The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 96096 Overturned

Chu Qianchen polished the ink for Gu Jue himself, and a faint fragrance of ink spread in the air.

Gu Jue picked up a small brush and drew another blade on the paper. While drawing, he said to Chu Qianchen: "The blade of the knife you drew is used to cut skin, muscles, and fat." , periosteum, etc. are good, but if they are used to cut blood vessels, intestines... and the heart, they still have to be replaced..."

What Gu Jue drew was a triangular blade. The tip was sharper than the curved blade drawn by Chu Qianchen. The blade was straight.

Chu Qianchen bent his head and looked at the knife drawn by Gu Jue, and he suddenly became enlightened.

Over the past two months, she had spent a lot of time and effort on improving existing surgical knives. Unknowingly, she was obsessed with designing a perfect knife.

It wasn't until this moment that she was pointed out by Gu Jue.

Yes, since one knife is not enough, just add another one.

"My lord, thank you!" Chu Qianchen said happily, his eyebrows slightly curved, his phoenix eyes like autumn water overflowing with light.

She smiled sweetly, and her whole body was dazzling, even the bushes of peonies blooming outside the window were eclipsed.

Qin Yao looked at them from the chessboard and touched his chin.

This was the first time he saw Brother Ninth being so close to a little girl!

Another "first time"!

Qin Yao couldn't help but wink at Mo Chen, who had been silent beside him. However, Mo Chen remained expressionless and did not give Qin Yao any response.

This Mo Chen is still so boring. Qin Yao thought to himself, thinking of asking the little girl to play chess with him again, but when he looked in the direction of Chu Qianchen, he found that Chu Qianchen had already followed Gu Jue out.

Qin Yao: "..."

Chu Qianchen originally wanted to stay a little longer, but now that a big thing was on her mind, she wanted to quickly go to the blacksmith's shop to get the knife out.

This tool probably needs to be modified two or three times before it can be used!

Once the two knives were beaten and the Dazao Pill was made, she would be able to help the prince dig out the fatal hidden danger.

Chu Qianchen's pupils brightened even more, looking at the scorching sun in the sky, eager to try.

In addition to Chu Qianchen, the emperor in the palace was also thinking about Gu Jue.

Lu Siji, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was in the imperial study room reporting the matter: "Your Majesty, in the morning, Yun Zhan's young man went to Jishi Hall alone to ask for the miracle doctor. The miracle doctor happened to be there, so he followed the young man to Prince Chen's Mansion. He had already passed It’s been an hour and a half and no one has come out yet.”

The emperor looked serious, and the atmosphere in the room became solemn.

Lu Siji was the emperor's confidant, so he naturally knew that King Chen was the emperor's confidant, so he continued to report: "That boy was invited because the paralysis in Yunzhan's right hand recurred."

"However, as far as I know, Yun Zhan's throat was cut by Yun Hao last month. After the injury stabilized, he went to Jishi Hall for follow-up consultations several times... Moreover, the miracle doctor from Jishi Hall never visited Jishi Hall before. "

"I think Yunzhan's recurrence of his old injury is just an excuse to cover up others' lies."

Lu Siji looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he suspected that the miracle doctor went to Prince Chen's Mansion today not for Yun Zhan, but for another person. If there is indeed something fishy about this matter, then Jin Yiwei has made a great contribution.

The emperor squinted his eyes and slowly turned the jade ring on his thumb, remembering what Taoist Master Xuan Jing said: "His Royal Highness Chen is seriously ill and may not live long..."

Could it be that this time Yunzhan's servant went to Jishi Hall to ask the miracle doctor for a consultation because of Gu Jue? Otherwise, why would they specially invite someone to Prince Chen's Mansion!

Bang bang bang!

The emperor couldn't help but his heart beat faster, and he thought to himself: Yes, Yun Zhan just had a problem with his hand, and it was not that he couldn't walk. If it was really just a recurrence of paralysis, there was no need for them to invite the miracle doctor to Prince Chen's Mansion.

Since Gu Jue returned to Beijing, except for Ming Xiyang, no outsider has ever been to Prince Chen's Mansion.

As the saying goes, when things go wrong, there must be monsters.

Therefore, Taoist Master Xuanjing was right, Gu Jue was indeed seriously ill!

