Just as the Queen Mother was about to speak, the person on the opposite side had already spoken.

"That's what I and the Empress Dowager said."

The prince looked at Su Yuejian and said, "On the way to the flood in Yuzhou, Princess Minghua gave Su Hanlin a lot of medical and poison supplies. She saved me from danger many times. I am deeply grateful."

He wanted to thank her, but after thinking about it, he couldn't think of what she was missing.

It happened that a few days ago, I got the news that the Queen Mother was ill. Knowing that the Queen Mother and Su Yuejian had an average relationship, I went to the Queen Mother and spoke well of her.

This is unlikely to happen after he really listened to it. Xiao Ningyao had mentioned to him many times that Su Yuejian had a good personality and if he could spend more time with the Queen Mother, he would definitely win her favor.

In this way, he can be considered as helping Su Yuejian to have a better life in the royal family and paving the way.

The prince was secretly happy, but when he turned around he met Xiao Heng's deep eyes.

Did he...say something wrong?

Isn't he working hard for a better life for him and Princess Minghua?

Why does it feel like the emperor's uncle's eyes look like he wants to kill him?

Su Yuejian raised her head and met the emperor's scrutinizing gaze. "Cure poison? You also know poison?"

The emperor, the empress, and the queen mother, three pairs of eyes stared at her, all with the same surprise.

Princess Yongqing picked up a piece of pork ribs for Su Yuejian and said with a smile.

"The Emperor is right. Medicine and poison have been inseparable since ancient times. It's not surprising to know both medicine and poisons."

The emperor looked at her inquiringly, and the queen smiled, "My sister is right."

The Queen Mother's attitude, which had just softened, turned unhappy. "Poison is used in an insidious way. Doctors are kindhearted, how can they be contaminated by such a vicious and evil thing!"

Xiao Heng's face was gloomy, and Su Yuejian chuckled.

"Your Majesty is right. In my opinion, everything in the world has its pros and cons, and poison is no exception."

Su Yuejian looked at them with a smile, "Whether poison is evil or not depends on who it is used on. If it is used on a prisoner who has committed a heinous crime, then it is the best punishment. But if it is used on a loyal general who protects the country, then it is insidious and vicious."

For a moment, the dinner table was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Xiao Tan looked at the suddenly cold atmosphere and frowned. Noticing the coldness between Su Yuejian's eyebrows, his brows furrowed even deeper.

Although she had little contact with Su Yuejian, she saved Zhou Wangzhi many times and generously gave him medicine.

In her opinion, even if she could use poison, she would never be a bad person. But why did she always feel that the Queen Mother looked at Su Yuejian with strange eyes?

"I've heard that Zhao Zhao is intelligent. This casual remark has become a profound argument." She quickly spoke to smooth things over.

"What's the big deal? Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and the whole family is reunited. We should talk about something harmonious and happy."

After saying that, he glared at the prince. "This kid, what's the point of talking about curing poison? Can't you just say you know medical skills? He's such a straight-forward person, he speaks in a straight line without any twists and turns!"

Su Yuejian lowered her eyes. Yes, the family was reunited. If her mother were still alive, they could also be reunited as a family tonight.

The Taifu Mansion has always had a small population, and since Lu Jinru's death, the mansion has never celebrated a reunion festival.

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Su Lin would go to Lu Jinru's grave alone to keep vigil overnight. He would stay by the grave while Su Yanzhou would guard Lu Jinru's tablet in the ancestral hall.

They are separated forever and can never be reunited.

Su Yuejian looked at the people at the dinner table. They were talking and laughing, and there was no sign of any estrangement between the royal family.

There was some truth in those smiles. She curled her fingers, perhaps she was really disgusted by the hypocritical mask of the imperial family, and her stomach was churning and she felt like vomiting.

I thought this in my mind and my body did it honestly.

"Ugh—" Su Yuejian turned around abruptly and vomited all the food he had just eaten.

Xiao Heng was so scared that his face turned pale, his brows wrinkled and wrinkled along her back.

