The fact that the royal family just asked Gu Huaian to come over is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is not easy to regard the royal summons as good news when the people of the capital are in dire straits.
Gu Huaian smiled lightly and said: "Qian'er, you have always been smart, but now you don't know what the royal family means by summoning my brother. The disease in the capital is getting more and more serious, and the imperial doctors are helpless, so they asked my brother to go over and try his best."
Gu Qiang knew what Gu Huaian meant. All he knew about medicine was because he liked it when he was studying. He did not learn from anyone. In other words, he was not a professional. In other words, Gu Huaian had no confidence in his own mind.
Working for the royal family is different from ordinary people. If you make a mistake, you will be doomed.
How could Gu Qiang not know
At noon, a delicate sedan set off from Xiaoyao Mountain. Gu Huaian drank two cups of tea, lifted the curtain next to the window, looked outside, and then looked back at Gu Huaian, who was also drinking tea next to him. Qiang said: "You don't have to follow me, some things are already decided."
She pursed her lips, also knowing what her purpose was.
The small sedan passed through the bustling palace and stopped in a pavilion.
The emperor and the queen were sitting there drinking tea leisurely. When they saw Gu Huai'an coming, before they could salute, they found that the emperor came up to him with a smile on his face and was unusually enthusiastic towards Gu Huai'an.
Gu Qiang, who was standing next to him, felt a layer of white hair sweat forming all over his body.
The so-called showing courtesy for nothing, but the emperor is acting like this, something is wrong.
"Gu Aiqing, you saved our Jiu'er's life this time. It shows that you do have some abilities. You also know that something like this has happened in the capital recently. All the imperial doctors are frowning. It seems that only you can think of something. Yes." The emperor looked at Gu Huaian expectantly.
Gu Huai'an first smiled faintly, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is a ridiculous compliment. Common people are just ordinary people. Your Majesty should be more concerned about the affairs of the world."
The expressions of the emperor and the queen changed. In fact, anyone with a brain should know what the emperor meant. Gu Huaian's meaning was also obvious, he was rejecting.
No one can refuse the royal family, it is insulting the royal people.
So the emperor sat on the chair again, raised his head with a cold face and said, "I don't want to quarrel with you anymore. If you can't find a cure for the stubborn diseases of the people in the capital, I will kill you all."
Gu Qiang took a deep breath, but her face remained calm.
She took two steps forward and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is not appropriate. In this case, no matter who it is, everyone hopes that all the people will get better. If you put pressure on my brother in this way, He simply can’t concentrate on doing things, he just thinks that if he doesn’t do well, the consequences will be unbearable.”
The emperor did not speak, but Queen Su next to her smiled coldly, picked up the tea cup, and her long golden false nails shone in the sunlight. She turned her head and said in a sinister voice: "You mean you no longer want to help the people of the world? Luo Ping, do you know what you are talking about?"
Gu Huaian tugged on Gu Qiang's sleeve with his hand, as if he didn't want her to say anything more.
His miserable life has been worried about by others more than once. If he continues to live, it will only make her worried. After all, if he can help the people this time, it will be a good thing. But if he can't, his life will be taken away. Forget it.
"Empress, if you must speak so openly today, then Luo Ping must also speak clearly. Neither the royal physician nor the imperial physician has a way to treat this disease, so why not kill all these people? If my brother can't be cured, he will be beheaded?" Gu Qiang said while standing very straight, as if she had no idea what the consequences would be if she said such words.
Is she afraid? How can I not be afraid.
She knew that her identity was just a decoration and had no deterrent effect at all.
The emperor and queen exchanged glances with each other, and then both turned to look at Gu Qiang.
Finally, the emperor said in a calm tone: "As Luo Ping said, Gu Aiqing will try his best. If this disease can be cured, I will definitely make you prosperous."
After saying that, he was about to leave, as if he was afraid that Gu Huaian would regret it, but Gu Huaian still seized the opportunity and said: "If the disease can be handled well this time, I hope that I will make the request."
The emperor's back was stunned. The empress stood up and supported the emperor. When she heard Gu Huaian say this, she turned back suddenly and said coldly: "You are trying to push the envelope. Don't think that you have strangled the lifeblood of the royal family. Who are you... "
Before the queen could finish her words, she was frightened by the emperor's look and shrank back. The emperor turned his head, nodded to Gu Huaian and said, "I will do as you say."
At the corner of the back garden, the emperor coughed twice, as if his breath was unstable. The queen approached with concern and asked, "Your Majesty, are you feeling well?"
