"Your Majesty—" Everyone panicked.
The Empress Dowager's face turned deathly pale. "What are you all standing there for? Call the imperial physician!"
"Help the Emperor into the palace first!" Zhou Xuance commanded decisively, then signaled the Crown Prince to appease the officials, while he and the Empress Dowager escorted the Emperor into the main hall first.
As a member of the royal family, Shen Zhiyi naturally followed them in to check on the situation.
How is His Majesty's health?
"It's all that madman's fault for talking nonsense, which made Father Emperor so angry that he suffered a stroke."
"What should we do? Why hasn't the imperial physician arrived yet?"
...
The concubines and princesses in the harem were all talking at once, causing chaos in the entire palace. In the past, there was a capable attendant to manage things inside and outside, but now the palace maids and eunuchs were all in disarray.
"If you make any more noise, get out of here!" the Empress Dowager said sternly.
Everyone fell silent instantly.
The imperial physicians arrived and examined His Majesty; all of them had solemn expressions.
He exchanged a glance with the Empress Dowager and then said:
"Your Majesty, His Majesty's old injury has not yet healed, and his blood and qi are stagnant. He is also suffering from a sudden attack of anger, which is why he is spitting blood and his pulse is rapid and taut. We have already given His Majesty some medicine. He must calm down and rest, and he must not get angry again."
After administering medication and acupuncture, the patient's condition was quickly stabilized.
When Emperor Xiaoxuan opened his eyes and saw Zhou Xuance beside him, Shen Zhiyi clearly noticed...
There was murderous intent in His Majesty's eyes!
Also due to illness, the emperor, who was usually reserved in his emotions, lost control of his facial expressions.
"Xuanli, how are you feeling?" The Empress Dowager asked anxiously, her eyes red.
Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips.
I vaguely remember:
His Majesty's name is Zhou Xuanli.
"Mother, I am fine. Summon the Crown Prince." Emperor Xiaoxuan said, coughing twice.
How could nothing have happened?
This is a big deal!
Shen Zhiyi has lived two lives, especially the ten years she spent as a ghost, during which she saw too many demons and monsters. The imperial physician's suggestion that she should just rest and recuperate was clearly an excuse.
Your Majesty's health suggests that your lifespan is limited.
But he couldn't say such things in front of so many people, so he could only remind His Majesty: "Be careful to control your emotions."
"Brother, let's talk about this later. Please get some rest first," Zhou Xuance said.
"No need. I have a few words to say to the Crown Prince. You may all leave."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately left the hall.
The imperial physician invited the Empress Dowager and the Regent aside, seemingly to have something to say, while Shen Zhiyi naturally returned to her parents and elder brother.
"Sister?" Shen Qi'an was clearly frightened by what happened today, and fear was still evident in her eyes.
"It's fine."
Shen Zhiyi gently stroked her younger brother's head, exchanged a glance with her parents and older brother, and remained silent.
It's easy to imagine that the Crown Prince would say that Lady Chen is crazy and her words are unreliable.
Since it concerns His Majesty, even if it were true, no one dared to say anything.
I only felt sorry for the Shen family in my heart.
——
After the Crown Prince entered the palace, Emperor Xiaoxuan told everyone to keep their distance.
When the crown prince arrived at the bedside, he knelt down and asked, "Father, how are you feeling?"
"Your royal uncle..."
"They must not be allowed to stay!"
Emperor Xiaoxuan's voice was hoarse, and his scarlet eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Just now, when Madam Chen went mad, his blood boiled, and he wanted to refute her. However, it would be improper for him, the emperor, to confront a madwoman. But he never expected that the madwoman would become more and more outrageous, and actually...
Recalling what had just happened, he coughed again in anger.
"Father, you should rest well first."
"Tonight's events are not so simple. Your royal uncle must have deliberately sent someone to bring that madwoman here."
"He wants to ruin my lifelong reputation."
“You can’t beat him, Yuan Bi, you must listen to me.”
Emperor Xiaoxuan grasped the Crown Prince's hand, but the Crown Prince only asked, "Father, what that woman said just now, is it true?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xiaoxuan's expression changed drastically: "What? Even you don't believe your father?"
"Your subject had no such intention. It's just that the matter involves the Duke's mansion, and if your subject didn't know the truth, I was afraid of using the wrong methods..."
Emperor Xiaoxuan was already in a daze at this moment, and thinking about what the Crown Prince said, it seemed to make sense. He simply held his hand tightly and said, "Yuanbi, all you need to know is that your father did all of this for the Zhou family and for the sake of the imperial family!"
This statement,
No further explanation is needed.
What Mr. Chen said is probably all true.
The prince knelt on the ground and felt a chill creeping through his knees and into his limbs and bones.
“Father, the Duke of Zhenguo is a pillar of the state.”
"Yuan Bi, you've been the crown prince for so many years, how come you still don't understand!" Emperor Xiaoxuan took a deep breath.
"As an emperor, your subjects are merely tools for ruling the world. These tools must be obedient and easy to use. They need to be loyal, but they also need to be easy to control. Even if Shen Chongde embezzled some military funds, it wouldn't matter, but the Shen family..."
"So clean!"
"In this situation, he is either genuinely loyal or he's just putting on a great act, but either way, you can't control him."
"Compared to a loyal minister, a treacherous minister who can do things for you is easier to control."
Emperor Xiaoxuan had already sat up from his bed.
The crown prince's breathing became rapid. "So, you want to take action against the Shen family because their family is too clean?"
"The Shen family has a long history of military achievements. In the Northern Army, people probably only know the Shen family and don't know that this is the Zhou family's territory! I cannot let the Shen family live."
This sentence,
This completely confirms all of Chen's statements.
Emperor Xiaoxuan gripped his hand tightly. “Yuanbi, your father’s health is failing and I fear his days are numbered. Now that the Shen family has formed a marriage alliance with your uncle, we must be on guard.”
"Besides, your royal uncle also carries an imperial edict!"
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