Chapter 452 Portrait
Concubine Xi slowly opened her eyes, and her vision went from blurry to clear and bright. After seeing clearly that it was Nan Jiao and Zhan Yao, she slowly sat up and coughed violently.
Zhan Yao subconsciously took a few steps back and covered her mouth with a handkerchief. After not seeing her for a while, she looked much more haggard and older.
His face no longer had the elegance it once had, and now looked sickly.
Could such a person kill the Queen Mother?
He doesn't look like he has that ability.
"Princess Jin, this should be the first time we meet. Why are you here?" Concubine Xi took the handkerchief handed to her by Nanny Ling and covered her mouth lightly.
"I met Prince Yu yesterday, and he said you were not feeling well. I happened to be entering the palace today, so I came to see you." Nan Jiao said casually.
She did look ill, but it wasn't anything serious.
"Thank you, Princess Jin, for coming to see me. I'm not seriously ill, just having a cough." Concubine Xi showed a weak and faint smile on her haggard face.
"Let me check you out." Nan Jiao said, and without giving her a chance to refuse, she walked straight to the bedside, took her hand and felt her pulse.
Concubine Xi did not stop her and let her examine her. She looked up at Zhan Yao and asked, "Why is the Fifth Princess here?"
Zhan Yao's eyes were cold. "I thought Concubine Xi would ignore me. After all, my mother is dead. You don't have to swallow your anger and listen to her anymore."
"You misunderstood. This is my first time meeting Princess Jin, so I naturally greet her first." Concubine Xi said softly with a kind look in her eyes, without any displeasure in her tone.
Zhan Yao snorted coldly: "I came to you today because I want to go to your temple to worship and also want you to pray for my mother."
Ling Ma said anxiously, "Fifth Princess, the Queen has committed a serious crime. You asked the Queen to pray for her. Isn't this harming her?"
Zhan Yao looked at her and said in a sharp voice: "The master is speaking, do you, a servant, have the right to speak?"
"I am worried about the Queen. It is a fact that the Queen has committed a serious crime. It is a bit excessive for the Fifth Princess to make this request." Nanny Ling said calmly.
The crime committed by the Queen was no small one.
Not only conspiracy.
He also poisoned the retired emperor and the emperor.
If Your Majesty goes to the Buddhist temple to pray for the Empress, and the news gets out, who knows what the other concubines will say about it. The Emperor will definitely be angry if he finds out.
"You..." Zhan Yao glared at her angrily.
Nan Jiao let go of Concubine Xi's hand and looked at Zhan Yao, "You asked Concubine Xi to pray for your mother. It's true. You should ask your father first if he agrees!"
Zhan Yao widened his eyes. What did she mean?
Concubine Xi looked at Zhan Yao and said, "Fifth Princess, I really can't pray for you unless the emperor agrees. You also know what crime your mother committed."
"You, you guys..." Zhan Yao bit her red lips, turned around and left angrily.
"Don't bother with Concubine Xi. Father is kind. She and Prince Rui did not participate in the rebellion. Father finally decided not to demote them to concubines, but only let them leave the capital."
Nan Jiao said lightly.
Why did Zhan Yao come here suddenly?
Did Zhan Qingheng say something to her?
"Your Majesty is indeed kind. I am not in any serious condition, am I? I heard that you are a very good doctor." Concubine Xi looked at Nan Jiao with a gentle smile.
"Why did you suddenly cough?" Nan Jiao asked.
"It's just these few days. I don't know why I suddenly started coughing. I didn't eat anything strange." Concubine Xi had a confused look on her face.
The imperial physician also said that her cough was not caused by a cold, but rather by something she ate.
Nan Jiao stared at her and said, "Did Concubine Xi go to the area when the cold palace caught fire that night? Your cough seems to be caused by inhaling smoke and damaging your respiratory tract."
"I haven't been there. I rarely leave Jingyang Palace." Concubine Xi said seriously.
"Princess Jin, the Queen never likes to join in the fun. She would not go to the cold palace, let alone a cold palace that is on fire." Nanny Ling explained.
Nan Jiao said calmly, "You are not seriously ill. Just take something to soothe your throat. Has the imperial physician prescribed any medicine?"
"Yes, but the queen didn't seem to get any better after taking the medicine last night." Nanny Ling said that she had prepared the medicine herself.
"I'll write a prescription and you go get the herbs according to the prescription." Nan Jiao said.
"Your Majesty..." Nanny Ling looked at Concubine Xi. She was just a servant and did not dare to make the decision.
Concubine Xi Gui looked at her with a smile and said, "Take Princess Jin to write a prescription."
"Yes, your majesty." Nanny Ling said respectfully.
The two of them went to the outer hall, and Nan Jiao quickly wrote the prescription. She picked it up and handed it to Ling Ma, "I heard that Concubine Xi has been worshipping Buddha all the time. Can I go to the temple to worship?"
"The Queen never allows outsiders to go to the Buddhist temple." Nanny Ling looked embarrassed.
"Prince Jin has gone to Xian'an City to deal with the rebellious bandits. I want to burn incense and pray for him. You go and ask Concubine Xi." Nan Jiao still didn't give up.
"Princess Jin, please sit for a moment. I will go in and ask some questions." After saying this, Nanny Ling walked towards the inner hall.
Nan Jiao stood there and looked around. It was luxurious and simple, no different from other palaces. Suddenly, she was standing in front of a portrait.
Concubine Xi coughs.
But there was nothing wrong with her pulse, which meant that there was nothing wrong with her body. She looked at her tongue coating and it was indeed caused by inhaling too much smoke.
Is it the smoke from the fire that night?
Nanny Ling came out quickly, accompanied by Concubine Xi.
"Princess Jin wants to go to the Buddhist temple to pray for Prince Jin?" Concubine Xi's eyebrows were soft and there was a gentle and kind smile on her face.
"Well, I don't know if this is presumptuous." Nan Jiao stared at the other person. Her whole face looked very friendly. She used to be close to her good friend.
Frequent visits.
The other person was a master of fortune-telling and physiognomy. After listening to him so many times, she more or less knew some of the basics, but she didn't understand the rest.
At that time, she was not interested in these things and naturally did not make a point of remembering them.
"Princess Jin came to see me specially and gave me a prescription. What's more, Prince Jin went to redress the rebellion for the sake of the Qin State. I should pray with you." Concubine Xi said with a smile.
"Thank you." Nan Jiao smiled.
A moment.
Under the leadership of Concubine Xi.
Nan Jiao entered a small side hall of Jingyang Palace, which was about forty to fifty square meters. As soon as she entered, she saw long tables on both sides filled with burning candles.
Right in front of the temple was a large golden Buddha statue. She didn't recognize it, but it gave her an inexplicable sense of majesty and made her feel awed from the bottom of her heart.
The table in front of the Buddha was filled with fresh offerings.
The entire Buddhist temple is clean and tidy, making people feel comfortable when they walk in.
Nanny Ling went to get incense and gave three sticks each to Concubine Xi and Nan Jiao.
"Princess Jin, I usually worship Buddha and light incense here to pray for blessings. That's where I copy Buddhist scriptures." Concubine Xi introduced.
Nan Jiao looked to the left. Behind the long table where candles were placed, there was a small space separated by a screen with a landscape painting in ink, and the bookshelf was filled with Buddhist scriptures.
The desk, futon and green plants look very elegant.
Suddenly, her eyes stopped on a portrait hanging on the wall.
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