Early in the morning, Li Qinglai woke up from his bed and looked at it leisurely.
On a bleak winter day, when you wake up so early and have nothing to do, you can’t feel comfortable in bed.
However, things didn't go as planned. Just after watching a small plot, there was a knock on the door.
'Dang Dang Dang...' the little eunuch's voice sounded, "Is Divine Doctor Li at home?"
Li Qing frowned, a little annoyed, and agreed to go to the palace every afternoon. What kind of trouble is this?
I'm really used to it...
He turned over and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
He didn't say anything, but the little eunuch outside didn't dare to leave just like that. The knocking on the door became louder and louder, and Li Hao was woken up.
When he got up, he was angry and extremely arrogant, "Why are you making such a noise so early in the morning? Get out of here!"
"Open the door quickly, we are here to deliver the message, open the door quickly...!"
'Bang bang bang! '
Knocking on the door turned into banging on the door.
When Li Hao heard the message, his hysterical face sobered up a little. He had no choice but to leave the charming warm bed, put on a cotton robe and went to Li Qing's wing.
"Master Qing, Master Qing...Hey, Master Qing, are you awake?"
"It was so loud outside that even you woke up, how could I sleep!" Li Qing snorted, "Don't worry, just pretend you didn't hear it. How dare they demolish the yard?"
"But I responded!" Li Hao smiled bitterly.
Li Qing dared to turn a deaf ear, but he didn't dare.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Hao said: "Master Qing, this is the imperial envoy delivering the decree. Otherwise, why don't we meet him in person?"
"I want to see you."
"..." Li Hao hesitated again and again and opened the door.
His Li family has a great business, and he, the young prince, has a bright future, and he doesn't want to get into trouble.
Master Qing was full of courage, but he did not dare to be disrespectful to the emperor.
The door opened, and the eunuch who delivered the order rushed in. He almost fell down, but he couldn't care less and said hurriedly: "Are you Dr. Li? Okay, come with us."
"No, I'm not," Li Hao hurriedly explained, "Miracle Doctor Li is still sleeping."
"Ah?" The little eunuch was stunned and said hurriedly: "Let him get up quickly, the emperor is anxious to see him."
Li Hao had no choice but to say, "Father, wait a moment, I'll go right away."
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Qianqing Palace.
The six ministries, the cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate... all the big shots gathered together.
Zhu Youtang sipped his tea, calm and composed, but secretly beating in his heart: Before the morning court ended, I asked the eunuch on duty to deliver the order. Is it time to come?
"Your Majesty, please be frank, that Dr. Li's medical skills are indeed superb. However, there are thirteen medical disciplines, and the disciplines are different. He may not be able to take care of the empress's body."
The Minister of Official Affairs opened his mouth.
The left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate echoed: "Your Majesty, I heard that Divine Doctor Li started treating the empress this spring. It has been almost a year, but it has not produced any results."
"Huh? That's not what you said," Zhu Youtang said with a smile, "Cure a disease is not something that can be achieved overnight. It's like eating. Five steamed buns can fill you up. Now you have to eat four, and you are just missing the last one. Just one.”
The Minister of Household Affairs smiled bitterly and said: "The emperor summoned his ministers to come here just to listen to the guarantee of a charlatan?"
"Your Majesty, I'll be honest," said the minister of the Ministry of Industry, "even if he guarantees it, he can't prove that he can do it!"
Zhu Youtang said: "What if he takes guarantee from the Nine Clans?"
"Hiss~"
Hearing this, all the big guys couldn't help but gasped and thought to themselves: Isn't this Divine Doctor Li too fierce? Guaranteed by the Nine Clans... Is he really so sure?
At this point, it was hard for them to refute, but relying solely on the emperor's words was not enough.
Over the past few years, the emperor had deceived them countless times.
We must hear the personal guarantee from the person involved, otherwise, we must not let it go... the big bosses thought in their hearts.
Wait and wait...
It was three o'clock in the day and the people hadn't arrived yet, so they became impatient.
"Your Majesty, when will Dr. Li arrive?"
"Soon, soon." Zhu Youtang laughed, but his heart was filled with anger: Presumptuous, too presumptuous!
…
"Your Majesty, it's already early noon!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel couldn't help but remind him. He was already very angry in his heart. He felt that the emperor was just making fun of them.
Not just him, almost everyone feels this way.
If the edict is really going to be delivered, can Divine Doctor Li come?
Do you dare to come?
This is obviously the emperor testing their bottom line. Do you really think they can't kneel at the palace gate in the cold winter months?
It’s a joke, even though we are old, we can’t help but kneel down! óΠъ.oяＧ
After another quarter of an hour, the patience of all the bosses was exhausted, and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was the first to stand up: "The new year is approaching, and the official affairs of the Ministry of Personnel are heavy. Please allow me to retire and return to the Yamen."
"I excuse myself."
All the big guys stood up with a roar...
"Miracle Doctor Li has arrived!" A high-pitched voice sounded, and then the little eunuch hurried in and knelt down to kowtow, "Your Majesty, Doctor Li has arrived."
Zhu Youtang said expressionlessly: "Xuan!"
Then, with a gentle voice, he said with a smile: "My dear friends, please take a seat. There is no rush for work at this moment."
All the big guys looked at each other and sat down silently.
After a while, Li Qing walked in slowly.
"Common people come to see the emperor." Li Qing held his hand.
As for these big guys...not to mention the greetings, he didn't bother to look at them. They were all new faces, and he didn't know them, nor did he want to know them.
"Presumptuous!" the Minister of Rites said in a deep voice, "Why don't you bow to the Emperor when you see him?"
