Chunman Palace

Chapter 52 Just For Love
The cold dew is falling, the cold wind is blowing, and the golden petals of the full-bloomed chrysanthemums are spit out. They look cute from a distance, like cats holding cuju balls.

Mu Pingting is wearing a silver silk crab claw chrysanthemum dress, holding a tulle fan of autumn chrysanthemums in one hand, swaying with fragrance as she walks, and the Feixue hairpin carrying jade pearls swaying with each step, in a full of beauty.

Lin Qingyu followed the person, wearing a powdered peony snow-rolled veil skirt that was elegant and elegant, a simple emerald jade hairpin slanted into the blue silk, and a pair of white jade hibiscus earrings looked smart and beautiful, which more suited to the complexion.

The two walked along the path, each accompanied by a few palace officials, Mo'er, Lingqiao, and Huayue each held a bamboo flower basket.

The purpose of visiting chrysanthemums this time is to prepare some vases for viewing in the palace, and then select some high-quality dried chrysanthemums to make scented tea.

Mu Pingting admired the flowers with soft eyes, and said to people: "Qingyu, it's been a long time since the two of us sisters have been alone together like this?"

"Yeah, it's the Double Ninth Festival in a blink of an eye, isn't Sister Mu feeling as uncomfortable as before?" Lin Qingyu looked at the cluster of flowers and asked with concern.

Mu Pingting smiled softly, took off a red chrysanthemum and handed it to Lin Qingyu, "After taking the medicine prescribed by Doctor Li, my body is no longer as weak and weak as before. Every meal is served with hawthorn paste and dried apricots, and it is also good for you." I can eat some food, and recently I like a hot and spicy soup."

Lin Qingyu bowed his head and admired it for a moment, then put the red chrysanthemum into the basket Mo'er was carrying, "I heard from my sister, this birth looks like a boy! Our hometown often says that sour children are hot girls, and my sister loves sour , it seems that the one in my belly must be a prince."

"Is it so important whether it's a prince or a princess? Doctor Li also said that this baby looks like a boy, and the emperor also said..." Mu Pingting stopped suddenly, frowning and covering her chest, her lips were pale.

"What's wrong with sister?" Lin Qingyu hurriedly stepped forward to caress her, and said to Mo'er, "Mo'er, go and invite the imperial physician! I remember it is Li imperial physician!"

As soon as the words fell, Mu Pingting fainted from the pain.

Huayue panicked and almost burst into tears: "My lord, don't scare this servant! What's wrong with you!"

In the situation just now, Mu Pingting was obviously dizzy caused by chest tightness and heartache.

Lin Qingyu hurriedly asked Xiang Huayue: "Why did my sister suddenly become dizzy? Has this happened before?"

Huayue cried and cried: "No! Our young master has not felt unwell since taking the medicine of Li Taiyi, and I don't know why I suddenly feel dizzy today..."

Seeing that the imperial physician was delayed, Lin Qingyu was a little anxious.

If I drag it on, I'm afraid...

She has been familiar with medical books in the past few months, and she also has a certain understanding of the pulse and the treatment of diseases, so she simply put her hand on Mu Pingting's pulse and examined it carefully.

Although the pulse condition is disordered, it slows down and pulses sometimes.

It wasn't that it was touched by some poisonous flowers and poisonous insects, but it seemed that something caused a drug conflict, which induced angina pectoris.

The only way for now is to slow down the effect of the medicine first, and then wait for the imperial doctor to come.

"Go and find milk and water!"

"My lord! My lord! I brought the imperial physician." Mo'er trotted all the way towards the people.

She was not surrounded by imperial physician Li, but a young imperial physician whom she had never seen before.

The imperial hospital was a little far away from the imperial garden, and it would take about a moment no matter how fast the footsteps were, which aroused Lin Qingyu's suspicion.

"Mo'er, where did you invite the imperial physician?"

Mo'er breathed slightly, and said: "My servant came out of the imperial garden, and met me on the road not long ago. It will take a while for this servant to go to the imperial hospital, so I first asked this lord for emergency help."

Although Lin Qingyu still wanted to ask something, but thinking that Mu Pingting's health was critical, she still asked people to go over, "I'm sorry."

After an unknown amount of time, Mu Pingting gradually opened her eyes, but her appearance was still very weak.

Huayue looked at Mu Pingting who had woken up and turned from grief to joy in an instant, and said to the imperial physician, "Thank you for saving our little master! I don't know what to call you!"

"It's nothing to do with a little effort." The imperial doctor said, and began to pack the medicine box.

Lin Qingyu saw the clue, and stepped forward and said, "In the Imperial Hospital, Imperial Physicians Li and Imperial Physician Liu often visit the palace for consultations. I don't know what this imperial physician is called. Who is the doctor for today before entering the palace?"

