"When I get back to the empress, she is still the same as before. She is weak and weak, and her hands and feet are sore. It seems that my concubine's illness will not be cured." As soon as Xu finished her words, Ling Ruo said: "Xu Guiren is still so young, how could he be affected by this little one?
The cold has been lingering for a lifetime, I believe it will gradually get better."
"Ms. Cheng's good words." While he was talking, the palace servant came in with the cooked medicine. Zi Rong's eyelids twitched and he scolded: "Don't you see that the imperial concubine is here? What are you doing here? Why don't you get out quickly!"
The palace servant received a lot of scolding and was about to retreat, but was stopped by Ling Ruo. He glanced at the medicine in her hand and said, "Is this medicine for Xu Guiren to treat colds?"
Zi Rong suppressed the nervousness in her heart and said with a false smile, "That's exactly what I said to you."
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "In that case, put the medicine aside. I am here to visit Guiren Xu. It would be bad if she misses taking the medicine." Seeing Ling Ruo say this, Zirong
It is inconvenient to say anything else, otherwise it would arouse suspicion.
Just after the palace attendants retreated, Ling Ruodai frowned slightly, stared at the bowl of medicine and said, "Why do I smell something wrong with the smell of this medicine?"
Mrs. Xu's heart skipped a beat and she forced a smile and said, "My concubine smells exactly the same as the original one. There is nothing wrong with it."
Ling Ruo held the handkerchief in front of his nose and waved it vigorously: "No, I was not in good health before. I often caught colds and drank a lot of medicine. Although the medicine was unpleasant to drink, the smell was not strong, but this bowl of medicine, I
Even though the palace is so far away, it smells bad. Shuixiu, are you smelling it?"
Shui Xiu followed her words and said, "I also feel that something is wrong. I said you should not drink this medicine for the time being, and it would be better to ask the imperial doctor to take a look."
As soon as she heard the word imperial physician, Mrs. Xu's face changed. She wrung her fingers tightly and said, "Juan'er boiled this medicine. How can there be any problem? Your Majesty is worrying too much." After that, she said to Zi Rong:
"Bring the medicine here, I'll drink it now."
Zi Rong was a little hesitant. She did not agree with Xu taking the medicine now, because if the medicine took effect before Concubine Xi left, it would be troublesome. But if she didn't drink it, looking at Concubine Xi's look, she was clearly right.
The medicine is suspicious. If she really calls the imperial doctor over to check the medicine, she will be in big trouble.
Before Zi Rong could figure out what to do, Mrs. Xu urged again: "Girl, what are you doing in your daze? Hurry up and get the medicine."
"Yes." Zi Rong reluctantly agreed, and just as he was about to take the medicine, Ling Ruo said: "It's better to be careful about what you put in your mouth. Could it be that Xu Guiren forgot about the arsenic disaster last time? The one who poisoned it
Whether this person is the Qi Jia family or not is still a matter of debate."
"It has been so long. Even if it is not Qi Jia's family, I believe that person would not dare to take action." Saying this, Mrs. Xu said again: "Zirong, give me the medicine."
When Zirong was about to take the medicine again, Ling Ruo held down the medicine bowl and said: "You should be careful in everything. You can't forget about it just because it has passed." After that, she said: "Yang
Hai, go and ask the imperial doctor to come over."
"No!" Ms. Xu quickly stopped her, then forced out an ugly smile and said, "I understand your kindness, but there is really no need to trouble the doctor."
Ling Ruodai raised her eyebrows slightly and said: "Xu Guiren's words make me feel strange. Everyone in this palace is afraid that there is something wrong with what they eat. If something is slightly suspicious, even in the middle of the night, someone will call the imperial doctor.
Come and check it. Now, I have repeatedly warned that there may be something wrong with this medicine, but Mr. Xu refused to ask the imperial doctor to check it. Could it be that Mr. Xu knew that there was something wrong with this medicine a long time ago?"
"Your Majesty, you are joking." As soon as Xu finished speaking, Ling Ruo took over and said, "Since Mr. Xu doesn't know that there is something wrong with this medicine, let the imperial doctor come and check it carefully."
Without waiting for Ling Ruo to give further instructions, Yang Hai bowed and retreated. Xu wanted to stop him, but couldn't think of the right words to say, so she could only watch him leave.
Oops, the imperial doctors are all famous doctors. They will definitely find out that this medicine is not a medicine for treating wind and cold. Then everything will be hidden. What should I do? What should I do?
Not only the Xu family was anxious, but also Zi Rong, who lowered her head and nervously thought about the solution. After thinking for a long time, she finally came up with a solution.
Zi Rong quietly raised her eyes to look at the bowl of medicine and found that Ling Ruo had already retracted her hand. The medicine bowl was just sitting on the table. As long as she pretended to accidentally pull off the tablecloth, the bowl of medicine would fall to the ground and disappear.
, the medicine is gone, and the imperial doctor will naturally be unable to test anything.
Thinking of this, she quietly moved a little closer to the table, and then pretended to fall as she had planned before. When she leaned forward, she firmly grasped the tablecloth with her hand and pulled it off completely, but as she expected, the medicine bowl
There was no sound of breaking.
Just when I was wondering, Ling Ruo's voice came to my ears, "What's going on? Why did you fall? Get up quickly."
Zi Rong suppressed the doubts in her heart, stood up and said, "To tell you the truth, I think this slave has not slept well these past few nights, so her legs suddenly became weak and she could not hold herself up."
At the same time, Zi Rong finally saw where the bowl of medicine was. It was not broken or even spilled. It was just in Shui Xiu's hand.
Seeing Zi Rong staring at the medicine bowl in her hand, Shui Xiu chuckled and said, "Fortunately, I took it quickly, otherwise the medicine would have been spilled and the doctor's visit would have been in vain."
"Yes!" Zi Rong responded casually, wishing she could rush up and smash the bowl of medicine. And for a moment, she really planned to risk being punished to do so, but Ling Ruo's words gave up her idea,
"Why are you worried about this? If the medicine is spilled, there will still be dregs. It won't be a waste of time. Put the medicine on the table, go out and look at the pot of dregs, and don't let anyone try to change the situation."
Is today's disaster really unavoidable? This sentence appeared in both Xu's and Zirong's minds.
Not long after, Yang Hai led Doctor Wu to arrive. After the latter bowed, Ling Ruo pointed to the medicine on the table and said: "Mr. Wu, please examine this bowl of medicine carefully to see if it is medicine for treating wind and cold or something else."
, I suspect that this bowl of medicine has been poisoned."
Dr. Wu heard what was going on and agreed quickly. Then he took out the silver needle from the medical kit he carried with him, put it in the medicine for a while and then took it out. He saw that the silver needle was still the same as before, without any change in color, which showed that the medicine
There is no poison in it, but it doesn't sound like a medicine for treating wind and cold.
As soon as she saw that the silver needle had not changed color, Mrs. Xu couldn't wait to say: "Look, my concubine, I have said that this medicine is fine and no one will poison it, but you don't believe it, and you bothered Dr. Wu to make a special trip."
How could Mrs. Xu's thoughts be hidden from Ling Ruo? She glanced at her and said, "Just because it's not poisonous doesn't mean there's nothing wrong with the medicine. I've seen a lot of good medicine turn into poison. Now let's talk about this."
It’s too early, let’s wait until Doctor Wu has finished the investigation.”