After he went in, Lin Yuxin stepped aside, and the other princes followed. However, before entering, the Third Prince gave Lin Yuxin a meaningful look.
The fourth prince also looked at Princess Pingning with curiosity, but in the end he didn't say anything and went inside.
Lin Yuxin was completely unaffected by their stares, and only followed them inside after they had all gone in.
In fact, Lin Yuxin was already very tired. Giving the Empress acupuncture required a lot of energy!
There was nothing she could do; she still had things to finish explaining. She could only take two Qi-boosting pills when she had a spare moment. Fortunately, she would often go to her space to look at medical books and concoct some medicines to keep on hand. Otherwise, she really wouldn't have had enough medicine on her to detoxify the Empress today.
As soon as Lin Yuxin walked in, she saw the Emperor holding the Empress's hand, crying uncontrollably, and immediately felt that the atmosphere in the hall was very strange.
The princes standing nearby all lowered their heads, not daring to look at the emperor, as if they had seen something they shouldn't have seen and would be dragged out and beheaded. They all hid behind him, not uttering a sound, not daring to look, and occasionally pretending to shed a couple of tears.
Cheng Tinghao looked at the emperor sitting on the edge of the bed with disgust, taking up all the space. He was extremely annoyed. This person crying so hard wasn't his father. Could he please find a different father?
Lin Yuxin was speechless. What kind of family was this? The father didn't act like a father at all, genuinely crying by the bedside, and the child didn't act like a child either, faking tears.
It has absolutely nothing to do with the royal family!
Lin Yuxin hesitated for a moment. Should she bring up the Empress's condition now? Or should she wait until they finished crying?
At this moment, Granny Jin came in and reported:
"Your Majesty, Consort Shu, Consort Zhen, and all the other concubines are outside the palace. They heard that Her Majesty is unwell and want to come in to see her! Does Your Majesty wish to let them in?"
"What are you doing here? Just stand outside. With so many people, aren't you afraid of getting crowded?"
The emperor was crying for a moment, then choked up and roared unhappily.
Granny Jin hesitated for a moment, then said:
"The Empress Dowager is also outside the palace!"
"You dog of a servant, why didn't you say the Empress Dowager was coming sooner? But wasn't the Empress Dowager feeling unwell? What brings her here this time?"
The Emperor frowned and yelled at Granny Jin, then thought for a moment and decided that since they were already here, he might as well let them all in.
"Go and let them all in!"
"yes!"
Even though Granny Jin was scolded, she wasn't worried. She was the Empress's person, and as long as the Emperor's heart was still with the Empress, he wouldn't punish her for such a trivial matter.
Moreover, she did it on purpose. Who told the Empress Dowager to make her lady suffer so much because of Consort Xiao? Besides, the poison in the Empress's body might be related to Consort Xiao. What's the point of making her stand at the door for a while?
Lin Yuxin raised an eyebrow, seeing through Jin Mama's little scheme. She looked at Jin Mama's back and smiled. She hadn't expected this servant to be so loyal, daring to openly defy the Emperor.
"Pingning, tell me, how is the Empress now?"
The Emperor was interrupted, and he stopped crying, came to his senses, and began to ask about Empress Lin Yuxin's condition.
When Lin Yuxin heard the Emperor call her, she quickly came to her senses. Had he finally remembered the important matter?
Then he bowed to the Emperor before speaking:
"Your Majesty, the Empress was indeed in grave danger this time. The main reason I did not administer the antidote to the Empress before was that her body had been eroded by poison for many years, so her health was very poor and she might not be able to withstand the pain of the antidote."
"So I thought that the Empress should recuperate for a period of time, with the medicine I prescribed and occasional acupuncture. A few days should be enough. But I didn't expect that when I came to the palace today to take the Empress's pulse, I found that the Empress had not only the two poisons before, but that she had been poisoned again in the past two days."
"Moreover, this poison is extremely potent. If it weren't for the other two poisons in the Empress's body resisting it, I'm afraid she wouldn't have made it through the night. However, the presence of these three poisons in the Empress's body has directly rendered my efforts of the past few days futile, and has left the Empress's body on the verge of death, with her pulse extremely weak."
As the Emperor listened to Lin Yuxin's account, his face grew increasingly dark, and his fists clenched tightly. Unable to contain himself any longer, he shouted at Lin Yuxin:
"Tell me directly how the Empress is doing now? As for the person who poisoned her, I will have him torn apart by five horses!"
"ah!"
At this moment, a group of women walked in through the door. The Empress Dowager walked at the front, followed by a group of beautiful women. The one who had just been called out was one of the concubines.
"What are you shouting for? If you disturb the Empress again, get out of here!"
Upon hearing the exclamation, the Emperor immediately reprimanded the person who had entered.
The concubine was so frightened that she fell to her knees with a thud, and began to beg for mercy in a panic:
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, I didn't mean it!"
"Shut up!"
The emperor gave a cold shout, and the concubine trembled and shut her mouth. However, she could not get up unless the emperor spoke.
Lin Yuxin glanced at the kneeling concubine. It wouldn't be accurate to say she was truly afraid of the Emperor. There was no fear in her eyes when she looked at the Emperor, but she was very flustered, and her gaze was unsteady.
Lin Yuxin found it strange and took another look. Moreover, this woman had exclaimed in alarm when the Emperor said he would tear the person who poisoned the Empress apart with five horses. This made Lin Yuxin think more about it.
"This humble woman pays her respects to Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, Consort Shu, Consort Zhen, and all the other imperial concubines!"
"Grandson pays respects to the Empress Dowager."
Lin Yuxin withdrew her gaze and, along with the other princes, bowed to the approaching Empress Dowager and a group of concubines.
"Yes! Get up, all of you! How is the Empress?"
The Empress Dowager nodded, signaling them to rise, and then began to inquire about the Empress's condition.
The Emperor looked directly at Lin Yuxin, signaling her to continue.
Lin Yuxin: ...?
I really owe your family something! I shouldn't have let her finish speaking!
Helpless, Lin Yuxin had no choice but to continue:
"Her Majesty the Empress was poisoned by three different poisons. I could only think of one way: to protect her heart and then bleed her. I succeeded, and the Empress was indeed cured. It can be considered a blessing in disguise."
"Given the Empress's previous health condition, she should have needed to recuperate for a while longer, perhaps until the Emperor retrieves the medicine to detoxify her."
"But this incident directly caused the Empress's health to collapse, destroying her last bit of life. So I had no choice but to take the risk and try, and fortunately it was successful."
"However, the Empress's body was severely damaged by this poisoning, and with the excessive blood loss, even though I fed her many blood-replenishing pills, it only treated the symptoms, not the root cause. The Empress's health is not as good as before. If she is well cared for and given supplements regularly, she can live for about ten more years."
Lin Yuxin finally told the truth so that the Emperor and the others could be prepared, but she did not mention the risks and difficulties during the treatment.
"Isn't there any way to recuperate? The Empress is still so young."
Although the Emperor was happy to know that the Empress's poison had been cured, he felt a pang of sorrow when he heard that she only had ten years to live, because he had failed to protect her.
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