I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 237
intelligent?

Queen Beili's evaluation of the Chen family once again surprised Qu Lingxu. In the memory of the original owner, the Chen family has always been a person who does not fight or grab, never says a word, and is somewhat cowardly. Affected by him, he became a little tougher than before, but in the end, he still lacked a lot in mind, otherwise he wouldn't have been so easily deceived by Mrs. Xu, and ended up drowning in a tragic end.

These... seem to have nothing to do with intelligence.

However, Queen Beili can say this, of course she has her reasons, doesn't it?
In the blink of an eye, a bold speculation flashed in Qu Lingxu's mind. Her thin lips parted slightly, and she tentatively said, "Empress Empress, mother...does she adore His Royal Highness the former Crown Prince?"

As Empress Beili said just now, since the Chen family is quite close to her, they are naturally very familiar with the former prince. Chen Zhongshi was the grand tutor back then, and he was in the most core vortex of the imperial power struggle. She must have personally experienced that catastrophe. Although she has never been able to understand why the upright and upright Chen Zhongshi would admit the existence of the current emperor, and even helped him draft the enthronement edict, but one thing is very clear. There is always a sense of guilt about the matter, otherwise the emperor would not have resigned from the court shortly after he ascended the throne and stayed at home. You must know that at that time, he was far from the age to retire and return to his hometown.

Based on this speculation, Chen Zhongshi had no reason to marry his only daughter to Qu Liancheng, unless the Chen family had loved the former prince very much, and this made the newly enthroned emperor very dissatisfied. In order to save Chen's life, , or in order to keep some other important things that she didn't know, she had to make such a bad move.

In this way, Mrs. Chen would rather suffer some grievances in exchange for the peace and comfort of staying alone in the vacant room, rather than seeing Qu Liancheng's ugly face every day, which she hates so much.

Hearing Qu Lingxu's words, Empress Beili nodded slowly. Perhaps she hadn't touched that dusty memory for a long time, or Chen's death made her feel more painful and sad. In short, Empress Beili's expression was a little more dignified than before, and she only sighed, "Although Qinxin is three years younger than Bengong, she is beautiful and intelligent, and she is one of the most talented women in the capital. During the day after day of getting along, the prince's elder brother and Qin were in agreement, and originally planned to ask the late emperor to marry her when she reached Jiji, but Qin Xin was the daughter of old Mr. Chen, but her status was too low to be a prince. Concubine, this move is naturally opposed by all civil and military officials." At this point, Empress Beili paused for a moment, and continued with some regret: "In fact, the first emperor also liked Qin Xin very much, so he was a little hesitant, but Mr. Chen Mr. has a high character, and he didn't want the late emperor to be hostile to all the officials for this matter. In a dilemma, he proposed that the prince's elder brother, as the heir, should marry a woman from a noble family as the main concubine. It is a great honor to have Qin Xin as the side concubine. The idea in the book can indeed calm down many conflicts, and because Qin Xin is younger, the late emperor first bestowed the crown prince's elder brother with a concubine, and only waited for Qin Xin to grow up before marrying into the prince's mansion as a side concubine."

"So that's what happened." From the perspective of Qu Lingxu, a modern person who is deeply influenced by monogamy, although the former crown prince loves the Chen family, his love is only a little bit more than ordinary women. , It's far from being unforgettable, otherwise, how could it be possible to easily lose the battle for the mere family status, and let the beloved woman be entrusted as a concubine?

But after thinking about it, she can understand it. Although the former crown prince was a crown prince at that time, the current emperor was watching him. This point, even if the former crown prince was gentle and kind, he would definitely be aware of it. Therefore, married A crown princess with a noble background will undoubtedly strengthen her position a lot, which is also a reasonable thing.

In this way, it is also clear.

Thinking of this, Qu Lingxu couldn't help but put a question mark in her heart: Mrs. Chen, what kind of woman is she?
Overnight, she watched her beloved fall from that supreme position and died miserably. In such a desperate situation, not only could she not cry or grieve, but she also had to accept the new emperor's will to marry A man who can be called an enemy... That's why she hid all the light, put away all the edges and corners, and just hid in the small courtyard of the general's mansion to live alone, because she didn't even have the freedom to die .

But even so, she still failed him in the end.

Qu Lingxu only felt a kind of sour despair in her heart. She looked down for a long time, and when she looked up again, there was a trace of moistness in her eyes, "Ma'am, can you blame mother and grandfather?"

"The matter has come to this point, what's the point of being strange or not?" Maybe even Queen Beili herself couldn't figure out this question, so she sneered slightly at a loss: "I just didn't expect that I would meet you in such a way." To Qinxin's daughter, you... are much more resolute than your mother."

