Chapter 611 Is he still a human being?
Eunuch Li pulled his sleeve to wipe away his tears before looking up at the officials: "Gentlemen, please do not worry. Physician Jiang's miraculous medicine has a remarkable effect. His Majesty's high fever has subsided and he has fallen asleep."
As soon as he said that, the surroundings fell silent for a moment.
"What did you say?"
Xiao Yuanshan's voice was hoarse, his eyes filled with disbelief. Then he narrowed his eyes: "Impossible!"
The world praised him for his unparalleled skill in both medicine and poison, but Xiao Yuanshan knew perfectly well what the emperor's body in the bedchamber was like. How could his fever possibly be gone? How could he possibly be asleep?
Almost immediately, he barged into the bedchamber with an air of authority.
"Your Highness, please wait!" Commander Liu blocked Xiao Yuanshan's path with his longsword, guarding the entrance to the bedchamber. "Your Highness, the Emperor has not summoned you. Are you trying to force your way in?"
"Get out of my way, I need to go in and check on the Emperor's condition."
The ministers around him exchanged glances, and for a moment they all subconsciously looked at Xiao Yuanshan. In fact, none of them really believed what Eunuch Li had said.
Seeing that Xiao Yuanshan was about to push aside Commander Liu and break down the door, Li Rong suddenly stepped in front of him and exchanged a palm strike with Xiao Yuanshan.
"Li Rong! It's you again! Get out of my way!" Xiao Yuanshan narrowed his eyes, a murderous intent flashing in them.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Lord Zhang knew that although the prince was exceptionally skilled in martial arts, he would probably not gain the upper hand against the formidable Li Rong.
I thought that the Emperor's treatment of Li Rong had caused them to drift apart, but now Li Rong is still loyal. He's really a ruthless person.
He immediately raised his voice and said, "His Majesty is on the verge of death. How can we know if you people around him aren't conspiring to deceive us if we don't see him in person? Why don't you, Commander, go in and speak with His Highness the Crown Prince, so that we can go in and see how His Majesty is doing?"
Commander Liu's expression was unfriendly: "Those who serve the Emperor are all his confidants. Lord Zhang's questioning is truly unreasonable. Furthermore, this is the Emperor's sleeping quarters. Do you intend to rebel by trespassing into the Emperor's sleeping quarters?"
"Ha, you dare to act wildly in front of me?"
He spoke to Commander Liu, but his eyes seemed to be fixed on Li Rong. In the past, Commander Liu wouldn't dare to utter a word in front of him, but now Li Rong hadn't even found the imperial edict yet, and his henchmen were already acting arrogantly.
"What are you all doing?" Just as the atmosphere was tense, a gentle voice suddenly rang out. Everyone turned around and saw An Dehai smiling as he appeared at the door: "His Highness said that since you gentlemen are so worried about the Emperor's health, you are all allowed to take a peek from afar. After that, you can all go home and wait for your summons."
The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. Was the Emperor truly alright?
Inside the imperial bedchamber, Xiao Yuanshan saw the Emperor breathing steadily on the bed, and his eyes almost bled. His fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Almost immediately, his gaze was fixed on Jiang Nuanzhi.
Jiang Nuanzhi.
That bitch
How could she?
She actually did it!
Jiang Nuanzhi tossed aside the blood-stained handkerchief in her hand, tilted her head and smiled: "Your Highness, why are you looking at me like that?"
Xiao Yuanshan almost ground his teeth to powder in an instant.
The next second, Li Rong calmly stepped in front of Jiang Nuanzhi, looking at her with a mocking gaze.
"Great, that's really great."
Xiao Yuanshan looked at the couple standing in front of him, his eyes as dark and terrifying as a cold pool.
Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he left.
As soon as he left, Lord Zhang and his entourage also departed.
Li Rong paid no attention to the ministers still standing beside him, his eyes filled with amazement as he looked at his wife.
"You actually pulled someone back from the brink of death."
