"Yes, only in this way can we truly see who they are. If possible, it is best to let A Luo take a look for herself. After all, this is her lifelong event, and what she likes most is most important."
"What you said is very reasonable, but although they are palace guards, I have no right to summon them. This matter will have to wait until I return to the emperor before making a decision." Xianyue handed the booklet in her hand to Zhichun. At that time, he saw the dim sky outside and asked in surprise: "Is it already so late?"
"Yes, Master has been watching it for a long time." Qi Kuan responded and said, "My servant made a stew of blood swallows before. It should be stewed by now. I will go get it now."
When Zhichun came back after putting down the booklet, he happened to hear this sentence and said: "After eating the official swallow for so long, I finally have the blood swallow."
Although Concubine Zhe sent several boxes of blood swallows on New Year's Eve, they were all sent to Ling Ruo and Mingyu by Xia Yue. She didn't keep any of them, and still used the white swallows; until the new bird's nests came as tribute this month. , and finally got a box of blood swallows.
Hearing this, Qi Kuan said with some emotion: "When Concubine Zhe was in charge of the Sixth Palace, everything she used and ate was the best; the Imperial Concubine was almost the same; but when she came to the Master, she became the worst. Anything good was not the best." The first one to be sent to the Yangxin Palace is the Cining Palace, and then the Kunning Palace. For example, there are two boxes of blood swallows in Concubine Zhe's Palace, but we only have one box here."
Xianyue said with a half-smile, "What's wrong? Do you feel aggrieved?"
Qi Kuan has been with Xiayue for two years and has figured out Xiayue's temper. He knows that she is not angry, so he smiled and said: "I know the master's intention of doing this, but every time I think about it, I always feel aggrieved for the master."
"Sometimes, once you think about it too much, you will feel aggrieved even if it is obviously not aggrieved. The only way is not to think about it."
Xianyue stood up holding Zhichun's hand and said: "I am so stiff from sitting that I'm going to go out for a walk first and save the bird's nest for later use."
With Qi Kuan's agreement, she left the Yanxi Palace. It was already March in spring, but the wind was blowing on her face, which still made her a little cold.
Along the way, from time to time you can see crows squawking and fluttering their wings, returning to their nests under the setting sun. From time to time, a black feather falls. Looking up, there happen to be several little eunuchs walking along the long Climb the ladder to the Sauron pole for worshiping the sky, and put food in the tin bucket there to feed the crows.
Seeing this scene, Zhichun remembered something that she had never understood, "Master, this crow neither looks good nor sounds good. Why is it called a sacred bird and has someone to feed it? It's always said that the emperor As the dragon, the empress is the phoenix, so the divine bird should be the phoenix."
Xianyue said amusingly: "Have you ever seen a phoenix? Like dragons, phoenixes exist in legends. No one has ever really seen them, so they are noble and illusory at the same time. But crows are different. They are real. exist."
Zhichun frowned and said, "Even so, this slave really doesn't see what's so sacred about crows?"
Xianyue looked at the crow flying above them and said, "What if I tell you that the crow once saved Emperor Taizu?"
Zhichun exclaimed in shock and said, "Is there such a thing?"
"Before Emperor Taizu conquered the Qing Dynasty, he was chased by Ming soldiers. Just as he was about to catch up, a group of crows covered him. The Ming soldiers saw a group of crows stopping there in the distance, so they concluded that there was no one there and headed forward. We chased him, and Emperor Taizu escaped with his life."
Zhichun suddenly felt unbelievable, "It's so magical. Could it be that the crow is psychic?"
"I can't answer this for you, but this matter is absolutely true, so after Lord Shunzhi entered the customs, he respected the crow as a sacred bird and placed these tin buckets on the Sauron pole."
Zhichun nodded and said: "My slave understands, according to what the master just said, this crow is really a hero of our Qing Dynasty."
Xianyue curled her lips and said, "Okay, I've been out for a while, let's go back."
Zhichun was about to agree when he suddenly thought of something and said: "Master, I remember that your medicine will be the last one today. The Imperial Physician of the Song Dynasty has not sent someone to deliver it yet. Qi Kuan will have to go there later."
Just grab a few copies from the Royal Pharmacy and bring them back. The Imperial Physician of the Song Dynasty once said that this medicine cannot be mistaken."
Xianyue pondered for a moment and said: "This place is very close to the Royal Pharmacy. Let's just go there now to save the hassle of going back and forth."
Zhichun said in embarrassment: "But the imperial physician of the Song Dynasty did not bring the prescription with me."
Xianyue smiled and said: "I remember all the names of the medicines above. When the time comes, just report them directly to the person in the imperial pharmacy. Let's go."
Zhichun helped her to the Imperial Pharmacy as promised. It was getting late at this time and there were not many people in the Imperial Pharmacy. However, there were people taking medicines. The two little eunuchs inside were taking out the corresponding medicines from each medicine cabinet and pressing
Weigh the portion and pour it onto the medicine paper.
Before Xianyue walked in, she heard one of the eunuchs say: "Hey, we don't have enough Ligusticum chuanxiong. I don't know if there is any more in the warehouse. I have to go and take a look. If there is nothing in the warehouse, you have to wait two days to get it again."
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The eunuch who took the medicine with his back to Xianyue said: "If it's not there, then it's gone. Anyway, you can't tell if it's missing a medicine."
Xianyue recognized this voice. It was the eunuch Zhao An who often followed Song Zihua. It seemed that Song Zihua had ordered him to come here to get the medicine. In all likelihood, it was the medicine that was going to be sent to his palace.
The eunuch of the Royal Pharmacy shook his head repeatedly and said: "How can this be done? If the medicine is missing, the medicine will have no effect. If the master is not cured well and is held accountable, the rest of us will lose our heads."
Zhao An sneered and said: "Let me tell you the truth, no matter how much Ligusticum Chuanxiong is used, it will be useless, because these medicines are completely useless."
Upon hearing this, the two eunuchs suddenly became curious. They stopped what they were doing and came over. One of them said: "It's useless? What do you mean? You just said that this is the medicine sent to Yanxi Palace. Is it true?"
It has the effect of regulating the body and recuperating. Except for the days when she was in the cold palace, Concubine Xian has been taking it. She even brought enough medicine with her when she went to Qingliang Temple, in order to give birth to a boy and a girl as soon as possible. If
It’s useless, why should I take it? The taste of this medicine is not good.”
Zhao An lowered his voice and said, "Because... Concubine Xian doesn't even know that this medicine is useless."
"She doesn't know?" The two eunuchs exclaimed one after another, and then they became even more curious: "What is going on? Please tell us quickly and don't keep it secret."
"Actually, I don't know very well, but one time, I overheard Dr. Song saying that this medicine was useless. As for why, Dr. Song refused to tell me, so I naturally had no way of knowing."
"In other words... the bitter medicine that Concubine Xian drank for so long was all in vain? She simply... couldn't give birth to a child?"