A flash of joy flashed in the emperor's eyes, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he thought sarcastically: This Gu Jue is so ill, and he still likes to meddle in other people's business, and he actually negotiated terms with him.

He is the majestic Emperor of Qi, and he cannot even deal with Qin Yao, a parricide!

Thinking of his several confrontations with Gu Jue, the emperor felt aggrieved and held a breath in his heart.

The emperor pondered for a moment and asked, "Lu Siji, has the identity of the miracle doctor in Jishi Hall been found out?"

Lu Siji's expression suddenly became very subtle. He lowered his head a little and did not dare to look up at the emperor. "Go back to the emperor, no."

Every time he sent someone to secretly follow the miracle doctor, he would either get rid of her or be knocked unconscious.

Lu Siji suspected that it was King Chen's people who did it, but he didn't have any evidence.

The trouble is, the emperor has just sealed Jishi Hall as the National Medical Center. If Jin Yiwei went to Jishi Hall to get the miracle doctor openly, wouldn't it be tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face?

Lu Siji swallowed his saliva and added in a dry voice: "I only know that she will go to Jishi Hall to see people every few days."

The emperor scolded coldly: "You can't handle such a small thing!"

The scenes that happened in Jishi Hall that day flashed quickly in the emperor's mind. The emperor's face became even more gloomy, and he was extremely disgusted with the so-called miracle doctor in Jishi Hall.

What kind of miracle doctor? ! That little girl was just a person seeking fame and reputation. If Jia'er hadn't taken the elixir she gave her that day, she would have made her even sicker!

Not only does she have a false reputation, but she also has no appreciation for it at all.

Anyone who is knowledgeable and discerning should take the initiative to surrender to him instead of relying on King Chen to show off his power!

Every time he thought that he was forced to issue an order to close the Jishitang Chinese Medical Clinic, the emperor felt aggrieved again.

Lu Siji lowered his head, not daring to refute at all.

At this time, Eunuch Ni, the great eunuch, came over and served new tea to the emperor.

The emperor took a sip of hot tea and ordered: "Continue to keep an eye on Prince Chen's Mansion. Be sure to keep a close eye on it. If there is any movement, report it to me immediately."

As he spoke, the emperor turned from anger to joy. In any case, there was still something gained today. Gu Jue was seriously injured as Taoist Priest Xuanjing said. Compared with this matter, the emperor felt that other things were nothing.

Seeing that the emperor's expression softened again, Lu Siji breathed a sigh of relief and quickly accepted the order: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, even if a fly flies out of Prince Chen's palace, it will not escape the eyes and ears of Jin Yiwei."

It is almost certain that King Chen is seriously ill. The question is, can the miracle doctor from Jishi Hall cure King Chen?

Lu Siji felt that he had to send more people outside Prince Chen's Mansion.

The emperor continued to order: "The Jin Yiwei continues to stare at the miracle doctor and must find out the miracle doctor's identity."

The emperor talked more and more excitedly, his eyes were shining brightly, and he thought to himself: That miracle doctor is just a person who is just trying to gain fame, she will definitely not be able to cure Gu Jue... What a pity, Gu Jue is blind, he has found the wrong person!

"Cough cough cough..."

He felt his throat was a little itchy, and he coughed repeatedly, causing his face to become a little red.

Eunuch Ni quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, it's time to take the golden elixir."

The little **** behind him immediately opened a carved rosewood box, and in the box was a red pill the size of a thumb.

The emperor swallowed the elixir with warm water and then lowered his eyes.

The eyes observe the nose, the nose observes the mouth, and the mouth observes the heart.

Shao Qing, he only felt a warm feeling spread from his Dantian to his whole body, and his spirits immediately improved.

When he opened his eyes again, the emperor became radiant again and praised: "Taoist Master Xuanjing is indeed well-deserved. This Nine Returns Golden Pill is more refined than the one refined by the master of Wuwei Temple before. After taking it, I feel full of energy and seem to be younger. Ten years old.”

Eunuch Ni smiled and complimented the emperor: "Your Majesty has a dragon-horse spirit. My servant looks at His Majesty's energy as if he has returned to his early twenties."

