Granny Shang was startled by the shouts and looked around before discovering the two people hiding behind the pillar.
It was too dark for Granny Shang to see who it was until she got closer and recognized Pei Luo and Dao Yi. She was immediately overjoyed: "Divine Physician Luo, Master Dao Yi!"
Granny Shang rushed over, bowed to the two of them, and then said excitedly, "How did you two get in? Why didn't anyone inform the Dowager Consort and the Princess Consort?"
Dao Yi hurriedly said, "We sneaked in. When we came over, we saw a lot of soldiers surrounding the Holy Prince's Mansion. Did something happen to your Dowager Consort and Princess Consort?"
Pei Luo also looked at Granny Shang with concern.
Seeing this, Granny Shang quickly reassured them, "Don't worry, both of you. The Dowager Consort and the Princess Consort are both well. This old servant will take you to see them now. The Princess Consort is currently in the Dowager Consort's courtyard."
It was dinnertime, and the Dowager Consort had just asked her to set the table. She was on her way to the main kitchen to deliver a message when she ran into them.
Granny Shang led Pei Luo and Dao Yi to Ningxiang Garden.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, look who's here!" Granny Shang began speaking in riddles as she entered the room.
Both Bai and Su Xuening looked curiously towards the doorway.
Upon seeing Pei Luo and Dao Yi, Su Xuening immediately stood up from her chair: "Master! Master Dao Yi!"
"Dr. Luo, Uncle-Master." Madam Bai also stood up to greet him with a look of surprise.
Pei Luo and Dao Yi entered the house.
"Master, Master Daoyi." Su Xuening quickly bowed to the two of them, but Pei Luo helped her up.
"Divine Physician Luo, Martial Uncle, what brings you to the Holy King's Mansion?" Madam Bai asked warmly as she invited the two to sit down. "Have you had dinner yet?"
Before the two could answer, Madam Bai turned to Granny Shang and said, "Quickly tell the kitchen to prepare some delicious vegetarian food."
"Yes," Granny Shang replied, and ran back to the main kitchen.
Madam Bai personally poured two cups of honey water for Pei Luo and Dao Yi, and said apologetically, "Since Ning'er became pregnant, I have always kept honey water on hand. I'll have them bring tea instead in a bit."
These details show how much Bai Shi dotes on Su Xuening, but Pei Luo naturally doesn't care about such things: "Honey water is fine."
Pei Luo also said, "There's no need to change the tea, just drink the honey water."
The two of them were very obliging and each drank a cup of honey water.
"Bai girl, we just saw a lot of Imperial Guards outside. What happened? Did something happen at the Holy King's Mansion?" Dao Yi asked Bai Shi with concern.
Pei Luo glanced at Su Xuening with concern.
"It's alright." Knowing that they were genuinely concerned about her and Su Xuening, Madam Bai quickly reassured them, "His Majesty only punished me by confining me to my quarters. Those guards at the gate won't make things difficult for anyone entering or leaving the Prince's residence; they just won't let me leave."
These words did not comfort Dao Yi. Dao Yi frowned in confusion and said, "I remember the Emperor treating you well. Why does he suddenly want to confine you to your quarters?"
Although he stayed away from worldly affairs at Bailong Temple and rarely cared about the girl's private life, he knew some things about her relationship with the Emperor and knew that the Emperor liked her very much. Logically speaking, the Emperor should not punish her!
Bai smiled wryly: "This is a long story."
Dao Yi rarely saw her with such a heartbroken and helpless expression: "What exactly happened? Is it related to your request for us to test the blood samples?"
Upon hearing the mention of blood samples, Madam Bai immediately wanted to ask something, when she saw Granny Shang and several maids and servants bringing over the food.
"Let's eat first, and then we can talk more after dinner."
Dao Yi and Pei Luo exchanged a glance and could only agree.
Now that everyone's here, we'll find out what happened sooner or later, there's no rush.
Because Dao Yi was there, Bai Shi, Su Xuening, and Pei Luo accompanied Dao Yi for a vegetarian meal.
After dinner, Madam Bai dismissed Granny Shang and the others before speaking to Pei Luo and Dao Yi about serious matters: "Two days ago, His Majesty suddenly fainted during the morning court session, and the imperial physician diagnosed him with tuberculosis."
"Tuberculosis?" Pei Luo and Dao Yi were both shocked, their expressions equally grave.
“Tuberculosis is a serious illness with almost no chance of being cured!” Pei Luo frowned and reminded Bai Shi.
How could Madam Bai not know that tuberculosis was incurable? "It's not unusual for the Emperor to have tuberculosis, but what's strange is that the Emperor's health had always been very good before. Zhan'er had just gone to the north to suppress bandits and provide disaster relief when the Emperor suddenly fell ill and developed such a serious case of tuberculosis. It makes one suspect that someone has tampered with this matter."
Pei Luo and Dao Yi understood the whole story. The blood sample belonged to the emperor, and they were asked to check his blood sample to see if anyone was trying to harm the emperor.
Bai frowned and looked at Pei Luo and Dao Yi: "Did you two find anything when you examined the blood samples we asked Physician Luo and Uncle-Master?"
Pei Luo and Dao Yi exchanged a glance, both of them looking ashamed and helpless.
Pei Luo looked at Su Xuening: "Girl, you should have had your blood sample checked too, right? Did you find anything?"
Su Xuening shook her head and smiled bitterly: "I examined everything all night and carefully compared all the toxins, but I couldn't find anything. His Majesty shouldn't be poisoned."
Pei Luo and Dao Yi deeply agreed with these words.
Both of them received the same result as her.
Su Xuening could tell what had happened just by looking at their expressions. After thinking for a moment, she voiced her suspicions: "I suspect that His Majesty may have been bewitched."
"Poisoned?"
Su Xuening's words stunned everyone in the room.
Bai was the first to react, and immediately looked at Su Xuening with tension: "Ning'er, what do you know? Why did you say that the Emperor might be under a spell?"
Su Xuening shook her head: "I don't know anything, I'm just guessing. Because no toxins could be found in the Emperor's blood sample. If it were just me who came to this conclusion, it could be because my medical skills are inadequate. But now even my master and Master Daoyi haven't found anything, which means the Emperor really hasn't been poisoned. But the Emperor's health had always been very good before, and it's really strange that he suddenly got tuberculosis. After thinking about it, I think the Emperor is very likely to be under the influence of a Gu!"
The most important reason, in fact, was not mentioned by Su Xuening.
Previously, Chief Physician Hang said that the Emperor's health deteriorated after Xuan Yuan Yu spoke with him that day, and he and Ninth Eunuch both suspected that Xuan Yuan Yu had harmed the Emperor.
Back when the Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang, Long Jiaojiao, was in the palace, besides missing Xuan Yuanzhan, she also had a deep connection with Xuan Yuanyu.
Who knows if that dragon-like creature gave Xuanyuan Yu some kind of vicious Gu worm? Xuanyuan Yu must be thinking of making Xuanyuan Zhan the crown prince because the emperor already has his eye on him. He and Xuanyuan Zhan had previously fought together for control of the northern lands, but he hadn't succeeded. Even the Xuanwu Sword was given to Xuanyuan Zhan by the emperor.
The Emperor's intentions were obvious, and Xuan Yuan Yu was completely desperate, so he used the Gu worm on the Emperor.
Of course, all of this is just her guess, but it is the most reasonable guess.
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