Chapter 294: Audacious

No one dared to speak. The Queen Mother waved her hand and asked Wei Daban to drive out the irrelevant people, leaving only Shen Ning and the Imperial Hospital Director. Then she spoke: "Is the Emperor confused by his illness? There is no Queen anymore. The deposed Queen Wei has now been moved to the cold palace. What are you looking for that vicious woman for?"

Emperor Jiaping was stunned for a moment, as if he had just remembered this incident, and then he looked irritated: "I was just angry at that time. Even if the Queen did something wrong, she is still my first wife. How can I just depose her?"

The Empress Dowager's expression was tense: "The imperial decree to depose the Empress has been issued. Is the Emperor going to go back on his word?"

Emperor Jiaping frowned immediately, revealing a very annoyed expression.

But the imperial edict was of great importance. He was the Son of Heaven, so how could he change his mind from one day to the next? After a moment of silence, Emperor Jiaping said, "The deposed empress is also a woman in my harem... Wei Fuhai, send someone to bring the emperor and general Wei to attend to the illness."

Eunuch Wei looked at the Queen Mother helplessly, then bowed: "Yes, Your Majesty."

It was also at this moment that Shen Ning realized belatedly why Xiao Nanchen had urged Emperor Jiaping to issue the imperial decree to depose the empress a few days ago without delay.

He was indeed decisive and far-sighted, and that was probably why he wanted his father to kill the crown prince... but he failed to do so, and instead caused Emperor Jiaping to have a problem with him.

Now, if the imperial decree to depose the empress had not been issued, Empress Wei would have easily returned to Kunning Palace.

Although Empress Wei was still deposed, once she came to the side of Emperor Jiaping, the poison in Emperor Jiaping's body would still be at work... Even if she couldn't be reinstated immediately, it wouldn't make much difference.

And the Crown Prince who was confined to the Eastern Palace...

At this moment, Shen Ning felt as if dark clouds were gathering over her head.

The storm is coming...

We cannot allow Empress Wei to control Emperor Jiaping, otherwise, everything will be irreversible.

Seeing that the palace maids had already gone to welcome Queen Wei, Shen Ning felt a chill in her heart.

She and Empress Wei are now irreconcilable. Once Empress Wei regains favor and even controls Emperor Jiaping, she will have no way out.

Xiao Nanchen has already left Beijing, leaving her with no escape route...

No, we can't just sit there and wait for death!

In an instant, an idea quickly popped up in Shen Ning's mind. With a ruthless heart, she moved the fingers that were originally on Emperor Jiaping's wrist upwards and pressed hard on a certain acupoint without making a sound.

Emperor Jiaping hissed, then frowned and scolded, "Why are you so clumsy?"

Shen Ning knelt down quickly: "I saw that Your Majesty's pulse was chaotic and I was worried for a moment, so I lost control of my strength. I did not mean to offend Your Majesty. Please forgive me."

"It's the girl from the Shen family... Oh, now she's the King of Beihai, hehe."

When Emperor Jiaping saw Shen Ning, his expression eased slightly and he waved his hand: “Get up.”

Shen Ning thanked him repeatedly, and then said: "I have observed your Majesty's pulse and I think you may have a headache now. Is that right?"

Emperor Jiaping nodded: "I do have a headache."

Chen Ning smiled and said, "I know a set of acupuncture techniques that can relieve headaches and make Your Majesty feel more comfortable and have a good sleep... Why not let me give Your Majesty acupuncture, so that Your Majesty can feel better."

"I almost forgot that you are quite good at medicine."

Emperor Jiaping lay back and said, "Then you can give me acupuncture... If I fall asleep, please wake me up when the Queen arrives."

He did have a splitting headache and his head was buzzing, and he wanted to relieve it a little.

Shen Ning responded with a smile, but a chill ran down her spine.

Even when she was suffering from a headache and sleepiness and was treating her illness, she never forgot to think about the queen. If the queen said something again, how could she survive?

Before you know it, a knife is hanging over your head. For the sake of your life, you have no choice but to fight!

Chen Ning calmly took out the silver needles and pierced them into the top of Emperor Jiaping's head one after another. Beside him, the director of the Imperial Hospital frowned slightly... After a while, Emperor Jiaping breathed evenly and fell into a deep sleep.

