I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 166 Some people are happy and some are sad

By the way, Qu Lingxu!

Since she promised to help herself, she must not stay out of it at this time!
Such thoughts made Qu Fengyan feel as if he had grasped a life-saving straw in a desperate situation. He almost subconsciously looked in the direction where Qu Lingxu was sitting. After swallowing it, he got up slowly, walked to the center of the Peony Terrace calmly and gracefully, and said with a soft smile: "Your Majesty, empress, empress, can you listen to my daughter?"

Concubine Xu Gui had seen Qu Lingxu's method many times before, she saw that her complexion darkened, and she subconsciously refused, but unfortunately, in such an occasion, she did not have the absolute right to speak, so she still Before she could speak, the emperor said first, "What does Princess Xinyue want to say?"

In the past few months, Qu Lingxu has researched a pharmacy to treat the plague, solved the crisis in the capital, cured the Queen Mother's eye disease, and even went to Jiangling to treat Leng Yuanxun regardless of personal safety. Qu Lingxu had built up a good impression in front of the emperor, so the emperor would naturally not stop him from speaking.

Seeing the emperor's interested eyes falling on him, Qu Lingxu blessed him again, and said sincerely: "Reporting to the emperor, as a concubine, Xu's use of despicable means to harm the mother of the courtiers is an unforgivable crime, thanks to the emperor Gu Gu, personally tried the case and punished Mrs. Xu severely, so the ministers should not complain any more, let alone offend the innocent second sister." Saying this, Qu Lingxu paused for a moment before continuing: "But the minister thinks this way, but it doesn't mean that everyone thinks the same way. In the capital, there are rumors that slander the younger sister from time to time, and even say that the minister can't tolerate the second sister and wants her life to avenge the mother. This is unfair to both the minister and the younger sister. Therefore, in order to quell the rumors and prevent the younger sister from bearing the bad reputation of being a sinner's daughter, the minister went to the empress to make the younger sister a legitimate daughter. , and ask the emperor for permission."

After all, Mrs. Xu killed Mrs. Chen. If Qu Lingxu said that she didn't hold grudges at all, the emperor would think it was false, but now she is outspoken, not only praising the emperor's sage, but also saying that she can't bear to anger her concubine, but it is difficult to stop her. The helpless situation of living in the world was spoken out, and while everyone was convinced, they all lamented that Qu Lingxu, the eldest sister, was as thoughtful and meticulous as a mother, and loved the only younger sister. Dayi Lingran was unavoidably mean, probably because he was worried that the daughter born to his younger sister Dai Zui would implicate him.

Sensing the strange eyes of everyone, Concubine Xu felt angry for a while, but she couldn't express any reproach, she just smiled but said: "It's very rare for Princess Xinyue to think about Feng Yan so much. Some time ago, it was rumored that the princess imprisoned Feng Yan in the pavilion to starve, are they all rumors?"

"There are such rumors?" Qu Lingxu sneered in his heart, but looked at Qu Fengyan with surprise on his face, and said with a helpless smile: "Sister, sister, have I ever treated you so harshly?"

Hmph, at a time like this, she didn't believe that Qu Fengyan dared to tell the truth.

Thinking of the pain of eating green vegetables and brown rice for those two days, Qu Fengyan felt his stomach churn, wishing to tell the whole truth, but today whether she can get rid of the two words "concubine" that she hates, all depends on Qu Lingxu's thought For a while, no matter how big the grievance was, I had to grit my teeth and bear it, and shook my head again and again: "My sister has always loved Fengyan, and even gave Fengyan one of the two Shu brocades bestowed by the emperor. The harsh treatment is really because many people outside are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so they spread rumors."

Whether Qu Lingxu treated Qu Fengyan harshly is unknown to others, but Concubine Xu is very clear. Seeing Qu Fengyan talking nonsense in a serious manner, she was so angry that she almost didn't spit out a mouthful of old blood, but because she couldn't attack, she just He gave Qu Fengyan a cold look, forcing Qu Fengyan to bury his head even lower, not daring to say another word.

Seeing Concubine Xu's dejected appearance, the Empress only felt more refreshed, and said with a sideways smile, "Your Majesty, Princess Xinyue's love for her younger sister really moved my concubine. Just as the Princess said, the deceased has died Yes, but the living still want to continue to live, why not agree to the request of the princess and make the second daughter of Jin Qu the first daughter."

The emperor was very satisfied with Qu Lingxu's appropriate response. He stroked his beard and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Let the empress take care of the affairs of the women's family."

"My concubine, thank the emperor." Saying this, the queen glanced at Qu Lingxu calmly. Qu Lingxu understood, and immediately pulled Qu Fengyan to kneel down, and kowtowed: "Sisters, I thank the emperor for your kindness, and I thank the queen." The empress is perfect."

