In the silent courtyard.
The two masters and disciples, Su Xian and Li Qingniu, looked at each other in confusion.
The queen suddenly suffered from an old illness and can't survive today?
This news is so sudden!
This kid will definitely beg me shamelessly, huh, but I will definitely not agree... Li Qingniu thought to himself.
But after more than ten breaths, Su Xian still didn't see any movement, but his brows gradually furrowed, and he looked at Li Qingniu from afar without any expression.
Li Qingniu snorted coldly in his heart and said to himself: "You are quite able to keep your composure, that's right. Let's see how long you can hold on as a teacher!"
At this time, Su Xian glanced at him one last time, and then... walked away.
Go straight out of this courtyard.
He walked away in a hurry.
There was no mention of rescuing the Queen.
Li Qingniu was stunned for a moment, staring at Su Xian's back in a daze.
This kid didn't ask him? It shouldn't be. Li Qingniu was entangled and wanted to catch Su Xian and ask him clearly...but he didn't move after all.
After Su Xian walked out of the courtyard, he walked more than ten steps and came to a relatively quiet place, stopped there, and then raised his voice and shouted:
"Where is Zhilan?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Zhilan jumped down from the treetop, stood firmly in front of Su Xian, and replied expressionlessly: "Yes."
"You must be aware of the affairs in the palace. I will be entering the palace later, so you should make some arrangements first."
Su Xian leaned close to Yang Zhilan's ear, whispered some instructions, and finally said: "Okay, you go ahead."
"yes!"
Yang Zhilan jumped up to the treetop, and after a few ups and downs, she disappeared.
Su Xian watched her go away, then turned around and headed back to Li Qingniu's residence.
"Why are you back again?" Li Qingniu started punching again, but this time it was Tai Chi, not the pre-Qin Daoyin technique.
"Master, there is something that I have always wanted to tell you." Su Xian grinned.
"Oh? Tell me."
Li Qingniu continued to practice Tai Chi and seemed to have guessed what Su Xian was going to say. Hey, didn't he just want him to enter the palace to treat the queen? no way!
"Master, this matter is very important. You'd better stop for a moment."
"It doesn't matter, I have eaten more salt than you have eaten. What kind of battles have you not seen before? Tell me." Li Qingniu looked calm and relaxed, looking very old-fashioned.
When Su Xian saw this, he stopped trying to persuade him. After some deliberation, he said:
"Master, those clues are actually... false!"
"What thread...what did you say?!"
Li Qingniu was in the "right kick" position, with one leg on the ground, but when he heard Su Xian's words, he was so shocked that he lost his balance, his body swayed, and he fell directly to the side.
The calmness and calmness he felt just now have long since disappeared.
"Master, be careful!" Su Xian was nearby and hurriedly supported him.
"you……"
Li Qingniu didn't fall, but he didn't care about it either. Instead, he turned to glare at Su Xian, his eyes as big as a bull's eye, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.
The clue of Nine Branches of Manna once gave him infinite good expectations.
He wanted to have a child to continue the family line.
For this reason, as a miracle doctor, he was willing to follow Su Xian to Daliang, and even went to Nanchen to treat Emperor Chen's illness.
But in the end, you actually told him that those clues were false? !
Li Qingniu was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, and the beard on his mouth was shaking wildly. Among them, there was both anger at being deceived by Su Xian and regret that the idea of continuing the family line had failed.
After Su Xian stabilized Li Qingniu, he let him go, then took a step back, as if he was afraid that Li Qingniu would hit someone, and at the same time shouted:
"Master, don't be anxious. My disciple just spoke too quickly. In fact, those clues are not all false..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Qingniu grabbed Su Xian's shoulder. The hope of continuing the family line was ignited in his heart. He glared at the bull's eye and shouted, "Isn't it a lie?"
"Uh... Although it's not false, the disciple has already checked this clue..."
"What's the result?" Li Qingniu had no time to pursue the fact that Su Xian had already checked out this clue. He just wanted to know the result and whether he could still carry on the family line.
"Disciple found out that there is indeed a small amount of Nine Branches of Nectar still existing in the world." Su Xian rubbed his face. These were actually made up by him. Because the Queen's old illness came suddenly, he had no time to make plans.
"Where is the thing?" Li Qingniu grabbed Su Xian's shoulder and shook it violently.
"There is nine-branch nectar, but master, don't think about it. You can't get it. That's why the disciple said those clues are false." Su Xian shook his head.
Li Qingniu frowned, took a deep breath, and stared at Su Xian meaningfully: "Isn't the Nine Branches of Nectar that is the only one left in the world in the hands of Empress Daliang?"
Su Xian has used the same trick many times, and he has long been familiar with it.
But Su Xian shook his head and said:
"Not in the hands of the Queen, but in the hands of...the Chief of the Plum Blossom Guards!"
"Plum Blossom Internal Guard? Chief of the Grand Pavilion?"
