Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

When people are in trouble, even the sky joins in watching the fun.

Lu Ziqing walked two meters away, and the sky, which had been full of dark energy, suddenly began to rain heavily.

The sound of rain was noisy and harsh, and the raindrops were heavy like pebbles, hitting him.

Lu Ziqing wiped the water off his face and ran in the corridor with empty eyes. The words on the yellow seal on the medicine box were blurred by the rain.

He ran back and forth in the intricate corridor for nearly a quarter of an hour in the rain.

After turning several roads and feeling a little out of breath, he stopped at a corner of the palace gate to rest.

"Wow—"

There was a heavy sound of the door opening.

Hearing the voice, Lu Ziqing turned his head and saw a palace maid coming out with an umbrella, looking forward with her back to him.

He stood up and walked forward quickly, and when he looked up he saw the three big words "Zhaoqing Palace".

"This girl..."

"what--"

Lu Ziqing was soaked all over and suddenly appeared behind the palace maid. The sudden sound he made, coupled with the dark rainy day, scared the maid so much that she dropped her umbrella and took several steps back, almost shouting "ghost".

He quickly picked up the umbrella and handed it back to her, apologizing, "I'm sorry for being so rude, I hope you'll forgive me, young lady."

The maid then saw the person clearly. He was a very young and handsome man. She took the umbrella with a little embarrassment.

"...I don't blame you. I didn't see anyone behind me. Are you here to bring medicine to the Empress?"

Although this palace maid is just a servant, she looks gentle and pretty. If she changes into noble clothes, she could be said to be a concubine in the harem.

Lu Ziqing wiped the rain off his face and said, "I got lost just now, so I'm late."

The maid nodded and asked, "Are you new here?"

Lu Ziqing said "hmm", "Hurry up and bring the medicine in."

The maid took the medicine box and handed over the umbrella in her hand, "Take this umbrella."

Lu Ziqing raised his hand to refuse, "No, you're all wet anyway, just go in."

The palace maid was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see him look so miserable, so she handed the umbrella back to him.

"I'd better cover myself with it. Although it's summer, the temperature is so hot and cold these days. If I keep getting caught in this heavy rain, I'll get... "

"Xue'er!"

A sudden shout was heard from a slightly older palace maid, standing at the palace gate holding an umbrella.

"What are you doing?"

Xue'er retracted her hand in surprise and took a step back to distance herself from Lu Ziqing.

"I..." She saw the senior palace maid coming over and timidly stepped back close to the wall, "I'm here to get the medicine."

"Get the medicine?"

The senior palace maid glanced at Lu Ziqing, then looked at Xue'er and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Then why did I see you flirting with men, behaving frivolously and getting entangled?"

Lu Ziqing: “…”

Behaving frivolously and being entangled?

Where did this begin?

It's just a very ordinary little thing, why do you have to say it so harshly?

"I didn't." Xue'er shook her head. "Aunt Hongxiu, I really didn't. I just..."

"Just what?" Hongxiu glanced at Lu Ziqing, "Just to let me see that you can't bear to let this handsome man get wet in the rain?"

"What a mess this is. It's getting more and more outrageous." Lu Ziqing thought to himself.

"I didn't, aunt, please don't wrongly accuse me." Xue'er's eyes slowly turned red, "You..."

"Snapped--"

Lu Ziqing: “…”

Tears welled up in Xue'er's eyes. She buried her head and covered her red face. Hongxiu stared at her and scolded her.

"You're still trying to quibble, you vixen, you vile thing. How long have you been in Zhaoqing Palace? You're relying on your looks to have an affair behind your master's back at the palace gate?"

Hongxiu glared at the two of them again and continued, "You have defiled the master's place. None of you can leave today. Go in now."

Hongxiu grabbed Xue'er's arm and walked towards the palace gate. Lu Ziqing had been holding back and couldn't say anything, but it seemed unreasonable for him not to explain now.

"Aunt Hongxiu, please allow me to say something."

He explained, "I'm a new doctor. I'm not familiar with the palace yet, so I was delayed and arrived late. I happened to meet Miss Xue'er coming out to get medicine. When she saw that my clothes were soaking wet, she took pity on me and handed me an umbrella."