"I heard that Taoist Master Xuanjing has been in seclusion this month to refine the Nine-Layer Pill for the Emperor. He must have wanted to donate it to the Emperor during the Longevity Festival."

The emperor felt more satisfied after hearing this, and said: "Taoist Master Xuanjing said that the effect of this Nine-layer Pill is even better than that of the Nine-Return Golden Pill. After practicing it for 7749 days, I can only get one batch of Nine Pills!"

Eunuch Ni continued to speak the kind words that the emperor liked: "Your Majesty, you are the True Dragon Emperor. That's why you have such a blessing, and you have all the nations coming to court!"

Eunuch Ni was boasting so much that Lu Siji had no shame to accept it. Originally, "all nations came to court" meant that in the previous dynasty, every first month of the year, barbarian countries from all over the world would come to Beijing to pay tribute. Although "all nations" was an exaggeration, at most it was More than three hundred countries came to court.

The current territory of Daqi is only half of the previous dynasty, and the number of countries that come to pay tribute plus the small tribe is only about fifty at most.

In the next two days, more than ten small tribes arrived in the capital one after another. Barbarians with blond hair, blue eyes, strange clothes, black skin or strange facial features could be seen everywhere in the capital.

This year is the emperor's 40th birthday, and the capital is particularly lively.

Not only these foreigners from foreign lands, but also Daqi people who came to the capital from other states to celebrate the emperor's birthday, as well as some caravans from various places. Some of these caravans are here to join in the fun, some want to take advantage of this rare opportunity to do business with foreigners, and some are caravans to help wealthy families purchase.

All the mansions in the capital were also busy, almost busier than during the Chinese New Year, and most of them were preparing birthday gifts for the emperor.

The same goes for the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

Early in the morning, Mrs. Shen first took Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen to the Jinghong Hall to discuss matters, and then began to teach them how to choose birthday gifts.

"First of all, when choosing a birthday gift, you must check whether it is suitable. Princes have princes, ministers have ministers, and concubines have concubines. When you are in position and planning for politics, you must first remember not to overwhelm the guest."

Their Yongding Marquis Mansion is only average among the nobles in the capital. If they really choose any expensive and ostentatious birthday gift and steal the limelight from other families, it will only make enemies for nothing, and it will not be of any benefit to the Marquis Mansion itself.

"The birthday gift can neither be too good nor too bad." If the birthday gift is too bad, it will insult the emperor's status.

"Secondly, the birthday gift must be in line with the emperor's preferences and must not violate the emperor's taboos. For example, the emperor believes that if we rush to give him Buddha statues, we are asking for trouble." "We, Marquis Yongding, believe it. The government does not seek merit, but seeks no faults.”

Mrs. Shen gave some earnest instructions, then took two brochures from the public storehouse from Grandma Chen's birthday gift and gave them to the two girls, "Take a look and see if there is anything here that is suitable as a birthday gift."

Chu Qianhuang took an account book and flipped through it attentively, page after page...

Chu Qianchen was flipping through another book. Unlike Chu Qianhuang, she seemed uninterested. She turned a few pages and yawned slightly while covering her mouth.

Mrs. Shen sat aside and wrote down the two birthday gifts she had chosen long ago.

After about a moment of burning incense, Chu Qianhuang walked up to Mrs. Shen holding the account book and said, "Mom, I have made my choice."

Mrs. Shen directly showed Chu Qianhuang the piece of paper she had just written on. There were only three things written on it.

Chu Qianhuang gave a startled smile and said, "Mom, I picked five things that I thought might be suitable as birthday gifts, but I only got this one, which is this hanging screen with the words "Longevity and Longevity" for immortals with a rosewood frame inlaid with dyed jade."

Mrs. Shen was quite satisfied with her daughter's performance and nodded slightly.

Chu Qianhuang couldn't help but look at Chu Qianchen from the corner of his eyes.

Chu Qianchen covered his mouth and yawned again, and continued to look down sleepily.

She really has no interest in choosing a birthday gift for the dog emperor... No, it's better not to insult the dog.

Hey, there are still several months until the prince’s birthday!

Chu Qianchen was counting on his fingers in his mind, but accidentally his mind drifted away again, and his soul flew to the sky.

