That night, inside the Suiyuxuan.

Huanbi ran into the inner room with an anxious look on her face. Zhen Huan was sitting in front of the dressing table and glanced at her lightly. Huanbi immediately pretended to be calm and made the bed for Zhen Huan.

Upon seeing this, Cui Jinxi tactfully said that she would go and check on the night duty and quickly took her leave.

"Tell me, what trouble have you gotten into by being in such a hurry?" Zhen Huan asked Huanbi with a smile.

"My lady, the medicinal residue I buried under the osmanthus tree was dug up by someone."

"How could this happen? Do you know who dug it out?" Zhen Huan knew that if the drug residue was obtained by someone with ulterior motives, her act of deceiving the emperor and avoiding his favor would be exposed, and her family would be implicated.

"I always buried the medicinal residue in different places. I only buried it once under the osmanthus tree. Today, I was going to pour some more medicinal residue in there. I dug it up when no one was paying attention, and found that the medicinal residue had been dug away. What should I do, young lady?" Huanbi was so anxious that she kept pulling her embroidered handkerchief.

Zhen Huan's heart sank, but then she calmed down and said, "Go and get Doctor Wen tonight."

Huanbi hurried out in a panic.

On the afternoon of the second day, An Lingrong sat in the room embroidering, Baojuan served her and helped her organize the threads. Rendong came back with the monthly salary from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and talked about the latest news in the palaces as usual.

"My lady, I heard that Suiyuxuan had found an imperial physician overnight. This morning, someone from Suiyuxuan reported to the queen that although Concubine Wan had recovered from the epidemic, her body was still damp and hot, and her skin was not nourished, so she had rashes all over her body. She needed to be prescribed a new prescription for treatment."

An Lingrong paused and then continued to insert the needle. Zhen Huan reacted very quickly. In order to cover up the fact that she took the medicine to avoid favor, she even destroyed her own skin. If someone made a fuss about the medicine residue at this time, Zhen Huan could just say that the medicine for treating the epidemic was poisoned, which caused her to be bedridden and even destroyed her skin. She could turn the situation around in an instant. However, when she asked Jin Dong to leave the medicine residue, she didn't think about what to do with it. She just liked to keep some in case of emergency.

"The weather changes frequently, and it's no wonder that Wan Chang is not used to it. Rendong, see if there are any herbs for dredging the silt in the warehouse and send some to Suiyuxuan." An Lingrong didn't even raise her eyes while speaking, and was still concentrating on embroidering. But Rendong understood what she meant, and there was no need to keep the bag of medicinal residue.

"Jianqiu, this Concubine Wan is really inappropriate for the job! She has been suffering from disasters and illnesses since she entered the palace." The Queen said calmly.

"Your Majesty, I think Concubine Wan is unlucky, but Concubine Shen is quite steady." Jianqiu responded.

The Queen seemed to be thinking: "Xia Changzai, how many days will it take for the ban to be lifted?"

Jianqiu smiled: "Three more days."

"When the time comes, find someone to teach Xia Changzai the rules."

That evening, Su Peisheng came to convey the emperor's decree that the emperor would go to Noble Lady Fucha to rest in the evening. The Yanx Palace was bustling with preparations to welcome the emperor, and An Lingrong took Rendong out quietly again.

In the Yanqing Palace, Concubine Duan looked at An Lingrong with a smile: "I thought you would come eventually."

An Lingrong understood everything. Although Concubine Duan appeared to be indifferent to worldly affairs, she knew everything about the affairs of the palace. Thinking that Noble Lady Fucha would be sleeping with her, she would have some free time, so she said, "Your Majesty is very smart and knows everything."

Concubine Duan said helplessly: "Weak people just want to stay alive, and these are all last resort measures to save their lives." This is an admission that each palace has its own spies.

An Lingrong smiled: "You can show weakness if you are weak, but if you continue to consume too much and replenish the deficiency, how can you talk about the future?"

Concubine Duan had never thought that An Lingrong's vision was so vicious. She looked at her with a hint of seriousness. "I have always wanted to be strong and healthy, but I was brutally murdered. No one in the Imperial Hospital dared to offend her. The medicines she prescribed for me were just some mild medicines to keep me alive. I was just following the trend, just to save my life."

An Lingrong took a step forward and knelt down, saying, "Your Highness is being frank, and Lingrong should not hide anything. I know a little bit about medicine. If Your Highness trusts me, I have two prescriptions that can heal Your Highness, and they are no doubt the same as what you have now."

Concubine Duan looked at An Lingrong for a long time. Her words were so tempting that they could not only help her get rid of her serious illness, but also conceal her vitality and allow her to continue to appear weak. Concubine Duan couldn't understand why An Lingrong did this?

An Lingrong seemed to know what Concubine Duan was thinking and spoke carefully, "Your Majesty, what I did today was not without asking for anything in return. Your Majesty is an old friend of the Qian Palace, and I think you must be respected by the Emperor. Since Lingrong entered the palace, she has been very careful, fearing that a single mistake would bring disaster to herself or even worse, to her family. However, there is no one around who Lingrong trusts, so she came to you for help. I only ask that if Lingrong is unable to protect herself in the future, please help her in front of the Emperor."

Concubine Duan's seemingly gentle eyes were filled with judgment: "How do you think I am respected by the Emperor?"

An Lingrong said fearlessly: "If it is true as the rumors say, then there would be no Empress in the world."

Concubine Duan was horrified at An Lingrong's boldness and sharpness. She dared to say such disrespectful words. At the same time, she secretly admired her ability to see through people's hearts. After a long pause, she finally said, "How can I trust your prescription?"

Seeing that she had given in, An Lingrong said confidently, "I will treat you in three periods. The first period will last for a month. You will know the results after a month."

Concubine Duan hesitated for a long time, and finally her desire to have a healthy body overcame her guard against An Lingrong, and she agreed to give it a try. She was not afraid of An Lingrong's scheming and making demands. As long as there was something she asked for, as long as it was an exchange of interests, she would always give it to her.

It was getting late and the stars were faintly visible. After carefully feeling Concubine Duan's pulse, An Lingrong hurried to the Yanxi Palace with Rendong.

"My lady, can you really cure Concubine Duan without anyone knowing?" Rendong had more and more respect for An Lingrong and felt that she knew everything.

An Lingrong felt a little guilty when she met Rendong's eyes. Although Concubine Duan was forced to drink a bowl of extremely cold safflower, at that time she only needed to be prescribed some prescriptions to warm up the qi and blood, and eat properly, and she would be fine after about half a year of recuperation. But the bad thing was that she was Concubine Hua's housekeeper in the prince's mansion, and after entering the palace, Concubine Hua also assisted in the management of the six palaces, so she was naturally short of clothes and medicine. In addition, Concubine Duan deliberately showed weakness, so her illness became more and more serious.

An Lingrong was favored some time ago, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent her a lot of warming and nourishing herbs. She checked them one by one and found nothing wrong. It was just right for Concubine Duan to use. When the time comes, it will be even more effective if she uses some medicinal food. She really doesn't deserve such respect from Ren Dong, so she quickly said, "I learned it from someone at home. It's not a difficult thing."

"My lady, look, it's the emperor's carriage." Honeysuckle had sharp eyes and saw the bright yellow ceremonial procession from afar.

Wasn't the Emperor staying at Noble Lady Fucha's place? Why was he appearing in the West Six Palaces?

An Lingrong had no choice but to step forward to meet the emperor.

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