Lu Shiwan walked over to Xu Zhaoyi and diagnosed her again, then poured himself a cup of tea.

Take a sip.

"Yes."

"It is said that we should go upstream and attack from the east while making a feint to the west."

Making noises in the east and attacking in the west?

Her daughter is the only one who has reached the age of marriage in the entire harem. What else can she do?

"Empress Defei, rules are dead, but people are alive. Sometimes it is better to rely on your own abilities to find a way of your own than to follow a cautious path to the end."

Defei has been in the harem for many years, and she was able to sit in this position not only relying on her mother's family.

What's more, she has a lot of talent.

Now, hearing such unprecedented words coming from the mouth of a little girl, even she felt it was a bit shocking.

After all, since ancient times, no princess who was married off to a foreign country has ever escaped the teasing of fate.

"Sister Defei, what Wanwan said is correct."

"If you really don't want the Fifth Princess to leave, maybe you should find something for yourself."

After this incident, she finally came to her senses.

Blindly tolerating and accommodating will only put yourself in a dead end.

Just like this time, she went to see Zeng Wanyi with good intentions, but unexpectedly she was almost killed by someone indirectly.

She should have known earlier that since they were not of the same kind, she should not be kind to them.

"Is it really possible?"

She looked timid.

When the marriage was first arranged, the Queen was fanning the flames. She was extremely angry.

Does this mean that she still has one last chance to struggle?

"My Lady, believe in yourself."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to investigate the plague in the harem this time. Why not take advantage of this time to make some plans for you?"

"The Fifth Princess is kind-hearted. I think she can understand the painstaking efforts of Concubine De."

Concubine De thought about the years when she was sick in the harem and her daughter's meticulous care for her.

Even when she was bullied by the Sixth Princess, she endured and gave in.

She gritted her teeth.

"I understand. Thank you, Princess Qi, for your advice."

"You don't have to be polite, Madam Defei. As a woman, I know very well how it feels to be in a tiger's den."

"There are still many things to deal with after the plague, so I won't bother you anymore, mother, your daughter-in-law is leaving."

"Okay, let's go."

The more Xu Zhaoyi looked at Lu Shiwan, the more satisfied she became.

Although her lips were pale, she felt much better.

Get out of here.

Lu Shiwan went directly to the imperial study.

The emperor had already been waiting in the study.

When he saw Lu Shiwan coming, he raised his eyes.

"My daughter-in-law has met my father."

"Get up." The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and looked at him lightly, "Is Concubine Xu okay?"

"Replying to Father, I am much better now."

"Well, that's good. This time it's all thanks to you. Otherwise, if the plague spreads, I'm afraid the entire palace will fall, and I won't be able to give an explanation to my ancestors."

"Your Majesty is too polite. As a royal daughter-in-law, I don't understand the daughters-in-law of the previous dynasty, but I should share your worries about these daily trivial matters."

What a good Princess Qi! She never makes a mistake in what she says.

She didn't mention a single word about this medical skill.

He paused.

"I want to ask you, why haven't I heard you mention that you have medical skills before?"

"Father, my daughter-in-law is not the only one who knows medicine in the Qian Dynasty. Could it be that my daughter-in-law came to you for no reason and said that she knows medicine?"

"I'm afraid that my father will think I'm a fool, right?"

The emperor put his fist to his lips and coughed unnaturally.

"How do you know it's the box of rouge that's the problem?"

"Father, may I sit down?" Since he didn't invite her to sit, she shamelessly asked.

"Please sit down." The emperor raised his lips slightly.

"Based on your style, you must have sealed off the harem long ago. After all, the harem is the root of the royal family."

"No mother would remain indifferent when seeing her child being disabled. Zeng Wanyi came to you for help, she must be in a desperate situation. How could she bring Yanzhi here under such circumstances?"

"Besides, she never thought that you would banish her to the cold palace."

"When my daughter-in-law sees the box of rouge, which is still covered with a lot of powder and is banished to the cold palace, will she still be in the mood to put on makeup?"

"If you're talking about giving it to someone, that's even more impossible. If I'm not mistaken, Zeng Wanyi is the daughter of an assistant minister, and her father retired a long time ago."

"She is a nobody, who would accept her things?"

"The only possibility is that someone else gave it to her."

The emperor looked at Lu Shiwan inquiringly.

"What do you mean? Is what Xu Zhaoyi said true?"

Lu Shiwan said lazily: "Father, it is really a blessing to be your white moonlight. Sometimes I wonder if the affection of youth is really so valuable if it meets an unrighteous person?"

"Princess Qi, I know what you want to say, but the matter has not been thoroughly investigated yet, so we cannot make a conclusion casually."

"Then according to your father, who in the entire harem has the right to leave? Or who has the right to let someone enter the harem?"

The emperor was startled.

These days, the Queen is indeed not as good as before and she is certainly not doing well.

But her explanation in front of herself was that she was not feeling well.

The relationship between her and the general seemed to be at a stalemate.

The last time she arranged a marriage, she even ignored the feud with the Grand Marshal and strictly arranged Bai Jialuo's marriage to the Shaoqing's son.

"Father, seeing is believing, hearing is false."

"Why not, let's make a bet?" Lu Shiwan no longer mentioned the matter of rouge. She touched her nails and looked at the emperor again.

"How do I bet?"

"Didn't Father always think that the Empress was gentle, charming, and considerate? In fact, your daughter-in-law also thinks so. After all, not everyone can be the mother of the country."

"It just so happens that the envoys are going to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet before leaving. Why don't we set a deadline of half a month?"

After hearing this, the emperor immediately said:

"Okay, half a month is half a month."

For some reason, Xu Zhaoyi's words kept echoing in his mind.

"If the plague was caused by the Queen, I will never forgive her."

"The country belongs to my father. Everything is decided by my father."

It seems that she knows how to act and what she says is reasonable, although her attitude is a little casual.

But it didn't affect his appreciation for her at all.

"It is a blessing for the royal family that Prince Qi has a princess like you."

"If it's the prince..."

Halfway through his words, the Emperor sighed, "I won't talk about the prince anymore."

"Go back. The plague doctor in the palace will take care of the rest. You are still needed in the imperial city."

"Yes, Father,"

It was almost evening when we left the palace gate.

Lu Shiwan did not go back directly to Prince Qi's Mansion, but went to the Lu family.

A lot has happened during this time.

She hasn't been back for a long time.

Standing at the gate of the Lu family, the gatekeeper saw Lu Shiwan and said excitedly: "Young lady, you are back."

"Well, I can just go in by myself."

"Okay, okay, I'll go in and report."

The gatekeeper ran in quickly, shouting as he ran, "Madam, Master, Old Master, Old Madam, the young lady is back."

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