When Guan Zhiyue arrived at Chengqian Palace, many concubines were already waiting at the entrance.
When people saw Guan Zhiyue, they all bowed in unison. Guan Zhiyue walked up to Hua Quan and asked, "Eunuch Hua, what exactly is going on?"
Hua Quan lowered his head anxiously, his face full of worry, and then cried out, "Your Majesty, this servant doesn't know either! The Emperor was full of energy today, how could he have become like this by tonight?"
After listening to Hua Quan's words, Guan Zhiyue looked at Hua Quan and said, "You mean, His Majesty suddenly fell ill?"
"That's right, His Majesty suddenly fell ill and even vomited blood!"
Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment, then asked, "What did the imperial physician say?"
Hua Quan said, "The imperial physicians are all still inside! They can't figure out what disease it is!"
Guan Zhiyue looked at the concubines outside, thought for a moment and said, "Sisters, let's go back first. It's getting late, and we don't know what's going on. There's no point in staying here."
Upon hearing this, the concubines below objected. One of them jumped up, pointed at Guan Zhiyue, and said sarcastically, "Oh, Your Majesty, this is not right! Why should you stay here and guard us while we have to go back? If the Emperor wakes up and doesn't see us, won't he think we are not virtuous and kind? Besides, if the Empress can wait, why can't we?"
Guan Zhiyue turned her head to look over, but it was too dark to see who it was. It was truly a case of seeing only loneliness!
"Alright, since you sisters want to stay, then so be it! Hua Quan, let's go in and take a look!"
Guan Zhiyue had just turned around when she remembered something and turned back to the concubines outside, saying, "My sisters, I'm giving you another chance. I'm showing you compassion by letting you return to the palace. Since you don't appreciate it, then you can wait here!"
"You're not leaving until the Emperor wakes up, is that it?"
"Yes! That's right!"
"Yes, we are waiting for the Emperor."
"Yes, we are waiting for the Emperor."
A cacophony of voices arose from the crowd. Guan Zhiyue nodded and said, "Very well, in that case, my sisters, you'd better wait and see."
He then turned and went into the room.
Upon entering, you are greeted by the smell of medicinal herbs, with a faint, fishy odor that is quite overpowering.
"Oh my god, Eunuch Hua, are you guys researching poison gas bombs? What is this smell? It's so pungent! I feel like I'm about to stop breathing!" Guan Zhiyue said, pinching her nose with a look of disgust.
"Your Majesty, what are you saying! The taste is indeed a bit strange, but it's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be!"
Guan Zhiyue shook her head and then saw the unconscious man lying on the bed. His face had turned a dark, purplish-red. She then said to the imperial physician beside her, "Quickly open the windows to let in some fresh air. Can't you smell the strong odor in this room?"
One of the imperial physicians said, "Your Majesty, you mustn't open the window!"
"Why not? Don't you know that enclosed spaces are prone to breeding germs and diseases?"
"With you preventing air circulation like this, I think your emperor isn't sick, he's been suffocated by you bunch of quacks..."
Guan Zhiyue was furious and said to Hua Quan, "Hua Quan, go open the windows! Open all the windows here! With so many people and the doors and windows still closed, you'll suffocate the living!"
Guan Zhiyue looked at the imperial physicians, all of them bent over, not knowing how to do anything. If the emperor didn't get better soon, he would be gone.
Wouldn't she be going to die with her in the prime of her life? No way! She wanted to live; she was still young and didn't want to die!
At this moment, Guan Zhiyue wanted to cry out for her mother. Why was her life so miserable? She hadn't even had a few comfortable days since transmigrating! How could she be going to die now? No way! This was absolutely, positively unacceptable!
"Didn't any of you imperial physicians diagnose the Emperor's illness?"
Guan Zhiyue looked at the imperial physicians in front of her and said with a serious expression.
The imperial physicians looked at each other, none of them knew what was wrong! Who knew what illness the Emperor had suddenly contracted!
"Look at you all, taking so much of the Emperor's salary and doing nothing all day long. Now you can't even figure out what illness the Emperor has."
Seeing that the imperial physicians remained silent, Guan Zhiyue raised her hand and pointed at a thin, frail old man, saying, "You tell me, what exactly is wrong with the Emperor!"
The old imperial physician looked at Guan Zhiyue and then at the emperor lying on the bed, whose complexion seemed to have calmed down considerably, and said, "In this old minister's opinion, Your Majesty still has lingering poison!"
"Yes, yes, Physician Li is right!"
"Yes, in my opinion, that's the reason too,"
"My colleagues are absolutely right! After the New Year, my goodness, the Emperor is still suffering from the lingering poison from the arrow wound from last time!"
The imperial physicians chimed in with their own opinions.
Guan Zhiyue looked at them and immediately retorted without any politeness!
"Your poison has returned! Did you forget something or lose something? Why are you coming back to pick it up?"
"His Majesty's arrow wound has been healing for over half a month now, and he's eating well and in excellent health! You're telling me the poison hasn't completely cleared up? He'd jump eight feet high if the poison hadn't cleared up!"
"Look at you all! You're really something! Get out of here! You're really infuriating me!"
Hua Quan quickly handed Guan Zhiyue a cup of water, which she readily accepted and drank, watching as the imperial physicians walked toward the door with their heads bowed.
Guan Zhiyue sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the man lying on it. His face was pale, and his tightly pursed lips were completely bloodless.
"What's wrong with you? This sudden turn of events worried us to death."
"It's late today, and I haven't called Mother over yet. If she comes and sees you like this, how heartbroken she'll be! Tell me, what's wrong with you?!"
Guan Zhiyue kept rambling on and on, but Li Qiji on the bed still didn't react at all, leaving Guan Zhiyue completely at a loss.
"This won't work, that won't work, what should I do?"
Guan Zhiyue took out the ginseng slices she had hidden in her sleeve and handed them to Hua Quan.
"Eunuch Hua, come here and put this ginseng slice in the Emperor's mouth. I'll go get a glass of water." Guan Zhiyue handed the two ginseng slices in her hand to Hua Quan and then walked towards the square table next to her.
With his back to Hua Quan, he replaced all the water in the kettle with spiritual spring water from his spatial realm, then pretended to pour himself a cup of water before walking towards Li Qiji…
"Your Majesty, His Majesty cannot swallow it!" Hua Quan looked anxiously at Guan Zhiyue, who was carrying water over.
Guan Zhiyue stood there holding a glass of water, also drenched in sweat!
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