The little medical concubine

Chapter 294

After returning to the palace, Qi Yanling mentioned the matter of the third master to Zhao Linxiu, and asked curiously who this person was?
Zhao Linxiu turned over and half embraced Qi Yanling in his arms. Qi Yanjun had told him about this before, but because the matter of Jinkou had not yet been implemented, he did not disclose the opening of the sea ban. Of course, He didn't mention anything about his dealings with pirates in Qi before.

Qi Yanling knew his past deeds, so he could tell her the details of the third master without any concealment.

"The third master's surname is Yuan, and his name is Yuan Qicheng. He was good friends with the Crown Prince of Qi. When the Crown Prince of Qi had an accident, he was arrested for treason. Later, I rescued him..." Zhao Linxiu said simply.

Qi Yanling was startled. When the incident happened in Qi country, she was still young, so she didn't know what happened. What's more, the communication equipment here is extremely poor, and the incident spread thousands of miles away. The original authenticity has long been lost.

"Now the emperor of Qi State is the orphan of the crown prince back then. At that time, you were already in Qi State. What happened? How did you save Yuan Qicheng? I heard that Yuan Qicheng assassinated the crown prince..." Qi Yanling whispered asked.

Ten years ago, the Crown Prince of Qi State, who had the same mother as Concubine Zhao, was very favored by the old emperor, but the Empress of Qi State at that time was not his biological mother, in order to allow her son to succeed to the throne.The queen set up a trap to frame the prince and the old emperor's young concubine, but unfortunately the old emperor trusted his son more and killed the young concubine, ordering the prince to think behind closed doors, and did not depose the prince as the queen wished.

Not long after, the prince of Qi was assassinated in the study. At that time, only Yuan Qicheng, who was the prince's guard, was able to freely enter the study.

The old emperor lost his beloved son, so he was furious and ordered a strict investigation. This matter became more and more extensive. Not only did the whole family of the Yuan family be executed, but also the other two princes were implicated. Why did the prince's orphan succeed to the throne? The queen and her How the son died of a serious illness in the end... is already a mystery.

Zhao Linxiu said, "It wasn't Yuan Qicheng who assassinated the crown prince, it was the queen. Yuan Qicheng was a scapegoat back then. I rescued him from the country of Qi. He was begging for a living at sea. He was originally with me. Later, I stopped, and he continued... Brother was able to get rid of the Queen of Qi because of the help of Yuan Qicheng, but he refused to go back to Qi and has been doing business at sea."

"What about the Queen of Qi? Did your grandfather know the truth later?" Qi Yanling asked.

"Understood, that's why I passed the throne to my cousin." It's just that when he found out the truth, my grandfather was already old, and he no longer had the courage to slaughter his beloved son because he was assassinated. The son was executed in secret and announced to the outside world that he had died of a sudden illness, and the others... have never moved again.

However, after his cousin ascended the throne, none of those who participated in the assassination were spared.

Qi Yanling sighed for a while, "Is the throne really so attractive? Is it really so important to step on the flesh and blood of others?"

"What do you think?" Zhao Linxiu asked back.

Qi Yanling shook her head, "I don't know. I think the higher you stand, the more things you may lose. However, everyone has different pursuits. Maybe what I don't think is worthwhile is more important to others than others." Lives matter."

"Yanyan, if you are allowed to live in the palace like this, you are not as free as before. Do you like it?" Zhao Linxiu felt inexplicably nervous after hearing her words.

Qi Yanling was silent for a while, and glanced at him, "I don't like living in the palace, but because you are here, even a place I didn't like before can make me feel at ease."

This place of peace of mind is my hometown.

Zhao Linxiu understood what he meant, his heart warmed, and he hugged her tightly in his arms.

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Qi Yanling finally took the time to summon a few people from Zhaohua Palace.

There are two palace maids who are not young, a grandmother wearing an aunt's palace dress, and a middle-aged eunuch. They don't seem to be famous people. It is obvious that they have not lived very well in the palace these years. Everyone has a smile on their faces. Looking haggard and vicissitudes, his hands are covered with thick calluses.

"Your Majesty, the slaves and maidservants thank you for your great kindness." The grandmother who took the lead immediately knelt down to salute Qi Yanling when she saw Qi Yanling.

Qi Yanling asked them all to get up, and said flatly, "I haven't done anything in the past, so what kind of grace is there?"

"It's already a great kindness for the empress to let the servants go to the Kunning Palace." The grandmother was lying on her knees. Since the concubine Zhao was gone, they all thought that their lives must be gone. Who would have thought that the queen would be so vicious, but she didn't People kept torturing them, insisting that they tell how many secrets Zhao Guifei still has.

Qi Yanling smiled slightly, "What are your names?"

The grandma said in a humble manner, "My servant's surname is Li, and my humble name is Meihua."

The other three people also reported their names. Like Madam Li, they all showed a very humble attitude, and... they seemed to be afraid of something.

She can't eat people, so they don't need to be afraid of her.

"I heard that four maids beside Concubine Zhao disappeared, do you know their whereabouts?" Qi Yanling asked casually.

Madam Li replied, "Go back to your mother, the servants are in the palace day and night. Back then, Concubine Zhao's personal servants were sent out of the palace when they were old. The servants also wanted to inquire about their whereabouts, but there was no news at all. .”

Even the former queens couldn't figure it out, let alone them.

Qi Yanling nodded. She didn't really care about the whereabouts of those maids. After all, it had been so many years. If they were ordered by Concubine Zhao to leave the palace, they should find Zhao Linxiu. , or may have died, or there is no suspicion, married and had children outside, living an ordinary life.

Anyway, even if she did find those maids, they might not believe her yet.

"Go down first, and do your best in the future, no one will force you anymore." Qi Yanling said lightly.

She knew that some eunuchs in the palace were mentally abnormal. Because of their physical defects, they would sometimes get some kind of satisfaction by abusing the maids. This is what she only learned when she became a queen in the palace.

Although Madam Li is not a young woman in her [-]th year, she was also beautiful and beautiful ten years ago. She must have lived an inhuman life.

After listening to Qi Yanling's words, Madam Li and the others could not restrain their excitement, and then they regained their composure, "Slaves and servants thank you, Madam!"

"You have to remember that besides being cautious in your words and deeds when doing things by my side, the most important thing is who is your master." Qi Yanling's voice was not harsh, but it was shocking to Madam Li and the others. for a moment.

"Slaves, keep this in mind."

(End of this chapter)