In the summer, the Queen Mother fell ill. People who haven't been sick for a long time will get sick very seriously, and they look visibly haggard.
Ning Yuxi was very worried and took care of him personally.
Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother half-reclining on the bed, watching Ning Yuxi busying around, said distressedly: "It's hard for you to run back and forth between Shengchen Palace and Cining Palace every day, and also to manage the entire palace. Just let the servants do these things."
Ning Yuxi brought the medicine and was stirring it to dissipate the heat.
Hearing this, she smiled and said, "It's okay. I was very worried when you were sick. It was my fault for not taking good care of you. Please let me do something to make me feel better."
The Queen Mother disagreed: "How can you be blamed for this? When people get old, their bodies are not as good as those of young people. No matter how carefully they are taken care of, they will still get sick."
After a pause, the Queen Mother asked again, "How has the Emperor been doing lately?"
Ning Yuxi stirred the medicine bowl a little slowly. The emperor's health had been getting worse over the past six months, and he hardly needed anyone by his side. Doctor Zhong had even moved to a side hall of the Shengchen Palace.
"Queen Dowager, please don't worry so much. You should take care of your own health first. Don't worry about the emperor. There's nothing wrong with the emperor. He has eaten more than a bowl of rice these days."
The emperor also felt sorry for her because she had to take care of him, the empress dowager, and handle all the big and small matters in the palace during this period. On weekdays, when she went to accompany him for meals, she would force herself to eat a few more bites so that he would feel more at ease.
Ning Yuxi saw all of this.
Hearing this, the Queen Mother felt a little better. "Really? That's great."
Ning Yuxi looked at the empress dowager's frosty hair and wrinkled cheeks, and felt her eyes sore.
The Empress Dowager is only in her early sixties this year. Ever since the Emperor was poisoned and his health has been deteriorating day by day, the Empress Dowager has been overly worried and no longer as graceful and elegant as before.
In just over a decade, a woman who looked only in her forties was transformed into the woman in her seventies she is today.
After taking the medicine, Doctor Wang came to take my pulse as a routine measure.
The Empress Dowager's health has always been taken care of by Wang Yuanpan. After Wang Yuanpan retired two years ago, his son Wang Qinghong, the Imperial Physician, took over.
Doctor Wang is now over forty years old and has inherited all the medical skills from Court Judge Wang.
After taking her pulse, Doctor Wang frowned and thought for a moment before saying to Ning Yuxi, "The Queen Mother is feeling much better now. The dosage of the medicine can be reduced."
Ning Yuxi was delighted. "That's great. Thanks to Doctor Wang."
As he was speaking, a little eunuch came running in hurriedly from outside the door. Ning Yuxi saw that it was the little Yingzi from Shengchen Palace, and her heart tightened. Could something have happened to the emperor?
Those on duty at Shengchen Palace naturally had some insight and knew that the empress dowager was ill and could not bear to hear any messy news.
Therefore, although Xiao Yingzi was anxious, he just said: "Your Highness, the Emperor has woken up and said he wants to see you. Please go."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You go ahead. I just took some medicine and need to rest for a while."
Ning Yuxi agreed and helped the empress dowager to rest before leaving.
As soon as he left the bedroom, Xiao Yingzi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor suddenly developed a high fever, his whole body was burning, and he had already passed out. Doctor Zhong brought down the fever in time, but the Emperor was still unconscious. Doctor Zhong said, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
Xiao Yingzi didn't dare to say the rest.
Ning Yuxi's eyes went dark, and her body swayed. A thin arm supported her, "My Lady, are you okay?"
Ning Yuxi came to her senses and saw that it was the medicine boy who had followed Doctor Wang just now. He should be planning to leave as well and happened to be passing by carrying a medicine box.
I just took a quick look and knew that he was a young child who had not yet grown up. Now, after taking a closer look, I found that the boy had a very handsome appearance, and there was a hint of worry in his clear eyes.
Ning Yuxi had recovered by now, "I'm fine, thank you."
After saying that, Ning Yuxi did not stop and hurriedly followed Xiao Yingzi to Shengchen Palace.
Divine Doctor Zhong was about to leave after treating the Emperor when he ran into Ning Yuxi, who was rushing in. Ning Yuxi hurriedly asked, "Divine Doctor Zhong, how is the Emperor...?"
Doctor Zhong, with white hair and beard, and a slightly hunched body, shook his head upon hearing this. "Your Majesty, the Emperor's body has been plagued by toxins for years, and he's already on the verge of collapse. He's been hanging on for the past six months. If the Emperor doesn't wake up within three days, I'm afraid..."
"Your Majesty, you should make plans early."
Although Ning Yuxi had no feelings for the emperor, she still felt heavy in her heart when she heard that he might be dying.
"Divine Doctor Zhong, is there really no other solution?"
Doctor Zhong shook his head and sighed, "I have already used all the necessary methods. Now it depends on whether the emperor can make it through."
After seeing off Doctor Zhong, Ning Yuxi looked at Gu Qilan lying on the bed. He was only in his early forties, but his temples were already gray, and his resolute and handsome face also showed signs of time.
Having suffered from illness for many years, he has always been thin. Now he is lying lifeless on the bed, adding a bit of loneliness like fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
Just after noon, Song Qu, who was waiting outside the palace, suddenly came in to report, "Your Majesty, Prince Shen has arrived. He heard that the emperor was ill and came to visit."
Ning Yuxi sneered in her heart. It was impossible for the emperor's serious illness to be spread out casually. Moreover, it had only been an hour and Prince Shen outside the palace knew about it. It showed that there were too many eyes and ears in the palace.
Ning Yuxi said in a deep voice: "Go and tell him that the emperor has gone to bed, let him go back."
Song Qu went out in response. Cheng Hui, who was outside the palace, saw Song Qu coming out and was about to go in, but Song Qu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Your Highness, it's really unfortunate that the Emperor has taken his medicine and gone to bed. You should come back another day."
Cheng Hui frowned, "My father is ill. How can I feel at ease if I don't take a look at him? Please move aside."
Song Qu was embarrassed, "Your Majesty, the Emperor doesn't like to be disturbed when he's ill. Please go back."
Chenghui was very unhappy because he was repeatedly stopped. What's more, he knew that his father was seriously ill and might not survive. The position of crown prince was vacant and should be inherited by him as the eldest son.
He no longer took Song Qu seriously and angrily shouted, "You dog slave, how dare you stop me? I'd rather call you General Manager Song. You're just a eunuch, what the hell? Get out of here!"
Just as the situation was at a stalemate, the door to the main hall suddenly opened from the inside. Ning Yuxi glared at Chenghui with a cold face, "Disturbing the Emperor is a capital offense. Are you, Prince Shen, committing this knowingly?"
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