I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 21
"Okay!" Qu Liancheng took the medical book in the servant's hand, threw it heavily in front of Qu Lingxu, and said with a livid face, "Ni Nu, what else do you have to say!"

All of this was expected by Qu Lingxu, but it didn't show up. He just took the book and read it slowly. Unexpectedly, before he could take any action, a servant rushed into the yard in a hurry, shouting in panic : "My lord...in the palace...an imperial envoy came to the palace and said that he would read out the imperial decree for the canonization of the princess!"

"Canonize the princess?" Qu Liancheng and the others looked at each other, and they were all stunned. Only Qu Lingxu got up slowly, looked at Cui Nanny who was standing not far away, and said lightly: "Madam, go and invite the imperial envoy. Come here, my lord!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Qu Lingxu, and Xu's eyes widened in disbelief. It's impossible... With the concubine and sister speaking by the side, how could the emperor give this little bitch such a high position? reward...

"You were canonized as princess, why didn't you say so?" Qu Liancheng was not a fool, and after thinking about it for a while, it became clear. Although his tone was displeased, his attitude was much better than before.

The canonization of the princess is the glory of the entire General's Mansion, and it is a great thing for Qu Liancheng, who has always valued face.

Hearing this, the corners of Qu Lingxu's lips curled up into a sarcastic smile, "When the father saw his daughter, he accused her of stealing things indiscriminately, and if she was innocent, she would suffer the humiliation of being slapped for defending herself. How dare you say anything else."

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Qu Liancheng was speechless, and was thinking about how to cover up the ugliness of this family, when a thin voice came from outside the door, "Oh, what happened to Princess Xinyue's face, who dares to hit the emperor? The newly-canonized Princess, doesn't he take the royal dignity seriously!"

The palace is the place where you can't hide the most secrets. The eunuch who passed the decree has already learned from the little eunuch who sent Qu Lingxu back to the mansion that Qu Lingxu was underestimated by his servants. kick.

"What princess? Father-in-law, did you make a mistake?" Qu Fengyan couldn't believe that Qu Lingxu, who was allowed to be rounded and flattened by her a few days ago, turned into a noble princess!
"This is?" The eunuch Chuanzhi glanced at Qu Fengyan with a half-smile, that cold gaze made Qu Fengyan feel cold, and almost subconsciously turned his head away.

"Eunuch, don't be offended, the second sister just saw that the princess was suddenly appointed, and it's a little hard to accept." Qu Lingxu stepped forward dignifiedly, and said with a smile: "Please wait a moment, father-in-law, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to announce the decree at this time. "

"Xu'er, don't be rude!" Qu Liancheng faintly sensed what Qu Lingxu was going to do, and stopped him while laughing at the eunuch: "The imperial decree is as big as the sky, there is no reason to delay, there is a father-in-law."

The father-in-law of Chuanzhi can climb to the position of chief internal supervisor, so his ability to observe words and deeds is naturally not weak. He knew that there was a good show going on here, but he asked knowingly, "What's the problem with the princess?"

"Elder-in-law, it's not that the Princess is trying to embarrass you, it's really..." Qu Lingxu sighed heavily, and two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks in an instant, "As soon as the Princess returned to the mansion, the second aunt came to testify against Ben The princess stole Dr. Xu's medical books. In order to prove his innocence, his father ordered a search of the Jianjia Hospital. For the current plan, it is better to find out the matter as soon as possible, otherwise it doesn't matter if the princess bears the stigma of stealing. If you lose your royal reputation, you will die."

Qu Liancheng beat up his concubine's daughter because of a single word from the concubine's room, and even searched the courtyard to damage the reputation of his concubine's boudoir.

"I heard that General Qu loves Aunt Xu very much. I saw her today, and she really deserves her reputation." Xuanzhi eunuch laughed sharply, nodded and said, "In that case, please ask General Qu to find out, so that our family can return to the palace to pay respects to the emperor and empress." Return to life.

Qu Liancheng is part of Concubine Xu's party, so it doesn't matter if he offends him or not. On the contrary, this clever little princess with superb medical skills has fallen into the eyes of the empress and must be kept.

Seeing Qu Lingxu singing with the Xuanzhi eunuch, Xu almost spat out a mouthful of old blood in anger, but thinking of his foolproof plan, he immediately straightened his back, bent his knees and said: "Master, it's not that I want to frame the princess, but There are all the witnesses and evidences of this matter, is it because the concubine is not as honorable as the first wife, so I can't even argue that the things were taken away by others..."

So what about the princess, as long as Qu Lingxu is found guilty of stealing medical books, her so-called contribution to curing the plague will no longer exist, and the crime of deceiving the king is enough to make this little bitch die without a place to bury her!
Xu's words made Qu Liancheng's eyes fall on the book at Qu Lingxu's feet again. Although he didn't want to make his family scandal public, this matter was touched by the royal envoy. If it is not resolved properly, he will definitely end up in favor The reputation of the concubine destroying the concubine may not be able to lift her head among her colleagues in the future.

"Look at it clearly, but this medical book?" Qu Liancheng coughed lightly and asked Xu.