Although adding this time, Empress Beili and Qu Lingxu only met twice, but such things as personality can sometimes be detected from a few words, and there is really no need for more understanding.

"The empress is ridiculously praised." Qu Lingxu curled her lips, and said with a half-smile: "Although the little girl is not talented, she will never be forced to marry someone she doesn't love.",
Her own destiny can only be in her own hands, and no one else has the right to comment.

On the surface, Qu Lingxu's words were in response to Chen's marriage to Qu Liancheng, but in fact, he hinted to Empress Beili cryptically that he would never marry Baili Haochen, even if the other party asked her to marry Qu Liancheng. No matter how many means are used, it is doomed to be in vain.

In fact, Baili Haochen's proposal to marry Qu Lingxu from the Celestial Dynasty was only discussed with the Northern Li Emperor, and he did not inform the Northern Li Empress who was still ill. Therefore, the Empress did not understand this meaning for the time being. He just asked curiously with a smile: "If this happened to you girl, what would you do?"

Although they are born noble, as women, they really don't have much choice. Therefore, even though Empress Beili has some complaints about Chen's marriage to Qu Liancheng, she has to admit that many things are not up to her choice. of.

"If there is a grievance, the debtor has the owner. Naturally, there is a grievance to be repaid, and a vengeance to be revenged." Qu Lingxu's cold eyes showed a bit of disdain, "It is the current emperor who caused the tragedy of the former prince's family. If the little girl If you love the prince deeply, you must rely on your beauty and talent to be appreciated by the emperor, enter the palace as a concubine, and then give birth to a son. Take it under your knees, as for the emperor... the person next to the pillow, if it goes on for a long time, there is always a way to make him disappear, isn't it?"

For a doctor with superb medical skills like her, there are eleven thousand ways to let an unsightly person leave this world quietly.

"Girl, you..." Although Empress Beili also thought that Qu Lingxu's method was quite soothing, she had to admit that such a cold heart, such bold courage and insight, were really not what a little woman should have.

It seems that this soft and weak girl in front of her is not just as simple as having excellent medical skills, she is not an ordinary girl.For a moment, Empress Beili even thought of the empress who ruled the world first, with such abilities and wrists, it was hard for countless men to match her!

"The empress thinks the little girl's actions are a bit cruel?" Qu Lingxu did not restrain her words and deeds because of the astonishment of the empress of Beili, but continued: "To punish the despicable villain, it is natural to use despicable methods. Otherwise, how can we be worthy of them?"

Qu Lingxu has never been impulsive, on the contrary, she is very measured, so even if she hears so many stories that subvert her original thinking, it is not enough to make her lose control of her emotions. The queen, or the hidden guard who was hiding somewhere and watching her, gave Baili Haochen a warning.

She had had the idea of ​​resolving the border crisis temporarily in the morning. Now that she has learned about the relationship between Leng Yuanxun and Baili Haochen's parents, she naturally hopes to turn the fight into friendship. For all kinds of things, she can completely let the past go, otherwise... she doesn't mind making the other party suffer.

"What you said is that some people have no heart at all." After all, Empress Bei Li is a person who is still recovering from a serious illness. After talking to Qu Lingxu for so long, coupled with being too emotional, her physical strength is already exhausted. Seeing this, Qu Lingxu stood up tactfully, bowed and saluted: "I've been bothering my mother for a long time, the little girl should leave, the lady needs to rest more, and the little girl will come back later to ask for her pulse."

Since the handkerchief was given by Chen's boudoir, it is her elders, so what Qu Lingxu performed was the ceremony of the younger generation to meet the elders, not the national ceremony when they came.

Empress Beili saw Qu Lingxu's change, she smiled a little more, and said politely: "Your Majesty is here to help."

"The little girl will leave."

"Girl..." When Qu Lingxu stepped out of the inner hall with one foot, Empress Beili, who had been thinking all the time, suddenly stopped her and said word by word: "Don't worry, I've been here for a few days , I will definitely persuade Chen'er to send you back to the Celestial Dynasty."

It was an act of contempt for Baili Haochen to bring Qu Lingxu to Beili. Now that he knows that Qu Lingxu is the daughter of an old friend, the Queen of Beili will naturally not let her suffer such grievances again.

It was Qu Lingxu's expectation that Empress Beili would say such things. Hearing this, she didn't show any unnecessary emotions, but just gave her another blessing, "Thank you for your compassion, my daughter is very grateful."

(End of this chapter)