The most beautiful lady in the harem

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On the other side, Shu Yuexuan and Qin Liuse raised their eyebrows slightly when they heard that there was Wen Zhaoyi in the Empress Dowager Dong's palace, surprised but not shocked.

Since Wen Zhaoyi dislikes Zhang Baolin, it is not impossible that she is using her to plot against herself.

After all, Zhang Baolin, who had no roots or family background, was nothing in Wen Zhaoyi's eyes.

But Liu Se hasn’t figured out yet how they are going to use Zhang Baolin to frame him?

She was not surprised that Qin Huaijin was involved, but she was surprised that the Empress Dowager Dong, who was so old and in such a high position, was still fooling around with two little ones.

Liu Se never could have imagined that the Queen Mother Dong was an expert at stirring up trouble in the harem, otherwise how could she sit on the position of Queen without a prince.

Liu Se thought of his previous life again. No wonder Emperor Yongjia and Empress Dowager Dong were not in harmony.

How can one mountain support two tigers? Emperor Yongjia was a domineering person. It was hard to tell because he seldom showed his emotions. But now Liu Se knew very well that Emperor Yongjia was far from being that simple.

Whether you obey him or are loyal to him, it is not easy to make him trust you.

Qin Liuse sat on the beauty couch, lying crookedly, her fingers resting on the armrest, holding a string of white jade bracelets in one hand and playing with them, wondering where this group of people were going to harm her and where they were waiting for her.

Just as I was thinking about lying down, Doctor Zhang came.

Qin Liuse quickly got up to greet him and went to the side room with him to see Zhang Baolin.

Now, knowing that Imperial Doctor Zhang has ill intentions and is not a truly compassionate doctor, Qin Liuse feels that protecting Zhang Baolin is more important than protecting herself.

Before going to bed last night, I was still thinking whether saving Zhang Baolin would be a waste of time and put myself in danger as well, and whether I was too soft-hearted.

But when she met Zhang Baolin in the back mountain yesterday and learned her story, Liu Se couldn't help but feel sentimental about herself.

In fact, she is the same as Zhang Baolin, with no family background, no roots or foundation. But when she looked at Zhang Baolin, it was as if she was looking at herself, so she couldn't help but save her.

She thought that even if it happened again, she would not stand by and watch him die.

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Zhang Baolin lay in bed for a whole day, and he was awake all over and couldn't fall asleep at all.

Doctor Zhang took her pulse as usual, changed the medicine on her foot, then wrote a prescription, gave a few instructions and left.

Everything was so orderly, as if nothing had happened.

If she hadn't been careful, she would have really believed that all the doctors in this world were living Bodhisattvas who cured diseases and saved lives.

Qin Liuse thanked him as usual, and then asked Zijin to go with him to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine.

When Zijin came back with the medicine bag, Qin Liuse found a place where no one was around and asked, "Is it okay? You followed me to the Imperial Hospital. Did you notice anything wrong?"

Zijin was specially sent to get the medicine because he understood pharmacology and could see the trick better.

Zijin shook her head and looked at Qin Liuse regretfully, "My beauty, everything is fine with Doctor Zhang. The Imperial Medical Bureau's medicines for the nobles in the palace are all registered. When the medicines were dispensed, in addition to Doctor Zhang, there were two other chief physicians." This means that Doctor Zhang himself could be cleared of all charges.

Such a strict procedure is also to prevent someone from causing trouble. But Liu Se remembered that in the previous life, there were many troubles in the harem, and many of them were caused by tampering with the medicine.

Therefore, even if the procedures are so strict, if someone really wants to harm someone, there are still many opportunities.

Liu Se returned the medicine bag to Zi Jin and told her, "You should prepare the medicine for Zhang Baolin yourself. Don't let anyone else handle it. Be careful and see if there is any problem."

Liu Se didn't realize where Doctor Zhang and the others were setting a trap for her. She always felt something was wrong with her body. She was restless and couldn't sleep well.

However, Liu Se also realized that they began to treat her as a target to be eliminated and an obstacle. Did this prove that she was indeed beginning to be favored and was becoming an eyesore to them?

