From Ye Qing, Ning Yuxi learned that he was the mysterious Doctor Ye who saved Cheng Zhao and many people infected with the plague in Shangzhou two years ago.
I am very grateful to him. Now that I know his difficulties and have a relationship with Doctor Zhong, I naturally cannot kill him.
He also learned that the purpose of Prince Shen and others sending him into the palace was to let him slowly get close to Cheng Zhao, gain his trust by saving his life, and then try to get rid of Cheng Zhao.
In this way, Prince Shen's path to the throne will be smoother.
Fortunately, Cheng Zhao had been busy with court affairs before this, and Ye Qing had never had the chance to get close to him. Otherwise, Cheng Zhao would have been in danger.
After sorting out the whole cause and effect, Ning Yuxi let Ye Qing go back. She planned to play a trick on Ye Qing and let him pretend to obey Yu Chenghui and others and promise to try to rescue his mother.
If Prince Shen's people asked about it, she would say that she knew Ye Qing was the divine doctor Ye who saved Cheng Zhao, and out of gratitude for her life-saving grace, and since the Queen Mother was not hurt, she spared him.
Ye Qing's mother is still in the Ye family in Shangzhou. Ning Yuxi wrote a letter to Ning Chen, asking him to find two women with good kung fu skills to disguise themselves and enter the Ye family to secretly protect her.
We can't rescue the people directly now, otherwise it will alert the enemy. When the time is right, let those two people rescue Ye's mother secretly.
Ning Yuxi was alone in the pavilion, lost in thought, when Song Qu suddenly ran over from the Emperor's chambers and said in surprise, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has awakened."
Ning Yuxi was delighted and hurried to the bedroom, but when she arrived, the emperor was still unconscious with his eyes closed.
Ning Yuxi frowned slightly and asked Song Qu, "Didn't you say that the emperor woke up?"
Song Qu was also shocked. He had just seen the emperor wake up with his own eyes.
At this time, Doctor Zhong also rushed over after hearing the news. After examining the emperor, he said, "The emperor did show signs of waking up, but his body was still weak and he fainted again."
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi hurriedly asked, "Divine Doctor Zhong, you said before that if the emperor could wake up, his life would be safe. But now..."
Doctor Zhong stroked his beard and said, "The Emperor's life is no longer in danger, but he will remain in a coma for a while."
Ning Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief, finally she made it through.
After Doctor Zhong left, Ning Yuxi looked at Song Qu and said, "Eunuch Song, in my opinion, it's best not to reveal the emperor's condition for the time being."
If the news that the emperor's life is safe gets out, Chenghui and his men will definitely stop their activities. How can we take advantage of their strategy? This is a good opportunity to defeat Chenghui.
"Why is this?" Song Qu asked puzzled.
During this period, all the ministers of the royal family have been in a panic because of the emperor's affairs. Now that Doctor Zhong says that the emperor's life is no longer in danger, shouldn't we tell everyone to reassure them?
Seeing Song Qu's puzzled face, Ning Yuxi said again: "Eunuch Song, think about it, although the emperor is not in danger of his life, he is still in a coma after all. If they ask to come and visit him,
Seeing that the emperor is still unconscious, isn't it still making them panic? It would be better to hold off for now and inform everyone after the emperor wakes up."
Song Qu thought that this made sense. If His Royal Highness Prince Shen came to visit the emperor again after learning that he was fine, but found that the emperor was unconscious, it would only cause trouble.
It is better to do it this way now. No one outside knows the emperor’s true condition yet. We can wait until the emperor wakes up and tell everyone, and then everything will be fine.
Seeing that Song Qu agreed with her words, Ning Yuxi smiled again and said, "Please trouble Lord Song to warn everyone in Shengchen Palace."
Just now, there were only her, Ruyi, Luoying, Eunuch Song, and Doctor Zhong in the bedroom. Even the servants of Shengchen Palace were not allowed to know about this.
Song Qu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is all my responsibility."
A few days later, Ye Qing sent a message saying that he had approached Cheng Zhao as planned, and Cheng Hui's people gave her a message asking her to secretly poison Cheng Zhao.
Ning Yuxi naturally took advantage of the situation, and soon news spread in the palace that the third prince was seriously ill.
Golden Horse Film Award winner Ning Yuxi cried so hard that she almost fainted. She went to Chonghua Palace every day to look after Cheng Zhao. Doctor Zhong was also dispatched, but he was also helpless.
In a secluded spot in the palace, Cheng Hui, with his hands behind his back, looked at the submissive Ye Qing in front of him and asked, "Is the Third Master really terminally ill?"
"Your Highness, that's right. Divine Doctor Zhong also went to see him yesterday, but he couldn't do anything."
"No one has discovered anything, right?" Cheng Hui turned the beads in his hand. It was actually a whole string of Dong pearls, each of which was worth a thousand gold coins.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I've given you a colorless and odorless poison. The victim will slowly weaken and die, and no one will ever notice."
Chenghui smiled, "That's good, Qinghuan always does things that satisfy me." As he spoke, Chenghui raised his hand to touch her cheek.
Ye Qing suppressed his discomfort and dodged the attack by saluting, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. This is what I should do."
Chenghui touched nothing, but he was not angry. If it was really someone who was trying to get close to him, he would look down on him.
"Alright, go ahead and do your best for me. I'll definitely benefit from you in the future."
Ye Qing walked away, and Wang Qiren came out from the side. Cheng Hui suppressed his expression and frowned, saying, "Tell me, is the third brother really going to die soon?"
Wang Qiren replied, "Your Highness, do you not believe Ye Qing?"
"It's not that I don't believe it, but the Third Brother has Concubine Yi guarding him so tightly that I can't see it with my own eyes. I always feel uneasy."
Wang Qiren added, "I just made some inquiries and found that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been quietly preparing things for the funeral."
Hearing this, Chenghui's eyes lit up. Now he just needed to concentrate on dealing with the fourth brother.
The fifth brother is a rough man who only knows how to practice martial arts, the sixth brother has lost his mother and has no one to rely on, and the seventh brother is sick and weak. As long as he can defeat the fourth brother, the position of crown prince will be his.
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Everyone in the court was in a panic, and the sudden illness of the Third Prince made things even more tense.
The emperor had always valued the third prince and had even arranged a marriage with the Fu family. The meaning was self-evident, but now the third prince was seriously ill, and I heard that the Imperial Household Department had begun preparations for his funeral.
Those who had been wavering under the urging of Prince Shen finally began to take sides, and the Fourth Prince's faction was not willing to lag behind, and the two groups fought fiercely.
After all, Prince Shen is the legitimate son and is older. Although he does not hold an important position in the Wu'an Marquisate, the foundation of many years is still there. Although the Fourth Prince's maternal family, the Minister of Revenue Zhou Zhongqin, has real power, the Zhou family is a new family that has emerged in recent years with his appointment as Minister of Revenue.
Unable to be compared with aristocratic families like the Wu'an Marquisate, most court officials naturally tend to favor King Shen.
Not long after, the maids in Concubine Jing's palace suddenly ran to Ning Yuxi and accused Concubine Jing of practicing witchcraft, and cursed Concubine Yi and the third prince she gave birth to.
As soon as these words came out, the palace people began to discuss that the third prince's sudden serious illness was caused by Concubine Jing's witchcraft.
Ning Yuxi did find two little figurines covered with silver needles in Concubine Jing's palace, on which were Cheng Zhao and her birth dates.
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