Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 28 Beauty is as vicious as a needle (1)

 In the Jinfeng Palace, all the maids and eunuchs entered and exited in an orderly manner under the command of Xiao Taohong and Ling Ge.

There were many noble masters in Jinfeng Palace, but the maids and eunuchs in Jinfeng Palace did not appear to be busy, which made He Ruowan, who had just entered the palace, feel resentful again and her beautiful eyes were filled with frost.

 “I would like to send my regards to Concubine Hua, may your concubine be blessed!” Outside the Chixia Palace, Ling Ge waved his sleeves with neither humility nor arrogance, and respectfully greeted Concubine Hua.

When people in the palace saw He Ruowan, there was something strange in their eyes, especially Xuanyuan Moyu and Xuanyuan Yi. When they saw her coming in and disturbing the imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment, their handsome eyes immediately sank, and the disgust in their eyes was clearly visible. .

 “It turns out that my mother is here, and I would like to send my regards to my mother…”

"Excuse me. Yunqing needs some peace and quiet. What are you all doing here?" The Queen Mother glanced at He Ruowan indifferently. Before she could finish her greetings, she responded casually, leaving He Ruowan's words stuck in her throat. He didn't get up either to say goodbye or not, and his face turned red all of a sudden.

Looking at the emperor with some resentment, He Ruowan saw that he was silently looking at the unconscious woman who was being treated by the imperial physician, as if he didn't notice her arrival at all, which made her heart suddenly ache.

Biting her lower lip in frustration, she twisted the embroidered handkerchief tightly in her hand and stared sternly at the woman lying on the bed. With secret hatred, she quietly stood up and stood next to Xuanyuan Ze.

"Back to the Emperor, Queen Mother! The Queen's pulse is disordered and her atrium is damaged. In addition to being hit by the Emperor's unexpected palm, she was also stabbed into the body by a tiny needle that dissolves the remaining strength of the human body. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Although I am proficient in acupuncture, the needles in your body are very strange. They have moved from the heart to the atrium. If I don't force them out in time, I'm afraid..."

 Imperial Physician Fu Ming, who was under constant pressure from the emperor along the way, was sweating now. As the Grand Physician of the Imperial Hospital, he had never encountered such a strange needle in his entire life.

Although he temporarily stabilized the queen's heart and protected her breath, it was very difficult to completely remove the needle.

"I'm afraid what?" King Ming and Qing blurted out. At this moment, he could no longer care about the other people present, and worry was evident on his face.

"I'm afraid the empress will have to lie on the phoenix bed from now on." Doctor Fu quickly stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. Under those sharp eyes that seemed to eat him alive, he felt that his whole body was cold and his heart was shaking. Almost frozen.

 So, after he said the worst possibility, he lowered his head and waited for the punishment from the emperor and the queen mother.

"It's so serious?" The Queen Mother frowned, and when she looked at Yun Qing, she couldn't help but feel pity and pity, and sighed: "Oh, such a good child is pitiful. If it weren't for her, the emperor would be injured at this moment. Fu Qing Family, the Ai family orders you to do your best to cure the queen. Whatever you need, as long as you can cure her, just ask the Ai family for it!"

"I understand!" After receiving the Queen Mother's pardon, Fu Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stood up to respond.

Hearing the sound, the emperor tightened his palms. Looking at the pale woman with her eyes closed, he could not help but sink his handsome eyes and sternly scolded: "Fu Ming, no matter what method you use, you must cure her as soon as possible! Otherwise, I will let you stay here for the rest of your life and not go out even a step!"

"I obey the order." Fu Ming's legs went weak, and Fu Ming's heart jumped in fright. He looked up and saw the emperor's glare that meant what he said. His heart that had just been put down couldn't help but lift up, and he couldn't put it down anymore.

He heart trembled. He Ruowan, who was staying next to Xuanyuan Ze, almost felt weak in her legs when she heard the sound. She looked up at the man next to her in disbelief, her beautiful eyes immediately filled with panic.