Chu Qianhuang quickly glanced at Chu Qianchen again and calmly picked up the tea cup.

At this time, the eldest maid Dongmei came in, knelt down and said: "Madam, the imperial concubine has ordered the young father-in-law to come and deliver a message, asking you to bring the eldest and second girls into the palace tomorrow."

Mrs. Shen nodded slightly, indicating that she understood, and looked calm.

Chu Qianhuang's eyes flashed, and after just a brief pause, he put down the tea cup in his hand, pretending to be hesitant to speak, and asked hesitantly: "Mom, the imperial concubine is so anxious to summon us. Is it because of my father that I entered the palace?"

Shen didn't say anything, she understood very well.

Not only for Chu Lingxiao's leg injury, but also for his errand in the flag guard, just -

Why did Concubine Chu name her to take Chu Qianchen there?

Mrs. Shen turned to look at Chu Qianchen, thoughtfully. Chu Qianchen seemed unaware and was still flipping through the account books carelessly, when Dongmei continued: "It just so happened that the young master came back. I went to my little father-in-law, and the eldest young master sent him out personally."

"Brother Yi is back?!" Chu Qianhuang said happily.

Dongmei nodded and said: "The eldest young master is going to the madam first. He will come to greet the madam in a while."

Chu Qianchen did not put down the account book, but the speed of flipping through the account book slowed down significantly.

Chu Yunyi is her half-brother, one year younger than her, but they are not close. She has a very vague impression of him and can hardly remember what he looks like.

I only remember that in his last life, he entered the Imperial Academy as a martial arts student this year.

Later, she was kicked out of the house and she didn't hear anything about him for several years, or maybe she didn't care.

It was not until Qin Yao entered the capital more than ten years later that she accidentally learned that after the death of her aunt, Chu Lingxiao did not remarry his first wife. Instead, he recorded the younger brother in the name of his aunt, and Chu Lingxiao asked for the title. He is the prince of Yongdinghou.

While thinking, the Xiang Fei curtain in front of her was casually opened, and a handsome boy of eleven or twelve years old strolled in.

The young man is wearing a purple-red moiré tunic and a black brocade belt embroidered with curly grass patterns around his waist. He has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, red lips and white teeth. His facial features are about four to five points similar to Chu Lingxiao's. He has a tall and straight posture and a vigorous walk. A bit sassy, ​​a bit cynical.

He had traveled a long way and had not washed up yet, and his body looked dusty.

Chu Qianchen looked at Chu Yunyi quietly.

This was the first time they met after she was reborn.

Even if she saw him again now, she still felt strange, and she only had a subtle emotion in her heart: So Chu Yunyi is like this.

"Mother." Chu Yunyi bowed to Mrs. Shen and said hello to Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen, "Eldest sister, second sister."

Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "Brother Yi, it's hard work for you to travel thousands of miles to take care of your grandmother and father. How is the old man of the Jiang family doing now?"

Mrs. Shen would never express anger towards a concubine or a concubine, and her attitude towards Chu Yunyi was quite satisfactory, neither close nor indifferent.

Chu Yunyi replied politely: "Mother, before I set off from Yuzhou back to Beijing, my great-uncle was already able to stay and walk a few steps. The doctor said that he will be fine in another month."

Shen continued: "You have been out for a few months, and you have been delayed a lot in your family studies. The exams for the Imperial College are about to begin. During this time, you must make up for your homework."

"Don't worry, mother. When I was in the Jiang family, I went to the Jiang family to study with several cousins. Moreover, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. I feel that I have gained a lot from this trip." Chu Yun Yi responded appropriately, with a young man's arrogance between his brows, and he was full of energy.

Obviously, for him, this trip to Yuzhou was not only not tiring, but also like a trip.

Mrs. Shen also saw it, thinking that he must be tired after a long journey, so he sent the person away with a smile.

"Mother, I'll take my leave now." Chu Yunyi actually breathed a sigh of relief, and while saluting, he winked at Chu Qianhuang who was lowering his head.

Sitting at the top, Mrs. Shen naturally noticed Chu Yunyi's little movements.

She knew that Chu Qianhuang had a good relationship with his younger brothers and sisters. Thinking that Chu Yunyi was Chu Qianchen's biological brother, she added, "Sister Huang, Sister Chen, you haven't seen Brother Yi for a while." Come on, let’s go play together.”

