"Raise your head." The Queen Mother's eyes fell on An Xiyue.
An Xiyue slowly raised her head respectfully and humbly. Her clothes and jewelry were ordinary, but her face was exquisite, her eyes were clear, and she was very obedient and submissive.
The Empress Dowager continued: "Are you the newly appointed Lord of Pingle County by the Emperor? What is your name?"
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, my daughter's name is An Xiyue." An Xiyue stared back at the Empress Dowager with neither humility nor arrogance.
"Did you cure the third prince?" Seeing that An Xiyue was young, the Queen Mother didn't believe that she was so capable, but she still asked.
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, it's actually Dr. Shen who has already found a way to save her. My daughter happens to have done some research on acupuncture. It's because of Dr. Shen's favor that she assisted Dr. Shen." An Xiyue had a well-placed smile on her face. answer.
The Empress Dowager nodded secretly. She did not believe that a little girl's medical skills could surpass those of the imperial doctors in the palace. It took decades of hard work for Imperial Doctor Shen to reach the position of head of the imperial hospital.
However, when the late emperor was still there, there was a medical sage in the palace. The late emperor trusted him very much, so he was the head of the imperial hospital when he was very young. Unfortunately, no matter how capable he was, he was dismissed from office. She already had two children. I haven't seen him in more than ten years.
The Queen Mother's eyes had a hint of melancholy for some reason, and she felt sorry for the imperial doctor. If he had not been involved in that incident, he might still be in the imperial hospital.
The Empress Dowager couldn't help but think of the past. Her two sons were born smoothly thanks to the former president of the Imperial Hospital who was the guarantor. Otherwise, they would have been killed by the man in the cold palace. Speaking of which, he was still the benefactor of their three mothers.
The Empress Dowager looked at An Xiyue's features, which were somewhat familiar, and said, "You must feel aggrieved when the princess beats you."
"My daughter made the princess angry. The princess punished her, and she was willing to be punished." An Xiyue said against her will. The empress dowager didn't like too many disputes in the harem, so Nangong Mingjing was sent to the ancestral temple, which was even worse than the cold palace. Be strict and be pious when facing your ancestors.
"Get up and take a walk with the Ai family."
An Xiyue knew that the Queen Mother did not dislike her when she first met her, otherwise she would not have asked her to accompany her.
The Empress Dowager reached out to caress the broken golden chrysanthemum on the ground, with a different kind of emotion in her eyes, and murmured: "Chrysanthemum can clear the liver and improve eyesight, and can be used as medicine, but this rare golden chrysanthemum But the efficacy of the medicine is not good. Although it blooms brightly and luxuriantly, it can catch people's eyes at first sight, but it is too noble and cannot withstand the swaying of wind and rain. The petals will shatter all over the ground with just a touch."
An Xiyue only saw the empress dowager's favorite chrysanthemums falling all over the ground, and there was no distress in her eyes.
The young man in white is humble and polite, standing far away. He is a junior of the Empress Dowager's natal family. This time he is in Beijing to take the Spring Examination next year. The Huo family does not have any relatives or factions. If they want to gain fame, they rely solely on their own talents and learning.
I heard from the elders in the family that when the late emperor was still alive, the empress dowager was not favored by the late emperor. The empress dowager was a beautiful girl who was selected into the palace. Her concubines were not high in rank and did not have a strong background. The Huo family did not Strong, so they study hard.
But no one knows how Huo Zhaoyi suddenly became the Empress Dowager.
It was the imperial edict issued by the late emperor that the current Emperor Nan was selected as the crown prince, and Huo Zhaoyi naturally became the queen mother. The Huo family knows more or less these secrets.
One of Huo Weixi's important tasks in coming to Beijing this time was to visit their distant relative in the palace on behalf of the Huo family's ancestors. He also wanted to find an official career path for Huo Weixi. However, Huo Weixi was aloof and aloof, and he even The princess even dared to scold him, saying how disdainful he was of marrying someone, and how much hardship he would suffer in the future.
