Lady Bai remained silent for a long while before finally speaking: "I know the situation. You should return to the palace to take care of the Emperor. I will figure out the rest."
"Thank you, Your Highness. I take my leave."
Since the emperor was still unconscious, Hang Yuqing naturally dared not linger and immediately got up to take his leave.
As soon as Hang Yuqing turned around, Bai Shi couldn't help but instruct, "You and Zong Jiu must take good care of the Emperor. I will visit him in the palace later."
She still needed to go and see for herself what Xuanyuan Peng's condition was.
Hang Yuqing glanced at the heartache and reluctance on Bai's face and thought that the Dowager Consort must still have some genuine feelings for the Emperor!
"Your subject obeys!"
Hang Yuqing bowed and withdrew.
After Hang Yuqing left, Bai couldn't sit still any longer and got up to go to Linshui Pavilion.
Inside the Linshui Pavilion, Su Xuening was lying on the chaise lounge reading medical books when Bihe entered the room to announce, "Your Highness, the Dowager Consort has arrived."
Su Xuening was slightly taken aback, then quickly stood up, supporting her stomach.
She usually goes to Ningxiang Garden, and her mother rarely comes to Linshui Pavilion. What's going on?
Just as Su Xuening was about to get up to greet her, Bai Shi went into the house first.
"Mother." Upon seeing Madam Bai, Su Xuening immediately began to bow.
Lady Bai helped her up quickly, saying, "I was afraid you would be too polite, so I came in before the maid came to announce my arrival."
Su Xuening rose to her feet with Bai Shi's help: "Mother, please take a seat."
"You sit down too." Bai Shi pulled Su Xuening to sit in the main seat.
Su Xuening looked at Bihe and said, "Bring tea."
Bai glanced at the teacup on the table and smiled, "No need for that, honey water is fine."
Then he looked at Granny Shang and said, "You all go out first."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuening knew that Madam Bai had something to say to her, so she also gave Bihe and Lülian a meaningful look.
The two of them then politely withdrew.
After everyone left, Su Xuening poured a cup of honey water for Madam Bai: "Mother, is there something you need from me?"
Lady Bai frowned: "Hang Yuqing just came to see me and said that His Majesty fainted during the morning court session and was later diagnosed with tuberculosis."
The word "consumption" terrified Su Xuening, causing her hand to tremble violently and spill a cup of honey water.
"Sorry." Su Xuening snapped back to reality in a panic and quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe the honey water off the table.
Seeing her strong reaction, Lady Bai immediately thought of what Hang Yuqing had just said and quickly pulled Su Xuening aside, saying, "Ning'er, Hang Yuqing told me before that Zhan'er asked him about the Emperor's health several times before leaving the capital. Do you know something?"
She originally wanted to ask Ning'er if Zhan'er had told her about these things.
But judging from Ning'er's reaction now, Ning'er must know something too.
Su Xuening was filled with bitterness at the thought that the Bai family even knew about this matter.
It wasn't that she didn't want to talk about it, it was just that she couldn't talk about her past life!
In just a short while, Su Xuening had come up with several explanations. After careful consideration, she chose the most conventional one: "I just know Su Huiyan and Xuan Yuan Yu too well. The Emperor was grooming Xuan Yuan Yu as the Crown Prince, and Su Huiyan was the head of the harem. They had everything they wanted. But since the Prince returned to the capital, the Emperor has had the idea of making the Prince the Crown Prince and even wants to acknowledge him back. Plus, with the fall of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, Su Huiyan and Xuan Yuan Yu have lost their backing. I was afraid they would act desperately and harm the Emperor, so I had the Prince remind Head Physician Hang in advance, hoping he would keep an eye on the Emperor. But I didn't expect that what was bound to happen would still happen."
She had been asking Xuan Yuanzhan to inquire about the Emperor's condition from Hang Yuqing, and Hang Yuqing had always said that the Emperor was in good health.
She had thought things might change, but she never expected things would turn out this way.
To be fair, this explanation was quite reasonable, and Madam Bai believed it. She said with a stern face, "Hang Yuqing and Zong Jiu suspect that it was Xuan Yuan Yu who did it. His Majesty was perfectly healthy before, so it's impossible for him to suddenly get tuberculosis. It must be Xuan Yuan Yu who harmed His Majesty."
Su Xuening nodded silently: "Your Highness has always been concerned about the Emperor's condition, and Chief Physician Hang has indeed always said that the Emperor's health is very good, so Your Highness doesn't need to worry. This tuberculosis is not an illness that develops overnight, so this matter must be related to Xuan Yuan Yu and Su Hui Yan!"
In her past life, she hadn't figured out how the Emperor suddenly contracted such a serious tuberculosis, but the biggest beneficiaries of the Emperor's illness were Xuan Yuan Yu and Su Hui Yan, so there was no doubt that they were behind it.
Bai felt that Su Xuening's words made sense.
Su Huiyan must have known what Xuanyuan Yu had done.
This wicked woman, how dare she harm the Emperor like this!
Bai Shi took a deep breath and looked at Su Xuening, asking, "Ning'er, you are a disciple of Hundred Flowers Valley. Do you know of any poison that can make a person's pulse look like they have lung disease?"
She still felt that Xuanyuan Peng had been poisoned by some kind of poison, otherwise how could he suddenly get tuberculosis?
Su Xuening had already checked the medical texts for this problem, not only the medical texts of their Hundred Flowers Valley, but also the medical texts of the Xuanmen Sect. There was no such poison in the medical texts.
Su Xuening shook her head: "Hundred Flowers Valley probably doesn't have it, or maybe I haven't read enough medical texts. Should I send a message to ask my master?"
Master is knowledgeable and experienced; perhaps he can know.
Lady Bai frowned: "His Majesty's illness this time is strange, and he is seriously ill and unable to get out of bed. He has reached the point where medicine is ineffective. We will definitely have to invite Physician Luo. However, I would like to go to the palace first to see His Majesty's condition. Once we have a clear understanding of His Majesty's condition and symptoms, it will not be too late to send a message to Physician Luo."
Xuanyuan Peng is so ill that her medical skills are definitely not enough to save him; she will definitely need to ask Doctor Luo and her martial uncle for help.
However, the situation is unclear, so she can't easily send this letter. Therefore, she has to go to the palace first to take a look.
Su Xuening understood what Bai meant.
The Emperor's current condition is the same as in his previous life. In his previous life, the Emperor probably contracted tuberculosis around this time, so judging from the timeline of his previous life, the Emperor will not die for the time being. After she gave birth and caused the death of her child, the Emperor seems to have lived for several more months before passing away.
So the Emperor still has time, there's no rush, he should go to the palace first.
"Then Ning'er will go with you."
Without a second thought, Lady Bai refused: "No need. The Emperor is currently unconscious, and the situation in the palace is unclear. I will go myself; I doubt those people would dare to do anything to me."
Even without the Emperor's protection, she is still the Holy Prince's Dowager Consort, and she doesn't believe anyone would dare to touch her!
Seeing that Madam Bai wasn't taking her, Su Xuening tugged at Madam Bai's sleeve and pleaded, "Please let Ning'er come along. Ning'er's medical skills are quite good. After entering the palace, she can help check on the Emperor's condition. Besides, with Mother Consort protecting Ning'er, no one will dare to do anything to her!"
From her past life to this one, Su Xuening has always been curious about Xuan Yuanpeng's condition. She wants to know how Xuan Yuanpeng suddenly contracted this tuberculosis!
With Su Xuening's delicate and sweet appearance, how could Bai Shi resist her?
Moreover, this girl's medical skills are indeed quite good!
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