"My humble minister, Xu Ming, has only recently been on duty at the Imperial Hospital. Today, I am treating people in the Cold Palace. On the way, I met this girl who asked me to go to the Royal Garden to treat the young master. That's why I..."

"What about Sister Mu!" Chang Xiuru's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Lin Qingyu turned her head, and saw Chang Xiuru and Xuan Yin walking towards this side together, and immediately saluted: "Concubine pays respects to the emperor, and concubine Chang."

"Mianli, what's the matter, Mr. Jin? Why... Imperial Physician Xu is also in this imperial garden?" Xuan Yin's expression was dignified, slightly displeased.

Lin Qingyu replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, when Jingui and I were visiting the imperial garden, for some reason, Jingui suddenly became dizzy, so I specially sent someone to invite the imperial physician to treat it."

Xuan Yin frowned and said to Xu Ming: "Physician Xu, why is Mr. Jin so dizzy? Have you found out?"

Xu Ming saluted and said: "Returning to the emperor, it is a disease caused by the conflict of medicines. It's just why this is the case, and we need to know what decoction Jingui has taken recently."

Chang Xiuru walked up to Mu Pingting with a worried expression, and grabbed her hand to reassure her. She turned to Huayue and asked, "What medicine has Sister Mu been taking recently?"

Huayue tried hard to recall, but due to nervousness, Ai Ai said: "My maidservant remember... In addition to the decoction prescribed by the imperial hospital to relieve the fetus and invigorate Qi, the young master also uses some Angelica dahurica water every day, saying that the boiled water of Angelica dahurica can nourish the face, and the fragrance It's very strong, other than the wind and cold in the past few days, I used a decoction, nothing else."

"Baizhi...the thing that is compatible with Baizhi...I need to test the dregs of the medicine used by the nobleman, so I can know."

"As soon as possible." Xuan Yin waved his hand to signal people to back off, and walked up to Mu Pingting's side, his eyes softened, "How do you feel?"

Mu Pingting gave him a weak smile, "Your majesty... the concubine made you worry."

"Don't worry, you'll be fine when I'm here." Xuan Yin stretched his brows to others, his eyes seemed to be hiding the warm sun, and the light was gently shining, warming his heart.

Lin Qingyu saw it in her eyes, and suddenly felt sore in her heart.

She closed her eyes, turned and left lonely.

Yaohua Pavilion was exceptionally quiet, since Lin Qingyu returned to the palace, he hasn't said a word.

She could see the love in Xuan Yin's eyes looking at Mu Pingting.

This is something she has never had before, such a thing may be a luxury for her.

This made her think of the way her elder sister looked at a man before she got married.

The man that the elder sister liked at the beginning was something her father disliked very much.

But even though her eldest sister encountered many obstacles, she still wanted to be with that man without hesitation. After she got married, she never went back home, and only kept in touch with her through letters.

She once asked her eldest sister why she would rather abandon everything to marry that man.

The eldest sister said, because, that is her happiness.

Perhaps in the past, she would have believed and looked forward to such happiness a little bit.

But now, she is no longer interested in such empty words. As the emperor's concubine, the insignificant one among the three thousand beauties in the harem is like a speck of dust in the wind and sand, no one will care .

And the only one who can care about this speck of dust is the emperor, and only the emperor.

Except for the emperor, no one dared to give them these insignificant existences, happiness and affection.

Lin Qingyu closed her eyes and said mockingly, "How could it be so miserable..."

"My lord, what are you talking about?" Lingqiao saw that something was wrong with Lin Qingyu from just now, and now she said such mournful words, she must have something on her mind.

"Lingqiao, do you think I'm miserable?"

Lingqiao felt strange, shook her head and said: "No, my lord, why do you think so? You are the emperor's concubine, so many people want to come to Xuanming City. This is such a blessing that no one else can ask for!"

Lin Qingyu said desolately: "Really...but the people in Xuanming City don't want to go out and get freedom all the time."

Lingqiao was a little confused, and said carelessly: "Ah? But the servants don't want to go out, here food, drink and supplies don't cost money, except that it's a little difficult to go out of the city, but everything is very convenient, the young master doesn't have to travel all over the country You can get all kinds of silk and satin, and eat all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, what a wonderful life! How could anyone want to go out?"

"But such a life of rich clothes and gourmet food has to be exchanged for freedom. Is it really worth it?"

Lingqiao said weakly: "Well...maybe for slaves, such a day should be very cost-effective."

Mo'er was making tea when she heard someone talking, she stepped forward and asked, "My lord...are you homesick?"

Lin Qingyu smiled wryly and shook her head slightly.

Mo'er entered the palace at the age of ten, and she was used to the cold and cold world in the palace. In this resplendent Xuanming City, she never lived a day with her head held high, and she never prayed to find any true love here.

