An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

The rain was not heavy. Listening to the rustle of the rain hitting the banana leaves outside the window, An Lingrong tossed and turned to sleep uneasily. The weather was a bit cold, not as good as last night when Chun Changzai and Wan Changzai warmed the bed. The colder the night, the colder it became. She used her toes to tickle the hot foot pot that Baojuan had placed on her bed before going to bed. She slept lightly and slept through the night.

The next day, An Lingrong went to Suiyuxuan to find Zhen Huan. She was sure that Dr. Wen would definitely come today.

Doctor Wen will appear at Suiyuxuan every two days and on the third day. Even if Zhen Huan is fine, he will come and check her pulse.

An Lingrong thought about it, how could he convince Imperial Physician Wen? Zhang Xiaolong from the Tai Hospital is older than Dr. Wen, and Zhang Xiaolong has always been responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of Concubine Duan. This time, a different person suddenly came to diagnose and treat Concubine Duan. Concubine Duan should not care, but she was afraid that Zhang Xiaolong was secretly dissatisfied. That's not right.

An Lingrong watched Doctor Wen carefully examine Zhen Huan's body and said, "Is Sister Wan's body okay?"

Doctor Wen nodded and said: "Wan Changzai's body is not seriously injured, he just suffered a little shock, and he has almost recovered now."

Zhen Huan said: "Mr. Wen, do you have any prescriptions that can make me sick longer without affecting the basic constitution of the body?"

Dr. Wen was puzzled: "Why are you doing this? All the young masters who entered the palace are not hoping that they will be in good health and be able to serve the emperor as soon as possible. You are doing the opposite. How can anyone hope that they are in bad health?"

For some reason, An Lingrong's body trembled, and an unexpected thought arose from the bottom of his heart.

She immediately rejected her idea: Impossible, absolutely impossible! Which harem woman doesn't expect to be favored by the emperor and be in a good position?

Zhen Huan said: "Which harem woman doesn't want the emperor's favor? It must be a lie! I think so too, but when I think of the emperor's favor like a sharp knife hanging above my head, I feel shuddering and can't sleep peacefully every night. .”

Dr. Wen said earnestly: "At the beginning, I asked the young master to carefully consider entering the palace. This is a decision made by the young master after careful consideration. Now that he has decided, there is no turning back! Has the young master ever thought about it, if he does not fight for favor? , I am helpless and alone in this harem. In the end, everyone is a swordsman and I am a fish. In this harem, what we compete for is the favor of the emperor, but in essence, what we compete for is the power of life and death. You must think twice before acting~ "

An Lingrong was silent, and so was Zhen Huan.

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and An Lingrong was the first to break the silence: "Yesterday, Concubine Duan suddenly fell ill. Dr. Zhang Xiaolong went to see her, but he didn't see her illness. I was thinking, there are still doctors from Tai's Hospital in this world?" Is it a difficult and complicated disease that the imperial doctor cannot diagnose? Doctor Zhang kept shaking his head and said that he has been treating Concubine Duan for so many years, but he just can’t diagnose the reason. I’m surprised. Doctor Wen, do you think this Doctor Zhang has something? What secret is he hiding from Concubine Duan, or is he really unable to diagnose the cause of the disease, or does he not want to diagnose it at all?"

I learned from Imperial Physician Wen that the imperial hospital has rules. Each person has a medical record book. The imperial physician in charge of Concubine Duan is Zhang Xiaolong. Generally, there will be no change of diagnosis and treatment without special reasons.

When everyone adds up, there are only two causes of Concubine Duan's illness:

Her health was too poor and she couldn't afford to take medicine. If she wanted to recover, she had to take medicine, and her condition was prone to recurrence.

Either, someone close to Concubine Duan gave her a chronic poison, which is difficult to detect and cannot be diagnosed by the imperial doctor, but over time, it will wear down her body.

