Qin Zhen raised her eyes to look at the Queen, narrowed her eyes, and said slowly: "May I ask the Queen, has any doctor from the Imperial Hospital ever said that it can cure tuberculosis?"
The queen was stunned and her voice was cold: "Tuberculosis is a terminal disease. Who dares to say it can be cured?"
"Since the imperial doctor can't cure her, why not send a little girl in?" Qin Zhen said calmly: "It can't be cured anyway."
Queen: "You..."
"This girl, in addition to seeing a doctor, can also cook good food." Qin Zhen turned to look at Xiao Chengye and said: "I have already checked, she comes from the hometown of Empress Shu, and she can cook some dishes that Empress Shu has done."
Dishes from my hometown. At times like this, it would be good even if I can make my lady eat a few more bites."
The queen wanted to say something else, but Xiao Chengye had already taken the lead and said: "Take her to Changning Palace and let her take good care of Concubine Shu."
Qin Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said: "Yes, I will take her there right now."
She pulled up Murong Yan who was kneeling aside and walked quickly towards Changning Palace.
The queen was standing next to Xiao Chengye. Seeing Qin Zhen walking away, she seemed to suddenly remember something and said loudly: "Stop!"
Qin Zhen, who had just taken a few steps, stopped and turned to look at the Queen: "Do you have any other instructions?"
"You can't go to Changning Palace," the queen said with a cold face, "Changning Palace is closed and no one can get close to it. If tuberculosis spreads due to your proximity and endangers the entire palace, can you afford it?"
"Queen, I won't go in." Qin Zhen said in a deep voice.
"Besides, aren't the people who deliver meals to Chang Ning Palace normal activities? They can do it, but I can't?"
The queen was about to say something else, but Xiao Chengye on the other side had already raised his hand to interrupt the queen.
"Queen, you are a little strange." Xiao Chengye looked at the queen intently and said in a deep voice: "Since the incident in Changning Palace, you have been targeting her everywhere. Now Zhenzhen just wants to take a look through the door. Why are you so big?
reaction?"
The queen was startled and said quickly: "I am thinking about your majesty's safety and have no selfish motives."
Xiao Chengye didn't want to talk to the queen anymore, so he just said: "I have promised you not to go to Changning Palace. Otherwise, don't go too far."
After that, he turned to Gao Cheng and said, "You go with Zhen Zhen. If you need anything, I'll let you know."
Gao Cheng quickly responded.
The queen watched helplessly as Qin Zhen took Gao Cheng to Changning Palace, her face a little gloomy.
She hurriedly said goodbye to the emperor, turned around and walked to a deserted place, and asked the people around her in a low voice: "Let the food delivery party be smart and don't get hit by Qin Zhen."
The palace maid serving beside me was stunned for a moment, and then she said in a panic: "At this hour, I'm afraid the food has already been delivered..."
"Idiot!" Queen you yelled angrily: "Why don't you go and chase her back quickly?"
On the other side, Qin Zhen didn't waste a second, and quickly arrived at Changning Palace with her people.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I happened to bump into the eunuch who was delivering food through the crack in the open door.
Qin Zhen narrowed her eyes, stepped forward, and said coldly: "Let me see, what are you giving Concubine Shu and the Third Prince to eat?"
As soon as she spoke, the eunuch delivering the meal turned pale in fright, and subconsciously retracted the hand holding the dinner plate.
Inside the door, Lou Yan slowly withdrew his hand and looked quietly at Qin Zhen who suddenly appeared through the crack in the door.
Qin Zhen walked up to the eunuch in a few steps, glanced at the plate, and then sneered: "Cold steamed buns, rice porridge with few grains of rice... not even a side dish. Not bad, not bad, you guys are really good."
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Gao Cheng's expression on the side also changed, and he looked at the little eunuch as if he were looking at a dead person.
The little eunuch's legs were starting to feel weak, and he stammered: "Back to the princess, I have been told by the superiors that Concubine Shu is seriously ill and needs a light diet, so..."
"Bland water is not water," Qin Zhen said coldly: "What's more, the third prince is doing well, does he also need to eat light food?"
Little eunuch: "This, this is..."
Qin Zhen was too lazy to listen anymore, so she directly grabbed a cold steamed bun and stuffed it into the eunuch's mouth, blocked his mouth, and said in a cold voice: "Kneel down there and eat these steamed buns. Don't leave any of them."
The eunuch knelt down on the ground with a plop, and there was no trace of blood on his face.
There were five or six steamed buns on this dinner plate. Not to mention their size, they were also cold and hard. By the time he finished eating, he would have choked to death.
The little eunuch trembled and begged for mercy: "Princess, please forgive me, Princess, please forgive me..."
Qin Zhen turned to look at Gao Cheng and said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Gao, please watch him finish eating. If he can't finish eating, you can just eat the rest."
Gao Cheng broke into a cold sweat, knowing that Qin Zhen was expressing his anger, so he did not dare to refute at the moment.
Gao Cheng slapped the young eunuch on the face and said angrily: "The princess rewards you, why don't you eat it quickly?"
The little eunuch's cheeks were swollen after being slapped, and he didn't dare to say anything. He kept his head down and stuffed cold steamed buns into his mouth.
Gao Cheng turned to look at Qin Zhen and said dryly: "Princess, wait a moment, I will order someone to prepare dinner for Concubine Shu and His Highness again."
"No need," Qin Zhen said calmly: "You have people deliver fresh ingredients to Changning Palace every day. There is a small kitchen in the palace. They can cook whatever they want."
Gao Cheng: "This..."
"Didn't Eunuch Gao hear what His Majesty said?" Qin Zhen said coldly: "Your Majesty said that you should do as I say."
Gao Cheng nodded immediately: "Yes, I will make arrangements right now."
Qin Zhen paused and then said: "Eunuch Gao, Your Majesty trusts you. Many matters in the harem will have to be passed through your hands. Although the Empress has the final say on matters in Changning Palace, I don't believe you even half a bit.
I don’t know. Tell me, what would His Majesty think if he knew that Concubine Shu and the Third Prince were eating these things every day?”
There was sweat on Gao Cheng's forehead, and he pursed his lips and did not answer the question.
Qin Zhen said again: "You are His Majesty's servant. You have to think clearly who your master is."
As soon as these words came out, Gao Cheng's legs went weak and he knelt down, and said anxiously: "This slave is loyal to Your Majesty, and the sun and the moon can tell us. What happened this time... is that this slave didn't think carefully. Please show me your noble hand, Princess, and let me go."
This time, I’m better than a slave.”
Qin Zhen was silent for a moment, then helped him up with her own hands, and said in a much softer tone: "I know that Eunuch Gao is in a dilemma between the Queen and Your Majesty. I was also anxious just now, and my tone was a bit harsh. Don't be angry, Eunuch Gao."
Gao Cheng quickly said: "I don't dare."
Qin Zhen smiled and said: "Your Majesty has a deep friendship with Concubine Shu, as you know... I am also helping you, right?"
Gao Cheng: "Yes, yes, the princess said so."
Qin Zhen nodded and said, "In that case, I will ask Eunuch Gao to take care of the affairs of Changning Palace in the future."
Gao Cheng responded in a low voice, not daring not to take care of him.
