The first-level Zhaohua Thousand-level Hall

Chapter 168 It's Just Those Few
Xu Qingluo from a distance saw the prince coming out, with his head bowed and his back a little bent, so he knew that this time was going to be hard for him.

The prince didn't look this way either, as if he didn't notice the existence of Xu Qingluo and Langsheng. No matter how beautiful a beauty is, if she loses power, everything will be in vain.

Thinking of the emperor's attitude just now, and guessing in his heart, he slowly clenched his five fingers.

He walked past Xu Qingluo, and the girl noticed that the prince's cheek muscles twitched, forming a somewhat stiff and hideous arc, and quietly lowered her eyes.

The prince could hardly hold on anymore.

Just now the little servant came over to deliver a message, the emperor summoned Lang Sheng, and when he heard that Xu Qingluo was also there, he didn't shy away from it and asked her to come with him.

This seems to reflect the emperor's approval of the relationship between the two from the side.

The servant's attitude became more and more respectful and cautious, and even whispered that Emperor Xu Qingluo had severely punished some people.

When they greeted each other, the emperor asked Lang Sheng to show his seat first, and then asked about Lang Sheng's leg injury.

This Xu Qingluo replied that the old injury relapsed, and he needed to rest well, and after a proper diagnosis and treatment, there would be no problem.

The emperor frowned, asking Xu Qingluo to take more trouble, and to let Lang Sheng's leg recover as soon as possible, Xu Qingluo naturally said that he would do his best.

After talking about Lang Cheng's legs, the emperor finally changed the subject, talked about today's events, and said that the crown prince was deceived and used by the villain, which led to the chaos in the general's mansion. The matter has been clarified, and he will personally deal with the culprit The culprit must not make the heroes feel chilled.

How the prince himself dealt with it was silent.

In the end, I couldn't help but confessed to Xu Qingluo a few words: "Langqing is the pillar of my Daqing, the people of the country and the border still need him. I heard that Xu Shi, you have treated General Lang before, and this time it is you." Take action in time so that Langqing's leg injury is not as bad as the earring, I will definitely not treat you badly, and I will send an imperial physician who is proficient in poisonous injuries in the palace to assist you, and must restore Langqing's leg to its original state in the shortest possible time .”

Naturally, Lang Sheng and Xu Qingluo thanked the emperor for his kindness, and the other said yes.

Xu Qingluo and Langsheng retired together after only a short time in the palace. The emperor thought that Langcheng's leg could barely walk now, and he should be able to recover soon. After all, Xu Qingluo, Imperial Physician Chen and Imperial Physician Zheng had all seen it. Tapped his fingers lightly on his knee twice: "Xiao Quanzi, serve my pen and ink!"

The crown prince did too much this time, Lang Cheng didn't pursue it, and he didn't feel assured that the other party really had no complaints in his heart, he was going to use Lang Cheng, and he wanted to put this wolf back into the border, if the other party had a grudge in his heart, it would be bad for him .

It's just that the first-rank general has reached the limit of generals, and if he is rewarded again, he will be a title.
The emperor looked at the bright yellow imperial decree spread out in front of him, took the ink-colored jade pen that the prince had moistened, and wrote the first word.

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Neither Lang Sheng nor Xu Qingluo said a word. Although they had already prepared for the emperor to deal with such a big matter and make it a small matter, but when it was really here, the evidence was all there, and the emperor was still like this. Disappointment is impossible.

On the carriage, Lang Sheng spoke first: "Luo'er, maybe I won't get His Majesty's will to marry me."

There was apology in his voice.

The emperor was mean and ungrateful, harsh to his subordinates, but too lenient at home, not to mention the appearance of a wise king, even a foolish one.

Xu Qingluo raised her eyes, looked at the bitterness on Lang Sheng's face, her heart softened, she understood the other party's pain in her heart, but she didn't know how much it was for this long-awaited marriage gift, and how much it was for the emperor's once-in-a-lifetime The second indulgence to the prince.

The man didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't point out the deeper pain in his heart, but the idea in her heart became clearer and clearer. It's better to be a person who controls power and decides the fate of others than a person who is controlled by power and decides the fate of others.

