Chapter 87 No one can stop a person who is determined to die
The commander of the Imperial Guard, Zhou Jingtao, was waiting anxiously on the trail with his men.
This is the only way from Cining Palace to Imperial Medical Office.
From a distance, one could see the Queen Mother being surrounded by a group of palace maids.
Zhou Jingtao hurried forward and saluted.
The Empress Dowager's face darkened, and she asked in a cold voice, "Why did the Emperor suddenly go to the Imperial Hospital to kill the Imperial Physician?"
Zhou Jingtao reported truthfully, "I don't know, but not long after Concubine Yang entered the Yangxin Palace, the Emperor came out furious and took his men to the Imperial Hospital."
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly. It was Yang Guifei again!
She couldn't help but take bigger steps as she walked towards the Imperial Hospital.
At this time, all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital knelt on the ground in unison, with the first one to kneel was He Yuanpan.
The emperor's roar echoed throughout the courtyard, and everyone in the Imperial Hospital fell silent.
"How dare you all tamper with my medicine? Are you tired of living?!"
After venting his anger, his gloomy eyes were coldly fixed on He Yuanpan.
"He Wang, do you admit your guilt? Confess the truth to me today. Who ordered you to do this?"
Judge He was lying on the ground, his voice surprisingly calm.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the pills you took. Please investigate carefully."
"You old bastard, you're still stubborn even when death is imminent. Drag him out and chop him off!"
The guards standing by looked conflicted and kept looking outside.
I don’t know where their adults ran off to at the critical moment.
Do they chop it down or not?
He Yuanpan is the leading figure in the Imperial Medical Bureau and has excellent medical skills.
If it is cut down, it will definitely be a huge loss for Dayan.
Seeing that these guards dared to disobey his orders, the emperor became even more angry.
"How dare you! If you don't do it now, I'll chop off your heads too!"
Upon hearing this, the guards had no choice but to step forward, carry He Yuanpan out, and chop off his head.
However, a guard had just raised his sword.
Then I heard a loud shout from not far away.
"Stop it, everyone!"
The imperial doctors who were kneeling on the ground, as well as the guards who were ordered to chop off heads, all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the empress dowager.
There were a few timid ones whose backs were wet and even their knees were trembling.
The emperor was still angry at this time.
When he saw the Queen Mother, he lost all his previous filial piety and timidity.
"Mother, why are you here?"
The Empress Dowager was old, and she walked quickly all the way from the Cining Palace. Her breathing was a little heavy at this time.
She glared at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing? Are you going to kill everyone in the Imperial Hospital? I'm already so old, and I rely on the doctors in the Imperial Hospital to nurse me back to health and help me live a few more years. If you kill them all now, you'll be asking for my life!"
The emperor took a breath and felt a little annoyed.
He dared not bear the charge of such a heinous crime.
"Mother, that's not what I meant. It's just that these quack doctors deliberately prescribed me some very slow-acting medicines with ulterior motives. I must find out who ordered them today!"
"Why do you have ulterior motives? The doctors in the Imperial Hospital have been diligently treating the emperor for years. The emperor may have forgotten, but I haven't."
"When the Emperor was five, he suffered from abdominal pain. When he was eight, he was poisoned. When he was twelve, he broke his leg. When he was seventeen, he had a persistent high fever. When he was twenty-three, he was wounded by an assassin. When he was twenty-nine, his body was covered with red spots. When he was thirty-five, he caught a cold. When he was forty, his eyes became red and his face became swollen. When he was forty-five, he suffered from palpitations, excessive sweating, fainting, and vomiting... Every time the Emperor was ill, the imperial physicians worked tirelessly to cure him."
The empress dowager stared at the emperor intently, her eyes full of disappointment.
The emperor met her gaze and felt a little guilty, but still refused to give up.
"Then why couldn't they cure me this time, even though I've been sick for so long?!"
The Empress Dowager was a little annoyed. "Your Majesty, what illness have you contracted this time? Don't you have any idea? Your illness has accumulated over many years. How can it be cured in a short time?! Or you can send someone to ask the people. How many people with this disease can recover to the same level as you and still be able to take care of themselves?!"
The emperor sat at the top, with a sullen face, and refused to give in.
The Queen Mother didn't understand her son perfectly, but she did understand him about 90 percent.
He did this today just to target the prince and take back the power of the government.
The empress dowager sighed deeply. The only thing she could do now was to save all the imperial concubines first.
She softened her voice and tried to sound gentler.
"If Your Majesty feels that his illness has not yet healed and has delayed his duties, why not rest and attend to state affairs at the same time? As long as he doesn't overwork himself, I think Your Majesty should be able to hold on now."
Upon hearing this, the emperor's expression indeed eased a little.
The Queen Mother lowered her eyes, a hint of coldness flashing in them.
When she looked up again, her eyes were filled with a loving smile again.
"Xu'er is still young, and most of the government affairs depend on the ministers for advice. He still needs the Emperor's guidance for a few more years."
Upon hearing this, the emperor's expression immediately changed from gloomy to bright.
"In that case, I will keep these imperial doctors here to verify the results of their treatment for me. Queen Mother, please return to the palace and rest early. I will take my leave first."
After saying this, the emperor strode away with a group of palace servants.
The Queen Mother watched him leave, the flames in her eyes flickering.
She regretted again in her heart why she let this most useless and bastard son become the emperor.
I've had enough of chasing after him and cleaning up his messes over the years.
Now with her there, we can still stop them, but she is old after all. What if she dies?
The Queen Mother fell into deep thought for a moment.
Before dinner, the prince came to the Cining Palace to ask to see the empress dowager.
There was a hint of apology on the Queen Mother's face.
"Xu'er, your father will begin handling state affairs starting tomorrow, you..."
Yan Shixu nodded. "Grandmother, I know. I just went to the Yangxin Palace to see my father and reported all the recent state affairs to him."
He knew about it as soon as something happened in the Imperial Hospital.
It was also he who asked someone to notify Xiuping.
As a result, he could guess.
Since his father ignored his own health and insisted on handling state affairs, he, as a son, would obey his orders.
The empress dowager supported her chin, not knowing what she was thinking. After listening to what Yan Shixu said, she nodded.
"I'm sorry for wronging you."
Yan Shixu shook his head: "My grandson will have to face countless emergencies in the future. This is just a small matter. I don't feel wronged."
Admiration flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes.
"Xu'er is right. There's still a long way to go. All your experiences now will serve as stepping stones for your growth. Later, when you're on your own, the doubts and malice you face will only increase and intensify. Being able to remain calm in the face of adversity is a step forward."
"My grandson will remember the teachings of my royal grandmother."
Yan Shixu bowed and said, hesitantly, "Grandson is just worried that father's body can't bear it."
The Queen Mother looked up out the window, her tone inexplicably eerie.
"If you can't bear it, then you can't bear it. I have said everything I can say and done everything I should do. No one can stop someone who is determined to die."
Yan Shixu's heart skipped a beat and he looked at the Empress Dowager intently.
He had a premonition in his heart.
The Empress Dowager had been in a dilemma before, but now she probably... has made a choice.
…
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
