I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

The next morning, Lan Zhi brought the bowl of medicine to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager, with a rosy complexion, took the bowl, drank it down in one gulp, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Lan Zhi, although I am not in any serious health problems, I often feel weak. These past few days, after drinking the medicine you brewed, I feel much more comfortable all over."

"The prescriptions I've given you all replenish qi and blood. They can help patients recover faster and healthy people improve their health."

"Yes, I should reward you. By the way, there's something I'd like to tell you."

"Please speak, Your Majesty."

Do you know why I insisted on keeping you in the palace in the first place?

After pondering for a moment, Lan Zhi said directly:

"You think it would be more convenient for me to take care of you since I am a female doctor."

The Empress Dowager shook her head directly.

"No, I originally didn't want to keep the doctor by my side, fearing it might cause trouble. But after seeing you, I feel we are destined to be together. So, I want to ask you, if I asked you to stay by my side forever, would you be willing?"

what?

Lan Zhi initially wanted to refuse directly, but she should still be mindful of her words when facing the Empress Dowager.

She hesitated for a moment, then said with difficulty:

"I am unworthy of the Empress Dowager's favor. I have already made plans to leave the capital with my family. If the Empress Dowager needs me in the future, please inform me at any time. However, I cannot stay in the palace for long. My husband and I both prefer a free and unrestrained life and do not like to be bound. Please understand, Empress Dowager."

Her words drew a glint of envy from the Empress Dowager.

"I had the same idea as you before, but I was forced by reality to not be able to realize it. I have lived in this deep palace all my life, and I have been lonely all my life. Now that you yearn for freedom, I should not selfishly keep you here any longer. Very well, you shall leave the palace tomorrow!"

tomorrow?

She hadn't completed the task the Emperor had assigned her. Ling'er was to meet with the man in black again tomorrow night. She couldn't leave until she finished this task, and the Emperor wouldn't let her leave smoothly either.

Thinking of this, she simply said:

"The day after tomorrow is the Empress Dowager's birthday. You will surely be very tired on that day. I thought I would wait until after your birthday, and after confirming that you are in good health, before I leave."

The Empress Dowager glanced at her and nodded with great satisfaction.

"I am very pleased that you have this intention. By the way, when you came, the Empress promised you a reward. Don't forget to ask her for it."

Empress Guan wants a reward?

Lan Zhi suddenly felt like she was swallowing a bitter pill.

But upon closer reflection, it was indeed the Empress who posted the notice offering a large reward for finding a doctor to treat the Empress Dowager, and the reward should indeed have been paid by the Empress.

If you ask the Empress directly for it, she will definitely not give it to you easily.

It seems she has to find another way, to find someone who can keep the Empress in check.

Yes, this person is the Emperor. Today is the day she reports back to the Emperor, so she's taking this opportunity to mention this matter.

Thinking of this, she quickly bid farewell to the Empress Dowager and hurried to the Imperial Study.

Recently, the Emperor has stopped taking poisoned medicinal soups, and he looks much better, with the energy to handle memorials.

Qin Shun, who was standing at the door of the Imperial Study, saw her approaching and quickly stepped forward to stop her:

"His Majesty is currently discussing matters with the Crown Prince, several princes, and important court officials. Doctor Lan, please wait a while before coming back!"

Lan Zhi hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll wander around the area for a bit and then come back later."

She arrived at a truly inopportune time. The Emperor had summoned these important figures of the court for a meeting, so it must be something very important. It seemed that if she didn't wait at least two hours, she wouldn't be able to see the Emperor.

With nothing to do, she thought of the peonies in the Imperial Garden. She hadn't been there for a few days, and she imagined that the buds that hadn't opened last time should be in full bloom by now!

She returned to the peony garden alone, engrossed in admiring the flowers, completely unaware that a pair of eyes were watching her from a distance, eyes filled with hatred and murderous intent.

"Master, there is danger."

Xiao Xin's reminder instilled fear in Lan Zhi, who was immersed in the sea of ​​flowers.

Yesterday's encounter with assassins outside the palace still left her with lingering fear. If she were to encounter danger again inside the palace, it would mean that the person who wanted to kill her was someone from within the palace.

who can that be?

The Empress? She disliked that she cured the Empress Dowager?

Consort Zhen? Did he dislike her for offending her last time?

Aside from those two, she couldn't think of anyone else she had offended.

Regardless, if Xiaoxin said she was in danger, then there must be someone watching her from some unknown place, waiting for the right opportunity to strike.

How can she prevent this?

"Lan Zhi..."

Just as she was thinking about these things, Yu Jie's voice came, and she couldn't help but frown.

Could it be that Yu Jie is the one who wants to harm her?

No way! Although she's a bit arrogant, she's probably not a bad person at heart.

When she looked up, she saw an arrow rushing towards her as if it couldn't wait any longer. Yu Jie quickly shouted a warning.

"Lan Zhi, be careful..."

She dodged, and the arrow grazed her shoulder, landing in the flower bushes not far away.

She was still in shock when Yu Jie ran over.

"Lan Zhi, how are you?"

Lan Zhi looked at her clothes, which had been torn by the sword, glanced warily in the direction from which the arrow had come, and shook her head.

"I am fine."

Only then did Yu Jie shout at the maid beside her.

"Quickly call for help and capture the assassin."

"Yu Jie, no."

Lan Zhi quickly pulled her back, "Don't make this public."

"Why? Someone committed a crime inside the palace. This is not your personal matter. It is due to the laxity of the Imperial Guards. I will go find Huang Bao now and ask him how he became the commander of the Imperial Guards."

"Yu Jie..."

Lan Zhi called out to the emotionally agitated Yu Jie again.

"The Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching. If something happens now, it will cause chaos in the palace. Besides, the assassin wanted to kill me. According to my guess, the assassin is someone from the palace. The palace is so big. He was not caught in the act when he tried to assassinate me. I'm afraid we won't be able to find out who he is for a while. It would be better to wait until after the Empress Dowager's birthday."

"Why does everything have to wait until after the Empress Dowager's birthday?"

Yu Jie looked at her with some confusion.

"You won't let me talk about what happened to Zhu Zi's father, and now you won't let me talk about the assassins in the palace. Are you thinking about the Empress Dowager's birthday, or are you deliberately hiding something?"

what?

Lan Zhi looked at her innocently.

"Someone wants to kill me now, what do I have to hide? Alright, Yujie, it's too dangerous here, let's go!"

Yu Jie glanced defiantly in the direction the arrow had come from, "Who is so bold as to attempt an assassination in the palace?"

Lan Zhi went to the spot where the arrow had just fallen, picked it up, and examined it from all angles. She confirmed that it was just an ordinary arrow, and there was nothing unusual about it from the outside.

She and Yujie quickly left the Imperial Garden. As they walked, Yujie still asked, puzzled.

"Who exactly wants to kill you? Have you offended anyone in the palace?"

At this point, she suddenly realized something and covered her mouth.

"Could it be Consort Zhen? You offended her last time."

Lan Zhi hurriedly shook her head in denial.

"No way, this is such a small matter, she wouldn't want to kill me to silence me, would she?"

Yu Jie shook her head with a solemn expression.

"That's hard to say. She's a very vengeful person. I heard that two maids said a few bad things about her behind her back, and she beat them to death. Now that you're the Empress Dowager's personal physician, she certainly wouldn't dare to do it openly if she wanted to kill you. It's not impossible that she would do something underhanded."

can you?

Lan Zhi began to wonder to herself, could it be that Consort Zhen was really so petty as to want to kill her to silence her just because she had offended her?

Oh my god, that's terrifying.

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