Chapter 388 Rigorous scientific inquiry
The renovation work of Jingyang Palace is already in full swing.
But according to what Manager Shang said, I'm afraid this repair work will last for several months.
This was much longer than the three little ones expected, and it also meant that they had to live outside the palace during this period.
During this period, the competition in the Royal Garden and the reading at Qianxing Pavilion could not be delayed, so the three little ones had to go back and forth between Xingqing Palace and the Imperial Palace for a while.
But these two activities only happen once a month, so it’s not that troublesome.
Moreover, Li Xuan was somewhat thankful for this.
At this point, it is also a good thing to stay away from those people in the palace.
After Princess Ankang won the last autumn hunting competition, she accumulated one more point in the standings, reaching five points, and widened the gap with the second-placed eldest prince.
Because the eldest prince Ben won the game of going out to investigate the case last month, his points reached three, and the gap with Princess Ankang was only one point.
Seeing that the pursuit was promising, she was left behind by Princess Ankang.
It is now the end of August and September is about to come.
Li Xuan counted on his fingers and realized that there were only four months left, that is, four games in the Imperial Garden.
Many princes and princesses have completely lost their qualifications to win the competition. Even those who have points are still far behind Princess Ankang.
Only the eldest prince still has some hope of making a comeback.
Under such circumstances, who knows what kind of madness that Concubine Zhang will get, so it is better to stay away.
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On this day, Li Xuan was in Xingqing Palace accompanying Princess Ankang and Yu'er to bask in the sun and practice slingshots.
As a result, someone outside the palace asked for a meeting, and the person who came turned out to be Dr. Xue.
When he heard that it was Doctor Xue, Li Xuan suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Originally, Li Xuan should have gone to see Doctor Xue long ago.
Because they had agreed before that the next time Li Xuan absorbs the chill for Princess Ankang, he would let Doctor Xue watch from the sidelines, so that he could better understand what the chill in Princess Ankang's body was about.
But the last time he absorbed the chill for Princess Ankang, Li Xuan deliberately didn't notify Dr. Xue.
At that time, Manager Shang had just told Li Xuan that Queen Wu might be detrimental to Princess Ankang.
Li Xuan felt flustered at the time, and it was even more inevitable for him to speculate on Doctor Xue's position.
With Fang Muyang's relationship, Li Xuan was not too worried that Dr. Xue would turn against Queen Wu.
If he hadn't seen clearly the character of Imperial Physician Xue and how much Imperial Physician Xue cared about Fang Muyang, his apprentice, he would not have easily connected with him.
However, Doctor Xue was a pure person who was obsessed with medical skills, and Li Xuan did not want him to get involved in the power disputes in the palace.
Once you've been involved, it's hard to get out.
Li Xuan thought that there should be constant rumors in the palace these days. After all, the renovation of Jingyang Palace and Princess Ankang's temporary stay in Xingqing Palace were not trivial matters.
As for Empress Wu's plan to deal with Princess Ankang, it was impossible for Imperial Physician Xue not to have heard about it due to Emperor Yongyuan's deliberate exaggeration.
"Does this old man want his life?"
"Or were you forced to come here?"
Li Xuan frowned slightly, unable to guess the purpose of Doctor Xue's visit.
"Axuan..."
After receiving the notification, Princess Ankang looked at Li Xuan.
Regarding Doctor Xue's concerns, Li Xuan also mentioned it to the two girls.
The original intention was for Dr. Xue to be a cover for restoring Princess Ankang's health. There was no need for the old man to follow them into big trouble.
Regarding this matter, Princess Ankang and Yu'er also agreed with Li Xuan.
But today, Doctor Xue took the initiative to come to Xingqing Palace to find them.
Seeing Princess Ankang looking at him inquiringly, Li Xuan nodded towards her.
"It's better to meet and see what Doctor Xue's purpose is, right?"
"Maybe he's already in trouble."
If Dr. Xue was being made things difficult for him because of Jingyang Palace, Li Xuan wouldn't be able to ignore it. After all, it was because of them.
But when the three little ones saw Doctor Xue, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
At least, from the outside, the old man was in a pretty good mood, without any frown on his face.
"Your Highness, you are doing well lately."
As soon as he came in, Doctor Xue greeted him with a smile.
"Mr. Xue may not have seen you for a long time."
While Princess Ankang returned the gift, she looked at Doctor Xue's expression, which was indeed the same as usual.
This actually made Princess Ankang a little confused.
She didn't make much guesses and asked straightforwardly:
"Doctor Xue is here today for a follow-up consultation?"
"Uh, yes, it's for a follow-up visit." Doctor Xue's eyes wandered for a moment, and then he said: "Besides, I also want to use Ah Xuan for help."
Hearing this, Li Xuan immediately became vigilant.
