I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 31
"It's up to you!" The Empress Dowager ignored Prince Li's yelling and ordered someone to take him down.

With that sachet, the Empress Dowager can definitely convict Xu Xi'er of being a coquettish prince, but she will be implicated in Ye Ting's affairs afterwards. If this is the case again, Concubine Xu Gui will definitely hold a grudge. Her son, Murong Li, is the only one other than Prince Murong Jing. The most powerful candidate for the reserve, the queen mother can't offend their mother and son to death.

When the hall became quiet again, the Empress Dowager rubbed her swollen temples and said in a concentrated voice: "Concubine Xu, do you have any opinions on this matter?"

"The empress dowager is holy, and my concubine would like to thank the empress dowager for her kindness on Xi'er's behalf." Concubine Xu Guiying prostrated herself.

Of course she has an opinion, and the opinion is big. As Xu Xi'er, even if she marries the crown prince, she can get the position of side concubine, but now she can only be a useless prince and concubine. The plan is going to be ruined, but... today's incident has clearly offended the Queen Mother, not to mention the done deal, there is no room for maneuver.

"Since that's the case, then it's settled. Ai's family is tired, you all go down!" The queen mother was very blocked, and naturally she didn't want to make false claims with them.

"Mother, is Princess Xinyue staying?" The queen glanced at Qu Lingxu and asked the queen mother.

After being reminded by the queen, the queen mother remembered that she was going to treat eye diseases, she nodded after thinking for a while and said, "Let that girl stay, and I will stay at Ai's house tonight."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone including Qu Lingxu was shocked. According to the rules in the palace, relatives of nobles are not allowed to stay overnight when entering the palace to pay their respects. Only the queen mother or the queen's close relatives occasionally have such honor...

Concubine Xu Gui was already suffocating in her heart, but now that she heard such words, she almost didn't jump up, and only looked at the emperor with pitiful eyes.

Although the emperor felt sorry for his concubine, he didn't want to disobey the queen mother's wishes because of such a trivial matter, so he said indifferently: "Since the queen mother and Princess Xinyue are in love, let her accompany the queen mother in the palace!"

"My daughter, I would like to thank the emperor and the empress dowager for their kindness." Qu Lingxu bowed his knees gratefully.

As soon as she entered the Shoukang Palace, she had a faint feeling that there was something wrong with the sandalwood in the palace. Now that she is staying here, she just needs to check it out, and... Concubine Xu is not happy, but she is happy.

After the emperor, queen and others left, the queen mother dismissed all the palace people, and then said calmly: "Girl, you are smart."

The current Empress Dowager was born as a court lady, she sat on the empress throne all the way with her ingenuity, and even helped her son to be the new emperor. Her mentality is far beyond that of the Empress and Concubine Xu, Qu Lingxu knows this, Therefore, she didn't pretend to be crazy like she did in front of the empress, she just knelt down and said, "I thank the empress dowager for her irresponsible grace."

"You will go down the donkey along the slope. Did the Ai family say they don't blame you? You killed the Ai family's own son." Although the queen mother's voice was indifferent, there was no anger, which was unpredictable.

"Your daughter is wronged." Qu Lingxu kowtowed, neither humble nor overbearing: "Concubine Xu Gui didn't see my daughter coming to treat you, but she used such vile ideas to destroy her innocence. I was able to escape, but the courtiers have never met His Royal Highness Prince Li from the beginning to the end, so how could they know that Concubine Xu Gui came up with such a plan to kill two birds with one stone, and I ask the Empress Dowager to learn from her."

Qu Lingxu evaded the most important and took the lightest, and there were no flaws in his explanation. The Queen Mother couldn't help but believe it, and continued: "Then what happened to Xu Xi'er?"

"Concubine Xu Gui is all about framing my courtier. How can my courtier make her happy? While escaping, I happened to meet Xu Xi'er admiring flowers in the garden, so I gave her some medicine and got it into the hall." Saying so, Qu Lingxu said guiltily: "Although the courtier had no intention of hurting His Royal Highness Prince Li, His Highness was indeed implicated by the courtier's daughter, and I ask the Queen Mother to punish me."

If the Empress Dowager really wanted to embarrass Qu Lingxu, she would not wait until no one was there to mention it. Seeing that Qu Lingxu had confessed frankly and did not pretend to hide anything, her complexion improved a little, and she raised her hand and said, "You Get up."

Mrs. Xu has been too complacent recently, even her son dared to plot, hmph.

In the smile on the Queen Mother's lips, there was infinite murderous intent.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Qu Lingxu's knees that had been kneeling for a long time were numb, and he stood up immediately after getting the order, and said softly, "My daughter, let me check your eyes!"

As long as the queen mother's eyes can be cured, she will be known as a genius doctor. Thinking of making a lot of money back like water, Qu Lingxu can't control the smile on the corner of her mouth.

In this hierarchical society, all emotions are floating clouds. Only the money in her hands is the most reliable. When she earns enough money, she will travel around the mountains and rivers, and travel around the world like Confucius...

