Chapter 37 The feeling of being in control
"The Crown Prince and his wife have arrived. His Majesty has been talking about him a lot these past two days. The Empress wanted to send someone to invite him and his wife the day before yesterday, but His Majesty was worried about disturbing them, so she didn't let the servants go."
As he said this, he led the two of them inside.
"Is your Majesty feeling better these days?"
Eunuch Li sighed, his voice very low. "Not only has it not gotten better, but it seems to me that it has gotten worse. Since yesterday, Your Majesty has been in a daze and has not been lucid."
"But today, Prince Qi is here. I believe that hearing Prince Qi's voice will make Your Majesty feel better, and it will also be beneficial to Your Majesty's condition."
Lu Wanning followed behind with her eyes lowered. Last night, Qi Muchao had explained to her clearly why he invited her into the palace.
There was really nothing to worry about for Lu Wanning about seeing a doctor, but the person who needed a consultation was the emperor, which made her feel a little restricted.
Even though she had never been to the palace, Lu Wanning knew the ins and outs of it.
There was no way she could get a glimpse into the secrets of the deep palace.
Lu Wanning sighed continuously in her heart.
They followed Qi Muchao obediently. After walking for an unknown amount of time, Qi Muchao stopped. Eunuch Li bowed to the two of them with a smile, "Prince and Princess, please come in."
Your Majesty seemed to be getting better in the past few days. He got up early, had some food, and was able to get up from the bed and walk a few steps.
The queen was overjoyed and immediately sent for the imperial physician to come, but the physician was so fearless that he said it was not a good sign.
This immediately made the queen very angry. If the emperor had not stopped her, she would have had the mute old doctor dragged down and beheaded.
But yesterday morning the emperor's health was indeed worse than before, and he has been in a coma and has not woken up yet.
It seems that what the imperial physician said was indeed correct.
When the queen heard the servant report that Prince Qi and his wife were coming, she quickly stood up.
When Qi Muchao came in, she only glanced at him casually. Then her eyes passed Qi Muchao and landed on Lu Wanning. She immediately covered her lips and smiled. "I heard from your mother that you went to the Chen Mansion and came back wanting to marry the Chen family's daughter. Your Majesty and I were wondering what kind of girl could make you fall in love. Now that I see her, she is indeed quite good."
Raising his hand and touching his nose, Qi Muchao said helplessly, "The Queen still likes to tease people."
He walked inside and asked, "Is your Majesty asleep?"
The queen sighed softly, "It's still the same. I wake up and fall asleep again in a short while."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore," she smiled at Lu Wanning and waved, "He's really handsome, come here and let me take a good look at him."
Lu Wanning walked over, and the Queen took one of her hands, a kind smile on her face. "Last time, Qingyao came back and praised you to me, praising you as a person who is unique in heaven and on earth."
Pulling the corners of her lips, Lu Wanning chuckled, "Her Royal Highness is lively and lovely. It's a pleasure to be with her. Compared to Her Royal Highness's sincere and lovable personality, I am clearly very ordinary."
The Queen Mother was old when she had a daughter like Qi Qingyao. It is no exaggeration to say that she loves her like the apple of her eye.
Upon hearing this, the smile on his face suddenly became wider, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he took off a jade bracelet from his wrist and put it on Lu Wanning.
She said softly, "Your Majesty and I did not attend your wedding with An Zhi. Today, I am particularly pleased to see you. If you have nothing to do in the future, please come to this palace more often and talk to me."
Lu Wanning nodded and bowed, "I thank the Queen."
The two exchanged a few words before the Empress stood up and said, "There are still some matters in the harem that I need to attend to. Since Anzhi is here with Your Majesty, I will go back first."
After leaving the emperor's bedroom, the queen's eyes turned cold. Eunuch Li, who had been lowering his head, looked up at her and nodded slightly.
There was a moment of viciousness on the fat white face.
As soon as the queen left, Qi Muchao nodded to Lu Wanning, and the two walked towards the emperor's dragon bed.
To prevent others from coming in, Qi Muchao sat outside the screen.
From this position, one can see the door to prevent anyone from breaking in, and can also clearly see Lu Wanning's movements.
It’s not that he doesn’t trust Lu Wanning, but that he is used to the feeling of being in control of everything.
The emperor's breathing was very steady, and Lu Wanning's fingertips fell on the emperor's wrist.
Qi Muchao told her roughly about the emperor's symptoms yesterday. It was said that it started three months ago. The emperor suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma while attending court. The imperial physician said that it was due to excessive worry. He prescribed medicine for the emperor, who had been taking it for some time, but there was no improvement.
Old Liu also came to see. Although he did not say it directly on the surface, he had talked with Qi Muchao secretly. He suspected that the emperor was poisoned.
But this matter was of great importance, so a few days later Qi Muchao took Old Liu to help the emperor diagnose his pulse, but this time, Old Liu thought it was not poison.
But when it comes to the cause of the disease, I have no idea.
When the prince came to talk to him yesterday, Qi Muchao thought of Lu Wanning.
Since she could diagnose that her own body, which had been in decline for years, was caused by chronic poisoning, she could naturally diagnose the emperor's illness.
After a long time, he saw Lu Wanning loosen his hand. Just as he was about to speak, he saw her seriously change the emperor's hand and continue taking his pulse.
After a cup of tea, Lu Wanning let go of her hand and looked up at him.
Her gaze was so complicated that Qi Muchao understood something in an instant.
He shook his head and gestured for silence.
Qi Muchao stood up and walked to the emperor's bed, feeling very complicated.
His mother was poisoned when she was pregnant with him, causing him to be born prematurely. He has been very weak since childhood.
However, Lu Wanning told him that the reason why he was so weak and sick was because he had been taking chronic poisons for many years.
Now the emperor is ill, and doctors have come in waves, but none of them can diagnose anything.
And there is Mr. Liu.
Qi Muchao felt as if his whole body was immersed in cold ice water.
Is it that they can’t diagnose the disease, or is it that someone doesn’t want them to diagnose the disease?
Who is it that is so painstakingly trying to get rid of him, and now wants to get rid of the emperor?
The answer seemed to be obvious, but Qi Muchao always felt that it shouldn't be like this.
Lu Wanning looked at him, unable to utter a word of comfort.
She originally thought that the conspiracies and schemes she faced in the Chen family were already very cruel, but now it seems that compared with those people in the deep palace and the court, they are nothing.
"Prince, Princess, the Princess is here."
As soon as Eunuch Liu finished speaking, Qi Qingyao walked in.
Perhaps because the emperor's condition had worsened in the past few days, Qi Qingyao's face finally showed some worry.
These days, she comes to talk to her father every day, hoping that he will get better.
Seeing Qi Muchao and Lu Wanning, his eyes suddenly reddened and he felt a little aggrieved, "Father didn't wake up all day today."
Qi Muchao glanced behind her and asked, "Where's Song Yu? Isn't he following you?"
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