Chapter 25 Entering the Palace
Song Zijin was dissatisfied.
Fu Yue had been poor since childhood, so she always cherished food. All the leftovers from her meal went into Fu Yue's stomach and were never wasted.
But she couldn't say it out loud, so she could only grit her teeth and admit it. Under Xiao Linyuan's supervision, she forced herself to drink another bowl of porridge.
Finally, Xiao Linyuan instructed Chunsheng to ask the kitchen to fry more meat at noon.
Song Zijin silently had a sad face, but Fu Yue was very happy because she loved eating meat the most!
The girl is right, the prince is such a good man!
Just as the two of them finished breakfast, someone came from the palace.
Xiao Linyuan remained calm, as if he had already calculated it.
The old princess came out in person to receive Eunuch Wan.
"Your Majesty just wants to see the prince. If you block the door, we will think that Ruifeng Courtyard is trying to hide something." Eunuch Wan flicked his whisk with an impatient look on his face.
"Ling Zhi has just woken up two days ago and is currently confined to bed. I hope the eunuch will report to His Majesty that once Ling Zhi recovers, I will personally accompany him to the palace to meet His Majesty."
Eunuch Wan chuckled sinisterly. "Your Majesty is wise. He has long considered the prince's inconvenience, so he ordered us to bring a wheelchair. Now you can rest assured, right?"
The eunuch outside the door responded and pushed the wheelchair in from the carriage.
"Your Majesty is so fond of talented people and worried that the prince would be unable to take care of himself that he ordered the palace craftsmen to work through two long nights to create this."
The old princess took a look at the exquisite wheelchair. It seemed that Emperor Guangxi was determined to meet Ling Zhi.
At this time Chunsheng ran over and said something in the old princess' ear, and she gave in.
"Then please go in, Eunuch Wan. Ling Zhi has woken up, and he also wants to see His Majesty."
Although Xiao Linyuan was much lighter than in his prime, he was still not something that two eunuchs could lift.
Chunsheng was standing guard outside the door, motionless.
Eunuch Wan gritted his teeth, put down his whisk, and went to the bed to help lift it.
The eunuch's hat was rubbed askew, but he didn't move very far.
In the end, Eunuch Wan could only smile and go to the door to ask Chunsheng for help.
Chunsheng faked a smile and secretly spat at the "dead eunuch" in his heart before going into the house and carrying Xiao Linyuan onto the wheelchair.
Eunuch Wan swallowed his saliva. The people of Jinyuezhou were indeed all reckless men!
Chunsheng pushed the wheelchair himself and when he reached the gate of the courtyard, Song Zijin, dressed as a maid, caught up with Fu Yue.
Xiao Linyuan said weakly: "Eunuch Wan, these two are my personal maids. They need to stay by my side and be taken care of."
Eunuch Wan naturally didn't dare to refuse, otherwise if Xiao Linyuan came into the palace to defecate or urinate, they, the eunuchs, wouldn't be able to lift him up, which would be a laughing stock.
But thinking of Emperor Guangxi's instructions, his eyes darted around, "Where's Concubine Zeng? His Majesty specifically asked her to take care of the prince, so why haven't we seen her in such a long time?"
Xiao Linyuan was stunned for a moment. He couldn't even remember that he had a concubine.
What’s it called?
The old princess saw it all and quickly replied, "Oh, Yuan Shuang. She's exhausted from taking care of Ling Zhi, so Ling Zhi asked her to go back to her own courtyard to rest. Eunuch Yuan, do you have something to tell me? Then I'll call Yuan Shuang over so you can talk to her privately."
Eunuch Wan didn't dare to respond to this, otherwise it would be obvious that Zeng Yuanshuang was the emperor's person.
"Haha, that's not necessary. Concubine Zeng has done a great service in bringing happiness to the emperor. His Majesty will reward you later."
This was Song Zijin's first time entering the palace. At Xiao Linyuan's strong request, he simply disguised himself.
Standing at the foot of the majestic imperial city, she realized that she was as small as a grain of sand.
The entire city wall was festooned with banners, with sentries stationed every ten steps. Inside the palace walls, a constant stream of patrols marched in neat formations.
Song Zijin shuddered helplessly.
Xiao Linyuan glanced at her sideways, blinked gently, and told her to be at ease.
In the imperial study, Emperor Guangxi sat under the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming", full of imperial majesty.
