imperial psychologist

Chapter 16 Berlin?Lark!
Qu Shi said softly, "You can prescribe some nourishing medicine at will. After I take it, I will tell the emperor that it is much better, and I won't embarrass you father and daughter."

Bai Ling looked at Qu Shi, "Your Majesty, are you trying to save me?"

"That's right." Qu smiled, "I've heard about what happened in the Hall of Central Harmony this morning, it's hard for you...to have such courage at this age."

After hearing this, Baoyuan sighed with emotion, "Your Majesty is a Bodhisattva with a heart, so naturally someone will come to save you."

"Don't save me," Qu sighed, "I'm tired..."

"Your Majesty, don't keep saying such unlucky things." Bao Yuan stepped forward and knelt on Qu's bed, "We have to look forward, and things will get better."

Bo Ling looked at Qu, his brain was already working fast.

This is not the first time Bai Ling has faced a patient with depression. She has seen too many people who, like Baoyuan, immediately stepped forward to interrupt when they heard "I'm tired" or "I'm in pain".

It seems that as long as the existence of these pains is denied or downplayed, the person concerned can really get better as soon as possible.However, in fact, these words are not as effective as the sentence "you speak, I am listening".

Bo Ling turned and sighed softly, looked at Qu Shi and said softly, "Your Majesty feels so tired, would you like to say more?"

Qu looked at Bai Ling silently, the vain smile on her face gradually faded, "It's useless, even if I just said it, can you understand it?"

Seeing that Bai Ling didn't answer, Bao Yuan was a little anxious, "Ma'am, after all, this Bo Ling girl has been treated by the Queen Mother, she must—"

"Well, I may not fully understand." Bo Ling nodded in agreement.

As soon as Bai Ling's words came out, both Qu Shi and Bao Yuan were a little surprised - no one expected that Bai Ling would answer like this.

To truly soothe a person's pain, one must first acknowledge the existence of pain, and even more so, tell the truth.

Bo Ling couldn't be more clear, saying to the empress "I can understand you" and "I understand your feelings" is of no use at all-how could the imperial concubine believe that the needle hadn't been stuck in her body, she would understand that in the end How much does it hurt?
Bai Ling's face was calm, she looked at Qu seriously, and said solemnly, "I am not your empress, I may never be able to understand the pain you have experienced, but I will listen carefully and try my best to understand what your empress said Every word."

Qu's expression changed slightly, and she once again fell into a long silence.

She closed her eyes, no longer sat up straight, but slowly leaned on the cotton pillow behind her.

Bai Ling heard Baoyuan behind him take a light breath, and seemed to be about to say something again.Bai Ling quickly pulled out a hand and poked it back, and waved his hand lightly, signaling Baoyuan——to keep quiet at this time.

Silence sometimes means that power is brewing.

For Qu, Bo Ling was the first person to talk directly to her so calmly.

She didn't stop herself from talking, nor did she criticize herself for thinking wildly.

There was neither panic nor disgust in her attitude, nor was there any encouragement from those posturing.

Bo Ling sat there quietly like that, as if talking about these pains in front of this person was a normal and unburdened thing.

Qu Shi lowered her head, her hair on both sides was hanging down, Qu Shi raised her hand to pinch the bridge of her nose, shook her head slightly and sighed, "You child...what's the matter with you child..."

Bo Ling untied the handkerchief around his waist and handed it to Qu Shi. Qu Shi reached out to take it and gently wiped away his tears.

Baoyuan watched all this silently, she had a faint feeling that something had changed, but she couldn't tell exactly what changed.

Qu Shi cried again, but this time it seemed a little different from the previous tears...

"I can't remember exactly when this started. At night, I feel that many thoughts arise in my mind for no reason. Some are worries about the future; some are remembrances, which make people toss and turn. I can't fall asleep. Probably... ...It's been a long time, two years? Three years?" Qu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Bo Ling felt a little distressed, "...has it been so long?"

"No..." Qu shook her head again, "Although it was just as difficult at that time, it will get better after a few days. But since I got pregnant with A Tuo, it seems that I can't get over it anymore."

Bo Ling was just about to ask Qu Shi what kind of difficulty he meant by "same difficulty", Baoyuan on the side interrupted again, and said to Bo Ling, "Yes, when our mother was just pregnant, it was really embarrassing. It's too fierce. Every day when I wake up, I vomit, retch when I vomit, and I can't sleep well. Generally, women are sick in the first three months. Our mother vomited until seven months, and was burned by acid water. My heart ached and my lungs ached, and the things I spit out in the end were all bloody..."

Qu Shi listened, nodding from time to time, she felt sleepy and lack of strength, but now Baoyuan was firing a cannon, she felt relieved.

Bo Ling also listened, silently calculating in his heart, that was about a year to a year and a half ago.

Bao Yuan stopped suddenly, and glanced outside the house, "Your Majesty looked like that at the time, Mrs. Qu is an older brother, and always—"

"Baoyuan." Qu's voice suddenly became a little harsh.

Baoyuan stopped talking.

"Don't listen to her nonsense." Qu said softly, she raised her eyes slightly, adjusted her breathing, and said in a low voice, "There are so many imperial doctors waiting outside... Let's not talk about these insignificant things, Miss Bailing, Let’s go get a prescription soon.”

Seeing that Qu's face became restrained and vigilant again, Bo Ling knew that staying any longer would only attract suspicion.She stood up, bowed and stepped back, "The girl is going outside to prescribe medicine now."

"Wait." Qu said suddenly.

Bo Ling raised his head and looked at the imperial concubine who was still in tears on the couch, "What orders does your empress have?"

"Although it's the first time we've met you, I feel that I'm very close to you..." Qu Shi also looked at Bai Ling, and saw that the little girl was so pretty but dressed so plainly, she said sincerely, "Let Baoyuan go Bring the ice seed bracelet that the Westerners paid tribute to last month, and you can wear it."

"Your Majesty." Bo Ling bowed softly, "Thanks for the kindness, but... this is definitely not the last time I will see you, please postpone the reward."

Baoyuan also said aside, "Since the empress has rewarded you, you can follow."

Bai Ling took a step back and bowed again, "Please don't force me, my lord."

"It won't be the last time you come to see me..." Qu murmured these words thoughtfully, then raised her head and said, "If you are determined to do so, forget it, go."

Bo Ling didn't look back, opened the curtain, and walked out.

Looking at the direction where Bo Ling disappeared, Baoyuan frowned and whispered, "This girl Bo Ling has a weird temper."

"Strange?" Qu smiled, "I think she speaks quite nicely, as expected, she is the lark favored by the empress dowager."

Seeing the smile on Qu's face again, Baoyuan also sincerely said happily, "If the empress likes it, then we will often invite her to the palace, and it's not difficult to talk to you to relieve boredom."

Qu's eyes slowly withdrew from the curtain, shook her head with a smile, she lay down again, and sighed softly, "If you really like this girl, and for her own good, then let her go far away. Yes. In this palace, there are too many secrets on the body, which will crush people to death."

Baoyuan looked at her mother in confusion, but silently put down the gauze curtains around the bed.

Qu seems to have remembered something, "Go out and have a look, don't let those imperial doctors make it difficult for her."

(End of this chapter)