In order to take care of the patient Su Xuan, the carriage did not move fast and arrived at the Duke of Huguo's Mansion almost in the evening.
Eunuch Cheng was lingering at the door.
As soon as he saw the carriage of the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion, his eyes lit up.
Just as he was about to go forward, he saw Xiao Chonghua and Jing Yi escorting Su Xiaoxiao over.
There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he bowed and saluted: "Your Highness Prince An, Young Marquis Jing."
Eunuch Cheng is a close associate of the Empress Dowager, and his appearance here is most likely at the instruction of the Empress Dowager.
Xiao Chonghua asked, "Does the Empress Dowager have any instructions?"
Eunuch Cheng said worriedly, "Your Majesty has had a stroke! The Queen Mother received the news and hurried over from the nunnery. She also heard that Madam Wei had returned to the capital, so she hurriedly asked me to invite Madam Wei to the palace to treat Your Majesty!"
Princess Hui'an was horrified: "What did you say happened to my father?"
Eunuch Cheng repeated, "Your Majesty has had a stroke."
Xiao Chonghua frowned: "I entered the palace three days ago, and my father was fine."
Eunuch Cheng said anxiously: "Just what happened in the past two days..."
Eunuch Cheng also came halfway and had not yet returned to the palace to see Emperor Jingxuan. He was just listening to the reports from the palace guards.
Xiao Chonghua turned to look at Su Xiaoxiao who was lifting the car curtain: "Can you still hold on?"
He thought Su Xiaoxiao had searched all night last night.
Su Xiaoxiao said calmly, "It was a bit tiring, but I just slept for a while in the carriage and recovered some strength."
What a joke! Emperor Jingxuan had a stroke, we must go and see him.
Su Xiaoxiao said to the old man, "Senior, my fourth cousin will live in your yard first. Please take care of his health."
The main thing is to keep an eye on him and don't let him run away as soon as he wakes up.
Well, the spy chief should not be able to escape the Five Finger Mountain of the senior boss.
Su Ergou called the servant in the mansion, brought a stretcher, and safely sent Su Xuan to the courtyard where the old man was temporarily staying.
Princess Hui'an was worried about him and also about her father who had suffered a stroke in the palace.
She didn't understand why her father, who looked so healthy, suddenly had a stroke?
To be honest, Su Xiaoxiao also felt it was quite strange.
Earlier, she and the imperial physician had warned Emperor Jingxuan not to work too hard or get too emotional so as to avoid a stroke.
Logically speaking, since Emperor Jingxuan valued his life so much, he should have been very careful.
Not to mention Su Xiaoxiao, even Su Cheng probably didn't guess that his little prank would cause Emperor Jingxuan to have a stroke.
Su Xiaoxiao, Xiao Chonghua and Princess Hui'an went to Emperor Jingxuan's bedroom.
All the imperial doctors came.
Concubine Xian, Concubine Zhao, Concubine Yu and others were guarding outside the door of the bedroom.
The Queen Mother, the Empress, and Princess Jingning accompanied Emperor Jingxuan at his bedside.
Xiao Duye and Xiao Shunyang also came.
Although they were princes, they were not born of legitimate parents. Without being summoned, they could only wait outside the palace like the concubines.
Seeing the third brother coming with Eunuch Cheng, Su Xiaoxiao, and Hui'an, they both looked a little puzzled.
Eunuch Cheng said, "Queen Mother, Madam Wei is here."
The Queen Mother said, "Come in quickly!"
Princess Hui'an also followed in.
She is a princess and has nothing to do with the fight for the throne, so no one has any objections.
"Grandmother, Queen Mother."
She first choked up and bowed to the Queen Mother and the Empress.
The Queen Mother nodded.
The Queen said, "Huian has grown up, get up quickly."
In the past, Princess Hui'an would rush over, hug Emperor Jingxuan and cry bitterly.
Now, she has become cautious.
"Thank you, mother."
Princess Hui'an stood up.
The Queen Mother glanced at Su Xiaoxiao's pregnant belly and said ashamedly, "I forgot you were pregnant."
"I'm fine." Su Xiaoxiao said.