Li Qingniu's heart suddenly moved, as if he suddenly remembered something, he shook Su Xian's shoulders and asked, "Master, I suddenly remembered that you are the little pavilion leader of the Meihua inner guard, aren't you?"
"Yes, but the disciple is not close to the Grand Pavilion Leader. The Grand Pavilion Leader is very indifferent. As early as a few days ago, the disciple had tried to find out about her, but she denied it flatly, saying that she did not have Nine Branches of Manna."
"..."
Li Qingniu's expression suddenly became complicated. He let go of Su Xian's shoulders and walked around the courtyard, as if he was making some kind of decision.
Su Xian didn't bother him either. The Queen's old illness had relapsed anyway, so there would be no problem in delaying it for a while.
In fact, he already had a perfect way to trick Li Qingniu into seeing the Queen, but he never thought that the Queen's old illness would suddenly break out, catching him off guard.
"Are you sure that there really are nine branches of nectar in the hands of the Grand Pavilion Leader?" Li Qingniu suddenly turned around and looked at Su Xian with a burning gaze.
"The disciple can be sure, and the disciple has also found out that the only remaining nine-branch nectar in the hands of the Great Pavilion Leader was obtained from the former East Pavilion Leader!"
Su Xian's words were half true and half false, but he believed them anyway.
Li Qingniu stared at Su Xian for a while. He didn't see the problem and accepted the statement. Then he hesitated and looked very confused.
Seeing this, Su Xian thought the time was ripe, so he took a step forward and said with a grin:
"Master, this disciple has an immature idea. Maybe he can get the nine-branch nectar in the hands of the Grand Pavilion Leader."
"Oh? You said."
Li Qingniu's face relaxed slightly.
In fact, he knew what Su Xian was going to say, but he had no choice but to accept the "step" Su Xian gave him in order to pass on the family line.
His obsession with continuing the family line is really deep. He actually knew it very well when Su Xian deceived him several times before, but in order to continue the family line, he had to pretend to be stupid.
This time is no exception.
Although Su Xian's method was rough and had been used many times, it managed to capture only seven inches of his body, and it worked repeatedly.
However, after this time, he got the nine-branch nectar that was the only thing left in the world, and Su Xian had nothing to restrain him.
When that happens, it will be his turn as the master to show off his power and trample this evil disciple under his feet!
Thinking about it, Li Qingniu couldn't help but get excited, and even laughed out loud, looking a little wretched.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Su Xian's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
Li Qingniu came back to his senses in an instant, withdrew his wretched smile and said, "It's nothing... What can you do? Tell me quickly."
Su Xian smiled, rubbed his hands together, and said slowly:
"Master, think about it, since the Grand Pavilion Leader is loyal to the Queen, then... Master, why don't you enter the palace and cure the Queen's old illness? I think the Grand Pavilion Leader will be grateful for Master's feelings, and then take the initiative to offer nine branches of nectar." indefinite."
"This is impossible!" Li Qingniu flatly refused, with a very stern tone: "My teacher said that it is impossible to enter the palace to treat the Queen, so don't mention it again."
Su Xian hurriedly held his hand with a smile on his face:
"Yes, the eldest daughter of Li Qingniu, the genius doctor of Butterfly Valley, did die at the hands of the Liang Dynasty. It makes sense that Li Qingniu is unwilling to enter the palace to diagnose and treat the queen."
"However, this disciple remembers that Master once said before leaving Butterfly Valley that after leaving Butterfly Valley, there will be no Divine Doctor Li in the world, only Doctor Li."
"In this divine city, there is no Dr. Li whose eldest daughter died at the hands of the Liang Dynasty. There is only Dr. Li who is in urgent need of Nine Branches of Manna to carry on the family line!"
"Master, let's go. I'm afraid things may change if it's too late. If the Queen suddenly dies, the chief of the pavilion won't hand over the Nine Branches of Nectar at all."
"..."
Under Su Xian's half push and half pull, Li Qingniu also half pushed and half gave in.
Although he said "I won't go" and "Don't pull me away," he was quickly pulled out of the Marquis Mansion by Su Xian and put into a carriage...
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Finally got Li Qingniu.
Su Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, he suddenly saw Yang Zhilan appearing next to him, so he asked as he got in the car: "Are everything arranged?"
"It's all arranged." Yang Zhilan said calmly.
"Very well, without further ado, let's enter the palace now."
The carriage moved.
Li Qingniu was sitting in the carriage. As the saying goes, make peace with what you have come, but he just couldn't "make peace" because he could never forget his eldest daughter who died tragically.
For the sake of Nine Branches of Nectar, although he reluctantly agreed to treat the Queen, there was always a thorn in his heart, a dull pain.
While he was irritated, Li Qingniu suddenly caught a glimpse of Su Xian next to him.
His eyes suddenly lit up and he thought to himself:
"Yes, I will not be willing to cure Empress Liang after all."