  She saw that he actually showed such a serious and worried look for the woman lying on the bed.

no, I can not!

 He was just surprised that the woman saved him, he would not care about her like this! Will not!

"Back to the Emperor, Queen Mother! Doctor Hua is here!" Just when everyone looked solemn and the atmosphere was tense, Ling Ge opened the bead curtain and entered the palace to announce loudly.

 “Hua Heng?” The emperor raised his handsome eyebrows and turned around at almost the same moment as the King of Ming and Qing.

But Fu Ming's face was filled with joy. He had never been so grateful to this young imperial doctor as he was today.

 Having been a doctor in the palace for decades, he had never received such stern looks from the Queen Mother or the late Emperor. Today, for the first time, he felt the silent pressure exerted by the young emperor.

It seems that the emperor is not gentle in temperament as people say, but his latent majesty has always been covered up by the Queen Mother's dignified appearance.

Now that the emperor is in charge, I believe that in the near future, the courtiers will see a young emperor who is more wise and powerful than the previous emperor.

 So, he was really afraid that after decades of practicing medicine, he would end up with poor medical skills and be imprisoned for life.

"We have met the emperor, the empress dowager, concubine Hua, and the princes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties!" Hua Heng saluted the emperor, the empress dowager and others one by one, and finally said respectfully to Xuanyuan Yi: "Keep your prince waiting! Please! Don’t worry, Your Majesty, Wei Chen will do his best to save the Queen!”

The emperor's handsome eyes glanced at the young imperial doctor who was specially used for the fifth brother, and his face turned darker than before: "Is Imperial Physician Hua here to treat the Queen's injuries? In that case, what are you waiting for? Let's do it!"

"It turns out that Dr. Hua was invited by Yi'er. Okay, please ask Dr. Hua to help Yun Qing take a look. What kind of needle did she get?" The Queen Mother first glanced at Hua Heng in surprise, and then after hearing what Hua Heng said, she I understood immediately.

"Mr. Hua, please!" Fu Ming had already stepped aside, with a smile on his face.

Although he and Hua Heng both worked in Taiyuan Hospital, they rarely met. The reason is that this young imperial doctor was invited to the palace directly from outside the palace by the Queen Mother, and he is not at all the same type as the other imperial doctors who were promoted one by one based on age, medical skills and merit.

Moreover, most of the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital are old and prudent. It is rare to have two young imperial doctors, both of whom have low official positions. But as soon as Hua Heng came, he was almost on an equal footing with the great imperial physician. There was a time when Fu Ming also had feelings for Hua Heng. Disdainful.

 But today, he very much hoped that this young man could cure the queen, so that he would not have to worry about the terrible pressure exerted by the emperor just now.

 There is an almost suffocating silence in the dullness. As Hua Heng's fingers touched Yun Qing's wrist, the air became heavier.

Although the imperial physicians in the palace did not need to avoid suspicion very much, they usually only put down a thin layer of gauze as a barrier when diagnosing and treating the concubines. However, when taking pulses, they still followed the rules of the palace and always used hanging silk to diagnose the pulse.

So, as soon as Hua Heng took action at this time, he saw the emperor's handsome eyes widening suddenly, the King of Ming and Qing's handsome eyebrows frowning slightly, the Queen Mother's eyebrows narrowing, and the surrounding atmosphere suddenly changed.

However, none of the three people made a sound. They stood quietly not far from the bed, watching Hua Heng's every move with bated breath.

He Ruowan had no intention of paying attention to such details. Her heart was only filled with hatred. She wished that Yun Qing would disappear in front of her eyes as soon as possible.

Only Xuanyuan Yi's eyebrows remained calm, as if he didn't see anything abnormal, silently waiting for Hua Heng's diagnosis.

After a long while, Hua Heng's handsome eyebrows slightly furrowed, he gently let go of Yun Qing's hand, stood up and replied to the emperor: "Back to the emperor, the queen was struck by a strange needle and was seriously injured again. In addition, her body has not fully recovered after falling into the water. At this moment, several complications have occurred, and she is extremely weak and unconscious. The top priority is to remove the golden needle from the Queen's body as soon as possible to prevent the needle from hurting her heart. Now, please leave the palace and let Weichen take the needle for the Queen!"