After a brief soul drift, Qu Lingxu activated the doctor system to check the Queen Mother's eyes. After a detailed diagnosis, the Queen Mother's eyes were only turbid due to lens protein denaturation due to lens metabolism disorder. It can cause blurred vision, but it is unlikely to cause blindness.

"Girl, are Aijia's eyes no longer able to see?" Seeing Qu Lingxu's silence for a long time, the Queen Mother's confidence gradually faded away. After all, Qu Lingxu was only a little girl under 20 years old. Not as good as Miracle Doctor Xu, who is famous all over the world, can give people a sense of security.

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, there is nothing serious about your eyes, but my servant needs a minor operation for you." Cataract surgery is not troublesome, and it can be done with the help of the tools in the doctor's system.

"Surgery? What is that?" Hearing this new vocabulary, the Queen Mother frowned slightly.

"It is to use something to take out the dirty things in your eyes." After a simple explanation, Qu Lingxu continued: "Don't worry, empress dowager, the maid will give you a bowl of Mabosan during the operation. You lose consciousness for a while, and when you wake up, your eyes are fine."

"This... can this work?" Although the queen mother longed to restore the light, she still didn't believe that Qu Lingxu could heal her.

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, I will do what you say, otherwise I will let you handle it." This kind of cataract surgery of moderate difficulty is not difficult, and she can handle it completely.

It's just a matter of safety... In this capital, there are hidden guards in many mansions, not to mention the palace. In order to ensure that the secrets of the doctor system are not leaked, it is necessary to ask Leng Yuanxun for help. Thinking of that ice face, Qu Ling Xu felt a strong sense of powerlessness.

The queen mother didn't know what Qu Lingxu was thinking, seeing her affirmation, she felt a little bit more hopeful, nodded and said: "Okay, Aijia believes you, but... if you dare to lie to Aijia, Aijia will be a new crime The old crimes will be counted with you."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your trust." After saying this, Qu Lingxu asked with some doubts: "My Lady, do you always burn sandalwood in your palace?"

"A family loves tranquility, and I usually use some sandalwood to meditate." The Queen Mother frowned slightly, "But what's wrong with this incense?"

Although she had just met Qu Lingxu for only two hours, she felt that this girl's temperament was very similar to her own, and she would never say useless words.

"When my servant gave you a diagnosis just now, I found that your eyes were far from diseased to the point of blindness, so I thought that there might be some external inducement, and since you spend most of your time in the palace, naturally the things in this palace are the most suspicious. After explaining this, Qu Lingxu continued: "If the Empress Dowager agrees, I would like to put out the incense first and check the incense burner."

Regarding this, the queen mother naturally had no reason to disallow it, and immediately ordered Qu Lingxu to do as she wanted, but unfortunately Qu Lingxu checked thoroughly, but found nothing in the end.

Could it be that my own thinking has deviated?
Qu Lingxu vetoed this idea as soon as it came to her mind. Her intuition was extremely accurate, there must be something wrong with the fragrance in the palace.

If not in the censer, where would it be?
"Empress Dowager, can you thoroughly inspect the inner hall?" For a foreign minister, Qu Lingxu's words were a great disrespect, but in order to find out the truth, she had to be more careful, otherwise even if the operation was done, It is also possible to lose sight again later.

"Girl, do you know that if someone else said this, they would have been dragged out and beaten to death?" The queen mother didn't agree to Qu Lingxu, nor did she immediately refuse, she just said such a sentence lightly.

Qu Lingxu was not afraid of this, but said neither humble nor overbearing: "As the saying goes, doctors are benevolent, and my servants can't bear to watch the empress dowager suffer from blindness, so I want to find out the reason as soon as possible. Please forgive me, the Empress Dowager."

"You are courageous." The queen mother smiled faintly, "If you can't find it, what should you do?"

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What similar words!
If he didn't look alike at all, Qu Lingxu would have suspected that Leng Yuanxun was the Queen Mother's real son!
"My daughter-in-law is only suspicious about this matter, and she is not fully sure, so...you can't issue a military order to the empress dowager."

Damn, everyone is right, aunt and grandma are here to treat your illnesses, not looking for something to do if you have nothing to do, okay?

If the benefits gained from curing the Queen Mother's eye disease were not too attractive, Qu Lingxu would have run away violently.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing such an answer, the Empress Dowager not only didn't feel any anger, but instead laughed and said: "You are an honest girl." After that, she asked her personal maid to take the palace servants to check carefully in the inner hall.

Because the censer was turned off, the sandalwood fragrance in the main hall gradually dissipated. In this way, the faint fragrance in the lining hall became more obvious. Qu Lingxu was very sensitive to fragrance since she was a child. After searching around, she will His gaze rested on the hand stove by the table.

"Auntie, when did you start using this hand stove?" It's only early autumn, and although it's a bit cold sooner or later, it's not yet time to use a hand stove.

(End of this chapter)