Chapter 298 Acquaintance
There are so many people serving the old lady, but no one noticed that there was something wrong with her. Could they be more attentive than those who serve the old lady all day long?
Chen Tang was too lazy to respond to such words that would flatter himself.
If Chen Tang didn't have it, then the others would be even less likely to have it.
The imperial physician took the medicine box and left. Soon another imperial physician was invited, as well as two other doctors. However, they were all helpless against the old lady's illness and didn't know where to start.
A group of people stayed by the old lady's bedside, not even having time to eat lunch. They only ate a few pieces of cakes to fill their stomachs. They stayed there for the entire afternoon and left one after another in the evening.
Chen Tang returned to Chenxiang Pavilion, just when Xie Guimo came out. Seeing Chen Tang, he said, "I thought you didn't want to eat dinner either."
She had a good appetite, but everyone was worried about the old lady's illness, so she, as the Crown Prince's Consort, had no choice but to follow suit.
The two returned to the room, and the maid brought in the food. Chen Tang had only eaten two cakes for lunch, and she was so hungry that she was almost starving. She immediately picked up the chopsticks and started eating. Xie Guimo picked up some food for her and said, "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
Chen Tang ate his food and said incoherently, "I don't know what disease the old lady has..."
Xie Guimo asked, "In the previous life, the old lady was not sick this time?"
Shen Tang shook his head.
In her previous life, the old lady rarely suffered from such a serious illness, even a cold, a headache, or a fever.
Xie Guimo said, "Then the onset of this disease is strange."
Chen Tang bit his chopsticks and looked at him, "You are suspicious..."
Xie Guimo picked up a piece of fish and put it in Chen Tang's bowl, "You'll know when you wait."
That's true. If the old lady was really sick, the Jingyang Palace would definitely look for doctors to treat her. But if she was not really sick and had some ulterior motive, she would only pretend for three to five days at most, and then we would know who she was targeting.
Shen Tang suspected it was himself.
It was she who brought shame to Concubine Jiang and the Second and Fourth Madams, and was punished by the prince to copy Buddhist scriptures in the Buddhist temple. In addition, the Eighth Young Master died of poisoning a few days ago, and the old lady blamed her for the pain of losing her grandson. This incident was most likely directed at her.
He has been so cruel to himself, the knife he stabbed into her will only be more cruel.
Chen Tang was really a little worried.
Sensing Chen Tang's worry, Xie Guimo said, "I'll send someone to keep an eye on it."
How could he let these people plot against the wife he had finally married? If he couldn't even protect his own Crown Princess, he would have no chance of being the Crown Prince.
Chen Tang shook off that worry and the two continued to eat.
In the next three days, the imperial physicians, the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and the doctors from Kyoto almost trampled the threshold of Prince Jingyang's Palace.
Unfortunately, many doctors and imperial physicians came, but none of them could cure the old lady's illness, and even acupuncture could not wake her up.
The entire palace was in a state of panic, and the sky above it was shrouded in a haze.
The old lady fell ill. Although she was not awake, some people came to visit her. Knowing that no doctor could cure her illness, someone tactfully told the princess, "Could it be that she was possessed by an evil spirit?"
The princess never believed in ghosts and gods, so she did not respond.
Concubine Jiang took over the conversation, "Why do you say that?"
The lady said, "In the past, there were people with the same symptoms as the old lady. The doctor didn't work, so they went to see a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirit. Sometimes it's really that weird. The Taoist priest only came once, and after drinking a cup of water mixed with talisman paper ashes, the illness really recovered."
"I've already consulted the doctors. If it doesn't work, why not give it a try? What if it works?"
Concubine Jiang looked at the princess and said, "Let's find a Taoist priest with great skills to take a look."
The princess said, "Your Majesty does not believe this."
Concubine Jiang knew that the prince did not believe in these supernatural things, so she did not need to remind her. Concubine Jiang said, "All the doctors have seen the old lady, but she just won't wake up. We have to try everything that can cure her. You are afraid of the prince and dare not speak up. I will go and talk to him."
From the way she spoke, she and the prince were closer than the princess and the prince.
Concubine Jiang walked away.
Today is a day off, and the prince is in the mansion. Concubine Jiang went to find the prince and said that the old lady might be possessed by evil spirits, and wanted to find a Taoist priest to come into the mansion to exorcise the evil spirits.
In the past, the prince would not only not believe it, but would also scold Concubine Jiang. He was a general who had killed countless people on the battlefield. Would he believe in these ghost stories? But he just found out not long ago that Chen Tang had lived through a lifetime and was reborn after death, so the prince hesitated.
Concubine Jiang tried her best to persuade the prince, and the prince said, "If you want to try, then go ahead."
Concubine Jiang was stunned.
She prepared a lot of arguments to convince the prince, and after just a few words, the prince agreed?
She was even prepared that if the prince really disagreed, she would invite the person into the mansion when the prince was not at home. She did not expect that the prince could be persuaded so easily, and Concubine Jiang was very happy.
When Concubine Jiang returned, the princess had not left yet. Concubine Jiang said, "The prince agreed to invite the Taoist priest to the mansion to exorcise the evil spirits."
The princess' brows were twisted into knots.
The prince actually agreed?
How is this possible?
But the princess also knew that if the prince didn't really agree, Concubine Jiang wouldn't dare to lie.
Chen Tang stood aside, feeling a little depressed. She knew with her knees that the prince agreed because of her. The old lady plotted against her, but in the end, she was the one who helped the old lady.
The second wife said, "The old lady's illness cannot be delayed. I will send someone to find out which Taoist priest in Kyoto has profound Taoist skills."
The second wife was efficient, or rather, she was able to endure the pain even by lying down and pretending to be sick. The next morning, the Taoist priest was invited into the house.
Um.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Chen Tang was embarrassed, and so was the Taoist priest.
Who would have thought that the Taoist priest invited by Prince Jingyang's Palace to exorcise evil spirits turned out to be an old acquaintance.
This Taoist priest was the one who was bribed by the Second Madam and Shen Xi to plot against her in the Jokhang Temple. However, he was used by her and Xie Guimo instead, causing the entire Second House to fall into the fear of bloody disaster.
Didn’t this Taoist priest run away? Why is he still in Kyoto?
The moment the Taoist saw Chen Tang, no, on the way to Jingyang Palace, he regretted returning to Beijing.
People in Kyoto are easy to cheat and money is easy to make. After I left, I couldn't make it elsewhere, so I thought that some time had passed, so I came back.
Less than half a month after he came back, he was invited to the Jingyang Palace. He originally wanted to refuse, but the offer was too much and the money shook his faith, so he came.
The moment he saw Chen Tang, the Taoist knew that he was doomed.
What was even more embarrassing was that Chen Tang smiled at him and said, "This Taoist priest looks like an immortal. He must have profound Taoist skills. No evil can escape his presence."
If this comes from someone else, it would be flattery.
But when the Crown Princess of Jingyang said it, it was an oil pan.
Can you let him go if he spits out the money now?
The second wife said, "The one who is invited to exorcise the evil spirits for the old lady must be the most skilled Taoist priest in Kyoto."
After praising him, the second wife said, "Master, please come in."
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