Chapter 184:
Sudden Change An Yunhe paused, with a look of surprise on his face. It was reasonable that the emperor should have three days before he fell ill, not tonight
. And these three days were the time he used to plan his escape from the palace.
However, plans can never catch up with changes.
An Yunhe's face suddenly turned cold. When he saw the eunuch coming out in a panic to find him, he immediately turned around with a serious look on his face.
"Take me to see."
The more critical the situation, the more we must not mess around.
Let's see what the emperor's condition is first.
"Master, come and see the emperor!"
The eunuch led An Yunhe into the palace gate.
Because they had not had time to report the news, others did not know the emperor's condition here.
An Yunhe stood beside the dragon couch, looking at the emperor lying on the bed.
The emperor's brows were wrinkled, his face twisted in pain, and his lips twitched slightly, as if he was enduring extreme pain.
The blood flowing from the corners of his mouth was particularly glaring under the dim candlelight.
A dull sound came from the emperor's throat, and his body twitched involuntarily.
His face turned as pale as paper in an instant, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, soaking the pillow. His
originally steady breathing became rapid and disordered, as if something was sucking away his vitality bit by bit.
The eunuch beside him said anxiously, "Master, the emperor has already taken the medicine, how could he suddenly fall ill?"
An Yunhe narrowed his eyes, "Don't worry, I have a way to save the emperor."
His tone was very calm, and as soon as he said this, it was like a magic needle that made the eunuch relax temporarily.
"That's good, I'll be by your side."
An Yunhe felt the emperor's pulse, and the sound of his nervous heartbeat seemed to be heard in the quiet Jinluan Palace.
A dark color suddenly flashed in his eyes, and An Yunhe pursed his lips, already understanding the emperor's current internal condition.
All the symptoms broke out completely, and the vitality extracted by the powder disappeared. He was dying. He
would even die suddenly in less than a day.
An Yunhe glanced at the eunuch standing by. He did not act rashly, after all, this was the imperial palace, surrounded by experts. How could the emperor let him in alone, there were secret guards all around, and with those sharp eyes, even if he forced himself not to look, he could clearly detect the location of those people.
An Yunhe pretended to take out a pill from his arms and gave it to the emperor to take. Sure enough, after a while, the emperor's breathing became much calmer.
His face was extremely serious, and he said to the little eunuch beside him: "The emperor may have accidentally eaten something that conflicted with the medicine that this national master gave him before. The emperor is in a critical condition now. I need to stay by the emperor's side in person these days just in case. You immediately notify the queen mother and let her arrange people to handle state affairs." The queen mother
is now in the palace. Apart from the emperor, her status is the most precious.
The Empress had passed away, and among the other concubines, only the Imperial Concubine was qualified to come here and preside over the affairs of the six palaces.
"Yes, I will go and inform them now."
The young eunuch also realized that something was not right.
He left here as soon as possible and spread the news.
Not long after, the entire inner courtyard of the imperial palace was suddenly brightly lit, and many people came out of their respective palaces.
The Imperial Concubine was the first to run over.
Hearing the news that the Emperor was seriously ill, she was extremely anxious. She did not have time to call the palace maids to carefully dress her up, and just casually grabbed a dark dress and put it on.
Her hair was simply tied up, and a few strands of hair fell messily on both sides of her cheeks, not as delicate as usual.
"How is the emperor's condition?"
The eunuch bowed and said, "Reporting to the Imperial Concubine, the emperor suddenly vomited blood after taking medicine. The Imperial Preceptor is treating him inside and has ordered us not to disturb him."
The Imperial Concubine's eyes turned cold, and she said anxiously, "Even I can't come in to visit?"
"This..."
The eunuch's tone was a little hesitant, and he turned his head to look inside the palace gate.
Suddenly, the Queen Mother's very majestic voice came from not far away.
"What are you all panicking about!"
The noble concubine turned around and saluted quickly, "Your servant pays respects to the empress dowager."
The little eunuch was as if he had been pardoned. He immediately trotted to the empress dowager and reported, "Empress Dowager, the emperor is still receiving treatment in there. The imperial teacher said that the emperor accidentally took something that conflicted with the medicine. The situation is a little critical, but his life should not be in danger." The empress dowager
was over 50 years old. There were shallow wrinkles on her forehead, her eyes were deep, crow's feet appeared quietly at the corners of her eyes, and the skin on her cheeks was slightly loose. Hearing the bad news seemed to make her face look a little older.
She stood outside the palace gate, her aura still dignified, and said in a cold voice: "Everyone else is waiting outside the door, I will go in and take a look, you can go in first."
Although the noble concubine was a little anxious, she did not dare to refute the Queen Mother's words, and could only bow obediently: "Yes, Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother was the first to enter the door alone, her eyes fell on An Yunhe who was giving acupuncture to the emperor, and she narrowed her eyes slightly.
"The emperor has been in good health recently, but it is all your credit. Why did an accident suddenly happen today?"
Hearing the Queen Mother's questioning behind him, An Yunhe immediately turned around and bowed, "Replying to the Queen Mother, it is my fault."
He did not explain the reason and directly admitted his guilt.
The Queen Mother raised her chin slightly in a cold voice: "If anything happens to the Emperor, I will definitely hold you responsible."
"I understand."
An Yunhe understood that the Queen Mother's words meant to tell him that his life had long been tied to the Emperor.
Even though the Queen Mother no longer had a deep mother-son relationship with the Emperor, someone still needed to be buried with him after his death.
An Yunhe knew this.
And from now on, he could no longer step out of the palace.
One night passed, and the sky was bright.
The news in the palace quickly spread like a storm.
A secret letter was sent to the palace. Ling Fengxun opened it and read the contents. His expression changed instantly.
An Yunxi was bored and watering the flowers at the door of the room. Seeing Ling Fengxun's expression change, she immediately asked, "Prince, what's wrong?"
"The emperor is in trouble."
An Yunxi paused while watering. "What can happen to him? Hasn't he been fine recently?"
Ling Fengxun said, "The plan has changed. The emperor fell ill early. The people I arranged to take An Yunhe away from the palace have not had time to prepare." As soon as
he finished speaking, An Yunxi's things fell to the ground.
She widened her beautiful eyes, her eyes were extremely shocked, and her lips lost their color.
"Your Highness, doesn't that mean that my third brother is in danger?"
Ling Fengxun immediately walked over and held An Yunxi's hand. He said calmly, "Don't worry, Xiao Xier. I said I would keep him safe, and I will never let anything happen to your third brother!"