Although the seven highly poisonous substances were hard to find, they were nothing to the royal family. They were all found the next day, and Doctor Zhong began to draw blood for treatment.
It was not until the third day that the emperor's condition stabilized.
When Doctor Zhong came out, he was helped out by his medicine boys. He looked visibly haggard. Although he didn't have a youthful face with white hair before, there were few wrinkles on his face.
Now the wrinkles on his face are visible, and he looks older than his actual age.
Ning Yuxi was startled, "Doctor Zhong, what's wrong with you?"
Doctor Zhong waved his hand and said, "I am fine. Your Majesty, please go and look after the Emperor. Although this method was successful, the Emperor is still in a coma, and I cannot guarantee when he will wake up."
Ning Yuxi's heart tightened when she heard this, but she still bowed to Divine Doctor Zhong and said, "No matter what, I still want to thank Divine Doctor Zhong."
Doctor Zhong himself has become so weak that the method must be harmful to him as well. Anyone who is willing to risk his life to save the emperor should naturally deserve her gratitude.
"Your Majesty, please stand up quickly. How can I dare to take on this responsibility?" Doctor Zhong stepped forward and gave her a light support.
Ning Yuxi stood up and ordered the palace servants to take Doctor Zhong to rest quickly and take good care of him. She also sent him many nourishing foods.
After watching Doctor Zhong walk away, Ning Yuxi turned around and walked into the hall. At this moment, the emperor was indeed still in a coma as Doctor Zhong said, but his complexion looked better and not as gloomy as the past two days.
Ning Yuxi took the handkerchief from Song Qu's hand and wiped the sweat off the emperor's face. His sick and frail face no longer had the demeanor that looked down on the world when they first met him.
Now he looks pale and haggard, has lost a lot of weight, and his handsome face has softened, losing its previous sharpness.
Ning Yuxi sighed at the cruel fate. When she first came here, she hated the emperor's indifference and ruthlessness to the core. Now, that cold-hearted man was lying obediently on the bed, and his life was in her hands.
Ning Yuxi was not interested in his life, but he really couldn't die now. His younger brother just wrote to him saying that there had been some unusual movements in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, the Queen's mother's family.
Before the emperor fainted, someone submitted a memorial suggesting that a crown prince be appointed as soon as possible for the sake of national interests. Some even went so far as to directly suggest that the eldest son, the second prince, be made the crown prince.
The emperor simply scolded the man and dismissed him.
Needless to say, that person must be Marquis Wu'an's man. The second prince is the Queen's adopted son and also her only son. Marquis Wu'an's Mansion naturally supports him. The second prince has also had close contacts with Marquis Wu'an's Mansion in the past two years.
The person who submitted the memorial was also trying to test the emperor's intentions, but he did not expect that the emperor would directly dismiss him, which made Wu Anhou and others feel uneasy.
Although the second prince did not have much talent, he had learned how to win people's hearts as he grew up in the past two years. He was able to swallow his pride and put himself in a lower position to make friends with court officials, which helped him make friends with quite a few people.
But most people remained neutral. After all, to become the emperor, one must have real talents and the ability to benefit the Jin Dynasty.
Her Cheng Zhao was only ten years old. Even if he was talented and knowledgeable, he was still too young. Naturally, those people were still not confident in handing the future of Dajin to a ten-year-old child.
The emperor slept for two more days before waking up. During these days, Ning Yuxi had been by his side taking care of him. When Gu Qilan woke up, he saw someone sleeping soundly at the head of the bed, holding his hand.
Seeing the tiredness between her brows, Gu Qilan's heart softened. He raised his hand and touched her cheek, feeling that the flesh on her cheek was less.
For fear of waking anyone up, Gu Qilan lowered his voice and called Song Qu in, asking him to send Ning Yuxi to the side hall to rest.
After sending Ning Yuxi away, Song Qu spoke excitedly, "Your Majesty, you are finally awake. You have been in a coma for five days. During this time, it was Doctor Zhong who used the secret method passed down from his ancestors to save you. The Imperial Concubine has been taking care of you personally. No matter how much I persuaded her, she refused to listen and insisted on staying here to look after you."
Gu Qilan took the water and moistened his dry throat, "Your Highness, you have worked hard. I know it all."
Putting down the water cup, Gu Qilan asked again: "How was the court?"
Song Qu: "Your Majesty, please don't worry. Elder Fu and Duke Yu are here."
The two men, one civil and one military, took care of state affairs for the emperor during his illness. Duke Yu was the husband's family of Princess Shuluan, so he naturally sided with the emperor. Lord Fu was an upright person who was wholeheartedly thinking about the interests of the Jin Dynasty. Both of them were people who could be trusted.
Gu Qilan suddenly asked, "Has the Chu family made any unusual moves recently?"
The Chu family is the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, the Queen's mother's family. Ever since the Queen was imprisoned in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion six years ago and her pleas for mercy were in vain, he felt that the Wu'an Marquis was dissatisfied.
In the past few years, he was still doing his duty, but in the past year, his health has been getting worse and worse, and Marquis Wu'an has started to make all kinds of small moves.
Now that he suddenly fainted, Marquis Wu'an would definitely take the opportunity to do something.
Song Qu's face was solemn. "Your Majesty, during the few days you were unconscious, people from the Marquis of Wu'an kept submitting petitions requesting the establishment of a crown prince. All of these petitions were suppressed by Lord Fu, but none of them were returned. I guess..."
Gu Qilan continued what Song Qu didn't dare to say, "I think Lord Fu also supports the establishment of a crown prince."
Yes, his health was so bad that if he really passed away suddenly one day, the court would naturally be in chaos because the crown prince had not yet been appointed. It was not surprising that Lord Fu would support the appointment of a crown prince.
Song Qu's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, your health has improved a lot."
Gu Qilan waved his hand. He knew his own body well. Although he was saved by Doctor Zhong, the poison was still not cured. He could only live a few more years.
The next day, Ning Yuxi woke up and found herself lying on the bed. She immediately knew that the emperor must have woken up. She hurriedly got up and went to the main hall, where she saw the emperor half-lying down drinking medicine.
Ning Yuxi took the medicine bowl and fed it herself. Seeing this, Gu Qilan disapproved and said, "Why don't you get some more sleep? Why are you rushing here? Let the servants do it."
Ning Yuxi still insisted on feeding him the medicine, and only said after he had finished feeding the emperor: "How could I sleep because I was worried about you? I wanted to come and see you as soon as I knew you woke up. Don't worry, I'm not tired at all."
"What nonsense! How can you not be tired after taking care of me without taking off your clothes for several days and nights? Don't do this again in the future." Gu Qilan said with a stern face.
Ning Yuxi just smiled and said nothing, neither agreeing nor refusing.
Gu Qilan couldn't do anything with her and glared at her without any deterrence.
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