Thinking about this, I also felt that this matter had a sense of absurd humor.

She had just served Emperor Yongjia for a few times and was promoted to Concubine, but now she had become a thorn in their eyes, and they wanted to get rid of her so quickly.

If they knew that their promotion to the rank of Concubine was also due to their contributions.

If they hadn't spread so many rumors, making Emperor Yongjia feel that she was too wronged, why would he have promoted her to the rank of Concubine?

After all, when she first slept with the Emperor, it was clear that Emperor Yongjia did not want the gap between her and Qin Huaijin to be too big.

If they knew that they had done something that backfired, they would be even more furious.

Thinking of this, Liu Se kept wondering whether this incident could become another opportunity for her to gain the favor and love of Emperor Yongjia?

She should have paid more attention and thanked them for the ladder.

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On the second day, Concubine Dong Xian sent offerings to all the nobles in the palace who had prayed for blessings at Ci'en Temple that day.

After praying for blessings that day, the offerings were not taken away immediately, but were kept in front of the statue in Ci'en Temple for two days before being brought back.

Concubine Dong immediately distributed the gifts to the nobles in each palace. There were cakes, fruits, dried goods, sweets, and meat, and she distributed some to each palace.

Along with the things sent by Concubine Dong's people, there were also gifts from the Empress Dowager. The eunuch who delivered the gifts said that there were gifts in every palace. The Empress Dowager was thinking that the weather was getting cold, and it was time for all the ladies to replenish their bodies.

Qin Liuse was now cautious in every step, so she asked, "Excuse me, eunuch, which queen mother gave this as a reward?"

"Replying to Concubine, both queens dowagers are thinking about the masters' winter. The Eastern Queen Mother gave them tonics, all of which are the best medicinal herbs, and the Western Queen Mother gave them white fox fabrics, saying that the ladies can make scarves or sew them on their cloaks to spend a warm winter."

Liu Se thanked the eunuch with a smile, and asked Mingyue to fill a big purse with money. After the eunuch left, she let Zijin go to see the medicinal herbs.

Zijin opened it, looked at it, smelled it, and even broke off some to taste it. "Jieyu, these are indeed excellent medicinal herbs, warming and nourishing, and promoting blood circulation. In winter, stewing soup or cooking them directly is very good for the body."

Liu Se was a little hurt that he still couldn't notice anything wrong despite being so cautious.

Just now, the father-in-law said that since Zhang Baolin was recuperating here, Concubine Wen said that Zhang Baolin's share should also be sent here.

Liu Se remembered that Doctor Zhang had said before that Zhang Baolin needed some nourishment. Liu Se looked at Zhang Baolin's complexion and saw that he really needed some nourishment, so he wanted to ask Zijin to take the herbs and make some soup for Zhang Baolin.

Zijin took some herbs and went out to make soup for Zhang Baolin.

Zijin was very cautious about the things that nobles took. She usually kept an eye on Concubine Qin's things and refused to leave them even for a moment.

While I was stewing soup in the small kitchen, Chuntao from Qin Cairen's room next door came over and said she was here to boil water. While sitting in front of the small stove, she was chatting with Zijin.

When asked what she was stewing, Zijin said she was stewing soup for Zhang Baolin. Chuntao even wanted to lift the lid of the pot to take a look.

Zijin immediately slapped her hand away and stopped her from touching him.

Chuntao felt bored and went away with a snort after boiling some water.

Zijin frowned, somewhat puzzled. Why did she need a first-class maid like Chuntao to do something like boiling water? There was no shortage of servants next door. Her position was lower than that of Jieyu, but she had more subordinates than Jieyu.

He felt something was wrong and the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became. Zijin had no idea what to do, so he opened the lid of the pottery jar and used a wooden spoon to pick out the herbs to have a look.

The soup gurgled, Zijin frowned slightly, and took out the remaining residue of Zhang Baolin's medicine from the medicine jar beside him.

He smelled it with a frown, looked at it again and again, and suddenly he had an idea and almost dropped the lid of the pot.

There were people coming in and out of the small kitchen, but Zijin didn't dare say anything and suppressed his pounding heart.

