Buddhist Miracle Doctor: The Dark Prince, Can't Get Rid of Him

Just after the hour of Wei, a eunuch suddenly ran into Zhou Hong's thin palace.

"What are you doing? You're so impatient! His Majesty is resting." Eunuch Chen scolded the young eunuch in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch glanced into the inner room, shrank back, and lowered his voice, "The Queen has returned to the palace. Didn't you send me to watch at the palace gate before?"

When Eunuch Chen heard this, he remembered.

"Did you see clearly? They are all back? Concubine Yu and the three imperial concubines are all back together?" Eunuch Chen asked again worriedly.

"In reply to the chief steward, I saw it clearly. The Empress, Yu Guiru, and San Huangru have all returned. However, the Ninth Prince who went with them has not returned." The young eunuch responded in a low voice.

Eunuch Chen shook his head. "It's okay that the Ninth Prince hasn't come back. His Majesty told him to stay there. That's all. You have nothing to do. Get out now."

Watching the young eunuch leave, Eunuch Chen hesitated for a moment, but still stepped into the inner room.

Emperor Zhou Hong was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, but it was not certain whether he was really asleep.

"What's the matter?" Although Eunuch Chen took his steps very carefully, Zhou Hong still heard it.

"Your Majesty, someone just came to report that the Queen and the others have returned, and they are probably on their way here right now." Eunuch Chen replied.

Hearing this, Zhou Hongjuan opened his eyes, got up from the bed, and Eunuch Chen hurried forward and knelt down to help him put on his boots.

Zhou Hong also adjusted his dragon robe and straightened his crown.

Then he walked to the outer room, sat down, and signaled Eunuch Chen to serve tea.

Sure enough, before the time for the salt tea came, Queen Shangguan Xia arrived alone.

Zhou Hong glanced at Eunuch Chen, who immediately understood and walked out, not forgetting to close the door.

Inside the Shou Palace, there were only the Emperor and the Empress.

"I'm sorry for coming back late, Your Majesty, please forgive me." Shangguan Xia said with some trepidation in her heart.

Zhou Hong waved his hand and asked her to sit next to him. "There's no one else here. You don't need to be like those ministers and apologize as soon as you see me. How about that side?"

Hearing his tone and expression at this moment, Shangguan Xia felt relieved.

"Your Majesty, Madam Xue seems easy-going, but she is very secretive about some things and never reveals a single word. I am useless." Shangguan Xia said with shame.

Hearing this, Zhou Hong did not show any disappointment on his face; "Queen, don't be quick to blame yourself. Xue Wenyu's wife is really not a simple person." He told the queen about Mu Yingbao's life experience, how she married Xue Wenyu, and how she raised the current emperor of Yan State alone in Youcheng.

In the past, he and the Queen had heard some fragmentary information about this Madam Xue.

After knowing that she also came here with Xue Wenyu this time, Zhou Hong ordered people to collect some information about Mrs. Xue.

"So, the story about the former emperor of Yan State being infamous for eternity is true and not just an exaggerated rumor?" After hearing this, Shangguan Xia admired the young woman from the bottom of her heart.

Zhou Hong nodded. "It is said that rumors are not to be believed. The more exaggerated they are, the more bizarre they become. But it seems that the rumors about this Madam Xue are not false. If she were an ordinary girl, Xue Wenyu would not have brought her here to fight."

"Yes, Your Majesty, you didn't see it. When I and others went there, Xue Wenyu had not set out yet, but his wife actually urged him, saying that it was time to set out. Also, before sending him away, she actually kissed Xue Wenyu in front of us. She kissed him here." Queen Shangguan Xia imitated while tapping a certain spot on her face with her finger.

"What? Is she really like that?" Zhou Hong was also very surprised when he heard it.

Seeing that the emperor was not impatient after hearing such gossip, Shangguan Xia continued to talk about what she saw and heard there, how Madam Xue treated them, and how she got along with the people below. She also focused on how luxuriously the big tent where Madam Xue and her husband lived was decorated, even the trivial matter of the reeds in the vase in the corner was not missed.

Outside the Shou Palace, Eunuch Chen was guarding the door and not letting anyone approach. He thought the Queen and the Emperor were talking about something very important.

But they had no idea that the two most prestigious couples in Xixiang were only chatting about gossip.

"I am really stupid. I really can't tell whether her reaction and attitude are deliberately pretending or real. If she is pretending, then she is really amazing because her words and actions are so natural.

But if it wasn't a disguise, what was her real intention in being so intimate with me?" Shangguan Xia felt ashamed again after she had finished speaking.

"Oh, and, didn't Ying'er say that the dishes made by their chef are delicious? I ate them today, and it is indeed true. They use the same ingredients as ours, but the dishes they make taste much better than those made in our imperial kitchen.

Ying'er, he's still there and didn't come back with me." Shangguan Xia was talking when she suddenly realized that she shouldn't say anything, such as the way her son ate lunch there.

Although he didn't eat so voraciously without caring about his manners, it was the first time that Shangguan Xia saw her son eat so happily.

It was as if, during the thirteen years in Xixiang, he had been deprived of food. Thinking of this, Shangguan Xia suddenly wanted to laugh. Why didn't I realize before that this son was so greedy! Fortunately, Zhou Hong was now reviewing the Queen's description of Mrs. Xue again and again.

I tried to infer Yeonguk's intentions by looking at people's attitudes and reactions. Therefore, I didn't notice what the queen was hiding.

"By the way, do you remember what Amine told you? Did you test him?" Zhou Hong suddenly remembered.

Shangguan Xia then remembered that she had forgotten to tell the emperor this; "I did say that when I said this, Duke Xue was also present and had not left yet. He refused at that time." She even repeated the exact words to the emperor.

"He is quite direct. His words sound like something a man leading troops into battle would say." Zhou Hong was not angry.

Outside the city, Nanzhu was also puzzled. "Madam, why are you so enthusiastic towards them? You even invited them to visit the big tent where you and the master live, and even invited them to have lunch. But they actually agreed. Aren't you afraid that I will poison them in the food?"

Mu Yingbao smiled and said, "Nothing, the reason is very simple, your master led the troops to fight, leaving me here, and not allowing me to walk around, it would be so boring if I don't have some fun. It just so happens that she

Outside the city, Nanzhu was also puzzled. "Madam, why are you so enthusiastic towards them? You even invited them to visit the big tent where you and the master live, and even invited them to have lunch. But they actually agreed. Aren't you afraid that I will poison them in the food?"

Mu Yingbao smiled, "Nothing, the reason is very simple, your master led the army to fight, leaving me here, and not allowing me to walk around, it would be so boring if I don't have some fun. It just so happens that they came, and I felt quite pleasing to the eye at first contact, and I didn't find them annoying, so I just interacted with them, it would be a good way to kill time."

"Madam, are you serious? Nanzhu, although I am a maid, you know I am educated, so don't lie to me." Nanzhu blinked her eyes, very doubtful.

Mu Yingbao smiled even more brightly. What a clever girl! She admitted that she did that to the Queen and the others for some other purpose.

However, this is just a preliminary idea, so she doesn't want to tell...