Feng Yan shook his head: "No, he only said that he was feeling unwell. He fainted while dealing with memorials in the Imperial Study after the morning court session, but he woke up in less than half an hour."
"Oh?" Lu Xiaoyun raised an eyebrow. What was the old emperor doing? Since the person was already unconscious, why not just stay unconscious?
Lu Xiaoyun asked in a deep voice, "Since Imperial Physician Jiang was only recently summoned to the palace, which imperial physician was present when Father Emperor 'fainted'?"
Feng Yan: "It is Physician Zhou Zijiang. After you were shot by an arrow and fell into a coma, the Empress Dowager sent Physician Jiang, the head physician, to the Prince An's residence. Afterwards, the Emperor also sent Physician Chen and five other physicians to the Prince An's residence. So these past few days, Physician Zhou has been in charge of taking the Emperor's pulse."
Lu Xiaoyun's hand tightened in her sleeve. She had thought it was the emperor who had sent Physician Jiang to save Zhu Yu, but she never expected it to be the Empress Dowager!
And afterwards, the emperor sent so many imperial physicians over.
Ha, you dog emperor! Isn't it obvious that the assassination attempt on Zhu Yu failed, making the Crown Prince and the Third Prince think that he, the emperor, intends to support Zhu Yu?
So, will the Prince An's mansion ever have a peaceful life again?
That scoundrel of an emperor is quite the scheme—using someone else to do his dirty work!
Just then, footsteps were heard approaching from outside; the person seemed to be walking very quickly.
Lu Xiaoyun glanced at Feng Yan, but in a flash, Feng Yan disappeared.
Goodness, no wonder he's a secret guard, that's some speed.
“Your Highness, this old servant is Zhang Zhongwei.” A harsh, grating voice rang out from outside.
Lu Xiaoyun got goosebumps all over. Without having to search through the original owner's memories, she could tell that this was a eunuch.
Lu Xiaoyun gave a deep "hmm," got up, and opened the door. The person standing under the eaves was about fifty years old, with a fair face and no beard, holding a whisk in his hand.
With an official smile plastered on his face and his eyes narrowed to slits, he exclaimed "Oh dear!" upon seeing Lu Xiaoyun, his eyes welling up with tears: "Oh dear, my Prince An, thank goodness, you're finally alright. Now His Majesty can finally rest easy."
Lu Xiaoyun stood tall and straight like a pine tree, her hands clasped behind her back, and said calmly, "It is my filial impiety to cause Father Emperor worry. I will go to the palace to pay my respects to Father Emperor once I have fully recovered. Eunuch Zhang, is there something you need here?"
Zhang Zhongwei rubbed his eyes with his sleeve and said, "Your Highness, you don't know, His Majesty has been unable to eat or sleep well these past few days, worrying about you every day. Now that he knows you're much better, the tension in his heart has suddenly eased, and he suddenly fainted in the Imperial Study this morning. This old servant was so frightened, I almost lost my soul."
"Isn't it just acting? Why are you making it sound like anyone can't do it?" Lu Xiaoyun suddenly became "anxious," and even her voice changed.
"How is Father Emperor now? How could he suddenly faint? What did the imperial physician say? Physician Jiang came to my residence. It's all my fault for not letting Physician Jiang enter the palace sooner. Who has been taking Father Emperor's pulse these past few days? How could they be so careless? Didn't they notice Father Emperor's illness beforehand? How could such a serious thing happen! It's all my fault. I will go to the palace to attend to him immediately."
As she spoke, Lu Xiaoyun strode down the steps toward the main entrance.
The movement was too abrupt, aggravating the injury in her chest. Lu Xiaoyun hissed and clutched her chest with one hand, her face turning pale and cold sweat immediately breaking out on her forehead.
Zhang Zhongwei was completely bewildered by the barrage of questions from "Prince An" professing filial piety.
Seeing that "Prince An" had aggravated his injuries, he changed his expression and hurriedly helped Lu Xiaoyun up.
"Oh, Your Highness, your own injuries haven't fully healed yet. You must take care of yourself and get some rest. The Emperor has already woken up and is alright. If the Emperor finds out that this old servant spoke recklessly in front of you, causing your injuries to worsen, then even a hundred heads wouldn't be enough to behead this old servant."
Lu Xiaoyun thought to herself, "Pah! Pah! This dog emperor probably always wanted Zhu Yu dead."
Lu Xiaoyun withdrew her hand: "I am fine, Eunuch Zhang, you may leave. I will accompany you to the palace. Your father's health is of utmost importance."
Zhang Zhongwei knew how much the emperor disliked this Prince An. If he managed to get the prince into the palace after this trip, his position as chief eunuch would be over.
He had no choice but to stop him: "His Majesty has already woken up. Physician Zhou said there's nothing seriously wrong. Your Highness, His Majesty is very aware of your filial piety, but you must also take care of your own health first."
Lu Xiaoyun's face hardened, a hint of anger flashing between her brows: "Has it been Imperial Physician Zhou taking the Emperor's pulse all this time? Didn't he notice that the Emperor has been unwell these past few days? I think Imperial Physician Zhou has completely lost his mind. He should be given a good beating to teach him a lesson!"
Zhang Zhongwei's expression was indescribable: "It was His Majesty who stopped Imperial Physician Zhou from saying it, Your Highness, please rest assured. Besides, His Majesty has just woken up and still needs to rest. When this old servant left the palace, His Majesty had already taken his medicine and fallen asleep, and I reckon he won't wake up for a while. Your Highness, please take good care of yourself first; once His Majesty knows, his health will be much better."
Lu Xiaoyun looked at Zhang Zhongwei, whose face was plastered with officialdom and whose expression was completely unreadable. He was indeed someone who had been immersed in the palace: "Are the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the Third Prince attending to Father Emperor?"
Zhang Zhongwei smiled slightly and said, "This old servant has come to Your Highness's residence, but I am not quite aware of the situation."
Lu Xiaoyun knew he wasn't telling the truth, and since she didn't want to see the dog emperor anyway, she said, "Very well, then please take good care of me, Eunuch Zhang. I'll pay my respects to my father again once I'm fully recovered."
Zhang Zhongwei breathed a huge sigh of relief. He was terrified; he thought Prince An was stubbornly determined to enter the palace.
He hurriedly waved his hand: "Your Highness is too kind to this old servant. This is my duty. His Majesty has indeed been unwell lately, and he has stopped me from talking about it, and he has also stopped Imperial Physician Zhou from talking about it. And now this has happened, it has frightened this old servant to death."
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