While thinking about the shocking thought in her heart, the girl stretched out her hand, grabbed the man's five fingers, and interlaced: "Your Majesty will never marry me, so you won't marry me for the rest of your life?"

"Of course not."

Lang Sheng subconsciously denied it.

"It's like your aunt objecting to you and insisting on being with me. The marriage is just to add to our reputation and make the wedding better, but it's never necessary. Ah Cheng, don't give up because of choking and forget about the two of us. Falling in love never needs anyone's acknowledgment."

"Even if you don't get everyone's approval, as long as you agree and I agree, we are together."

How could a woman not want to get married in a good way, but she cared more about the man himself than the so-called good marriage.

"It's like no matter how much your majesty owes you, you won't be willing to abandon the people of Daqing, and you won't want the frontiers to be invaded by foreign races, and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains will be trampled by foreign races, will you?"

Xu Qingluo's next sentence made Langcheng stunned. He raised his eyes to look at the girl, and said for a long while, "Luo'er, sometimes I really don't want you to be so smart."

He told her that Bianguan had changed recently, and he told her that because Bianguan used him, so the emperor used him, and he might compromise with him. At that time, it was the best time and the last chance to ask for the emperor's marriage up.

But the emperor's actions made Lang Sheng unable to believe that the other party would really agree to grant the marriage at that time, and Lang Sheng really couldn't insist on not going to the border.

Xu Qingluo leaned her head into the man's arms: "I will try my best to heal your leg in the shortest possible time."

This is her promise, if she can't accompany him to charge on the battlefield, then she will give him a pair of legs that can come and go between the enemies without hindrance.

"Laoer."

Lang Sheng's other hand fell between the girl's hair, his voice was a little hoarse, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it, her understanding made him feel even more guilty, at this moment, besides calling her name, I can no longer say a word.

"So you have to promise me that you will go completely and come back safely. The people of Daqing like the general, the general who rides on the Huns and defends the country, but as Xu Qingluo, the only one he likes is Lang Sheng. , an ordinary man named Lang Sheng, I am waiting for you to marry me, and use your safe return as a dowry gift, that is what I want most!"

She does not want victory, only his peace.

Whether you say she is selfish or short-sighted, when the choice is in front of you, Xu Qingluo will only choose Lang Sheng. Her paranoia about love has never really disappeared. Only because the person she loves in this life is very good, so she is willing to be a very good person to match him.

The wheels of the carriage are rolling, engraving the imprint of the day after day on the bluestone slab, such a day, every day will become less and less, only cherish the present.

Xu Qingluo leaned quietly on the man's chest, listening to the heartbeat of the other person, unwilling to say a word to destroy the peace at the moment, neither of them said anything about the prince and Huang Yiyi, or even the emperor's thoughts.

But this time, the emperor gave Xu Qingluo a decree that he didn't know whether it was a surprise or a shock.

"Here is Mrs. Xu, who has good morals, good hands and a benevolent heart. He has used medicines many times to relieve my pain, prolong my life, and is loyal to the king. He also used his body to replace the nine princes at the hands of the Wuzhou City assassin to save my son. , and today he treated General Pegasus’s old illness. I am deeply moved by his deeds, and I am very pleased. I bestow on him the title of county lord, give him the name Zerou, and allow him to have [-] fertile fields near Fuya on the outskirts of the city and [-] households in Shiyi. I hope that in the future he will be able to devote himself to medicine and make further progress! Thank you!"

The emperor's decree was delivered when Xu Qingluo and Lang Sheng had just arrived.

The servants from Xu's mansion to Xu Liang's mother and down to Xu's family were all stunned. It was the general's mansion separated by a wall, and everyone had a feeling that they didn't know what night it was.

Everyone knew that Xu Qingluo made medicine for the emperor, and everyone knew that the emperor valued her quite a lot, but that's all. As a woman with no official position, Xu Qingluo was not even as good as those imperial physicians in the imperial hospital. She has a famous name, and I don't know how many people respect her on the surface, but secretly laugh at Xu Qingluo. People ridiculed, ridiculed her short-sightedness, in the future, if something goes wrong with the medicine or the emperor doesn't use her, she won't get anything good, instead delaying her own marriage, ridiculing that everyone in the capital knows about the intentional transmission between her and Lang Sheng, But because of her birth as a medical girl, even if she entered the imperial palace, she would not be in the eyes of the old lady of the general's mansion, and she would not be able to be the imperial lady.

