This shows that the emperor disliked Sheng Jingyu, and Sheng Jingyu had no chance of succeeding to the throne.
The other princes are also unsuitable; the most likely candidate is the eighth prince standing before us.
Therefore, Shan Xing's attitude towards Sheng Zixi was also different. He flattered, "If Your Highness wishes to treat him, I certainly can. Does Your Highness think Prince Chen's eyes are good or bad?"
Sheng Zixi did not answer directly; he did not trust Shan Xing enough. Instead, he asked, "What does Father think?"
“If Prince Chen is pretending to be blind, it is a capital offense of deceiving the emperor. If Prince Chen is truly blind, he is naturally innocent, but the emperor has not allowed me to treat him,” Shan Xing reported truthfully.
"Oh?" Sheng Zixi pondered for a long time before finally muttering, "Pretending to be blind, Prince Chen does seem to be faking it. Even Sixth Brother once said that his eyes are fine."
Sheng Zixi understood the Emperor's thoughts. For the Emperor, it would be best if he were truly blind, as he could still be used. Sheng Jingyu was still of great use.
But for Sheng Zixi, it didn't matter whether he was blind or not; death would be the best outcome!
Dan Xing suddenly realized, "The deposed crown prince once said that Prince Chen was pretending to be blind. It seems that Prince Chen was indeed faking it."
He hadn't even seen Sheng Jingyu yet, but the outcome was already decided.
"Imperial Physician Shan is truly a divine physician. No wonder Father Emperor specially invited you to the capital!" Sheng Zixi smiled, praising his intelligence.
For the first time, Sheng Zixi hoped that Sheng Jingyu was faking it, so that he wouldn't survive and the Emperor would definitely take the opportunity to punish him.
At this moment, Shan Xing no longer cared about the Emperor's opinions; he only wanted to listen to Sheng Zixi.
Since His Highness Prince Chen was neither loved by his father nor his mother, and is now dead, all his excellence is in vain.
After they had discussed it, they waited outside until Su Wenyuan invited them in.
Su Wenyuan, however, showed no intention of letting them in and was instead sitting in her chair drinking tea.
Ye Shan had already summoned all the guards from Ling'an Pavilion to stand guard beside Su Wenyuan.
The token that Sheng Jingyu gave her was placed on the table.
She didn't need to say anything more; the passing guards could see it all, so naturally there were no objections.
Even if she said at this moment that she would lead them to attack the palace, they would not object, and would think that Su Wenyuan must have her own plans.
Sheng Zixi was shivering from the cold outside the mansion, and the gates of Prince Chen's mansion were still closed.
He then ordered someone to knock on the door. The door opened a crack, and Meng Qi shouted menacingly, "Wait here."
Then the door slammed shut again.
Sheng Zixi was quite patient and waited for a long time.
Meng Qi didn't tell him what to wait for; they just wouldn't let him in, so he had to wait outside.
The imperial physicians behind him trembled even more violently.
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve! Not only are they not allowed to rest, but they're also dragged here to freeze.
Letting it freeze for a while is fine; we can't let them force their way in again later.
After another incense stick's time had passed, Sheng Zixi couldn't wait any longer and went to knock on the door herself.
After the door opened, Sheng Zixi pushed it hard, but it wouldn't budge. Meng Qi was blocking the door from the inside, leaving only a crack for him.
"Get out of the way! I am here on orders. Are you going to disobey the imperial decree?" Sheng Zixi asked angrily.
Meng Qi stretched out his hand, looking like a rogue, and said, "Imperial decree!"
Such a trivial matter, how could the Emperor possibly issue an imperial decree? He simply sent Sheng Zixi to carry out the order.
The Emperor's reason was that he was concerned about Sheng Jingyu's health and wanted the imperial physician to treat Sheng Jingyu's injuries. Such a reasonable reason made it completely unexpected that someone would stop Sheng Zixi from entering with the imperial physician.
Sheng Zixi hadn't expected this, which is why she waited foolishly outside.
It was only then that they realized Su Wenyuan had no intention of letting their group in at all.
This wasn't the first time Su Wenyuan had done something like this; she had even threatened the imperial physicians, scaring them so much that they dared not come to Prince Chen's residence.
Back then, with Sheng Jingyu backing her up, she did it without hesitation. But now that Sheng Jingyu is in a coma, Su Wenyuan still dares to do this.
"Where is Princess Consort Chen? Tell her to come out and see me!" Sheng Zixi demanded angrily.
Ye Shan widened the crack in the door and said with a smile, "The Princess Consort was also injured and is being bandaged, which is why she asked the Eighth Prince to wait here."
Suppressing his anger, Sheng Zixi said, "I happen to have brought the imperial physician with me. Let him go in and take a look."
“No, the Princess Consort said that the Prince and she were attacked tonight, and the assassins may come again at any time. Therefore, without her order, no one is allowed to enter the manor.” Ye Shan said apologetically.
At this moment, Su Wenyuan was behind her, adding charcoal to the charcoal stove.
Sheng Zixi, who was freezing outside like a grandson, said angrily, "There are no more assassins. I brought soldiers with me. They can protect Prince Chen and Princess Chen."
Ye Shan smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Your Highness. Hasn't Your Highness already surrounded the Prince Chen's residence?"
This level of protection is sufficient; there's no need to go inside.
Sheng Zixi slammed her hand on the door, as if she intended to force her way in.
Meng Qi squeezed half his body out from the crack in the door, glaring fiercely at Sheng Zixi.
Sheng Zixi felt a pang of fear, but she calmed herself and said, "They're outside. Can we let the imperial physician in?"
Ye Shan shook his head: "No, we don't know any of these imperial physicians. How would we know which one is the assassin? What if they take advantage of the prince's unconsciousness to attack him?"
Sheng Zixi looked back in disbelief. None of these imperial physicians were young. They had been standing there shivering in the cold for half a day. Who could they possibly assassinate?
"You're deliberately blocking my way!"
Ye Shan said, "I didn't mean to stop you. It was the Princess's order to stop everyone else."
"Go and tell Princess Consort Chen that I have been ordered to come and treat Prince Chen's injuries," Sheng Zixi suggested again.
He still didn't dare to force his way in, fearing something unexpected might happen.
Ye Shan nodded and said, "Yes, but we'll have to wait a while. The princess hasn't finished bandaging yet, and the doctor in the manor won't let us go in to disturb her."
"How long will it take?" Sheng Zixi asked.
Ye Shan smiled and said, "Soon."
Then the door closed again.
Seeing this, Su Wenyuan shook her head. If she had known it would be like this, she would have come out later.
If it were Sheng Yuanhe, he would have already barged in; he wouldn't wait any longer.
"Yuexiu, go check on Hualing and see when the prince will wake up."
"good."
About fifteen minutes later, Shan Xing stepped forward and cautiously reminded him, "Your Highness, perhaps we could use some forceful methods?"
Danxing was practically yelling at the top of his lungs, "Go on, charge in!"
Why bring so many people to Prince Chen's residence to freeze together?
Are you crazy?!
Charge! Break through! It's something that could be resolved in an instant, why take so long?
Danxing's hopeful gaze was burning intensely; he truly couldn't bear it anymore—it was too cold.
Sheng Zixi realized he had been tricked, so he gathered his men and lined them up, ready to rush in.
Just as everyone was about to rush inside, the door was suddenly flung open.
"Assassins!" Ye Shan shouted, and the people at the front were immediately surrounded by guards.
Surrounded by multiple attackers, he lost his fighting ability in the blink of an eye and was seriously injured.
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