I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 298
If she doesn't take this trip in person to untie the old lady Zhongyonghou's heart, the old lady will definitely leave this world with guilt, and even Princess Anle and his wife Rong Sheng and other younger generations will be criticized everywhere start.

This is really unfair to the loyal ministers who have kept the border peaceful for generations.

"The master is kind and tolerant, not only the blessing of the loyal and brave Marquis, but also the blessing of the people of the world." In Yun Yi's previous understanding, Qu Lingxu was indeed very kind to the people around him, and he would also treat strangers like Fang Bo. People extend a helping hand, but at the same time, they will not be soft on the enemy, but through the disposal of the empress dowager, the emperor and Zhongyonghoufu who led or participated in the battle for the succession, she completely changed her previous cognition .

Leng Yuanxun and Qu Lingxu are the same kind of people. Compared with personal hatred, they care more about the stability of the court and their contribution to the country, rather than the last choice in the change of the throne.

Distinguish right from wrong, never exaggerate because of selfishness, let alone vent anger.

Zhongyonghou's mansion is not far from the imperial palace, and it arrived in half an hour. After revealing his identity, the guard at the gate immediately went forward to pay respects, and then said cautiously: "Please wait a moment, the queen, I will report to Madam Hou and Mrs. Son, open the main door to welcome your empress into the mansion."

"I'm here to visit the old lady. You don't have to follow the royal rules. Just send someone to lead me to the old lady's courtyard."

Qu Lingxu has an order, how dare the servants of the Zhongyonghou Mansion refuse to obey, they can only lead Qu Lingxu to Shouluan Courtyard, and at the same time send people to inform Princess Anle to pick him up.

Princess Anle was exhausted from serving the old lady's bed for several days. She finally came back to take a rest while Rong Sheng was guarding her. She had just sat down in the main hall, before she even had time to take a sip of tea, when she heard the servants hurrying. Telling Qu Lingxu that Qu Lingxu is here, there is nothing else to be cared about, so I hurried to Shouluan Courtyard.

The scale of Zhongyonghou's Mansion is comparable to that of the Prince's Mansion, and it is quite a distance from the gate to Shouluan Courtyard. Even though Qu Lingxu's footsteps are not slow, it is not as convenient as Princess Anle's passing from the inner courtyard. Seeing Princess An Le and Rong Sheng standing in the middle of the courtyard, and seeing Qu Lingxu, they all knelt down and said, "Mrs. Zhongyonghou, son, please greet the empress."

"We're all a family. Aunt Anle doesn't need to be too polite." Qu Lingxu helped Princess Anle himself, and then smiled at Rongcheng: "You don't need to talk about it. How we got along in the past will be the same in the future."

I haven't seen him for a few days. Rong Sheng is still the heroic boy, but there have been a series of changes in the court recently. Although he is young, he may not be ignorant. He is a little more stable than before. Although he is very happy to see Qu Lingxu, But in the words, he strictly abides by etiquette, "A few days ago, I learned that the empress was sick, but I was so worried that I wanted to go to the palace to visit, but my mother said that I would only cause trouble if I went, and my grandmother would not allow it. Great, you can finally rest assured."

"With you thinking about it, of course I will recover soon." Qu Lingxu smiled slightly, and turned her gaze to Princess Anle, "Aunt Anle, is the old lady feeling better?"

Qu Lingxu didn't follow the etiquette to address "Eldest Princess" or "Mrs. Zhongyonghou". Instead, she called Aunt An Le affectionately, because she didn't want to make the other party too embarrassed. Princess An Le is a smart person, so she naturally understood what Qu Lingxu meant , when he spoke again, the words were a little more intimate, "Hui Niangniang's words are slightly better than the previous few days, but there are always eight or nine hours a day when I fall asleep, and I rarely wake up."

"When a person is getting old, it is unavoidable to have three diseases and six pains. I came here today because I wanted to diagnose the old lady personally, so as to avoid the negligence of the imperial physician and delay the illness."

When Qu Lingxu was still the princess, it was nothing to diagnose and treat the old lady's pulse. Now that she is a queen, her status is very different from before. Princess Anle is more excited than shocked, and she is about to kneel Next, "Thank you, Madam, for your kindness..."

Before Princess Anle could salute, Qu Lingxu took the first step to support her, "We're all a family, and helping each other is what we should do. My aunt is so polite, it makes me feel uneasy."

"Thank you, ma'am." Princess An Le bowed her knees, and then said: "It's because the ministers are confused, and they dragged the empress to talk endlessly in the yard, please move to the main hall to have tea."

"No need, just take me directly to see the old lady."

"Yes."

Princess Anle nodded and led Qu Lingxu to the inner hall. Perhaps she had been ill for too long and had lost her vitality. Mrs. Zhongyonghou's complexion was very bad, and her silver-white hair that was originally bright had also turned into a dull mottled white. It seemed that she had dreamed of something in her sleep, her expression was not stable, and her wrinkled forehead sometimes tightened and sometimes loosened.

