The imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty had countless concubines, some favored and some not favored, and Wang Xiuyi was the latter.
Qingguan saluted and raised his head, taking the opportunity to look at her. He felt that the woman in front of him looked somewhat familiar. With an oval face, willow eyebrows, and a small cherry mouth, she must have been a beautiful woman when she was young.
Liu Zhaoyu said respectfully: "Empress, please!"
Wang Xiuyi smiled lightly and stretched out his hand lazily.
Liu Zhaoyu put on a handkerchief to check his pulse, lowered his eyes for a long time, and whispered: "The humidity is heavy and the kidney qi is deficient, so the menstrual blood is irregular. I'm afraid the sunflower water will be delayed by another ten days."
Wang Xiuyi sighed softly: "You were right."
Liu Zhaoyu stood up, looked back, smiled at Qingguan and said, "Female Doctor Gu is also here for a consultation."
Qing Guan nodded slightly, stepped forward, lifted up her robe, knelt down, removed the veil, and placed her fingers on her pulse. The result of pulse diagnosis was exactly as Liu Zhaoyu said.
She stood up and said, "What medicines do you usually use?"
Liu Zhaoyu took out a piece of paper from his arms and said, "This is the prescription I usually prescribe."
Qingguan took a serious look, her eyes showed appreciation, and turned around and said: "My Lady, this prescription is extremely accurate. There is no need to re-prescribe it. Just follow this prescription and it will be effective."
Wang Xiuyi slowly raised his eyes, as if he was not worried about his condition, and said with a smile: "Dr. Gu's maternal grandfather's family, is it the Qian family?"
"Exactly."
"If I remember correctly, I used to use Imperial Physician Qian's medicine frequently."
Qingguan's beautiful eyebrows moved and she just smiled.
Wang Xiuyi looked at her and said, "What do you think about adding some epimedium?"
"Absolutely not!"
Liu Zhaoyu refuted it without hesitation, "Madam, epimedium is an aphrodisiac. How can women take it?"
When Qingguan heard the medicine, his eyes flashed slightly. Half a year ago, the emperor fell into a coma, and this flavor was added to the spices.
Wang Xiuyi frowned and said with a smile: "You can't add medicine, how about using acupuncture? I heard that female doctors use needles to lift and drop needles, no one can do it. Even the emperor's serious illness was saved by female doctors using needles. I don't know." Will the effect be faster?”
Another glint flashed in Qingguan's eyes. She bit her lip and immediately smiled and said, "Okay. Doctor Liu, please wait for me outside."
When a woman performs needlework, she will take off her outer garments, so Liu Zhaoyu moved to the outside room.
Qingguan looked at the palace attendants who were standing quietly around him and said, "Please move away from me, while Qingguan performs the acupuncture. I don't like anyone around."
Wang Xiuyi's eyebrows became more arched, and she raised her jade hand. After a moment, all the people in the palace dispersed.
Qingguan suppressed her throat and coughed, "If you have something to say, please speak directly."
"Doctor Gu is really smart."
Qingguan smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty's hint is so obvious. If I can't hear it anymore, I'll be betraying your Majesty."
Wang Xiuyi stood up slowly, walked to Qing Guan, and said with a faint smile: "The female doctor is not only smart, but also bold, and she has the demeanor of a wealthy family member."
Qingguan was silent.
She couldn't tell whether it was friend or foe, so all she could do was wait patiently. In this deep palace, trusting someone easily is as fatal as offending someone easily.
Wang Xiuyi laughed to herself, "I want to make a deal with Dr. Gu."
"Please say."
"I have an old friend who is seriously ill. I would like to ask Dr. Gu to give me a consultation."
As soon as the word "submission" came out, Qingguan knew that this patient was anything but ordinary. She thought about it carefully and said, "Who is Xiu Yi's old friend?"
Wang Xiuyi pursed her lips and said, "Chu Yun, the eldest son of the Chu family."