She understood why Lin Qingyu was worried, and sighed, "Life in the harem is no different than ordinary people. You have to follow the rules in everything, and you have to think twice about every word and action. Here, you must follow the rules when you are as humble as a palace man or as noble as a princess. Otherwise, even if you are in a high position, if you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss and be crushed."

Mo'er continued: "How can people outside understand the suffering in the palace? Of course, it's not necessarily better to be outside than in the palace. At least in Xuanming City, you won't be starved to death. As long as you work hard for a few years , Serve your master well, and you can live comfortably without worrying about food and clothing."

Lin Qingyu was a little moved by what people said, and then sighed: "So the people in Xuanming City are really suffering."

Mo'er smiled and said: "It's not the first day for the young master to enter Xuanming City. You should have known about the relationship between the emperor and the young master long ago. You just think Jingui and the emperor have sincere affection, but this The emperor has true love for every empress."

Lingqiao was listening, trembling all over.

What Mo'er said was too forgetful, how could she speak so freely that even the emperor started to tease her.

She glanced at Lin Qingyu carefully, without any sign of anger.

"You are so bold, you dare to say anything." Lin Qingyu smiled bitterly, thinking that she was a little hypocritical.

"Master knows that true love is the most precious thing in this world, but in Xuanming City, true love is the cheapest thing." Mo'er paused, then knelt down and said, "But the loyalty of this slave to my master is It will not change until death."

"What are you doing so well? Get up!" Lin Qingyu was taken aback by this move, and hurriedly reached out to pull him up.

Mo'er didn't get up, she looked at humanity with sparkling eyes and said, "Since the young master rescued the servant from Qiang Huan, the servant has sworn to himself that she will follow the young master in this life and never betray her...Master, the servant said this today There is no other meaning in these words, I just want to tell the young master that in this Xuanming City, the slaves will always treat the young master with sincerity."

Lin Qingyu's heart was warmed by what the person in front of her said, and she couldn't help but her eyes were sour, and she was moved to pull out a few teardrops, and pulled the person up.

Seeing that both of them were crying like this, Lingqiao was also provoked to tears, stepped forward and held the hands of the two of them and said: "There is also this servant, and this servant will always treat the young master with sincerity."

"Okay, I know all about your feelings, it's too ugly to cry." Lin Qingyu took out an embroidered handkerchief from his arms, wiped their tears one by one, and said, "Go and put those chrysanthemums in a vase, remember Add some tea to it and it will last longer."

"Then I'll fetch water." Lingqiao ran to carry the vase, and ran out excitedly, but bumped into Li Qiao entering the door.

Lin Qingyu was a little puzzled, wiped away her tears and stepped forward to ask, "I don't know why Eunuch Li came here?"

Li Qiao said gently: "Lin Changzai, the emperor said that you don't have to attend the Double Ninth Banquet tonight."

After hearing this, Lin Qingyu's mood plummeted.

Lingqiao hurriedly asked: "Why, Eunuch Li? The Emperor invited all the concubines to attend the Double Ninth Banquet. Did the Emperor change his mind temporarily, or did he say that all the concubines do not need to participate?"

Li Qiao smiled awkwardly: "The emperor only said that Lin Changzai doesn't have to go, and the other young masters and empresses will attend on time."

"But our young master is not sick, nor has he done anything wrong. Why doesn't the emperor let our young master participate in the Double Ninth Banquet? Does Eunuch Li know the reason?"

Li Qiao showed embarrassment: "This... this is all the emperor's intention, and this servant doesn't know why!"

Lin Qingyu's face was pale ashes, and said in a low voice: "Okay, I understand, thank you, Mr. Li, for letting me know."

After Li Qiao left, Lingqiao said suspiciously: "My lord, how could the emperor treat you like this all of a sudden! This fact is strange."

Mo'er stepped forward thoughtfully: "Your servant heard that today the concubine Chang and the emperor met the priest of Linxian Palace. Could it be that the priest saw that the young master refused to give money, and intentionally caused trouble to revenge the young master?"

"He wants revenge, just to keep me from attending the Double Ninth Banquet?" Lin Qingyu walked back to his seat slowly, sighing: "The emperor only said that I would not be allowed to participate in the Double Ninth Banquet, and it's not that I am forbidden to attend the Double Ninth Banquet. You can go out to relax by yourself, Mo'er, remember to keep an eye on the news from the Double Ninth Banquet."

Mo'er lowered her voice and said, "My lord suspects that there will be trouble at the Double Ninth Banquet?"

"Probably, it's not certain whether it's a good thing or a bad thing." Lin Qingyu's eyes moved slightly, like ripples on the surface of a lake.

(End of this chapter)