First it was indigestion, then cold, which really wasn't a big deal, but now it has turned out like this. The palace doctors are all very skilled, so it's impossible that they didn't notice it and caused such a big disaster, right
No wonder the imperial physician just seen was walking around in a restless manner. The emperor has already expressed his extreme importance to this matter, so they dare not slack off.
Qu Moying pointed to the fragrance in the incense burner and said, "What kind of fragrance are these? The Concubine Dowager is not feeling well, so it's better to circulate the air."
After taking a look, Nanny Yan said, "This is the incense distributed by the palace. The Concubine Dowager has always liked it very much. She has been feeling unwell these past few days, so she ordered a few more sticks. Isn't this incense not very good?"
"It's not bad, but people who are old and sick should use less of this kind of incense. Who knows if this kind of incense contains ingredients that conflict with the medicine used by the Concubine Dowager."
Qu Moying said.
Her words reminded Madam Yan, who nodded repeatedly, then turned back to look at Concubine Qu and asked, "What does the Concubine Queen mean?"
"Just withdraw!" Concubine Qu nodded with her eyes half closed.
A palace maid came over and took away the lit incense burner. Qu Moying glanced at Yu Dong. Yu Dong took two steps forward and seemed a little reckless to pass by the palace maid, but accidentally bumped into the palace maid who came over to take the incense burner.
After the two collisions, the palace maid's hands went limp and the incense burner in her hands fell to the ground.
The sound of the incense burner falling to the ground startled everyone, even Concubine Qu opened her eyes and looked over.
Qu Moying frowned slightly: "Yudong, why don't you apologize to the Queen Mother!"
Yu Dong knelt down hurriedly: "Please forgive me, Madam Concubine."
Kneeling down with her, the maid from Concubine Qu's palace also knelt down and begged for mercy. The maid was secretly angry. If it weren't for Yu Dong, a maid who had just entered the palace and didn't know the rules, how could such a disaster happen? But she didn't dare to take the initiative to defend herself.
Concubine Qu didn't have much strength left, so she waved her hand at them, indicating that they should give up.
Yudong and the palace maid stood up and handled the incense burner carefully. The burning incense had broken and a piece fell to the ground. When Yudong helped to clean up, he put this piece into his sleeve. The palace maid held the incense burner tightly and cleaned up the rest of the ashes.
Neither of them dared to speak, but they were quick and efficient and soon finished the job. The palace maid retreated quietly. Yu Dong stood behind Qu Moying in a panic, not daring to move.
Qu Qiuyan looked at Yu Dong sarcastically. As expected, the master was incompetent and so was this maid. She looked like she came from a small family. She must have been so flustered and ignorant of the rules that she disturbed the Dowager Concubine here.
Ignoring Yu Dong, who was not a shameful girl, Qu Qiuyan looked at the bowl of medicine on the table, stood up and asked softly, "Madam Concubine Dowager, do you want medicine?"
Concubine Qu shook her head. She really didn't want to drink the medicine, otherwise she wouldn't have left it here for a while.
"Your Highness, you must take good care of yourself if you are not feeling well. How can you get better without taking medicine?" Qu Qiuyan said in a more gentle manner, with obvious concern on her face, her hand already on the medicine bowl.
Concubine Qu frowned. She didn't want to take the medicine at all. She looked up at Qu Qiuyan with a hint of displeasure and irritation in her eyes. She had been ill for so long and was already very upset.
"Don't bring it to me." The concubine turned around and gave Qu Qiuyan her back, leaving her there.
Qu Qiuyan was stunned. She didn't expect Concubine Qu to be so disrespectful to her. Her face turned blue and white, and she was extremely embarrassed. If this was not the palace, she would have pushed the bowl away and turned away.
But she still had her senses and knew that this was the palace and this person was Concubine Qu. She gritted her teeth and calmly put down the medicine bowl, as if she didn't notice the embarrassment that Concubine Qu had caused her.