Chu Yun
Gu Qingguan was stunned for a long time before he remembered that this person was the eldest son of Chu Lei, the Minister of Household Affairs who was raided due to the Chu Jieyu incident half a year ago. After the Chu family was confiscated, the case was not determined, and the Chu family was imprisoned in prison, waiting to be punished.
"He has been weak since he was a child. Half a year in jail has reached his limit. Who would have thought that he would be caught in a fire and a robber again, and he would not be able to live in peace for a moment. If he delays it any longer, he may not be able to survive for ten days."
Qingguan's eyes fell outside the window sill. The scorching sun outside the window gave her a chill. It is definitely not a good thing for a palace lady to know so clearly about foreign men.
"Although it is Qingwan's duty to treat illnesses and save people, Qingwan is just a person who is in trouble..."
"If you wish, I will have my family support the Wise King."
Wang Xiuyi's voice was very soft, but it sounded like thunder in Qingguan's ears.
The Wang family in Henan has been a famous family since the previous dynasty. In the seventeenth year of the late emperor's reign, he opened a new school to recruit scholars, and personally tested the policy and asked questions. The first person to be admitted was a son of the Wang family.
In the fifth year of Baoqing's reign, Wang Ran, the eldest son of the prince, joined the cabinet as an assistant, and his prestige was second only to Shi Minwei's father Shi Zhiyuan.
Although Wang Xiuyi was not a direct descendant of the Wang family, she was still a member of the Wang family, and she was an uncle-nephew relationship with Wang Ran by a few houses apart.
Wang Ran was a person whom Qingguan had heard a little about in his previous life, but he was not as good as Wei Guan. He had already done an excellent job in poetry and prose. This person believes in the golden mean, has always been wise and cautious, and has been an official for many years. He has neither great achievements nor major faults. He is a smart man.
She calmed down and looked at Wang Xiuyi with watery eyes.
"Why do you want to be far away from me?"
Wang Xiuyi's distant uncle came to the cabinet and insisted that if Chu Yun was to be rescued, he would be the first choice. If it was just about treating illnesses, then Liu Zhaoyu's medical skills could completely handle it.
What kind of person Wang Xiuyi is, it is clear as soon as he hears it. A trace of sadness lingers on his pampered face, "The higher the official position of the Wang family, the less courageous he becomes. Doctor Gu, I don't ask for much, I just want him to live." "
Qingguan understood immediately. It seems that Wang Xiuyi wants to save both people and lives. His request is not too high, but his ambition is not too small.
"Your Majesty, Qingguan can only treat illnesses, not save people."
Wang Xiuyi smiled and shook his head, "Female Doctor Gu, you are able to leave the Gu Mansion and stand beside the Emperor at such a young age. This ability is definitely not available to anyone. What's more, there is a Jiang family behind the female doctor."
Gu Qingguan's eyes flashed, and he frowned slightly and said: "Nu Qingwan, let me say something disrespectful. Since the Wang family is timid, what is the use of the wise king?"
Wang Xiuyi took a long breath, with a smile in his voice, "Although I am timid, I still have to fight for the glory and wealth of the Wang family. If I don't fight now, it will be too late. I am a shallow woman like this. What a man can see clearly, my good uncle will never see clearly.”
Qingguan was slightly shocked.
Who in the palace of the heart is shallow? With your careful calculation, you not only saved Chu Yun, but also fell to Zhao Jingyan's sect with one foot, killing two birds with one stone.
"Have you ever worried that if you go wrong in this fight, your entire family will be wiped out?"
Wang Xiuyi let out a long sigh and said: "Life is like a chess game. You need to be careful every step of the way, but you also need to be able to see the fire clearly. I am willing to bet on the wise king."
Qingguan calmed down and said, "Can you tell me the truth, who is this Chu Yun?"
Wang Xiuyi was stunned for a long time and said softly: "He is not someone of mine. I only have a one-time relationship with him."
Qingguan looked at the wealthy woman in front of him with interest.
Although she didn't like to pry into people's privacy, she really couldn't imagine how someone with whom she only met once could make Wang Xiuyi sacrifice his body to find her.
"Your Majesty, let me think about it for a day or two."