Song Zijin couldn't help but take a sneak peek and was absolutely certain that the emperor was very weak.
In other words, this extremely luxurious dragon robe just gave him a gorgeous skin.
I heard that the emperor was only thirty years old, but he looked sixty years old inside.
Xiao Jin was standing on the left and turned around to look. He first glanced at Xiao Linyuan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and finally his eyes fell on Song Zijin's face.
She lowered her head and seriously played the role of a little maid.
Why bother deceiving yourself and disguising yourself?
Two years ago, he was attracted by her figure just by seeing her back. Even if he covered her face, it couldn't hide the attraction of her beautiful figure to men.
On the right stood several imperial physicians, led by Zeng Sheng. They all had sad faces, with dark spots under their eyes, and it looked like they hadn't slept well for several days.
Xiao Linyuan forced himself to get up, but he was trembling, with his hair disheveled and his face dark and pale, looking like he would not live long.
Emperor Guangxi watched coldly for a long time before allowing Xiao Linyuan to waive the formalities.
"Zeng Sheng, King Jinyue is already so ill, why don't you go forward and take his pulse!"
Zeng Sheng quickly bowed and walked to Xiao Linyuan's side, "I'm sorry for the offense, Your Highness."
Xiao Linyuan pulled the corner of his lips, his face painful.
Zeng Shengren was stunned. How could it be more serious than the day before?
Then the other four imperial physicians took turns to come forward, and their conclusions were the same as Zeng Sheng's.
Emperor Guangxi asked in a cold voice, "Zeng Sheng, how is it?"
"Your Majesty, King Jinyue is in poor health. It may be related to the poison in his body..."
Emperor Guangxi seemed unaware of this and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh!" "King Jinyue has been poisoned?"
"Your Majesty, if I'm not mistaken, this Gu is the Six Deadly Gu, which causes a person to lose their six senses, becoming essentially a living dead. The fact that King Jinyue has been able to wake up is truly a blessing from heaven."
The reason for Xiao Linyuan's awakening could not be found, so we could only attribute everything to metaphysics.
They had no choice but to take this risk and make this judgment. The foolish emperor locked the five imperial doctors in the palace and demanded that they give a diagnosis.
If they don't expose the poison, the five of them will probably die today.
Anyway, the tyrant emperor believed in ghosts and gods the most, so he could use metaphysics to explain it and transfer the conflict to the Imperial Observatory.
"The so-called Gu poison is a product of the Sheng Ai Kingdom a hundred years ago. I don't know where the poison in King Jinyue comes from, but if he can't draw it out, he will probably have to live with the Gu insect for the rest of his life until his inner energy is consumed and he collapses and dies!"
Emperor Guangxi frowned fiercely, "How could this happen? Who dared to put a curse on my auxiliary general?"
Everyone in the imperial study was not stupid, and they watched Emperor Guangxi act quietly.
Zeng Sheng, in particular, originally only suspected Emperor Guangxi, but now he can be completely confirmed that the Six Deadly Gu was most likely the work of someone hired by this incompetent emperor.
He is indeed worthy of being the one who succeeded in winning the throne. Even though he has neither military power nor a body that can last a long life, he still relies on his acting skills to fool a group of princes.
You could almost hear a pin drop in the imperial study.
Only Xiao Linyuan moved, pressing his fingers hard on the armrest of the wheelchair, as if the pain was too much.
The nails scratched long marks on the armrest, and a few sharp and piercing sounds were heard in the quiet imperial study.
Song Zijin thought that the fake medicine she made had already made his body very weak, so he didn't need to make any more efforts.
Everyone looked over in the direction of the sound, so she had to squat down to check on Xiao Linyuan's condition.
Unexpectedly, red bloodshot appeared in Xiao Linyuan's eyes!
Song Zijin's pupils trembled, and he hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from Xiao Linyuan's head. While wiping the sweat, he secretly felt his pulse.
It was such a mess that she couldn't make out anything.
Could it be that the medicine she made has side effects?
The girl blamed herself so much that her bright almond-shaped eyes instantly became misty and her hands began to tremble.
Xiao Linyuan's face was frighteningly pale, and every blink of his eyes was a torture for him.
"Don't cry, my king, it's okay..."
Every word he spoke was like a knife stabbing his lungs, it was excruciatingly painful.
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