Sunrise and sunset, time flies by.
Ever since Song Xibai mentioned Consort Shu, Granny Fangqi has paid extra attention to the situation in the inner palace.
Two days later, she suddenly brought back some startling news.
"Consort Shu has gone mad."
"So fast?"
Song Xibai was genuinely surprised this time.
I had guessed that the emperor would wait until at least after the Eighth Prince's investiture ceremony before taking drastic measures! And only two days have passed!
"Crazy? How crazy?"
Dingxiang's focus is a little different.
"They say her headaches have worsened; she can't sleep well at night, keeps talking in her sleep, and her speech is incoherent. Yesterday she had a huge tantrum and smashed a lot of things. Today she's having another bout of madness and laughing like a fool... To help her sleep, the dog emperor ordered the imperial physician to prescribe a sedative, which she has to drink two bowls a day..."
Dingxiang hissed.
"Drinking like this can make you sick even if you're not sick."
Sedatives can have a certain effect on the brain. Drinking too much can slow down brain function and make you feel confused. While occasional use can help you sleep, long-term use can have the opposite effect, making it harder and harder to fall asleep.
"Sedatives won't drive people crazy."
Song Xibai rubbed her freshly trimmed nails, her eyes sparkling.
"What kind of medicine can drive someone mad? Poisons are usually deadly, so why would the emperor give her this kind of medicine? It would have been better to use the previous kind of poison that makes someone fall into a deep sleep! Ordinary people can't detect that." Dingxiang was very puzzled.
The symptoms of madness are too obvious; there's no way to hide it even if you want to.
Song Xibai's eyes widened, and then she suddenly laughed.
"It seems this Consort Shu is no ordinary person!"
The other three turned their gazes toward them.
Song Xibai's smile remained unchanged as she waved to Granny Fangqi: "Go and inform Mr. Jin to start the operation ahead of schedule!"
Granny Fangqi immediately left.
She has her own special channels to communicate with Mr. Jin.
After the message was sent, Mr. Jin was reading the secret letter sent back by the Crown Prince.
After reading both messages at the same time, Mr. Jin excitedly stood up and paced back and forth in the room twice.
Song Xinian happened to have something to discuss with him. As soon as she opened the door, she saw him standing there with his hands on his hips, grinning foolishly.
"What's wrong with you? Are you working yourself to death?"
Mr. Jin coughed and handed him the two translated secret letters.
"The time has come."
Song Xinian glanced at it briefly, and his eyes lit up.
"Is His Highness about to arrive?"
"Huh? Are we supposed to go rescue Consort Shu now? Why are we doing this now? His Highness is coming. Consort Shu's situation is no more important than His Highness's, is it?"
"No, no, no, Brother Song, you don't understand this as well as your wife does. Consort Shu is an extremely important pawn."
Mr. Jin chuckled, leaned over and hooked his arm around Song Xinian's shoulder, then asked a question.
"How have you been getting along with that playboy from the Shu family lately?"
"You're throwing money at him every day, don't you think?"
Song Xinian rolled his eyes.
He spent tens of thousands of dollars on Shu Cheng, and he didn't know if there was any chance of getting it back.
Mr. Jin seemed to read his mind and raised an eyebrow with a smile.
"Don't worry! After this matter is settled, the Shu family will definitely send money to your house. Now, take me to see Shu Cheng."
Mr. Jin straightened his clothes and even tidied his beard.
The two went out one after the other and quickly found Shu Cheng.
There's no need to look; Shu Cheng is probably in a brothel flirting with some girl right now!
After getting the information he wanted from Shu Cheng, Mr. Jin contacted people in the palace and began making arrangements.
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Yongshou Palace is no longer as bustling as it once was.
In fact, Consort Shu's madness was more serious than outsiders suspected.
Since Consort Shu went mad, those who served her have suffered. No matter how much they were trusted and valued before, Consort Shu no longer recognizes them.
When she goes berserk, she acts like a madwoman, throwing and smashing whatever is at hand, and sometimes she will bite people like a vicious dog.
The first to suffer were her two personal maids. One of them was bitten off and swallowed by her on the spot, which terrified everyone present.
After that, no one dared to get close enough to serve him.
The emperor came once, but was startled by Consort Shu's mad and foolish appearance. He only instructed the imperial physician to take good care of her before fleeing in panic.
But Consort Shu treated the imperial physicians the same way.
After the two imperial physicians were bitten, Song Siyuan, a favorite of the emperor, had no choice but to shoulder the high expectations of the entire Imperial Medical Academy and come to treat Consort Shu.
Unfortunately, he couldn't even get into the main hall before he was startled by the sounds of crying and laughing coming from inside and took two steps back.
This is seriously insane!
Song Siyuan hesitated, and then Physician Fu, who had come with him, spoke up.
"Imperial Physician Song, let me go in and take a look first!"
Physician Song grabbed him and said, "The Imperial Physician instructed us that we are just going through the motions."
Although Imperial Physician Song always upheld the principle of benevolence in medicine, he also knew that Consort Shu and the Crown Prince were enemies, so he would not actually treat Consort Shu!
He came here because he had no other choice.
Physician Fu revealed a gentle expression.
"Don't worry, I will take good care of myself." He paused, then lowered his voice and said, "I guess those who were bitten are people that Consort Shu hates and despises. She probably wouldn't attack strangers."
After thinking about it, Physician Song felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
"Then be careful."
Physician Fu nodded, stepped over the shards on the ground, and walked into the main hall.
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