On the carriage.
Bai's face remained somber, and she didn't say a word.
Thinking of her mother being confined by the Emperor, Su Xuening frowned and comforted her, "Perhaps the Emperor confined Mother to his quarters simply to protect her."
Although she didn't know exactly what had happened?
She didn't know what the Emperor had said to her when her mother was in Chengqian Palace. But she believed in the Emperor's feelings for her mother and that he would never punish her without reason.
The Emperor must have had his reasons for issuing those two imperial edicts.
"I know, he wanted to protect us." Madam Bai sighed softly. She had guessed it when she heard Xuan Yuanpeng's imperial decree. As for her resentment, it was just an act for Su Huiyan and Consort Liang.
She knew that Xuanyuan Peng had issued those two imperial edicts to buy Zhan'er time. He wanted Xuanyuan Yu and Xuanyuan Zhi to fight amongst themselves, but at the same time, he was afraid that if she handed over power to them, they would harm her and Ning'er.
So when he confined her to her quarters, it was actually a way of protecting her and Ning'er!
Lady Bai wasn't angry about being confined to her quarters, but rather worried about Xuan Yuanpeng's health: "The cause of the Emperor's illness must be found out, otherwise we can only watch helplessly as the Emperor dies."
Su Xuening's eyes flickered slightly.
In fact, she didn't care about Xuanyuan Peng's life or death at all, after all, Xuanyuan Peng was also responsible for the death of her child in her previous life!
However, apart from frequently forgetting and erasing his father's achievements, Xuan Yuanpeng in this life has not done anything too bad yet. Moreover, his existence is beneficial to his mother and Xuan Yuanzhan, so it's not that she can't help him!
"I have already taken blood for the Emperor. I will go back and study it later. I will also send half of it to my master so that he can also help me investigate it."
Bai nodded silently: "Alright."
She trusted Doctor Luo's medical skills. If even Doctor Luo couldn't find the cause of the emperor's illness, then there might really be no way to save the emperor.
The two had just arrived at the Holy King's Mansion.
Immediately afterwards, the Imperial Guards surrounded the Holy King's Palace.
When the people outside saw so many imperial guards surrounding the Holy King's Mansion, they all rushed over to watch.
"What's going on? Why is the Holy King's Palace surrounded by the Imperial Guards?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Isn't everyone saying that the Holy Princess Consort and the current Emperor have that kind of relationship? How come the Imperial Guards still dare to surround the Holy Prince's residence!"
"Are you stupid? Everyone knows that the Imperial Guards are the Emperor's personal troops. If the Imperial Guards dare to surround the Holy Prince's Mansion, it must be on the Emperor's orders!"
"So what exactly did the Holy Princess and the Holy Dowager Princess do to offend the Emperor that he even mobilized the Imperial Guards?"
"Who knows? Just a few days ago, the Emperor personally escorted the Holy Prince to the north to suppress bandits and provide disaster relief. I heard that the Emperor even gave the Holy Prince the Xuanwu Sword. There are rumors outside that the Emperor has his opinion on passing the throne to the Holy Prince. And now, only two days later, the Emperor has turned around and surrounded the Holy Prince's residence again."
"Could it be that the Holy Prince isn't the Emperor's biological son? That's why the Emperor deliberately sent the Holy Prince out of the capital and surrounded the Holy Prince's residence, all to use the Holy Prince's Consort and the Holy Prince's Dowager to control the Holy Prince!"
"That's hard to say. Only the Holy King's mother knows whose son the Holy King is."
The people outside were buzzing with discussion, while the people in the Holy King's Palace were quite frightened by the sight of so many imperial guards.
Di Su followed Bai Shi and Su Xuening anxiously and asked, "Your Highness, why are there so many Imperial Guards outside? They've surrounded the Holy Prince's residence. Has something happened to you and the Princess in the palace?"
Lady Bai didn't explain much to Di Su, only frowning and saying, "Those imperial guards will only restrict my freedom, not yours. You can continue doing what you were doing. Just pass the word down and tell the people in the mansion not to panic and to do their jobs properly."
"Yes," Di Su immediately bowed in response.
Bai Shi thought of something and said, "In a little while, go and record the number of those Imperial Guards, and then go to the main kitchen to inform them that from now on, they should cook the Imperial Guards' meals for all three meals a day."
Di Su was slightly taken aback.
How come they're surrounded and still have to cook for the Imperial Guards?
It seems there's really no danger now, and the Empress Dowager certainly hasn't suffered any injustice. Otherwise, given her temperament, how could she possibly take these Imperial Guards so seriously even after being wronged?
"This old servant will go and count the number of people immediately." Di Su bowed and withdrew.
Bai then looked at Su Xuening and said, "You should go back and rest too. Have someone send half of the blood to me later. I will send someone to deliver it to the bamboo forest."
“Okay.” Su Xuening agreed, then thought for a moment and said, “Why don’t we divide the blood into three parts? Mother can send one part to Bailong Temple and ask Master Daoyi to help test it as well.”
Master Daoyi's medical skills are not bad either, and compared to Baihua Valley, Xuanmen's medical skills are even stranger. If Master Daoyi can't find anything, what if Master Daoyi can find something?
"Alright." Actually, Bai Shi had originally wanted to ask her martial uncle to examine Xuan Yuanpeng.
However, the situation in the palace is complicated, and it may not be convenient for my uncle to enter the palace to see Xuanyuan Peng.
It would be good to send Xuanyuan Peng's blood sample to our martial uncle for testing first. If our martial uncle can find out the cause of Xuanyuan Peng's illness, that would be the best outcome.
"Should we tell the Prince about the Emperor's situation?" Su Xuening felt that the current situation in the capital, especially the Emperor's illness, should be told to Xuan Yuanzhan.
After thinking for a moment, Bai shook her head and said, "Let's wait until your master and uncle have seen the blood sample before we talk about it. If Doctor Luo and your master can cure the emperor, then we don't need to bother Zhan'er. If they can't cure the emperor, then it's no use talking to Zhan'er."
She had asked Xuanyuan Peng the same question before in the palace, and Xuanyuan Peng's opinion was also that they should not disturb Zhan'er for the time being.
After all, disaster relief and bandit suppression in the north were also very important and had to be completed.
Ning'er is about to give birth. Even if Zhan'er doesn't know about Xuan Yuanpeng's condition, he will definitely complete his mission as soon as possible and return as soon as possible.
Bai must have had her own reasons for saying that, so Su Xuening didn't say anything more and took her leave.
Upon returning to Linshui Pavilion, Su Xuening divided the blood she had collected into three portions. She kept one portion for herself and put the other two portions into two jade bottles, giving the bottles to Bihe: "Give these two bottles to the Dowager Consort."
"Yes," Bihe replied, and immediately took the two jade bottles to Ningxiang Garden.
After receiving the two jade bottles, Bai immediately gave them to Ye Shui and Ye Bing respectively, instructing them to deliver Xuan Yuanpeng's blood sample to Baima Temple and the bamboo forest in the western suburbs.
After the two left, Madam Bai walked to the window, looked at the moon in the sky, and murmured, "Huixin! What should we do if he really can't make it this time?"
Knowing that Madam Bai was worried about Xuanyuan Peng, Granny Shang gently comforted her, "His Majesty is a lucky man and will surely be alright. Dowager Consort, please don't worry."
"Is that so?" Bai murmured softly, but the worry in her eyes did not diminish at all.
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