An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Early the next morning, Zhaoshui went to the Imperial Hospital. She did not look for He Anming, but discussed with Wei Lin the prescription for treating plague.

In the summer, there were floods in the south and plague broke out in many places. The emperor asked people from the Imperial Hospital to research medicine, and Wei Lin naturally knew about it.

Zhaoshui and Weilin were both Lingrong's men, so he did not hide anything and directly gave the prescription he had researched before to Zhaoshui.

He was very curious about what Zhaoshui wanted the prescription for. He tried to ask but was interrupted by Zhaoshui who shook his head. He didn't dare to ask any more questions.

When Zhaoshui left the Imperial Hospital, he asked Wei Lin to keep it a secret. He immediately understood that the Empress was going to take action against certain people and had concealed it from even him in order to prevent the news from leaking out.

Fortunately, Wei Lin is not the kind of suspicious person. Even if he is excluded from this plan, he still serves Ling Rong wholeheartedly.

After getting the prescription, Ling Rong bribed a young palace maid in Sui Yuxuan and released the mouse into Cui Jinxi's bedroom.

Since Cui Jinxi pretended that she had an epidemic, no one would pass by her room on weekdays, so no one noticed what was happening in her room.

Not long after the mouse was put in, Cui Jinxi was bitten and developed a high fever at night, but because no one knew about it, she endured the whole night.

She thought she had just caught a cold, but she didn't expect that the symptoms would become even more severe the next day. Not only did the high fever persist, but she also had bouts of chills and a headache that almost felt like it was splitting.

Cui Jinxi kept hitting her forehead with her hands, but the pain did not ease at all. Instead, it made her even more dizzy and she fainted accidentally.

When she woke up, it was already dark. Her whole body ached and she didn't even have the strength to get up.

Cui Jinxi looked at the sky outside and barely judged the time. She then realized that she had been unconscious for most of the day. Not only was her whole body in pain, but she was also starving. If she moved at all, it felt like she would lose half her life.

"Help..." Cui Jinxi tried to open her mouth, but her throat seemed a little swollen and she could only utter one or two syllables.

But even if she could make a sound, it was of no use. Apart from Su Peisheng who occasionally came to see her, no one else in the entire Shuiyuxuan came to visit her.

Many people treat her as a transparent person, even Concubine Chun.

But Cui Jinxi knew that her current condition was definitely not an ordinary cold, and she had to seek help as soon as possible. Therefore, even though her whole body was in pain and her throat was hoarse, she tried hard to get up from the couch.

But before her feet touched the ground, she rolled off the couch and hit her body heavily on the ground. She gasped in pain but could not even struggle.

But she was lucky enough, because Su Peisheng came to visit her at that moment. When he opened the door, he saw this scene and was extremely anxious.

He immediately helped Cui Jinxi up and asked her repeatedly if she was injured.

Cui Jinxi could only gasp in pain. She wanted to answer Su Peisheng, but as soon as she opened her mouth she burst into a violent coughing fit.

"Why are your hands so hot?" Su Peisheng felt the burning body temperature and immediately concluded that Cui Jinxi had caught a cold. "I think you have caught a cold. I'll help you to rest on the couch. Wait a minute and I'll get you some medicine."

After Su Peisheng helped Cui Jinxi to the couch, he went to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine without much hesitation.

After all, Su Peisheng is someone close to the emperor, so even if he doesn't ask the imperial physician to diagnose him, the imperial physicians who are familiar with him will ask about his symptoms carefully and prescribe the best medicines within their limits for him.

Therefore, the medicine for treating colds was quickly obtained by Su Peisheng, but it was not easy for him as a servant to boil the medicine. However, for Cui Jinxi's life, he could only ask Xiao Xiazi for help, and boil the medicine while boiling water for tea for the emperor.

Xiao Xiazi naturally followed Su Peisheng's instructions. After all, the emperor would not care about the affairs of the small kitchen, so he boldly boiled the medicine and sent it to Su Peisheng without stopping.

Su Peisheng rarely thanked Xiao Xiazi. He held the medicine and patted Xiao Xiazi's shoulder heavily.

Xiao Xiazi smiled, turned his head to look at the study where the emperor was, and made a gesture with his mouth to ask him to come back quickly.

Su Peisheng nodded to show that he knew that the emperor trusted him the most. He understood better than anyone that if he was not around to serve, he was afraid that these subordinates would make the emperor angry.

If Concubine Wan leaves, the Emperor will definitely ask me to go in and serve her with writing materials. If I'm not there at that time, Xiaoxia will have no excuse to cover it up.