In short, the whole person exudes an old man who is about to pass away, like dying.

Qu Lingxu sat down on the side of the bed on the stool brought by the maid, and then put her fingers on the other's thin wrist to check the pulse. The old lady's pulse was very weak. With the reminder given by the doctor system, Qu Lingxu was sure, The other party has come to the end of his life, even if Hua Tuo is alive, it is impossible to make him recover.

Now that there is no need to hide anything, Qu Lingxu simply told Princess Anle, and then sighed softly: "I brought a 600-year-old ginseng over, cut it into slices and stewed it for the old lady." After drinking the ginseng soup, now I only hope how long it can last." Speaking of this, she said with concern: "Auntie, pass on the family letter to Zhongyonghou, if you travel day and night, you should still be in time to see the old lady for the last time."

Marquis Zhongyong, who is the husband of Princess Anle, guards the border all year round, and is not allowed to leave the territory unless the emperor summons him. Qu Lingxu said this, which is considered a special kindness, so as not to make their mother and son regret.

Princess Anle has always respected her mother-in-law, and the two have a very close relationship. Hearing this, tears burst out of her eyes, and she said with a choked-up voice: "I will tell you, my wife wanted to enter the palace a few days ago to ask my mother for this." Grace, but my mother forbids it anyway, saying that the northern border is not stable recently, if Bei Li can take advantage of her husband's desertion of duty, she will be a sinner of the country, and she will have no face to see her father after a hundred years."

"The loyalty of the Zhongyonghou family to the imperial court is evident. This point is clear to both the emperor and the civil and military officials. Even if my aunt writes a letter from the family, I believe that the Marquis will handle the border affairs properly before returning to the capital. "

The reason why Qu Lingxu made such a decision was, on the one hand, out of sympathy for the Zhongyonghou Mansion, and on the other hand, because she was sure that Baili Haochen would not dare to provoke a large-scale war, at least in the recent period dare not.

"Thank you, Ma'am, for your compassion." Princess An Le was overjoyed, and hurried down to write a letter to her family, leaving only Rong Sheng to accompany Qu Lingxu in the main hall of Shouluan Courtyard.

The news of Mrs. Zhongyonghou's death soon cast a heavy haze on Rong Sheng's handsome face. He lowered his head and murmured for a long time: "Xuxu, I always thought that grandma would never, ever leave me."

Rong Sheng's words made Qu Lingxu's heart sour, yes, he was still so young, he still didn't understand what parting was, and he only thought that his grandmother, who was in good health, would live for a long time just like himself.

However, human life is so fragile, if you don't pay attention, it will disappear and turn into a handful of loess.

Qu Lingxu didn't know how to comfort Rong Sheng, or felt that all the words were pale, so he just gently shook his hand and said softly: "The old lady is most worried about you, you have to be good. "

"I understand." Rong Sheng bit his lip, suddenly raised his eyes to look at Qu Lingxu, and said word by word: "Xuxu, I want to guard the border with my father."

Forehead?
Qu Lingxu never thought that Rong Sheng would make such a request. It is true that those who guard the border are the commanders of one place, and their rights are comparable to those of the first-rank officials in Beijing. The risks to be faced are several times that of the capital, so many people would rather be a second-rank official in the middle of Beijing comfortably than shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the border.

"Rong Sheng, do you understand what you're talking about?"

Although Rong Sheng is still young, he can see that he will definitely be a pillar of the imperial court who will make great achievements in the future, but in private, Qu Lingxu does not want Rong Sheng to go to the bitter cold place in the northwest.

"Xuxu, I did it after careful consideration, and I didn't act on a whim." Rong Sheng raised his eyes and glanced inside, with obvious loneliness in his tone, "Although I don't know what happened back then, I can understand grandma The guilt of these years..." Rong Sheng didn't continue, but changed the subject, "Xuxu, thank you."

Although grandma was still in a coma, Xuxu was willing to be considerate and always made it easier for her to leave.

"A lot of things are forced by the situation, and it can't be measured simply by right or wrong. When people let others go, why don't they let themselves go." Qu Lingxu took a sip of tea and said with a gentle smile: "You just have to Just be yourself, you don't need to bear anything for the regrets of your ancestors, as for what you said just now... When you reach the age of weak crown, if you still don't change your wish, I will fulfill you."

"It's a word."

"It's natural, but while you are diligent in martial arts, you can't be unfamiliar with reading and calligraphy. I will test you from time to time."

"En." Rong Sheng solemnly agreed.

Qu Lingxu didn't want to see Rong Sheng burdened with such a heavy shackle at such a young age, and was thinking about untying him a few more words, when he saw a middle-aged nanny come out of the back room, bent her knees and gave her a blessing, "Report to the empress , Shizi, the old lady woke up, and heard that the empress came to visit her in person, she was overjoyed, and wanted to invite the empress to enter the inner hall to have a talk."

Hearing that the old lady had woken up, Qu Lingxu and Rong Sheng were very happy, got up immediately, and went to the inner hall together.

(End of this chapter)