The doctor concubine who broke off the engagement was forced to rush to the wedding, but became the

Shoukang Palace is located at the northernmost end of the Six West Palaces. The decoration in the hall is exquisite and gorgeous. The flying phoenix on the floor screen and throne is beautifully carved and delicately painted. Behind it is a five-panel rosewood screen inlaid with longevity characters and embroidered with it, with a plaque with the words "Fu Shou Kang Ning" hanging on it.

Empress Dowager Cao sat on the throne below "Fu Shou Kang Ning", with soft light shining on her face. She was nearly sixty years old, and her face inevitably bore traces of her years in the palace. Even as she sat quietly like this, she naturally exuded the royal demeanor and majesty of a mother of the country.

The palace maids serving around were all silent and silent, like sculptures.

Qin Baiwei held the empress dowager's wrist and concentrated on taking her pulse.

In an instant, she let go of the Queen Mother's wrist, put the pulse pillow into the medicine box, and without waiting for the Queen Mother to ask, she said: "The Queen Mother's pulse is sometimes weak and sometimes fast and sometimes slow, mixed with a little stagnation, which is caused by excessive worry. The Queen Mother is the mother of the emperor and the mother of the people of the world. Your longevity is the blessing of the people of the world. If you have any worries, just relax. The emperor is a wise ruler. Now that the Turks have withdrawn, the northern border has been pacified, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, you should enjoy your life."

The Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh when she heard this: "You are young and don't understand. It's easy to be a small family, but it's a thousand times harder to be a big family."

Qin Baiwei said, "I recently read in an ancient medical book that if you have something on your mind, you can find a tree hole to talk about it. With an outlet, you will feel relieved. I don't understand the affairs of the court, and my ability is limited. I can't share the worries of the Queen Mother. But I can be the tree hole for the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother tells me about her worries, it may help relieve her worries."

The Queen Mother heard her speak with sincerity and realized that she was indeed depressed because of her worries.

The emperor favored He and would not tolerate her criticizing He, which resulted in the mother and son parting on bad terms every time; the empress only knew how to teach the prince how to form a clique to seize power, but did not understand the prince's feelings, which caused estrangement between the couple.

As a mother and an aunt, she was caught in the middle and was in a difficult position.

There is really no one to talk to, and I feel very depressed.

Qin Baiwei's words touched her heart, and she was immediately moved and said, "It's worth it that I saw your talent in medicine and kept you in the palace for a few years. Although I didn't give you any title or status, you are like my goddaughter. Today, let's chat about family matters."

Qin Baiwei smiled gently and said, "This is because Your Majesty thinks highly of me. It is a great blessing for me. Just tell me, I will be like a tree hole. I won't even make any breathing sounds and will definitely not disturb Your Majesty."

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "You also said that I am the mother of the people of the world, so I can't just worry about my own small family, I have to worry about the whole world. I also knew that the prince had his heart set on He, but He had bad intentions and had been eyeing him covetously. As a mother, I only hope that more people will protect the prince, so I let Cao enter the palace as the queen, so that my mother's family will have to be on the same page with the prince. Now the King of Qin is ambitious and wants to compete with the East Palace. The prince is blinded by one leaf and does not see the hateful He family. Instead, he supports He more. If the prince fights for the throne, the country will definitely be in turmoil. How can I not worry?"

Qin Baiwei said casually, "The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince of the East Palace. He was personally appointed by His Majesty. He is the eldest son of the Empress and is favored by the Empress Dowager. It is legitimate. The ministers in the court must know how to choose and will not be the kind of people who bring disaster to the country and the people. Even if His Majesty loves the Second Prince more, it is only out of a father's sincere heart. The Empress Dowager has not seen that in the common people's families, although the youngest son is often favored, it is the eldest son who inherits the family business in the end. His Majesty must know this in his heart."

Queen Mother Cao said, "You are just trying to comfort me. Let's not talk about other ministers. Even the Prince of Yan, Pei Yi, had been offered an olive branch by the Crown Prince before he went to Northern Frontier, hoping that with the support of the Yan Palace, his position would be secure. But Pei Yi didn't give the Crown Prince face, saying that the Pei family would only be loyal ministers. Who would have thought that when he arrived in Northern Frontier, he actually hosted a banquet for the He family and drank and talked happily. He is simply a murderous person!"

Qin Baiwei's heart tightened when she heard the Queen Mother talking about Pei Yi.

These days, because of the marriage granted to Pei Yi by the emperor, she went to the palace every day to deceive herself. After checking the pulses of the ladies in each palace, she hid in the imperial physician's room to read medical books.

It seemed as if she had temporarily forgotten Pei Yi and her own heartache.

When she heard the Queen Mother mention Pei Yi today, she remembered that today was the third day after Pei Yi's marriage.

I don't know if the wedding will work, whether he has woken up, and how he and the eldest daughter of the Xie family will get along.

Thinking about this, an idea came to my mind.

She smiled softly and said, "Although I am not talented, I may be able to share the worries of the Queen Mother in this matter. To be honest with you, I have some feelings for Prince Pei. Although the emperor has granted the marriage and the prince has married a princess, I am still worried about his condition. I would like to ask the Queen Mother for an imperial decree to allow me to temporarily stay in the Prince of Yan's mansion to treat Prince Pei's illness, and slowly persuade him to choose a wise master."

Empress Dowager Cao had been in poor health recently, so Princess Yongtai did not dare to bother her with rumors when she entered the palace. Therefore, she did not know that Princess Yongtai had deliberately facilitated the marriage in order to take revenge on Xie and Pei.

Hearing Qin Baiwei say this, and seeing the shyness of a little girl on her face, he couldn't help but sigh, "This is your fault. If you had told me your feelings earlier, I would have stopped the emperor from making random matches and instead granted you marriage to Pei Yi. Since you have such deep feelings for him, how about I issue an imperial decree to grant you the position of co-wife?"

Qin Baiwei shook her head and said, "I understand Brother Yi. He is now following the imperial decree to marry Miss Xie, but it is not out of his own will. If the Queen Mother gives me to her, it may backfire. It's not that Brother Yi dares to disrespect the noble, but he is just such a proud person and doesn't like others to be his master. In fact, as long as Brother Yi's heart is with me, it doesn't matter where he is."

Empress Dowager Cao couldn't help but praise him, "You are a good child, but I have wronged you. Well, I will grant your request and grant you an imperial decree."

Qin Baiwei knelt down to express her gratitude, a gleam of light flashing in her eyes.