The reason why Lu Song was still thinking about Ren Xitao was entirely due to the miraculous improvement of Lu Ping's face. The scars gradually faded and finally disappeared, which restored hope for the Lu family.
He had analyzed it with his wife Ge and had also secretly inquired about it. The reason why the face injured by the Gu worm was intact was most likely because the person who raised the Gu worm had died. They didn't know who the person who raised the Gu worm was, whether it was the Seventh Princess of Ancient Shu or someone else. In short, after the Gu worm owner died, Lu Ping's face recovered, which once again made people sigh at the mystery of the Gu technique in southern Xinjiang.
Lu Song came to Prince Yu's Mansion to express his gratitude. It just so happened that Feng Yuheng was at the mansion today and received him personally.
The things Lu Song sent were no different from those sent to General Pingnan's residence. The calligraphy and paintings were also divided into two parts when he was cleaning up at home. He did not lie. Those were indeed the best things that Lu's residence could offer now, and the only best things left. He came here today, firstly to express his gratitude, and secondly, he wanted to hear Feng Yuheng talk about his illness in person.
As for the patient, this is the case. Although he felt relieved after hearing the message from the servants, he still hoped to ask the doctor in person, so as to completely eliminate the little worry in his heart.
As a doctor, Feng Yuheng understood very well, so he said to him, "Last time, I performed a gastroscopy on Prime Minister Lu at Baicaotang, and removed the polyps for pathological analysis. It was finally confirmed to be benign. You just need to take some anti-inflammatory drugs and slowly recuperate. Your disease is not as serious as we suspected at first. As I said, don't eat anything hard within half a year, drink porridge as much as possible, and don't eat cold food. Take good care of your stomach and take medicine on time. After half a year, you will be fine." After that, he deliberately emphasized, "The one hundred taels of silver I received last time is enough for Prime Minister Lu to treat his illness and take medicine for half a year. Prime Minister Lu, don't worry."
Lu Song finally breathed a sigh of relief, finally hearing Feng Yuheng say that he was fine, and his mood improved for a while. He rubbed his hands and kept expressing his gratitude. At the same time, he was thinking about whether to mention Ren Xitao and Lu Ping to Feng Yuheng, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would be too abrupt, and Feng Yuheng would think that he was asking for too much. What's more, he had to find a way to fight for the marriage between the Lu family and the Ren family, and he shouldn't bother Feng Yuheng to come, so he hesitated for a long time and didn't say anything.
Huang Quan curled her lips and said, "It's obvious that he has something else to say, but he didn't say it. I really don't know what this left prime minister is thinking? Really, are all left prime ministers like this?" Lu Song is comparable to Feng Jinyuan back then! But she didn't say the last sentence. After all, Feng Jinyuan is dead, and it's better to be more lenient to a dead person. After holding it in for a while, she squeezed out a sentence: "Old and shrewd."
Feng Yuheng thought for a while and said, "If the current left prime minister can recognize the situation and stand on our side, it is not a bad thing. It is better than adding more resistance. But it also depends on what his initial conditions are. We can't take advantage of him."
Recently, the Queen had been very troubled by what Concubine Yuan had proposed, and she was particularly upset. This was the second time she had been threatened by Concubine Yuan to do something, and she didn't know if she would have any more trouble. What if, as Fangyi said, she came to her and asked her to recommend the Eighth Prince to be the Crown Prince, what should she do?
She had been thinking about this on the way to the Qiankun Palace. Fang Yi, who was accompanying her, could naturally see what her master's frown meant, so she whispered: "Your Majesty, don't think too much for now. We have to get through this hurdle first. We will think about it carefully later. We must think of a foolproof solution. We must not let Concubine Yuan go on like this." While counseling her master, she endured the pain in her body. After all, it would take time for her to fully recover from the ten fights that day.
The queen nodded. She understood the logic, but it was not easy to think of a foolproof method.
At the entrance of Qiankun Hall, Zhang Yuan was standing there holding a dustpan. When he saw the queen coming, he quickly stepped forward to pay his respects, and then said, "The emperor is reviewing memorials inside and said he would not see anyone for the time being. But the queen is here for something important. I will go in and report it. Please wait a moment, Your Majesty." Zhang Yuan turned around and was about to go in. He knew that the queen was a very measured person. She never said a word about favors, and never did anything to disobey the emperor. On weekdays, she tried not to show up in front of the emperor as much as possible, but only appeared on necessary occasions to cooperate with the emperor to perform one drama after another. Emperor Tianwu also said that the queen was a sensible person. If there were people from the harem who could enter Qiankun Hall, it would be the queen, except for Concubine Yun.
Seeing Zhang Yuan was about to report, the Queen hesitated and stopped him, saying, "I'm not busy. I don't have anything important to do. I just heard that the Emperor has been too busy with state affairs recently, and I was afraid that he would miss his health, so I wanted to come and see him."
"Your Majesty, you are so thoughtful." Zhang Yuan said quickly, "Your Majesty has been busy these days. There are always endless things to deal with in the past. Sometimes he is still reviewing memorials at night. But the medicine is taken on time. It is all good medicine sent by Princess Yu. Please rest assured, Your Majesty." After the little eunuch said this, he complained in his heart. It was not that he was too busy in the past. It was that he would go to Yuehan Palace whenever he had the chance during the day. It was really that there were too many memorials accumulated, so he had to concentrate on reviewing them like this. But he couldn't tell the queen this, so he made up a high-sounding excuse, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, wait a moment, I will report it right away."
