I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 38 The So-Called Witness

Hearing Qu Lingxu's answer, the Empress Dowager also felt relieved, nodded and said: "Girl, don't worry, the Ai family will investigate this matter and find out. No matter who dares to make troubles under the eyes of the Ai family, the Ai family will never Will let it go!"

People who were originally holding the mentality of watching the excitement and not taking too much trouble heard this, they couldn't help being shocked, yes, the Jiji ceremony was specially organized by the Queen Mother for Qu Lingxu, and the trouble was picked at this time, not to slap the Queen Mother in the face what?

Those present here who are not human beings, who originally wanted to insert a few words, thanked themselves for not talking too much, and quietly retreated to the back.

Because Concubine Xu Guifei was still awake, the Empress Dowager ordered her to be moved to the Warm Pavilion to rest temporarily. As for Qu Lingxu, she was led into another Warm Pavilion. All the sachets, jewelry, etc. were removed, and the imperial physician checked them one by one to see if there was any medicine that could trigger an asthma attack, but nothing was found.

"Impossible! It's impossible!" Princess Qingyu naturally couldn't accept such a result. She ignored Fang Zhaoyi's obstruction and rushed forward and said excitedly: "She must have hidden the medicine!"

"At the request of the princess, the courtier has searched her body in public. Could it be that the princess thinks that the courtier has taken the medicine?" Qu Lingxu said with a sarcasm on his lips.

Considering that Concubine Xu is considered smart, her son Murong Li is able to stand against the Crown Prince Murong Jing, so she is more or less courageous and resourceful, but it is unexpected to raise such a stupid and ignorant daughter.

Could it be that the identity of the royal princess can keep her safe for the rest of her life?

The Empress Dowager had a kind face, but her tone was cold, "Doctor Wang, are you sure?"

Imperial Physician Wang is the head of the Imperial Hospital. Although his medical skills are not as superb as that of Miraculous Doctor Xu, he is still a rare national player. Hearing what the Queen Mother said, he immediately cupped his hands and said: "If you return to the Queen Mother, I can be sure that Princess Xinyue These items were not contaminated with any asthma-inducing drugs."

"Impossible! If not, why did my mother and concubine suddenly have asthma? You, a quack doctor, must have made a wrong diagnosis!" Princess Qingyu yelled loudly, then raised her head and said to the queen mother: "Grandmother, for the safety of my concubine, my granddaughter wants to Immediately send someone to invite Grandpa into the palace!"

Although Miracle Physician Xu often went to and from the palace, he was not an imperial physician, so he was not allowed to stay in the palace without a summons, and if he was present in today's incident, it would make people feel biased, unexpectedly such an accident happened.

Speaking of Dr. Xu, the Empress Dowager immediately thought of the fact that Ai Xiang in the censer caused her to lose her sight. She felt even more annoyed, and said coldly, "Nonsense, there are so many imperial physicians in the palace, and there is no chance for an outsider to point fingers!"

Princess Qingyu had never seen the Empress Dowager look like this before, she understood that the other party was really angry, and was thinking about how to speak, when Cuiqiao, who was standing beside Xu, her knees softened, and she fell to her knees on the ground.

Such a big movement naturally attracted everyone's attention. Seeing that the effect she wanted had been achieved, Mrs. Xu secretly rejoiced, but on her face she scolded calmly: "What's the matter with you girl, you can't even stand up!" Will you stand up, hurry up!"

Hearing Xu's words, Cuiqiao not only didn't stand up, but her whole body shivered and curled up into a ball, covering her ears tremblingly, "My servant... I don't know, I don't know anything..."

Qu Lingxu watched Cuiqiao's superb acting skills in a leisurely manner, and couldn't help but lament that the other party was born in the wrong dynasty. If she has such aptitude to act, her future is really bright.

"What nonsense are you talking about, what do you know?" Xu frowned slightly, and reprimanded again in displeasure.

Cuiqiao's reaction was too exaggerated and abnormal, how could everyone not doubt it, the Empress Dowager paused slightly with the hand that had just picked up the teacup, and said in a concentrated voice: "Who are you, come forward and answer."

Although Cuiqiao was a bit clever, but after all, it was the first time she entered the palace, and she just saw the empress dowager's stern words, so she didn't dare to go forward for a while, it was because Xu Shi kicked her while no one was paying attention, and she half rolled and half crawled on the ground just now He said: "Slave...Slave servant Cuiqiao...greetings to the Empress Dowager."

"Are you the maid of Zhen Guo General's Mansion?" The Queen Mother asked calmly, taking a sip of her tea.

This time, before Cuiqiao could answer, Qu Lingxu knelt down and said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, this maid is called Cuiqiao, and she is a rough envoy in the maid's courtyard. As for why she appeared here with Second Concubine I don’t know about it.” When she said this, Qu Lingxu glanced at Mrs. Xu calmly, and Mrs. Chen, who was anxious, wanted to speak all the time, but was stopped by Qu Lingxu’s gaze several times. .

Today's Jiji banquet, the Empress Dowager's decree only said that the concubine's wives and daughters of each mansion should be invited to attend. In some mansions, besides the concubine's wives, there are also concubine wives, but there are not many concubines, so everyone looks at Xu There was a bit of contempt in the middle, thinking that this concubine's room really relied on the power of Concubine Xu Gui, so she had nothing to fear.