So without any hesitation, he turned around and took the medicine to Suiyuxuan to find Cui Jinxi.

The people in Suiyuxuan were not surprised by Eunuch Su's visit. After all, he had told Concubine Chun that he and Cui Jinxi were from the same hometown and would come to visit from time to time.

Concubine Chun was also very generous and told him that he didn't need to inform her and could come to visit her anytime and anywhere.

But Su Peisheng was a man who knew the rules. Every time he came, he would report to the main lady, Concubine Chun. But today, when he got the medicine, he did not pay his respects again, but hurried straight to Cui Jinxi.

"Jinxi, the medicine is here."

Su Peisheng pushed open the door. Without having time to check on Cui Jinxi's condition, he took a bowl and poured the medicine out of the pottery jar.

He carefully carried half a bowl of medicine and walked to the bedside to find Cui Jinxi.

At this time, Cui Jinxi was already in a semi-comatose state. She probably couldn't respond to Su Peisheng's call, and she couldn't even drink the medicine smoothly.

Su Peisheng was worried about her condition and didn't care about wasting the medicine. Even if he spilled half of it, he still insisted on feeding her all the medicine.

After feeding Cui Jinxi a bowl of medicine, she still showed no signs of waking up. He used a handkerchief to wipe the medicine off Cui Jinxi's chin, then sat in front of the couch and sighed repeatedly.

The effect of the medicine did not take effect so quickly, but Cui Jinxi's appearance was really worrying. After thinking it over, Su Peisheng felt that he should find an imperial physician to come and take a look before he could feel at ease.

But in the palace, it was not easy for palace maids or eunuchs to ask the imperial physician to see an illness. They had to inform their master of their own illness first, and then the palace maids in the same palace would help them go to the imperial hospital to report their condition and get medicine.

Because the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Imperial Pharmacy need to keep records and files, in order to avoid confusion, they generally cannot be requested by other people in the palace.

Cui Jinxi was in danger right now, so Su Peisheng could only report it to Concubine Chun first, and then ask other palace servants in Suiyuxuan to help find the imperial physician.

However, the imperial physician often could not diagnose the disease directly. Even if someone from Suiyuxuan went there, they could only bring back some medicine like Su Peisheng.

However, Cui Jinxi's identity was not special enough, so the imperial physician could not diagnose her directly.

Su Peisheng hesitated as he stepped out of the door. He looked back at Cui Jinxi and knew very well that Concubine Chun might not be able to help at this time.

But if Concubine Chun was willing to invite the imperial physician over in her own name, all these problems would no longer be problems.

But it is difficult to ask for help from others. Su Peisheng walked around Sun Yixuan's courtyard twice, and was finally stopped by Xue'er and invited into the hall.

Su Peisheng also met Concubine Chun because of this. He briefly explained Cui Jinxi's current situation and begged Concubine Chun to ask Concubine Chun to ask a royal physician to come for Cui Jinxi.

"Eunuch Su, it's not that I don't want to help you," Concubine Chun sighed and actually rejected Su Peisheng, "The public has clear regulations on this matter, and it's not easy for me to break them.

You also know that the Emperor and the Empress attach great importance to rules, and we cannot do such things.

But Jinxi is from Suiyuxuan after all, and has also served me for a long time, so I have to consider her a little bit."

Concubine Chun spoke very slowly, with a brighter smile on her face. She called out to Xue'er, "Xue'er, please go to the Imperial Hospital to explain the situation and see if you can invite an imperial physician to come."

"First of all, I would like to thank you for your concern on behalf of Cui Jinxi. You are kind and compassionate, and you are truly a kind-hearted person."

Concubine Chun waved her hand and immediately called Su Peisheng to stand up. "Jinxi has been serving me for a long time. Although she has not made any great contributions, she must have worked hard. How can we leave her without a doctor when she is so seriously ill?"

Concubine Chun was still smiling, and when she saw Xue'er leave, she said nothing more and just kept playing with the little toy in her hand.

As she got older, her playful and mischievous nature became less severe, but it would still show up occasionally.

For example, now, she was thinking about Cui Jinxi pretending to be sick, but she kept pinching the ears of the cloth tiger with her hands, and her expression was very dazed.

"My lord, I am worried about Jinxi's condition and want to go over and take a look."

"I remember... you two are from the same hometown, right, Eunuch Su?"

"My young master, remember correctly. This servant and Jinxi are indeed from the same hometown. When I was young, Jinxi took great care of me."

