Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

imperial study room,

After finishing his lunch, the emperor praised the chef with satisfaction.

Mapo tofu and fish-flavored pork shreds, mixed with rice, taste so delicious.

“What is this dish called?”

He pointed to a huge basin on the table, with red chili oil and leftover fish slices floating on it.

"Your Majesty... This is spicy boiled fish. It's a new dish made by Crown Prince Xiao's wife. The royal chef just learned it. Let Your Majesty try it."

Zhao Heng nodded repeatedly:

"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect that girl to have such ability."

He likes spicy food, and spicy boiled fish suits his taste very well.

"Inform the imperial kitchen to learn more from that girl and learn a few more dishes. She is not as good as a little girl at her age..."

While they were talking, the eunuch outside the door came to report that the Queen was ill.

"I'll go check..."

Without hesitation, he got up and went to Kunning Palace.

Suppressing Dabao and even deposing the queen were motivated by selfish motives. To be honest, the emperor loved the queen.

When I was young,

A certain duke wanted to marry his daughter to him, but he insisted on marrying Shen Shujie, who was in love with him.

At that time, the battle for the throne among the nine princes had already begun. To have the support of a duke was what the other princes dreamed of, let alone marrying the duke's daughter.

They didn't hesitate to marry the Duke.

When people reach middle age,

He took the throne and married several concubines to stabilize the court. He still treated Shen Shujie as an equal, and they were a loving couple that everyone in the court envied.

Shen Shujie had paid a lot for him, and he felt guilty about it. He appointed a crown prince early on and trained him carefully, hoping that their child would inherit the throne safely without any sibling rivalry.

however,

Things always have unexpected consequences. The fire in the East Palace not only burned his beloved son, but also his purest love for Shen Shujie.

He still cared about Shen Shujie in his heart, but because of his selfishness, he had to do some things that made Shen Shujie disgusted.

Kunning Palace,

Xiao Yunxi examined Shen Shujie and confirmed that she had high blood pressure. She thought for a moment, covered it with her sleeve, and took out a blood pressure pill from her space.

The personal nanny Zhong was shocked. The imperial physician had not arrived yet, and the empress could not take medicine casually.

"It doesn't matter."

Shen Shujie waved her hand, picked up the pills Xiao Yunxi gave her, and looked at them curiously:

"This medicine is so strange. It's different from the medicines we usually see."

Da Xia's finished medicines are all pills, black and moist, or medicinal soups. The medicine Xiao Yunxi gave is white and dry.

"This is a patent medicine I developed myself. It's specifically for treating high blood pressure. Take it directly with water."

The queen put the pill into her mouth, took the water handed to her by Nanny Zhong, and swallowed the pill. Nanny Zhong stared at her nervously.

Although Xiao Yunxi had no reason to harm the queen, she had seen too many royal families fighting each other, and she couldn't trust her own son, let alone such a distant relative.

Nanny Zhong was also worried and confused. If she really wanted to harm someone, she would use a slow-acting poison or a strong poison to kill the queen on the spot. It was like an old man hanging himself.

After taking the medicine, the Queen Mother curiously asked Xiao Yunxi,

"You know medicine? You can develop medicine? And what does high blood pressure mean?"

Three lightning-fast questions were asked, but Xiao Yunxi couldn't speak, so Xiaobao and Niuniu spoke up.

"Grandma, my mother's medical skills are excellent. My eldest brother's leg was broken, and it was my mother who healed him. Aunt Zhou Shiya's waist was broken, and it was also my mother who healed her..."

"Sister Daya, she's dead. Mom saved her."

“And more…”

The two little guys puffed out their chests and proudly recounted Xiao Yunxi's brilliant achievements, which made the Queen even more surprised.

She doesn't know medicine, but she knows a little about bone setting.

In the past, when a concubine in the palace fell and injured her bones, the chief of the Imperial Hospital did not dare to try it rashly, and it was the young Imperial Physician Jiang who set the bones.

I didn't expect that Xiao Yunxi could connect bones. She's really amazing.

"Queen, I have brought the imperial physician to see you."

The emperor strode in. A group of people saluted.

"No need to formalize, Imperial Doctor Jiang will examine the Queen."

Ever since the Crown Prince got into trouble and the Emperor stopped the investigation, the relationship between Shen Shujie and the Emperor had broken down. As the Empress, she would not quarrel with the Emperor in public.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty... It's just an old ailment. Yun Xi checked me out and it's fine."

The tone was neither humble nor arrogant, neither close nor distant, neither cold nor enthusiastic, but the emperor could feel the queen's alienation from him, which made the emperor feel very complicated.

When did their relationship become so distant?

The emperor felt a little irritated, so he simply looked at Xiao Yunxi and asked:

"Do you know medicine?"

"A little bit."

"There's something wrong with my eyes. Can you take a look at them for me?"

The emperor was taking his anger out on Xiao Yunxi. If she couldn't explain why, she wouldn't be able to escape a scolding.

Shen Shujie raised her eyebrows, a sign of anger. Dabao quickly grabbed her, shaking her little head slightly, asking her not to speak.

Dabao had seen his mother's medical skills. She knew surgery, bone setting, and other lost medical skills. Minor eye diseases were a piece of cake for her.

How could he know that Xiao Yunxi was just a half-baked doctor. She was good at diagnosing common diseases, but when it came to more complicated ones, she was not even as good as Doctor Lu.

Xiao Yunxi was not worried. Who said that having good medical skills meant that one could be omnipotent and treat any difficult and complicated disease?

If she can't diagnose the disease and the emperor dares to take it out on her, then don't blame her for being cruel. She should go to the emperor's private treasury for a good look.

"Your Majesty, what is wrong with your eyes?"

"I don't feel uncomfortable, but things that are close to me are blurry."

"Looking at something far away?"

"No effect."

"The initial diagnosis is presbyopia, also known as farsightedness."

emperor:!!

Queen: !!

Dabao: Mom is awesome.

Doctor Jiang: So you've made the diagnosis right now? Isn't that a bit ridiculous?

"Your Majesty, do you get headaches or dizziness when you spend a long time reading or submitting memorials?"

Zhao Heng raised his eyebrows.

He suffers from headaches and dizziness, and only Imperial Physician Jiang knows that. How can Xiao Yunxi know that just by asking a few questions?

"What's the connection between eye problems and headaches?"

"If you use your eyes for a long time, they will feel swollen, which will affect the nerves in your brain and cause dizziness and headaches."

The emperor didn't understand, and he didn't need to understand.

"This presbyopia you mentioned...how can it be treated?"

"Presbyopia is not a disease and cannot be cured."

"Isn't it a disease?"

"Presbyopia is a visual impairment caused by the loss of the eye's ability to adjust as we age. It's a physiological phenomenon... As we age, the lens of the eye gradually hardens and thickens, and the eye muscles lose their ability to adjust, reducing their ability to focus. Therefore, when looking at close objects, the image projected onto the retina cannot be fully focused..."

He understood every word Xiao Yunxi said, but when put together, the emperor was completely confused. Even Imperial Physician Jiang was bewildered.