Chapter 645 The Emperor is too scary
Doctor Meng, with half white hair and beard, carried a medicine box and sweat on his forehead as he trotted into the hall.
He thought the emperor was ill, and his heart was in his throat. As soon as he entered the room, he bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, you summoned this old minister here, but what is wrong with you?"
Although he did not attend the earth-shaking "explanation" in the court today, he heard most of it.
The entire Imperial Hospital was discussing how bold the young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was.
Zhao Yunci's face was as gloomy as water, without even lifting her eyelids, she just raised her chin coldly towards the ground.
"It's not me, it's her."
Doctor Meng followed his gaze and saw the young master of the Zhenguo Mansion lying quietly on the cold gold bricks with his eyes closed. The little prince and the boy from the Qian family were kneeling beside him, their eyes filled with tears of anxiety.
His heart suddenly skipped a beat and he understood instantly.
Doctor Meng did not dare to delay and quickly knelt down and placed his fingers on Gu Qingchen's wrist.
Although Gu Qingchen closed his eyes, his heart was in his throat.
Why are this old man's fingers so dry and cold? Will he discover something?
What if he admitted in front of the emperor that he was pretending, wouldn’t that be an even greater crime?
By then, I'm afraid that a beating won't be enough to solve the problem!
The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and she even subconsciously held her breath.
Doctor Meng listened for a moment, and he already had an idea. The little girl's pulse was steady and strong, and her breath was long and deep. She was healthier than anyone else, and there was no sign of fainting at all.
He withdrew his hand, stood up, and was about to report the truth, but he met a meaningful look from the emperor.
Imperial Physician Meng had been in the palace for decades and immediately understood what he meant.
He cleared his throat, and his originally relaxed expression instantly became extremely solemn.
"Your Majesty," he bowed, his tone heavy with sorrow, "Miss Gu's condition...is not optimistic!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the little prince and Qian Zhenyun turned pale.
"Doctor Meng, what happened to Qingchen...what happened to her?" the little prince asked anxiously, his voice filled with tears.
Doctor Meng stroked his beard and explained with a serious face, "Miss Gu must have been extremely frightened, causing her qi and blood to flow backwards and her heart meridians to be blocked."
"If we delay, at best he'll become unconscious, and at worst... he might even be seriously injured!"
Gu Qingchen, lying on the ground, had already cursed all the old man's ancestors in his heart.
This damned imperial physician! This awful old man! He and the emperor are definitely in cahoots! He really acts like one!
Zhao Yunci's expression remained icy. He stared at Gu Qingchen lying on the ground, his voice unrecognizable as either joy or anger. "Then, according to your opinion, what should we do?"
"There's no time to lose! Acupuncture is needed immediately!" Imperial Physician Meng said firmly, "I need to use silver needles to prick the three vital acupoints, Ren Zhong, Bai Hui, and Yong Quan, to dredge the blocked meridians. Perhaps I can awaken Miss Gu's consciousness!"
The little prince and Qian Zhenyun were confused by what they heard, they just knew it sounded scary.
Qian Zhenyun asked in a trembling voice: "Will that...will it hurt?"
Doctor Meng glanced at Gu Qingchen, who lay motionless on the ground, and emphasized his tone: "This method is dangerous. When you apply the needle, it feels like you are suffering from a piercing pain. But for the sake of saving people, you can't care less!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the medicine box and picked out the longest and thickest silver needle from the rows of silver needles of different lengths.
The silver needle shone with a cold light under the candlelight.
Gu Qingchen's eyelids were twitching wildly, and he felt extremely regretful.
Acupuncture? The longest one!
Just as she was struggling between conscience and desire, Doctor Meng was already walking towards her step by step with the terrifying silver needle in his hand.
The needle tip, flashing with a cold light, grew bigger and bigger in front of her tightly closed eyes.
No! If you keep pretending, you'll be pricked like a hedgehog!
Just as Doctor Meng bent down, the long needle was about to touch her cheek.
“Ouch—”
A shrill scream broke the silence of the imperial study.
Gu Qingchen, who was originally "unconscious" on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes, jumped up from the ground, crawled backwards using his hands and feet, hid in the corner of the wall in an instant, and stared at the long needle in Doctor Meng's hand with horror on his face.
"woke up?"
Beside the dragon throne, Emperor Zhao Yunci folded his arms, looking down at her condescendingly, with a cold, show-watching smile on his lips.
Gu Qingchen huddled in the corner, looking at the emperor's half-smile face, which he felt was even scarier than the shining silver needle just now.
There was dead silence in the imperial study.
Doctor Meng quietly put away the long needle, looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, as if he were just a wooden sculpture.
The little prince and Qian Zhenyun knelt on the spot, not daring to breathe.
Gu Qingchen's mind raced, his eyes rolled around, and a smile uglier than crying instantly appeared on his little face.
"Uncle Emperor," she said in a trembling voice, pointing at Doctor Meng's medicine box and forcing an explanation, "I... I just had a nightmare! I dreamed of a huge needle chasing me and stabbing me. I got scared and woke up!"
Zhao Yunci raised her eyebrows and said nothing. She just took a step, one by one, and slowly walked towards her.
He stood in front of her, his tall figure casting a shadow that completely enveloped her.
"Nightmare?" The emperor's voice was a touch amused. "Was the scene on top of the pilgrimage temple also a dream?"
He leaned forward slightly, until his gaze was level with the girl's, and asked word by word, "I'd really like to know, besides these, what other 'interesting things' do you know about me?"
The threat in these words is self-evident.
Gu Qingchen's little body trembled, knowing that he would not be able to get through if he continued to play dumb.
She made up her mind, stiffened her neck, and became more confident and righteous.
"Uncle Emperor, I'm not saying anything bad about you. I'm just concerned about you!"
After she said this, even Qian Zhenyun, who was scared to death, forgot to cry and looked at her in amazement.
Seeing that the emperor did not get angry immediately, Gu Qingchen became bolder and started counting on his fingers.
"Just think about it, Lady Zhou ate some braised pork elbow and has such a bad breath. What if she makes you sick? I'm just reminding you to take care of your health!"
"And the Empress and Consort De, if they wear the same clothes, it will show that you treat everyone equally and impartially. I'm doing that for the sake of harmony in your harem!"
She spoke a lot of nonsense and made sense without blushing or getting nervous.
Zhao Yunci was so angry at her shameless remarks that she laughed.
He slowly stood up, all the anger on his face fading away.
"Is the harem harmonious? Is the emperor in good health?" He chewed on these words slowly, his gaze turning to the kneeling little prince. "Prince, do you think what she said makes sense?"
The little prince was listening in a daze. When his name was suddenly called, he was frightened and started shaking his head like a rattle.
"Replying to Father, this is nonsense! She's talking nonsense!"
"Well," Zhao Yunci nodded with satisfaction, "Finally, there's someone who can figure things out."
His gaze fell back on Gu Qingchen.
"Since you are so concerned about state affairs and know my daily life so well," the emperor said with a smile, "then I will give you a chance to show your concern with a legitimate reason."
Gu Qingchen's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose.
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