"Get up quickly." The Queen raised her hand as a signal, and Aunt Ouyang immediately stepped forward, helped Qu Lingxu up with her own hands, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the princess, congratulations to the second lady."

Qu Lingxu calmly took advantage of the opportunity of the two hands intertwined to push the white jade bracelet on Aunt Ouyang's wrist, and said with a faint smile, "Thank you for your good words, Auntie."

Aunt Ouyang is the queen's confidant, and Qu Lingxu rewarded her generously, which is equivalent to accepting the queen's love.

"Your princess is polite." Aunt Ouyang was a smart person, so she didn't say much, but only showed a meaningful smile.

While Qu Lingxu was talking to Aunt Ouyang, the queen beckoned Qu Fengyan to her front, and after looking at it carefully for a while, she said with a faint smile: "Second Miss Qu is indeed a rare beauty, a master of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The directions also have their own achievements. Before, it was only due to the limitation of their status that they were unable to tie the knot with the second prince. Now that they have become the daughter-in-law, they no longer have this layer of entanglement. The emperor will be fulfilled How about a kiss for them?"

As soon as the Queen's words came out, Concubine Xu Guifei and Murong Li couldn't help but their expressions changed drastically, even Cui Yalin who was sitting on the second seat couldn't help frowning deeply, she didn't even know when the silver chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground.

That's right, with the situation just now, everyone believed that she was the future Princess Ling, but now the queen wanted to praise Qu Fengyan, if that was the case, she could only become a side concubine, Or marry someone else.However, a woman who has been chosen by the King of Mausoleum, even if her status is noble, will be greatly discounted, and she will definitely not have the chance to become the concubine of the prince and all the princes and lords.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Cui Yalin would have such a strong reaction.

Of course, no matter how nervous and angry Cui Yalin was, Concubine Xu's mother and son would be a hundred times more excited than her predecessors. At this moment, Murong Li finally understood what Qu Lingxu's nonsense words meant before, and almost subconsciously stood up and refused. However, although he was angry, he did not lose his mind because of it. The emperor has not spoken yet, and whether he agrees or not is still unknown. The best way is to wait and see what happens. If he rushes out rashly, it will only make the situation more complicated .

Thinking like this, although Murong Li's hand holding the wine glass showed several veins, she resisted and did not stand up.

It was undoubtedly the right decision for Murong Li not to speak, but Concubine Xu Gui must not turn a blind eye to it. She gritted her teeth and managed to stabilize her emotions. It's human nature to move around a lot when I was young, but those rumors about the marriage of the two children are nothing more than rumors, and my concubine never had such thoughts."

"Really?" The queen glanced at Concubine Xu Gui with a half-smile, and said leisurely: "I remember that when the plague broke out in the capital a few months ago, the emperor promised my sister that as long as the genius doctor Xu solved the plight of the capital, she would be fine." Righting up the Xu family, at that time, the matter of marriage was mentioned, and it has only been a few months, so my sister doesn't remember?"

Concubine Xu Gui did have this plan at the time, so she vaguely mentioned a few words in front of the emperor, such details should not have been known to others, but the queen has good eyes and ears, and now it is even more impossible to miss this opportunity to mention the past.

Moreover, to be on the safe side, before coming to Peony Terrace, the queen asked the emperor's opinion on the sidelines, and the emperor did not express any objection, which made the queen more confident.

Concubine Xu Gui didn't expect that the empress would join forces with Qu Lingxu to put herself together at this time, and it was obviously planned for a long time, so even if she was as smart as her, she couldn't think of anything for a while. The immediate solution is to use only a pair of water-like autumn eyes to look at the emperor pitifully, "Your majesty, Li'er's marriage was originally under discussion, and it has never been settled. Cui Yalin behaves well, she is a virtuous and virtuous woman, she is thinking of asking the emperor for a favor to marry her, I don't know if the emperor...will you agree?"

When she said this, Concubine Xu glanced at Qu Fengyan from time to time, hoping that she would take the initiative to say that she was not good enough for Murong Li, so that she could justifiably reject the queen's malicious proposal, but Qu Fengyan seemed to be rejected. Shocked by the good things that happened to her one after another, she kept her head down and didn't look at her in a daze. This made Concubine Xu very angry and wanted to slap her twice.

But anger is anger, things have to be resolved. Although the queen is not favored, she has been with the emperor for the longest time, and she has a thorough understanding of the person next to him. Just as she expected, the emperor is suspicious by nature. Although he entrusted Murong Li with a heavy responsibility, it was just a helpless move of the power in a hurry, and the precautions he should have had were not lax at all. Under such circumstances, he would definitely not let Murong Li get married through marriage. The power in his hands will become even greater, and eventually become uncontrollable. Therefore, it is definitely a good choice for him to marry the daughter of the Qu family who is now in decline as his concubine.

(End of this chapter)