"Please calm down, mother. Don't get sick from anger because of her. Your son will go and scold her soon." The emperor comforted the empress dowager.
"We need to talk to her. She is such a brainless person." The Queen Mother suddenly thought of something and asked, "Why are you here at this hour?"
It is not yet time for the emperor to enter the harem. Usually at this time, the emperor is still in the Qinzheng Hall processing memorials or summoning his ministers to discuss state affairs.
The emperor could not tell the queen mother the truth, and if he told the truth, the queen mother would only be more angry, so he lied, "Lady Gao saw that my mother was angry, so she asked the eunuch to invite me over."
Gao Yanyun, who was standing aside, twitched her lips slightly. She didn't do this.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Yan Yun is still considerate."
Well, Gao Yanyun has no choice but to take the credit.
The emperor comforted the empress dowager with a few more words, then left Fushou Palace and went to Qiyuan Palace.
When the empress heard the eunuch announce that the emperor had arrived, she was stunned. Why did the emperor come to Qiyuan Palace at this time
The Emperor had already arrived at the palace gate. The Empress had no time to put on her makeup, so she hurried out with her palace maids to greet him.
The queen, not wearing the queen's attire and with heavy makeup on, looked less majestic and more delicate, just like the queen when the emperor first met her.
There were three candidates in the selection that year, and the emperor personally chose the daughter of Duke Sui.
The couple had been in love, had spent time together under the moonlight, and had made vows to each other.
But as the emperor had more and more women, the emperor and the empress gradually drifted apart, and the tenderness and affection they once had were no longer there.
Today's Queen reminded the Emperor of the past. He couldn't help but want to relive the dream, so he pulled the Queen and went to the bedroom.
The queen is the mother of a country, she must be dignified and polite, how could she do that with him during the day, "Your Majesty, you can't do this, it's against etiquette."
"Husband and wife should respect each other and act in accordance with etiquette and law." The emperor hugged the queen and was about to kiss her.
The queen struggled in his arms, "Your Majesty, no, no."
Her resistance spoiled the emperor's mood.
"Boring!" The emperor turned away.
Seeing the emperor leave angrily, the trusted female official hurried into the palace and advised the queen: "Your Majesty, why don't you obey His Majesty?"
"I am the queen, not one of those concubines who flatter and obey Your Majesty blindly." The queen said angrily.
The trusted female official lowered her head and dared not say anything more.
The emperor came out of Qiyuan Palace and got on the dragon sedan chair, "Let's go to Jingming Palace."
Concubine Wu of Jingming Palace has always been warm and considerate.
Just on the way to Jingming Palace, the emperor met the lady Yu Caiping who was picking flowers with a basket.
She was wearing a pink palace dress and had her hair tied up in a bun, which made her look charming and pretty.
When she saluted the emperor, the fair neck that was just exposed made the emperor feel itchy immediately.
Concubine Wu was intercepted, and the emperor took her to the nearby viewing tower and accomplished the goal.
Yu Caiping was also successfully promoted from an eighth-rank lady to a sixth-rank talent, a promotion of three levels in a row, and was granted the right to live in Zhufangyuan of Dehe Palace.
Upon learning that her arch-enemy Yu Caiping's position was the same as hers, Su Wanyang became so angry that her stomach ached and she urgently summoned the imperial physician to take her pulse.
The mess in the palace had no impact on Jiang Changning's daily life.
Two days later, I heard two pieces of good news: one was that Zhuang Qingchan was pregnant, and the other was that Zhuang Qingmei was pregnant.
Jiang Changning, who was practicing calligraphy, said without even looking up: "Prepare two gifts as per the old custom and send them over to express congratulations."
"The Princess of Yu has sent you an invitation to attend the flower viewing banquet in three days." Shu Fei continued
April is a good time to enjoy flowers, but Zhao Xifang was pregnant, and holding a flower-viewing banquet at this time made people inexplicably feel that there was some conspiracy.
I don't remember in which TV show I saw a concubine using a child she couldn't keep to frame someone.
Stay away from pregnant women to stay safe.
