Chapter 23 The Empress Dowager's Summoning
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What? !
Madam Cui has fallen into a coma, and her fate is currently unknown!
How could that be?
She delivered the imperial edict pardoning the death penalty last night.
Tianyao was shocked and could not believe the contents of the letter.
She bit her lip tightly, barely managing to remain calm, and continued reading.
The letter said that last night, Yunzhou went to the Ministry of Justice with the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and the Minister of Justice, Ming Shendu, met with them.
After seeing the imperial edict, the Minister of Justice told them that Madam Cui could be spared the death penalty, but she could not escape punishment.
Afterwards, in front of him and the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Madam Cui was given another twenty strokes of the cane.
Then, after being flogged twenty times, Madam Cui fainted.
Cui Yunzhou hurriedly took Madam Cui to the clinic. The doctor treated the wound on Madam Cui's buttocks, but because it had not been treated in time after being flogged ten times, the wound became inflamed, causing a persistent high fever. Therefore, her life was in danger.
Tianyao gripped the letter tightly, her head felt like it had turned into mush, and she felt dizzy.
She clearly didn't intend to kill Madam Cui, but by a twist of fate, Madam Cui might actually die because of her.
She has memories of her past life, and human life is of paramount importance to her.
Even though she had lived in this era for twenty-one years, and even though she was a princess of high status, she never felt that she had the right to arbitrarily take the lives of others.
Imperial Physician.
If the imperial physicians could treat Madam Cui, could they save her life?
"Quickly, prepare the horses, I need to enter the palace."
Tianyao looked anxious and spoke urgently, giving the order.
A moment later, Tianyao boarded the carriage, which sped toward the palace under the driver's guidance.
Soon, they arrived at the palace gate.
As Tianyao stepped down from the carriage, she looked up and saw the person she had met yesterday—Xiao Yelan.
Xiao Yelan was taken aback. What a coincidence, he had run into the princess again.
Her Highness has been visiting the palace quite frequently lately!
"Your Highness, is this... another trip to see His Majesty?"
Xiao Yelan took the initiative to greet Tian Yao, his eyes sparkling, and asked.
again?
Yes, why is she going to ask Tianheng for help again?
Yesterday, she begged Tianheng to pardon Madam Cui's death sentence.
Today, she came again, again asking Tianheng for special permission to bring the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to the Cui family to treat Madam Cui and seek a glimmer of hope for her life.
Tianheng, why does he keep granting her requests again and again?
Was she taking advantage of Tianheng's kindness to achieve her own goals?
Tianheng is also a flesh-and-blood, living person, but her behavior makes it seem as if she is using Tianheng as a tool.
Tianyao stood there, looking hesitant.
Perhaps she should abide by the rules of this era; whether Madam Cui lives or dies is up to fate.
Given Madam Cui's status, it would have been impossible for her to receive treatment from the Imperial Medical Academy.
Moreover, Yunzhou did not ask her for help.
Isn't she being too saintly and too kind by being so eager?
There are so many pitiful people in this world who need help, why didn't she help them?
It was all because she was Yunzhou's mother that she took it to heart. That's why she rushed to the palace without a second thought, hoping to ask Tianheng to let her take the imperial physician to the Cui family to treat Madam Cui.
"Your Highness, what are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed in your thoughts."
Xiao Yelan spoke to Tianyao several times, but Tianyao did not respond. Seeing this, he had no choice but to raise his hand, wave it forcefully in front of Tianyao's eyes, and raise his voice to ask.
"Ah! No... I wasn't thinking about anything."
Tianyao snapped out of her daze, noticed Xiao Yelan's probing gaze, gently shook her head, and replied.
Tianyao said she wasn't thinking about anything, but the next second, she fell into deep thought again.
Let's start from the fundamental issues and rethink them.
Does she really want to save Madam Cui?
In no mood!
To her, Madam Cui was no different from any other ordinary person in need of help.
She didn't really care whether Madam Cui lived or died.
So why did she come up with the idea of saving Madam Cui?
Because Madam Cui is Yunzhou's mother, and Yunzhou is her current husband, the person she loves.
If Madam Cui were to die, Yunzhou would surely be heartbroken, and she didn't want to see Yunzhou sad.
Okay, so in order to keep Yunzhou from being sad, she needs to save Madam Cui, and to save Madam Cui, she needs to ask Tianheng.
Wait, she overlooked something. Besides Tianheng, there was another person who could get the imperial physician to go to the Cui family to treat Madam Cui. That person was Tianheng's mother, the current Empress Dowager, who was also her mother!
Thinking of this, Tianyao's breath hitched, her whole body went cold, and she shook her head vigorously.
Empress Dowager, let's forget about it. It's simpler and faster to ask Tianheng instead.
So what if my body gets contaminated with Tianheng's pheromones? I can just take ten more showers when I get back.
Thinking of this, Tianyao took a step and walked towards the palace.
Xiao Yelan stood there, watching Tianyao leave with a look of curiosity on his face.
What was Your Highness thinking just now?
Her facial expressions were quite varied just now; one moment she frowned, the next her eyes widened, then she trembled, and then her gaze became firm.
It was the first time he had ever seen such a wide range of expressions on a person's face in such a short time.
I'm so curious, really very curious, what was she thinking just now that made so many expressions?
...
Tianyao walked to the front of the Jingxin Hall, intending to find the eunuch who had previously led her to Tianheng and ask him to inform Tianheng that she wanted to see him.
Suddenly, a nanny appeared beside her. The nanny had a calm expression and stared intently at her. She spoke in a steady and authoritative voice.
"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager requests your presence."
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No way, what I feared most has come true...
Tianyao felt a million points of resistance in her heart, but dared not show the slightest displeasure or displeasure on her face. With a smile, she asked.
"Does the old woman know why the Empress Dowager summoned me?"
While Tianyao was asking questions, she took out a gold ingot from her sleeve and secretly handed it to the nanny.
The old woman raised her eyebrows slightly, accepted the gold without making a sound, and gestured for Tianyao to enter.
Tianyao strode towards the Empress Dowager's palace.
The old woman walked behind Tianyao on the left, asking in a low voice as she walked.
"Your Highness, do you know Princess Shanyin?"
Before Tianyao could answer, the old woman continued walking forward with her head down, talking as she went.
"Her Majesty the Empress Dowager has recently become very interested in the life of Princess Shanyin. If Her Highness could have as many male favorites as Princess Shanyin, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager would surely be pleased."
Tianyao suddenly stopped and turned around abruptly. Her eyes widened as she stared at the old woman in astonishment, as if to confirm that what she had just heard was not a hallucination.
The old woman stopped, slowly raised her head, met Tianyao's gaze, and a faint smile appeared on her somewhat aged face as she asked.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Tianyao's hands, hanging by her sides, slowly clenched, as she tried to calm the turbulent emotions churning within her.
After a moment, she gently shook her head and said softly.
"It's alright, let's keep going."
After saying that, Tianyao turned around and continued walking towards the Empress Dowager's Palace, but the surprise and panic in her eyes had not completely dissipated even now.
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