"Why are you lending me the money?"
"Could it be the Hongmen Banquet!"
Doctor Xue saw Li Xuan's face full of vigilance and said angrily:
"You little kitten, are you so forgetful?"
"The matter of cultivating Ziwu Bingdilian that I mentioned before has been settled. I have to go to the Sun and Moon Yin Yang Pond. I can't get in without you!"
Li Xuan was stunned.
"Hey, it seems like this is really the case."
But Li Xuan didn't believe it, so he asked Manager Shang again when he went out, and it turned out that this was really the case.
Towards the end of the month, the effectiveness of Sun Moon Yin Yang Pond and Moon Yin Pond approaches its mildest.
Doctor Xue hopes to visit a few days in advance to observe the effect of Yueyintan on the cultivation of Ziwu Bingdilian.
After receiving a conclusive answer from Manager Shang, Li Xuan came back satisfied and agreed to go with Doctor Xue.
"We haven't seen each other for a few days. Ah Xuan's courage is getting weak."
Doctor Xue twirled his beard and mocked with a smile.
Li Xuan's two little ears immediately lay on his head, pretending not to hear.
At this time, Dr. Xue had already reviewed Princess Ankang.
As a result, as soon as he felt his pulse, the smile on his face suddenly faded.
Li Xuan knew what was about to happen, so he quickly took Doctor Xue out and called Manager Shang to prepare a car and enter the palace immediately.
"Meow! Meow! (Carriage! Where is my royal carriage!)"
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Li Xuan and Doctor Xue were sitting in Princess Ankang's luxurious carriage.
Li Xuan was lying by the car window, looking at the scenery outside the window intently, with a resentful look on the back of his head.
Li Xuan made a sound and swallowed, not even daring to turn his head back.
"You can't trust me that much?"
Doctor Xue said coldly.
Seeing Li Xuan patting the carriage with his tail anxiously, Doctor Xue said to himself:
"I've also heard about the Queen."
"Are you afraid that I will be bribed by the Queen and turn against you?"
Li Xuan suddenly turned his head and looked at Doctor Xue with his eyes widened and his two front paws swinging, looking like "I never thought that."
Dr. Xue is now used to Li Xuan's lifelike appearance, which looks like a villain, and he just curls his lips.
He has lived to such an old age, can't he still see through this?
Doctor Xue blew his beard disdainfully, and then looked in the direction of the window.
"Although you are a little kitten, your concerns are right."
Li Xuan's eyes widened, but he didn't expect that the old man would actually agree with him.
"When the imperial doctor in the imperial hospital disappears, it's mostly because of this reason."
"So there is a saying: Don't be afraid of quack doctors, be afraid of good doctors."
Imperial Doctor Xue sighed to himself, seeming to be dissatisfied with the current Imperial Hospital.
But he turned around and saw Li Xuan's puzzled face, so he couldn't help but explain one more sentence:
"As a healer, the art of regenerating people is the same. If you make a mistake, you will kill someone."
"Idiot doctors do not kill, but good doctors kill and take away."
"No matter how famous these people were before entering Taiyuan Hospital, they have gradually become quacks."
Doctor Xue looked at the scenery outside the car window, his face full of helplessness and exhaustion.
Li Xuan patted the back of Doctor Xue's hand with his tail, and then asked:
"What exactly does that mean?"
"Don't the doctors at the Imperial Hospital treat patients well?"
Doctor Xue shook his head and said with a smile: "That's not what I meant."
"I can still see all minor illnesses very well."
"But when they encountered a "serious" illness, they all shook their heads, twirled their beards, sighed, and looked embarrassed."
"As for this serious disease, one is that it is difficult to treat the disease, and the other is that it is difficult to treat the person."
"Everyone is looking at each other's eyes. Who dares to treat someone carelessly? It's better to pretend to be stupid and get away from the incident."
"If something really happens, if you don't put a knife to the necks of these old doctors, you will see if they can do their best to help you."
As Doctor Xue spoke, he couldn't help but laugh, as if he was remembering something.
"But if everyone refuses, there won't be room for these imperial doctors in this palace, right?"
Li Xuan felt that the situation in this hospital was quite rare, so he couldn't help but ask.
Doctor Xue waved his hand: "Hey, there are so many serious illnesses in the palace."
"And I can't stand such a trend, so in recent years I have been the one to treat these difficult diseases. Other doctors are also happy to do this, and the nobles can feel at ease."
"Over time, all this mess fell on me."
"Being busy is a bit busy, but it also has the advantage that no one will touch me easily."
"I was invited by Daxing to write the book. Secondly, the nobles all believe in me. They are also afraid of losing me, a good doctor who dares to treat them well."
"So, you little kitten, you can rest assured that the queen has not come to me and will not come to me."
