Eighty-eighth bowl of soup (2)
The palace to the south of the palace is the residence of the princes, also known as the East Eight Courtyard. There are more than a dozen sons of the emperor living in it, and Xuanzhen's bedroom is also inside.
That night, Qing Huan bathed and changed clothes, followed Xuan Zhen, and attended the palace banquet. Because she and Xuanzhen had never had a real marriage, Xuanzhen asked everyone to call her a girl in the name of respecting her. This dinner was also held to thank her, the lifesaver of the third prince.
That being the case, Qing Huan simply acted like an outsider, she didn't put on the palace attire that Xuan Zhen sent her, because she knew it too well. This face is as elegant as a chrysanthemum at best, but dull at worst. If she wears the same palace attire as hers, it will really annihilate everyone. There are countless beauties in the palace, all kinds of beauties, fat, swallows, thin, and all kinds of colors. Where is she lacking in such an average posture? She may be a beauty among ordinary people, but when compared with the concubines who are competing for beauty, she is really far behind.
Even the maids serving by her side are more beautiful than Qing Huan.
But she is different from ordinary people. Even with the most ordinary skin, there is a gentle and majestic soul in this body. Countless times have passed, and the long years have made her different from the worldly people. Even if her face is pale, it will not damage the appearance of heaven and man.
Among all the charming and enchanting beauties in silk and satin, she was the only one who was dressed in coarse linen and no makeup, and her blue silk was tied up with wooden hairpins, but she did not appear humble and ordinary at all. It seems that among these clusters of bright and delicate flowers, a branch of green and hollow bamboo grows straight and straight.
Xuanzhen didn't expect Qing Huan to be dressed like this, he only lost his mind for a moment, then quickly realized, stepped forward and said to the emperor: "Father, this is Miss Wen Wen who saved my son's life." , my son brought her back, one is to thank you for saving your life, and the other is to ask for a favor from the emperor—"
"Your Majesty, can you let the girl say a few words?" Qing Huan interrupted Xuan Zhen's words without haste, turning a blind eye to his gaze, because she had no intention of mixing in the love and hatred of this group of people from the beginning to the end. In the midst of enmity, they love if they want, hate if they want, she doesn't want to get all dirty.
To put it bluntly, she wanted to break the contract. Anyway, Xuanzhen didn't really like her, he just wanted to use her as bait, it was already a great kindness to save Xuanzhen after warming up, there was no need to involve himself in it.
The emperor had never seen such a woman as Qing Huan. He was a person who loved beauty. The girl in front of him was a little younger, but in terms of appearance, she was incomparable to the concubines around him. Her attitude, as well as her outstanding courage in the whole palace, made the emperor who had seen countless people appreciate it a little. What's more, he even saved his son. "You saved my emperor's son, you can speak freely. Not only that, but I also want to grant you a wish, as long as you ask it."
Qing Huan smiled lightly, and with this smile, she was different from the other women in the hall. This kind of free and easy smile was something the emperor had never seen on any woman's face. "That's not necessary. Doctors have the heart of their parents. Minnv saves people because she upholds the principle of being a doctor. How can she act on her kindness? But Minnv does have a merciless request."
"oh?"
"I heard that the people with the most powerful medical skills in the world are all here with the emperor, and they are willing to serve the emperor. The girls are not talented, so they boldly ask the emperor to let the girls stay in the imperial hospital for a period of time. I wonder if the emperor will allow it?"
Xuan Zhen intended to say something, but was interrupted by the emperor: "You just want this reward?"
"yes."
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "Since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for a woman to enter an imperial hospital."
"The girl does not want to be a female imperial physician, but just wants to ask for medical advice. The emperor is a wise king, so is it possible that he will refuse the girl's request?" Qing Huan was not afraid at all, and her attitude was neither humble nor overbearing.
The emperor laughed loudly: "That's right, I feel comfortable physically and mentally in what you said, if you don't allow it, it will be that I don't care about human feelings."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
It seemed that everyone was happy. Although she was born ordinary, she made the emperor look at her differently, and made many concubines care about it—maybe it was because she ate too much delicacies from mountains and seas, and His Majesty suddenly wanted to change his taste
The only one who is not happy is Xuan Zhen. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to ask his father to marry Wen Wen as his wife. Not only did he create a good image of himself as a man who knows how to repay his kindness, but he also let everyone know that he has no intention of the throne, thereby lowering other brothers and even The emperor's wariness. But when Qing Huan interrupted, she made a request to the emperor first, so it would not be good for Xuanzhen to raise it again at this time.
