He Lingsheng retracted his gaze and lowered his eyes to hide the cold light surging in his pupils.
Not long after, a team of royal guards appeared downstairs of the inn where Shang Ruoyi was staying.
He Lingqi was waiting at the door of the inn wearing the costume of the Baoqin Dynasty.
Shang Ruoyi put on the mask and took the medicine box. As soon as she went out, she heard He Jingheng's voice: "There are many people in the palace now. You must be cautious when entering the palace. Since you followed He Lingqi into the palace, the Crown Prince and his mother, Concubine Zhao, will definitely regard you as a thorn in their eyes and flesh. They will want to remove you as soon as possible. I will protect you and be careful in everything."
Shang Ruoyi nodded: "Don't worry, I know what to do."
She was not afraid of anything. After all, she had the space to protect her. If she encountered any danger, she could just hide in the space.
When she walked out of the inn, He Lingqi hurriedly came up to her: "Master Lingjun." He looked behind her, and seeing that no one was following her, he slowly exhaled, and his expression was not as solemn as it was at first.
Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but find it funny when she saw this.
"I didn't expect that the prince would come to pick me up personally. This is my fault."
"Sir, please don't say that. Please follow me into the palace." He Lingqi said with a smile, "Father is still waiting for you."
He Jingheng watched the emperor's guards leave through the cracks in the window. Yunqi said softly, "Prince, the Crown Princess is entering the palace alone. What if she runs into any trouble?"
"You may have underestimated her." He Jingheng did not forget the look in Shang Ruoyi's eyes yesterday when she asked him about the emperor's private treasury. How could she have shown any fear or anxiety about entering the palace?
Clearly extremely excited.
In his opinion, once she entered the palace, someone else would be the one to suffer.
He was right. Shang Ruoyi's fundamental purpose in entering the palace was to gain access to the emperor's private treasury.
The national treasury is the foundation of Tianshun. No matter who is the emperor, an empty national treasury is fatal, especially for the people. If she empties the national treasury, it will bring disaster to the people. In order to fill the holes in the national treasury, the court will increase taxes, which will then put the people of Tianshun into trouble.
If you do this kind of thing, you will probably be punished by God.
Her target this time is the emperor's private treasury.
If his private vault had been robbed, he would probably have had no choice but to be angry.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruoyi wished she could ask the carriage to go faster so that she could find the emperor's private vault sooner.
After a while, the carriage stopped. He Lingqi got off the carriage in front and walked over to say, "Carriages are not allowed to enter here."
Shang Ruoyi opened the door of the carriage, and a chill came over her. She tightened her robe, got off the carriage, and looked at the magnificent building in front of her. Her expression did not change much. The various palaces of ancient times have become tourist attractions in modern times. They are indeed very common, but for the Chinese, the royal gardens are the most luxurious places.
"Master Lingjun, please."
It took Shang Ruoyi more than a quarter of an hour to get to the harem. She couldn't help but shake her head. The queen's poison was not yet in a critical condition. If she encountered a poison that killed people instantly or was extremely domineering, the person would die in a short time. The poisoned person might die before she even reached the harem.
When he arrived at Fengyi Palace, Emperor Tianshun was sitting on the main seat in the palace.
"Your son pays respect to His Majesty." He bowed to He Lingsheng again: "Greetings, brother."
Shang Ruoyi also followed He Lingqi in paying respects: "I, a commoner, pay my respects to His Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Although she had never seen the Crown Prince, she remembered that He Lingqi had only one brother, the Crown Prince. The young man in a yellow robe in front of her must be the Crown Prince without a doubt.
“Stand up.” Emperor Tianshun cast his eyes on Shang Ruoyi who was standing behind him. Seeing that she was wearing a mask, he frowned slightly and said, “You are the Divine Doctor Lingjun. I didn’t expect you to be so young. You are really a young talent!” The Crown Prince standing beside Emperor Tianshun also said, “Yes, it is unexpected, but…” He looked at Shang Ruoyi and whispered, “Masks are not allowed in the palace. Didn’t you tell the Divine Doctor, Fourth Brother?”
He Lingqi looked at Shang Ruoyi and saw that she didn't move. Just when he was about to explain, he saw her put her hand on the mask and smiled: "I wear a mask because of the terrible scars on my face. I'm afraid of offending you nobles. If Your Majesty and the Crown Prince don't mind, I will take it off." As she said that, she took off the mask. As soon as she moved, everyone present saw the criss-crossing scars on her face and couldn't help but gasp.
Just as she said, the scar was really too scary.
Emperor Tianshun said hurriedly: "Forget it, since this is the habit of the divine doctor, just wear it!"
Just then, Doctor Jiang and his daughter came over.
When he saw Shang Ruoyi, his face looked a little ugly, but he didn't show it too obviously. After all, he was known as a miracle doctor by others. If he couldn't tolerate other doctors, who knows how others would laugh at him.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness, I am here to feel the Queen's pulse. Her pulse is weaker than usual, indicating that the poison is attacking her heart."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Tianshun hurriedly said to Shang Ruoyi, "Divine Doctor Lingjun."
Shang Ruoyi nodded: "I'll go take a look."
When she passed by Doctor Jiang, she saw Jiang An'er glaring at her.
Shang Ruoyi found it funny. She looked at her for a few times and curled the corners of her lips slightly. With such a beauty, why didn't she marry He Jingheng?
Although she was wearing a mask, the look in her eyes could not be concealed by the mask.
"What are you looking at?" Jiang An'er said in a deep voice.
"Nothing, just a little confusing."
"What's confusing?"
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Nothing." She smiled and left.
Jiang An'er's face looked a little ugly. She had just clearly seen the contempt in her eyes.
Divine Doctor Jiang looked at her back, holding his breath in his chest, but thinking of the medicine he had increased the dosage of, his eyes flickered slightly. He wanted to see how patient and capable Master Lingjun was to cure the queen's poison.
Even if it is solved, there are still traps set by oneself.
After Shang Ruoyi left, He Lingsheng smiled and said, "I didn't expect that my fourth brother is so capable. You really invited this miracle doctor."
"My mother was poisoned, and my father was extremely worried. I was also very anxious, so I dared not delay for a moment." He Lingqi smiled, "But my brother also contributed to this."
"My contribution?" He Lingsheng was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"When I went to see Master Lingjun yesterday, he asked me about the medical book left by the Medical Saint in my brother's house. If my brother hadn't said that he was willing to use the medical book as a reward, Master Lingjun would not have agreed so easily."
At this moment, Jiang An'er sneered: "I didn't expect that Master Lingjun would be such a hypocritical person."
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