Which of the noble ladies who entered the palace today didn't harbor the ambition of climbing the social ladder?

Don't count on His Majesty; he hasn't selected any concubines for the palace for several years.

As for the Crown Prince...

The Crown Princess has just given birth to a grandson, so the Crown Prince is clearly not in a hurry to seduce any beauties.

As for the eldest grandson, there's no need to even think about it.

If the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife likes women, His Majesty would probably be even happier than they are, and would be even more eager to find a wife for the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife.

Therefore, in the eyes of these noblewomen, Li Xiang, this eldest grandson born out of wedlock, seemed quite good.

If Li Jue were to become emperor in the future, his only elder brother would at least have to become a prince.

Thinking of this, everyone immediately stopped being in a hurry and wished that their daughters would stick to Li Xiang's back and go straight to the bridal chamber!

Seeing that no one was moving, Consort Wei couldn't help but urge them on.

"You guys are really patient. Why don't you even go look for your own daughter?"

Li Shiji's wife smiled upon hearing this.

"Children and grandchildren have their own lives to live, we don't need to worry about them, hahaha..."

"you……"

Consort Wei looked down on Li Shiji's wife because he was originally a concubine who was only made his principal wife after his first wife died.

Logically speaking, she wasn't even qualified to attend banquets held in the palace.

If it weren't for the fact that Li Shiji had just made great contributions to His Majesty in Liaodong, he wouldn't even be able to enter the palace gates today.

Hearing Li Shiji's wife's words, Consort Wei became even more certain that this guy was not going to make it.

Otherwise, what matriarch would say such shameless things?

"You're all here to enjoy yourselves, I'll go take a look!"

After saying this, Consort Wei got up and went to check. As the person in charge of today's banquet, she dared not make the slightest mistake.

Although His Majesty no longer intends to establish an empress, only by preserving her position as a Noble Consort can she secure her position as the mistress of the harem.

As soon as Consort Wei reached the door, she saw a young eunuch rushing over.

"Consort Wei, something terrible has happened! Her Highness Consort Yang sent me to inform you that someone committed a crime at the Shan Hai Academy. Fortunately, Young Master Xiang witnessed it, and he has already gone to the Imperial Hospital without the perpetrator's knowledge..."

"ah?"

"Someone committed the crime?"

Consort Wei panicked upon hearing this. This was her first time hosting a banquet, and someone dared to commit violence. If word got out, how could she remain a consort?

"Guards, immediately seal off the Mountain and Sea Academy... no, no, seal off the entire harem!"

"Your Highness, Consort Yang has already ordered the Shan Hai Academy and several nearby courtyards to be sealed off, awaiting your arrival to take charge!"

"oh?"

Upon hearing this, Consort Wei immediately showed suspicion. After all, she and Consort Yang had been rivals for over a decade. During that time, they had a complex relationship of love and hate, and she knew Consort Yang's temperament better than anyone else.

Therefore, in his mind, Consort Yang simply did not have the courage or the awareness to do so.

Who was accompanying Consort Yang?

"Your Highness, Consort Yang is only accompanied by Consort Xu today..."

"Xu Hui?"

"She's a smart girl!"

"Someone, prepare the carriage for the Imperial Hospital. I'll go there first to take a look, and then I'll go to the Mountain and Sea Academy..."

"promise!"

Imperial Medical Academy.

When the doctors saw Li Xiang carrying a woman in, their faces were full of question marks.

What's going on?

Did Li Xiang come to the Imperial Hospital to do something shameful?

When they saw that the woman was soaking wet, they realized what was happening and rushed over to help.

"Young Master Xiang, has this woman fallen into the water?"

"yes!"

"She was held underwater for quite a while and almost died. Luckily, I gave her first aid, but she is still unconscious..."

"Oh oh oh..."

"It might be a case of qi stagnation. He should wake up after I administer acupuncture!"

The head of the Imperial Medical Academy immediately took out a row of gold needles and inserted them into Yan Shu's acupoints. After a short while, Yan Shu, who was unconscious, opened her eyes and then coughed violently, coughing up all the dirty water in her abdomen.

"alright!"

"I will prescribe a few more doses of calming her medicine, and she should recover completely!"

"Thank you, Physician!"

"Young Master Xiang, you flatter me. Healing the sick and saving lives is my duty as a doctor!"

"Fortunately, Young Master Xiang was there to save him in time, otherwise even a celestial being couldn't have saved him!"

"May I ask how Young Master Xiang performed the rescue?"

"I……"

"I simply pressed on the woman's chest and gave her a few breaths..."

"How exactly does 'passing on qi' work?"

At this moment, Li Xiang was only focused on saving people and didn't care about shame. He immediately pointed to his mouth to indicate this.

"It's just using your mouth..."

"oh?"

The imperial physician was immediately puzzled upon hearing this.

"Is there really such a method of emergency treatment in the world?"

"Could it be that Young Master Xiang found this woman so beautiful that he couldn't resist..."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang immediately betrayed his younger brother.

"What nonsense are you talking about? This method was taught to me personally by my younger brother..."

"Your younger brother...may I ask if he is the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife?"

"certainly!"

"Oh my, so it's a method passed down by the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife, then it must be correct!"

"Oh, by the way, when Young Master Xiang has some free time, please write down today's first aid method so that everyone in the Imperial Hospital can study it carefully!"

"this……"

Li Xiang was stunned when he heard this. He thought to himself, "My younger brother has such a lot of influence in the Imperial Hospital?"

"Imperial Physician, your change from arrogance to obsequiousness is a bit too quick, isn't it?"

"Young Master Xiang, you may not know this, but the eldest grandson is the junior brother of the Divine Physician Sun..."

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