The story of Ximen Yourong saving a life with his superb medical skills in public at the palace gate spread like wildfire... Soon, the entire imperial city knew about it.
Suddenly, Ximen Yourong seemed to be "famous" among the people again.
She was not happy about this. On the contrary, she felt that the people's praise was a burden.
What made her even more worried was that the man she rescued that day was not a coincidence, but the man who specially guarded the palace gate and came specifically for her.
According to the man's later explanation, someone told him that a goddess doctor was currently staying in the imperial city to detoxify Prince Xiahou.
Therefore, he tried his best to escape from Yizhou and went to the imperial city to seek medical help.
But he was not seeking medical treatment for himself, but for the village where he lived.
The man said that something happened to their village. At first, one after another, the villagers seemed to be sick and were too weak to work normally.
Later, not only their village, but also the villages and towns next door began to experience the same situation... Slowly, some people began to spread rumors that an epidemic had occurred in their village and affected the surrounding villages.
The county government officials sent several doctors to check the villagers' condition, but not only were the doctors helpless, but they themselves also got the same strange disease afterwards.
Officials in charge of the county government were worried that the "epidemic" would continue to spread, so they ordered troops to be sent to guard villages with "epidemics" to prevent entry and exit, and even blocked the news of the "epidemic" in Yizhou as much as possible.
Many villagers were terrified because of this, fearing that they would die inexplicably.
Many people were unwilling to be trapped and tried to escape by force, but clashes with officers and soldiers resulted in many casualties.
In fact, this was also a major matter that Dongling Yuanyong was dealing with these days, but he did not expect that this matter seemed to involve Ximen Yourong invisibly.
After reading the last memorial, Dongling Yuanyong gently closed the memorial and put it down. His expression seemed to be calm, but his hands that were placed on the desk and clenched into fists had bulging veins, which showed that he was suppressing
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After thinking for a while, he asked calmly: "Has the situation in Yizhou been verified?"
His question was undoubtedly directed at Wuhen, because Wuhen had just returned from Yizhou. He replied solemnly:
"The superficial situation is almost the same as what was reported by the prefect of Yizhou."
"On the surface?" Dongling Yuanyong frowned.
"The situation in Yizhou seems to be caused by an "epidemic", but it seems that someone deliberately took advantage of the "epidemic" in Yizhou to put the Queen in trouble, because...!" Wuhen stopped talking.
"Because the Queen is proficient in medical skills, the people of Yizhou hope that the Queen can rescue them."
Dongling Yuanyong said what Wuhen didn't say. The reason why he knew it was because what he just read was the memorial sent by the prefect of Yizhou who was trying to cover up the disaster in Yizhou. It mentioned the expectations of the people of Yizhou.
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"More than that, the people believe that the Empress will definitely go. If she doesn't go, the Empress is not worthy of the word "good luck"."
"Ha!" Dongling Yuanyong sneered: "It seems that things are not that simple after all."
Dongling Yuanyong's calm tone burst out with anger, and Eunuch Cao on the side stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, it is human nature for the people of Yizhou to want to survive. However, it is absolutely impossible for the Queen to go to Yizhou in person."
Eunuch Cao did not care about the life and death of the people in Yizhou, but considering that the cause of the "epidemic" in Yizhou was not clear yet, he was worried that if there was really a danger, how could there be any reason to let the mother of a country take risks.
Dongling Yuanyong naturally understood what Eunuch Cao meant, and of course he was not willing to let Ximen Yourong take risks.
What's more, he always felt that the "epidemic" in Yizhou was too coincidental. How come there was an "epidemic" of unknown cause in Yizhou just when Ximen Yourong half-disclosed that she was proficient in medical skills?
Dongling Yuanyong had many doubts in his heart, but no matter what, it was a fact that the people of Yizhou were suffering, and he could not ignore it.
Then he thought that the matter seemed to involve Ximen Yourong, and it happened to be getting late, so he simply came to Lengyue Palace early.
However, Ximen Yourong was not in the front hall, but he didn't need the palace people to tell him, he knew where she was.
When he came to the apse, he saw many artificially grown herbs.
Ever since Ximen Yourong didn't deliberately hide her knowledge of medicine, she began to get along with herbal medicines openly. As long as he was not around, she was either playing with her herbal medicines in the back hall or studying pharmacology in the pharmacy.
Soon, he found her in the pharmacy. When the two palace maids who were guarding Ximen Yourong saw him, they both retreated without saying a word.
Ximen Yourong's back was turned to Dongling Yuanyong. She neither noticed that the palace maid had left, nor did she know that he had approached her.
She was holding some medicinal material in her hand and looking at it attentively. Then she smelled the medicinal material. Finally, she cut off a small piece and stuck out the tip of her tongue to taste the medicinal material. Then her brows obviously furrowed a little. I don't know.
Is it because of the bad taste that she is holding back?
But then she paid it again, as if it was not medicine but candy, enjoying it, even though she still looked frowning!
Dongling Yuanyong loves and hates her. She is beautiful when she is attentive, but he suddenly looks a little jealous at the various medicinal materials piled in front of her. She treats them as carefully as if they are treasures, and sometimes she treats them more carefully than he does.
