Hongde Longqiu smiled and said, "Xiao Zhao, did you notice her expression when she heard you call me?" Although he was quite annoyed, he did not ignore the hesitation and surprise in her eyes at that moment.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"However, from now on, she already knows who I am."
"Your Majesty, minister..."
"I don't blame you," Hongde Longqiu took another sip of water and paced a few steps in the room, "Since she already knows who I am, there's no need to investigate in secret. She can't finish all the medicinal materials in one day.
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"I understand, I will deal with it now."
Hongde Longqiu stood by the window, thinking about the body he had pressed against the palace wall just now, the eyes that made his heart beat so much, and the lips behind the mask, "You rouge horse, I'm going to make a decision.
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Xiao Zhao came to the Forbidden Army Camp. He knew that because he had to treat the emperor, he had delayed the best opportunity to pursue him. However, based on his judgment of the woman's martial arts, it was not possible for her to climb over the palace wall yet. Since she was in the palace, there was no need to worry.
She couldn't be caught. But the place where she appeared was the harem after all, and they were all the emperor's women. It was really inconvenient to search at night. So Xiao Zhao dispersed all the imperial troops and assigned some people to guard outside each palace. The remaining
People searched everywhere in the palace. At dawn, Xiao Zhao began to conduct a carpet search of every palace. He personally identified the people in the palace, and the imperial physician was responsible for checking whether there were any medicines stolen last night, and more
Many imperial troops searched between the palaces to prevent anyone from escaping midway.
Meng Xinzhu had been pretending to be unwell for a day. At dusk, she pretended to drink the medicine and went to bed early. Ru'er and the others began to worry again, wondering if the magical method could not save the empress, and she only recovered after a few days.
, got worse again. The three of them were discussing the empress's illness when they heard the sound of the door being called. This was really surprising. No one had knocked on the palace door for ten years. When they opened the door, they saw that it was Xiao Zhao and the others.
.After a day of searching, only Zhuyuan and Leng Palace were left in the entire palace.
Xiao Zhao looked at the three of them and saw that they were not targets, so he asked: "Where is your empress?"
"Back to your lord, your Majesty is seriously ill and has fallen asleep after drinking medicine."
Seriously ill? Is it such a coincidence? Xiao Zhao frowned and said, "I just happened to bring the imperial doctor with me to check on the illness."
As soon as he went upstairs, Xiao Zhao smelled a smell of medicine. When he looked again, he saw that the bed curtain was slightly covered. He frowned again and walked in slowly, "Mother, my subordinates have been ordered by the emperor to investigate the case. Where there is any disturbance, look out.
Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Meng Xinzhu opened her eyes, moved, and struggled to remember. Ru'er hurriedly stepped forward, opened the curtain, and helped her up. Xiao Zhao looked at her face, which was so pale, with no blood at all, her cheeks were thin, and her eyes were slightly dark.
, his eyes were dull, his expression was dull, his figure was bloated, and he was weakly leaning on the little palace maid. Xiao Zhao frowned again and said, "Mr. Zhang, please show me to the empress."
Ru'er helped Meng Xinzhu lie down again, pulled down half of the curtain, and put her aside, looking at the imperial doctor anxiously. The imperial doctor Zhang felt his pulse through the silk handkerchief, and his brows furrowed more and more tightly.
Xiao Zhao asked again: "What kind of medicine does the empress take? Is there any medicine residue?"
Eunuch Chen nodded and took another imperial doctor to see him.
Doctor Zhang stood up and said, "Mr. Zhao, my mother's pulse is very weak. I think it is caused by a long-term illness and stagnation."
Another imperial doctor standing next to Xiao Zhao said: "This should be the Bamboo Concubine. According to me, she has been ill for ten years."
"Oh?" Xiao Zhao looked at him.
"Ten years ago, when I was still a young doctor, I diagnosed the pulse of the Bamboo Concubine. She was weak and did not accept the soil and water of Yuedu, so she was always sick. She has taken a lot of medicine over the years, and there are records in the Imperial Hospital.
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The imperial doctor who accompanied Eunuch Chen to see the dregs of medicine also came back and said, "Mr. Zhao, I have looked at the dregs of the medicine and there is nothing wrong with it."
Xiao Zhao frowned, then nodded, and left with the imperial doctors. The consul responsible for the search was already waiting in the courtyard and reported to him that nothing was found. He looked up at the candlelight on the second floor, waved his hand, and led the people away.
Everything became quiet again, and Ru'er and the others also went to rest. Meng Xinzhu, who was lying on the bed, did not fall asleep. She lay quietly with her eyes closed. She knew that it was not over yet. I don't know how long it had passed, but she felt that the bed
There is already one more person next to him. It seems that people in this era are really powerful in martial arts. They can come and go silently and will not be noticed until they are so close.
Then she felt the curtain being pulled open, and she tried to relax her body. Xiao Zhao covered his face and stood quietly by the bed. Then he suddenly picked up the wooden stick and hit the person on the bed. He stopped when he was close to the head.
The person on the bed was still asleep and had no reaction at all. He took back the wooden stick and reached out to check her pulse. It was so weak and there was no internal strength at all. She didn't look like a martial arts practitioner at all. It seemed like he was
Too worried.
He had just left. Meng Xinzhu, who was lying on the bed, suddenly smiled. She was indeed right. This person named Xiao Zhao was indeed a good hunter and never missed an opportunity. But it was a pity that he met a disguised man.
Master.
Hongde Longqiu stood by the window of the imperial study room, playing with the bunch of hair, and Xiao Zhao was kneeling behind him. This woman is really amazing. Not only did she escape twice, she also successfully stole medicine in the imperial hospital, and she could even hide it so well.
Well, the top player beside him returned without success. Looking at the hair in his hand, he smiled, the game was getting more and more fun.
"Xiao Zhao, get up and call Long Run. I want to discuss the use of troops in the northwest with him."
Knowing that the emperor was going to discuss state affairs with the Sixth Prince and would not be coming to Yue Kun Palace tonight, Concubine Yue looked disappointed. The emperor had not been to her for two days. Even if he had come before, he looked thoughtful. Could it be that he
Will it really fall out of favor?
"Little plum, why is the palace so chaotic today?" She picked up the teacup boredly.
"Going back to your Majesty, I heard that the Imperial Hospital was robbed last night. Mr. Zhao was ordered by the Emperor to search the whole palace."
"The Imperial Hospital has been stolen? Humph, who is it? He even stole medicine? It's so shameless." Concubine Yue put down the cup, "There are thieves in this palace too. I don't know what those errands do!"
"Your Majesty, you can't say this, Mr. Zhao is a popular person next to the Emperor!"
"Keep your mouth open! Red man? Can you be famous like me?"
"My Majesty, please forgive me! My Majesty, please forgive me! I said the wrong thing! Your Majesty is the first celebrity around the Emperor!"
When Meng Xinzhu got up the next day, she looked at a small sandbag placed next to her pillow. She had used this small sandbag to put under her armpits last night to create a weak pulse. She learned this from a TV series, but she didn't expect it to happen.
It really worked. She took some Panax notoginseng powder from the small bottle she brought with her and drank it. She checked the makeup on her face. She was probably going to look like this in the past few days. After everything was done, she arrived.