After hearing Ning Yuxi's words, Doctor Wang trembled.
After a while, Doctor Wang closed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, it's... it's my useless son. Two years ago, I brought him into the Imperial Hospital for training.
He has been learning medicine since childhood and has spent two years training in the Imperial Hospital, so he has made some progress. I then handed over the task of dispensing medicine to him, but who could have imagined such a huge mistake would occur.
Doctor Wang bowed again, speaking in a sincere tone, "I know I deserve death, but please punish me, Your Majesty. However, I only have this one son. I do not ask Your Majesty to spare him, but only to spare his life."
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi lowered her eyes in thought. Was Doctor Wang's son bribed to do this? What did that person want to do to the Queen Mother?
"Come here, bring Doctor Wang's son here." Ning Yuxi ordered.
After a while, the boy of about sixteen or seventeen was brought to the main hall of the Cining Palace.
The young man was dressed as a ninth-rank physician from the Imperial Hospital. He had a rank and could be considered a proper physician from the Imperial Hospital. He had regular facial features and a straight body, and looked very decent.
He didn't look around. He entered the main hall, bowed his head, and knelt to pay his respects. "Your humble servant, Wang Yanqing, a physician from the Imperial Hospital, pays respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Ning Yuxi didn't call out, and said directly, "I believe you also know why I called you here. As a high-ranking medical officer in the Imperial Hospital, you shouldn't make such a low-level mistake. Tell me, who instructed you to do this?"
Doctor Wang standing by was shocked. What did the Empress mean by this? Was someone instructing her?
When he learned that his son had prescribed the wrong medicine, he didn't believe it. But his son said that he had forgotten the properties of the medicine for a moment and that was why he prescribed the wrong medicine. Fortunately, the medicine was not harmful, but it caused the empress dowager's illness, which was almost cured, to relapse.
But the Empress said that someone instructed her to do so. To put it in a serious way, this is an attempt to murder the Empress Dowager. How dare he murder the Empress Dowager?
Wang Yanqing lay on the ground without looking up. "Your Majesty, I am wise. It was my humble learning that made me forget the properties of the medicine. It is all my fault. I am solely responsible for my actions and I am willing to accept the punishment."
"Oh? What a good thing that everyone takes responsibility for their own actions. Do you know what the crime is for murdering the empress dowager? Confiscating property and exiling are both light punishments!" Ning Yuxi said in a bad tone.
Hearing this, Wang Yanqing's face turned pale with fear. "I am terrified. Your Majesty, please understand. I would rather die than attempt to murder the Empress Dowager."
Ning Yuxi sighed at his persistence, even when his property was confiscated and he was exiled, he still wanted to protect the person behind it. "You dare not, but you did it. Since that's the case, then I will grant your wish."
Ning Yuxi ignored Doctor Wang's cries and said, "Come here, drag Wang Yanqing out and beat him to death!"
Doctor Wang was so frightened that his heart and liver were broken, his face was filled with fear and tears streamed down his face, "Yanqing, please confess quickly, you are your parents' only son, your parents can't live without you."
Wang Yanqing gritted his teeth, lowered his head and said nothing.
The palace servants outside the hall came in and tried to drag the man away. Just as Doctor Wang was about to faint from crying, a clear voice came from outside the hall, "Wait, Your Majesty, this was done by a villain."
Ning Yuxi narrowed her eyes. This man is quite brave.
She signaled the palace maid to bring the person in. After seeing the person's appearance, Ning Yuxi frowned deeply.
It was him?
The medicine boy beside Doctor Wang, the thin young man who helped her when she almost fainted.
Seeing him, Wang Yanqing's face was filled with anxiety, while Doctor Wang was full of surprise, "Ye Qing, why are you here?"
Ye Qing knelt down and saluted Ning Yuxi, then replied to Doctor Wang, "Master, this incident was caused by my carelessness and lack of skills. Senior Brother Yanqing took the responsibility to avoid my punishment."
After saying that, Ye Qing looked at Ning Yuxi again and said, "Your Highness, my name is Ye Qing, and I am the apprentice of Doctor Wang. I am not very good at learning, so I thought that Huangqi and Baishapi have the same medicinal effects and can be used instead.
I didn't realize that the Empress Dowager had a cold constitution and couldn't use cold medicines like Huangqi, which is why I made such a mistake. This is all my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Doctor Wang also reacted and heaved a sigh of relief knowing that it was not his son's fault. He said to Ning Yuxi, "Your Highness, Ye Qing is the disciple I just accepted a few months ago.
My mistakes were caused by my poor medical skills. Ultimately, this is all my fault for not following Your Majesty's instructions. This is all my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Although he had only taken Ye Qing as his apprentice for a short time, he could see that he was very talented and wanted to cultivate him. He would take Ye Qing with him when he went to see patients and would also let him do some of the work of preparing and dispensing medicines.
He had always prepared the empress dowager's medicine himself before, but recently the empress dowager was almost recovered from her illness, so he wanted to develop a prescription to replenish the empress dowager's body after her recovery, so he asked Ye Qing to get the medicine and boil it these two days.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong. Alas, if he had always done it himself, this would not have happened.
Ning Yuxi looked at Ye Qing, whose face was full of regret. She was obviously trembling with fear, but she still stood up and took responsibility for her guilt.
"We can discuss this later. Right now, the Queen Mother's health is the most important thing. You all should go down first. Heal the Queen Mother first and your merits will atone for your sins."
This Ye Qing needs to be investigated thoroughly. It is impossible for Doctor Wang's family to be bribed. So if this was done intentionally, it can only be related to Ye Qing.
It’s not too late to investigate and punish.
Upon hearing this, Doctor Wang and his companions kowtowed profusely to express their gratitude.
After confirming that the Empress Dowager was stable and there was nothing wrong, Ning Yuxi returned to Shengchen Palace. Now the Emperor's side was the most important.
Seeing Song Qu coming to greet her at the door, Ning Yuxi asked, "Has anything unusual happened here during the time I was away at Cining Palace? Has anyone outside of Shengchen Palace entered or left?"
Song Qu replied, "Your Majesty, no outsiders have entered or left. Only the palace maid who is usually responsible for cleaning the emperor's bedroom went in to clean it. I have been keeping an eye on it, and there is nothing wrong."
Ning Yuxi nodded and went in to take care of the emperor.
…
At the same time, in Prince Shen’s Mansion.
Chenghui returned home and was so angry that he couldn't sit still. He swept all the four treasures of the study on the desk to the ground and waited anxiously for news from Wang Qiren.
It was not until the evening that Wang Qiren returned home.
Cheng Hui couldn't wait to ask, "How?"
Wang Qiren breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We've found out. Our spy took advantage of Concubine Yi's absence to enter the Emperor's chambers. He saw with his own eyes that the Emperor's face was pale and lifeless, with more breathing in than out. He's most likely not going to live long."
"Ye Qing tampered with the Empress Dowager's medicine, causing her condition to relapse. This is why Imperial Concubine Yi left Shengchen Palace, giving us the opportunity to enter."
When Chenghui heard the news, he felt sad. After all, that was his father. Although his father always scolded him for being incompetent, he had loved him after all.
But now was not the time to think about these things. Suppressing his emotions, Cheng Hui said proudly, "That girl is really useful. It's worth it for grandpa to take the trouble to get her here."
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