But with this decree, everything is different. Xu Qingluo is no longer the bleak and short-sighted medical girl that everyone imagined, but the county lord.

The county monarch is a woman of the fifth rank who can be conferred a title. It sounds like a low status in the capital, but this is a county monarch who was conferred by the emperor himself, and even has a title. Jun's name is certain, and it is not bad compared to those so-called first-rank imperial orders.

Everyone, including the Xuanzhi eunuch, looked at Xu Qingluo with astonishment and envy, except for Langmu who came out of the general's mansion next to her, her eyes widened, and she couldn't believe what she heard.

She knew that Xu Qingluo had gone to the palace to refine medicine for the emperor, and that Xu Qingluo's family had welcomed the holy driver, but she never thought that the emperor would give Xu Qingluo such grace.

Mother Lang looked at Xu Qingluo who got off the carriage and slowly knelt down to accept the imperial edict with both hands, and suddenly felt that there was a light on the other person that she dared not touch.

A civilian girl, a medical girl who she thought had ruined her reputation.

"My lady, thank you for your majesty's long grace, long live your majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

Should it be a surprise?

Xu Qingluo accepted the imperial decree against everyone's envious eyes and Langmu's dazed eyes.

are you happy?Naturally, he was happy, at least the emperor didn't completely refuse to compensate the prince for what he did this time, at least it was better than originally imagined, at least, the originally dark color in Lang Sheng's eyes lighted up again.

Jia En is indeed a safer and more secure way than Jia En Langsheng, and it also makes him more determined. Compared with the crown prince, the emperor's rank is really much higher.

Because the thoughts in his heart were clear and transparent, Xu Qingluo didn't have the joyful look on his face that the Xuanzhi eunuch thought, but he also smiled at the corners of his lips, which made the other party value her even more.

Tsk, it's just this calm demeanor that surpasses countless men, and it's no wonder that His Majesty graced him, and several people in the palace also valued it.

"Mr. Zerou County, Your Majesty appreciates you very much, so don't disappoint Your Majesty's Long En."

Xuanzhi's servant greeted Xu Qingluo with a smile, and said routine words at the same time.

"Naturally, Your Majesty has shown great kindness to your courtiers, and your courtiers will definitely do their best to repay your kindness."

Xu Qingluo casually pulled the jade pendant from his waist and stuffed it to the other party.

The servant quickly hid the jade pendant in his sleeve, poked his fingers in, touched the texture of the jade pendant quietly, and smiled more affectionately. Come on, this person is so good, no wonder he can be valued by His Majesty, and naturally he has to answer carefully when he turns around of.

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Xuanzhi's servant led the people away, Xu Qingluo turned his head and glanced at Langcheng, who was smiling gently and comforted, and gave him a smile that made you feel at ease now, and turned his head away, still a little confused Xu Liang walked into the mansion gate.

"Why, why did she become a county monarch? She is obviously just a medical girl."

Mother Lang finally couldn't hold back her voice, she murmured: "She is not an ordinary woman at all, a woman like her is too difficult to be comfortable in the room, Cheng'er, she is not suitable for you."

It seems to be convincing Lang Sheng, but also seems to be convincing himself.

Lang Cheng was supported by Lang Wei, turned his eyes to look at Lang Mu who seemed to be in a demon, and slowly said: "Mother, you are wrong, a woman like her is the most suitable for me, I am a soldier, A soldier who doesn't know when he will go to the battlefield and shroud his body in horse leather, except her, no one can prop up the gate wall of the general's mansion when I am not around."

It didn't make sense emotionally, so Lang Sheng said it in terms of interests, and Lang's mother shut her mouth shut in embarrassment.

She looked at her two sons with their backs to her, and finally couldn't help but say another word: "Where is Yiyi?"

"Mother, you don't have to worry about Huang Yiyi anymore. She really killed herself this time. If you really want the general's mansion to collapse completely, then you can go to the prince, after all Huang Yiyi What Yiyi did was not instigated by me and my elder brother! It was all her own choice!"

This time it was not Lang Sheng who spoke, but Lang Wei, who was also there this morning, if someone hadn't tipped off the news, and Xu Qingluo had some kind of friendship with that prince, the general's mansion would be wiped out today.