"He has privileges, given by the Supreme Emperor." Zhu Youtang helped explain. Although he was unhappy with Li Qing, he had to ask for help after all, so he could only suppress his anger.
Li Qing ignored the Minister of Rites and said bluntly: "The emperor called the common people to come, why?"
"You promised me that you could completely recuperate the queen's body and make her pregnant with my flesh and blood within a year, right?" Zhu Youtang said.
"Well, isn't it time yet?"
Zhu Youtang didn't answer, but turned to look at the big guys and said with a smile: "My dear friends, are you relieved now? I'm not lying to you, he can really do it."
The Minister of Rites was choked just now, and he was angry in his heart. He did not dare to get angry at the emperor, but he still looked down upon this little charlatan, and hummed:
"Miracle Doctor Li, right?"
Li Qing didn't raise his eyelids and seemed not to hear.
"Is there anything else, Your Majesty?"
"No more." Zhu Youtang said hurriedly, "You can retreat."
Damn, let me come, just for a word? Li Qing was angry, cupped his hands perfunctorily, turned around and left.
The Minister of Rites, who was repeatedly ignored, laughed angrily: "What a charlatan who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth. For the sake of his own glory and wealth, he doesn't care about the life and death of the nine tribes. It's simply... a waste of time!"
Li Qing paused.
Zhu Youtang's heart tightened, "Doctor Li, please step aside for now. I want to discuss state affairs with you dear friends."
Li Qing ignored it, turned around, and stared directly at the Minister of Etiquette, his eyes like lightning.
The Minister of Rites was startled by this penetrating gaze and avoided it unconsciously. However, he felt that he was intimidated by a charlatan. It was too low-priced. He hummed:
"Did I make a mistake? You promised the emperor that your nine clans would be able to condition the queen's body and conceive the emperor's heir in one year. The deadline is coming soon. Have you done it?"
Li Qing frowned, stopped talking to the Minister of Rites, and turned to look at Zhu Youtang.
'Damn... look directly at me, you bastard! '
Zhu Youtang did not dare to look directly. He tilted his head guiltily and said calmly: "Doctor Li, please step aside first."
Li Qing didn't move, still looking directly at him.
"Presumptuous!!" The Minister of Rites became angry again. He was so rude and really arrogant!
"Haha," Li Qing sneered, "Your Majesty is really good at it. I don't like the Queen's illness. Please hire someone else."
The Minister of Rites became even more angry, but before he could speak, his colleagues keenly discovered the point of attack and immediately abandoned Li Qing and attacked the emperor instead.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of the words of Dr. Li?"
"I..." Zhu Youtang was dumbfounded, "I, I..."
What a mess!
I'm so embarrassed and so embarrassed...
"Divine Doctor Li, have you forgotten what you promised me before?" Zhu Youtang looked at Li Qing with pleading eyes.
Li Qing was stone-hearted and said hehe: "I have never guaranteed anything from the Nine Clans."
"Your Majesty, you have no joke, how could you do this?" The Minister of Rites ignored Li Qing and poured all his firepower on the emperor. His face was full of pain and did not understand, "You have no joke, you have no joke!"
"Hula la...!"
All the bosses prostrated themselves, their faces full of sadness, and their tone was sullen: "Please accept the concubine, Your Majesty. If Your Majesty refuses to consider the clan, I will kneel down and die here."
It's freezing outside, but it's so warm here that it doesn't matter if you kneel down.
Zhu Youtang's face turned ugly and he looked at Li Qing again.
Li Qing sneered repeatedly, cupped his hands, turned around and left.
"Divine Doctor Li..."
"emperor……!!"
Zhu You's head is about to explode: "I don't want you to kneel to death, and I don't want to have a concubine."
"In that case, please allow the emperor to allow me to retire and return to my hometown."
"I am also very old, so I may not be able to share the emperor's worries."
"I am also old."
…
Zhu Youtang panicked: "Go and invite the Emperor!"
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In the end, with Zhu Jianshen's intervention, the big bosses went back honestly, but they had their words first.
——After the one-year period is completed, if the queen is still unable to conceive an heir, the emperor must adopt a concubine!
In fact, Zhu Jianshen also agreed with his son's concubine in his heart. However, he could not join the court and help deal with his son.
Zhu Youtang barely passed this level.
But soon, Zhu Youtang realized a serious problem. The officials had fooled him, but the doctor was offended to death.
He had seen Li Qing's temper before. He was so lawless that he really dared to give in.
If things got to this point and the queen couldn't conceive, he would have to have a concubine anyway.
This was a guarantee he made in front of the Supreme Emperor, and there was no way he could fool it anymore.
But this matter can only be done by Li Qing.
Zhu Youtang thought about it, and finally decided to put down his dignity and go to Lianjia Village in person...
"Show off!"
In Changle Palace, Zhu Jianshen wore layers after layers of clothes, like a penguin. Ji helped him tidy up his clothes.
"Husband, please don't go out in this cold weather, right?"
"It's okay, I'm wearing too much." Zhu Jianshen smiled and said, "I've been bored for a long time. Go out and get some fresh air. I'll go sit with Dr. Li."
"Will my concubine accompany you?"
"No, there are guests at his house. It's not convenient for you to go." Zhu Jianshen waved his hand and stepped on the little eunuch to get on the sedan...
At the gate of the palace, the gatekeeper Baihu scratched his head and couldn't help but mutter:
"What's going on today? The Emperor and the Supreme Emperor are leaving the palace one after the other. Isn't this the time to worship ancestors?"
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