Chapter 317 Provocation
Zhen Ze's temper has never been very good, and his personality is aloof and he doesn't like to interact with many people.
Because he was forced by the imperial power to enter the palace to treat patients, he had endured it before. Now that Jixiang was angry, Zhen Ze got angry and said coldly: "This kind of poison, please forgive me for my incompetence. I can't cure it. In this world, the only one who can cure it is the doctor who is good at toxicology in Da Qi. I heard that Concubine Qi in the palace is the princess of Da Qi. Maybe there are people who know this around her? You can go there and ask."
After saying that, Zhen Ze put on a look of wanton killing and chopping, and said, "I won't serve you anymore."
Jixiang and Minglu looked at each other, and they both knew tacitly that Imperial Physician Liu had recommended Zhen Ze into the palace precisely for Concubine Qi.
Jixiang snorted coldly, "Waste!"
After saying that, he kicked Zhen Ze angrily and turned away.
Zhen Ze was kicked by her unexpectedly, and he stumbled backwards and fell to the ground. Ming Lu glanced at him, but did not help him. He just called a maid outside and said, "Send him out."
After giving the order, he turned and left.
After leaving the side hall, he met Jixiang who was waiting beside him in the corridor. Jixiang lowered his voice and glanced at the door of the side hall, then said to Minglu: "Is there any harm in that kick I just made?"
Ming Lu shook his head. "It's okay. I saw it. It's just on my thigh. It hurts a lot, but it won't break ."
Jixiang breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not easy to perform a complete act.
After the two of them finished talking, they went into Su Qingqing's main hall together and told her what had just happened in the side hall.
After hearing this, Rong Que snorted coldly, "Sure enough, it's heading that way."
After saying that, he turned to look at Su Qingqing, "Do you want to go and invite her?"
Su Qingqing twirled her fingers in silence for a long time before answering Rong Que's question, "Please, and no please."
Jixiang was confused after hearing this.
Su Qingqing said, "Since they want to lure the snake out of its hole and lure you into a trap, why don't we make a feint to the east and attack in the west to confuse the real thing with the fake? They just want us to invite Concubine Qi out. If I insist on not inviting her, what will happen if Jixiang goes to Concubine Qi's door himself to protect himself?"
Jixiang understood it in an instant.
"Your Majesty wants me to test Concubine Qi, to pretend to break up with you, and to join Concubine Qi?"
Su Qingqing said, "It's a matter of life and death, shouldn't it be right? Even if you surrender, it's reasonable."
Jixiang immediately said, "I'll go right away!"
"No, if you go now, it will only make people suspicious. You are the most loyal person to me, and you have not experienced any hardships yet and you are going to join them. No one is stupid, can they believe you? Even if they believe you, they can only believe you to some extent. If things go wrong, you may be easily used by them."
Jixiang stared and waited for her master's next words.
Su Qingqing said, "You will go to the Imperial Hospital later and pester Doctor Sun to help you detoxify. If he is helpless, you can pester other imperial doctors. After everyone else is helpless, you can go to Wang Yu and ask the military doctors to try. If that fails, you can look for someone in all the pharmacies in Kyoto. You must act as if you are desperate for medical treatment."
Jixiang's eyes lit up, "I understand. I'll go right away."
After saying that, he rubbed his eyes hard, making his eye sockets red, then bit his lips, cried loudly, and ran out.
It was so smooth that Minglu was dumbfounded.
The actors in this theatre don't have as good acting skills as you.
After Jixiang left, Rong Que told Minglu, "Tell Minghe to keep a close eye on Concubine Qi."
Minglu took the order and left. Rongque looked outside the gate suspiciously, "Why hasn't He Chao come back yet? Did something happen on the way?"
He Chao, who was missed by Rong Que, was sitting in the carriage and heading straight to Qingquan Temple in Zhending.
The last time Rong Que and his companions fled from Kyoto to Datong, the monks from Qingquan Temple accompanied them all the way. As friends, it was normal for him to visit them. What's more, it was no secret that the monks were proficient in medicine.
Jixiang was poisoned, so it was normal for Rongque to send him here to seek medical treatment, and it would not arouse any suspicion.
In the palace.
The maid led Zhen Ze out of the palace. When they were almost at the palace gate, they suddenly met Liu Yuyi coming out from another corridor. Liu Yuyi looked surprised and asked, "Doctor Zhen?"
Zhen Ze turned his head and looked at Imperial Physician Liu silently. He only glanced at him once, then nodded at him and ignored him and continued walking forward.
The palace maid who sent Zhen Ze out was Xiao Rui. Xiao Rui quickly glanced at Liu the Imperial Physician. A smile flashed across Liu the Imperial Physician's lips, and then he put away the smile, but he did not show any unhappiness. Instead, he took two quick steps and almost walked side by side with Zhen Ze.
"Is Doctor Zhen angry?"
Zhen Ze ignored him, as if this man didn't exist. He didn't show any fawning, flattery or attempt to make friends with the imperial physicians in the palace like a common doctor would.
Imperial Physician Liu said, "Doctor Zhen, don't be upset. I have no other options. That girl is the most trusted maid of the Empress."
He glanced at Xiao Rui beside Zhen Ze without leaving any trace, and said deliberately: "When the Queen came from Zhao Kingdom, she brought so many people with her, but she looked at Jixiang like the ball of her eye. If others had any problems, it would not matter, but it was different for Jixiang."
Xiao Rui was shocked.
Depend on!
Are you trying to drive a wedge between me and our master?
Are you crazy!
Can someone like you, who is on the enemy camp, disrupt the relationship between me and our master?
If I accept your provocation, what's the point of having this brain!
You really have too much saliva, so just spit it out. It's a waste to leave it here!
She rolled her eyes in her heart, but on the surface, Xiao Rui bit her lip cooperatively, looking a little aggrieved.
Imperial Physician Liu's heart moved, and he continued, "This Jixiang is like half a master in the palace. Not to mention the servants in the Queen 's bedroom who came with her from Zhao State and worship her like an ancestor, even we dare not offend her."
Xiao Rui continued to roll her eyes in her heart.
Nonsense, do you dare to provoke me? I, Sister Jixiang, can beat you to death.
Zhen Ze impatiently stopped and looked at Liu the Imperial Physician with a cold face, "Why are you telling me all this? First, I was not brought here by the Queen from Zhao State, and second, I don't know this Jixiang. Sir Liu, instead of gossiping here, why don't you improve your medical skills?"
He wanted to say, do you really think Jixiang is poisoned?
But the words came to my lips but I didn't utter them.
He is not good at interpersonal communication, but that doesn't mean he has no brains.
He took Jixiang's pulse and could clearly feel that Jixiang was not poisoned. Could it be that Imperial Physician Liu could not make a diagnosis?
But the blood collected in the small white jade cup made the silver needle turn black.
And that small white jade cup was given to him by the imperial physician Wu La a few days ago.
The affairs in the palace were more complicated and sinister than those in a hundred thousand noble mansions. He saw it clearly, but he could not say anything.
He is not only himself, but also Tongji Pharmacy is behind him.
He can't afford to offend anyone, but that doesn't mean he can really condone the vicious intentions of a doctor like Liu Yuyi.