Lang's mother still asks where Huang Yiyi has gone, Lang Wei is really angry and wants to laugh.

"Yiyi did something wrong, but she is your cousin after all, yes"

No one listened to Lang's mother's words, and Lang Wei helped Lang Sheng to leave directly. For a person who decided to go all the way to the dark and hit the south wall without looking back, any reason was in vain.

Mother Lang turned her gaze to the Xu Mansion somewhat at a loss, and the two guards in front of the gate of the Xu Mansion seemed to be extra energetic.

County Lord, County Lord?

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Xu Qingluo's position as a county monarch is simply not in the eyes of the adults in the court, and it is not worth remembering, but for some people in the harem who know how Xu Qingluo got this county monarch position For some people, it feels like a stick in the throat, which is very uncomfortable.

If the queen said that she liked Xu Qingluo in the past because her son had taken a fancy to her, but now she is very disgusted with her, Xu Qingluo is equivalent to stepping on her son to take the throne.

The emperor didn't deal with the prince explicitly, but the prince avoided the East Palace, and the emperor brought the Ninth Prince with him. Isn't all this because the prince's affairs in the general's mansion were destroyed?
The queen didn't find out what Wang's handwriting was, but she knew that if Xu Qingluo hadn't treated Lang Sheng's leg, the emperor would not punish the prince so harshly even if something happened in the general's mansion now, and would just let nature take its course.

"Your Majesty, Mrs. Xu has just entered the palace. I heard that she is researching a new prescription recently. It seems to be quite effective. Not only does His Majesty trust her now, but even the Ninth Prince, who is said to be very close to her, called Xu aunt."

The palace people around knew what the empress was thinking, so they still addressed Xu Qingluo as Xu's instead of her newly conferred honorary title.

The queen rubbed the handkerchief in her hand, looking at the delicate embroidery patterns on the handkerchief: "Auntie? A woman from a lowly background, not a member of the royal family, can she take on the responsibility? The same goes for the Ninth Prince, who is indeed a prince from a small southern country." , I don’t have much knowledge, and I messed up royal ethics.”

The queen's voice was a little harsh, if she hated Xu Qingluo and vented her anger, she really wanted to kill the Ninth Prince and hurry up.

Although the former third prince, the current fifth prince, and the seventh prince were all jumping happily, they were all restrained by her in time. No one really threatened the status of the prince, but the ninth prince is now taken by the emperor to study The only prince of the emperor, but the queen had to start worrying, worried that her son's position would be replaced.

"Your Majesty is saying that people are divided into groups, and birds of a feather flock together, that is, the Ninth Prince has a problem with his mother's background, so he will be mixed with a medical girl. Sooner or later, His Majesty will know that some people are not worthy of praise. "

"Your Majesty realizes? When His Majesty realizes, I'm afraid Bengong and Heng'er are not far from death. The beauty is a disaster, and the Xu family and the noble concubine Xian are all things that harm people. Tell me, is there any way to make them happy?" Both of them disappeared from Bengong's eyes?"

Mothers are more valuable than their sons, and sons are more valuable than their mothers. If something happened to that slut, Concubine Xian, the emperor would probably be disappointed with the Ninth Prince.

This time, she will not let a prince who has lost power easily. In the palace, it is really easy to want a prince who has lost power to die.

There was a ferocious gleam in the queen's eyes.

The palace servant didn't dare to look into the Empress's eyes, lowered her head, thought about me, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I heard that Mrs. Xu and Concubine Xian seem to be at odds. Concubine Xian hates Mrs. Xu very much. When Mrs. Xu first entered Beijing, the palace servants around her specially went to Her Royal Highness to instigate a few words."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

With a stabbing sound, the veil in the queen's hand was split in two, and she didn't care that the veil worth ten gold in the outside world was divided into two halves and fell into the dust. Never heard of this news!"

"Forgive me, empress. It was a lucky one of the princess' maids who survived. Now she is serving at the clothing bureau. The servants only learned about it from the other party when they saw it yesterday."

The palace man knelt on the ground.

"Forget it, I forgive you for your innocence. I know that you are loyal. You go and let Xinghe come over and say that I miss her a little bit."

