Chapter 630 The Queen Mother is pretending to be sick?
Xiao Yan had threatened Emperor An so many times that he almost lost his throne. Now he had created a crown prince and the royal family was in chaos. Emperor An's dignity was completely destroyed, and the prestige of the royal family was even lower than before.
If the Empress Dowager and Emperor An had a deep mother-son relationship, she would naturally not have a good impression of people like them.
Besides, Rong Yue had previously "criticized" the Queen Mother.
Rong Yue sighed softly. She didn't want to argue with the Queen Mother, but she felt uneasy when she suddenly mentioned her sister. She just wanted to remind the Queen Mother to think twice before doing anything. However, this "good intention" might be seen as an offense by the Queen Mother.
Rong Yue turned her head and looked at Tang Ning: "I don't quite understand what the Queen Mother is thinking. We just need to be careful and on guard. But the Queen Mother's body."
She frowned a little:
"There have been rumors circulating in the palace that the Queen Mother is seriously ill. Even Aunt Fangqin, who guided us, said she had fainted frequently. Last night, her condition recurred, causing unrest in the palace. The reason we were suddenly summoned to attend to her today is because she's so seriously ill. But just now, although she looked sick and frail, she was full of energy when she lectured Princess Huan."
"Tang Ning, what on earth is going on with the Queen Mother?"
Qian Qiyue also said, "Yes, didn't they say before that the Queen Mother was so sick that she couldn't get up? Why doesn't it look like that?"
Who is so terminally ill that he can still teach others a lesson like the Queen Mother?
"Could it be that the Queen Mother is feigning illness to trick us into entering the palace? But what does she want?"
Qian Qiyue was puzzled as she muttered to herself. The empress dowager was of noble status. If she really wanted to let them into the palace, she could just ask directly. If she was only coming for Tang Ning and Rong Yue, she could think of other ways. Why did she have to curse herself by saying she was "seriously ill and dying"?
Tang Ning couldn't help but frown when he heard what the two said.
She also felt a little strange. The Queen Mother's appearance just now did not look like one who was dying and needed someone to take care of her, but the palace servants in Shoukang Palace were all worried, and the bitter smell of medicine in the Queen Mother's bedroom was so strong that even several burners of sandalwood could not cover it up. These were definitely not accumulated in a day or two.
The most important thing is that Xiao Yan once told her that he had someone tamper with the empress dowager's medicine. Logically speaking, the empress dowager shouldn't be so energetic.
Tang Ning always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it for the moment.
She frowned and thought about how to send a message to her brother, but said seriously:
"No matter what the Queen Mother wants to do, she won't dare to harm us openly. Be careful during these few days while she attends to the sick. Everything will be fine once she leaves the palace."
We can't keep them in the palace forever.
Qian Qiyue and Rong Yue both nodded. Tang Ning was right. They had to be careful about everything.
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In Shoukang Palace, Tang Ning and the others were just discussing how the empress dowager, who was very energetic, now had completely lost her energy and spirit. She seemed to have lost all her previous strength and energy. She lay slumped on the bed, frowning as if she was in extreme discomfort.
Nanny Ran used a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from the empress dowager's forehead.
When the handkerchief fell, it was stained with a layer of powder, and the empress dowager's originally rosy face was almost bloodless, and her lips were frighteningly pale.
The imperial physician kneeling on the ground didn't dare to look at the empress dowager's appearance. He just stretched out his hand to place his pulse on the empress dowager's wrist. When he felt the pulse, his hand trembled instantly.
Even if it was only for a moment, the imperial physician quickly calmed down, but the empress dowager still noticed it.
"Aijia...how is it?"
The Queen Mother was upset.
The imperial physician opened his mouth and said, "The Empress Dowager is in good health..."
"You know what I'm like." Seeing that the doctor wanted to say something, she gasped slightly, but her voice was a little more authoritative: "Doctor Wu, I just want to hear the truth."
The imperial physician quickly released the hand from the empress dowager's wrist, and fell to his knees on the ground with a trembling voice.
"I am incompetent. The Empress Dowager's illness is difficult to recover. If she had been well cared for, she might have lived for a few more years. But now she is taking medicine to invigorate her spirits. Although it can temporarily boost her energy, it has also depleted her already limited vitality."
"The Empress Dowager is suffering from a loss of both Qi and blood. Once her vital energy is depleted, her internal organs will be struck by lightning. When all her internal organs are weakened, I'm afraid... then..."
He stuttered a little at the end and didn't dare to continue, just lying on the ground trembling.
But both the Queen Mother and Nanny Ran knew what he had not said.
When her internal organs begin to decline, the empress dowager will die.
Nanny Ran's face suddenly changed and she couldn't help but clench her palms. The empress dowager seemed to have expected this. She just lowered her eyes and looked at her skinny fingers with a complicated expression.
"I've known about my condition for a long time, and I shouldn't have made things difficult for Doctor Wu. However, the court is unstable right now, and the army that went south to suppress the rebellion hasn't returned victorious yet. With people in such a state of panic, if I die again, I'm afraid it will unsettle the people."
"Please prescribe a few more doses of medicine for me. Not only will I look normal, but at least His Majesty and the others won't have to worry about my health. As long as I feel better, His Majesty can focus on state affairs and help Marquis Wenxin and the others put down the rebellion and capture the traitor as soon as possible, bringing peace to the court."
"Do you understand?"
Doctor Wu, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but tremble, and his face turned pale.
What do you mean by not distracting His Majesty? The Queen Mother clearly wants him to fake his illness.
The Queen Mother wasn't asking for medicine, she was asking for his life!
Doctor Wu was not outstanding in the Imperial Medical Bureau, nor was his medical skill the highest. However, ever since he was assigned to Shoukang Palace and was chosen by the Empress Dowager to treat her, his status in the Imperial Medical Bureau had risen.
Doctor Wu was originally happy and felt that he could make a name for himself, but now he deeply regretted why he had rushed to treat the empress dowager.
The Empress Dowager's health had not been good before, but if she was taken good care of and took medicine carefully, she might be able to extend her life for another two years. She would just be too weak to get up from her sickbed.
However, the Queen Mother forced herself to take the medicine in order to make herself look better. The medicine was very strong and would have harmed ordinary people, let alone the already frail Queen Mother.
Even though he had tried his best to reduce the effect of the medicine, it would still harm the empress dowager's body. Before, when he took the empress dowager's pulse, she only showed signs of weakness and defeat, but just now, the empress dowager's pulse already showed signs of being on the verge of exhaustion.
If this continues, the Queen Mother is afraid that...
Doctor Wu knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Empress Dowager, that medicine is too harmful to your body. You really can't use it anymore."
"You are already weak, and every dose of that medicine you take is equivalent to a little more damage to you. If this continues, your life may be in danger. I am the imperial physician treating you. If anything happens to you, even if I have ten heads, it will not be enough for Your Majesty to chop off."
"Then I want your head now."
Doctor Wu looked up and met the Empress Dowager's gaze, his face pale: "Empress Dowager..."
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