After Prince Jing left, the warm pavilion returned to a period of tranquility, as only the three of them remained.
Physician Zhang was very good at reading people's expressions and could tell that the Emperor had long been impatient with his dragging things out.
He dared not delay any longer; some things, some people, could not be heard, such as these palace secrets.
"Your Majesty, I just took the Crown Princess's pulse, and she is perfectly fine and in excellent health, but—"
"But what?"
Sheng Jin immediately pressed for details. If he weren't so anxious to know about the Crown Princess's health, he would have dragged the hesitant imperial physician away and beheaded long ago.
This imperial physician actually dares to stall for time here? He must be tired of living, or maybe his neck is itching for a fight?
Upon seeing the emperor's murderous gaze, Imperial Physician Zhang dared not delay any longer and revealed his entire guess.
"It seems that the Crown Princess came into contact with something she shouldn't have, and some medicinal properties remain on her body."
After Physician Zhang finished speaking, the two were both shocked. They had been so careful, when had any imperial physician ever diagnosed poison before?
"Impossible! I've ordered you to examine her pulse every day, and there's never been anything wrong. Where did this poison suddenly come from? Could it be that your medical skills are inadequate, and you've harmed the Crown Princess's health?"
Sheng Jin was furious. He trusted Zhang Wen completely, which was why he sent him to examine the Crown Princess's pulse.
Unexpectedly, in the end, things still went wrong beyond repair!
"You know best what's going on. You've examined everything about the Crown Princess's health, from what she ate to what she used. Could it be—"
At this moment, Sheng Jin's thoughts began to wander, and she even started to suspect that this man surnamed Zhang might be a traitor who had been bribed by some people.
Thinking this, he looked at the imperial physician with suspicion and began to scrutinize him.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. When I came here, I saw many oleanders on the road. Although it is not the season for oleanders to bloom, you can still be poisoned if you accidentally touch their sap."
Liu Lingxi recalled the scenes along her journey and realized that only in the morning had she taken a shortcut in order to save time.
There were large patches of pruned branches there, and she might have stepped on them or brushed against them at some point.
"But... I don't feel any discomfort, not even the slightest bit of anything unusual."
Liu Lingxi didn't know how to put it, but she really didn't feel that way and felt perfectly healthy.
The imperial physician nodded, stroked his beard, and began to answer Liu Lingxi's questions.
"Your Majesty was indeed exposed to very little medicine and is fine. Just take two detoxifying patches and be careful. However... you are pregnant and the palace is not so safe. It is best not to go out in the future."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor's expression softened slightly, and he nodded in agreement.
"That's right, the imperial physician's advice is reasonable. Your Highness should not be willful in the future, and it is better to be careful."
In fact, the Emperor was not happy from the moment he returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and found that Xi'er was missing, and from the moment he learned from the servants that she had gone to say goodbye to the Crown Prince.
It felt like a huge rock was stuck in his chest, but he couldn't release it, so he could only keep it there.
Now he can finally openly trap the Crown Princess and keep her in his sight every day.
In the future... their relationship... might even take another step forward!
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