Chapter 514 The Empress Dowager Arrives
Princess Ning's courtyard.
Xiao Qingxi paced back and forth anxiously, feeling that time was passing incredibly slowly, and every moment was a great torment.
Finally, footsteps sounded outside, and she hurriedly ran to lift the curtain herself: "Granny Quan, how is it? Has Shen Wantang agreed to come and rescue my father and mother?"
Granny Quan shook her head: "This old servant went to plead, but the Princess Consort said that her medical skills are limited and she cannot cure the Prince and Princess. She told us to invite the Imperial Physician instead."
Xiao Qingxi was so anxious that blisters were forming on her lips: "How could she not cure it? My mother used to have headaches and fainting spells, and she cured them all! She's lying! She's saying that on purpose, she just wants me to kneel down before her!"
Granny Quan pleaded, "Why don't you condescend to ask the Crown Princess for help? Regardless of whether it can be cured or not, we should at least give it a try."
"No, how can I ask Shen Wantang for help? Where would I put my face after that?"
Granny Quan was extremely disappointed. What kind of time was this? The prince and princess's own daughter didn't care about their lives and only cared about her own face. They had really spoiled her for nothing. At this critical moment, she only caused trouble and couldn't help at all.
If she had been a little nicer today, Shen Wantang might have stepped in to save her. But she was cursing and yelling at him, and Shen Wantang has a temper, so how could he let her do as she pleased?
"Go, go and fetch the imperial physicians for my father and mother! Tell them to prescribe the best medicine. If my father and mother take the medicine, they might wake up tomorrow. We won't need to beg that wretched Shen Wantang at all!"
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"What are you talking about? Hurry up and go! Does Granny Quan also think that because my father and mother are seriously ill, I have lost my backing and am no longer obeying my orders?"
"This old servant dares not, this old servant will go and fetch the imperial physician right away."
Granny Quan sighed and turned to walk out.
It wasn't that she was unwilling to invite the imperial physicians for the prince and princess, but the best physicians in the palace had already been invited, and the prescriptions had already been written. What use would it be to invite some mediocre physicians?
The imperial physicians were terrified of prescribing medicine that might kill someone and taking responsibility, so their prescriptions were very conservative and mild. The prince and princess were able to stabilize their current coma by taking the medicine they prescribed; they wouldn't die, but they also wouldn't wake up.
Soon, another imperial physician arrived.
This time, a rather young imperial physician arrived. As soon as Xiao Qingxi saw how young he was, she immediately scolded both Granny Quan and the imperial physician.
She wanted the imperial physician to get out, but it was only after Granny Quan begged her that she reluctantly agreed to let the physician take her pulse.
However, after examining the pulse, the imperial physician prescribed a formula that was almost identical to those prescribed by the previous imperial physicians. When asked to give the prince and princess a few acupuncture needles, he dared not do so, insisting that their condition was extremely dangerous and that needles could easily cause complications. He said that it was better to treat them gradually.
"Get out! Another quack, a useless doctor!"
Xiao Qingxi cursed loudly and drove the imperial physician away.
By the morning of the next day, all the imperial physicians who could be summoned had been consulted, but the condition of Prince Ning and Princess Ning showed no improvement. The two remained unconscious, and their breathing even began to weaken.
Xiao Qingxi hadn't slept all night. Now her eyes were sunken and there were large dark circles under them: "What happened? Why is the medicine I gave her having no effect? My father and mother were never like this before. They were always very healthy!"
"Were those quack doctors all lying to me? Were they just prescribing random medicine? Did they have no intention of saving my father and mother?"
"It must be Shen Wantang! This must be Shen Wantang's doing! She bribed the imperial physician! She wants to force me to kneel before her and beg her for help!"
Granny Quan's eyes were bloodshot. She glanced at Xiao Qingxi, wanting to say something, but then swallowed her words.
She had been scolded by Xiao Qingxi quite a bit all night, so she was unwilling to try to persuade him anymore.
She's so old, and even the princess usually treats her with respect, rarely speaking harshly to her. The crown prince's wife is even more so, always speaking to her politely and respectfully. Only Xiao Qingxi doesn't treat her like a human being at all, scolding her without hesitation.
When Granny Kang saw that Granny Quan was silent, she knew that Granny Quan was disheartened by Xiao Qingxi's scolding.
She sighed and whispered, "My lady, how could Shen Wantang have the ability to bribe all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital? Please stop overthinking and hurry up and beg her to save our lives!"
Xiao Qingxi suddenly burst into tears: "Why? Why should I beg that lowly scum, Shen Wantang! My father and mother will wake up, they are fine, they don't need Shen Wantang to save them!"
She cried for a long time, and the anger and anxiety in her heart finally eased a little. But when she looked up, she saw her father and mother lying side by side on the bed. They were pale, motionless, breathing weakly, and without making a sound.
A strong sense of panic surged from all directions, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
This was pressure she simply couldn't bear. She never imagined she would end up like this. How did the Prince Ning's mansion suddenly become her responsibility for everything?
Shouldn't she hide behind her father, mother, and brother, and be a carefree and willful princess?
But now, she has lost her title of princess, and her brother is gone too.
Does this mean that my father and mother are also going to die?
Xiao Qingxi crouched down in fear and panic, hugged herself, and began to cry again.
The long day finally passed amidst Xiao Qingxi's countless breakdowns. As night fell, the situation of Prince Ning and Princess Ning worsened.
After another imperial physician took his pulse, he shook his head with a grave expression and left without prescribing any medicine.
Xiao Qingxi's face turned pale instantly. The previous imperial physicians at least put on a show, taking her pulse, prescribing medicine, and giving her various instructions. But now, the imperial physicians simply gave up on treating her.
She trembled all over, but refused to beg Shen Wantang. She gritted her teeth and said, "Granny Kang, have someone prepare the carriage! I want to go to the palace! I want to see the Emperor and the Empress Dowager! I don't believe that with the Emperor and the Empress Dowager's orders, Shen Wantang would dare not treat my father and mother!"
"My lord, why go to such lengths? The Crown Princess is right here in the manor. All you have to do is say a few kind words to her..."
"Shut up! Go get the car ready!"
Having no other choice, Granny Kang hurriedly left.
An hour later.
Xiao Qingxi then brought the Empress Dowager back to the Prince Ning's residence.
Because a eunuch had come to the Prince's residence in advance to deliver a message, Shen Wantang led people to greet him at the gate.
As soon as the Empress Dowager stepped off the carriage, Shen Wantang knelt down, followed by a group of maids and guards kneeling on the ground behind her.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager! Long live the Empress Dowager!"
The Empress Dowager looked down at her, her tone cold and disdainful: "Is it you who forced Qingxi to kneel before you?"
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