Dr. Xue's words were conclusive and full of confidence.
Li Xuan just listened, silently turned his head out the window, and then looked at the scenery.
But Dr. Xue couldn't bear it anymore: "If not, I would have wiped out all your bad things long ago. Why do you need to wait until today?"
"If you don't call me next time you absorb the cold, don't blame me for being rude!"
Doctor Xue was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
He knew what was going on when he took Princess Ankang's pulse in Xingqing Palace.
Princess Ankang's physical fitness has gone further, far beyond the scope of ordinary people, and her pulse is sonorous and powerful, like a military drum.
This is simply incomprehensible to Dr. Xue.
But Li Xuan was wary of himself. He broke the contract last time and didn't call him. How could Dr. Xue not be angry?
But Doctor Xue knew that Li Xuan and Princess Ankang might be the only samples in the world, so he had to continue to seize the opportunity and strongly requested to watch next time.
While one person and one cat were chatting, the carriage entered the palace, and then they walked together to the Royal Bathhouse Yuqing Pond.
When they entered the palace, Manager Shang did not accompany them, but stayed in Xingqing Palace.
When they came to the Yuqing Pond, they found that Zhao Feng had already been waiting here.
"Axuan, long time no see."
Zhao Feng greeted Li Xuan from a distance, and Li Xuan swooped over to Zhao Feng's shoulder and meowed at him.
During the few days when the three little ones were staying in Xingqing Palace, Zhao Feng, who came to teach Yu'er martial arts every morning, could not come. Indeed, he had not seen her for some time.
But now Yu'er's cultivation has already been on the right track, and Fei Longxiu's cultivation has also made rapid progress after several actual battles, and the next breakthrough is already close at hand.
"Mr. Xue, you've been waiting for a long time, please come in with me."
This time, Dr. Xue received permission from Emperor Yongyuan to enter the Yuqing Pond to try to cultivate Ziwu Bingdilian.
The two of them and the cat went straight into the Yuqing Pond. The place was still the same as before, always looking like steaming water.
They went directly to the deepest Sun Moon Yin Yang Pond, and Li Xuan felt the special aura from a distance.
"I didn't realize it before, but it turns out that the Sun and Moon Yin Yang Pond is slowly absorbing the power of Yin and Yang between heaven and earth!"
Li Xuan was surprised. The closer he got to the Sun Moon Yin Yang Pond, the clearer the feeling became.
"No wonder you can gain the power of yin and yang by completing the bottoming trial at that time."
Li Xuan stood on Zhao Feng's shoulder, stretched his neck and looked in the direction of the Sun and Moon Yin Yang Pond.
He could sense that the way this pool of water absorbed the power of yin and yang between heaven and earth was very similar to the yin and yang true energy in his body, which was a slow transformation of the five elements of heaven and earth.
However, the speed of Sun Moon Yin Yang Pond is obviously slower than Li Xuan.
But I don’t know how long this pool has existed, and no one can tell how much yin and yang power has been accumulated over the years.
"No wonder Yuqingchi didn't allow others to come in at will. It turns out there are such secrets."
If Li Xuan hadn't cultivated Yin and Yang Qi now, he would still have thought that these were the two ultimate hot soups and cold soups just like before.
At this time, Li Xuan remembered another detail. When he hit the bottom, he had vaguely seen that there seemed to be a formation at the bottom of the Sun and Moon Yin Yang Pond.
Li Xuan swallowed silently, as if he had discovered some shocking secret.
"Does Emperor Yongyuan know about this?"
"You know, otherwise there seems to be no need for me to accompany you when you raise Ziwu Bingdilian."
Li Xuan's eyes were darting around, wondering what tricks Emperor Yongyuan was up to and what he was planning behind his back.
"If you can help me practice, just say so..."
At this time, they had reached Tanbian.
“Mr.
"If we start cultivating, this period of time should be more suitable."
After Zhao Feng briefly explained a few words, he stepped aside and handed over the place to the professional doctor Xue.
Doctor Xue took out a delicate cloth bag from his arms, which was filled with many crystal clear, black and white lotus seeds.
Doctor Xue carefully took out a black lotus seed from it, and then came to the edge of Yueyin Pond.
Li Xuan and Zhao Feng both cast curious glances, wanting to see how Doctor Xue wanted to carry out this cultivation attempt.
But the next moment, Doctor Xue threw the lotus seeds away with a serious expression, and then the lotus seeds sank into the Yueyin Pond with a snapping sound, and there was no more sound.
Li Xuan and Zhao Feng both frowned, and neither of them could say anything for a moment.
"..."
Doctor Xue put his hands behind his back, leaned forward slightly, and looked into the Moon Yin Pond, not afraid of falling headlong into it.
Just this posture confused Li Xuan.
"No, old man, are you making trouble with me?"