Bowl after bowl of herbal medicine was brought in, and by the time Nan Zhiyun had vomited it all up, Yu Jingchen had lost all patience.
"Besides force-feeding medicine, can't you think of any other way? What are you Imperial Physicians doing here?!" Yu Jingchen roared at the imperial physicians.
"We are incompetent, Your Majesty, please calm your anger and forgive us!" Another group of imperial physicians knelt down in quick succession.
Yu Jingchen had lost all interest: "If you can't think of any other way, then kneel down."
The imperial physician knelt on the ground, trembling, as if he might die there at any moment.
Finally, one of the imperial physicians offered a suggestion: "Your Majesty, why not try acupuncture?"
"I asked you to come up with a solution, and you're asking for my opinion? Am I the imperial physician?" Yu Jingchen's tone was slightly cold.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I know my crime," the imperial physician quickly apologized, then got up to retrieve the needles.
But a new problem arose: Nan Zhiyun was lying face down, and her back was covered in injuries.
The imperial physician naturally dared not send Yu Jingchen, so he said to Qianxia and the others, "Could you please help Consort Nan up, Miss Qianxia?"
"Yes," Qianxia replied. Just as she was about to step forward, she saw Yu Jingchen frown, stop her, and then walk up to Nan Zhiyun and help her up, just like before.
The imperial physician dared not say anything more and could only bite the bullet and proceed, but... it was still quite difficult, after all, the position...
After the imperial physician finished inserting all the needles, Nan Zhiyun was sweating profusely. She leaned against Yu Jingchen's chest, and Yu Jingchen was unable to move because it would take at least another 15 minutes before the needles could be removed.
During this time, Yu Jingchen held Nan Zhiyun in his arms the whole time. Perhaps because of her illness, Nan Zhiyun slept very restlessly.
"Fortunately!" Yu Jingchen suddenly called out.
"What is Your Majesty's decree?" Xinglai bowed.
"Xu Shi is corrupt and abuses his power. Dismiss him from his post, investigate him, and imprison him to await his fate," Yu Jingchen said indifferently.
Xinglai was clearly taken aback for a moment, but still said, "Yes."
Xu Shi was a member of the Censorate and was also secretly a member of Consort De's faction. Yu Jingchen was fully aware of all this. Consort Nan had received a lot of help from Xu Shi this time, after all, Consort De had specifically instructed her to "take good care of him and show him more consideration."
"Have Consort De come over tomorrow to attend to Consort Nan when she is ill." Yu Jingchen's words were truly astonishing, asking one of the four consorts to attend to a mere Consort Nan.
But there was nothing they could do; Yu Jingchen's words were law.
This Consort De was one of the most proud and arrogant people. She usually liked to put on airs. On the surface, she was just a bit cold, but in reality... she had many ways to torment people in secret.
The concubines in the harem thought they could get away with their actions, but little did they know that everything was under Yu Jingchen's watchful eye. If he wanted to investigate something in the palace, there was nothing he couldn't find out.
Of course, there are some things Yu Jingchen won't care about, much less pay attention to. After all, he has so many things to do, he can't possibly tell him everything.
Yu Jingchen looked at the person in his arms again; her brows really hadn't relaxed at all. He subconsciously reached out to stroke them. Yu Jingchen suddenly remembered that in his previous life, Nan Zhiyun had leaned against him like this before slowly losing her breath, and now she seemed to be in no better shape…
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