"Thank you, Imperial Physician. This old servant has served the Empress Dowager for decades. Please speak frankly."
"Please speak, Granny Wang," Physician Xie said respectfully.
"Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is timid. I think Physician Xie has heard about what happened to Princess Chang'an today." Granny Wang paused here, "I think Physician Xie should already understand."
"As the saying goes, a mental illness requires a mental cure. I can only prescribe some calming medicine for Her Majesty the Empress Dowager to recuperate for now, but this mental illness..." Physician Xie paused here.
"This old servant knows that Physician Xie is highly skilled in medicine, and even knows a little about witchcraft."
Physician Xie: ...
It started when everyone watched him take the pulse of Ning Guo, who had been bewitched.
Everyone in the Imperial Medical Academy and even the Imperial Palace.
No matter who sees him, they will all mention his witchcraft.
But only he knew the truth.
He did nothing; what truly forced the Gu worm out of Ning Guo's body was the seven-colored bird that had been kept in Qiluan Garden.
He even made a bold guess.
This seven-colored bird is not one of those common pets kept by the bird keeper in the palace.
And this happened before the birth of the seventh princess.
Consort Shu never kept any birds or other animals in the palace.
Then the only possibility is...
This seven-colored bird belongs to the Seventh Princess.
There has always been a rumor about this.
There were rumors about the epidemic when it broke out in Beihai.
The birds that drove away the locusts were summoned by the Seventh Princess.
It is said that the people of Beihai are still grateful to the Seventh Princess for saving them back then.
Thinking about it carefully...
That seven-colored bird was not actually raised by Consort Shu.
It makes sense that the Seventh Princess raised him.
Therefore, it was the Seventh Princess who truly helped the Ning Kingdom's secret guard force the Gu worms out of his body.
She served in the palace for so many years.
Even though Physician Xie already had a firm idea in his mind, he would not easily say it out loud.
He can take on this honor for the Seventh Princess for now.
If it weren't for the support of Consort Shu...
Someone like him, with no background and no power.
Those who entered the Imperial Medical Academy through their own merit.
Even though he possessed exceptional medical skills.
He was destined to be a mediocre junior physician in the Imperial Medical Academy.
Everything he has today is thanks to Consort Shu.
He would naturally help Consort Shu to protect everything she had in the palace, as well as her child.
"Your Majesty, I believe that since Your Majesty is suffering from nightmares, why not invite a highly virtuous monk to the palace to perform a ritual for Your Majesty?"
Upon hearing Physician Xie's words, Granny Wang's eyes lit up: "As expected of the top doctor in the Imperial Hospital, your words have truly awakened me from my dream."
"Your Majesty, I will go and prepare the medicine for Her Majesty the Empress Dowager." Physician Xie bowed politely. "Granny Wang should also comfort Her Majesty the Empress Dowager more often. As long as Her Majesty the Empress Dowager can understand, it will be more effective than any calming medicine."
"Thank you very much, Imperial Physician." Granny Wang saw Imperial Physician Xie out of the palace.
The next morning.
Master Wuyu was ordered to enter the palace.
He led the monks of Huguo Temple to perform a Buddhist ceremony at the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.
Not only did they perform rituals to pray for the soul of Princess Chang'an, who had just passed away.
We will also take this opportunity to help the souls of those who died unjustly in the palace over the years to find peace.
Master Wuyu also personally presented the Empress Dowager with a copy of a sutra he had made himself, and a string of relics bearing the remains of a highly accomplished monk from Huguo Temple.
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