"Didn't this boy have an affair with the Queen? Hey, I will make the Queen unable to do without this boy from now on and make her suffer from lovesickness! This is considered revenge."
"..."
at the same time.
The palace city, and even the entire imperial city, had long been reduced to a mess.
The queen suddenly became critically ill, and everyone was caught off guard, including the prince, Princess Lanling, and even the maids, eunuchs, and guards in the palace.
The imperial doctor has made a conclusion that the Queen will not survive today.
The queen had also put herself in bed, and the eunuchs and maids of Huiyou Palace moved the queen out of the living room, moved her to the main hall of Huiyou Palace, and placed her on a plank bed.
A set of clothes for future generations have also been purchased, and a coffin is being built... Looking at this situation, it seems that the Queen is really hopeless and will definitely die today!
Yes, everyone thinks so...
Princess Lanling lives in the imperial city, and the prince lives in the East Palace. They entered the palace immediately after receiving the news. While arranging the affairs of the queen, overt and covert fights also started simultaneously.
There is no doubt that a country cannot live without a king for a day. After the death of the Queen, who will inherit the throne of Daliang?
The answer is the current prince.
First, the prince is always the prince. As long as the prince is not demoted to a commoner, he will always be the legal heir to the throne.
Secondly, although Princess Lanling had ambitions to compete for the throne, her ambition was not obvious. Except for the prince and other people, including the queen, no one thought of "Lanling wanted to compete for the throne".
In other words, there is no deep association.
After all, the Queen was in her prime, and although she was suffering from old illnesses, she could not suddenly die suddenly.
But who would have thought that the Queen was about to die suddenly...
Third, among the civil and military officials of the imperial court, some ministers with high reputations but no real power also entered the palace.
For example, the first-class Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Situ, Sikong, etc.
These are old guys and old stubborns, and common etiquette is their code of conduct.
Now that the queen is about to die, and there is a prince in the court, it is natural that the prince will succeed to the throne.
Furthermore, these old guys are all veterans of the previous dynasty. They have a grudge against the Queen's usurpation of the throne. Now that the Queen is about to die, they naturally try their best to support the Crown Prince.
Therefore, in this overt and covert struggle, the prince gradually gained the upper hand because he had a rightful position and was assisted by veteran ministers.
Although Princess Lanling was powerful, she was at a disadvantage due to lack of planning and sudden events.
Although there are many prime ministers under her command, if they make the slightest move, they will be punished by the old guys until they become red-faced and unable to advance or retreat.
After all, although the first rank of the old guys is a false position, the rank of the first rank is overwhelming and they are reasonable. The rank of the third rank of the prime ministers is not enough.
If Lan Ling wants to stand up now, he may only have a mutiny and use force to solve everything.
But this is the palace!
Although Lanling had power over the government and the public, he could not reach out to the Jinwu Guards and Qianniu Guards who guarded the palace.
The Queen is not a fool, and she is not crazy. How can she let Lan Ling get involved with the guards around her?
Therefore, Lan Ling can't reason with those old guys now, and the guards in the palace don't listen to her orders.
For a moment, she was completely helpless in the palace, unable to find a place to focus her efforts. She could only watch the prince fuss...
The prince is indeed very shy.
A few days ago, he was worried about the future and even cried bitterly.
In the end, he never expected that the situation would change so quickly and happiness would come so suddenly. The emperor would actually "walk" to him and invite him to sit on it.
After the queen dies, he will immediately ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
After being promoted to Dabao, he will have great power. No matter Lan Ling or Su Xian, he can easily take care of it with just a few fingers... Thinking of this, the prince was secretly happy.
Princess Lanling looked gloomy.
She has long coveted the throne, but she rarely shows it in front of others.
In the past, her strategy was to slowly plan it out, control every aspect of the Liang Dynasty bit by bit, and finally it would come naturally. If she didn't sit on the Daliang throne, no one would dare to sit on it.
As a result, she never expected that the incident happened so suddenly that she was caught off guard and was unprepared, allowing the prince to gain the upper hand.
In fact, she had already thought of a way to eradicate the Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Situ, Sikong, and Qian Zhongshu one by one.
There are also Jinwu Guards, Qianniu Guards, Neiwei Guards, and even the Imperial Guards outside the Divine Capital City. She also has long-term plans to win over them one by one.
But in the rush, these methods and plans could not be implemented at all!
There is no doubt that she suffered a huge loss!
It would be nice if His Majesty's old illness hadn't relapsed... Lan Ling thought to herself. In this way, she would have enough time to prepare.
Or perhaps, by a miracle from heaven, someone suddenly cured His Majesty's old illness... Another thought came to Lan Ling's mind.
But she put this thought out in an instant.
Because it's impossible!
She knew that the prison chief had been traveling to the mountains of Shu for many years just to find the legendary Butterfly Valley miraculous doctor.
But after so many years, there is no news about the big head catcher...