"Yes, master." Xu agreed gratefully, bowed to pick up the book, and just as she was about to present the stolen goods to Qu Liancheng and cry about her grievances, a chill came down her spine in vain.

This is not my father's medical book at all, but a copy of the Compendium of Materia Medica that everyone can buy!
How...how could this be...

"Auntie has been watching for so long, do you have an answer?" Qu Lingxu asked unhurriedly.

"Master... the servant must have made a mistake. This is not true." She wanted to lie, but the facts were in front of her eyes. Anyone who is not blind can tell the truth from the false.

"The slaves around my aunt really don't have very good eyesight, and they can't even tell the old books from the new ones." Qu Lingxu chuckled, "Although Cui'e is dead, she is the personal maid of the princess, and she must not be framed by others. Auntie She firmly insists that she stole the medical books, is there anyone to prove it?"

"Nurse Cui, bring Xiaohe here." Her confidant put the medical book into the Jianjia Courtyard by herself, and it will not disappear. Xu decided to finalize the testimony first, and then urged Qu Liancheng to search again.

Nanny Cui nodded, and quickly brought in a little maid, who was not stage-frightened, went straight to Qu Liancheng, knelt down, and said respectfully, "Master, Missy has been worried about herself since she contracted the plague a few days ago. She was going to die, so she asked Cui'e to go to the second lady's hospital to steal medical books, hoping to find a cure. Cui'e happened to be caught by the servant while stealing the book. She told the servant that if she couldn't get the medical book, the eldest lady would beat her to death. The slave girl was soft-hearted and agreed to let her take it back to read for two days. Unexpectedly, the medical book was never returned. Yesterday, the second lady was very anxious that she couldn't find the medical book. The slave girl really didn't dare to keep concealing it, so she had to tell the second lady the truth..."

The inside and outside words not only show that Qu Lingxu stole the medical books, but also intentionally portray her as a domineering and domineering image. Xu has gone to great lengths to discredit Qu Lingxu.

"So, are you sure that Miss Ben stole medical books?" Qu Lingxu asked calmly.

"My servant is just telling the truth, and I asked the young lady to spare my life." The little servant girl trembled violently, looking terrified of Qu Lingxu.

"Heaven's evil is forgivable, but self-inflicted evil cannot be lived. It's not up to this lady to decide whether you will keep your life or not." After saying this, Qu Lingxu turned his gaze to Qu Liancheng, and said neither humble nor overbearing: " Father, it looks like there is no way to prove my daughter's innocence if I don't find out the medical books today, since everyone insists on their own opinions, they are all suspected, so please ask father to send more people to search the whole house."

Qu Lingxu's calm attitude gave Xu a sense of foreboding, but if he tried to stop it at this time, the situation would undoubtedly be even more unfavorable to him. When he was struggling, Qu Fengyan took the first step and said aggrievedly: "Daddy!" , my daughter is not at fault, how can I let others search the yard casually, this must be spread, how will my daughter behave in the future!"

"Sister, my majestic princess, was coerced by my aunt to search the house. Why can't my sister's house be searched? Is it possible that we have a new rule in the Great Xia Dynasty, and the concubine's room is more noble than the concubine's room?"

"You... How can you use your status to suppress people!" Qu Fengyan stared at Qu Lingxu with resentment, as if he wanted to dig a hole in her body.

"Why is my sister angry? Could it be that my sister said something wrong?" Rights are such an easy thing to use, why does she have to spend so much time with Qu Fengyan, a fake white lotus?

"Daddy..."

This time, Qu Fengyan's tears not only failed to get Qu Liancheng's sympathy as he wished, but the other party stared at him displeasedly, and said in a deep voice, "Go and search."

He had just heard that Qu Lingxu had stolen something, so he rushed to make decisions for the Xu family without thinking about it. Now that he has calmed down, he naturally realized that there is something tricky about this matter, but Qu Fengyan is still messing around at the moment, because he thinks he is not enough headaches what!

Following Qu Liancheng's order, the government soldiers transferred from the outer courtyard had already divided into groups and headed towards each courtyard.

"Report to Master, Madam didn't find anything." About half an hour later, the soldiers who went to Fufangyuan came back first.

"Master, what happened, why did you search the concubine's yard?" Although Chen Shi who came with the government soldiers had a guess, she still looked at Qu Liancheng with puzzled eyes.

Qu Liancheng was annoyed, he didn't have the mood to explain to Chen Shi, so he just waved her hand to let her step aside, Chen Shi glanced at Qu Lingxu, saw the latter nodded slightly, and stopped talking.

Soon, the government soldiers who went to various courtyards to search reported back one after another, but found nothing. In the end, only the people who went to Lingxiang Pavilion where Qu Fengyan lived had not returned.

Such a situation made Xu's sense of ominousness even stronger. She didn't know where she had missed, but what was certain was that the matter not only exceeded her expectations, but was also developing rapidly in an uncontrollable direction. Hurry up and think of a way...

As soon as this thought flashed through Xu's mind, a mansion soldier quickly crossed the threshold, presented the scroll in his hand to Qu Liancheng, and said respectfully: "Master, I found two scrolls in the secret compartment of the second lady's bedroom. Huang's medical book."

(End of this chapter)