Chapter 37 The Palace
Maid Involved When Wei Weiran led a group of imperial doctors into Guangling Palace, the sun was blazing.
The coolness of the autumn morning had not yet faded, and the ground was chilly. Although there was sunshine, it was also irritating. Concubine Xian's pretty face had been sunburned red, and the whole person was weak, like a fallen leaf that could wither at any time.
The imperial doctors looked at her ears, nose, mouth, and heart, and all walked away silently with their heads down.
But there were also one or two nosy people who fearlessly cast their eyes on Concubine Xian for a moment, and then quickly retracted their eyes.
When passing by Concubine Xian, she talked with the people around her: "Concubine Xian seemed to be in great glory before, but now she is abandoned by the emperor because of Concubine Shu and Princess Ying'an. I think in this harem, it is Concubine Shu who is powerful and can capture the emperor's heart."
"I think so too. So many people in the previous dynasty said that Concubine Xian was a seductive woman who deceived the emperor and was a foxy girl. But no matter how foxy she was, she was nothing compared to Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu has a prominent family background, many concubines, and the prime minister is again in charge of her. Why worry about her future? As for the Hua family, I think their luck is about to run out. What a pity."
Wei Weiran in front suddenly said, "Watch your tongue, lest you say something that makes the emperor unhappy. If you get into trouble, don't blame me for not reminding you."
The crowd was immediately quiet and peaceful.
The constant discussions also decreased a lot.
Wei Weiran glanced at Concubine Xian, walked forward, bowed and said, "Concubine Xian, the emperor is soft-hearted. If you are tired and submissive, maybe he will not let you kneel as punishment." Concubine Xian
looked up at Wei Weiran and said, "Thank you for your concern, eunuch."
Wei Weiran looked at Concubine Xian's indifferent look, and did not say much. He bowed again and left.
The imperial doctors were silent when they saw this scene.
Wei Weiran was a favorite of the emperor and his wife. Even he spoke to Concubine Xian like this, which only showed that Concubine Xian's luck was not over yet.
If you offend her at this time, she might bite you back.
In an instant, everyone respected Wei Weiran.
After entering Guangling Palace, everyone was silent and knelt down as soon as they entered.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Concubine Shu."
Wei Weiran nodded and replied, "Your Majesty, all the doctors on duty in the Imperial Hospital are here. The rest are either on leave or are not feeling well. I am afraid that they may infect Your Majesty and the Concubine Shu, so I took the initiative to exclude them."
The Emperor waved his hand and said, "It's okay. You guys, come and see the Concubine Shu's condition."
The doctors looked at each other and stepped forward tremblingly.
They took the pulse of each other, but they dared not change their expressions in order to avoid mistakes.
Wei Weiran glanced at everyone and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, when I came in just now, I saw that Concubine Xian seemed to be a little overwhelmed. Otherwise..."
He didn't say the rest.
The emperor glanced at him and said solemnly: "When did you become so talkative?"
Wei Weiran immediately knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation, kowtowed three times, then raised his head and slapped himself three times.
"I spoke without thinking, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Emperor Qingling glanced at him disapprovingly and said coldly: "If anyone pleads for Concubine Xian again, kneel with her."
Wei Weiran said cautiously: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Qingling looked at the doctors and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter? You guys can't come up with a conclusion?"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Ma knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the gynecological expert of the Imperial Hospital is Doctor Zhao. We really have no way to deal with such difficult and complicated diseases."
Doctor Zhao was in Guangling Palace at this time, so he knew that Doctor Zhao was Shufei's man.
And Doctor Zhao's words just now clearly showed that he was defending Shufei.
Even the doctors that Eunuch Wei called were the ones who were on good terms with Concubine Shu and him. If there was anyone who was not on the same side, it was Doctor Zhao.
It was not appropriate to say more at this time. At
the critical moment of life and death, no matter how much discord there was among the Imperial Hospital, they all had to speak with one tongue.
Emperor Qingling was furious and swept the tea set on the table away: "What's the point of me keeping you bunch of useless people? Ah! You can't even cure a minor heart attack!"
Everyone lowered their heads and hid their heads as much as possible under their bodies, fearing that if they were not careful, their heads and necks would be separated.
Nanny Chen came in at this time: "Your Majesty, the medicine for the Empress is ready." Imperial
Physician Zhao immediately stood up, picked up the medicine bowl and smelled it: "A little American ginseng, a little Prince ginseng, two liang of Dangshen, three liang of roasted licorice, a little white atractylodes, and red dates to replenish qi and blood, plus astragalus. Your Majesty, if this prescription is fed to the Empress Shufei, not to mention immediate recovery, at least it can protect the Empress Shufei's heart from being damaged again."
Moreover, the herbs he selected have the effect of stabilizing the fetus and are extremely replenishing qi and blood. Even if someone wants to find his fault, it will be useless.
Emperor Qingling waved his hand: "Here, give it to me, I will feed the Concubine myself."
Imperial Physician Zhao handed over the medicine bowl respectfully.
Concubine Shu stared at the palace gate, the medicine spoon was at her lips, but she didn't know how to open her mouth.
Emperor Qingling felt sad, knowing that she was worried about Ying'an and had no intention of taking the medicine, so he coaxed her in a low voice.
"Yaohe, be good, take the medicine first, Ying'an is just being brought in, maybe something went wrong, that's why it's a little late."
Concubine Shu's voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Hospital is so far away, all the imperial doctors have arrived, Ying'an is just in the Qiankun Palace, why is it so slow, could it be..."
Emperor Qingling's face suddenly sank, and the force of putting the medicine spoon into the bowl was a little heavier.
There was a lot of anger between his eyebrows. "
Ying'an is my princess. Anyone who dares to harm her in the palace does not respect me as the emperor!"
Everyone in the Imperial Physician's Office immediately knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"
A sharp voice rang out from outside the door.
"The Empress is here—"
Concubine Shu wanted to get up, but Emperor Qingling held her down.
This was the scene the Empress saw when she came in. Her eyes were sour, and Ying'an in her arms twisted restlessly in her nightmare.
Even though she felt uncomfortable, the Empress still pretended to be gentle and demure.
She asked gently, "Shufei, I came here immediately after hearing about your incident. Who knew that I would run into Cheng Lin and know about Ying'an's incident? He then executed all the maids involved in the Qiankun Palace. That's why I came a little late. Please don't blame me for ignoring Guangling Palace."
After hearing that the queen had executed all the maids involved, not only did Shufei's face change, but even Emperor Qingling looked up at the queen.
Emperor Qingling said solemnly, "It's understandable for the queen to do this. You have worked hard to control the harem."
The queen knelt down to salute, and she was very graceful, dignified and elegant, and she had the demeanor of a mother of a country.
"Your Majesty, this is what I should do."
Shufei remained silent.
The Queen was so anxious to execute the palace maid involved, it was really reckless. I'm afraid the Emperor had to think that she was destroying the body and protecting Concubine Xian.
But the Emperor and the Queen were one, and it was reasonable for the Emperor to protect her.
Emperor Qingling looked at the Queen without saying anything, and Concubine Shu stared at Ying'an without blinking.
But the Queen had no intention of sending Ying'an up, but directly said: "Your Majesty, it rained when I came here just now. The autumn rain brings cold. Ying'an is fine. Why don't you let Concubine Xian come in first?"