Chapter 330
Qiao Nian followed the eunuch leading the way, all the way to the direction of the imperial study.
She looked at the silent eunuch walking in front of her, and her panic had already burst out.
She didn't know why the emperor suddenly summoned her to the palace.
But in her mind, she remembered what Chu Zhiyi had told her some time ago.
He said that the emperor intended to match her with Xiao Heng.
And this time, Xiao Heng was seriously injured and kept calling her name.
Would the emperor let her marry Xiao Heng out of softness?
Qiao Nian was uneasy all the way.
She thought, if the emperor really wanted to issue an order to grant marriage, what should she do?
Die to make her determination clear?
When she finally arrived at the imperial study, Qiao Nian's heart was already beating wildly.
Listening to the summons inside, she took two deep breaths, forced herself to calm down, and then lowered her eyes and slowly entered the imperial study.
"I, Qiao Nian, greet the emperor."
She bowed gracefully, looking very confident and calm.
But after she finished speaking, the whole imperial study fell silent.
Qiao Nian did not dare to look up at the emperor without permission, so she could only stare at her knees.
The surroundings were so quiet that only her breathing could be heard.
But after an unknown amount of time, the emperor's majestic voice rang out, "Do you know why I came to find you?"
Nine times out of ten, it was because of Xiao Heng.
Qiao Nian thought so, but did not dare to say it.
She could only shake her head, "I don't know, please tell me, Your Majesty."
Then she listened to the emperor say, "Yesterday, Xiao Heng fell off his horse and was seriously injured. His life was hanging by a thread. I heard that you took care of him all night?"
Qiao Nian thought to herself that it was not good.
She hurriedly responded, "The military doctor suddenly had palpitations, and I stayed because I was worried that the military doctor would not be able to bear it."
She was not for Xiao Heng!
But the emperor didn't seem to care about this matter. "Imperial Physician Xue said that Xiao Heng's pulse was weak yesterday and he might not be able to hold on. But this morning, his pulse was surprisingly stable. What did you do?"
The emperor's tone was very calm, but inexplicably stained with a murderous aura.
Qiao Nian was slightly startled and did not respond immediately.
She was thinking about how to answer.
But the emperor didn't seem to want to give her a chance to argue, and only said coldly, "In fact, I already had some doubts about Xiao He's previous affairs. Xiao He's legs were determined by the entire imperial hospital that he would never be able to stand up in his lifetime. But you, a person who doesn't know medical skills, can actually cure him in just one or two months!"
Speaking of this, the emperor looked at Qiao Nian with his eyes and said coldly, "I heard that you were instructed by a miracle doctor?"
So, the emperor thought that Qiao Nian might have been instructed by a miracle doctor last night to save Xiao Heng.
Qiao Nian's heart skipped a beat, and she kowtowed to the emperor, then said, "I dare not deceive the emperor. I was indeed instructed by the divine doctor, and I did ask the divine doctor for medicine yesterday, so that I could save General Xiao's life."
"Then, this divine doctor..." The emperor continued.
He wanted to ask if this divine doctor could be used by him.
After all, the divine doctor's medical skills were far superior to those of the Imperial Hospital. If he could use him, he would surely live a long and healthy life.
Unexpectedly, this time, Qiao Nian took the initiative to interrupt the emperor's words, "This divine doctor is a hermit. I promised the divine doctor that I would never reveal his identity and whereabouts. Please understand, Your Majesty."
After the words fell, the emperor did not speak.
The huge imperial study became quiet again.
And this time, Qiao Nian's heart beat faster and more panicked.
If the emperor came to her to let her hand over to Xiao Heng, then it was her own business.
It was her own business, and she could handle it herself.
At worst, as she had thought before, she would die to show her determination.
But now, the emperor was clearly doing it for the court doctor!
She must not let the court doctor get in trouble!
Just as he was thinking, the emperor finally spoke, "It's not that I don't know that there are such powerful people in this world, and even I can't see them."
It was obvious that the emperor was angry.
Qiao Nian kowtowed to the ground, "Your Majesty, calm down. The genius doctor doesn't want to be contaminated by the secular world anymore, so he will hide his name. I swore to him that I would never reveal his whereabouts, and he was willing to teach me how to treat Commander Xiao's leg disease. If he knew that I had told the emperor about his identity, I'm afraid he would leave, or even, in a hurry, fight to the death."
Qiao Nian actually understood the emperor's thoughts.
His curiosity about the court doctor was nothing more than the court doctor's medical skills that could bring the dead back to life.
But now she said that the miracle doctor would probably fight to the death, which was to tell the emperor that some things could not be forced.
If he insisted on forcing, the other party might not agree even if he died.
The emperor frowned slightly, and felt that what Qiao Nian said made some sense.
Since this kind of miracle doctor has the word "God", his temper would not be very good.
Just thinking about it, Qiao Nian spoke again, "To be honest with the emperor, although I am not a disciple yet, I have learned a lot from the miracle doctor. I believe that in time, I will be able to learn 80% to 90% of the skills. At that time, I will enter the Imperial Hospital and serve the emperor."
The implication was that the emperor should not be anxious. After she finished learning, the emperor would have half of the miracle doctor.
The emperor snorted coldly.
It's not that he didn't believe that Qiao Nian would be useful to him in the future, but he was thinking, is the miracle doctor's medical skills so easy to learn?
80% to 90%?
It would be good if he could learn half of it!
Just half of it is better than nothing!
Keeping Qiao Nian means keeping the connection with the miracle doctor.
Just like Xiao Heng, who was so seriously injured, he survived because of Qiao Nian's request for medicine.
Thinking of this, the emperor's mood improved a little.
He immediately said, "Okay, get up!"
Qiao Nian's hanging heart was slightly relieved until this moment.
I only heard the emperor say, "Since you are determined, then study hard! I heard from Xue Yuyi that you are quite talented in medicine. Others need to learn for a month, but you can learn it in ten days."
Faced with the emperor's sudden praise, Qiao Nian did not dare to take it lightly, and hurriedly said, "I am interested in medicine, so I naturally put more effort into it."
"Yeah." The emperor nodded with satisfaction, but the topic was finally pulled back to Xiao Heng, "Do you know why Xiao Heng suddenly wants to train horses?"
Qiao Nian frowned subconsciously, not knowing how to answer.
"I do know." Before Qiao Nian could speak, the emperor said, "I sent someone to find him the red-maned horse."
At this point, the emperor paused slightly, "He almost lost his life for you, do you really not give him any chance?"
Qiao Nian lowered her eyes, and finally had to speak in the face of the emperor's question.
"When I was in love with General Xiao, General Xiao had no interest in me. Now that General Xiao has done all this for me, I may be moved, but... in this life, we are destined to be apart."
Hearing this, the emperor was silent, and then said, "Don't be too sure, what will happen in the future, even I can't predict it."
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