The little medical concubine

Chapter 303
The news of Zhao Linxiu's poisoning spread immediately, and Qi Yanling, the queen, finally calmed down from the shock, and began to discuss with the imperial doctor in the imperial hospital how to treat Zhao Linxiu.

Cai Renhe, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, took over the whole imperial dining room with a great headache. The emperor was poisoned after eating the medicinal food sent by the imperial dining room. The court ladies will also be arrested and interrogated.

Zhu Xin had also been exposed to food, and she couldn't escape the suspicion as well, and had already been taken away by people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Zhao Linxiu was in a coma, but state affairs had to be ignored. Qi Yanling went to see several cabinet ministers with a haggard look.

"Madam, I wonder how the emperor is doing?" When Xu Shanchang heard that the emperor was poisoned at home last night, he almost wanted to lie down with the poison. It might be possible for others to be poisoned, but the emperor... can go through so many ups and downs However, how could it be easily poisoned, there must be something strange.

Qi Yanling wiped the corners of her eyes with a silk handkerchief, "The emperor is still unconscious."

"Your Majesty, you used to be a famous doctor in the capital, and the emperor's food was poisonous, didn't you see it?" Zhou Zhibin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, asked in a deep voice.

"Master Zhou, what do you mean by that?" Qi Yanling's eyes sharpened, and she looked over coldly.

Zhou Zhibin clasped his hands together and saluted, "Your Majesty, I just have some questions and don't want to vomit."

"According to Lord Zhou, it's my fault that the emperor was poisoned?" Qi Yanling asked lightly.

"Your Majesty used to be known as a miracle doctor, even if you didn't see the poison in the food, couldn't you still detoxify it?" Zhou Zhibin asked.

Xu Shanchang frowned and said, "Lord Zhou, the emperor is unconscious, and the most worried thing is the empress. What do you mean by these words?"

Zhou Zhibin snorted coldly, "What does it mean to be an official, and what does it have to do with you."

Qi Yanling raised her eyes and glanced at Zhou Zhibin. She knew that this person was related to the Tang family by marriage, and his younger sister was Tang Shaotang's wife. She must have had objections to her long ago.

"Master Zhou, today we are here to discuss important matters with your empress." The other ministers persuaded.

"Yes, the emperor is unconscious now. As cabinet ministers, the first thing we need to do is to stabilize the overall situation, lest someone deliberately take the opportunity to cause chaos."

"That's right, the envoys of the Xi Kingdom haven't left yet, so I don't know if this matter has something to do with them. We must not fall into the trap of spies." Cheng Junqu, Minister of Education, also spoke to persuade him.

Zhou Zhibin's face was gloomy when they said each and every one of them, but he really didn't speak again.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Xu Shanchang has won the trust of Zhao Linxiu. It can be said that he knows Zhao Linxiu best among all civil and military officials, but now he can't figure out whether Zhao Linxiu is really poisoned or fake poisoned.

Judging by Qi Yanling's reaction, it shouldn't be true.

What is this empress going to do?
"The emperor is unconscious and unable to deal with state affairs, and cannot review the memorials. Madam, what do you think should be done?" Cheng Junqu asked.

What can be done?Qi Yanling thought to herself, now that Zhao Linxiu is unconscious, she is the one with the highest authority. If the Supreme Emperor is here, it will be different.

The Supreme Emperor...Qi Yan's eyes flickered slightly. If Zhao Linxiu was gone, the most likely thing would be that the Supreme Emperor would come back to rule again.

Zhao Linxiu and she have no children yet, and there are no other princes who can compete for the throne, only the Supreme Emperor is the most suitable.

Will it be the Supreme Emperor?

"I'm a weak woman in this palace who doesn't understand anything. If you have any suggestions, you may as well just speak up." Qi Yanling said in a deep voice.

Xu Shanchang took a look at Qi Yanling, put his hands together and said, "For the present plan, it is best for the empress to review the memorial on her behalf..."

"Master Xu's words are wrong!" Zhou Zhibin immediately interrupted Xu Shanchang's words, "Your Majesty lives in a deep palace and is not familiar with government affairs. How can you review memorials for me? Master Xu, how can you play with state affairs!"

Cheng Junqu added, "Master Zhou is right. Your Majesty is not familiar with state affairs, so I'm afraid it will be self-defeating."

Xu Shanchang smiled slightly, "My lords have underestimated your empress too much. If it wasn't for your empress who went to the battlefield alone with food, grass and medicinal materials, we would all be subjugated slaves today. May I ask who in this room would dare to have such courage? The courage and talent are not inferior to any man, why not read the memorial on behalf of the emperor?"

Zhou Zhibin sneered, "Master Xu, since ancient times there have been no women who have reviewed memorials. Are you going to commit the worst crime in the world?"

"Then, Mr. Zhou, how many men have you seen that have the ability of a concubine?" Xu Shanchang asked back.

Qi Yanling lowered her eyes slightly, listening to the discussions among the ministers below.

Xu Shanchang, an old fox, must have guessed that Zhao Linxiu was fine, so he cooperated with her so readily in acting. As for Zhou Zhibin and Cheng Junqu...these two seemed to have other ideas.

"Lord Zhou, according to what you said, who should supervise the country on behalf of the emperor?" Qi Yanling asked in a low voice.

Zhou Zhibin said, "According to my opinion, the Supreme Emperor should be invited back to Beijing as soon as possible."

Cheng Junqu glanced at him with a complicated expression in his eyes.

Qi Yanling said indifferently, "Master Zhou, the Emperor Taishang went to the palace to recuperate. You know that the Emperor Taishang is inconvenient, but you want the Emperor to go back to Beijing all the way to disturb his rest?"

"Your Majesty, I don't dare to disturb the emperor's recuperation, but now is an extraordinary period." Zhou Zhibin said, in case something happens to the emperor, there is no successor in the capital, everyone knows how powerful the empress is, let alone now Qi Yanjun still holds a heavy army, if he wants to seize the throne or usurp power, who else can resist.

"Now that no one has been found out who poisoned him, it's probably unwise to invite the Supreme Emperor back rashly." What if the Supreme Emperor is also poisoned.

"Master Gan is right." Xu Shanchang said in a low voice.

Cheng Junqu said, "Master Gan, do you have any other suggestions?"

"I think that it is not impossible for the empress to review the memorials on her behalf. The empress's knowledge and cultivation are enough to take on this important task." Lord Gan said.

"Master Gan..." Zhou Zhibin frowned unhappily.

Qi Yanling waved her hand lightly, "You don't need to quarrel anymore, I have a suggestion, you might as well listen to it."

Xu Shanchang bowed his head and listened.

"My palace will review the memorial on my behalf, and then your cabinet will stamp it to achieve results. What do you adults think?" Qi Yanling glanced at them calmly, and her voice revealed a faint majesty.

This is already the best way!Xu Shanchang had to admire this woman's intelligence in his heart, "It's so good."

Zhou Zhibin twirled his beard, since he had to go through their cabinet, he was naturally not afraid of the Queen's hegemony.

(End of this chapter)