Su Peisheng was worried that his affair with Cui Jinxi would be discovered by Concubine Chun, so he lied that Cui Jinxi took care of him when he was a child, using the excuse of repaying the favor to offset his overly intimate attitude.

"I see that you are very worried about Jinxi. You are..." Concubine Chun did not finish her words. She hugged the cloth tiger into her arms and gently patted its head. "If you really like her, I will ask the emperor for a marriage decree on your behalf, so that the relationship between you two can be perfected."

"Master Chun, you are joking. I am just thanking Cui Jinxi for her help when I was young. I don't have any romantic feelings towards her."

Su Peisheng didn't want to let anyone else hold him responsible, so he almost immediately retorted to Concubine Chun, "If I really meet someone I like in the future, I'll ask Your Majesty to help me speak up and plead with the Emperor."

"Since Eunuch Su has spoken, there is no reason for me to refuse." Concubine Chun's smile deepened. She did not continue to inquire, but asked Su Peisheng to go and visit Cui Jinxi.

"Go check on Jinxi quickly. When Xue'er comes back with the imperial physician, I will ask the physician to take her pulse."

"Thank you, my lord."

Su Peisheng did not hesitate too much. He bowed and immediately left the main hall. He stood in the courtyard for a while and wanted to wait for Xue'er to bring the imperial physician back, but Suiyuxuan was too remote and Xue'er would not come back so quickly.

At this moment, Su Peisheng was not only worried about Cui Jinxi, but also thinking about the Emperor. If Concubine Wan had already left, he had to go back as soon as possible.

Xiao Xiazi doesn't have a complete grasp of the emperor's habits yet. If the emperor doesn't like her, he is likely to look for her.

If the emperor found out that I had left my post without permission, I would definitely be beaten. In worse cases, I would be expelled from the palace.

But I haven't helped Jinxi find a master she can completely rely on, so I can't feel at ease when I leave the palace.

He prayed in his heart that Concubine Wan could stay with the Emperor in the Yangxin Palace for a while longer so that he could stay until the imperial physician came and helped Jinxi escape from danger.

But Su Peisheng waited and waited, but Xue'er didn't bring back the imperial physician. He was anxious, so he returned to the courtyard and looked anxiously into the distance.

I finally saw Xue'er, but discovered that she was only carrying medicinal herbs and did not bring a doctor.

"Xue'er, where's the imperial physician? Is he still behind?"

"Eunuch Su, these are the herbs prescribed by the imperial physician for Jinxi," Xue'er showed the medicine bag to Su Peisheng, "After I return to the young lady, I will immediately go to help Jinxi boil the medicine. If we don't have to worry too much."

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Xue'er. What about the imperial physician? When will he come?"

"This..." Xue'er hesitated, she lowered her head and looked at the medicine in her hand, "The imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital said that they can't take the pulse of the palace maid directly, so they just asked about Jinxi's symptoms to determine her condition, and then prescribed this medicine."

Su Peisheng didn't expect that Xue'er didn't even invite a doctor back when she left. "Why didn't you use Miss Chun's name to invite the doctor back?"

"Eunuch Su, hiring an imperial physician for a palace maid is against the palace rules. After all, I am your personal maid, so I must consider you.

Therefore, when I went to the Imperial Hospital, I explained the whole story.

It’s just that the imperial physician in the Imperial Hospital was unwilling to take the risk, so he didn’t follow me to Suiyuxuan to check Jinxi’s pulse.”

Xue'er sighed, and she even tried to persuade Su Peisheng not to vent his anger on the imperial physician, unaware that her actions had ignited Su Peisheng's anger.

"Forget it, Miss Xue'er, go and report to Concubine Chun."

Su Peisheng tried hard to suppress his anger, and there was even a smile on his face. He did not wait for Xue'er to reply, but left Suiyuxuan directly, intending to go to the Imperial Hospital to invite an imperial physician.

However, Su Peisheng knew in his heart that he could not invite an imperial physician, but for Cui Jinxi, he still wanted to try his best.

But unexpectedly, Su Peisheng ran into Zhaoshui at the gate of the Imperial Hospital.

He suddenly remembered Zhaoshui's identity as a female doctor and immediately wanted to ask her to check on Cui Jinxi.

But it was difficult to say it. Su Peisheng watched Zhaoshui and Mujin about to leave with the herbs, and he couldn't say the words.

"Why did Eunuch Su come to the Imperial Hospital? Is the Emperor not feeling well?" Zhaoshui spoke first, pretending to be worried. "If the Empress knew about this, she would not be able to sleep all night."