Xiao Jin had just finished the morning court session and hadn't even left the house when he heard Eunuch Li's report, and his eyes instantly sharpened.
"You mean the Phoenix Palace has summoned the imperial physician?"
Eunuch Li nodded. He didn't understand what the Empress Dowager was thinking either. Why did she choose to summon the imperial physician when the Emperor was holding the morning court session? Wasn't that obviously telling the Emperor that there was a problem?
"Let's go back to Fengyi Palace."
Xiao Jin made a quick decision and boarded the imperial carriage. Eunuch Li seemed to understand Xiao Jin's thoughts and urged them to hurry up and not miss the opportunity.
Behind him, Imperial Censor Song collapsed to the ground, his mind replaying the words, "It's over, it's over, it's all over."
He worked hard for most of his life, passed the imperial examination to enter the Hanlin Academy, and found a powerful in-law family. Before he could enjoy their support, his entire family of loyal martyrs died on the battlefield.
After taking a second wife, his new father-in-law helped him become an imperial censor. His success and failure both stemmed from his second wife; he listened to his wife and spoke up for Xiao Heng, and the result…
He was filled with regret. He had worked diligently for most of his life, enduring hardship from the previous dynasty to the present, only to lose his official position because of the words of two women!
None of the ministers who came and went paid him any attention. Even the princess's faction looked down on him and avoided him.
Actually, it's also the Princess's fault for keeping the news so tightly under wraps. Song Lingxi, the eldest daughter of Imperial Censor Song, has been brought to the palace. She could become not only a concubine but even an empress.
However, without the emperor's order, the eldest princess dared not make a decision on her own. After all, she had just been warned after the incident, and for the sake of her son, she could not make a fuss.
The Prime Minister's residence was also quiet, and even if others wanted to know, they would have no way to do so.
This resulted in even the Imperial Censor Song, the father, being completely unaware of the situation and still trying to pull the tiger's whiskers. It was already a miracle that the Emperor didn't execute him.
However, it's better that Imperial Censor Song doesn't know. Once he finds out, he'll start courting disaster again, and what awaits him then is still unknown.
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Phoenix Palace.
The imperial physician had just finished taking Song Lingxi's pulse and secretly shook his head at the Empress Dowager, but said aloud...
"Your Majesty is weak and depressed. I will prescribe two doses of tonic medicine for her to replenish her energy. She should drink it for a month."
The Empress Dowager understood the imperial physician's expression, but she was not entirely relieved. After all, even if Lady Song was pregnant, it couldn't be diagnosed now, so it was safer for her to take the medicine.
"Very well, I order you to cure Madam Song, and I will reward you handsomely."
"Mother!"
Before the Empress Dowager could finish speaking, a figure dressed in a bright yellow five-clawed dragon robe hurriedly entered the room. The person was tall, imposing, and majestic.
"This servant greets Your Majesty."
Upon seeing this figure, everyone was startled. When did the Emperor arrive? Did he rush here immediately after the morning court session?
The Empress Dowager was also very anxious, but she quickly calmed down. She hadn't done anything wrong, so what was there to worry about?
"Your Majesty, you've arrived too. Please have a seat."
After her initial surprise, the Empress Dowager regained her composure and smiled kindly. This was not an act; she had high hopes for her son.
When Xiao Jin went missing, she almost died, nearly losing half her life. She only recovered after he was found.
That's why she values Song Lingxi's pregnancy so much, preferring that she not give birth at all rather than let her give birth to an illegitimate child.
Xiao Jin personally helped Song Lingxi to her feet. Seeing that her face was rosy and she was a little reserved, he felt much more at ease.
He pressed her down into the chair, and touched her small, warm hand, finally putting his mind at ease.
"But you are not feeling well, why summon the imperial physician?"
Xiao Jin looked at Song Lingxi with concern, even though he was sitting in the main seat, his eyes were fixed on her for a moment, as if he was afraid that something might happen to her.
"She's just a little weak and blood-nourished. I summoned the imperial physician to examine her. Heaven have mercy on her; she's so thin and weak. Drinking some tonics will make her better."
Fearing that Song Lingxi might talk too much, the Empress Dowager decided to say a few more words herself to dispel the Emperor's doubts.
However, the Empress Dowager's words were too hasty, which made Xiao Jin realize that his mother was not a bad person, but she was prone to doing foolish things.
In previous years, because of Xiao Heng's affairs, the Eldest Princess often urged the Empress Dowager to plead for him, spoiling him rotten. The already incompetent Xiao Heng became even more arrogant and domineering.
She suppressed his arrogance, and later the floods in Jiangnan made the Empress Dowager realize that her grandson was spoiled, and she finally calmed down.
"No one visits the Three Treasures Hall without a reason. If the Empress Dowager only wanted to see Xi'er, she could have simply summoned her. Why did she have to come during her court session and bring the imperial physician with her?"
The whole thing seemed strange, and Xiao Jin had his doubts, but he didn't know what his mother was planning, so he could only hold back for now.
"Oh, Xi'er looks very well. Where is the imperial physician? I want to hear the diagnosis myself."
Xiao Jin wanted to see which imperial physician it was, and decided to remember the person so that she wouldn't be unable to find the person when it was time to hold someone accountable.
It's better to prevent it from happening in the first place. But if this person is ungrateful and insists on aiding and abetting evil and harming Xi'er, then I won't be merciful and will just wipe out their entire family.
"Your Majesty, it was on the Empress Dowager's orders that I examined Her Majesty's pulse. Her Majesty is deficient in qi and blood, but it is not serious. She can be cured by taking tonics for a month."
Xiao Jin recognized him as the imperial physician who frequently examined the Empress Dowager's pulse. He was someone the Empress Dowager was used to employing, and his intentions were likely those of the Empress Dowager.
"May I have your name?"
"Your Majesty, this humble subject is Liang Zhijie."
"Okay, you can go now. There's no need to prescribe the medicine."
Xiao Jin knew the prescription was definitely correct. Working together in the Imperial Physician's Office, it would be too easy for him to manipulate the medicinal materials. Since he didn't trust him, he simply stopped him from doing it.
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