Wang Xiuyi asked anxiously, "Can the female doctor hurry up? His body can't wait."
After walking out of the palace, Liu Zhaoyu came up to him and said with a playful smile: "Gu Qingwan, I'll treat you to dinner at Zuixianju."
Qingguan smiled lightly and said meaningfully: "It is indeed worthy of invitation."
Liu Zhaoyu scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Why, are you in trouble?"
"What do you think?" Gu Qingwan raised his eyebrows.
"Hey... wait for me to get off, let's talk while walking."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young chamberlain hurried forward and said, "Mr. Gu, the emperor is ill, please go and get a pulse quickly."
Qingguan's face changed slightly, and she smiled bitterly at Liu Zhaoyu and said, "It seems that it will only happen next time."
A moment.
The chamberlain led Qing Guan into the imperial study, but saw Eunuch Li looking around at the door. When he saw someone coming, his face relaxed and he said hurriedly: "Female Doctor Gu, hurry, hurry, the emperor's chest is tight."
Qing Guan nodded and was about to enter when he heard a crisp sound coming from inside the room. His steps faltered and he looked at Eunuch Li with puzzled eyes.
"Is there anyone in the study?"
Eunuch Li hurriedly said: "The wise king is here."
Qingguan was quiet for a moment and said, "I'd better wait for a while before going in."
"What are you waiting for, female doctor? The body of an emperor and the dignity of thousands of people cannot wait for a moment."
Gu Qingguan glanced at him suspiciously before entering.
In the imperial study room, the atmosphere was a bit solemn. Emperor Baoqing put his hand on his forehead and sat on the dragon chair with a slightly tired look on his face.
In front of the dragon case, the wise king was dressed in a cloud-dragon crimson brocade robe, with a square heart-shaped collar, a gold and jade belt around his waist, and a sash on his side. He stood with his head bowed. When he saw Qing Guan coming in, his eyes lit up and his gaze fell on her face. Don't move away anymore.
Gu Qingguan glanced at the memorial at the feet of the wise king, and sneered in his heart. He looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose. He stepped forward like an old monk in trance and said in a low voice: "Qingguan, please take the emperor's pulse."
Emperor Baoqing waved his hand, without any expression on his face. He didn't even bother to respond and opened the memorial to review.
Qingguan had been with Emperor Baoqing for many months. Just by looking at this situation, he knew that he was angry.
Why? His eyes fell on a few memorials in front of the imperial case. Qingguan glanced at them and lowered his head.
Eunuch Li moved his lips a few times but didn't dare to speak. For a moment, the huge study room was silent.
A burst of medicinal fragrance hit his nostrils, and the wise king moved his nose and looked at it with the corners of his eyes.
This woman is unparalleled in her fairness and beauty. Compared with her, those in the house are colorless. Slightly a year older, her stature has grown a lot. Such a delicate and pretty person is a pleasure to look at if she returns to her heart; if she doesn't return to her heart, she will easily become an enemy.
After all, she was a bit reluctant to let go. If she could die and sin under him, she would be so ecstatic. A smile appeared on the corner of the wise king's lips.
After a long time, Emperor Baoqing straightened his body and said: "Step back, don't forget your sense of propriety."
"Yes, Father!" The wise king hurriedly knelt down and worshiped.
Qingguan just raised his head at this moment, knelt forward again, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Qingguan is asking for a doctor."
Emperor Baoqing took a deep breath, nodded and said, "I've been having a headache recently. Is there any way the female doctor can cure it?"
"Rong Qingwan checks the pulse first."
After saying nothing, he put his fingers up to support him. After a while, he said: "The emperor has worked too hard these days and is afraid of insomnia. If he wants to cure it, the only way is to use acupuncture."
Emperor Baoqing waved his hand, "I'm old and can't bear the pain. But there are other ways."
Qingguan thought for a while and said, "My grandfather taught my mother a set of massage techniques before he was alive. The emperor didn't want to give it a try." When Eunuch Li heard this, he raised his head in shock and winked at Qingguan, signaling her not to mention it again. Regarding the Qian family.