Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Xiao Yan inadvertently met Lu Ziqing's indifferent eyes. He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then looked sideways at the people arguing.

"The imperial doctors are still examining the case. My three lords, please be patient. Rumors must be investigated. Don't disturb the emperor."

At this moment, a pair of eyes signaled to him from the gap in the crowd. It was Lang Si!

Xiao Yan walked out and saw Lang Si with his head down, a serious expression on his face, whispering something in his ear.

After a short while, the imperial physician finally stopped talking, and the previous discussions suddenly ceased. The ministers, each with their own agenda, stared at the two judges as they reported to the empress.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, and Queen Mother," Gou Dongxi said, bowing. "After careful examination, these two prescriptions are indeed in Lin Yi's handwriting."

Some people are happy about this result, some are sad, and some even hate it.

"You're talking nonsense!" Lin Yi knelt on the ground, staring at Gou Dongxi. "Sir Gou, I have no grudge against you. Why would I help Lu Ziqing to give false testimony?"

"I hope Imperial Physician Lin will be careful with his words in front of the Emperor." Xu Shizhang took over and handed the prescription to Lin Yi. "If you don't believe me, then take a look for yourself."

Lin Yi took the prescription and looked at it, his eyes gradually becoming one of disbelief and then surprise.

"Impossible, impossible, how could this happen? It's clearly..."

He suddenly figured something out, turned his eyes sharply to stare at the calm face standing next to him, and slowly stood up.

"It's you!" Lin Yi narrowed his eyes, walked over, and grabbed the patch on Lu Ziqing's chest.

"So you've planned this all along, waiting for me to fall into your trap. It's you, Lu Ziqing."

Two guards immediately stepped forward, grabbed his arms and pulled him away.

For a moment, Lin Yi felt like a joke. He always thought that everything he did was perfect, but he didn't expect that everything was part of someone else's plan.

Moreover, it fell into the hands of the person he despised the most.

"Lu Ziqing, why are you trying to harm me?"

"The recipe was written by you, sir, and the medicinal food was made by you yourself. How can it be said that I am trying to harm you?" Lu Ziqing said.

"you……"

"Lin Yi, don't make random accusations in front of the emperor and other officials just to get away with it," Xu Shizhang scolded.

"You..." Lin Yi glared at the people in front of him, "I forgot, you are all in the same group, including you, Chi Musheng."

He suddenly broke free from the guards' hands and rushed towards Lu Ziqing. Xiao Yan took a big step and pushed the man over. The two guards immediately pinned him to the ground.

Emperor Shengzhi listened to the quarrel for a long time, and seemed to be tired of these intrigues. His face was very tired.

He slowly sat up and stared at Chen Fei, then glanced at Lin Yi who was pressed to the ground, and said coldly.

"The Concubine Chen is sent to the cold palace, and Lin Yi is sentenced to death!"

The Concubine Chen was dumbfounded and quickly grabbed Emperor Shengzhi's dragon robe and begged.

"Your Majesty, it was an unintentional mistake on my part. You cannot be so cruel, Your Majesty."

"Cruel?" Emperor Shengzhi leaned in front of Concubine Chen, pinched her chin, and whispered.

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard just reported that Qiu Lie's assassination of the Crown Prince was the work of your father. Guo Yuanqi has been imprisoned, and you two have joined forces to seek revenge. Is this your true purpose in currying favor with me?"

Chen was forced to look up, his eyes wide open in shock and fear, pouting and shaking his head.

"I will only execute the three clans of your Guo family because of our past friendship. You can continue to live. This is the greatest favor I can offer you."

Emperor Shengzhi shook her chin away, and Gao Jian pointed at the guards to take her away.

After a burst of cries of "unfairness" in the garden, calm soon returned.

The birthday party was turned into a mess, Emperor Shengzhi was upset and the dinner had to end early.

Just as the officials were about to leave, a woman suddenly called out: "It was Caiping."

She supported Concubine Chun with a nervous look on her face, "Your Majesty, how do you feel?"

"What's wrong with Concubine Chun? You don't look well." The Queen asked, "Did you catch a cold?"

Concubine Chun sat up straight, forced a smile and shook her head. Caiping breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her expression, then knelt before the emperor to report.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, our Queen is pregnant."

The emperor took a moment to react, then stood up in shock, glanced at Concubine Chun, and asked Caiping.

"Are you serious? If you are talking nonsense, I will not forgive you."

"It's really the Emperor." Caiping said with an excited smile, "Imperial Physician Lu just diagnosed it not long ago."

The Chen royal family was not large in number. In the past, children born there would die before their first birthday.

Only four princes were lucky enough to grow up, and the only three remaining princesses were also children.

Now, with the addition of another child, everyone in the royal family, except the other concubines, is delighted.

"Good, good!" The Queen Mother smiled and clasped her hands together, very excited. "May the Buddha bless the Chen royal family to finally have another son."

Emperor Shengzhi also smiled and looked at Concubine Chun, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Concubine Chun covered her lips with her hands and coughed lightly, then smiled and said, "It's only been a little over a month. When Imperial Physician Lu diagnosed me a while ago, I was still a little weak. I was so focused on recuperating that I forgot to tell His Majesty and Mother. I hope Your Majesty won't blame me."

"Look at what my sister said. How could the emperor blame me?" Imperial Noble Consort Wan said, "My sister has always been weak. Now that she is pregnant, she must prioritize her health and the dragon fetus."

"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Emperor Shengzhi placed his hands on the imperial table. "You are weak, so take good care of yourself. If you need anything, just ask the inner court to send it to you. I will serve you well."

The eunuch in charge of the inner court behind him received the message respectfully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After thanking him, Concubine Chun took her seat and continued, "This time, I was able to get pregnant again, all thanks to Imperial Doctor Lu's medicine and care for my health. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would never have the chance to be a mother in this lifetime."

Lu Ziqing said, "Your Majesty is in the prime of life. With the blessing of His Majesty, you will surely have many children and bring prosperity to His Majesty."

"Well said." Emperor Shengzhi pointed at Lu Ziqing, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "Your name is... Lu what?"

"Your Majesty, I am Lu Ziqing, the clerk of the Imperial Hospital."

"Yes, Lu Ziqing." Emperor Shengzhi said, "From today on, you will be promoted to imperial physician. You will be responsible for Concubine Chun's pregnancy."

This oral instruction made Gou Dongxi's eyebrows jump, and suddenly a few words that the old imperial physician had said before popped up in his mind.

For doctors, medical assistants, clerks, and imperial physicians, each promotion takes several years, or even more than ten years.

Many people have gray hair after only being promoted to the position of clerk, let alone imperial physician.

Even Chi Musheng's position as the imperial physician was obtained through hard work and dedication.

However, it only took Lu Ziqing half a year to rise from the lowest level to the imperial physician.

This is a level that no one in the Imperial Hospital, not even Xi Huai in the past, could achieve.

He looked quietly at Lu Ziqing who was kneeling in front of him and knelt in gratitude, his heart in turmoil.

Judging from Lu Ziqing's current reputation in the harem, and the protection of the former crown prince and the military marquis, perhaps in the future... he will not be far from the position of court judge.

Gou Dongxi secretly clenched his fists.