Qingzhu was indeed an old man close to the Empress Dowager, and he had inquired about everything very thoroughly: "The maidservant beside Concubine Ying said that before she came of age, she had read all the books in the study of Marquis Zhaoping's mansion, and one of them was the notes on epidemic prevention and control left by the old Marquis Zhaoping."
Emperor Qingning froze after hearing Qingzhu's words, and fragments of memories suddenly flooded back. Xin Yingshu has loved reading since he was a child.
Xin Yingshu could recite word for word the atlas that he brought back from traveling with the Grand Tutor, and could even tell which page of the book it was on.
Xin Yingshu once couldn't reach the book at the back of Marquis Zhaoping's study, so he sneaked into the study with Emperor Qingning, then the Crown Prince, and stepped on Emperor Qingning's shoulders to get the book. Thinking back to that time...
"Your Majesty." Qingzhu's voice pulled Emperor Qingning's thoughts out of his memories.
"Do you remember that during the reign of the late emperor, there were two major epidemics. At that time, the Xin family was rewarded for organizing the treatment of the epidemic and searching for famous doctors."
The Queen Mother also knew about this. She frowned and said, "The Xin family is really hard to kill!"
"Just force Concubine Ying to hand over the recipe."
Emperor Qingning shook his head. "That's not right. Rumors have spread throughout the palace. Many people know that Concubine Ying has found a way to cure the epidemic."
"The imperial edict has been issued. Now it is the concubines in the cold palace who can cure the epidemic. If I force them to hand over the prescription without any reward and just lock them up in the cold palace, where will my credibility be put?"
The Queen Mother took a deep breath and said excitedly, "Could it be that we are asking her to come out of the cold palace to treat my brother now?!"
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