After coming out of Taifu's Mansion, Luo Lianyi was a little lost. After the two of them returned to the palace, they both sat in silence with many thoughts on their minds.
Luo Lianyi missed Liu Fan in her heart, but did not dare to look at him. This road of love seemed to be getting narrower and narrower, so narrow that it was difficult to walk. The cold rain outside the window was miserable, and the drops pattered on the plantains, and on the corridor steps, which made people even more sad.
The heart is not open.
Apart from reading, she seemed to be unable to find a way to relieve her boredom. Xiaozhu practiced Qigong in the inner hall. She took the medical books and looked through them in the Nuan Pavilion, but she couldn't calm down after flipping through them.
In the afternoon, when she was dozing off against the edge of the bed in a trance, she suddenly heard the eunuch calling outside.
She quickly got up, straightened her clothes and hair in a hurry and walked out. A middle-aged eunuch was waiting for her outside.
"The emperor invited Liang Fengyu to go to Cining Palace. The Queen Mother returned to the palace, but she was infected with wind and cold on the way." The eunuch treated her very respectfully.
"Okay, please wait." Luo Lianyi hurriedly went in to sort out her small medical baggage.
The first time she met the Queen Mother, she was a little uneasy. The impression she got from TV was that the Queen Mother was quite old-fashioned and scary. Will the Queen Mother of Xiling be difficult to deal with?
Following the eunuch into the Cining Palace, the emperor, empress, and concubines of various palaces stood in the room. Luo Lianyi suddenly felt a little frightened. She walked slowly in and paid her respects to the emperor and empress first. Duanmu Yunji had no expression on her face and only looked sideways.
glanced at her.
"Feng Yu, come with me to the inner room to see the Queen Mother." Liu Hongjing and Yan Yuese took her hands and took a look at her previous cuts.
"Does it still hurt?" His voice was magnetic and gentle.
"It doesn't hurt anymore." Luo Lianyi shook her head and couldn't help but glance at him secretly.
Entering the inner hall, a faint scent of sandalwood lingered in her nose. Luo Lianyi felt that she had entered a Buddhist hall. When she looked up, she saw a graceful and elegant man with his eyes covered with silver hair, reclining on the imperial couch.
The old lady, in addition to the palace maids standing on the left and right, and a few leg beaters kneeling on the ground, there was also a pure and refined girl standing next to her, gently massaging her shoulders.
"Father." When the girl saw Liu Hongjing, she slightly bent her knees and called out softly.
"Ling'er, how are you feeling, ancestor?" Liu Hongjing asked.
Luo Lianyi heard that the girl was a little princess and smiled at her. Ling'er didn't have any coquettishness at all and smiled back at Luo Lianyi very gently.
"Grandma Huang said she felt depressed and exhausted all over." Ling'er reported back to her father.
Liu Hongyuan nodded, walked to the imperial couch, and called softly: "Ancestor!"
The Queen Mother opened her eyes slightly and called "Your Majesty."
"Ancestor, let Liang Fengyu show you that this child has very good medical skills." Liu Hongjing said.
"Really? The Ai family heard from the old prince on their way back to the palace that the emperor's illness was all thanks to her." The Queen Mother cheered up and sat up, looking at Luo Lianyi with a smile.
"Meet the Queen Mother." Luo Lianyi hurriedly bowed down. The Queen Mother's kind eyes made her nervous heart relax.
"Well, I didn't expect it to be a girl's house. Well, come over and let the Ai family have a look." The Queen Mother waved to Luo Lianyi to go over.
Luo Lianyi walked over, and the Queen Mother looked at her with a smile, asked Ling'er to move a stool for her and sit next to her, and then stretched out her hand to let her feel her pulse.
"The imperial doctors in the palace are all men. It's rare to have such a lovely person with medical skills. Looking at her little hands, Ai Jia's illness was half cured." The queen mother smiled as she looked at Luo Lianyi's delicate hands that took the pulse.
"Haha, our ancestors turned out to be pretty," Liu Hongjing joked.
"Well, all beautiful things are pleasing to the Aijia." The Queen Mother nodded.
Luo Lianyi unconsciously raised her head and smiled, but because she was wearing a mask, she only moved the corners of her mouth when she smiled, without much expression.
"It would be perfect if the face could be as beautiful as these hands." The Queen Mother stretched out her fingers, raised her chin, and said with some regret.
Luo Lianyi was speechless for a moment. It wouldn't be so straightforward.
"Empress Dowager, you are tired from traveling and you feel a little bit cold. I will prescribe some medicine for you to evacuate." Luo Lianyi said after checking her pulse. The palace maid presented a pen and paper, and Luo Lianyi opened the order and ordered her to deliver it.
Go to Shang Pharmacy to make a decoction.
"Queen Mother, do you often feel pain in your upper abdomen, loss of appetite, fullness after meals, and acid reflux?" Luo Lianyi asked while carefully looking at the Queen Mother's face and asking her to stick out her tongue.
Ling'er said from the side: "Yes, Grandma Huang often does this."
"This is because you have symptoms of chronic gastritis. When you get better from the cold, I will take care of you slowly." Luo Lianyi said.
"Hey, okay, this old disease has been tormenting the Ai family for many years. You have to treat the Ai family well." The Queen Mother nodded with a smile, and then lay down again, with a tired look on her face.
"You should rest first. You will feel better after taking medicine later. If you feel any discomfort, just send someone over to call me." Luo Lianyi said.
After coming out of the inner hall, all the concubines and queens had left. Luo Lianyi suddenly bumped into Liu Huo, who came to visit the Queen Mother. She paused like a reflex, lowered her head and stepped aside.
Liu Huo glanced at her, and after paying homage to Liu Hongjing, asked: "Father, is Grandma Huang asleep?"
"Sleep, don't go in." Liu Hongjing didn't look good at all when he saw him.
"I'll excuse you." Liu Huo's face was filled with resentment. When he exited the room, he glanced at Luo Lianyi again. Luo Lianyi's body tensed up, feeling nervous inexplicably.
"Bing'er, I'm going to Sanqing Taoist Temple tomorrow. You go get ready and go with me." Liu Hongjing said.
"Yes." Luo Lianyi hurriedly agreed. After she came out of Cining Palace, she hurriedly walked to Shicui Palace with her head lowered. Unexpectedly, when she rounded a flower pond, Liu Huo came out from behind the rockery and blocked her in front of her.
"Liang Fengyu." Liu Huo opened the folding fan and looked at her up and down with dark eyes.
Luo Lianyi stood still. She didn't even dare to say anything at this moment, for fear that he would recognize her voice. After all, they talked a lot at the inn that night.
"Liang Fengyu's expression is so weird. Why does it look like I'm wearing a mask?" Liu Huo suddenly leaned closer and quickly grabbed her behind her ears with his fingers.
Luo Lianyi fell back and dodged suddenly, but Liu Huo turned around and hugged her from behind. Just as he was about to tear off her mask, Liu Hongjing suddenly shouted: "Bold!"
Liu Huo had no choice but to let go of Luo Lianyi and looked back at her father.
"What do you want to do?" Liu Hongjing glared at him.
"My son saw that Liang Fengyu almost fell, so he helped her up." Liu Huo replied calmly.
"Bing'er, did you trip just now?" Liu Hongjing asked Luo Lianyi.
Luo Lianyi didn't dare to say anything and nodded.
"There is some moss here, you have to be careful. Come on, come with me." Liu Hongjing came over and took Luo Lianyi away with him. Liu Huoshang stood there and watched, with an intriguing light in his eyes.
He put away his folding fan and walked straight to Qingning Palace.