He had already prepared for Xiao Yuanshan's rebellion and even considered that after the emperor's death, Xiao Yuanshan would secretly harm Xuan Ting and seize the throne. After all, among the imperial relatives, if Xuan Ting were to cause trouble, Xiao Yuanshan would be the only remaining bloodline of the founding emperor.
Li Rong knew better than anyone that his status as a disgraced official had not been cleansed, and his command of troops would be illegitimate, making his battle with Yelü Qi extremely difficult.
Furthermore, Xiao Yuanshan will definitely use this as an excuse to launch an attack. The Xuan Ting throne is not yet stable, and if we want to deal with it, we will probably have to pay a heavy price.
He even found it absurd. He had tirelessly negotiated with the emperor, ultimately securing the exoneration of the Li family and his military power. But at this very moment, the emperor was about to die. It all seemed like a joke.
However, none of his worries came true in the end; Ah Nuan brought down the Emperor's high fever.
With the imperial decree issued, Li Rong's position became legitimate.
After that, even after the emperor's death, his protection of the Xuan Court and his defense of the country were perfectly legitimate.
This is the real reason why Xiao Yuanshan was so angry.
Looking at his wife's bright smile, he felt his heart soften for a moment, and he instinctively reached out to touch her hair, but was pushed out by someone the next second.
The divine physician Que, Sanqi, and the other imperial physicians around them looked at Jiang Nuanzhi with almost frantic eyes. They even disregarded the fact that the emperor was still in front of them and couldn't wait to talk to Jiang Nuanzhi.
"The high fever has subsided! It actually has! Dr. Jiang, you managed to heal such a severe, festering, and oozing wound using only rotten fruit!"
"Yeah, it's actually real! You guys pinch me, am I dreaming?"
The two imperial physicians who initially looked down on Jiang Nuanzhi were now practically begging for her attention. One of them even slapped himself in regret: "Was I foolish? Was I foolish? Physician Jiang, were you conducting that... experiment at the Imperial Hospital before? Yes, could you show me that experiment record book? I would be eternally grateful and will follow Physician Jiang's lead from now on."
"Get out of my way!" Doctor Que pushed aside the people in front of him: "Doctor Jiang told you clearly before that you should take good notes. You are arrogant, ignorant, and narrow-minded. Now you still dare to ask for the booklet. Don't you have any shame?"
After saying that, Doctor Que stared at Jiang Nuanzhi with bright eyes: "Doctor Jiang, why don't you come to my place for something to eat? And while you're at it, could you take a look at my records and see if there's anything wrong with them?"
"I was wrong, I was wrong. I kowtowed to Doctor Jiang. Could I please see the booklet? Doctor Que, could you please take a look at it?"
"Lord Sanqi, you could take a look at me, would you?"
Seeing that none of them were paying attention to him, he immediately stared at Judge Li beside him.
"Your Honor, have you taken note?"
Judge Li, disgusted by his embarrassment, said coldly, "Don't spout nonsense in front of the Emperor. I'll show you my notes later."
But, to everyone's surprise, the old doctor trembled his beard the next second and said, "No, I'd rather not have your help. You initially looked down on Physician Jiang, so you probably didn't take proper notes. There might be some errors. I remember Physician Jiang saying that even a slight error could be fatal. I'll go and beg Physician Jiang in a few days. Even if I have to go to her residence to kowtow and apologize, I must thoroughly study this medicine!"
Judge Li stared blankly at the old imperial physician in front of him, who seemed like a real person, for a long while.
What is this bastard saying?
Who was gossiping in my ear, saying that Dr. Jiang was just all show and no substance?
Is he still a human being now?
However, the old doctor who was being stared at so intently suddenly went up to Jiang Nuanzhi with a fawning smile.
"Dr. Jiang, Dr. Jiang."
He was halfway through his sentence when Sanqi covered his face and pushed him away. He shook his head and leaned in again: "Dr. Jiang, please let me have a word with you."
Judge Li: "."
(End of this chapter)
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