However, the emperor pushed the queen away, and the maid beside him quickly supported her. She saw her looking at the emperor with a confused look on her face, not knowing why the emperor was so angry.
"Ms. Su, I have always respected your Su family. Now that such a big thing has happened, you have brought your personal grievances into it. As the mother of a country, you have no regard for the people of the world." The emperor said, covering his hands with his hands. Holding his chest, there was severe pain, and he felt that there was always a burst of breath in his body.
Then he coughed more severely.
The queen burst into tears immediately. How could she not be wronged? This time the Su family was thoroughly investigated because of Shen Qianshan's report. As a result, the Su family resisted and spread the poison carefully developed by the family into the capital. It was a kind of powder and was scattered along the streets. , as long as people smell it, they will fall into disease, and countless people will be infected in less than one night.
Even in the midst of chaos, no one would easily forget that the Queen was also a relative of the Su family.
After all, Queen Su should be Shen Qianshan's cousin and the child of Shen Qianshan's uncle. If the Su family makes such a fuss, she will definitely be looked down upon by the emperor in the palace.
As for why she looked down on Gu Qiang so much, there was another reason.
"Your Majesty, why can you say this about my concubine? Na Luoping made no contribution at all when the plague was rampant before. She was not as good as her mother and sister, who brought a lot of valuable things to the royal family and solved the urgent need. She But she didn't show any of it, such a woman is just playing tricks on her mind." The Queen defended herself.
While she was speaking, the emperor kept coughing and had no extra thought to care about the queen's words.
"Just wait for me. After these things are over, I will definitely let you be punished!" After the emperor finished speaking, he was supported by the eunuch and walked to the palace.
The queen was left on the spot, stretched out her hand to wipe her tears, bit her lip, and thought about why the emperor could not die earlier. Even if she was left alone, she would still enjoy endless glory and wealth. Anyway, with the emperor here, she would not There is no extra favor.
After thinking this way, the queen suddenly froze and desperately hoped that someone could take the emperor away, even if he was killed, it didn't matter.
As soon as this thought appeared, the queen suddenly felt scared. She actually wanted her man to die. What kind of mood was this
After leaving the palace gate, Gu Huaian sat in the sedan chair and sighed. While feeling helpless, he felt that dragging Gu Qiang in this time was indeed unsuccessful.
On the main road in the capital, a group of people stopped Gu Qiang's sedan chair. The leader, an old woman, knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
Gu Qiang lifted up the curtain of the sedan and saw that the nanny looked familiar. She was from the Gu family, but why did this person appear here
He even led so many people to block the official road through the capital. This was originally illegal.
When the nanny saw Gu Qiang's sedan stopped, she immediately rushed up and shouted to Gu Qiang at the top of her lungs: "My lord, please go home, something happened at home."
To be able to lead a group of people to block the road here, something big must have happened. It seems that they must go back this time.
Gu Qiang lowered the curtain, made eye contact with Gu Huaian, and said, "Brother, please go back. As for the cure for this disease, just ask the man I gave it to you."
She didn't have time to ask the man's name, but since it was done by the Su family, the Su family must have a solution.
Gu Huaian wanted to say something else, but when he thought that his sister was a member of the Gu family after all, he changed to a sedan chair and ordered someone to send Gu Qiang back.
There was no one at the door of Gu's house, not even the doorman.
When Gu Qiang's sedan came in, she found Prime Minister Gu and Mrs. Ye sitting in the main hall, waiting for her anxiously.
"Qian'er, you're finally back. You don't know how big things have happened at home." Ye stood up in a hurry, with a smile on her face.
She obviously wanted to smile at Gu Qiang, but she didn't know if it was too late to show her kindness to Gu Qiang now.
Prime Minister Gu had a cold face, held the tea cup, raised his eyes and said coldly: "Where have you been for so many days? How come you are from a girl's family and don't know anything about people? What does it look like to go out all the time? Besides, your sister Everything has happened and you still have the heart to go out and have fun?"
Prime Minister Gu was aloof and suppressed Gu Qiang with his majesty.
She turned her head and met Prime Minister Gu's eyes. She knew what Prime Minister Gu meant very clearly. He had always used this attitude to put pressure on her since she was a child. But now that she has grown up, the old attitude has naturally changed. No more counting.
"Father, just tell me if you have something to say. My daughter knows very well what it means to slander your daughter like this." There seemed to be a smile in the corners of her eyes, but her words were devoid of emotion.