After returning to Beijing after hunting in autumn, the weather gradually turned colder, and Qin Zhen began not to go out much.
After the frost started, Qin Zhen basically stayed home.
She hides in the mansion all day long, but she also knows everything about what is going on outside.
After Qiu Lie came back, the fourth prince Xiao Yao officially came to the stage. He took over most of the government affairs of the prince Xiao Jue. He was favored by the emperor and queen, and supported by the courtiers who followed the trend. He was unparalleled in the limelight.
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Compared to Xiao Yao, Xiao Jue, the crown prince, seems to have been ignored.
There are rumors that the emperor has been dissatisfied with the prince for a long time, and he is afraid that he wants to depose the prince.
Reusing the fourth prince who is also his legitimate son is the best proof.
However, Xiao Jue, who was ignored by his own brother, was able to calm down and stayed calmly in the East Palace without causing any trouble.
If the emperor arranged things, he would do them; if the emperor did not arrange things, he would stay at home.
In addition, the queen's illness became more and more serious after the weather turned cold. Slowly, she began to cough up blood, and she lay in bed unable to get up.
Qin Zhen always felt that the queen's illness was a bit strange. But she was not interested in delving into it. No matter what the queen's fate was, it was her own fate.
However, some people stayed up all night because of this, seeking medical treatment everywhere, and finally came to Qin Zhen.
When Qin Zhen held Xiao Yao's letter in her hand and said that she wanted to meet her, Qin Zhen had some suspicions in her heart.
When she disguised herself and went to Wanyan Tower, Qin Zhen became more and more sure of her guess when she saw Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao looked a little haggard, his eyes were green and black, and he looked like he hadn't slept all night.
When he saw Qin Zhen coming in, he pointed to the seat opposite him and said, "Sit down."
Qin Zhen walked over and sat down.
Xiao Yao said: "It's really difficult to see you now."
Qin Zhen said calmly: "It's cold and I don't want to go out."
Xiao Yao smiled, picked up the jug next to him, poured her a glass of wine, pushed it over, and said, "Let Hongxue scald it. The temperature is just right. You can try it."
Qin Zhen subconsciously reached out to pick up the cup, but suddenly the scene of Lou Yan going crazy and carrying her away came to mind...
Qin Zhen retracted her hand silently, glanced at the wine glass reluctantly, and said, "Forget it, I'll quit drinking."
Xiao Yao was stunned for a while: "Have you stopped drinking?"
Qin Zhen gritted her teeth and nodded: "I won't drink anymore."
Xiao Yao: "..."
Xiao Yao stared at Qin Zhen for a moment and suddenly said: "I think you have changed a lot."
Once upon a time, the two of them drank and talked happily.
But now, Qin Zhen said that she wanted to quit drinking.
Qin Zhen's expression did not change, and she said calmly: "People are subject to change, isn't it the same for the Fourth Highness? The person who vowed to love freedom at the beginning is now busy with government affairs and dealing with the court."
Xiao Yao was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "Although I had expected this day, I still feel very unwilling to do so. Qin Zhen, you know, I sincerely regard you as a friend. What I said to you back then
, there is absolutely no lie. But in life, there are always many helplessness."
Qin Zhen nodded: "I understand."
"The Fourth Highness is now a popular figure around His Majesty. He is always busy and never touches the ground. He took the time to see me today. Do you really want to have a drink with me and reminisce about old times?"
Xiao Yao looked at her and said, "I have no choice but to come here to beg you."
"To be honest, my mother's condition has worsened, and the people at the hospital are helpless. It makes me very painful to see my mother suffering, but as a son, I can't do anything."
Xiao Yao took a sip of wine and said, "I still want to ask you about the whereabouts of Doctor Murong who treated Concubine Shu."
Qin Zhen was silent for a moment and then said: "I don't know why you are so persistent with Dr. Murong. She is not optimistic about Concubine Shu's illness, and she is not better than the imperial doctor."
"No," Xiao Yao said firmly, "Doctor Murong is different."
"Although she failed to save Concubine Shu's life, she allowed Concubine Shu to live like a normal person without any pain in her last days. In this regard, no one in Tai Hospital could do it."
"Qin Zhen, considering our long-term friendship, just help me once, okay?"
Qin Zhen thought for a while and then said: "It's not that I don't help you, it's that I can't help you. This doctor Murong has no friendship with me at all. She used to be a doctor in the third prince's house."
Xiao Yao was stunned for a moment, then stood up: "Are you serious about what you said?"
Qin Zhen: "Naturally."
Xiao Yao hugged Qin Zhen and said, "Thank you very much."
Qin Zhen looked at his hurried footsteps and couldn't help but remind her: "Let's not talk about whether the third prince knows the whereabouts of Doctor Murong. Even if he knows, he may not tell you."
After all, Lou Yan has a good reputation and is a veritable mute.
Xiao Yao paused, and then said: "For the sake of my mother, no matter how difficult it is, I will try."
After that, he got up and left.
Qin Zhen sat where she was, looking at the dishes on the table and the fine wine on the table, feeling a little pity in her heart.
Just when she was thinking about whether to take the wine back to drink, Hongxue stood in front of Qin Zhen at some point.
Qin Zhen was a little surprised, looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Hongxue pursed her lips, suddenly knelt down in front of Qin Zhen, and said softly: "Please, help him."
Qin Zhen was stunned and then fell silent.
She stretched out her hand to pull Hongxue up and said, "It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I really don't know the doctor's whereabouts."
Hongxue's eyes were a little red and she said in a low voice: "He has lost weight these days and looks very haggard. Because of his mother's affairs, he has not had a good night's sleep for a long, long time."
She looked at Qin Zhen and asked, "If possible, can you help him?"
Qin Zhen stretched out her hand to touch Hongxue's cheek and said softly: "Silly girl, you are still stuck in the mud, how can you still have time to care about him? Listen to me, be kind to yourself, don't... let go too much
It will do you no good to have your mind on him."
Hongxue looked a little embarrassed and bit her lip tightly without saying a word.
Qin Zhen sighed, picked up the wine bottle on the table and walked out. As she walked, she said, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll try to see if I can help him. But don't get your hopes too high, there's no guarantee of success."
Hongxue was overjoyed and said quickly: "I knew you were the best."
Qin Zhen glanced at her and said, "Only this time."
Qin Zhen carried the wine bottle out of Wanyan Tower and went straight to the Third Prince's Mansion without going home.
The door to the Third Prince's Mansion was closed, so she raised her foot and kicked it. When the door opened, she walked inside in a familiar way.
The concierge was used to it, so he calmly closed the door again without any surprise.
The princess of Anshun entered the third prince's mansion more skillfully than she did entering her dragon-protecting mansion.