Chapter 608 Who gave the Emperor nourishing substances?
"Arong, you don't need to do this. I can do it myself."
"Let's go." Li Rong interrupted Jiang Nuanzhi, took his hand and walked into the palace: "I'm worried about you being alone. I want to be with you on our last day in the capital."
Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't refuse him, so she let him lead her into the palace.
"My lord, what is the reason for His Majesty's urgent summons? Is there something wrong with His Majesty's health?"
"Well, it's hard for us to say. You'll know when you arrive."
Halfway through his sentence, the head eunuch suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He instinctively turned his head and saw Li Rong's dark gaze fixed on him.
"Ahem, but on the other hand, since you've asked, Madam, I must say a few words to you." Saying this, he secretly glanced at Li Rong, then smiled and went to Jiang Nuanzhi to reply, "His Majesty dealt with official business all day today, and his health was already poor. In his anger and frustration, after seeing off all the ministers in the evening, he vomited blood and fainted. That's why this servant rushed out to invite you."
Despite the cold winter weather, the head eunuch's forehead was covered in sweat, which he secretly wiped away. He then glanced at Li Rong again.
Seeing that Li Rong was no longer looking at him and was taking a piece of pine nut candy to eat for his wife, he felt like slapping himself just now. Why couldn't he see the difference between right and wrong now?
This guy caused such a ruckus in the palace that even the Emperor didn't punish him. Now, he's assumed command, and the entire Great Jing Dynasty depends on him. Even a high-ranking official like Lord Xie, who was beaten to the point of near death, was left unpunished. Crushing him would be as easy as crushing an ant for him. No one else would dare utter a single question.
Judging from this, this Physician Jiang is not only skilled in medicine, but also has an excellent way of controlling her husband. It seems that the God of War is holding her in the palm of his hand and cherishing her like the apple of his eye.
He immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at it again.
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't notice the eunuch's thoughts at all. Of course, even if she did, she wouldn't care. She quickly swallowed the food that Li Rong fed her and kept walking, rushing to the Qianqing Palace without delay.
Even so, when they arrived, many senior officials and imperial physicians were already waiting in the side hall of the Emperor's bedchamber. Xiao Yuanshan was among them. None of them stepped into the Emperor's bedchamber. They simply stood guard in the side hall, their faces showing anxiety, whether genuine or not.
The concubines in the harem originally wanted to come and attend to the sick, but now they were driven away by the people in front of the emperor, and they looked reluctant to leave.
Facing the scrutiny of everyone, Jiang Nuanzhi pretended not to notice and bowed respectfully. Then, she nodded to Li Rong and followed Eunuch Li, who had been anxiously waiting for her at the door, into the inner room.
In front of the inner palace, Li Rong stood at the doorway, with Commander Liu beside him blocking his way with a troubled expression: "General, the Emperor has not summoned you, you cannot go in."
This time, Li Rong didn't force his way in. He just spoke softly to Jiang Nuanzhi's back, saying, "Nuanzhi, call me if anything happens."
Before lifting the curtain, Jiang Nuanzhi turned back and smiled at Li Rong, then went inside.
Commander Liu glanced at Li Rong and then gestured for him to sit down and rest: "General, the Madam has already gone inside to take the Emperor's pulse. Please sit down and rest."
As he spoke, he said to the little eunuch beside him, "Hurry up and serve the general tea."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go right away."
The little eunuch beside him responded tremblingly, glanced at Li Rong, quickly moved a chair over and placed it in front of him, and then ran off to serve tea.
The young eunuch was still too young to understand how this man, who had gone mad in the palace yesterday and vandalized the emperor's bedchamber, had suddenly transformed into a first-rank general. However, he knew for certain that this was a formidable figure who needed to be treated with utmost care.
Li Rong simply watched Jiang Nuanzhi enter the room, stood for a while, and then sat down in the armchair.
Opposite him was Regent Xiao Yuanshan.
Xiao Yuanshan, dressed in a purple python robe, was surrounded by ministers, exuding an imposing aura.
Li Rong was dressed in plain cotton and linen clothes that Jiang Nuanzhi had bought for him in the market. He was holding a half-eaten candy and pastry that Jiang Nuanzhi had eaten. He lowered his eyes and casually wrapped the pastry up, put it in his bosom, and slowly looked up at Xiao Yuanshan.
Despite being dressed in plain robes with no one behind him, he was in no way inferior in terms of imposing presence compared to Xiao Yuanshan and his group of imposing court officials.
In fact, Li Rong and Xiao Yuanshan were merely exchanging silent glances, yet the atmosphere around them was eerily unsettling. The silence was so profound that one could almost hear a heartbeat.
Meanwhile, inside the imperial bedchamber, Jiang Nuanzhi had already begun to check on the emperor's condition.
As she examined the patient's condition, everyone around her was watching her intently.
The team included the legendary physician Que, Sanqi, the Imperial Physician Li, and several other highly respected imperial physicians. Also present was a strange man dressed entirely in black, only his eyes visible.
When Jiang Nuanzhi was taking the emperor's pulse, she inadvertently glanced at the strange man in black. The man's expression was indifferent, but when his gaze swept over her, Jiang Nuanzhi felt a chill run down her spine and subconsciously frowned.
After calming himself down and listening to his pulse for a while, he said, "His Majesty's complexion is a strange red, and his body temperature has risen again. Who gave His Majesty the tonics he was given before?"
Upon hearing this, the group exchanged bewildered glances.
"No, His Majesty's health is too weak to take any supplements right now," said Physician Que.
Sanqi and several imperial physicians beside him nodded: "His Majesty's prescriptions are carefully considered. The pulse is no different from before, and there's no indication that he's taken any tonics."
"That's right, Imperial Physician Jiang, you've always been the one prescribing this medicine. Now that His Majesty's health is failing, you're not trying to shift the blame onto us, are you?"
Seeing that the Emperor was now on his deathbed, and that everyone present was highly skilled in medicine, who could not see it clearly? Now everyone was obviously trying to protect themselves, and only the divine physician Que was still giving the Emperor acupuncture. The others did not even dare to step forward, for fear of being implicated.
"Bullshit!" Upon hearing this, the Divine Physician Que pointed directly at the old physician's nose and cursed, "Who do you think you are? I haven't even questioned Physician Jiang, and you dare to spout nonsense? Say one more word, and I'll poison you until you're mute!"
The two imperial physicians opposite, who were being scolded by the Magpie Doctor, were not convinced, but they did not seem to dare to offend the Magpie Doctor. However, their gazes toward Jiang Nuanzhi were filled with resentment.
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't care much about the two people; all she wanted to know was who else was administering medicine to the Emperor. Her gaze swept over the group before finally settling on the man in black.
The man did not avoid her gaze; on the contrary, his old, dim eyes, exposed to the light, were full of interest.
Almost instantly, he realized that it was very likely the work of the person in front of him.
(End of this chapter)
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