Seeing that they didn't speak, the Fourth Prince asked, "I'm asking you a question. Why aren't you answering?"
Cui Ling had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, this servant truly has no idea what enemies the Imperial Concubine has."
"I don't know, humph!" The Fourth Prince sneered, "Consort Nian is your mistress, how could you not know anything about her situation! In my opinion, you dare not say it."
The maids were terrified when the Fourth Master got angry. They all kowtowed and begged for forgiveness, but still didn't say anything.
Fourth Master, seeing their expressions, assumed they genuinely didn't know, and waved his hand, saying, "Stop kowtowing, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Which imperial physician has been in charge of treating Consort Nian's health?" the Fourth Prince asked.
"Your Majesty, it has always been Physician He who has been in charge, and he happens to be here today," Cui Ling replied.
The Fourth Prince said, "Summon Physician He to me."
Physician He stepped out from among the group of imperial physicians, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
The Fourth Prince asked him, "How has Consort Nian's health been these days?"
Imperial Physician He said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has always been in good health. In my humble opinion, she has been worrying too much lately, but she has no other illnesses. She shouldn't be in this state."
The Fourth Prince was furious and roared, "It shouldn't be like this! Then it should be like this! You've been helping the Imperial Concubine recuperate, how come you didn't notice she was poisoned? I think you, this imperial physician, are nothing but a fraud, completely unfit to be an imperial physician! Guards, take him away!" The Fourth Prince summoned the guards, intending to throw Imperial Physician He into prison.
Imperial Physician He knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please spare my life! This humble servant truly did not know! Please give this humble servant another chance, Your Majesty, please spare my life! Spare my life!"
The Fourth Prince wished he could kill him immediately, but then he thought that Consort Nian was still ill, and seeing blood would be unlucky.
When the Fourth Prince was furious and wanted to execute Physician He, all the imperial physicians knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Physician He is an experienced doctor, and his medical skills are absolutely guaranteed. I would stake my life on it." The speaker was a young imperial physician, Physician He's apprentice.
“Yes, Your Majesty, besides, only Imperial Physician He truly understands Consort Nian’s constitution. We still need him to prepare the medicine. Please, Your Majesty, have mercy,” another imperial physician said.
Only then did the Fourth Prince calm down and allow the imperial physicians to continue their consultation with Lady Nian.
He said to Physician He, "I will spare you for now. You'd better cure Consort Nian to atone for your crimes, or you can expect your family to be raided."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will certainly make amends for my mistakes," Physician He said excitedly, having been saved from death.
The imperial physicians gathered together, reviewing medical texts and preparing and dispensing medicine. The Fourth Prince knew the situation was urgent and was worried about Consort Nian, so he decided to stay here with her. However, the place was still too chaotic, and he had to attend the morning court session the next day, so he had to rest. Therefore, the Fourth Prince had no choice but to rest in another part of Yikun Palace.
Before resting, the Fourth Prince said to the eunuch, "Go to Changchun Palace and tell Consort Xi that I cannot return today. Consort Nian is still unconscious, and I cannot leave. Let her rest in peace."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After the eunuch left, the Fourth Prince felt a throbbing headache. He had been drinking and had been woken up while he was fast asleep. He hadn't felt anything before, but now he was genuinely feeling unwell. The Fourth Prince had no choice but to go to sleep fully clothed.
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