Chapter 364: Past Events
Although the Second Prince didn't care in his heart, he knew that if there was any fault it was the Crown Prince's fault, and he was sure that his father would not blame him.
Hasn't it always been like this?
Marquis Cheng'en glanced at the crowd majestically. Seeing that everyone was silent, he was satisfied. He withdrew his gaze with a stern face and went back to the hall.
Before the dragon couch, Marquis Cheng'en bowed and reported, "Your Majesty, it was the Crown Prince who was teaching the Second Prince outside the palace. The Second Prince was dissatisfied, and thus there was a dispute—"
"Marquis Cheng'en is quite good at lying with his eyes open! How dare you lie to the emperor? I wonder if this counts as deceiving the emperor? Marquis Cheng'en, who gave you the courage?"
Before Marquis Cheng'en could finish his words, he was interrupted coldly by Zhou Hansheng who followed him in.
Marquis Cheng'en was startled and became furious: "So it's the prince of Duke Liguo! Stop your nonsense!"
"Who on earth is talking nonsense?" Zhou Hansheng sneered, and immediately recounted the entire incident outside the palace from beginning to end. "Your Majesty, I shouldn't have bothered you with this matter at this time, but someone is distorting right and wrong and openly slandering the Crown Prince. I can no longer bear it. The Crown Prince never reprimanded the Second Prince from beginning to end, he simply advised him to speak later. How come Marquis Cheng'en is saying it's like the Crown Prince is lecturing the Second Prince?"
Marquis Cheng'en was furious, shocked and scared!
He had never imagined that someone would come in and expose him, so he naturally let him say whatever he wanted in front of the emperor. After all, the emperor would not confront him afterwards, as any complaint against the prince was always successful.
This time, Marquis Cheng'en said this casually. However, he never expected that Zhou Hansheng would barge in and expose him in person.
Marquis Cheng'en forced a smile and feigned composure, "How come I misheard or misunderstood? Just now, when I left, I saw the Crown Prince saying something. So, it seems I misunderstood."
Marquis Cheng'en knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, I was worried about your health and was restless and confused. Who knew that I could have misunderstood the Crown Prince? Please forgive me! Fortunately, Prince Zhou explained it clearly, otherwise, the Crown Prince would have been wronged!"
Zhou Hansheng scoffed, "Marquis Cheng'en is quite shrewd. He's willing to accept any explanation. I just wonder if he's often dazzled by it."
"Prince Zhou, what you said is too much!" Marquis Cheng'en was furious and said coldly, "I'm curious. How dare Prince Zhou trespass into the palace without the Emperor summoning him? Does Prince Zhou still have the Emperor in his eyes?"
Zhou Hansheng: "As a minister, isn't it normal for me to worry about the emperor? I came in with Marquis Cheng'en, how can I be considered a trespasser?"
"The Emperor didn't summon you, but you're trespassing!"
"Marquis Cheng'en deceived the emperor in front of him. Can a simple excuse of 'dazzled eyes, misunderstanding' explain it away?"
"you!"
"Stop arguing, the Emperor is still here!"
Zhao Xiang interrupted the two of them.
The two men apologized and stopped arguing, but it was obvious that neither of them was willing to admit defeat, and their eyes showed signs of unwillingness to admit defeat.
The emperor was lying on one side with a large pillow behind him and a thin quilt covering his chest. He watched Zhou Hansheng and Marquis Cheng'en quarreling with cold eyes.
It was not until Zhao Xiang spoke that he sneered.
"Both of you, get out of here!"
Marquis Cheng'en was stunned. When had the emperor ever treated him like this? He couldn't help but want to clarify. "Your Majesty, this humble servant——"
“Get out!”
Zhou Hansheng was much more decisive than him. "It's my fault. I'll take my leave!"
Zhou Hansheng retreated, and Marquis Cheng'en's face turned red and white. Finally, he became scared and also bowed and retreated.
The emperor closed his eyes tiredly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Yan whispered to Zhao Xiang, "Master Zhao, please let the Emperor have a good rest. Master Zhao, please also leave."
Just as Zhao Xiang was about to speak, the emperor closed his eyes and said calmly, "Zhao Qing, please stay."
"Yes," Concubine Yan smiled, still gentle and charming.
After a moment, Zhao Xiang couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, I still mean the same thing. Please ask Yu Xiaofang to perform acupuncture on Your Majesty."
Concubine Yan immediately objected: "Absolutely not! Lord Zhao, isn't this too risky? That's someone from the Yu family."
Zhao Xiang: "After so many years, the Yu family has already paid the price they deserved. Yu Xiaofang is not such an unreasonable person. Wouldn't it be great if he could use his merits to atone for his crime and cure the emperor?"
"How old is he? How can you trust him with acupuncture?"
"Your Majesty, you may not know that many things in this world require talent, and medicine is especially so. Although Yu Xiaofang is young, he has devoted many years to studying this art."
"Is there no one else in the world besides him? Wouldn't someone else be more reliable?"
"Perhaps there is, but it will take time to find the person and understand his abilities. As for Yu Xiaofang, I can vouch for him."
"Master Zhao trusts him so much?"
"yes."
"Can--"
"Alright, let's take him." The emperor, still keeping his eyes closed, said slowly, "Lord Zhao, please arrange for him to come to the palace in two days to perform acupuncture on me. You should know what to tell him, so I won't elaborate further."
"Yes, Your Majesty! I obey your command."
"Go ahead."
"I will take my leave."
Zhao Xiang slowly retreated.
Concubine Yan gritted her teeth, her expression gloomy.
In front of the emperor, she didn't dare say anything else, otherwise it would seem a bit too much.
"You should step down too."
Concubine Yan was stunned for a moment before she realized that the emperor was talking to her. She said a little aggrievedly: "Your Majesty."
"Go ahead."
"I will come back to serve the emperor later!"
Concubine Yan was reluctant to leave and bowed before leaving.
She felt uneasy, as if something had changed.
The news that Yu Xiaofang, the grandson of the old imperial physician Yu, was going to give the emperor acupuncture spread like wildfire, and two days was enough to spread throughout the upper class of the capital.
The dusty past is slowly revealed.
People didn't dare to talk about the past openly, but they couldn't help but talk about it and sigh behind the scenes. Especially some older people, they subconsciously expressed their regret.
Doctor Yu's medical skills are truly amazing! When the Empress Dowager was still alive, she trusted no one but him.
If he were to be accused of murdering the Queen Mother, no one would believe him. Even if he had made a mistake due to negligence, it would be unlikely. How could the old doctor Yu have made a mistake?
But at that time, something happened to the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor was furious and sad. No one dared to offend her or say anything, but many people secretly hoped that the Emperor would calm down after he had calmed down.
But who would have known that before the emperor could calm down, Doctor Yu committed suicide.
The old doctor's suicide only added fuel to the fire, further angering the emperor, who concluded he had committed suicide out of fear of punishment. It's unknown what other people said about this, but in any case, the Yu family was also taken out on, and thus fell into misfortune.
(End of this chapter)
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