The imperial physician didn't even bother to pay his respects to the concubines; he grabbed his medicine chest and went straight to Consort Yu's bedchamber.
After an incense stick's time had passed, the Imperial Physician came out.
"Judge Yang, what's wrong with Her Majesty the Empress? Is she alright?"
One of the concubines immediately stepped forward to inquire.
Imperial Physician Yang stated frankly, "Her Majesty the Empress is merely suffering from a deficiency of both qi and blood; there is nothing seriously wrong. All the ladies can rest assured."
Everyone immediately showed a relieved expression, expressing their happiness for Consort Yu.
Whether he was genuinely happy or just pretending to be happy is anyone's guess.
Even though the most skilled physicians in the Imperial Hospital diagnosed her as being in good health, Consort Yu's body continued to weaken day by day.
In just ten days, she became so weak that she could not get out of bed.
Now everyone in Weiyang Palace is concerned about her health, but no one notices that the flowers in the flowerpot in the corner have long since withered and turned to dust with the slightest touch.
These potted plants were the same ones Jian Yang had given to Consort Yu.
Ten days ago, she sprinkled a handful of sunflower seed shells mixed with "ingredients" into the flowerpot.
These few flowers, which were originally fragrant and full of life, withered away day by day.
It wasn't until the maid Jingyue glanced unintentionally into the corner that she noticed these few pots of withered flowers.
So she casually pointed to a young eunuch and said, "Quickly move these potted plants out and throw them away. Leaving them in Your Majesty's palace is truly bad luck!"
The young eunuch quickly complied.
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Emperor looked at Jian Yang, who had a smug expression, and asked with a smile, "How did you manage to do all this?"
Jian Yang's face was full of cunning. "It's actually very simple. Does Your Majesty know the name of the flowers I sent to her palace?"
The emperor said, "We are both happy."
“Wrong!” Jian Yang smiled. “I made that up. Its real name should be Night Mandarin Duck.”
"Mandarin ducks are a pair. If this flower blooms alone, it is just an ordinary flower with a pleasant fragrance. However, if a person who has taken the seeds of the twin lotus smells this flower, the two will combine and form toxins in their body."
This toxin cannot be detected by silver needles and is not fatal; it only weakens the body day by day.
After hearing her description, the emperor finally understood why she had been asking him to keep sending snacks to Consort Yu in recent days.
Without exception, all those pastries were made from lotus seeds of twin lotus flowers.
“Those flowers…”
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have dealt with those flowers thoroughly. They should have been reduced to ashes by now."
The emperor nodded, finally relieved.
On the other side, upon learning that his granddaughter had fallen ill, the Prince of Dingbian immediately took his son and daughter-in-law to the palace to visit her.
When they saw Consort Yu lying on the bed, weak and pale, the three of them felt extremely distressed, and Consort Yu's mother immediately burst into tears.
The King of Dingbian's old face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he summoned Jingyue to ask her questions.
"Has the Empress had any enemies before this?"
Jingyue shook her head. "Never."
The Prince of Dingbian then asked, "What about the deposed empress? Did she ever contradict the empress?"
Jingyue said, "Your Highness, rest assured, the deposed empress has been thoroughly subdued by the Empress. Before the Empress fell ill, she fawned over the Empress every day and even brought flowers she had grown herself to cheer her up."
The King of Dingbian, being a cunning old fox, immediately grasped the key words.
"Flowers? What kind of flowers? Where are they? Quickly take me to see them."
Jingyue lowered her head and spoke timidly, "It's just an ordinary flower. Apart from being a little fragrant and brightly colored, it's nothing special. The flowers all withered and died within a few days. I thought it was bad luck, so I had them all thrown away."
The King of Dingbian narrowed his eyes, instinctively feeling that there was something wrong with the flower, but he had no evidence!
Moreover, with so many maids accompanying his granddaughter to smell the fragrance of the flowers every day in Weiyang Palace, if the flowers were truly poisonous, it would be impossible for only his granddaughter to be affected.
The Prince of Dingbian was completely baffled, so he had the doctor he brought from his residence examine Consort Yu again, and the doctor came to the same conclusion as Physician Yang.
But the old man wasn't so easily fooled.
He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and disregarding the rules of the inner palace, he led his guards and forced his way into Jiaolan Palace.
Jian Yang was taking a lunch break at that moment.
Suddenly a commotion broke out outside the hall, waking her up abruptly, and she was furious when she got up.
"Can't a person get any sleep?!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than the door to her bedchamber was violently kicked open.
"Shameless vixen, come and die!"
The King of Dingbian's powerful voice shook the rooftops.
Jian Yang was jolted awake; her sleepiness was completely gone.
She immediately put on her outer robe, got up and walked to the center of the hall to confront the menacing Prince Dingbian face to face.
"Why has Your Highness repeatedly barged into my palace gates? Does he think the law doesn't exist, or that the Emperor doesn't exist?"
The Prince of Dingbian sneered, "Shameless vixen, it must be you who caused my granddaughter to be bedridden. I'll take your life today!"
Holy crap, this old geezer found out the truth so quickly?
Jian Yang felt a sudden sense of panic.
But she quickly calmed down.
impossible!
The principle behind the poisoning caused by the combination of mandarin ducks and twin lotus seeds that night was unknown even to the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital, and it is likely that few people in the world know it.
The King of Dingbian is most likely bluffing her.
Although Jian Yang was panicking inside, she remained extremely calm on the surface. She retorted, "Your Highness, you must speak and act with evidence. The Emperor will never let you off the hook by slandering me without any proof."
"Shameless vixen, don't try to scare me with the Emperor. If I want you dead today, you must die!"
Immediately after he gave the order, the guards began fighting with He Mulan and the others.
Seeing that one of the guards was about to attack He Mulan from behind, Jian Yang pounced on him without thinking.
"Pfft!" The guard struck her on the back, and she immediately spat out a mouthful of blood before collapsing to the ground.
"Your Majesty!" Lianxia and the others panicked and screamed, shocking everyone.
Although the King of Dingbian said he would kill Jian Yang, he was really just talking big.
If he really killed someone in the harem, not only would the emperor not let him off easily, but all the civil and military officials would also drown him in their spittle.
Especially Jian Xiude, if he finds out that his daughter died at his hands, he will definitely fight him to the death!
Seeing Jian Yang fall to the ground, he was startled and immediately stopped everyone from continuing the fight.
"I'll teach you a lesson today. If you dare to bully the Empress again, I will personally come and take your head!"
After making those harsh words, the King of Dingbian prepared to retreat.
But as soon as he took a step, he heard Eunuch Zhang announce loudly, "The Emperor has arrived."
The veins on Dingbian King's forehead throbbed a few times, and he had no choice but to stop.
He was certain that the emperor wouldn't dare to do anything to him, and his initial nervousness gradually eased.
But to his utter surprise, the emperor did not come alone this time, but brought with him a large number of civil and military officials!
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