Seeing Zhang Yuan entering the palace, the queen was a little hesitant. She looked at Fang Yi, and her eyes clearly meant: Do you want to go back?
Fang Yi shook her head and whispered, "Since we are here now, there is no way to avoid this matter. Your Majesty has to go in even if she has to bite the bullet."
The queen really went in with gritted teeth. Tianwu was worried about a memorial. When he saw the queen coming, he simply waved at her and said, "Come here quickly and show me. Winter disasters have occurred since winter. It's hard to stop the three provinces in the north, but the provincial governments to the south of the three provinces have started to cause trouble. Everyone has submitted memorials to me asking for relief. Do they think the national treasury is inexhaustible?"
The empress was already used to Tianwu's temper. In fact, Tianwu had long been used to dealing with these things, and there was no pressure at all. But he was just old and liked to nag, and he always had to express his feelings. So the empress stepped forward, picked up the memorial and took a look, without saying her own opinion, she only told Tianwu: "This is not the first time, the emperor should do the same thing as he did in previous years, they can make a fuss as they like, what new can they come up with?"
Emperor Tianwu nodded and agreed with the Queen's words: "That's right, those old guys just love to jump around, but none of them can do anything special. I will put a big cross on their memorials and see what they dare to do!" After saying that, he really put a big red cross on them capriciously, which made the Queen smile bitterly.
"You are old after all, don't overwork yourself." She said lightly, but didn't say much, and began to help Emperor Tianwu clean up the messy table. "I heard from Zhang Yuan that you have been taking the medicine given by Ah Heng, so I feel relieved. Sister Yun can now make His Majesty feel more at ease, I am happy for His Majesty."
Tianwu nodded happily, "Yes! Pianpian allowed me to enter the gate of Yuehan Palace, it's really God's will!" Speaking of Concubine Yun, Tianwu remembered what Concubine Yun said that day. He looked at the queen and then his eyes rolled. An idea came to his mind and he took the initiative to say, "You came at the right time today. I have something to tell you."
"Oh?" The queen was stunned. "What's the matter?"
"She is the cousin of the Eighth and Sixth Brothers. I don't know if you have heard of her. She came to Beijing from Pengzhou and did a lot of good things for the city. I heard that she not only made winter clothes for the poor people in the north of the city, but also repaired the dilapidated temples. She also joined forces with a group of ladies to open a porridge stall to give out porridge every day. I think such a woman has a kind heart and deserves a reward."
The queen didn't expect Tianwu to bring up this topic on his own initiative. She didn't react for a moment until Fangyi gently touched her arm. She was stunned and then said, "Your Majesty is right." She didn't know how to respond, so she just said it vaguely.
But it was her vagueness that made Emperor Tianwu understand that the Empress came to Qiankun Palace today, probably for this matter. He was a little unhappy, but he had to perform the drama he had planned in his mind. So he said, "What do you think is a good reward? I heard that the Eighth Master gave that girl a lot of good things, but she sold them all and used the money to do charity! I thought that if I gave her more things, they would probably be sold, and she would not get them anyway, so why not try a different way of rewarding her."
The queen had come to her senses by now, so she continued Tianwu's words and asked, "I have also heard about this matter. What does the emperor think should be rewarded?"
Tianwu pondered for a while and said, "For an unmarried girl whose family is only a sixth-rank official, I'm afraid she can't afford a high reward, and it won't be good for her future. I think it's better to give this grace to her aunt! After all, she came to Beijing in the name of visiting her relatives, which shows that she has a deep family affection. I think she will be happy to use this grace on her aunt."
The Queen felt a little flustered when she heard this. She felt that Emperor Tianwu did this on purpose. The fact that Concubine Yuan had come to see her must have been something that the old Emperor could not hide, so Emperor Tianwu gave her this face. But according to her understanding of Emperor Tianwu, giving face was not necessarily a good thing. The meaning behind this was to remind her to be more sober and not to care about everything. The Queen had always understood this truth over the years and never said a word in front of Emperor Tianwu, but Concubine Yuan threatened her several times, leaving her in a dilemma.
She lowered her head silently, without expressing any opinion, and just continued with Tianwu's words: "Your Majesty is right."
Tianwu glanced at her and asked, "What does the Queen think should be rewarded to her aunt?"
The queen sighed, knowing that the old emperor was deliberately making things difficult for her, so she simply made up her mind. Since it was already here, she had to do it whether she wanted to or not. As for Tianwu, he did not intend to turn hostile immediately. After getting through this hurdle, he would slowly think of a way later. She raised her head and said to Tianwu: "In reply to your Majesty, in my opinion, for the girl's aunt, gold, silver and jewelry are all external things, and there is no shortage of them in the palace. But to make a living in the palace, the most important thing is a position. With a position, you have face, and your family members outside the palace will also be proud. So... Your Majesty, why don't you restore her to the position of concubine!"
"Okay!" Tianwu nodded and said loudly: "What the Queen said is exactly what I want! Zhang Yuan! Send someone to pass on the decree. From now on, Concubine Li will be restored to the position of Concubine Li, move out of Jingsi Palace, and be allowed to live in Changning Palace!"
Zhang Yuan was not at all surprised by Emperor Tianwu's decision. He just bowed and said, "I obey your order."
The Queen was stunned, and blurted out subconsciously: "What did the Emperor say? Concubine Li?"
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