Since Princess Xinghe was reprimanded by the emperor, this is the first time the queen has summoned her.

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"You should be careful with this herbal medicine. Although it is a good thing to refresh your mind, if you accidentally take a little more, it will kill you. The medical skills and experience of the Tai Hospital are no worse than yours and mine. , even worse, it’s just that compared to us, they know how to protect themselves wisely and avoid trouble.” Therefore, there are many diseases that can be cured quickly, but the people in the imperial hospital treat them as if they don’t exist.

Standing still, conservative and gentle, in terms of medical ethics, it is safe, but it also means that there is no possibility of greater progress.

It was Nangong Mo who was talking to Xu Qingluo, and she never thought that she would meet this mysterious Nangong Mo who had inspired her a lot in medicine again, and it would be in the imperial palace, in the Imperial Hospital.

Nangong Mo was the person appointed by the emperor to assist Xu Qingluo in seeing Lang Sheng. The emperor thought he was a newcomer to the imperial hospital with a clean background, but he didn't know that it was just for Xu Qingluo's convenience.

"Then what kind of medicine do you think is better?"

Xu Qingluo asked some probing questions.

"There are tens of thousands of medicinal materials in the world, with thousands of medicinal properties, and there are many that can be replaced."

While talking, Nangong Mo handed another herb to Xu Qingluo: "I've seen the prescription of your dragon and tiger pill before. Although the effect of using this substitute is almost inferior, it is safe."

Xu Qingluo took a bunch of weed-like medicinal herbs handed to him by the other party, brought it to the tip of his nose, and sniffed gently: "It looks like a bird's nest, dry and astringent, with a dry and cold fragrance everywhere, it's a black nest, It is indeed a more suitable choice than mine, Nangong, your knowledge of medicine is indeed inferior to mine."

Xu Qingluo's words were inferior, but his eyebrows and eyes were full of excitement and admiration. Sometimes it was a very good feeling to meet an opponent.

What's more, the higher Nangong Mo's medical skills are, the more he can help her research the antidote to the Gu poison on Lang Sheng's body.

Nangong Mo and Lang Sheng were acquaintances, Xu Qingluo had guessed in the past, seeing Nangong Mo and Lang Sheng get along, it was confirmed.

Lang Cheng said that Nangong Mo was his former junior brother, who was proficient in medical skills, but unfortunately he didn't understand Gu poison. He had been looking for a way to cure the Gu poison on him all these years, but he had no clue. Said, very important, also let him admire.

Because of this, Nangong Mo's perception of her is getting better and better, so he can't help but remind Xu Qingluo when he is preparing alchemy ingredients for the emperor: "The two things that are most likely to cause accidents in the palace are Food, one is medicine, even if you know thousands of medicines in the world, you can’t prevent people’s ghosts and ghosts. Brother’s leg injury has been completely stabilized, and he will only leave in two days. Be careful recently, I’m worried that someone Start with you."

Nangong Mo said this in a low voice, except for Xu Qingluo who was close at hand, no one could hear it.

He is not only a doctor, but also has other methods. He lives in the imperial hospital, close to the harem, and he hears and sees more.

Xu Qingluo's hands kept sorting the medicinal materials, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up: "Don't worry, I just want to reassure Ah Cheng, and I won't let anything happen to me. I know who wants to deal with me."

It was nothing more than those few, Xu Qingluo's fingertips landed on a blind medicinal material in the corner, if you want to do something, this is a ready-made thing.

There was a smile in the girl's eyes, but that smile was very cold.

Rather than passively waiting to be slaughtered by the butcher's knife, it is better to be the person who pulls the butcher's knife behind his back.

Instead of waiting for the sharp blade to fall and not knowing when it will fall, it is better to draw the sharp blade out first and then break it!

A familiar voice came from outside: "Aunt Xu, are you there, Aunt Xu? My father gave me a pair of warm jade chess pieces today, teach me how to play."

It was the voice of the Ninth Prince.

Xu Qingluo raised his eyes, the coldness in his eyes faded away, facing the innocent face of the Ninth Prince, as if he didn't see the palace servants who followed behind him with low brows and pleasing eyes but secretly glancing at the pharmacy, he curled his lips. Smile: "OK."

(End of this chapter)