"Madam Concubine, don't use the medicine for the time being." Qu Moying smiled and comforted the Concubine.
The concubine looked like a willful child when she was sick, and she would get easily annoyed when her way was not given.
After hearing what Qu Moying said, the concubine turned her body slightly, and a palace servant helped her turn over.
"Has Her Majesty had breakfast today?" Qu Moying raised her eyes and looked at Nanny Yan.
Nanny Yan shook her head with a worried look on her face: "I haven't used it yet. The Concubine Dowager said that it can't be used anymore. I don't have much appetite and don't want to eat anything."
Taking medicine specifically will hurt the spleen and stomach, and indeed one will have no appetite. Qu Moying himself has taken a lot of medicine and has a lot of experience in this. He also knows that what the concubine hates most now is taking medicine, and the word she is most unwilling to hear is taking medicine.
Her watery eyes turned slightly, and she suggested with a smile, "Does the Concubine want to go for a walk?"
"I can't walk!" The Concubine Dowager sighed. She really wanted to go out for a walk, but her legs and feet were so weak that she couldn't walk at all.
"Just walk around here and look out the window. When I came in just now, I saw a flower blooming over there. I don't know what kind it is, but it's very beautiful." Qu Moying pointed to the window. The window was still half-closed, and the view outside the window could not be seen from the bed.
"The flowers outside the window are blooming?" Concubine Qu thought about it, seemed to remember something, and said in surprise.
"Yes, it has bloomed. Although it is not very big, it is half-curled and looks more beautiful. I also want to ask the Concubine Dowager what kind of flower it is. It is so beautiful." Qu Moying said with a smile.
After hearing what she said, the Concubine Dowager perked up, held the hand of a palace maid, sat up with difficulty, and pointed to the window.
A palace maid came over and put a cloak on her, then helped her to the window, tremblingly. The window was lifted up a little, and a fresh breeze blew in, diluting the smell of incense inside. Every breath made people feel refreshed. Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan followed Concubine Qu and went there together.
There was indeed a pot of flowers under the window, the only one, and it was not very big. Qu Moying did see it when he came in just now. Judging from the appearance of the flower, it was one that was carefully cared for. The half-curled flower had only half of its leaves opened, revealing a bit of freshness. It looked like it should be a type of chrysanthemum, but Qu Moying couldn't recognize which kind it was for a moment.
Looking at these half-rolled petals, they must have happened in the past few days. The Concubine Dowager must have never seen them before.
There aren't many things that the Concubine Dowager is interested in right now, but she takes good care of this pot of flowers, and even before the flowers bloom, it will definitely attract her attention.
Concubine Qu looks very optimistic, but she is actually listless and seems to care nothing about anything. She looks like she is waiting to die, which is actually not a good sign.
If a person has lost the desire to live, then this situation is really hopeless.
Let her spirit recover first, and then use appropriate medicine, the effect will be much better. Qu Moying himself can be said to be a good doctor after suffering from illness for a long time, and in this respect he is really similar to King Wei Pei Qingmin.
Sure enough, seeing the half-opened flowers, the concubine's spirits improved a lot. She pulled Qu Moying and chattered about the habits of this flower. Finally, under Qu Moying's persuasion, she returned to the bed to rest. This toss and turn made Concubine Qu feel more energetic and she felt hungry.
He looked up at Nanny Yan and said, "Bring me a bowl of porridge."
Nanny Yan responded and retreated. Qu Moying reached out and touched the medicine bowl. In fact, the medicine had already gone cold and could not be drunk anymore. She asked the palace maid to take the medicine away and boil a new one.
After a while, the porridge and medicine were delivered.
After Qu Moying served Concubine Qu half a bowl of porridge, he took the medicine bowl and said with a smile, "Madam Concubine, you should take the medicine now. You must take this medicine. If you don't take it, how can your body get better!"
Qu Qiuyan sneered at the side. She had just said the same thing to Concubine Qu, but in return she turned her back on her. She didn't believe this.