Shen Ning's expression remained unchanged. She slowly put away the silver needle and looked at the director of the Imperial Hospital.

Last time, the court envoy reminded Shen Ning to be careful of Queen Wei. Shen Ning knew that he would definitely not be Queen Wei's man.

Considering the current condition of Emperor Jiaping and the shaky political situation, she believed that the director of the Imperial Medical Service knew what to do.

With just one glance, the envoy instantly realized something...

Almost at the next moment when Shen Ning put away the silver needle, the abandoned guard Jinxiu, dressed in plain clothes, rushed in from outside, calling out "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Jinxiu is here."

The Queen Mother's eyebrows were twitching.

Wei Jinxiu rushed to the dragon bed and held Emperor Jiaping's hand. The young eunuch beside him hurriedly spoke to wake Emperor Jiaping up.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

However, the person on the dragon bed took long breaths but did not respond.

Wei Jinxiu's originally sad and affectionate look slowly changed. When she found that Emperor Jiaping could not be awakened no matter what, she suddenly turned her head to look at Chen Ning and the Imperial Hospital Director beside the dragon bed: "What's going on? What did you do? Why is His Majesty unconscious?"

The Imperial Hospital Director's lips moved, unsure how to begin. Shen Ning spoke slowly, "Your Majesty vomited blood and fainted earlier, and now he has a headache, and his pulse is disordered... What is the cause? The Imperial Hospital needs further diagnosis and treatment. The Empress Dowager is in charge here. I wonder why Wei Shuren is making such a loud noise and disturbing Your Majesty's rest?"

Wei Jinxiu's words were immediately choked in her throat. When she heard Chen Ning calling her "Wei Shu Ren" all the time, she looked at Chen Ning with eyes that wished she could tear her into pieces.

But she was now a deposed commoner with no power or influence, and she could not wake Emperor Jiaping up.

Therefore, Wei Jinxiu could only suppress her murderous intent and swallow back all her words. She pretended to be worried and affectionate as she grabbed the hand of Emperor Jiaping and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Jinxiu is here..."

At this time, the empress dowager also came back to her senses from the shock of Emperor Jiaping's unconsciousness.

The old lady glanced at Chen Ning, then asked the director of the Imperial Hospital: "Master Wu, please take a look at the emperor's current condition."

The court envoy hurriedly stepped forward to take the emperor's pulse. After a moment, he respectfully said, "In reply to the Queen Mother, your Majesty's pulse is much more stable now. Perhaps being in a coma is beneficial to your health. However, your Majesty seems to have poison or a Gu in his body. I'm afraid we need to find a Southern Xinjiang witch doctor who specializes in Gu and poison to take a look."

Hearing the court envoy's talk about poison and witch doctors, Wei Jinxiu's eyes flickered slightly, and then she angrily said, "You are spreading rumors to confuse the public. Your Majesty has always been a meticulous eater, and the servants who tasted the food around him were all fine. How could he be poisoned... Could it be that you quacks are just looking for an excuse to exonerate yourselves and are talking nonsense here?"

"Ren Wei, you have overstepped your bounds."

The Queen Mother said in a cold voice: "Come here, take Wei Shuren away and wait until the Emperor wakes up before making any further decisions."

But just as she finished speaking, Wei Jinxiu stood up abruptly: "It was His Majesty who just ordered me to attend to him. Is the Queen Mother going to disobey the order now? Even if His Majesty is asleep, but he ordered me to attend to him before he fell asleep, who dares to stop me from taking care of His Majesty?"

The queen mother's face was icy, and it was at this moment that the old lady realized how sharp Shen Ning was to have the audacity to make the emperor fall asleep.

If the emperor is still awake, with such a strange situation, I'm afraid that Wei will come back to power again...

The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed, and the empress dowager is helpless. She can't drive the person away, but she can keep an eye on him.

"Wei Fuhai, you must personally arrange for someone to guard the emperor. They must never leave his side... The same goes for Envoy Wu and the Imperial Physician. No matter what, you must ensure that there is always someone by the emperor's side to prevent those with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation."

The two men naturally obeyed the order.

"Chen girl, please follow me."