Chapter 441 Jiao Xing
As they were talking, a young palace maid came with the imperial physician, who was Doctor Sun, the doctor that Su Qingqing always used.
Doctor Sun and Madam Xu were close friends. When he learned that she had fallen, he was extremely shocked. He hurried over with beads of sweat on his forehead, and he almost forgot to greet her when he entered the room.
Su Qingqing pointed at the nanny and said, "Go and see what's going on."
Doctor Sun came forward with a medicine box, took the patient's pulse, checked his arms and legs, and then examined his eyes .
"The injuries on your arms, legs, and waist are superficial and not serious. The twisted waist isn't too serious, and the bones aren't injured. But I'm afraid there's blood bruising in your head. Your coma might be related to hitting your head. I'll prescribe some medicine first. I'll use both decoctions and acupuncture."
Doctor Sun wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out a pen and paper to write a prescription, his hands shaking.
Su Qingqing stood beside him and looked at him, "Is it serious?"
Doctor Sun shook his head. "Judging from the trauma on the head, the impact probably wasn't very strong."
The force was not great, so theoretically it was not serious, but it was not ruled out that there was a little bit of force that happened to be caught by Aunt Xu.
Su Qingqing sighed, turned her head to look at Aunt Xu who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, and gently patted Doctor Sun's shoulder. She was not a doctor and had no say.
Doctor Sun finished writing the prescription and handed it to the apprentice who followed him. He then bowed to Su Qingqing. Su Qingqing knew that he had something to say . She glanced at Jiao Xing'er and Zi Su beside her and said, "You two should go out first. I'll call you later if I need anything."
Upon hearing this, Zi Su turned around and walked out. Jiao Xing'er pursed her lips, a flicker of unwillingness in her eyes, but she had no choice but to follow him out.
As soon as they left, Doctor Sun lowered his voice and said, "I find it strange that Madam Xu fell down at this critical moment. I cannot trust the imperial physicians, Your Majesty, or the emperor. Why not invite Doctor Zhen into the palace?"
He is treating Madam Xu, and I am only responsible for the Empress's pulse diagnosis, as the due date is in these few days.
In addition, we had previously agreed that when the Empress was due to give birth, Nanny Xu was supposed to stay inside to watch over her. However, Nanny Xu had an emergency now, so we have to choose another person to watch over her when the Empress is delivering the baby.
I heard that Madam Xu was in trouble. She traveled along the Chengyu Road and rode in the small sedan chair that Her Majesty usually uses. I wouldn't dare speculate whether someone intended to attack Her Majesty and accidentally injured Madam Xu, or whether they intended to attack Madam Xu in order to tamper with Her Majesty's delivery, but this is a strange thing."
Doctor Sun truly treated Su Qingqing as his own granddaughter.
This is true.
Su Qingqing and Rong Que appreciated it and were touched.
"Of course, we should invite Doctor Zhen to the palace. I will arrange for someone to bring him in shortly. However, the fact that Doctor Zhen has come to the palace must be kept secret until the Queen gives birth."
Despite several rounds of cleanup, the palace was still like a sieve. Moreover, the envoys from Da Qi were also eyeing it with ill intentions, so Rong Que had to guard it strictly.
Even with such strict precautions, something unexpected happened. How can we be careless?
Doctor Sun nodded, "I understand."
Su Qingqing said, "When you bring Doctor Zhen to the palace, go to the Broken Red Tower and fetch Chunjiao as well. She is quite skilled in medicine."
Rong Que agreed.
As we were talking, screams were suddenly heard outside.
"What are you doing? Let me go. I'm innocent and haven't done anything. Why are you arresting me? Let me go."
The voice was trembling with fear, and it was obviously Jiao Xing'er who was shouting.
Su Qingqing raised her eyebrows, stood up and walked out. When she opened the door, she saw Jixiang standing in the yard, pointing at the two young eunuchs who were pressing Jiao Xing to the ground.
Jiao Xing screamed at the top of her lungs.
As the door opened, Jixiang looked over and said, "Your Majesty, the eunuch who carried the sedan chair confessed that it was Jiao Xing who ordered him to throw Madam Xu."
Jiao Xing was pinned to the ground, a face somewhat similar to Su Qingqing's pressed against the ground, struggling and crying out for justice, "Your Majesty, please be clear, I am innocent. He is slandering me. I did nothing. Your Majesty, please be clear."
Rong Que also came out of the room and stood behind Su Qingqing. "Unjust? We'll know if it's wrong after we investigate."
Raising his hand and waving it, Rong Que said expressionlessly, "Take him away."
At that time, the legitimate princess of Da Qi discovered Jiao Xing'er in her bedroom. She had spent a lot of effort to train her, but in the end, all the skills she had developed were of no use at all. So she had to be tortured?
How could Jiao Xing'er be willing to accept this?
She struggled desperately to move towards Rong Que, "Your Majesty, I am truly wronged. I was chosen by Madam Xu to serve here because she was impressed by my character. Otherwise, why would Madam Xu let me come here to serve the Empress?"
I was personally chosen by Madam Xu, how could I harm her?
Even if Your Majesty does not trust me, you must trust Madam Xu. Madam Xu is loyal to Your Majesty, and she must be very careful in selecting people to serve you.
Someone must be jealous of me being chosen by Madam Xu, and that’s why they are harming me like this.”
Su Qingqing looked at her, then at Zi Su. "Did Aunt Xu pick you? Where did you work before? Why did she pick you?"
Jiao Xing'er immediately looked at Zi Su.
Zi Su clutched the handkerchief in her hand and was silent for a moment. "It was Madam Xu who chose us because our water chestnut cakes are better than those made in the imperial kitchen. Madam Xu said that the Empress likes water chestnut cakes and wanted to bring us along to train us and then send us to work in the Empress's small kitchen."
Jiao Xing'er immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Zi Su paused for a moment before adding, "The servants served Her Majesty the Concubine Qi before."
Jiao Xing'er froze and looked at Zi Su in surprise. Zi Su lowered her head, pursed her lips, and tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand.
Su Qingqing raised the corner of her mouth, "So he worked there before, that's not surprising, don't complain, take him away."
The two young eunuchs dragged Jiao Xing'er out. Jiao Xing'er glared at Zi Su. "Why? How have I ever wronged you? We entered the palace together and were both assigned to serve Concubine Qi. Just because I was selected and trained by Concubine Qi and you weren't, you're jealous of me? Zi Su! You're going to die a miserable death!"
Jiao Xing'er, who had just been complaining, started cursing at Zi Su crazily.
Zi Su kept her head down, saying nothing and pursing her lips until Jiao Xing'er was dragged away.
Su Qingqing looked at Zi Su, "Why weren't you chosen?"
Zi Su licked her lips and said, "I don't have a figure similar to your majesty's. I don't have a trembling voice, and I don't want to be chosen. I just want to serve as long as I want and then be released from the palace and go home."
She had just confessed that she was someone close to Concubine Qi. Jiao Xing'er was taken away, and she was not sure whether she, who had done nothing, could be spared. She was still afraid, and her voice trembled uncontrollably when she spoke.
"Does Madam Xu know that you are the ones who served Concubine Qi?" Su Qingqing asked.