Mrs. Xu was naturally aware of this, and her heart was almost bleeding with hatred, but she knelt down in fear on her face, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, Cuiqiao came to the concubine courtyard early this morning to beg for concubine, and she must be brought into the palace. , asked her why, she only said that there was one important matter related to the general's mansion, and she refused to say anything else, I thought about it again and again, thinking that it was just a few girls, so I brought her into the palace."

"The maids in the Jianjia courtyard didn't come to report to this lady, but they ran to the Jinxiu Pavilion to find the second aunt. It can be seen that the second aunt is kind-hearted and well-mannered." Qu Lingxu chewed a trace of sarcasm on the corner of her lips, and said quietly .

It can be said that Sima Zhao's intentions are known by the concubine's eyeliner in Miss Di's courtyard.

Everyone in the room couldn't hear it, they turned their heads away in disgust, and some who couldn't hold back even gave a light snort.

"I didn't think too much about it. I just didn't want to implicate the general's mansion and be convicted. If there is something that dissatisfies the young lady, I should be punished." Qiao said: "Cuiqiao, what exactly did you see, tell me now in front of the Empress Dowager!"

Hearing Xu's words, Cuiqiao's body couldn't help shaking again, and it took her a long time to squeeze out a sentence, "Go back to the Empress Dowager, the kitchen was short of manpower yesterday, so the maidservant followed Sister Yunxin to the front hall to help the empress dowager." The young lady delivered the dinner, and when she entered the hall, she saw that the eldest lady handed over the hairpin with the organ in her hand to Sister Yunyi, saying that it contained the medicine for inducing asthma, which would come in handy at the palace banquet today, the eldest lady turned her head and saw the servant girl The others were very angry and punished the servants to slap the servants. After the servants went back, the more they thought about it, the more afraid they became. They didn't sleep well all night, so they had to ask the second aunt to bring the servants into the palace, in case the eldest lady was in a hurry and ruined the general's house. .”

"Nonsense! Miss didn't get any medicine powder at all!" Yun Yi scolded angrily.

Qu Lingxu raised his hand to signal Yunyi to retreat, and said unhurriedly: "Cuiqiao, so I still need to thank you, Miss Ben?"

"Slave servant... Slave servant just doesn't want to watch the eldest lady harm someone!" Because she was too nervous, Cuiqiao kept digging at the gold bricks on the ground, but it was such a tiny move that made Qu Lingxuan feel heartbroken. In a flash, I thought of the key to everything.

"Really?" Qu Lingxu suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and knelt down, "Empress Dowager, the hairpin of the servant girl is still in the tray and has not been retrieved, please ask the imperial doctor to examine it."

The queen mother glanced at Aunt Yun, and Aunt Yun took the hairpin knowingly, and found that the hairpin could really be opened, and some white powder fell out from the hollow in the middle.

At this moment, everyone was shocked. All kinds of exquisite hairpins appeared in the market one after another, and they didn't think it was strange, but it was the first time they saw the one with a hollow in the middle that could hide things!
"Princess Xinyue, what kind of grudge does Auntie have against you, you actually used such a low-handed method to harm her!" Xu Xi'er's gaze was like a knife soaked in poison, angrily gouging out Qu Lingxu's body.

"Miss Xu, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately." Qu Lingxu glanced at her indifferently, then turned to look at the queen mother. After a short while, Wang Yuanzheng gave the answer, "Report to the queen mother, the county What is hidden in the main hairpin is not a medicine that induces asthma, but a kind of spice, as for what kind of spice it is, I am sorry that my knowledge is shallow and I can't judge it."

"That's Ze Lanxiang."

Following the prestige, Leng Yuanxun, dressed in snow, came slowly from outside the hall. Seeing that it was him, Princess Qingyu changed her previous spoiled and domineering, and shouted with joy, "Brother Xun!"

Leng Yuanxun didn't pay attention to Princess Qingyu, he just stood still in the middle of the side hall, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, and to the Empress Dowager."

Leng Yuanxun's literary and military strategy is very outstanding among the younger generation of clan children, and the queen mother also likes him very much. She smiled and motioned him to get up, and then asked: "Xun'er, how do you know that Princess Xinyue's hairpin is Ze Lanxiang?"

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, that hairpin was given to Princess Xinyue by my minister."

Although Leng Yuanxun's voice was not loud, it sounded like a thunderbolt to everyone's ears. Everyone knew that Huaiyang Hou Shizi had an indifferent personality and never approached women. Even Princess Qingyu who had admired him for many years could not approach him, let alone Not to mention other people, why would he give Qu Lingxu such a private item as a hairpin?

"Oh?" The Queen Mother didn't show surprise, but asked lightly.

"Some time ago, my minister was infected with a plague. Fortunately, Princess Xinyue rescued me to save my life. Such a great kindness, my minister and the entire Huaiyang Marquis Mansion will always remember it in my heart. Such things will never be accepted. After much deliberation, I found a skilled craftsman in the Western Regions to create this hairpin that can emit fragrance and give it to the princess. Unexpectedly, it will be used by those who are interested in causing such troubles. It's really the fault of a humble minister." Leng Yuanxun explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly in a few words, and everyone felt reasonable after hearing it.

"Brother Xun, how could you send a hairpin to this woman? She is obviously a liar!" Princess Qingyu has never received anything from Leng Yuanxun at such a young age. When she suddenly heard this, she was so jealous that she wanted to tear Qu Lingxu apart. Broken.

(End of this chapter)