After not seeing her for several months, the Queen Mother looked much older.
Su Xiaoxiao felt Emperor Jingxuan's pulse, measured his blood pressure, checked his pupils, asked about Eunuch Fu's specific condition at the time, and listened to the imperial doctors' rescue plans.
The final conclusion was that he had indeed suffered a stroke, and it was a major stroke caused by diarrhea, which left him unable to move his limbs and even had difficulty swallowing.
The imperial doctors' rescue efforts were successful and saved his life, but it was impossible for him to recover as before.
In addition, the elixirs he took also caused irreversible damage to his internal organs.
"How is it?"
the Queen Mother asked nervously.
Su Xiaoxiao told his majesty her diagnosis and repeatedly stated that the imperial doctors had done their best. If it weren't for the imperial doctors, His Majesty would have passed away long ago.
The imperial doctors who were kneeling on the ground were filled with tears of gratitude.
They had made things so difficult for Madam Wei in the past, but they never expected that one day, Madam Wei would put aside her past grudges and speak for them.
The Queen Mother closed her eyes in sorrow and said, "All of you get up."
The imperial doctors kowtowed in unison: "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
The imperial doctors helped each other to stand up. Although they did not say anything, they all bowed to Su Xiaoxiao.
The Queen Mother held Su Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "Tell me the truth. Is it true that His Majesty will never recover? How about the morning court?"
Su Xiaoxiao said: "Please ask the Queen Mother to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible."
She came here with the idea of becoming a black doctor, but found that there was absolutely no room for her to display her talents.
Emperor Jingxuan really got himself into trouble.
The Queen Mother was heartbroken upon hearing such sad news.
"Thoroughly check your Majesty's diet! What caused your Majesty's diarrhea?"
The imperial kitchen kept records of what Emperor Jingxuan ate every day, and there would be eunuchs to taste the food.
The young eunuch ate all the food that Emperor Jingxuan had eaten, and he was not hurt at all.
"Your Majesty, have you taken any medicine recently?" Su Xiaoxiao reminded the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at Eunuch Fu.
Eunuch Fu said, "Your Majesty has recently been taking the golden elixir made by the Imperial Master. The golden elixir... is not tested by anyone."
There were people who tried it at the beginning, but later on, Emperor Jingxuan trusted the imperial master too much. In addition, the imperial master praised the elixir as unique in the world, so Emperor Jingxuan was reluctant to let the young eunuch waste such a gift.
The Queen Mother hurriedly asked Eunuch Cheng and Eunuch Fu to go to the Taoist temple and bring over the elixir that the Imperial Master had prepared for Emperor Jingxuan.
Su Xiaoxiao tried it with a silver needle and found it was non-toxic.
Laxatives are not poisons, so it's not surprising that no test results show that they are poisons.
The Queen Mother called a young eunuch and asked Su Xiaoxiao to cut a small piece for him.
After the young eunuch ate it, he immediately ran to the toilet.
This amount is just for clearing the intestines and will not pose a threat to life. However, if two large ones are consumed, it will be something that a normal person cannot bear.
The Queen Mother immediately arrested the Imperial Master.
The Imperial Master cried out in injustice: "Queen Mother! I did not give Your Majesty the medicine! I am innocent!"
He is really wronged!
Who the hell framed him!!!
You are a fairy!
Su Xiaoxiao was thoughtful. Why did this colorless and tasteless laxative look so much like the one at home?
"I'll have him locked up in the Dali Temple! Let the Dali Temple torture me severely! Let's see who is behind this!"
The Queen Mother didn't believe that a young imperial tutor who showed up unexpectedly had the courage to murder the ruler of a country.
He must have been instructed by someone!
The imperial teacher was taken to the Dali Temple by the imperial guards.
A country cannot be without a king for a day.
What's more, the Great Zhou was at war with Northern Yan. Once the news of Emperor Jingxuan spread, it would most likely boost Northern Yan's morale.
It’s time to appoint a crown prince.
But who should be appointed?
It's the end of the month, everyone please clear your votes. This month may be the last time we'll be on the list, so let's put a perfect end to it.
(End of this chapter)