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Chapter 517 Queen Xie takes the magic pill
After Queen Xie learned of the existence of the magic pill, she asked her brother, now the Duke of Zhen, to help her buy some secretly. I originally thought that the magic pill was hard to find, but I didn't expect that Lord Zhen Guo got it easily.

When the seller learned that the town government wanted the magic pill, he took the initiative to give him a bottle and let him eat it first. If he feels the effect is good after taking it, then buy from him.

Because Queen Xie had told her that she was not allowed to reveal to anyone that she wanted to take the magic pill, so Lord Zhen Guo could only pretend that it was him who wanted to buy it. He himself was not interested in magical elixirs. Besides, he felt that he was young and strong and did not need to take any elixirs to become young and energetic. In fact, the main reason why he didn't take the magic pill was because it was expensive. A magic elixir is priceless, it's not just a boast, it's real.

Since taking the magic elixir, Queen Xie's health has improved a lot, her whole body has become radiant, and she has instantly become ten years younger. In the past few years, due to headaches and poor health, her complexion was very poor, and she also had a lot of wrinkles on her face. Even if she took Zihe Che every day, it did not make her look better, let alone the wrinkles on her face. One less wrinkle.

Just a few days ago, Queen Xie's old headache came back again, and she became very ill. Not to mention dealing with harem chores, she couldn't even get out of bed. She was sick and lay in bed for a month or two before getting up.

These days, her headache finally healed, but she looked much more haggard and older. Although she put on delicate makeup, it couldn't hide her old face.

Whenever she sees her face in the mirror, she doesn't want to believe that this face is hers. She couldn't believe she had become so old and ugly.

She was so angry that she smashed all the mercury mirrors in Zhaoyang Palace and ordered that no mercury mirror should be allowed in Zhaoyang Palace.

When Zhao Yao first made the mercury mirror, Queen Xie liked it very much. But after she became ill, she even hated the mercury mirror that could find people clearly. She still likes the old bronze mirrors, which don't reveal people's true colors.

After taking the magic pill, Queen Xie used the mercury mirror again. When she saw herself in the mirror, her complexion was getting better and better, and the wrinkles on her face and at the end of her eyes were gradually decreasing, so she thought a mercury mirror would be better.

Today is the fifteenth day, which is the day when the concubines of the harem come to Zhaoyang Palace to pay their respects. Queen Xie got up early. She had finished her breakfast and was dressing up.

Jiang Chuan combed his hair very well. In the past, every time she combed Queen Xie's hair, she would be frightened, fearing that the Queen Mother would blame her, because every time she combed Queen Xie's hair, there would be a strand of hair on the comb. She would hide secretly so that the Queen would not find her.

After the Queen fell ill, her hair not only fell out more and more, but also became more and more dry. However, since the Queen Mother took the magic elixir, her hair has improved a lot and has gradually stopped falling out. Now when I comb the queen's hair, I no longer have to worry about making her unhappy.

Queen Xie kept staring at her face in the mirror. The more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, and the more she looked at it, the happier she became.

"Your Majesty, your skin is now breakable, creamy, and rosy." Jiang Chuan said it was a bit exaggerated, but Queen Xie's skin has indeed improved a lot and is no longer as sallow as before. "Your skin turned dark yellow and dull due to illness before, but now your whole face is shining."

Queen Xie reached out and caressed her face, with a happy smile on her lips: "I feel that the wrinkles on my face have reduced a lot."

"Your Majesty, you can't see the fine lines on your face if you don't look carefully." Jiang Chuan skillfully arranged Queen Xie's hair, "If you continue to take the magic pill for a while, I'm afraid you will have to return When I’m just getting haircut.”

This sentence is something the Queen likes to hear, "It is impossible to go back to the time when I was just getting haircut."

"Your Majesty, in a while, Concubine Rong will not be able to compare with you." When he mentioned Concubine Rong, Jiang Chuan's face was full of resentment, "You were ill and looked bad before. Concubine Rong laughed at you for being old. Now you eat After taking the magic pill, she becomes younger and younger. Compared with you, Concubine Rong is a yellow-faced woman. "

Queen Xie's eyes sharpened and her tone became cold: "Today, I will make that bitch Concubine Rong look good."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will make you look more beautiful than the imperial concubine today." Jiang Chuan not only has his hair combed well, but also knows how to put on makeup.

Queen Xie continued to stare at herself in the mirror. The more she looked at herself, the more beautiful she felt. "I haven't been so happy for a long time." Queen Xie has always been very concerned about her appearance, because her appearance is similar to that of most of the concubines in the harem. In comparison, it is much worse. Her only advantage is that she is younger than most concubines. However, due to illness, her youthful advantages suddenly disappeared.

After falling ill, she watched helplessly as she became old and yellow, and she felt angry, anxious and panicked. Even she hated seeing her sick and old face, let alone the emperor. Over the years, the emperor came to Zhaoyang Palace more and more often. In order to make herself younger, she tried various methods and ate a lot of food, but the effect was minimal.

She heard that the magic pill could improve people's health and make them younger, so she quickly asked Xie Shi to buy it for her. No matter whether the magic pill is as powerful as the legend says, she will try it. Unexpectedly, the magic pill was really a miracle medicine. After taking it, her head no longer hurt, her body became much better, and most importantly, she became younger.

"Fortunately, your Majesty, you insist on taking the magic pill." Queen Xie became younger, and Jiang Chuan was very happy. "This magical elixir is really a magical medicine." Unfortunately, it was too expensive, otherwise she would have wanted to buy it.

"Don't tell anyone about the magic pill." Empress Xie warned Jiang Chuan again, "Never let anyone know that I have taken the magic pill." The magic pill is so magical, and Queen Xie doesn't want other concubines in the harem to take it. Especially Concubine Rong.