"It's fine, what's going on?"

Princess Yongqing anxiously took the tea from the palace maid and handed it over. Su Yue's face turned pale and she stared at the soup on the ground as if frozen. There was a green worm the size of a rice grain twisting around.

"Imperial Physician!" Su Yuejian pressed Xiao Heng's hand and stood up, "I'm fine."

"Your Highness has failed to behave properly in front of the palace. Please..."

The emperor looked anxious and said, "Why are you still bothering with these things at this time? Go and get the imperial physician to take Princess Minghua's pulse."

The Queen nodded repeatedly and said, "You look so pale. Please sit down and I will let the imperial physician take a good look at you."

Not to mention that she couldn't go against the emperor and the empress's words, Xiao Heng's face beside her had become extremely dark. He moved her to the side hall without saying anything, staring at her without taking his eyes off her.

Su Yuejian quietly comforted him many times that she was really fine, but his expression still did not ease at all. It was not until Wen Zhiling took her pulse and confirmed that she was really fine that Xiao Heng relaxed for a moment.

Seeing him breathe a sigh of relief, Su Yue couldn't help but find it funny. She was a doctor herself, so how could she not know if something had happened?

Seeing that she still had the energy to smile, Xiao Heng felt relieved. It wasn't that he didn't believe in her medical skills.

The truth was that Su Yuejian had always kept her injuries a secret from him, and he had already decided that he couldn't believe a single word of her diagnosis.

"The princess is in good health, but she is a little weak. She will be fine after recuperating for a while."

Wen Zhiling looked at Su Yuejian with some confusion.

It had been only a month since I last took Su Yuejian's pulse, yet her pulse sounded like she had been reborn from the dead.

"Zhao Zhao is not feeling well. I will take her away first."

Xiao Heng's brows were still furrowed, with some anger in his eyes.

I heard Wen Zhiling say that she was still weak, and I remembered Xuanshuang saying that she was very busy these days.

In addition to accompanying Princess Cailuan during the day, he also had to plan the affairs of the medical clinic. Su Yuejian wanted to recruit female doctors, but there was no precedent for female doctors in Tianjin, so he had to take a more thorough approach and stayed up very long every night before going to bed.

Due to her busy schedule, she had not been able to make up for the loss of blood.

The emperor and the empress dowager agreed, and the empress specially granted Su Yuejian permission to leave the palace on a sedan chair.

Princess Yongqing was worried and followed him away.

At the palace gate, Su Yuejian and Xiao Tan said goodbye. Xiao Tan patted her hand and said, "I wanted to take you back to the princess's mansion to play for a while. Zhier has been thinking about you all the time. Now that you are not feeling well, go back and have a good rest."

Su Yuejian nodded.

Looking at her haggard face and the fact that she had no appetite at the dinner table, and glancing at the person beside her whose eyes were almost fixed on Su Yuejian, Xiao Tan was suddenly startled.

He smiled and sent Su Yuejian to the carriage, and stopped Xiao Heng who was about to get on.

"Little Twelve, you have to be sensible when doing things, okay?"

Xiao Heng was stunned, and Xiao Tan's face became even darker.

"Zhao Zhao and you are going to get married in a few months. Can't you wait a little longer?"

Hearing this, no matter how stupid he was, he should have understood, "Royal sister, you think too much."

"Why think so much? She has lived in your house for so long, with such a beautiful woman by your side..."

Xiao Heng's face was extremely grim, and his voice was somewhat cold, "Does my Royal Sister think I'm a beast?"

Xiao Tan glanced at him up and down, his face full of disbelief, "You... aren't you?"

She looked very happy. Every time he looked at Su Yuejian, the look in his eyes was no different from wanting to eat her.

In the carriage, Su Yue saw that Xiao Heng had not gotten on yet. Just as she lifted the curtain, she heard the familiar sound of a wheelchair, but the person in the carriage was a stranger she had never seen before.

"Meet the Imperial Uncle, Meet the Imperial Aunt."

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