I can't go to this flower-viewing banquet.
"Reply and tell them that I am ill and cannot go."
"It's okay, I just said it casually. I know I was wrong and I won't do it again, Aunt Xiulan." Jiang Changning smiled at Xiulan flatteringly, "Please ask the imperial physician to come into the mansion and check my pulse."
We have to act out the whole play and not let Zhao Xifang catch us.
"Not only should we ask the imperial physician to consult the princess, but we should also ask him to prescribe coptis chinensis and sophora flavescens for her and boil coptis chinensis and sophora flavescens soup for her to drink." Xiulan said.
Jiang Changning wailed, "No need for that. Medicine is poisonous, and I'm not sick."
"The princess herself said she was unwell, so how could she not take medicine?" Xiulan said seriously.
"Drink, drink, drink. Sophora flavescens clears away heat, and Coptis chinensis relieves fire. They are most suitable for drinking in summer. Boil a big pot and we can drink it together." Jiang Changning said with a grin.
"Princess, please enjoy this good thing alone. I won't need it." The three maids scattered.
"They are all a bunch of heartless guys." Jiang Changning laughed and cursed.
Zhao Xifang, who received the reply from the Prince of Jin's Mansion, touched her slightly bulging belly and ordered her servants, "Go and ask if the Princess of Jin has summoned the imperial physician."
She didn't believe that Jiang Changning was ill by such a coincidence.
Just as her people were inquiring, Prince Jin's Mansion took a letter to the Imperial Medical Bureau to invite the imperial physician.
Although Doctor Xue had just entered the palace a few days ago to check the pulse of the Concubine Dowager, Jiang Changning, and Princess Kang Ren, he came to the Prince of Jin's Palace carrying his medicine box when someone from the palace asked for him.
When he entered the yard, he saw Princess Jin, who, according to the servants, was dizzy and lying in bed.
Princess Jin was standing in the corridor, teasing the parrot with great energy.
Doesn't this look like he's sick
Doctor Xue immediately understood that the Princess of Jin was pretending to be sick. He knew how to diagnose her pulse today.
"Your humble servant greets Princess Jin and pays his respects to her." Imperial Physician Xue bowed deeply as a gesture of greeting.
"Master Xue, there is no need to be so polite. Please take a seat in the hall." Jiang Changning politely led the man into the small hall.
After sitting down in the small hall, the maid brought tea.
Doctor Xue drank a few sips of tea before he asked with a smile, "I wonder what's wrong with the princess?"
"I've eaten too many walnuts, peanuts, and melon seeds these days, and I feel a little irritated." Jiang Changning clenched his right fist and coughed twice. "I don't really want to eat, but I have a poor appetite."
Since he explained it so clearly, Doctor Xue should know what illness she has, right
"Princess, please stick out your tongue so I can see it."
Jiang Changning followed his instructions and stuck out his tongue.
Doctor Xue took one look and said, "The tongue is red with little coating. Princess, you have excessive internal heat. I will check your pulse again."
As he said this, he took out the pulse pillow.
Xiulan took it and put it on the table.
Jiang Changning put his hand on it, and Xiulan covered her exposed wrist with a handkerchief.
Doctor Xue examined Jiang Changning's pulse through the handkerchief and said, "The princess' pulse is floating on the skin, like wood floating on water. The pulse is rapid and floating, indicating heat on the surface, which is a symptom of deficiency fire."
He is worthy of being an imperial physician who often travels around the palaces. Look at his medical skills, and look at his ability to lie with open eyes!
"Thank you, Lord Xue, for prescribing some medicine for me." Jiang Changning sighed. He really didn't want to take the medicine.
Doctor Xue wrote the prescription and added, "You can drink this medicine or not. Princess, just drink more water and eat less food that will make you get angry."
Jiang Changning smiled, "Thank you, Master Xue. Xiulan, please send Master Xue out."
Xiulan sent Doctor Xue to the gate of the hospital and gave him a generous reward.
Chunlai sent Doctor Xue to Yimen and met Prince Jin who had just returned from outside.
(End of this chapter)