Chapter 964 Forced Awakening

The side hall was extremely quiet, and no one spoke.

After a while, Concubine Zhao Gui, who was the first to calm down, said, "Lord Cao, what should we do about this matter?"

Cao Dejiang frowned. He was always calm and decisive, and knew how to weigh the pros and cons, but even he didn't know how to answer this question.

Logically speaking, the most important thing now is to detoxify the queen and keep her safe. Saving the queen is the most important thing no matter what. However, Lu Zhinian is too dangerous, and the relationship between him and the queen is too deep. He dare not agree to let Lu Zhinian take her away.

Who knows what this crazy man will do after taking the queen away.

Cao Dejiang hesitated and said, "This old man..."

"Oh no! The Queen is vomiting blood again."

A scream suddenly came from the bedroom next door, and Cao Dejiang's words were interrupted instantly.

"Sister!"

"Tang Ning!"

Rong Yue and Xue Ru rushed out quickly, followed by Cao Dejiang and the others. When they arrived, they saw Doctor Jiang running in hurriedly with a medicine box.

The landscape screen in the bedroom separated the inside and outside. Cao Dejiang and the others were blocked in the outer room, while Tang Ning inside lit a charcoal basin because of the chills caused by poisoning, but the person on the bed was still cold all over.

Her long hair was scattered on the bed, her white nightgown was covered in blood, even the quilt beneath her and the floor were stained with dark red blood, and her lips were purple from the poison.

"Doctor Jiang, please save the Empress quickly." Yue Jian said anxiously.

Doctor Jiang walked to the bedside in a few steps, quickly checked Tang Ning's pulse, and then took out the silver needle.

"Miss Yuejian, help the queen."

Yue Jian quickly helped Tang Ning up, while Doctor Jiang quickly gave her acupuncture.

It was very quiet inside, and only the occasional low moan from Tang Ning in pain could be heard.

Outside the screen, Cao Dejiang and his companions all looked anxious. Rong Yue and Xue Ru could not help but pace back and forth, looking into the inner room from time to time, wishing they could go in and take their place.

After a long time, the voice of Doctor Jiang was heard from inside: "Alright, help the queen lie down, be careful not to touch the needles on her body..."

Doctor Jiang knew that there were people guarding outside, and the blood on the queen's body also needed to be cleaned. After putting the needle bag away, he went out from the inner room. As soon as he reached outside the screen, he was surrounded by Rong Yue and others.

"Doctor Jiang, how is Aning?!" Rong Yue asked anxiously.

Doctor Jiang's face was filled with fatigue. "The poison in the Empress' body is getting stronger, and some of it has penetrated into her lungs. If it can't be detoxified quickly, if it attacks again, not only Lady Qin, but even a Daluo Immortal would be unable to save her."

Rong Yue's body swayed.

Xue Ru supported Rong Yue and asked, "How long can Sister hold on in this condition?"

Doctor Jiang hesitated, "At most, it will take a day, and at the shortest, I'm afraid she won't make it through tonight. Once the poison has completely entered her internal organs, your Majesty, weak after giving birth, won't be able to withstand it. By then, even if we can detoxify her, it will be too late."

He was also worried while speaking.

"Prime Minister, Lord Feng, we must find an antidote immediately to help the Empress detoxify, otherwise..."

He didn't finish his words, but everyone present knew what he hadn't said.

Rong Yue and the others all had red eyes, and Feng Qiuli also frowned and looked hesitant.

Cao Dejiang stood aside in silence for a moment before he spoke and asked, "Doctor Jiang, we have a very important matter that requires the Empress's decision. Do you have any way to temporarily revive the Empress?"

"Mr. Cao?" Feng Qiuli suddenly turned her head.

Cao Dejiang said in a deep voice, "Today's matter concerns the life of the Empress. Neither you nor I are qualified to make a decision. Madam Rong and Madam Xue are too concerned to make a decision. Why not let the Empress decide what to do next?"

The queen is no longer the little girl she used to be. She has grown up to become a qualified monarch. She is capable and qualified to make decisions for her own future. Moreover, Lu Zhinian's affairs are closely related to her. Instead of them hesitating, it is better to let the queen make the choice herself.

In any case, it is better than them deciding the life or death of the queen.

Feng Qiuli understood what Cao Dejiang meant and didn't say anything else. Rong Yue and Xue Ru also looked at Doctor Jiang.

Cao Dejiang asked, "Doctor Jiang, do you have any solution?"

Doctor Jiang didn't know why they were so solemn, but he could sense the tense atmosphere. He answered truthfully, "Of course I can. I can give the Empress acupuncture to temporarily sober her up, but this poison is inherently potent. If I force her to wake up, the poison will spread even faster, and she'll be in great pain."

You can't feel any pain while you're unconscious, but once you wake up, the poison will spread throughout your body and cause severe pain.

The Empress's body is worth a fortune, and Imperial Physician Jiang is full of hesitation.

Cao Dejiang said in a deep voice, "Don't worry. Since I said this, I will bear any consequences. You can continue with the acupuncture. No matter what, wake up the Empress first."

Doctor Jiang heard him say this, and Mrs. Rong and the others beside him did not stop him, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

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After the inner room was cleaned up, Doctor Jiang went back in to give acupuncture. After a while, Tang Ning woke up from his coma.

When she opened her eyes, her face was still a little confused. She looked at the bright yellow curtain above her head in a trance for a moment, feeling a little confused as to what day it was.

"Your Majesty..."

Tang Ning came to her senses only after Yue Jian called out to her. When her mind cleared up, the continuous pain in her body and the vague emptiness in her abdomen made her subconsciously reach out to touch her belly, and her mind also recalled the previous childbirth.

"child……"

Tang Ning tried to get up with a hoarse voice.

Yue Jian quickly reached out to support her: "Don't worry, my lady. The little princess is safe and sound. Hua Wu and her men are guarding her closely. Don't worry."

Tang Ning was in a daze: "Little princess? I gave birth to a daughter?"

"Yes, she's a very cute girl. Her eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as yours when you were born, and her nose and mouth are like your Majesty's. She has taken the good looks of both of you and looks very beautiful."

Rong Yue came over with some warm water, said a few words to comfort her, and then said softly:

"You just woke up from a coma. Drink some water to moisten your throat first."

Tang Ning felt a severe pain in his throat, and the taste of blood still lingered in his mouth.

She leaned on Yuejian and drank some warm water to suppress the continuous pain in her body. She originally wanted to ask about her daughter, but when she looked up, she saw Cao Dejiang and Feng Qiuli standing by the bed, and Doctor Jiang looked worried.

She suddenly recalled the frightened birth she'd experienced before, the feeling of having almost stepped into the underworld and being on the verge of death. Furthermore, there was Xiao Yan...

"Aunt, is something wrong with my brother?"

Tang Ning grabbed Rong Yue and asked anxiously, "Is what the palace maid who deliberately frightened me before I gave birth true? Did my brother get attacked and fall off a cliff?!"