"However, last time I took advantage of Dr. Zhang's visit to Cining Palace and inspected Concubine Duan's palace, but no suspicious items were found. The possibility of being poisoned can be ruled out initially."

"Then, An Changzai, what about Concubine Duan's meals? Is it possible that someone was tampering with it? What if someone closest to her did it?" Dr. Wen asked.

An Lingrong shook his head and denied: "I have checked the diet of Concubine Duan. Before she eats it, every food is tasted by the food tasting nun in the palace. Before trying it, the nun will use a silver needle to test the poison. She went there one after another. Two times, nothing unusual was found.”

This also aroused the curiosity of Imperial Physician Wen. Imperial Physician Wen was also a person who liked to study, and he couldn't help but have the idea of ​​​​observing Concubine Duan's condition.

Imperial Physician Wen thought about it again and again and said: "Imperial Physician Zhang's qualifications are higher than those of the ministers. In order to avoid attracting the attention of others and the speculation of Imperial Physician Zhang, there is only one way to let Concubine Duan know the time. At a certain point in time, Zhang Xiaolong will go out." I have free time while practicing medicine, and I happen to have time as a minister. At this time, I say that Concubine Duan's condition is urgent, and I can go to check on Concubine Duan's condition. I can't be too anxious about this matter."

An Lingrong nodded. She felt relieved if Dr. Wen could agree to this.

An Lingrong stayed in Suiyuxuan for a while and then returned to Cuihe Hall. Qin Yueyue came up to him mysteriously and said, "My lord, do you know whose sign the emperor turned over last night?"

An Lingrong tapped her forehead with his fingertips and said, "What's the point of showing off? If you have anything to say, just say it."

Qin Sanyue said: "I heard that last night, the emperor asked Eunuch Su to bring the green-headed cards. The emperor looked at the rows and rows of green-headed cards. Without turning over the cards, he asked - Wan Changzai's brand. What? He took out her sign to me, but guess what, little master, Eunuch Su said that Wan Chang was recuperating from illness, and then the emperor became angry and said that Wan Chang was always in poor health, and he wanted to go and see Wan Chang in person. What disease does Chang Zai have?"

An Lingrong asked: "What happened next? Did the emperor go and see it?"

Qin Sanyue lowered his voice and said: "The Empress came out and said that Wan Changzai had an infectious disease, and she also asked Chun Changzai to move out of the broken jade pavilion to avoid the limelight. The emperor had no choice, so he turned over the name of Hui Guiren of Xianfu Palace. ."

No wonder, when I went to Suiyuxuan today, Chun Changzai was no longer there. It turned out that he had moved out of the palace to avoid the limelight.

If Sister Mei attends the bedchamber, the emperor must like her. Sister Mei is well-versed in etiquette, well-read poetry, and full of wisdom like Empress Chunyuan, so the Emperor will give her a palace full of chrysanthemums.

An Lingrong did not listen carefully to Qin Sanyue's next words.

She fell into complicated thoughts again.

The emperor doted on Hui Gui, Shenmeizhuang, and gave her rare green chrysanthemums. Concubine Hua thought it was the emperor who gave it to her, so Concubine Hua became furious in Yikun Palace.

The emperor turned a blind eye to Concubine Hua's anger, and then asked Shen Meizhuang to learn about the Sixth Palace from Concubine Hua, and promised that Hui Gui and Concubine Hua would assist the queen in managing the Sixth Palace in the future.

Why did the emperor go to such great lengths to pamper Shen Meizhuang at this juncture? His preference is obviously Zhen Huan?

An Lingrong expected that Concubine Hua's murder of Fuzi by someone else must have given the emperor some clues.

However, because Concubine Hua's brother Nian Gengyao was suppressing the Jungar rebellion in the northwest at this time, the emperor could not make Nian Gengyao unhappy at this juncture, so he used the incident of favoring a nobleman, Shen Meizhuang, to attack Concubine Hua. arrogantly provoked.