The woman knelt on the ground, holding the exquisite teacup high above her head with both hands, her voice as sweet as an oriole:
"Your Majesty, please have some ginseng tea."
Xuan Ling nodded slightly, with a faint scent of orchid.
He stretched out his slender fingers, took the teacup, and his eyes fell on the woman in front of him.
Seeing this, Empress Duan smiled and said slowly:
"This is my new female physician, Lanxi. Her medical skills may not be top-notch, but they are still pretty good."
Xuan Ling glanced at the kneeling woman indifferently.
She has a very outstanding appearance, with skin as white as snow, eyebrows curved like a crescent moon, and a pair of beautiful eyes as clear and moving as autumn water.
At this moment, she lowered her long eyelashes, did not look up at him, and did not make any flattering gestures, appearing particularly dignified and quiet.
Xuan Ling took a sip of the ginseng tea in the cup.
Then put the half-drunk teacup back on the plate.
Seeing this, Lanxi gently picked up the plate, then slowly stood up, turned and walked towards the door of the inner hall.
Her steps are light and graceful, and her figure is graceful and elegant.
Queen Duan looked at Xuan Ling and said softly:
"Your Majesty, Lanxi is a woman with a miserable life.
Her family was once a prominent family, but later fell into poverty.
Fortunately, she has been intelligent and studious since childhood, especially proficient in medicine. This is why she has relied on her own efforts to step by step reach her current position as a female medical officer."
After saying that, he carefully observed Xuan Ling's expression. Seeing that he didn't react, he didn't dare to say anything more.
Immediately afterwards, Empress Duan respectfully presented the "Zizhi Tongjian" to Xuan Ling with both hands.
Xuan Ling randomly opened a page and started reading.
Queen Duan sat quietly by the side, needle and thread in her hands, embroidering an exquisite pattern.
The entire inner hall was quiet and peaceful, with no other noise except the occasional sound of turning pages.
Half an hour later, Empress Duan said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I will wait for you to rest."
Xuan Ling closed the book.
Inside the Fengluan warm tent, the couple lay there, each thinking about their own things.
Queen Duan probed:
"Your Majesty, Sister Sheng has been providing free medical treatment in the palace these past two days. I think this is a very kind act. I'm worried she might get a heat stroke, so I sent her some cold tea and a cooling pillow today."
Xuan Ling hummed slightly and closed his eyes.
Empress Duan thought of many ways to get into the emperor's arms, but just as she stretched out her arms, Xuan Ling turned over and fell asleep.
Her hand was in mid-air and slowly fell down.
He moved closer and placed his hands on the emperor's waist.
Her head rested on his back.
"Your Majesty, I only have two things to look forward to every day: the first and the fifteenth day of the lunar month."
"Queen, it's getting late, go to bed."
The next day, when Empress Duan was helping Xuan Ling wash and change clothes, the female medical officer named Lanxi came in to serve her again.
She held the tea with her hands raised above her head, and Xuan Ling brought it to Xilonggou. She then quickly took the container of mouthwash from the palace maid's hand.
A faint orchid fragrance is lingering.
"Farewell, Your Majesty."
After seeing the imperial carriage off, Queen Duan came in, glanced at Lanxi, and smiled, "It all depends on your luck."
Lanxi nodded.
Inside the palace, Qingdai served Queen Duan breakfast.
"Lian Shangshu was dismissed from his post and exiled, and Lian Zhaoyi's pregnancy became more interesting."
"Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that she is pregnant with a prince. Now that she has lost her support, this baby must be yours."
Empress Duan gently stroked the golden hairpin with a phoenix and peony pattern, "I wonder if the Emperor is interested in Lanxi."
Emperor Xuanwu's thoughts were hard to guess, so she could only test them bit by bit.
"I think there's hope. They both know medicine. Lanxi is also very beautiful and docile."
Empress Duan said, "Chen Zhaoyi doesn't want to have children, which is a great taboo in the imperial family. That's why I came up with this move."
"If Lanxi is favored, Your Majesty will have another card in her hand. Maybe she can also conceive a prince."
Queen Duan nodded, "I hope so."
At noon, at the Jianting training ground.
Xuan Ling was wearing a black brocade robe with dragon patterns.
"Swoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" The bow hits the target from a hundred steps away.
The three children shouted loudly from behind: "Father is awesome!"
Jiang Jiang, Yu Mo, and Le Wen ran towards him.
"Father, teach us!"
Xuan Ling called out, "Who's coming first?"
"I'll go first!"
Jiang Jiang was about to run forward, but was grabbed by Yu Mo, who ran forward on his own.
"Yumo, be gentle, don't hurt Jiang Jiang."
He taught him how to draw the bow, then held out his hand and shouted, "General, come here, let your father teach you."
Jiang Jiang was not angry, he walked forward with a smile,
"Left hand here, right hand here."
"Father, why can't I pull it?"
"You're still not strong enough. Eat more and you'll be able to pull when you grow taller."
"Oh, okay."
Xuan Ling hugged Jiang Jiang and asked, "How is your mother these days?"
"Okay."
"What does she do?"
"Yes, I'm getting the medicine."
The three children were chasing the Chow Chow, and the commander of the imperial guards brought another dog.
"General, come and see."
"Wow, what kind of dog is this?"
"This is Pekingese, give it a name."
Jiang Jiang patted the little head, "Yan Yan, Lin Lin, this dog is called Jiang Jiang, representing father, mother and me."
Xuan Ling smiled with emotion and stroked his head.
Yu Mo curled his lips and said, "It's better to call him General!"
Le Wen smiled innocently, "Should be called Wen Wen!"
The three children gathered around the dog, discussing and laughing.
Prince Yu ran over with a folding fan, "Good luck to my royal brother."
The two chatted nearby.
"How is your Royal Brother getting along with the beauty lately?"
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