Chu Qianhuang stood up gracefully and called to Chu Qianchen: "Second sister, you are not in a hurry to look at the account books now. Brother Yi must have brought gifts back from Yuzhou."

Chu Qianchen also got up, and the three siblings left the main courtyard.

As Chu Yunyi walked away, he said to Chu Qianhuang: "I just came back and before I could pack my things, I asked them to move all the boxes to my Qingfeng Pavilion."

"Sister, I brought you a piano. The boss of the piano shop said that the piano was used by the talented woman He Ru of this dynasty..."

"Could it be the 'Snowy Night Mingquan'?" Chu Qianhuang's eyes lit up and he asked in surprise.

Chu Yunyi walked forward with his hands behind his back, raised his chin proudly, and said quite complacently: "Not bad."

"Brother Yi, you are so lucky!" Chu Qianhuang smiled overjoyed, "Take me to see..."

After saying that, she looked at Chu Qianchen, who was three steps behind, and said with a smile: "Brother Yi, what did you bring to your second sister?"

Chu Yunyi also followed her gaze and looked back at Chu Qianchen, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he had just looked at Chu Qianchen's sister with a straight eye at this moment.

"..." Chu Qianchen was wondering whether to go to the blacksmith shop later to see the progress of the cutting tools, and was still a little dazed.

Chu Yunyi did not hide the displeasure on his face, and asked aggressively: "My aunt has been ill for so long, and the second sister doesn't care. Since the second sister doesn't even want my aunt, she still wants my younger brother?!"

He curled his lips in a sneer, and the young man's face was high-spirited and full of provocation.

When Chu Yunyi returned home just now, he saw Aunt Jiang's eldest maid, Juan'er, guarding the ceremony gate. Not only did she cry out how difficult it was for Aunt Jiang recently, she also told Chu Qianchen about it.

Only then did Chu Yunyi know that he had only been away from Beijing for a few months, and so many things had happened in the Hou Mansion.

In the past, he just thought that this second sister was weak, but he never thought that in order to please his aunt, she would become so cold-hearted that she would even ignore her own mother!

Meeting Chu Yunyi's provocative eyes, Chu Qianchen's eyes were like a pool of stagnant water. He showed no reaction, not angry, not ashamed, not sad, not surprised, as if Chu Yunyi was just an insignificant stranger. Just people.

She nodded and said, "You are right."

"In this case, I won't accompany you anymore."

Chu Qianchen turned around and left without looking back.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, the meaning of these two sentences was very clear, that is, as Chu Yunyi wished, she would no longer want him as a younger brother.

Neither Chu Yunyi nor Chu Qianhuang expected Chu Qianchen to react like this, and they were both stunned.

Chu Yunyi's face suddenly turned pale as if he had been slapped.

"Don't leave!" Chu Yunyi strode forward, trying to grab Chu Qianchen's wrist, and struck out quickly...

However, Chu Qianchen seemed to have eyes on his back, and he grabbed the acupuncture point on Chu Yunyi's wrist with his backhand.

The prince said that girls are weak and naturally inferior to men, but they also have clever skills that can be used to use their strength or attack their vital points, which are enough to knock a man who has learned martial arts to the ground.

As a result, Chu Yunyi's arms went numb for a while, and before he could react further, he only felt his arms tightening, and then the world started spinning. His whole body was overturned, and he fell to the ground in a panic, falling on all fours.

Chu Qianhuang exclaimed: "Brother Yi!"

Chu Qianchen let go of Chu Yunyi's arm, took two steps back, looked down at Chu Yunyi lying on the ground, and said calmly: "No one taught you not to attack women?"

The prince once taught her how to use it for self-defense, but in her previous life, she actually had no chance to use it.

"Take me as your sister and teach you today!"

As Chu Qianchen spoke, he caressed his dress casually, in a light and casual manner.

Chu Yunyi, who was still lying on the ground, was stunned. The pain of landing reminded him that this was not a dream. He was actually overthrown by his weak second sister? !

Chu Qianchen said with a smile: "Don't attack a woman next time. The one standing in front of you won't always be a little white rabbit."

(End of chapter)