Concubine Yuan did not stay in the bathroom for long and came out soon. Before she came out, she took a drug from the Gu Master and made Emperor Tianwu unconscious without anyone noticing. But to outsiders, the old emperor was just sleeping more deeply.
She quietly put on her clothes and walked out of the room. She winked at the eunuch Wu Ying, who immediately prepared a sedan chair and carried Concubine Yuan out of the palace.
The destination of this trip was a place that specifically trained knowledgeable people. When Concubine Yuan arrived, the servants inside were still asleep. She did not disturb others, but asked Wu Ying to find an empty room, and then called the nanny in charge to come over.
The nanny had heard early in the morning that the Eighth Prince had a sudden illness at the palace banquet, but she had never expected that Imperial Concubine Yuan would come to see her in the middle of the night. For a moment, she had a bad feeling and became alert. She knelt upright in front of Imperial Concubine Yuan, not daring to say a word.
Concubine Yuan stared at the old lady and asked coldly, "At the beginning, I asked you to find a knowledgeable person to teach the young master of the Feng family. Who was that person? What did you do to that person?"
The old maid shuddered, not understanding what this meant for a moment, so she had to answer truthfully. She said, "They were raised in the palace since they were young! They have some basic skills, and they were selected according to the instructions of the queen."
"That's not what I'm asking." Concubine Yuan suppressed her anger and asked, "Did you do anything to that woman to please me? For example, did you make her sick so that you could pass it on to Young Master Feng?"
Upon hearing this, the old maid shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, absolutely not. Your Majesty did not order me to do this, so I dare not act on my own. After all, the young master of the Feng family is the younger brother of Princess Yu. I was so cautious when I opened the Meng, how could I dare to do anything else? Please investigate clearly, Your Majesty!"
"Didn't you do it?" Concubine Yuan frowned. When she first came, she was still thinking that maybe these old guys sent a sick woman to please her. As a result, the woman was sent to Prince Sheng's mansion, and she passed the disease to her Mo'er. But now the old lady said that she didn't do it. What was the reason?
Seeing that Concubine Yuan remained silent for a long time, the old nanny became even more frightened. Her nerves were already stretched to the brink of collapse when Concubine Yuan suddenly stood up and walked out without saying a word.
As expected, as soon as Concubine Yuan left the house, the eunuch Wu Ying came running towards her. She wanted to hide, but there was no way to hide. Wu Ying was very strong and had a lot of movements. He used a rope to strangle her neck in a few seconds. The old woman stared with her eyes wide open in resentment, breathing out more than breathing in, and finally died under Wu Ying's rope.
There are many places to deal with such people, such as an abandoned dry well, or digging a deep pit anywhere. Wu Ying did it very efficiently and Concubine Yuan didn't have to worry about it at all.
At this moment, Concubine Yuan had no time to worry about such things. Her mind was filled with worries about Xuan Tianmo's condition. She had even made plans for the worst. Once Xuan Tianmo was really beyond help, she would have to get pregnant with Emperor Tianwu's child as soon as possible, and then strengthen her control over the old emperor so that he would leave the position of crown prince to his own child, no matter if he was an adult or in the womb.
No one slept well that night, not only those in the palace but also those in the palace.
Feng Yuheng sat up very early, before dawn. Xuan Tianming pulled her and said drowsily, "You don't have to attend the morning court today. Sleep a little longer."
"I can't sleep." She sighed softly, lowered her head and fiddled with his fingers, "I didn't sleep well this night, it was full of nightmares."
After hearing this, he also sat up and asked in a low voice: "Are you thinking about those things in the palace again?"
"Yes." She spoke the truth. "Zi Rui's matter and what happened at the palace banquet reminded me that the Eighth Prince is not only going to deal with the two of us, but also many people around us. Last night he wanted to deal with Rong and Feng Tianyu, who will be the next one?" She suddenly thought of something, "Do you think he will get the urge to appoint you a concubine or something? Our Prince Yu's Mansion is indeed too deserted."
"Okay!" Xuan Tianming shrugged. "Anything that Lao Ba sends over must be from his side, so no matter how many are sent in, we will collect them and then give them to Song Kang to use for live experiments."
Feng Yuheng nodded, "That's a good idea. I've been busy lately and haven't had time to take care of my apprentice!" She finally smiled. Xuan Tianming's answer to the concubine issue made her particularly satisfied. She had another idea that had been turning in her mind. She shared it with Xuan Tianming at this moment, "I really want to steal the national treasury! Steal everything from the national treasury, and then watch Old Eighth take the throne. Watching him stare at the empty national treasury with wide eyes, that scene must be very joyful. But what a pity! The national treasury is too big. Even if I can steal everything inside, I have no place to put it. My space is too small."
When she mentioned the matter of property, Xuan Tianming had something to say. He said, "If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, I'm afraid that the capital will not be safe. You have too many good things stored in the basement of the Princess's Mansion, and the wealth of Prince Yu's Mansion is even greater. If Old Eighth sets his sights on this, it would be fine if the old man doesn't help. Once he helps, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause."
