Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 897: Going to see the Queen this afternoon
Due to Xu Siniang's incident in the past two days, Ning Xiuyuan no longer had the leisure to go to the palace, so he handed in a note of illness early and took leave. He only rested in the house, but he really didn't go anywhere, and he didn't even take a step out of his study door.

The old lady originally wanted to find out what was going on with Xu Siniang, but after hearing the servant talk about it like this, she became suspicious.

At this critical moment when the little girl needs someone to comfort and accompany her the most, what is this kid doing hiding in his study? Could it be that you have been working non-stop during this period and are really tired and sick? Then he brought Aunt Han to the study room. Just looking at Ning Xiuyuan's mental state but still healthy, he felt somewhat clear in his mind, "Are you arguing?"

Ning Xiuyuan was so sleepy that he didn't answer, and just asked, "Why are you here?"

"I heard you said you were ill at home, so I came over to see what the illness was... Now it seems that it is a heart disease." The old lady sat next to him and said with a rather sinister smile, "Since it is a heart disease, there is no need to call the doctor. . A heart ailment requires heart medicine. It seems we don’t have this medicine in our house.” He poured a cup of tea and handed it over, “Would you like to drink it?”

Ning Xiuyuan shook his head and did not answer.

The boy who was always high-spirited rarely looked so helpless and troubled by love. He did look like a young man of his age should look like this.

The old lady looked at Lehe without feeling distressed at all. She took a sip of tea and rubbed the side of the cup thoughtfully, "The tea here is better than the tea in my courtyard. The little girl gave you a lot of good things?"

Ning Xiuyuan was not interested, "If you like it, you can take it with you when you leave later."

"What sense does it make for me to keep this little girl's things as my own? Is it shameful to spread the word?" The old lady shook her head and laughed, then asked, "Tell me, what did you quarrel about?"

Ning Xiuyuan was silent for a long time, opened his mouth, but said nothing. He only raised his eyes to look at his mother, "If you have free time in the afternoon, go to the palace to see the Queen."

The other party was slightly startled and asked him, "What afternoon?"

"Just today."

"Today's afternoon?" The old lady laughed angrily, "Do you think the queen is your mother? You can meet her as soon as you say so. Even if she is your mother and I want to see the queen, I have to submit a post in advance and get a reply from my mother to set a date. At this time, I can only go to the palace to pay homage after bathing and changing clothes. You can tell me that I have some free time in the afternoon. Have you asked me about my free time?"

However, Ning Xiuyuan stood up and refilled her tea. After sitting down, he insisted with great caution, "Just this afternoon, you go and see the Queen. No matter what method you use, you can do it."

The young man, who was talking about business, looked like he was worried and depressed just now. He looked like he was at the end of his rope and had no way out. He was going round and round and suddenly saw another village. The old lady was suspicious, was this guy really acting like that just now and getting lost in a quarrel with a girl? She looked at Ning Xiuyuan for a long time and said, "Why do you insist that I go to see the Queen this afternoon?"

Ning Xiuyuan asked instead, "Can I see you?"

"It wouldn't have been possible if it had been anyone else." The old lady put down the tea cup after a while, lowered her eyes and smiled softly, her aura calm and gentle, "If it were me, I would still be able to meet him." Regarding identity. , she is the official wife of the Duke of Guo. In terms of closeness, the Ning and Bai families have a lot of contacts. In terms of timing, the fight for the right to be the queen needs the Ning family as an ally, even on the surface.

She looked at Ning Xiuyuan who stood up and bowed, "After seeing you, what do you want me to do?"

...In just half a day, the "Ji family has a miracle medicine" report was finally submitted to the emperor's case after repeated inspections. In fact, during this period of time, the emperor has not read the memorial very much. Some of it has been given to Li Yiwei, and some of it has been read by Ning Xiuyuan. After reading it, he picked out the important ones and relayed them to His Majesty the Emperor when he was still energetic.

Today, Ning Xiuyuan took a leave of absence due to illness, and all the notes were submitted to Li Yiweina.

The news about the miracle medicine was naturally extremely important. As soon as the emperor woke up, Li Yiwei went to the emperor with the envelope.

There is no conclusive evidence, it is just hearsay, but it is really tempting.

His Majesty the Emperor, who had just woken up, was breathing rapidly and looked like he would faint from excitement at any time. Manager Zhang quickly poured a glass of warm water and served it beside him, but the emperor waved his hand and did not drink it. He tightly grasped the fold in his skinny hand and asked Zhang Dexian, "What do you think...?"

The sunken eye sockets made the already protruding eyeballs look even more terrifying. Being stared at by such a pair of eyes made even Zhang Dexian, who served him closely every day, tremble and then said, "Old slave... I don't have much experience. I really don't know." Should you believe it or not?" After saying that, the tea cup rippled slightly, and he gently placed it on the bedside coffee table as if nothing had happened.

Let the emperor look at it.

Zhang Dexian put down the tea cup, tucked the quilt for the emperor, and then stepped aside, thinking to himself, "But... the old slave thought, this Miss Ji looks smart, but in fact she is not very smart. "

Li Yiwei looked on, frowning slightly, and heard the emperor ask, "How do you say that?"

Li Yiwei always felt that the always smooth eunuch chief seemed to have chosen his side - not Li Yuqi's side, but it didn't seem to be his side either.

Zhang Dexian smiled honestly and said, "The magic medicine... Your Majesty is well-informed. Even if Miss Shen is really poisoned, it must have happened in the past two days. The Ji family has a miracle doctor in charge. Even if the poison is very difficult, you shouldn't risk it." If you are careless, just use the magic medicine to detoxify. If you are an old slave... you must use this magic medicine to ask your Majesty for a reward, instead of just spending it on a little girl."

Li Yiwei snorted coldly from the side, "The Ji family is called the local emperor of Jiangnan. She wants fame and money. She lacks everything. What kind of reward can I ask for from my father? Could she be asking for an official position?"

Zhang Dexian smiled in a good-natured way, like a Maitreya Buddha, "You can ask for it to Mr. Ning! As a little girl, your sweetheart is always the most important... Your Majesty, don't you think so?"

The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the fold in his hand. He didn't say anything for a long time. His eyelids drooped slightly, and for a moment it was unclear whether he was asleep or not.

At this time, there was a young eunuch outside reporting, "Your Majesty... the Queen is asking for an audience. She said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs recently obtained a good bird's nest. She has already asked the Imperial Hospital and said it is very good for the dragon's body, so she stewed it for you personally. Send it."

The emperor slowly raised his eyelids, handed the folder in his hand back to Li Yiwei, and waved his hand lazily.

Zhang Dexian nodded and said yes, lowered his head and opened the door.

Li Yiwei was about to stand up when the emperor's hand pressed down, "It's okay, just sit down. Your mother and concubine are also on your side, so there's no need to avoid suspicion."