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He originally didn't want to disturb her so soon, but he had been by her side for so long and she still didn't notice his presence. This made him feel a little depressed. When he was depressed, he simply stretched out his hand and snatched the medicinal materials from her hand.
She took it into his hands and looked at her dissatisfied.
Ximen Yourong was startled and looked sideways: "Your Majesty, when did you come?"
"I've been here for a long time, but you seem to only have these dry medicinal materials in your eyes, and you can't see that your husband is waiting hard for your favor."
Dongling Yuanyong did not hide his dissatisfaction, but Ximen Yourong covered his mouth and laughed: "Is your Majesty jealous of the medicinal materials?"
"What do you think?"
He grabbed her waist and pressed her into his arms, tapping her forehead to express his dissatisfaction.
Ximen Yourong knew that he was not really angry, so she put her arms around his neck, stood on tiptoes, kissed him on the cheek and smiled softly:
"Does this help your Majesty calm down?"
She has figured out his preferences, and every time he is unhappy because of her, as long as she takes the initiative to be intimate with him, he will quickly calm down.
But this time he was very dissatisfied: "You are not sincere."
"How can I be sincere?"
"You kissed the wrong place." He pointed to his mouth: "Kiss here and I will forgive you."
"Uh...but..." She bit her lip to express hesitation.
"You don't want to?" His face darkened a little!
"No, I'm afraid you will dislike it." She smiled vaguely.
"When have I ever disliked you..." He leaned against her forehead in a low and doting voice, approaching her lips, but stopped kissing her: "Rong'er, your breath smells very good today, I like it very much."
The breath she exhaled really had a very seductive and unfamiliar fragrance: "Kiss me~" His obsessed eyes looked at hers.
"you sure?"
She raised her head and touched his lips. She opened her lips to welcome his arrival. After a while, he was obviously frozen and still for a moment.
Ximen Yourong smiled sullenly and wanted to separate from him and let him slow down, but who knew that he hugged her tightly and continued to kiss her deeply...!
Since he is chasing after her without any problem, she will not refuse his request. Anyway, he is willing to "suffer", and she is also willing to let him "suffer" with her!
After a long time, Dongling Yuanyong finally let her go, but almost at the same time, he gasped slightly, pinched her pink cheeks and pretended to be angry and said:
"You are a woman who is getting more and more pushy. How dare you dig a trap to harm your husband like this."
Ximen Yourong, who was smiling and squinting, was not afraid at all: "Your Majesty is willing to jump into the pit himself, what does it have to do with me?"
His complaint made her feel doubly sweet. In fact, the medicinal materials she just bought were quite interesting. They were colorless and odorless when not wet. When wet, they would emit a particularly alluring fragrance, but the taste was extremely bitter.
So it wasn't that she didn't want to kiss his lips just now, but it was because there was a "tenderness trap" in her mouth that was both charming and fragrant.
Seeing her rosy face and slightly proud expression, he couldn't even pretend to be angry, and seduced her lips again...!
When they separated again, he also smiled:
"How does it taste this time?"
"Sweet!"
She didn't hesitate to return his most beautiful smile, and suddenly she felt that there was no bitterness in her mouth, only sweetness.
"How sweet is it?"
In fact, the taste in her mouth was still bitter, and he didn't like the bitter taste either.
So when he kissed the taste in her mouth that was so bitter that it made him "unspeakably miserable", he was really depressed.
However, because it is her, he can infinitely tolerate everything about her. Even if the taste in her mouth is more bitter, he is not willing to give up every dependence on her.
What's more, if the fragrance is extremely stinky, the odor is extremely fragrant, and the extreme bitterness is naturally sweet.
Ximen Yourong must have felt the same way about this, because she answered him:
"As sweet as your Majesty thinks it is, I think it is sweet!"
Looking at his deep and charming eyes, she had to admit that she was really falling in love with him more and more. She even felt that she loved him to the point of no turning back.
Dongling Yuanyong probably sensed her strong affection. He hugged her into his arms wordlessly, responding to her in his gentle yet domineering way.
The time of lasting love is indeed beautiful and tempting, but how can their identity only be their own day and night?
Although Ximen Yourong was attached to his embrace, she still gently pushed him away, looked up at him and asked:
"Your Majesty, can you tell me about Yizhou?"
Dongling Yuanyong raised his eyebrows slightly and his smile faded a little. He first took her to sit down together, then looked at the pile of medicinal materials she was playing with and asked her:
"You have been locking yourself in this pharmacy these days, but because of the "epidemic" in Yizhou?"
Regarding Yizhou's situation, various rumors have appeared outside. Even if he didn't intend to let her know anything, he didn't intend to let her worry about it.
However, she may have heard some rumors. He knew in his heart that although she was his queen, she was also the noble mother of a country in the eyes of the world.
However, she never cared about the glory brought to her by the phoenix crown on her head. Even if she got his sincerity, she didn't care about the false reputation.
What she really longs for in her heart is to have a soul that can go anywhere without any restrictions!