 “Golden needle?” The emperor frowned handsomely, not believing how he could be so sure that the queen was struck by a gold needle.

Just now, Fu Ming only said it was a needle, and he was certain that the only thing that could pass through the guard's protection without being noticed was something like the silver needle used for stabbing before.

Why is Hua Heng’s mouth definitely a gold needle?

But the King of Ming and Qing raised his handsome eyebrows and was very surprised when Hua Heng mentioned the golden needle.

 Golden needles, silver needles!

 He would never look down upon someone who could break through the guard of the imperial guards and easily assassinate the emperor.

But this gold and silver thing reminded him of two people, and if it was really these two people who committed the assassination this time, then...

"Back to the Emperor, this needle is soft and pliable. It is stained with a powder similar to Jianghu Shang Hua Gong Powder, but its effect is more miraculous than Hua Gong Powder. Ordinary Hua Gong Powder can only dissolve the wounds of people with internal strength. It has a short-lasting effect and will resolve itself within a certain period of time. However, this medicine has continuous potency and has become one with the golden needle. Therefore, if the needle is not removed, the person who received the needle will be paralyzed and unable to move for the rest of his life. "

Hua Heng's face was calm. Under the emperor's inspection, he said calmly: "This needle is very evil. Although it is not harmful to human life, it is enough to make people trapped for life. The reason why the minister can tell at a glance what the queen was needle-ed is because Wei Chen saw this thing once when he was studying medicine with his master in his early years."

After saying that, Hua Heng ignored the emperor’s shocked look and said, “Please the emperor and others to retreat first, it’s important to get the needle for the empress!”

"Hmm." The emperor said no more, but when he looked at Yun Qing, there was a trace of pity in his eyes.

"Okay! Ze'er, let's go to the outer hall and wait first!" Situ Xianyu nodded, turned to look at Xuanyuan Ze, and then took the lead to walk out of the hall.

Xiao Taohong and Bitao looked at each other hesitantly. Although they were worried, they could only bow out of the palace.

Xuanyuan Yi, however, glanced at Xuanyuan Moyu beside him with his handsome eyes, snorted coldly in his heart, and turned around and walked out of the inner hall.

 For a time, only Xuanyuan Ze, He Ruowan and Xuanyuan Moyu were left in the palace. Hua Heng didn't urge them, he just looked at the three of them quietly and silently ordered them to be kicked out.

"Your Majesty, let's go out and wait first!" He Ruowan saw the opportunity and gently pulled Xuanyuan Ze's sleeves with a soft voice. But Xuanyuan Ze turned his head and glanced at her indifferently, with a chill in his eyes that made He Ruowan's heart tremble, and said: "I will stay here to help Hua Aiqing get the needle. You all should leave!"

"Your Majesty?" He Ruowan's voice trembled, and she couldn't help but burst into tears. It's a pity that at this moment, Xuanyuan Ze has turned to Xuanyuan Moyu, with a silent warning in his eyes: "Brother, you and Wan'er should go out first! Hua Aiqing, will it affect you if I stay? ?”

A faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips. Although he was speaking to Hua Heng, the clearly dismissive look on his face was hard to ignore.

He still remembered the scene in front of the imperial mausoleum, and felt extremely unhappy about Xuanyuan Moyu's inappropriate behavior of hugging Yunqing in public.

Just because I accidentally hurt Yun Qing, I felt guilty for a moment, so I let him go.

 But at this moment, this is the queen's palace. Even if he is a bohemian and carefree prince, he cannot avoid the suspicion that he should avoid.

"No!" Hua Heng nodded respectfully, Xuanyuan Moyu's complexion had turned extremely dark.

He also looked straight into Xuanyuan Ze's eyes, suddenly raised the corners of his lips, and said with a faint smile: "Haha, the emperor must take good care of the queen, and I will not disturb you. Concubine Hua, please!"

