"Temple abbot? Taoist temple head?"
Helian Chen stared wide-eyed, unable to believe that such superstitious words would come from the mouth of his wise Empress.
"If the healing stone is still ineffective, then we can only place our hopes on the gods and Buddhas!"
When Xie Yuan got to this point, the energy he had just mustered dissipated somewhat.
When facing the imperial physicians, she still seemed to be the same decisive, calm, and composed empress regent.
At this moment, she looked at Helian Jue with his eyes closed, his haggard face showing obvious panic and helplessness.
Helian Chen suddenly realized that no matter how strong the Empress was, she was still a woman.
She and the sage were deeply in love, but the sage's fate was unknown, and her heart must have been in great torment.
This time is different from the last time.
Although the last outbreak of miasma was critical, Her Majesty the Empress was well-prepared.
Physician Feng and other doctors had long ago begun to develop a method to eliminate the poison of miasma.
When the sage was infected with miasma, although he had not yet developed a cure, he had already conducted a great deal of research.
The Empress led everyone to the camp, where they conducted the final round of tests and finally developed the antidote.
It can be said that even the sage was on the verge of death last time, but it was not beyond saving.
This time, however, the saint's illness was strange, without any warning or clues.
It seems that only gods and Buddhas can help; there is no other way.
Alas, it must have been difficult for Her Majesty the Empress.
Even someone as skeptical of ghosts and gods as her has started praying to the gods and Buddhas for His Majesty's sake.
Helian Chen sighed inwardly, his gaze involuntarily drifting to the person lying on the bed.
Of course, this person is in a difficult position.
A perfectly healthy person would deliberately pretend to be unconscious.
Unable to move or eat and drink properly, this person lost a lot of weight in just ten days.
This one was the emperor.
Helian Chen couldn't understand why his own emperor would go so crazy.
Helian Chen couldn't understand what the emperor's purpose was in doing this.
Isn't he afraid that the Empress will be upset?
Aren't you worried that once the news of his "coma" spreads, the imperial court and even the entire capital will be thrown into chaos?
oh!
By the way, there's really nothing to fear about saints!
Because the Empress is there.
Huh?
wrong!
Helian Chen suddenly realized that if the Empress were to leave the capital so abruptly, what would become of the capital?
While he was sending people to search for extraordinary individuals and enlightened monks, he quickly found the few shadow guards who had returned to the capital to deliver the message and escorted the Empress all the way.
"How is the capital?"
"Has Her Majesty the Empress already made arrangements?"
Helian Chen looked at the shadow guards with anticipation.
Shadow Guards: ...
What I fear most is sudden silence.
The group remained silent, their faces filled with conflict, which made Helian Chen's heart tremble.
"Your Majesty, could it be that you've truly lost your composure and recklessly come to Zhongzhou?"
Helian Chen uttered those words with difficulty.
The shadow guard nodded. "When Her Majesty heard the news about the Emperor, this person panicked."
"However, although she was in a hurry to visit the Sage, she still made some arrangements!"
The shadow guard quickly relayed Xie Yuan's numerous arrangements.
Helian Chen was even more at a loss for words.
There are so many things to complain about, he doesn't even know where to begin.
First, the Empress actually sent the four young princes to Yong'an Palace.
Empress Xiao was such a cold and aloof person that she didn't even care about her own son. How could she wholeheartedly protect her grandchildren who were a generation apart?
Secondly, the Empress actually entrusted the capital to the Prince of Yong!
Fourth Prince!
Like the sage, he was the late emperor's own son.
Although the fourth prince has always been known as a good-for-nothing, the fact that he was able to grow up safely in the harem and emerge unscathed from the struggle for the throne among several princes shows that he was not really a fool.
Not to mention, the fourth prince also married a daughter of the Xu family as his princess.
Xu Liang is the commander of the Imperial Guards in the capital.
His two sons also led troops in the Jinwuwei and Qianniuwei!
It can be said that the Xu family controls one-third of the defense forces in the capital.
If Xu Liang was unwilling to remain an ordinary military general and instead wanted to elevate his son-in-law to a higher position, making him the more powerful father-in-law of the emperor—
hiss!
Just thinking about it made Helian Chen feel uneasy.
Given the situation of the Fourth Prince, it is only right for Her Majesty the Empress to be wary.
But the Empress, instead of being wary, entrusted the capital to him.
Even if the Empress did not directly tell the Fourth Prince about the Emperor's situation, Princess Xu, with her intelligence, should have been able to guess it.
so--
Your Majesty, are you perhaps truly confused by your anxiety?
This is no longer just inviting a wolf into the house; it's handing a fat sheep right to the jaws of a tiger.
Faced with such a great temptation, even the Fourth Prince, who is free of distractions, would probably be tempted to give rise to greed!
Oh my god!
This...this looks like something big is about to happen!
Helian Chen paced anxiously in circles. (Reading a book)
He was genuinely worried that by the time the army returned to the capital, the emperor's throne might already be occupied by someone else!
After waiting and waiting, dawn finally broke.
Helian Chen found a reason to ask Xie Yuan to inspect the military camp and reassure the troops.
Xie Yuan: ...
She didn't say it aloud, but she knew in her heart why Helian Chen wanted her to leave the royal tent.
However, it's alright, there are some things that Helian Jue needs to know.
Otherwise, wouldn't all my performances these past few days have been wasted?
Xie Yuan, dragging his ailing body, left the royal tent with Helian Chen.
The moment the two figures disappeared into the vast military camp, several shadow guard leaders, including Di Ding, quickly darted inside.
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