Therefore, after the banquet, he asked Qing Huan: "Okay, you—"
"I know what the lord wants to say." Qing Huan smiled, "You don't have to promise yourself just because of this life-saving grace, it's all a story in a storybook, even though I grew up in the mountains, I'm not a fool , you and I walk together all the way, the lord has no love for men and women to me, on the contrary, it is my transgression that makes the lord compromise, which is not good."
Xuan Zhen choked, he never expected that he had no love for her, he wanted to explain for a while, but he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Qing Huan said again: "Since the emperor allowed me to study in the imperial hospital, then I will not stay in the palace, let alone live with the prince, so as not to be talked about. The few times I called my husband before, I am really ignorant , my lord, forget about it."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xuanzhen's response, he turned around and left, leaving only a faint scent of herbs.
From the very beginning, she didn't intend to get involved in the emotional world of Xuan Zhen and others, because she didn't like these men, as long as the dynasty could continue, who cares who will sit in that seat in the end. What's more, she knows the emperor well, there is no need to stand against the emperor, this is a society where imperial power is supreme, why did she give up the emperor who is in his prime, and help the princes who are not stable
As long as these princes are not allowed to fall in love with the peerless beauty and willingly become one of the other's many men, then the absurd thing of the beauty proclaiming the emperor will not happen. She has lived for so long, and has seen many female emperors, but she has never seen any emperor who relied on a man to win power. What's the point of coming here
To be more precise, Qing Huan did not bet on Xuan Zhen. A person who can deceive his wife for the sake of the throne, and even let his wife die, even if he died warmly, he is not directly responsible, which also shows the misfortune of this person. Knowing that she will die, but still letting her die without any pity, it is really indignant.
Qing Huan didn't have much luggage, and in view of her special status, the emperor granted her permission to not have to salute anyone, and also gave her a token to pass without hindrance. He has never thought about Qing Huan, after all, he is forty years old, although he still likes fresh and delicate girls, Qing Huan's face is not enough to catch up with her, but the emperor never wanted to hit her from the beginning—the reason Without him, he likes delicate and ignorant beauties, who can be rounded and flattened at will. Qing Huan doesn't look easy to fool, and is familiar with medicine, and can even revive dying people. Such a woman, once saved Unruly, he didn't know how he died.
The older I get, the more I fear death.
Qing Huan quickly became a duck to water in the Tai Hospital. What she said about asking for medical skills was of course an excuse, not to mention warming up her own medical skills, but she had already learned better medical skills before, so as soon as she arrived at the Tai The hospital seems to be the leader of this group of old imperial doctors. Most of the imperial doctors are obsessed with medical skills and have no gender distinctions. Qing Huan does not hesitate to teach, so life in the imperial hospital is much happier than being around Xuanzhen.
After rejecting Xuan Zhen, the other party came to find her several times, but each time she was politely rejected by her. After more times, Xuan Zhen also stopped thinking. After all, he was a noble prince, how could he hang himself on this tree, Qing Huan would be happier if he didn't come.
She is waiting for an opportunity. There is never any rush for such things. Before the time comes, she can play to her heart's content and no one can hinder her.
One time, a concubine in the palace suddenly fell ill. Not long after she entered the palace, because of her snow-like skin and extremely thin waist, she was deeply liked by the emperor, and she had been flopping for more than half a month. As a result, news of a serious disease suddenly broke out, and the emperor was furious, but the imperial physicians could not diagnose and treat the cause, and all of them were frowning. According to the posture of the emperor rushing to the crown and turning into a beauty, they are very likely to move their heads.
If he died, how could he learn medical skills from the girl in the future
The emperor ordered all the people from the imperial hospital to go to the palace concubine's bedroom, and Qing Huan naturally grabbed them. The elderly and young people kneeling on the ground were all men, so she was naturally very conspicuous in coarse linen clothes.
The emperor almost forgot about her, but seeing her now, his eyes lit up immediately: "It's warm!"
"The girl is here."
The time has come!
"Come here, come and show my concubine, what's wrong with her? Why is she trembling more than her face is blue and unconscious? I've raised these trash in the hospital for nothing!"
Qing Huan got up from the ground with a smile: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. The imperial physicians have to ask the concubine's pulse through the curtain when they diagnose the disease. Once they encounter a serious illness, it is difficult to detect it immediately. It is really not their fault."
She rolled up her sleeves, suddenly revealing a white jade-like wrist. During this period of time in the imperial hospital, she didn't need to do any rough work, she didn't need to pick or dry the herbs, there were all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas every day, and there was also an imperial doctor in the imperial hospital who was in charge of recuperating the concubines - as a result, she enjoyed them all. So now the calluses on his hands are gone, and his skin is even more white and shiny. Because of his delicate appearance, he actually shows a cool air, not like a person in the world.