Chapter 319: Persuading the Emperor to Release Shen Liangdi, Timely Rain

"Not only was the last diagnosis fabricated, this time too. Doctor Wang Yu accepted bribes and spoke on behalf of Concubine Xue, which led to the scene where Concubine Xue pretended to be unconscious."

Eunuch Ren told the results of the interrogation in detail.

The queen's eyes froze, and she was so shocked that she didn't react for a long time. She withdrew her gaze from the bronze mirror and looked at Eunuch Ren, "Are the interrogation results all true?"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true." Eunuch Ren pointed to the pile of gold in the young eunuch's hand and said, "This is all the gold that Doctor Wang Yu collected."

The Queen raised her eyes and glanced at the tray in the eunuch's hand, which was full of gold. She slammed the table angrily and said, "Doctor Wang Yu is so bold. I trust him so much. He dared to accept bribes and make up stories right under my nose!"

Eunuch Ren lowered his brows and nodded.

The queen controlled her anger and said, "So it's not that Shen Liangdi has a physical problem that makes it difficult for her to get pregnant."

"According to Doctor Wang Yu's admission, although Shen Liangdi has a cold body, it is not serious and does not pose a big obstacle to pregnancy. As for why she has not become pregnant after serving the emperor for so long, it may be due to other reasons." Eunuch Ren said.

The Queen only now realized that she had misunderstood that it would be difficult for Shen Chuwei to get pregnant because she had listened to Doctor Wang Yu.

Although this misunderstanding was not uncommon in the palace, it did not affect the dog emperor's desire to treat the prince equally.

It's still unfair to Shen Chuwei.

"The audacious doctor Wang Yu has no medical ethics at all. How can such a person be worthy of being in the Imperial Hospital?" The queen was furious. "Lock up doctor Wang Yu and do not employ him in the future."

"Yes." Eunuch Ren responded respectfully.

The queen also ordered: "Don't make this matter public for the time being."

"Yes." Eunuch Ren then accepted the order and left.

Seeing the queen so angry, Qingying gently advised: "Your Majesty, don't get sick from being angry."

"How could such a person be around me?" The Queen tried to calm her anger. "During this period of time, Shen Liangdi has been ridiculed by many people."

Qingying carefully tied her hair and advised gently, "Your Majesty, being said to be difficult to conceive is not a bad thing. There are endless intrigues in the palace, and the threat will be reduced if everyone thinks that Shen Liangdi is difficult to conceive."

The Queen said: "That is true, but she is still wronged."

"When the prince returns, and Concubine Shen becomes pregnant, the rumors will naturally be dispelled." Qingying said.

The Queen agreed, "That's true. When the Crown Prince comes back, I will go and persuade the Emperor to release Shen Liangdi."

Qingying had served the empress for decades and knew her preferences very well. After finishing the hairpin, she said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, it's done."

The queen looked at herself in the bronze mirror. She looked very young and beautiful, but the dog emperor always said that she was old.

Complaining about everything, it's so annoying!

*

At this time, Shen Chuwei was already over two months pregnant, but her belly was still flat and she didn't look like she was pregnant.

The only thing he likes is sleepiness and spicy food.

Chunxi was afraid that Shen Chuwei would get angry, so she strictly required her to eat only sour and spicy food and fruits every day.

Shen Chuwei is a person who loves spicy food. When she was suddenly not allowed to eat, she felt very aggrieved: "I miss Your Highness."

What Chunxi heard most these days was Shen Chuwei's words, "I miss His Highness."

If you don’t know, you might think Shen Chuwei has suffered a lot of injustice.

Chunxi is sometimes soft-hearted and will turn a blind eye.

As long as Shen Chuwei doesn't go too far.

Concubine Xu has been coming extra frequently these days. Counting the days, it has been more than two months.

Shen Chuwei was seen lying dead on the couch, her belly covered by her dress and could not be seen.

She couldn't help but move over and touch Shen Chuwei's belly, which was still as flat as before.

"It's been more than two months, and there's still no response."

Shen Chuwei would touch her belly whenever she had nothing to do. She knew the condition of her belly better than anyone else. She took a bite of the green apple and said, "Wait another month and see."

"We have to wait another month." Concubine Xu looked at Shen Chuwei who had a calm expression. She, as a mother, was not in a hurry, but her godmother was getting anxious.

A few days ago, Concubine Xu told Shen Chuwei that she wanted to be the baby's godmother.

Shen Chuwei agreed.

"I don't know when His Highness will come back. He has been leading the army for more than two months." Concubine Xu looked at the bare lotus with helplessness. The lotus seeds had grown a lot.

Shen Chuwei thought about the supplies she had prepared for Xiao Jinyan ten days ago, but she didn't know whether they had been delivered.

This is the bad thing about ancient times. Transportation is really incomparable to modern times. The only options are horses and carriages.

With modern logistics, it will probably arrive in two or three days.

*

Border Guard Camp

The enemy neither fought back nor surrendered, just wasted time.

Xiao Jinyan ordered his soldiers to regroup and rest for a few days so as to be ready for the next battle.

In the past two days, Xiao Jinyan's tired body recovered well and he got enough sleep.

Three days later, a large number of soldiers were poisoned in the barracks.

Fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise the number of poisoned people would be impossible to estimate.

Xiao Jinyan learned that at least 4,000 soldiers were poisoned, including 2,000 with mild poisoning and more than 2,000 with severe poisoning.

Instead, those who were poisoned were elite soldiers. When they went to the battlefield, it was no exaggeration to say that they were outnumbered ten to one.

If anything happened to these 4,000 people, the losses would be very heavy.

He had no medical skills and could only worry.

"Where's the military doctor? Hasn't he found the antidote yet?"

"My lord, the military doctors are preparing the antidote overnight, and there is no news yet." Wei Chi said.

Xiao Jinyan paced back and forth in the tent and said coldly, "Useless waste."

General Liu strode in, his loud and urgent voice: "It's not good, Your Highness, the military doctor said..."

Xiao Jinyan asked sharply: "What did the military doctor say?"

"The military doctor said that due to a shortage of medicinal materials, the antidote cannot be prepared in a short period of time. The soldiers who are severely poisoned may be hopeless to save." General Liu said, sighing helplessly.

"I'll go and take a look." Xiao Jinyan strode out of the tent and walked around the soldiers' tents. He looked at the elite soldiers who were invincible on the battlefield in the past, but now were lying on the bed dying.

Xiao Jinyan's brows were furrowed, but he was helpless.

He came to the military doctor's tent again and watched the military doctors discussing the preparation of the antidote. When they saw him coming, they came forward and bowed to him.

"Your Highness."

"In an emergency, these formalities can be disregarded." Xiao Jinyan asked, "When can the antidote be prepared?"

"Your Highness, this poison is extremely virulent. It is difficult to prepare an antidote in a short period of time. In addition, the medicinal materials are in short supply and have not yet been replenished. I am afraid..." The military doctor did not dare to say the following words, because not only the poisoned soldiers could not be saved, but also the soldiers with mild poisoning could not be saved.

Xiao Jinyan also guessed what the military doctor was going to say next, and his expression became even more solemn.

At this time, Shu Ying arrived safely at the military camp with the supplies prepared by Shen Chuwei.

When he learned that Suying was coming, although he was looking forward to hearing from Xiaojiu, the current situation made him unable to be happy.