General Qin was so angry that he trembled. "You curse your grandfather like this. Do you have any blood relationship in your eyes?"
When the imperial physician came, there was no one from the Qin family guarding his room except the servants.
After the imperial physician examined him, he was shocked and asked, "Old General, where have you been recently? Have you been to the epidemic area?"
"No, I haven't been there." General Qin's expression changed slightly when he heard the imperial physician say this. "Do you suspect that I have contracted an epidemic?"
"The symptoms are the same." The imperial physician said in a deep voice.
"Impossible!" General Qin was very excited. "Did you diagnose the wrong disease?"
"I will prescribe two doses of medicine for you first. If the medicine has no effect, then it is almost certain that the disease is spreading." said the imperial physician.
General Qin asked excitedly: "Did Qin Zhou ask you to say that on purpose?"
The imperial physician was surprised, "General, what do you mean by this? How could General Qin let me say this?"
The imperial physician paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Has the old general ever come into contact with the prince of Zhenguo? He has also contracted the epidemic."
"What?" General Qin was shocked. "He also got the epidemic?"
He remembered that he had met Prince Zhenguo before. Could it be that he was infected by him
When the imperial physician saw his dazed look, he knew that he had come into contact with the Prince of Zhenguo, so the diagnosis was correct.
However, he comforted: "Don't worry too much, old general, take the medicine first."
General Qin was completely stunned. This was something he had never expected.
"Has the old general come into contact with anyone recently?" the imperial physician suddenly asked.
General Qin's face turned pale. Who had he been in contact with recently
Queen Dowager!
That day, he went to the palace to find the Empress Dowager!
Qin Zhou was actually waiting outside. After the imperial physician came out, Qin Zhou asked, "Is it an epidemic?"
The imperial physician said: "General, it can be basically confirmed that it is an epidemic."
Qin Zhou's face turned pale. "The epidemic has not been cured yet!"
"Yes, I heard that the Regent Princess gave the prescription, and the Emperor burned it." said the imperial physician.
Xia Zian!
Qin Zhou was very conflicted. Could he really trust Xia Zian
The words said by Empress Cao, Concubine Yi, and the words said by the officials kept echoing in her mind.
"I will send you back to the palace!" Qin Zhou felt that she had to go to the palace. Empress Cao asked her to go to the palace to ask for permission to go to war, but...
Qin Zhou entered the palace, but did not go to see the emperor, but went to Empress Cao's palace.
When Empress Cao saw her coming, she seemed very happy and asked, "Did your grandfather tell you?"
Qin Zhou looked at her and said, "I said it."
"This is a good opportunity for us. Once you return with military merit, your position will be elevated to a higher level. Our position as the main fighter will be unshakable."
The sides in Beimo are very clearly divided. Qin Zhou is the leader of the pro-war faction, and is known as one of the three great gods of the pro-war faction along with Empress Cao and Prince Zhenguo.
Therefore, Queen Cao believed that Qin Zhou would also seize this opportunity.
"Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now?" Qin Zhou asked instead of answering.
"Prince?" Empress Cao was slightly startled. "Why are you asking this?"
"The prince didn't go to Beimo, right?" Qin Zhou asked.
Empress Cao's face turned cold. "Qin Zhou, you don't need to worry about this. Even if the one who goes to Da Zhou is not the crown prince, he is still a prince, the emperor's son."
"He is the emperor's son, not the queen's son." Qin Zhou frowned, "The queen made me break my promise to Murong Jie and put me in an unjust position."
Empress Cao said coldly, "Unjust? You're telling the enemy generals that it's unjust? As the saying goes, all is fair in war. Although the war has ceased, I believe that the war is still going on. It's just that the ones going to the battlefield are not the soldiers, but you and me, Murong Jie, and the Emperor of the Great Zhou."
"Empress," Qin Zhou seemed very disappointed, and couldn't express his disappointment. "I always thought that the Queen should have some respect for me, but you made me make a promise to the Great Zhou, and then you broke it without even telling me. You made me feel guilty and guilty in front of Murong Jie."
"Why do you feel guilty? Qin Zhou, I don't understand why you have such thoughts. What's wrong with you? Were you bought over by Xia Zian after a trip to Muzhai?" The queen said seriously.
Qin Zhou still didn't answer, "It's the emperor's will that I ask for permission to go to war, right?"
The queen was angry. "Don't worry about whose opinion it is. Just do as I say."
Qin Zhou sat down slowly with a stern look on his face.
Over the years, Qin Zhou has made great military achievements and has been highly valued by the emperor. This is the emperor's favor, but in fact many people know that the emperor also has to rely on the Qin family to consolidate his position.
This was because the people of the Northern Desert were warlike and many of them had ulterior motives, so the emperor naturally felt uneasy sitting on the throne.
However, Qin Zhou always seemed very low-key and had no ambition to show off. This made the emperor and Empress Cao feel that Qin Zhou was a woman after all, not cruel enough, and could be used by them at will.
However, the emperor and empress had always been wrong. She was a woman, but it wasn’t that she wasn’t ruthless enough, she just didn’t want to fight for it.
"The Queen sent someone to assassinate me?" Qin Zhou asked.
Empress Cao was startled. "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I send someone to assassinate you?"
"The people you sent disguised themselves as people from the Great Zhou. Are you trying to frame Murong Jie?" Qin Zhou said coldly.
Empress Cao's eyes were filled with anger. "You are talking nonsense!"
But I was secretly surprised in my heart. How did she know? Those people haven't taken any action yet!
"It doesn't matter if the Queen doesn't admit it. I don't intend to pursue this matter. Please tell the Emperor that I will not return to the battlefield until the epidemic is eradicated."
Qin Zhou said this and walked away.
This was the first time she was so disrespectful to Queen Cao, and Queen Cao could hardly believe Qin Zhou's transformation.
On the other side, Murong Jie was on his way to Huicheng, and General Long was already in Huicheng.
"Your Highness, the killers are back." Su Qing rode his horse to catch up and said.
Murong Jie curled his lips, "Well, okay, what's Qin Zhou's reaction?"
"She really thinks she is the Queen's person." Su Qing smiled.
"Well, her thoughts are confused and she will make wrong judgments." Murong Jie said.
Prince Qi smiled and said, "Brother Murong really understands Qin Zhou."
"It's not about understanding Qin Zhou, it's about understanding people's hearts." Murong Jie smiled conceitedly, but then he became a little discouraged, "But, no matter how capable I am, wasn't I also tricked by you, King Qi?"
"You're still talking about this." Prince Qi smiled guiltily, "It's all in the past, don't mention it, don't mention it."
"We'll have to settle this in the future." Murong Jie glanced at him. Count? Count? After everything is settled, this will be his bargaining chip to force King Qi to make concessions.
Prince Qi looked at Murong Jie who was full of confidence, but he was actually unsure, because old General Long no longer asked about the affairs of the court. He had been there several times before, but old General Long had never seen him. This time, the martial arts competition was for a son-in-law for their grandson, and if they went and made trouble, they would probably anger old General Long, and the situation would be bad.
"By the way, Prince Qi, what did you do to the prince?" Su Qing asked.
(End of this chapter)