 Raised his hand to He Ruowan evilly, he ignored Xuanyuan Ze's cold handsome eyes, flicked his sleeves, and walked out of the dormitory elegantly.

"Emperor..." He Ruowan wanted to call again, but was interrupted by Xuanyuan Ze: "Wan'er will wait outside for now. If you are tired, go back to the palace first!"

My heart sank severely. Facing his unprecedented indifference, He Ruowan felt her body soften, and a loss that was almost unbearable wrapped around her tightly. She finally bit her lip, glanced at Yun Qing on the bed with hatred again, and respectfully excused herself: "Yes. I, my concubine, excuse me!"

 Turn around, love and hate are intertwined, and the hatred is even stronger. It was clear that the emperor valued himself the most before, but now--

 Yunqing, from now on, either you die or I die.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are about to start. Please your Majesty, please untie your Majesty's underwear!" After Hua Heng and the Emperor were the only ones left in the palace, Hua Heng opened his medicine box and listed a row of various medicines of different lengths inside. Yinzhen rolled up his sleeves and prepared to take action.

"Take off your underwear?" The emperor's handsome eyes glared, and Hua Heng was a little unable to resist with such an angry look that could almost kill someone.

“Ahem, I have to give and take out the needles, and my clothes are untied. How can I help?” Hua Heng coughed slightly in embarrassment, and Hua Heng’s handsome face was slightly red, and he explained aloud.

Originally, he knew that this was the only way to rescue him, and since it was the queen, he spoke out and asked everyone to get out.

“Hmph!” The emperor snorted heavily, resisting the urge to drive him away, and snorted: “If I hadn’t stayed today, would you have done it yourself?”

"Yes! But the humble minister is self-righteous. In addition to giving acupuncture to save people, he has nothing else to do. Please ask the emperor for a clear warning." Hua Heng sighed secretly, with an awe-inspiring look on his face. His magnanimous expression made the emperor unable to express his anger, so he had to do it again. He snorted and glared at him: "Turn around."

"Huh?" Hua Heng was stunned for a moment, and his subsequent expression could be said to be that he couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't expect that this would happen...

“Ah, what, I told you to turn your back!” He glared at him coldly, and the emperor suddenly didn’t want Hua Heng to diagnose and treat Yunqing. First, because he is the fifth brother's dedicated physician, and he has always disdained to use the fifth brother's people. Secondly, this person is not like Fu Ming, an old imperial physician who is over half an age old. His age makes it difficult for him to rest assured.

rest assured?

This very abrupt word made the emperor's heart skip a beat. He looked at the man on the bed with his beautiful eyes closed in disbelief, his handsome eyebrows almost twisted into a rope.

“Yes, I obey the order.” Hua Heng turned around respectfully, and Hua Heng suddenly became curious about the emperor.

 Didn’t it mean that the emperor was very dismissive of the queen? The concubine accepted her during the wedding, but ignored her when she returned home, and even relegated her to the cold palace in a short period of time...

But at this moment, his expression and movements were full of possessiveness, and he was so repulsive to even an imperial doctor who was treating the queen's injuries. Then, the situation seemed to be different from the rumors!

And my young master seems to have a very special attitude towards the queen. In this way...

His mind suddenly stopped, and Hua Heng was shocked that he actually tried to figure out the thoughts of his masters in private.

Before he entered the palace, his master told him: The palace is a more dangerous place than the rivers and lakes. After entering, you can only keep your own responsibilities and do nothing else.

Thinking about it, he straightened his mind and waited patiently.

 But after he waited for a long time, there was no movement behind him, which made him wonder. Apart from him, who was awake, was there only one unconscious queen in the palace at this moment?

"Ahem, is it okay, Your Majesty?" Hearing Hua Heng's question, the Emperor raised his handsome eyebrows and ignored the tangle that had just been unsolved for the time being. He stretched out his hand to open the gauze curtain and slowly stretched out towards Yun Qing's chest. Placket.