"Miss Xue'er and I have never met, let alone had an affair. This is all a misunderstanding. I hope Aunt Hongxiu can make a fair judgment."

"Are you saying I framed you?" Hongxiu snorted. "We'll tell you whether I did or not after we see the master. Let's go."

On the soft couch, next to the low table, was a delicate and elegant woman.

She wore a hollow golden crown with flower branches, and rice-bead tassels on both sides hung between her ears. She was the Empress Chenfei.

She rubbed her temples with her slender white hands, closed her eyes and looked annoyed.

"Why haven't the medicines been delivered yet, Hongxiu?"

As she was shouting, Hongxiu walked quickly into the hall holding a medicine cup.

"Here I come, my lady."

The Concubine Chen opened her eyes and asked, "Why is it so late today? How does the Imperial Hospital work?"

Hongxiu listened without saying a word and placed the medicine cup on the low table. Chen Fei glanced at her sideways and raised her hand to overturn the medicine cup and bowl.

The blue and white porcelain cup immediately smashed to pieces all over the floor.

"What's going on?" Chen Fei asked coldly, "Why is there only this much?"

Hongxiu immediately bowed and carefully explained, "...the imperial physician who delivered the medicine accidentally knocked it over."

The Concubine Chen slammed her hand on the table and said, "How dare these bastards be so negligent! I think Gou Dongxi doesn't want to be the judge anymore."

Hongxiu quietly lifted her eyelids, "Maybe, maybe he's new here and not very familiar with the roads in the palace, so he accidentally got delayed. I'll ask them to make another bowl right away."

Just as she was about to leave, she heard a faint cry from outside, and Concubine Chen turned her face away in annoyance.

"What's going on? There's no peace all day long. Who's crying? Come in here."

The next moment, Xue'er was carried in with disheveled hair by two palace maids and pushed to the ground. Her face was covered with red marks and blood was oozing from the corners of her mouth.

This scene made Concubine Chen more upset. "Go ahead."

Xue'er's eyes were filled with tears, Mo Ji didn't open his mouth for a long time, and Chen Fei turned her gaze to Hongxiu.

"You tell me."

Hongxiu tilted her head slightly, closed her eyelids, and said, "...I just saw Xue'er having a private meeting with the imperial physician outside. They were flirting and their behavior was entangled."

"My Queen, I didn't." Xue'er finally spoke, kneeling and taking two steps crying.

"I live in Zhaoqing Palace every day and have never met that imperial physician. How could there be any talk of a private meeting?"

Her eyes were red and filled with tears, and a gleam of resentment pierced Hongxiu's face.

"It's obviously..."

"What is it?" Hongxiu stared at her and emphasized, "You'd better think it over before you speak."

It was obvious that Xue'er accidentally caught her and a guard doing something indecent behind the rockery in the imperial garden one night a few days ago.

It is a serious crime for a palace maid or guard to have an affair. Even though Hongxiu is a favorite of the concubine, she is afraid that the matter will be exposed.

In addition, Xue'er is younger, more beautiful and more charming than her, so she makes things difficult for her everywhere.

But no matter how good-looking she is, she can't compare to Hongxiu's good family background. Xue'er's family is just a commoner and no one can afford to offend them.

After she weighed the pros and cons, the resentment and voice gradually faded away.

"It was my fault for not paying attention to the limits and meddling in other people's affairs. I really didn't do anything to humiliate the Empress's reputation."

The Concubine Chen listened without saying a word. A snow-white cat jumped onto her and called out to her. She lowered her eyes and touched it.

"When a cat calls for sex, this person is no exception."

Chen Fei stood up and walked to Xue'er and squatted down. She gently stroked her face with her luxurious and pointed armor.

"Look at this beautiful face, the pear blossoms with tears in her eyes make me feel pity. Even I feel pity for her when she is beaten like this, let alone a man full of blood and vigor."

She stood up, flicked her sleeves, and said indifferently: "Wherever your behavior is entangled, I will discipline you properly."

"That...that guy outside..."

"As for that imperial physician." Concubine Chen sat back on the couch and continued to pet the cat.

"He dared to do such a filthy thing in front of my door. He is openly slapping me in the face. I will return the favor."