Kunning Palace.

Including the time she was ill before, the queen has been bedridden for half a month.

The queen was lying in a gorgeous quilt, her black hair and white hair intertwined and scattered on the quilt, and she still looked sick.

Liu Yuan from the Imperial Hospital was kneeling beside the bed, his expression focused and serious. He lowered his eyes and meticulously checked the Queen's pulse.

After a long time, Liu Yuanzheng slowly moved his fingers away, frowning, as if thinking about something.

"But is there anything wrong with your Majesty's body?"

Aunt Xiwen was waiting by the bed and asked nervously.

Liu Yuanzheng pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Although the Madam's pulse is weak, it is not serious."

"It's just that... Your Majesty has obtained a rare and precious medicine from Xixia. Logically, the poison should have been completely eliminated and her body should have recovered."

The queen coughed twice and asked in confusion, "If that's the case, why hasn't the condition improved yet?"

"I don't know either. There is no toxin left in your body. And the medicine I prescribed for you to replenish your energy is also useless."

Liu Yuanzheng bowed his hands in embarrassment, "My medical skills are shallow, and I have disappointed Your Majesty."

The queen sighed softly and waved her hand, signaling Doctor Liu to leave.

The queen is very open-minded.

Her life was saved, and although her body has not yet fully recovered, it is already a great improvement compared to her previous frail appearance.

After the servants walked away a little, Aunt Xiwen approached the Queen and spoke in a low voice.

Xiwen said, "Your Majesty, Liu Yuanzheng told me privately that Doctor Guo from the Imperial Hospital has disappeared since he was summoned by the Imperial Concubine, and there has been no news of him since then."

"It has been nearly two months now. I am afraid that he has already met with death at the hands of the Imperial Concubine."

"When did Imperial Doctor Guo offend the Imperial Concubine?" asked the Queen.

She had been bedridden before and missed a lot of news from the palace.

Xiwen shook her head: "I don't know the entanglement. But after Doctor Guo disappeared, Concubine Ji moved into Linhua Palace."

The queen understood.

I see.

She took the medicine bowl without caring, took a sip of the bitter medicine, and said, "Don't pay attention to Doctor Guo anymore. I'm afraid he has brought disaster upon himself and will not survive."

Xiwen frowned slightly when he heard this, and whispered, "My lady, Liu Yuanzheng is from your mother's family after all."

This implies that Doctor Guo may have a close connection with the Liu family.

As the daughter of the Liu family, the Queen should help Imperial Physician Liu.

The queen was tired of these turbulent family relationships. "I just want to rest and recuperate now, and don't want to worry about these trivial matters anymore."

Xiwen still wanted to persuade.

The queen said tiredly: "Okay, I am tired, you can leave now."

…

As the selection was approaching, the Queen specially invited the Imperial Concubine, the Concubine Shu and the Concubine Yue to the Kunning Palace in the name of discussing the selection rules.

The Queen has not recovered from a serious illness and is weak, so it is not appropriate for her to move.

The three concubines sat around her bed, each maintaining an appropriate distance and posture.

Today, all the concubines were dressed quite elegantly, and they didn't seem to be trying to vie with each other for beauty.

It seemed that the scene was actually quite peaceful.

The Queen got straight to the point and said, "I invited all of you here today not just for the selection."

Concubine Lin raised her eyebrows slightly.

She didn't want to be the first person to speak, that would be too cheap.

Concubine Yue was smiling, as if nothing could bother her.

Finally, it was the good-natured Concubine Shu who spoke first: "Empress, please don't embarrass us. You summoned us all here, so I guess you have something important to discuss. What is it?"

Concubine Lin turned down the corner of her mouth, revealing a hint of dissatisfaction.

She said, "What else could it be for? Lady Ji."

Concubine Lin looked around at everyone and said directly: "Everyone here must have heard what Concubine Ji was thinking. Am I right?"

After hearing this, the Queen, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Yue did not utter a word in rebuttal.

Everyone tacitly forgot about Sun, who had just been demoted to a noble lady.

Although Sun could clearly hear Wu Qing's voice, she ended up like this and was not worthy of being with them.

If Wu Qing knew about this, she would probably say: "We are going to hold a super high standard tea party in the harem. Guess who is not invited? Lady Sun, it's you!"

"Mr. Ji's voice is a good thing."

Concubine Lin smiled and said, "I heard that the Empress was able to find the Xixia magic medicine this time, all thanks to Concubine Ji's voice."

"This is really a surprise to me. I thought that the Liu family had great powers and would be able to cure your illness."

She covered her mouth and laughed, "Don't blame me, Madam. I didn't mean any harm. It's just that my family doesn't lack anything. I just found it funny when I heard that you couldn't even get a herb."

Concubine Lin and the Queen had been harboring grudges for a long time, and at this moment she did not forget to make a few sarcastic remarks.

The queen still maintained a decent smile, as if Concubine Lin's ridicule had no effect on her at all.

The Queen said in a gentle voice, "I was also wondering why Doctor Guo from the Imperial Hospital suddenly disappeared. His night duty records disappeared. A living person just disappeared in the palace."

"There are rumors that he went to the Imperial Concubine's palace before he disappeared. I wonder if the Imperial Concubine knows his current whereabouts?"

The Queen's words hinted that the Imperial Concubine might be related to the disappearance of Imperial Physician Guo.

Combined with the previous topic, we can infer that it was Concubine Ji's thoughts that exposed the problem of Doctor Guo.

Concubine Lin smiled and said, "I am just as worried about Imperial Doctor Guo as your majesty. This matter concerns the safety of the palace, so I will do my best to cooperate with your majesty to find out the truth."

The two of them were like a thorn in the side, neither of them gave in, and the atmosphere was full of tension.

Concubine Shu was helpless and came out to help: "My two sisters, why do you have to do this? Since we have all gained some benefits from Concubine Ji, why do we have to expose each other's shortcomings and make each other lose face?"

"What we should be most concerned about now is how to treat this noble lady Ji." Concubine Shu continued, trying to get the topic back on track.

"Your Highness has kept Concubine Ji by your side for so long, have you discovered her true identity?" asked Concubine Shu.

Concubine Lin shrugged. "Isn't it obvious? She is a fairy who has descended to earth."

"Holding the Book of Heaven's Secrets and being able to lift nine tripods, who else has this ability except the goddess?" Concubine Lin said firmly.

From her expression, no one could tell that she was lying.

Concubine Shu and Concubine Yue were silent: "..."

The imperial concubine’s ability to tell lies with open eyes is really getting better and better.

There was no trace of disguise in them.

But the queen suddenly realized.

"I see!"