For some reason his hands were shaking slightly...

 Damn it!

With a soft curse in his heart, he secretly cursed Hua Heng for not leaving a maid waiting in the palace, which made it a bit weird for him to even want to call people in now.

Finally untied Yun Qing's outer shirt, Xuanyuan Ze felt that a long time had passed, and an inexplicable thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead. He didn't understand why he was so flustered just like a young man who was just taking off a piece of clothing, just like a young man who had just tasted love for the first time.

Xuanyuan Ze subconsciously glanced at the woman who was still unconscious. There was no anger at all on her beautiful and clean face.

He felt pity and a trace of worry that made him calm down a little, and he undressed faster with his hands, so that Hua Heng could take out the golden needle from her body as soon as possible.

 Taking a deep breath, this time, he quickly unbuttoned Yun Qing's shirt.

Compared with the outer shirt, it was much easier to untie the inner shirt. This also made him understand that before he went to bed at Wan'er's place, a palace maid always undressed Wan'er, so he didn't know how to untie such complicated clothes. buckle.

As the clothes in her hands were opened lightly, a lake-green bellyband immediately jumped into Xuanyuan Ze's eyes. The bright color highlighted Yun's pure and creamy skin, and her slightly raised chest also rose and fell lightly with her weak breathing. His eyes flickered.

His handsome eyes suddenly deepened, and his breathing slowed down as he looked at the beautiful collarbone like a jade butterfly. And the smooth touch of jade made his eyelids twitch suddenly, and he immediately retracted his fingers that were unconsciously caressing Yun Qing's collarbone.

With his heart suddenly beating wildly, he looked at Yun Qing's deeply closed eyes, remembering the strange feeling when he forcibly kissed her in the corridor that day, and his eyes couldn't help but get darker and darker.

He didn't expect that she, who was obviously in a coma, would make his heart beat so much; this feeling was wonderful and contained a slight tremor, something that even Wan'er had never brought to him so far.

Slowly lowering his head, he looked at the two petite lips that, although they had lost their color, still strongly attracted his gaze, his eyes sank, and he couldn't help but want to kiss them...

"Ahem, Your Majesty, can I please turn around?" Hua Heng coughed again, which made Xuanyuan Ze regain consciousness, and then he realized that he was going to kiss her just now.

 But she was in a coma at this time, and she was still injured, **** it! He thought he was really crazy!

 “That’s it!” Xuanyuanze stood up pretending to be solemn, but found that his voice was slightly hoarse.

 Fortunately, Hua Heng, who heard the response, didn't notice it for a moment. He only took a deep breath and sighed that he could finally turn around.

Then, when he turned around and saw the alluring queen with a hint of ethereal beauty on the bed, his handsome eyes moved subconsciously, and his body also slowed down for a moment.

"Hua Heng, if you can't cure the queen today, I will dig out your eyes!" The cold voice made Hua Heng's heart skip a beat. The shock he had just seen at the emperor who was looking at him angrily disappeared immediately. Only then did he realize that the emperor was still staring at him.

With his mind focused, Hua Heng quickly picked up a handful of silver needles and, under the emperor's gaze, quickly inserted them into various key points on Yun Qing's body.

 After pricking all the silver needles in his hand, Hua Heng was sweating profusely, as if he had spent a lot of energy.

He thought this would be fine, but Xuanyuan Ze was surprised to see Hua Heng walk to the medicine box and pick up a towel to wipe the sweat on his forehead, wipe his palms carefully, and then take out a needle from his needle box. The long silver needle was about to pierce Yun Qing's head with a stroke of his sleeve.

"Wait a minute!" The emperor looked at the long needle in Hua Heng's hand with some suspicion and asked, "Are you sure that this will not cause any harm to the queen?"

For Xuanyuan Ze, he knows almost all the important points of the human body, but the Baihui point on the top of his head is the first of the hundred points. If one of them is not correct, it will damage the brain, so he does not dare to let Hua Heng have half of it. Wrong.

 (End of this chapter)