As soon as she arrived at the entrance of Chengqian Palace, Su Xuening saw a large number of Imperial Guards guarding outside.
The number of guards at Chengqian Palace has increased several times compared to before, indicating that the Emperor's condition is indeed not optimistic.
Even after entering Chengqian Palace, there were still many Imperial Guards.
Bai Shi had also witnessed these changes in Chengqian Palace and was becoming increasingly worried about Xuanyuan Peng's situation.
Zong Jiu led the two into the main hall of Chengqian Palace.
Inside the main hall, only Hang Yuqing was on guard.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
Upon seeing Bai Shi and Su Xuening, Hang Yuqing quickly stepped forward and bowed.
Bai nodded to Hang Yuqing and immediately went into the inner room, only to find that Xuan Yuanpeng was still unconscious.
"What happened?" Bai turned to Zong Jiu, puzzled. "Didn't you say the Emperor had woken up?"
Hang Yuqing also looked at Zong Jiu in surprise.
When did the Emperor wake up?
Zong Jiu was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground: "It was this old servant who lied and even forged the imperial edict. This old servant was afraid that Consort Su would keep blocking you from coming to see the Emperor."
Hang Yuqing was somewhat shocked, never expecting that Zong Jiu would dare to forge an imperial edict in order to bring the Empress Dowager to Chengqian Palace.
If outsiders find out about this, it's a capital offense!
Bai Shi hadn't expected Zong Jiu to go to such lengths for her and Xuan Yuanpeng, so she quickly bent down to help him up: "It's not your fault. Once the Emperor wakes up, I will explain to him that I asked you to forge the imperial edict."
If he hadn't falsely conveyed this imperial edict, Su Huiyan would probably still be entangled with her, and she might not even have been able to come to Chengqian Palace today.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness." Zong Jiu immediately expressed his gratitude with tears in his eyes.
Although he was the emperor's close attendant and the false imperial edict was for the sake of the Empress Dowager and the emperor, he still couldn't afford to be punished if the emperor blamed him.
Zong Jiu glanced at Xuan Yuanpeng, who was still unconscious on the bed, and said with both anxiety and worry, "His Majesty has been unconscious since this morning and has not woken up yet."
Bai frowned and looked at Hang Yuqing: "Has the Emperor been given his medicine?"
Hang Yuqing said with shame, "I did feed her, but she didn't drink much and there was no reaction."
Hearing this, Lady Bai became even more worried and looked at Su Xuening: "Ning'er, quickly take a look at the Emperor."
"Yes." Su Xuening responded and sat down on the small stool by the bed to begin taking Xuan Yuanpeng's pulse.
Zong Jiu and Hang Yuqing were stunned to see Su Xuening taking Xuan Yuanpeng's pulse.
When did the Holy Princess learn medicine?
Hang Yuqing was especially shocked when she saw Su Xuening's gestures as she checked Xuan Yuanpeng's pulse.
From a doctor's perspective, the Holy Princess's pulse-taking gestures were very professional, indicating that she definitely understood medicine.
How could Princess Kesheng, a woman, know medicine?
After carefully taking Xuan Yuanpeng's pulse, Su Xuening frowned and said, "Judging from the pulse, His Majesty does indeed have lung disease, and the condition is very serious, having reached the stage of tuberculosis."
The findings were exactly the same as Hang Yuqing's diagnosis.
Even though Lady Bai already knew the outcome, she was still shocked to hear it: "Has the Emperor been poisoned?"
Su Xuening shook her head and said helplessly, "Judging from the pulse, His Majesty has not been poisoned."
Su Xuening fell silent as she spoke.
She had always thought that the emperor was poisoned, but now that she had personally checked his pulse, she was certain that he was not poisoned.
She should have realized it sooner. If it was poisoning, with the medical expertise of Chief Physician Hang, even if he couldn't pinpoint exactly what poison the Emperor had, he should at least have been able to determine that the Emperor was poisoned.
