Lin Mushen gritted his teeth, his cheeks puffing out slightly from the effort, and a chillingly ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
Zhou Zhitong is utterly tactless; such a person deserves to die.
His eyes widened in fury as he glared fiercely at the Imperial Physician Zhou before him, and he shouted sternly, "Imperial Physician Zhou, how could you be so useless, causing the Emperor to remain in a coma until now? Your crimes are unforgivable! Guards, take this man to the Ministry of Justice prison immediately to await his fate!"
After saying that, he quickly turned around and secretly gave a wink to the group of guards behind him.
The guards immediately understood and pounced on the Zhou imperial physician like hungry tigers, instantly capturing him firmly.
"What are you doing? Release Imperial Physician Zhou right now!" Lin Muheng, who was standing to the side, was furious when he saw this and shouted loudly.
However, Lin Mushen remained unmoved in the face of Lin Muheng's angry rebuke.
His face remained ashen, and he coldly issued the order again: "Take him away!" His tone was icy.
"Let's see who dares today!" Lin Muheng shouted again, and in a flash, he stood directly in front of the guards, blocking their way.
At this moment, Lin Muheng's anger was burning fiercely, and he even forgot to call Lin Mushen "Royal Brother" as a respectful term he usually used.
Because in his view, there was no longer any need for that.
After all, the two sides will soon completely break off relations, and the so-called brotherhood has long since vanished.
"Your Highness, what are you still afraid of now?" Lin Muheng looked at Lin Mushen with a mocking expression and asked with a cold smile.
Lin Mushen said, "What do I have to be afraid of? Humph, this quack doctor failed to diagnose my father's poisoning in time, can't I punish him?"
"Right now, Father is unconscious and we desperately need manpower. As for how to punish him, we can wait until Father wakes up. The most urgent matter is to do everything we can to find a way to save Father. Everything else can be put aside for now!" Lin Muheng's attitude was firm.
Despite his deep resentment, Lin Mushen dared not rashly order another arrest under these circumstances. He could only glare hatefully at Lin Muheng and finally succumbed to his defeat.
He felt guilty. If he insisted on going his own way, even if he forcibly took the person away, he didn't know if Zhou Zhitong would say something nonsense.
Is there anyone who can't see the hidden schemes and intrigues between the two princes?
The emperor is currently in a coma and it is unknown whether he will wake up. The next person to ascend the supreme throne will surely be one of them.
From this day forward, a fierce and irreconcilable battle is destined to unfold between them; it will be a fight to the death!
On this side, Jiang Chuwei wrote out the prescription, and Eunuch Wang dared not delay in the slightest. He immediately sent someone to decoct the medicine.
On the other side, all the ministers stayed close to the emperor, as if afraid that they would miss some important moment if they turned around, and none of them were willing to leave easily.
At this time, many concubines in the palace sent people to inquire, but they were all ruthlessly blocked outside the palace.
Since the emperor had not stepped out of the palace gates for many days, the concubines living deep in the inner palace had been filled with anxiety and unease.
However, strangely enough, not a single accurate piece of information about the emperor's illness came out of the palace, so no one knew anything about the emperor's condition.
On that very day, taking advantage of the Ninth Prince's crying and insistence on seeing his father, Consort Mei personally brought over a steaming bowl of ginseng soup.
Unfortunately, before she could even step into the palace, she was stopped by the sharp-eyed Eunuch Wang.
After some discussion, the two princes and the ministers reached a consensus: the news of the emperor's serious illness must not be leaked under any circumstances.
Therefore, only a handful of ministers who usually serve the emperor were allowed to enter the palace today.
As for those people kneeling in unison outside the palace gates, all they knew was that the emperor was feeling slightly unwell.
When Consort Mei saw that Eunuch Wang, who was usually so respectful to her, refused to go in to announce her arrival, she was furious. "Eunuch, aren't you afraid of the Emperor's wrath?"
Others may not know how much Emperor Rongsheng doted on her, but Eunuch Wang knew it perfectly well.
No one knew better than him how much the emperor cherished her.
But things are not as they used to be!
The Emperor himself is in dire need of protection; how could he possibly take care of Consort Mei?
With a fawning expression, Eunuch Wang said to Consort Mei, "Your Majesty, this is truly the Emperor's decree. Look, the Emperor is currently discussing important matters with his ministers."
However, anyone with discerning eyes could tell that Eunuch Wang was simply lying through his teeth, which infuriated Consort Mei.
Where would one hold a meeting in the emperor's bedchamber?
Consort Mei gritted her teeth and said indignantly, "Since that's the case, then I'll just wait here."
As soon as she finished speaking, she made a move to kneel down.
"Oh dear, my good lady!" Upon seeing this, Eunuch Wang was terrified and quickly reached out to help her up.
After all, there are still many foreign officials present. If Consort Mei were to kneel here like this, wouldn't that disrupt the palace etiquette and be disgraceful?
In fact, in Eunuch Wang's eyes, this Consort Mei had always been ignorant and unruly, and today she seemed particularly willful and reckless.
Logically speaking, even if she really wanted to send ginseng soup to the emperor, given the current situation, she would at most send a nanny or maid to inquire about it. Why would she personally go?
Are all these foreign officials dead?
That's enough.
Consort Mei grew up in the countryside and, despite spending so many years in the palace, she had not yet fully learned all these manners.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Wang kept giving the old nanny beside him meaningful glances.
To be fair, Consort Mei was indeed not very sensible, but that old nanny was a shrewd person who had been selected from among the palace's many layers of screening.
How could they let Consort Mei barge in like that?
Unfortunately, the old woman also looked completely helpless at this moment.
What could she do? Her master had already made up his mind and wouldn't listen to her advice at all.
As early as when she left Plum Blossom Palace, she had earnestly advised that it would be enough to send a young eunuch to inquire about the news, but Consort Mei insisted on her own way.
Even Consort Zheng, who is usually good at assessing the situation, chose to remain inactive this time, but Consort Mei was unable to see the current situation clearly.
"Your Highness! Please go back first. After the Emperor finishes his work, please ask the eunuch to inform him that the Ninth Prince has missed his father very much since he hasn't seen him for several days." After saying this, the nanny was about to pull Consort Mei away.
"When did you become my master?" Consort Mei asked, her anger barely contained.
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