"Don't worry, my dear, I didn't say anything to anyone."

Queen Xie still trusted Jiang Chuan.

"If you continue to eat this for a while, there will be no more fine lines on my face."

"Mother, have you noticed that after taking the magic pill, you have a faint fragrance on your body?"

"Is there any?" Queen Xie didn't notice it, "I thought it was the scent of flower petals."

Queen Xie likes to wash her face, hands and bathe with petal water on weekdays, so she has a light floral fragrance on her body.

"It's not the scent of petals, it's..." Jiang Chuan thought for a moment and said, "It's a bit like the scent of spices. It's very light, but it smells good." After the Queen became ill, she took Zihecha every day, although she often used flower petals. She took a bath, but it still couldn't block the smell of blood from Zihe Che, so the queen's body would be lingering with a faint smell of blood all day long. In addition, the empress drank medicine all day long, and her body had a bitter medicinal smell. The smell of blood combined with the smell of bitter medicine creates a very unpleasant smell.

Queen Xie raised her arm, lowered her head and smelled it carefully, and really smelled a very light fragrance.

"You still have a good nose. The scent is a bit like agarwood, very light." If you don't smell it carefully, you can't smell it at all.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect that the magic pill can make people smell better. It's really amazing." "I didn't expect it either." Queen Xie fell in love with the magic pill even more.

At this time, another palace maid came in and reported to Queen Xie that except Concubine Rong, the other empresses were here.

Empress Xie was not surprised to learn that Concubine Rong had not come. Every time she came to pay respects, Concubine Rong was always the last to arrive and the first to leave.

"Since Concubine Rong returned to favor, she has become more arrogant and domineering. Your Majesty..."

Queen Xie interrupted Jiang Chuan, "Your Majesty, you can say that."

"Your Majesty, I just feel that the Emperor is too indulgent to Concubine Rong." Jiang Chuan expressed his aggrievedness to Queen Xie, "Obviously you are the Queen."

Empress Xie touched her earrings lightly and said with a smile: "No matter how favored Concubine Rong is, she will only be a concubine, and I will always be the emperor's wife." As long as she lives well, Concubine Rong will always be her concubine. concubine.

"That's what the Queen said."

"Let's go out and meet them."

Empress Xie held Jiang Chuan's hand and slowly walked into the eyes of the concubines.

When they saw the young and beautiful Queen Xie, all the concubines were stunned. They couldn't believe that the woman in front of them was actually the empress who was about to die from illness some time ago? !

Concubine Ying was stunned for a moment, and then she understood why Queen Xie was so radiant. There was a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.

Empress Xie was very satisfied with the concubines' reactions. She sat down and looked at the stunned concubines with amusement.

"Why do you look like you don't recognize me?" Since she fell ill, Queen Xie has been practicing in isolation, and has skipped greetings on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Therefore, the other concubines in the harem have not seen Xie for some time. queen. Their impression of Queen Xie was that she looked old and sallow when she was seriously ill. Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for a while, Queen Xie not only recovered from her illness, but also became younger. The current Queen looks less than thirty years old. This... what magic medicine did the Queen take while she was recovering from her illness?

The concubines came to their senses and quickly saluted Queen Xie to say hello.

As soon as Empress Xie asked the concubines to get up, the chief eunuch of Zhaoyang Palace came in and reported to her, saying that Concubine Rong was not feeling well today and would not come to Zhaoyang Palace to pay her respects. He asked the Empress to forgive her.

Yesterday, I saw Concubine Rong visiting the lake in the Imperial Garden. Why is she feeling uncomfortable today? This is obviously because she doesn't take the Queen seriously and doesn't want to come to pay her respects.

The concubines pretended not to hear anything, and all of them lowered their heads.

Queen Xie naturally knew that Concubine Rong was trying to embarrass her. After all, this was not the first time this happened. Since Concubine Rong regained her former favor, and Empress Xie was ill, Concubine Rong paid less and less attention to Empress Xie.

In Concubine Rong's view, Queen Xie was not far from death. Why would a person who was about to die take her seriously?

"Since Concubine Rong is ill, as the Queen, I should go and visit her."

Concubine Ying and the others were very surprised when they heard what Empress Xie said. Then they heard Empress Xie say: "You will come with me to visit Concubine Rong."

The Empress was not going to visit Concubine Rong, she was clearly going to show off her power.

There's something good to watch now.

The concubines followed the Queen to Yongxin Palace.

Concubine Rong was having breakfast. When she learned that Empress Xie came to visit her with her concubines, her face immediately darkened. When she saw the young and beautiful Empress Xie, there was a look of disbelief on her face.

When Queen Xie visited Concubine Rong, the emperor happened to be in court. As soon as he went to court, he received an urgent secret message from Marsh Mansion.

When the emperor read the secret letter, his face immediately turned cold, and he asked Sun Kui to call He Xiang, Taishi Liu, and Ting Wei.

When they were young, He Xiang and the others came to the imperial study. After reading Zhao Yao's secret letter to the emperor, everyone's expressions became solemn.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han is worried that the magic pill must be strictly investigated and banned."

The emperor ordered the Tingwei Mansion to thoroughly investigate the matter. Once it is found that those who sell or buy the magic pills are arrested, and then rigorously interrogated, it is bound to find out how many people in the capital have taken the magic pills, and how many magic pills are in the capital. The capital is full of eyes. The most important thing is to find out who is the culprit.

After a while, all the ministers in the dynasty knew the emperor's decree to strictly investigate and ban the magic pill. Soon, it spread throughout the capital.

As soon as Queen Xie returned to Zhaoyang Palace, she heard about this decree and was very horrified.

Isn't the magic pill a magic medicine? Why did the emperor issue an order to strictly investigate and ban the magic pill?