Since Chief Physician Hang found nothing, it's very likely that the Emperor wasn't poisoned!
Upon hearing this, Lady Bai became somewhat anxious: "If it wasn't poisoning, then how did His Majesty suddenly contract tuberculosis?"
Even if they now know that Xuanyuan Yu was behind it, they can't find out the specific method he used. So they can neither investigate Xuanyuan Yu nor save Xuanyuan Peng!
Su Xuening frowned and looked at Zong Jiu: "Would you mind bringing a medicine box over, Eunuch Jiu?"
"Yes." Zong Jiu replied, and was about to get his medicine box when Hang Yuqing handed him his medicine box first.
"Thank you very much, Dean Hang."
After thanking him, Su Xuening took out a silver needle from the medicine box and took Xuan Yuanpeng's hand.
Seeing the bandage wrapped around Xuanyuan Peng's hand, Su Xuening frowned and asked, "Is the Emperor's hand injured?"
Upon hearing this, Zong Jiu immediately said, "On the day the Holy King left the capital, the Third Prince requested an audience with the Emperor. It seems that there was some kind of argument between them in the room. It is likely that the Third Prince injured the Emperor, but the Emperor did not pursue the matter."
Bai seemed to have thought of something: "I heard that His Majesty only started experiencing symptoms of lung disease from that day onwards?"
"yes."
Zong Jiu nodded: "Before this, His Majesty's health had always been excellent. But after the Third Prince left that day, His Majesty kept complaining of a terrible headache, saying it was a recurrence of a headache. This old servant suggested asking Chief Physician Hang to take a look, but His Majesty didn't want to take the medicine prescribed by Chief Physician Hang, saying he would be fine after a nap. As a result, His Majesty has been frequently short of breath since that day, and last night he coughed incessantly. This morning, His Majesty was diagnosed with tuberculosis, something this old servant never expected."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuening frowned even more deeply.
This is really strange!
The Emperor was in such good health before, but after seeing Xuan Yuan Yu, he suddenly developed problems, and they became so serious all of a sudden. It's most likely that Xuan Yuan Yu was behind it.
But what exactly was the trick that could have caused the Emperor's perfectly healthy body to suddenly become like this!
This tuberculosis can really kill people. In his previous life, the emperor died from this tuberculosis. Even using her child's heart as a medicinal ingredient couldn't save the emperor; it only prolonged his life.
Su Xuening unwrapped the gauze from Xuan Yuanpeng's hand and examined his wound.
The wound was quite deep; judging by the depth, it must have been caused by a sharp weapon. It seems that Xuanyuan Yu and the Emperor had quite a fierce argument that day.
Even though he was injured so badly, the Emperor didn't punish Xuan Yuan Yu. It seems the Emperor still cherishes the father-son relationship with Xuan Yuan Yu.
Upon seeing this, Hang Yuqing stepped forward and explained, "When Your Majesty was injured before, Your Majesty did not summon me to treat you, but today I have reapplied the medicine and bandaged Your Majesty."
Su Xuening nodded, used a silver needle to prick Xuan Yuanpeng's finger, took a few drops of his blood, and put it into a jade bottle.
She couldn't determine the exact poison the Emperor had been poisoned by from his pulse in a short time, but she could take a blood sample to study it.
After taking the blood, Su Xuening re-bandaged Xuan Yuanpeng.
Looking at the unconscious Xuanyuan Peng, Zong Jiu said worriedly, "What should we do if His Majesty continues to be unconscious like this?"
A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. The emperor has been in a coma for a day. If he continues to be in a coma, the palace will be in chaos.
Su Xuening, Bai Shi, and Hang Yuqing exchanged a glance, all with worried expressions.
Just as the group was worrying, Su Huiyan's arrogant voice suddenly rang out from outside: "How dare you! The Emperor has woken up! I want to see the Emperor! I'd like to see who dares to stop me!"
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