This time Concubine Qu will not react, she wants to see how embarrassed Qu Moying will be.
He might even knock over the bowl, after all, his was one and Qu Moying's was two.
It's even more annoying to follow suit!
"The medicine is of little use." Concubine Qu, who had just regained some energy, sighed.
"How can it be useless? Madam Concubine, if you walk around a bit, eat some snacks, and then take some medicine, the effect will definitely be much better. I just checked Madam Concubine's pulse, and it's still good. It's just that her spirits are not good, her mood is not good, and she is very lazy. In fact, it's not a big deal. As long as you feel better, it's not a problem."
Qu Moying comforted her with a smile. Her little face with a pointed chin revealed under her veil looked particularly small, but she spoke in such a serious manner that it was really interesting.
It's like a child pretending to be an adult. You can see that she is trying hard to express herself, but she lacks some momentum.
Concubine Qu smiled. This child was likable no matter how he spoke or acted. Seeing that this child sincerely wanted to get better, she did not refuse anymore and reached out to take the bowl of medicine from Qu Moying's hand. The medicine was not hot now, so she tasted it and drank it in big gulps.
When Concubine Qu finished drinking, Qu Moying hurriedly reached out to take it, and a palace maid came over to serve Concubine Qu with a handkerchief.
Qu Qiuyan was so angry that her nose almost smoked. She had clearly advised her before, but the old concubine just didn't take it seriously and even looked at her coldly. Now she was smiling at Qu Moying, as if she liked him very much. The handkerchief in her hand was almost crumpled to pieces, but she didn't dare to get angry.
Only by lowering his head did he gradually retract his jealousy.
"You girl, you are just lying to me! How can it be so easy to cure? If it were really easy, the imperial doctors wouldn't be so anxious." Concubine Qu sighed and blamed with a smile.
But even if she was lying, Concubine Qu thought it was a good thing!
The old concubine could tell at a glance whether a man was sincere to her or not. After being in the palace for so long, she could always tell who was sincere and who was fake.
If she didn't have this ability, she wouldn't be the only old concubine left in the palace.
"My Lady Concubine, I'm not lying to you. It's really fine! My Lady Concubine knows that I was not in good health before. I almost went blind, but I got better slowly. I've become a good doctor after years of illness. I know some simple medical knowledge. The imperial doctors didn't think it was good at first, so they probably didn't dare to give my Lady Concubine medicine. They could only nurse her slowly. Although this method is a little slower, it's more appropriate."
Qu Moying said softly.
Concubine Qu nodded repeatedly after hearing this. After thinking about it, she felt that it was indeed the case. It was also a common practice in the palace that the imperial doctors did not dare to use particularly strong medicines, for fear that something serious would happen. It was safer to use the medicine slowly.
It seems that I am not really that bad!
Of course it would be best if she could not die. Her life is not bad now. She does not have to fight with others. She lives quietly in a corner of the palace, eats well and sleeps well. From time to time, she can see girls that catch her eye. Who would want to die for no reason
Thinking of this, all the anxiety in her heart disappeared and she felt much better. She chatted and laughed with Qu Moying. Qu Qiuyan tried to interrupt them several times but was not able to get a chance to do so. She felt resentful and angry, but she did not dare to move. She could only stand aside and listen to them talking.
Finally, Concubine Qu was tired and wanted to rest for a while. Two imperial doctors came in to take her pulse. Qu Moying took a look and found that one of them was an acquaintance, namely Doctor Zhang whom she met first. Next to him was another imperial doctor. After nodding to Doctor Zhang, Qu Moying took Yu Dong out.
Qu Qiuyan also stood up politely and retreated outside the hall.
Both of them knew that they could not stay and interfere with the imperial physician's treatment of Concubine Qu.
"Was that Doctor Zhang just now?" Qu Qiuyan asked as soon as she arrived outside the hall. She had just met Doctor Zhang.