Emperor Jingming fell headfirst, frightening all his ministers.
"Your Majesty—" The cries of surprise came one after another, and fell into Emperor Jingming's ears like the buzzing of mosquitoes and flies.
He no longer cared about losing his composure in front of his ministers, so he covered his chest with his hands, sweating profusely.
Pan Hai supported Emperor Jingming with most of his body and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Emperor Jingming said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "Help...help me in..."
Pan Hai didn't dare to say anything more and hurried away supporting Emperor Jingming.
The hall was in chaos.
The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.
"The Emperor is already well, how could he——"
"Yes, looking at the emperor's appearance, it is really worrying..."
"Could it be that the Emperor has another hidden illness?"
"Master Zhang, be careful with your words!"
Soon, a eunuch came out and said loudly, "My lords, please disperse."
The ministers were not willing to obey, and they surrounded the eunuchs, asking in unison, "How is the emperor?"
The eunuchs kept saying, "Don't worry, my Lords. The imperial physician has diagnosed the emperor and he is fine..."
"Then how is the emperor's health? Has he not recovered from his previous illness?"
The eunuch was sweating profusely after being asked this question. He wiped his forehead and said, "We don't know the specific situation either. You should go back and wait for the news."
"The emperor is ill. How can a minister go back and wait for news in peace?"
"Yes, we must know what the emperor wants to do so that he can leave with peace of mind."
The eunuch coughed lightly and said, "The emperor is indeed fine. It was his will that you all go back. Are you going to disobey the emperor's order if you don't leave?"
The ministers were stunned for a moment.
The eunuch took this opportunity to escape.
As soon as the eunuch left, the ministers looked at each other, sighed, and left with heavy hearts.
It was a cloudy day when we left the imperial city. The gloomy sky was just like the mood of the ministers at that moment.
Is the situation in the Great Zhou going to change?
The doubts that were lingering in the minds of the ministers soon spread to the outside world, and people were in panic for a while.
Emperor Jingming looked pale and asked the imperial physician, "What disease do I have?"
The imperial physician said in fear, "Your Majesty, you seem to have a sudden heart attack..."
"Heart disease?" Emperor Jingming thought about the heart-piercing pain just now, and his face became even uglier.
The feeling of weakness brought about by the pain swept through his body, giving him a bad feeling.
Is he no longer able to do so?
He didn't think that the emperor would last forever, but he definitely didn't want anything to go wrong at this time.
Emperor Chu is unworthy of being trained. If something happens to him now, the country will be in danger.
He will really die with regret!
When Emperor Jingming thought about this, he felt sad from the bottom of his heart and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
"Is it serious?" After the severe pain, Emperor Jingming did not have the strength to speak and asked weakly.
The imperial physician was so coldly sweating from the question that he stammered, "I will prescribe a medicine for His Majesty first..."
Emperor Jingming's lips trembled, and he vaguely understood.
This means that we are not even sure what caused his illness.
Emperor Jingming's mood became even worse, and he waved his hand to signal the imperial doctors to leave.
The Empress who hurried over also looked not much better. She held Emperor Jingming's hand and asked, "Your Majesty, when did you start to feel heartache?"
Emperor Jingming leaned against a soft pillow, his forehead covered with cold sweat, and said weakly: "It was just when I was about to leave the court. I didn't feel any pain before."
He also found it strange. His previous illness was caused by the prince's anger. He had almost recovered, so why did he suddenly develop a heart disease?
The empress wiped the sweat off Emperor Jingming's forehead with a handkerchief. After a long silence, she said softly, "Your Majesty, do you think this illness is strange?"
"Um?"
The queen pursed her lips and said, "Maybe it's not a disease."
"What have you thought of?" Emperor Jingming's eyes darkened.
The queen hesitated for a long time before she said, "I just remembered the murder of Fifteen and the incident at Qingliang Mountain. The dancer who poisoned Fifteen and Concubine Yang both died of a sudden heart attack—"
The Queen did not dare to continue and looked at Emperor Jingming's face anxiously.
Emperor Jingming's expression changed drastically and his hands shook uncontrollably.
He actually had a vague guess about this, but he didn't dare to think about it too much. Now that the Queen had said it, he could no longer deceive himself.
He suddenly felt heartbroken. Could it be that someone had harmed him?
"But Nanny Duo is dead..." Emperor Jingming frowned and looked at the empress.
The queen was also confused and frowned in silence.
Emperor Jingming's expression became uglier and trembling, he asked, "Could it be that... there are other accomplices of Aunt Duo in the palace?"
"Your Majesty, there is no such possibility——"
Before he finished speaking, Emperor Jingming suddenly covered his chest and broke out in a sweat.
The queen panicked and called out loudly: "Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician——"
Several imperial doctors rushed in, but could do nothing to help Emperor Jingming as he was in excruciating pain.
"Are you all garbage?" the queen, who rarely spoke loudly, said angrily.
All the doctors knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty.
The Empress had no time to reprimand the imperial physician and comforted Emperor Jingming.
It took Emperor Jingming a while to get over the pain, and his whole body was drenched in cold sweat.
Seeing that Emperor Jingming was in such a desperate situation, the Empress shouted, "All of you leave!"
All the doctors and some of the eunuchs who were serving them withdrew, leaving only Pan Hai on the scene.
This ordeal made Emperor Jingming even weaker, and he opened his eyes with difficulty to look at the empress.
He knew that the Queen must have something important to say when she asked them to leave.
"Your Majesty, why don't you summon Princess Yan to the palace to take a look?"
Emperor Jingming's eyelids trembled.
The Queen stared at Emperor Jingming and whispered, "Could the Emperor's heart disease be the same as Fuqing's eye disease? In any case, let's ask Princess Yan to take a look first."
Emperor Jingming nodded, thought for a moment and said, "There is no need to summon the seventh son's wife to the palace. They should have received the news by now, and they will come to the palace soon."
If his heartache was related to Aunt Duo, it would not be appropriate to expose the Seventh Master's wife.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before the eunuchs came to report that several princes and princesses had entered the palace to visit.
At the East Palace, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess also arrived.
Pan Hai came to the hall where everyone was waiting, looked around, and said, "Your Majesty, please summon the Prince of Yan and his wife to come in."
Everyone's expressions suddenly became subtle, and after Yu Jin and Jiang Si left with Pan Hai, they looked at each other in bewilderment.
When the emperor suddenly fell ill, he summoned the seventh son and his wife first?
Prince Lu stroked his chin and muttered, "I never realized that the one my father likes the most is actually the seventh child!"
Princess Lu rolled her eyes at him and whispered, "Say less."
The King of Qi remained expressionless, but his heart sank.
True heart can only be seen at critical moments. What does it mean that the emperor summoned the seventh brother and his wife first at this time?
Does that mean that once the crown prince falls, his biggest rival will be the seventh prince?
The heartache was unbearable, but Emperor Jingming no longer cared about what people thought. Besides, the seventh brother and his wife did help him share a lot of worries, so he didn't mind showing some favor.
After Yu Jin and the other two had greeted each other, Emperor Jingming said directly, "Seventh Wife, come and see if there is anything wrong with my body."