the palace, so she ordered the Imperial Medical Academy to send a physician to take a look.
Yesterday, most of the female physicians went to Ronghua Palace, so the head physician took me to Xiushui Pavilion.
There... I discovered something." Lian Qiao lowered her voice.
"What? Does Consort Ruan have some extraordinary plants in her Xiushui Pavilion?"
Or are there poisonous plants like foxglove? Song Zhimian also lowered her voice.
Lianqiao shook her head.
"No! The plants at Xiushui Pavilion are all quite ordinary."
There are no special plants, and certainly no poisonous ones like foxglove.
But because of this, I discovered something was wrong. Lian Qiao stopped there.
"Something's not right? What's wrong?"
There is a small garden over at Xiushui Pavilion. People in the palace say that Consort Ruan likes flowers and plants and spends her free time tending to them.
Furthermore, the eunuchs and palace servants who served in Xiushui Pavilion also loved flowers and plants.
When I was studying at the Imperial Palace, I heard Master Yue talk about the layout of Xiushui Pavilion.
Consort Ruan loved peonies, and His Majesty bestowed many peonies upon her. Unlike those in other palaces, these peonies were not planted in flowerpots for noble ladies to enjoy.
On the contrary, Consort Nguyen planted all the peonies in the garden and would personally water and prune them.
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problem with those peonies! Song Zhimian also frowned.
Lian Qiao thought for a moment, then moved closer to Song Zhimian.
"There's a problem with some of the peonies."
"That huge patch of peonies in the garden... the ones in the very center are growing a bit too lush," Lianqiao continued in a low voice.
Song Zhimian was stunned for a moment, then blurted out.
"Is it because the palace gardeners are so skilled that they can grow such good flowers?"
Besides, Consort Ruan herself…” Song Zhimian suddenly stopped talking.
What Lianqiao just said was that some of the peonies in the very center of that large patch were growing too lushly.
If a gardener were to take care of them, it certainly wouldn't just be a small patch that gets good care; all the peonies in the entire garden would grow in the same way.
But there was one small patch that grew very well.
"Don't you also feel that something's not right?" Lian Qiao asked Song Zhimian.
Song Zhimian nodded.
"Anything else? What else did you discover?"
"Also, I took the opportunity, under the pretext of looking for some plants that grow close to the ground, to walk into the garden."
I even took a special look at what the soil where the peonies were growing looked like.
Although I only saw it from a distance, I could still tell that the soil where the peonies were growing well was a little darker than the soil in other places.
"It even has a slightly blackish color," Lianqiao continued.
Song Zhimian paused for a moment, then looked out the window; there was no one there.
"What does this mean? There must be something strange about this, right?" Song Zhimian tried to keep her voice down.
Lianqiao nodded.
"I suspect that something that shouldn't be buried is buried under those peonies."
For example... burying a corpse!
Song Zhimian...
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