The two of them arrived at the palace gate in a carriage and separated.
Lu Hanxiao went to meet the emperor, while Si Ning was invited to the queen's palace.
The emperor held a banquet today, and the wives of many ministers were invited into the palace and were talking to the queen.
"The queen looks so good, it seems like she is in for a happy event."
When Si Ning walked in, he happened to hear this sentence.
Seeing everyone's eyes looking over, he didn't pay attention and gave the queen a full salute.
The queen changed her sarcastic attitude when they first met, and asked her to stand up with a loving look on her face, and also gave her a seat.
Si Ning sat down at the bottom, next to him was the British princess, and next to him was the Marquis of Jing'an.
When the two of them saw her, they were particularly kind.
But because there were too many people in the hall, he only nodded slightly as a greeting.
"General Lu has woken up in the past few days, and we have a strong barrier in Daxia. I am naturally happy."
The queen answered the lady's question and turned her gaze to Si Ning.
"I heard before that Mrs. Lu was very skilled in medicine, and she even went to the palace to see Concubine Shu. I didn't believe it at the time, but I didn't expect that I actually saved General Lu."
Si Ning had just sat down, but now he stood up again and replied in a deep voice.
"Back to the Queen, I'm overly praised. I only know some medical skills, but I don't have that much ability to save people."
"oh?"
The queen looked at the person next to her in confusion. That person was the wife of the Minister of War. She covered her mouth and smiled after hearing this.
"Mrs. Lu is really good at joking. How did you wake up someone other than the one you saved? Could it be that you woke up on your own? Could it be that the imperial doctor made a mistake in diagnosis and treatment?"
This is digging a hole for Sining.
Everyone has heard that in the princess's mansion, Si Ning had a dialectical argument with Zhou Yuan of the Royal Hospital, and he was very popular.
Si Ning looked at the wife of the Minister of War and replied with a smile.
"What this lady said is true. He is indeed the one who wants to wake up."
She said that Lu Hanxiao woke up as he wanted to wake up. Although there was only one word missing, the meaning was completely different.
Si Ning bent towards the queen before speaking in reply.
"Your Majesty, I don't know. Unless the patient has a strong desire to survive, it is really difficult to wake up from this disease. Si Ning is of average talent and does not dare to compare with the imperial doctor in the palace. All he does every day is talk to him. I went to pray for him, maybe it was the sincerity that impressed the Bodhisattva, and the power of the dragon that frightened the demons and ghosts, so that my husband woke up."
"The emperor ordered me to celebrate the occasion, and he was sure that this method would work. The right time, place and people have indeed worked."
Si Ning attributed everything to the emperor's favor. Even if the people present had objections, they would not be able to say anything.
Otherwise, it would be contempt for the imperial power and saying that the emperor is incompetent. Who dares to have that courage?
The Queen listened with sarcasm in her eyes, but nodded with a smile on her face.
"He's a talker. Stop standing there and sit back."
Si Ning took the order and stepped aside. At this time, a palace official handed him a cup of hot tea.
Si Ning's mouth went dry just now, so he raised it to his mouth, but suddenly stopped.
She raised her eyes, met the eyes of the maid beside her, and asked softly.
"I dare to ask my sister, what kind of incense is burning in this house? I have never smelled it."
It was the wife of the Minister of War who spoke again. She was closest to the incense burner. When she heard this, her tone was rather contemptuous.
"It's understandable that Mrs. Lu doesn't know about the incense in this palace. This incense is a tribute from Xifeng. Apart from the empress's palace, it's only found in the queen mother's palace. No one else can see such a good thing."
"Mrs. Lu should smell it for the first time. Even the concubines in the palace wouldn't be able to smell it if they weren't under the influence of the empress."
Si Ning listened, smiled and nodded.
"I see, that's really my honor. I wonder if I can get close enough to hear it?"
Everyone present did not expect that Si Ning would make such a request, and couldn't help but laugh at her words.
The wife of the Minister of War couldn't hide the sarcasm on her face, "Mrs. Lu, it's really inappropriate for you to act like this. It's too petty."
Si Ning smiled faintly, stood up again and said to the Queen.
"I have loved fragrance since I was a child, but for some reasons, I rarely get the chance to smell such a good fragrance. I dare to have a personal relationship with the Queen. I want to smell it at a close distance. I wonder if the Queen will allow it?"
"Yes."
The queen waved her hand and saw Si Ning walking to the incense burner with a teacup in hand and twitching the corners of her mouth as she really smelled the incense seriously.
The wife of the Minister of War had a subtle look on her face, and she belittled Si Ning with a half-smile.
"Mrs. Lu just said that she can't smell the good fragrance for some reason. What's the reason? Could it be that when she was at the Zhenguo Duke's mansion, the Zhenguo Duke treated her badly?"
"Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Lu is just a child. She is a little curious about new things. It has nothing to do with anything else."
Mrs. Jing'an Hou answered lukewarmly.
Others were still wary of the Ministry of War, but Mrs. Jing'an Hou did not take their Ministry of War seriously.
So what if they were in charge of the Ministry of War? Si Ning had saved her life, so how could he watch her being squeezed out?
"What Mrs. Luo said, I was just telling a joke."
Si Ning smiled gratefully at Madam Jing'an Hou, then turned around and replied calmly.
"Mrs. Shen just asked me why. It's hard for me to say this. My father and husband are extremely frugal people and don't want me to live extravagantly. My father once taught me that I am not a phoenix like my empress." , and don’t develop arrogance, lest you be criticized in the future and be said to be uneducated.”
"you……"
When the wife of the Minister of War heard this, she stood up from her chair angrily and wanted to argue with Si Ning angrily.
Si Ning seemed to be frightened, his hands were unsteady, and the tea in the cup overflowed and spilled into the incense burner.
Fortunately, there were not many, and the incense burner was still burning.
Si Ning knelt down and begged for mercy, but the queen waved her hand indifferently.
"Okay, today's banquet is for General Lu. Go back and sit down."
Si Ning nodded and returned to his previous position.
The maid served another cup of tea, and Si Ning took a sip and put it aside.
Because of what just happened, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
The other ladies on the side saw this and changed the subject with some flattering remarks.
The atmosphere finally became lively again, and a sudden retching sound was particularly abrupt in the room.
When everyone heard the sound and looked around, they saw Si Ning covering his mouth, looking very uncomfortable.
The queen frowned, "What's wrong with you?"
Si Ning patted his chest and shook his head with lingering fear.
"For some reason, I suddenly felt nauseous. Maybe it's because I woke up early today and didn't have breakfast. It doesn't matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach was churning again, and he even bent over and retched.
All the ladies present looked at each other in confusion, and the British lady-in-law who was nearest to her handed her a cup of hot tea.
"Drink tea first to calm down."
Si Ning waved his hands and tried his best to smile.
"It's out of the way."
"How can this not be a problem? Women need to pay more attention to retching. I think the symptoms were so strong when I was pregnant with my first child..."
Mrs. Shen, the Minister of War, spoke again, and the atmosphere suddenly dropped again.
