Chapter 138 The Unlucky Prince Goes Crazy (8)
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager... is fine," the imperial physician knelt on the ground. After he said this, a cold sweat fell from his cheek to the ground. After more than a dozen imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital made the diagnosis, the result was the same. They could only prescribe some refreshing medicine for the Empress Dowager, hoping that she would wake up soon, otherwise they would be in trouble.
"Nothing serious? If nothing serious, why hasn't the Queen Mother woken up yet? You bunch of quacks, I'm going to chop off your heads," Emperor Xuan was furious. A group of imperial doctors were so scared that they knelt on the ground and trembled.
"Your Majesty, don't get angry and hurt yourself. More than a dozen imperial doctors have given the same diagnosis, which shows that the Queen Mother is really fine. Your Majesty may want to ask the Imperial Observatory to come and see if something has offended the Queen Mother," the Queen Mother comforted Emperor Xuan softly and poured a cup of hot tea in front of him.
Emperor Xuan took a sip of the hot tea and said, "Li Dequan, go and call the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory."
"Yes," the eunuch Li Dequan had followed Emperor Xuan since he was a child, and no one knew Emperor Xuan's moods better than him.
Although the Queen Mother is not the Emperor's biological mother, the Emperor was raised under the protection of the Queen Mother. It is no exaggeration to say that without the Queen Mother, there would be no Emperor Xuan today. The affection between them is incomparable to that between a biological mother and son.
The chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory ran all the way into Shoukang Palace and saluted Emperor Xuan while panting.
"Sun Deyan, are there any abnormalities in the celestial phenomena recently?" Emperor Xuan sat on the couch, looking down at the chief envoy of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory who was kneeling on the ground.
The chief envoy of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory took a few deep breaths and replied, "Your Majesty, I observed the celestial phenomena last night and found that the moon's satellite has a tendency to approach the Purple Mother Star strongly, which will inevitably lead to the weakening of the Purple Mother Star." He discovered the abnormal celestial phenomena last night and was planning to report it to Emperor Xuan early, but he didn't expect that something had already happened to the Empress Dowager.
Emperor Xuan heard him talking about things he couldn't understand, and frowned. He asked angrily, "Does this have anything to do with the Queen Mother's coma?"
"Yes," said the Imperial Astronomical Observatory's Chief Envoy, "We just need to push the approaching moon back to its original position."
"Then what are you waiting for? Go and push it," Emperor Xuan slapped the table on which he rested his arm, causing some of the hot tea on the table to spill out. The eunuch immediately came forward with a handkerchief to wipe the hot tea off the table, then quietly retreated to the side to wait.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This is quite simple. All we need to do is clear out the palaces in the northeast and southeast corners of Shoukang Palace and wait until this month is over."
Emperor Xuan gave Li Dequan a look, and he understood instantly.
"Your Majesty, the northeast corner is where some servants and palace maids live. They will be moved out soon. However, the southeast corner is where the Fourth Prince lives, who is still in confinement. If he were to be released, and the ministers who impeached the Fourth Prince knew about it, it might cause their dissatisfaction."
"Hmph, I'm not afraid of them. Li Dequan, you should arrange for people to move now and have it done for me within an hour," said Emperor Xuan.
"Yes," Li Dequan accepted the order and hurried with his men to make arrangements.
In the bedroom, Tuoba Hong was sleeping soundly when he was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door.
"Fourth Prince, His Majesty has ordered that you move out of here immediately," the eunuch outside the door said hurriedly.
Tuoba Hong didn't have time to think deeply. He picked up the strap that he had thrown on the inside of the bed before going to bed and quickly wrapped it around his lower abdomen. Then he got out of bed, put on his shoes, walked to the door and opened it.
When Li Dequan saw Tuoba Hong coming out, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Fourth Prince, your bedroom has been arranged. I will take you there." Although Tuoba Hong was now in solitary confinement, Emperor Xuan had been talking about him a lot these days. Li Dequan knew that this temporarily trapped Fourth Prince might very well be his next master, and he had to curry favor with him first.
After a night passed and the morning court was over, Emperor Xuan hurried to Shoukang Palace. The Empress Dowager showed no signs of waking up, just like last night.
The chief envoy of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory wanted to die and knelt at the gate of Shoukang Palace, trembling. How could he be wrong? He saw the celestial phenomena clearly last night, so there shouldn't be any mistakes!
At this moment, Mu Yan was probably the most relaxed person in the entire palace. He was lying on the couch with his legs crossed. On the screen in front of him was a picture of the Imperial Observatory kneeling trembling in Shoukang Palace.
If this person knew that the celestial phenomenon he saw last night was an illusion, he would probably hit his head against the wall and commit suicide.
At nightfall, the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory had been kneeling all day, his legs numb from kneeling, yet he still did not forget to observe the celestial phenomena.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have discovered something, I have discovered something," the envoy suddenly shouted, looking up at the sky.
The palace servant guarding the palace gate immediately ran to report to Emperor Xuan.
Emperor Xuan did not come, but only sent Li Dequan to deliver a message, "If the Queen Mother does not wake up tomorrow, I will chop off your head."
The chief envoy of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory told Li Dequan the astronomical phenomena he observed.
Li Dequan arranged for people to work for another hour. He had no good feelings towards this envoy. He usually did not do any work, just looked at the sky and talked. But he had to run around for two nights.
The chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory had no idea that he had offended Li Dequan. He was now just waiting with hope for the empress dowager to wake up.
Tuoba Hong found that he was the only one who was notified to move the palace this time. He didn't need to leave the palace because he knew how the people in the palace viewed him now.
He originally wanted to quietly settle the matter while he was in confinement, but now the matter has not been settled, and he has become the center of public opinion in the palace.
As the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory, he will have to deal with him sooner or later.
Just as he was busy feeling the aftermath, he didn't realize that he was being remembered again.
He calculated correctly. The Empress Dowager woke up and his life was saved. After kneeling for two days, his legs were numb and he could not walk, but he was not lucky enough to ride in a sedan chair. This time he also saved the lives of the officials of the Imperial Observatory. After the Empress Dowager woke up, the deputy envoy personally came to the gate of Shoukang Palace and carried him back to the Imperial Observatory.
Just as he returned to the Imperial Observatory with a carefree heart, his words kept Emperor Xuan awake at night.
Late at night, after tossing and turning countless times, Emperor Xuan sat up from his bed and said, "Liu Wei, go and investigate for me what the Fourth Prince has done in and outside the palace. I want to know everything, no matter how big or small."
"Yes," Liu Wei, who was hiding in the dark, heard Emperor Xuan's order and immediately appeared to receive it.
The Sticking Rod Office where Liu Wei worked was specifically for the private use of emperors of all dynasties, and its purpose was to investigate all kinds of obscure matters for the emperor.
The day for Tuoba Hong to be released from confinement was getting closer and closer. He had difficulty breathing because he was tied up with straps all day long. He felt this way even in his own palace, so he couldn't imagine what he would do if he were to go to the court.
Because of the Empress Dowager's incident, rumors have recently begun to spread in the palace that he is the reincarnation of a fox demon.
Tuoba Hong never believed these absurd things. He had a vague feeling that someone was trying to take advantage of the opportunity to frame him.
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