The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 501 Lingzhi Decoction
Songzhi was sent by Nian Shilan to invite Wen Xianqing. Lidong was not around at this time, and the palace maids who served Nian Shilan closely were Lingzhi and Shuangjiang.

There were many palace maids doing miscellaneous tasks outside, and Nian Shilan never needed their service.

Seeing Yinzhen's anxiety, Lingzhi stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. The Imperial Concubine just played with the Fourth Prince in the courtyard for a while.

I think he is tired. Songzhi has already asked Doctor Wen to come, he should be on the way now. "

Yinzhen had seen this palace maid before, but he had never looked at her carefully.

Today, I looked up following the voice and discovered that the palace maid who was speaking was beautiful and dressed differently from the others, looking more delicate and pretty.

Looking at Nian Shilan lying weakly on the bed, Yinzhen didn't bother to hide his dissatisfaction.

"I am talking to your master. When is it your turn as a servant to speak?"

Lingzhi was stunned for a moment, then immediately said.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am just answering your questions.

Your Majesty is too weak to speak now, so I will add a few words."

She knelt down as she spoke, but she secretly looked up at Yinzhen again. When she saw that Yinzhen's gaze met hers, she shyly lowered her head.

Yinzhen frowned.

"How dare you talk back to me? Someone, slap him!"

Su Peisheng, who had long been displeased with Lingzhi's behavior, quickly responded "yes" and waved for someone to come in and take Lingzhi out.

Lingzhi was frightened by the emperor's sudden change of hostility and kept shouting "Your Majesty, spare my life."

But the cry for mercy was blocked by Xiao Xiazi with a silk handkerchief.

Loud slapping sounds were heard in the yard, and Nian Shilan heard it all while lying on the bed.

Lingzhi was her maid, and her master had asked her to plead for mercy, so Nian Shilan spoke weakly.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all my fault for not disciplining the servants, but it was unintentional. Please forgive Lingzhi."

When Yinzhen heard Nian Shilan speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief and his voice softened a little.

“It turns out her name is Lingzhi, which really doesn’t live up to such a nice name.

When did I blame you for not disciplining your servants? I just thought you were too kind.

There is no need to be so nice to such a slave with ulterior motives."

Nian Shilan raised her hand slightly, held Yinzhen's fingers and shook them gently. This shake made Yinzhen's heart soften.

"I know that the emperor loves me, but being slaves in the palace is hard enough.
If I don't treat them better, how can their parents outside the palace feel at ease?

Your Majesty and I are also fathers and mothers, so we can naturally understand the feelings of parents.

Please calm down, Your Majesty, and forgive Lingzhi this time, so that I can accumulate blessings for the child in my belly."

Yinzhen sighed and waved at Su Peisheng.

"Go ahead. Since Concubine Hua has asked for mercy, let's stop here."

Su Peisheng couldn't help but admire in his heart at this time. It was widely said in the palace that Concubine Hua governed the harem with an iron-blooded method, but few people knew that Concubine Hua had a kind heart of a bodhisattva deep down in her heart.

Wen Xianqing checked Nian Shilan's pulse and said to Yinzhen.

"Your Majesty, I have just taken your Majesty's pulse.

It was found that there were signs that some drugs had been used in the queen's body.

It’s just that the dosage is too low, and it can’t be diagnosed without careful examination.”

Yinzhen was a little confused.

"Drugs? What kind of drugs? Please explain clearly."

Shuangjiang suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, but Wen Xianqing's next words made her feel relieved.

Wen Xianqing said.

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask you. You have been complaining about your hot body for a few days. I wonder if the symptoms are more severe recently?"

Year of the Landau.

"That's right, Doctor Wen is a very skilled doctor. I've been feeling hot and dry these days.

I've gotten much better since I took the prescription you prescribed. Is there anything wrong with it?" Wen Xianqing said.

"I just felt your Majesty's pulse and found that someone had increased the dosage of the medicine I prescribed for you.

Fortunately, all of my medicines are warming and nourishing prescriptions, so there is no need to worry even if you take too much.

However, as the saying goes, all medicines are poisonous to some extent, and no matter how good a medicine is, it is still just medicine.

Medication should only be taken in moderation. Don't be impatient for quick results and increase the dosage without permission.

I wonder if it was your Majesty's instruction that you combined the two prescriptions into one when decocting the medicine?"

Nian Shilan suddenly became a little anxious.

"That's impossible. Who wants to take more medicine?"

Yinzhen suddenly said.

"Who usually prepares your medicine? I remember that Doctor Wen always prepared the medicine himself and sent it to you.

How come from the tone of his voice now, Doctor Wen didn't personally prepare the medicine for you?"

Nian Shilan shook Yinzhen's hand and said.

"In the past, I had to trouble Doctor Wen to prepare medicine for me.

It’s just that the Empress was ill a few days ago, and Doctor Wen had to take care of her.

I thought that my medicine was just a tonic and it was not a big deal.

So he asked someone to bring it over, and he watched it being fried in the small kitchen in the Qingliang Palace."

Yinzhen's eyes dimmed.

"It seems that there is something unclean in your palace. How dare they tamper with your medicine?"

Nian Shilan said anxiously.

"How could this be? The people in my palace have been used for a long time.

Except for those who followed me out of the residence,

The rest were all people carefully selected for me by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Over the years, they have never made any mistakes while working as clerks."

Yinzhen turned to Xiao Linzi and asked.

"Who usually watches over the decoction in the small kitchen?"

Xiao Linzi knelt down to answer Yinzhen's questions.

“Reporting to the Emperor, Lingzhi usually preps the master’s medicine.

Because the master is worried about others, Lingzhi has been following the master for several years.

So since a few days ago, Lingzhi has been in charge of decocting the master's medicine."

Lingzhi, who had just been ordered by Yinzhen to be slapped in the face and whose cheeks were now red and swollen, was immediately dragged in from the yard by Xiao Xiazi.

Xiao Xiazi had served in the imperial court and was well-trained in martial arts. She had great strength and threw the delicate Ganoderma lucidum to the ground with a "plop".

Yinzhen looked at Lingzhi with disgust.

"You usually watch over the preparation of your master's medicine?"

Lingzhi had just been slapped on the mouth and was in so much pain that he couldn't even speak. He could only open his mouth and shake his head quickly.

Su Peisheng swung the whisk in his hand, and a few strands of it happened to hit Lingzhi's face, causing her face to become even more swollen immediately.

"The emperor is asking questions, are you so perfunctory?"

Lingzhi felt pain and fell back to the ground after just standing up. She tried her best to endure the swelling and pain in her cheek and spoke unclearly.

"Yes, it's a servant."

Su Peisheng glanced at Yinzhen and said.

"How dare you, a servant, to do something strange with Concubine Hua's medicine!
Do you know that murdering the imperial concubine is a capital crime that will lead to the extermination of the entire family?"

Lingzhi's eyes widened instantly, looking at the sudden change in disbelief.

She didn't understand why she was accused of such a serious crime just for making medicine for her master!