"What, you still want to take my money?" Feng Yuheng was anxious, "Damn it, you can't touch my people, my money, and my delicious food, okay? Xuan Tianming, I have to tell you in advance, now I keep them because the poison of my father has not been cured, I dare not do it easily, for fear of harming my father. But everyone has a bottom line, if he dares to take my property, don't blame me for shooting him!"
Xuan Tianming didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. How could he marry such a greedy wife? "Don't forget that many of the things in your underground treasure house were brought from Prince Sheng's Palace!"
"He is incapable of keeping the money. It is mine. Don't even think about taking it back from me. I am putting my words here. He can do whatever he wants, but he can't touch my money, or I will really shoot him." After saying that, he emphasized once more - "I am not kidding you."
"I know, I know." He quickly smoothed the fur of the angry little lion, "No, I would rather let him rob the entire Prince Yu's Mansion than let him touch a single hair of your Princess's Mansion."
"Damn it! The Prince Yu's Mansion is not okay! The Prince Yu's Mansion is also mine!" Someone exploded again! "Xuan Tianming, what do you mean? You think the Prince Yu's Mansion is yours, right? It has nothing to do with me, right? Xuan Tianming, you have grown up!" Someone was furious, turned over and straddled her husband, shouting: "You better explain it to me today, do I have a share in this Prince Yu's Mansion? After we get married, should the property become shared? Is yours mine? Is mine still mine? Speak!"
When she heard the word "say", she even grabbed the man's collar excitedly, strangling Xuan Tianming so much that he kept coughing.
"Ahem! You little bitch, you are trying to murder your own husband!" After saying that, he exerted his masculine strength, turned over and pressed the lady on top of him, "I am yours, not to mention this mere Royal Palace. Although I was wrong before, my lady, you still have to learn the rule that the husband is on top and you are on the bottom!"
Feng Yuheng wanted to resist, but in this matter her resistance was doomed to be ineffective. She could only watch helplessly as her husband ate her clean while cursing, and then she could only sob.
After all the trouble in the early morning, he felt refreshed. Xuan Tianming thought about the strange behavior of Lao Ba at the palace banquet and asked her, "Can the imperial physician cure Lao Ba's disease?"
Feng Yuheng rolled his eyes and said proudly, "The syphilis medicine I prescribed can only be cured by me and Grandpa. And we two definitely won't treat him, so let's just wait and see. It's also very exciting to see Old Eighth suffering from a condition worse than death."
Xuan Tianming nodded with satisfaction, but still reminded her, "We must control the progression of the disease. We can't let him die before the poison is cured."
"Don't worry." Feng Yuheng said, "I have calculated it. The disease won't kill him in a short time, but it can make that part of his body rot little by little. The process is very painful."
On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, the palace was filled with the joy of the New Year. Emperor Tianwu was in a good mood because he had Concubine Yuan to accompany him this year. In addition, the three imperial doctors told him last night that the Eighth Prince was not seriously ill, but just had an allergic reaction to food, so he relaxed.
However, not every palace was filled with this festive atmosphere. For example, Jingci Palace was still lifeless, and the queen even rejected the servants' suggestion to go for a stroll in the garden.
However, Jingci Palace welcomed an unexpected guest today, and that guest was none other than the imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Sun Qi.
The Queen did not have much contact with the Imperial Hospital. Even for normal pulse checks, she did not specifically designate a particular Imperial Physician. She would use whichever one was on duty. Over the years, the Imperial Hospital had gotten used to it. Instead, the concubines in the harem had their own dedicated people, and the Queen was the easiest to serve.
When Sun Qi came today, the Queen didn't think much about it. She just said, "Why are you asking for a safe pulse on the second day of the Lunar New Year? Didn't they ask for it after the fifth day in previous years?"
Sun Qi knelt before the Queen and said respectfully, "Because the Eighth Prince had an emergency last night, it was said that he was allergic to food, so the Imperial Hospital specially arranged to check the pulses of the ladies in each palace early this morning, just in case. I happened to be assigned to the Queen."
"Oh, that's it." The queen nodded and stretched out her wrist. "Then let's examine her!"
Sun Qi knelt forward and took two steps, then placed a square towel on the queen's wrist, then reached out his hand and gently pinched her wrist pulse to diagnose her. After a while, he put his hand down, stepped back two steps and replied, "The queen is fine, but she has been a little irritable recently. I will prescribe some herbal tea to reduce irritability for her, and she can drink it regularly."
"You are very angry!" The Queen shrugged and said coldly, "Who in this palace is not angry now? Drinking tea is useless. You don't need to care about this, and you don't need to get medicine. I know what's going on."
Unexpectedly, Sun Qi actually raised his head, stared at the queen and suddenly said: "The queen is the mother of a country, she really shouldn't be defeated by a concubine!"
The queen was startled, and then she stared at Sun Qi...
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