One advantage of her personality is that she is calmer than Qingqing, so she was able to keep her composure and waited until the medicine was ready, then took the basket and carried it back to the house.

Putting down the basket and sending away the other maids in the room, Zijin finally found an opportunity to tell Liu Se: "Jieyu, this medicine is not right!"

Liu Se's eyebrows jumped. "What went wrong?"

Zijin suppressed her voice, "Just looking at it, there is no problem. They are all very good medicinal herbs for the body. Jieyu, do you remember what I said yesterday, that there are a few herbs in the prescription written by Doctor Zhang that are actually a bit redundant?"

Liu Se nodded.

"Those herbs are ordinary, and even if they are added, they can be regarded as just for warming the body. But if you come across the medicine given by the Eastern Queen Mother, it is an excellent blood-activating medicine, which is very useful for women to maintain their beauty."

Liu Se's mind raced. Blood circulation? Zhang Baolin?

Shocked and frightened, "You mean? Zhang Baolin is pregnant?"

Zijin nodded, "It's possible. I've been thinking about it for a long time, and suddenly I remembered what my master said before. This medicine is very good for beauty, but it is also a cold thing that can activate blood circulation, and it has great side effects on pregnant women."

"The dosage of these herbs in Doctor Zhang's prescription is small, but this decoction should be taken twice a day for two or three days. If the dosage is equal to the decoction given by the Empress Dowager, if there is really a fetus, even Hua Tuo would be helpless."

"These people are too bold. They actually dare to harm the dragon heir like this." Mingyue said on the side.

Qingqing also gritted her teeth and said, "How vicious! She is a person who has no grudges against her, but she wants to harm her just because she has the emperor's child. If she only knows that she is pregnant when she loses the child, she will be so heartbroken!"

Liu Se pinched her wrist, trying to resist the urge to run to the next room and make a scene.

Perhaps they set up this trap because they knew that Zhang Baolin was pregnant. Wen Zhaoyi wanted to get rid of the dragon meat in her belly, and Qin Huaijin wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of her. It was really a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone.

If something happened to Zhang Baolin in her palace, she would never be able to clear herself even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

Liu Se thought about it and realized that she had never seen Zhang Baolin in her previous life, and she was not among the concubines later on. It seemed that around this time, Zhang Baolin was quietly dealt with.

Fortunately, I can take her with me in this life.

The emperor didn't care about such a person, and he didn't know that she was pregnant. Even if she died suddenly, I don't know if the emperor would feel sorry for her for a cup of tea. I don't think so.

Impatience will lead to mistakes, and lack of patience will ruin big plans.

Now that the flaw has been discovered, we should let Zijin verify it.

Liu Se and Zi Jin said, "Go and take Zhang Baolin's pulse to see if she is pregnant."

If the situation was not urgent, she would not have played Zijin. Zijin knew medicine and could take pulses, which was something she had been planning to keep hidden to protect her. Otherwise, if it got out, Zijin would become a target and be dealt with by others.

Zijin also thought of this concern, and she looked embarrassed, "Jieyu, do you really want to take Baolin's pulse?" Zijin still didn't want to expose herself privately.

Liu Se also wanted to have the best of both worlds. She thought for a moment and said, "Wait until she is asleep and then secretly check her pulse to confirm whether she is pregnant. I will figure out the rest."

Zijin nodded then. She didn't want to save others and lose her ability to silently support Jieyu in the future.

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Over there, in Qin Huaijin's room next door, Chuntao walked over to Qin Huaijin.

When Qin Huaijin saw her coming, he waved away the maids who were cleaning the room and let Chuntao speak.

"How is it? Can the Empress Dowager's medicinal herbs be used?" Qin Huaijin asked, stroking his hair.

Chun Tao said with joy, "Talented Lady, when I entered the small kitchen, Zi Jin was boiling a decoction. She wouldn't let me see, but I could smell the scent, and it was exactly the scent of the medicinal herbs given by the Empress Dowager."

Qin Huaijin smiled and opened the window to look towards Qin Liuse's bedroom. "Then I will wait for good news."