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450: Punishment, Meeting Xing'er

The emperor looked into Su Zhi's eyes. This woman's eyes were clear and bright, shining with a firm and confident glow. He always looked at people by their eyes and thought that this woman did not seem to be lying. In fact, he also suspected that his son was pretending to be sick, but he had no way to prove it.

"Since you say the Second Prince is faking his illness, how can you prove it?"

"emperor!"

When the imperial concubine heard the emperor actually asking Su Zhi how to prove it, and heard him calling his son the Second Prince instead of Huang'er or Ming'er, she thought he was angry, and that was the only time the emperor would be angry. She was a little anxious and wanted him not to trust a village woman, but she was frightened by the emperor's cold eyes and didn't dare to say anything else.

The second prince was still humming and saying he had a headache, but his ears were also erected. He was still a little boy after all, and when he heard his father asking someone to prove that he didn't have a headache, he became a little nervous. Which of the previous imperial doctors, and the famous doctors invited by Ye Wenru, dared to say that he was not sick? Of course, there was no proof that he was not sick. Now suddenly Su Zhi came out and said that he was not sick, and his father seemed to believe it, so he was naturally afraid.

Su Zhi said, "Of course I have a way to prove it. My medical skills are just average, but I have a knack for making medicine. I usually make medicines to save lives, but I also got an interesting medicine. This medicine can prove that the Second Prince is not sick. I just don't know if the Second Prince is willing to take it. As long as he is willing to take it, it will naturally prove that what I said is right, and he is not sick."

The emperor was interested when he heard this and asked, "What's so interesting about this medicine? Can taking it prove that you are not sick? I want to hear what kind of interesting medicine it is."

Su Zhi said to Old Man Lan, "Godfather, take out the bottle with the red string tied to it from my medicine box."

Old Man Lan opened the medicine box and took out the medicine.

Su Zhi took the medicine in her hand and said, "As long as you take the medicine here, it will prove whether the second prince is sick or not."

"My prince will never take your medicine! Who knows if your weird medicine will cause any harm? My prince will never take your weird medicine!"

The imperial concubine said loudly. She felt that this was a trap. If she believed it, then her son's headache would be exposed.

Shen Zian frowned and said, "My wife's medicine is very effective. As long as you take her medicine, there will be no bad effects. There has never been an exception. The second prince took the medicine made by my wife after he was injured, and not just one. Even if he was only left with one breath, one medicine could have made him better. How could he have been suffering from headaches like now? You are simply insulting my wife's medicine making skills. You know whether it works or not!"

"How dare you! How dare you, a commoner like you, speak to me like this? Do you want to stop using your head?!"

The imperial concubine was a little flustered by Shen Zian's words. In fact, her son did get better after taking the medicine brought by Ye Wenru. I'll tell you tomorrow. He felt very comfortable at that time. It seemed that even some of his previous minor ailments were gone, and even his eating was restored. It seemed that his eyes and ears were more sensitive than usual! It was really a magical medicine!

That elixir was made by Madam Shen, so she is a real talent. Now she says that she has the medicine that can prove that the prince does not have a headache, so maybe it is true!

The imperial concubine panicked, so she yelled at Shen Zian. If she wanted to make the emperor angry, she would punish them. Don't give the prince that strange medicine.

"Shut up!" The emperor frowned and said to the concubine. The more she said this, the more he believed that his prince was really well and was now deceiving everyone, including him. This made him very angry. If this was true, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. It was just a small friction between two children, but it caused such a big trouble. If it was finally reported that the prince was pretending to have a headache, where would the dignity of the royal family be? How could he face his own subjects? !

The Emperor also guessed the reason why the Imperial Concubine supported the Second Prince so much, and his face became even worse. No Emperor would like a concubine to fight for benefits for his son but attack his own important ministers. He could not tolerate that!

The emperor asked Su Zhi, "How can you prove that the second prince is faking his illness with this medicine? Explain it in detail. If it is feasible, let the second prince take it!"

Naturally, the emperor was not afraid that Su Zhi would use the medicine to harm the second prince, so he just had to give the medicine to others to try before that.

Su Zhi said, "The wonder of my medicine is that it is a panacea for people who are really in pain. After taking one pill, the pain will definitely go away. But people who are pain-free will feel severe pain after taking it, and they will want to roll on the ground. If the Second Prince doesn't have a headache, he will definitely feel severe pain after taking it, which proves that he is faking illness."

"Your Majesty! Don't listen to her nonsense! The medicine she gave must have been poison. She wanted to harm the prince! Isn't poison supposed to cause severe pain after taking it? Even if it wasn't poison, the prince is in great pain now. Does that prove that the prince is faking it? She is just deceiving Your Majesty!"

When Concubine Gui heard Su Zhi talk about the magical properties of this medicine, she was also shocked, but she still found a reason to refuse.

Who would have thought that the emperor would say: "You can find someone to test the medicine before then, let a few people who are in pain and a few people who are not in pain try it, wouldn't it be known if the medicine is really effective?"

Su Zhi smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty is very thoughtful in considering this."

Ye Wenru and Madam Ye believed very much in Su Zhi's medicine, and the emperor also agreed. They were very happy and waited for the emperor to have someone take some pills given by Su Zhi to try the medicine. They hoped that the effect of the medicine would come out quickly and then be given to the second prince. It would be best if he would really feel pain for a while and pretend to have a headache for a few days!

Soon someone came back to report that the medicine was very effective. People who were feeling uncomfortable felt better immediately after taking it, while people who were not in pain felt severe pain after taking it. However, after taking the medicine given by Su Zhi, the pain soon went away.

“It really is a magical medicine.”

The emperor looked at Su Zhi and thought that such a village woman had such ability. No wonder the holy beast surrendered, no wonder she could move the heaven to bring rain to the drought-stricken area, and no wonder her family had a dried-up pond during the drought. This woman is a virtuous and talented person. Not only her, but her whole family is very good. The emperor looked at Old Man Lan, Shen Zian, and Little Riyueyue, and thought that although all the men and women in this family were from the countryside, they were not afraid of him. It was really rare!

After hearing about the effects of the medicine, the imperial concubine was already at a loss. She looked at her son and found that he was looking at her anxiously, but there was nothing she could do.

"Someone, give this medicine to the Second Prince."

The emperor gave the order and his attendants immediately delivered the medicine and respectfully asked the second prince to take it.

"I don't want to take that medicine! No!"

The second prince knew that taking the medicine would make him feel so uncomfortable that he would roll on the ground, so he naturally would not take it. He looked at the pill as if it were a monster.

The emperor was furious and said, "Ming'er! Eat it! Don't you have a headache? Eat it and your headache will go away! Or do you not have a headache at all and are just pretending?!"

The second prince looked at the medicine, then at his frowning father and his helpless mother, and burst into tears.

"Father, I was wrong. My head doesn't hurt. I don't want to take that medicine!"

The second prince was just a little kid after all. He was afraid of taking medicine and afraid of pain, so under pressure he finally told the truth.

When the imperial concubine heard her son confess, she immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please don't blame my son. He is also ignorant. He is still young and injured. Don't punish him."

The emperor threw his sleeves in anger and said angrily: "As a prince, you are so petty and mean, and you did such a despicable thing. Your mother did a really good job! Very good! You will be punished to have no salary for a year! Face the wall for two months! Move out of here tomorrow and reflect on your mistakes in Luoqiu Palace! Don't beg for mercy anymore, otherwise I will send him to the queen!"

After hearing the last sentence, the imperial concubine dared not plead any more and could only swallow the bitter fruit. Her family had money, so she did not care about the money spent on the concubines in the palace, but she did care that her son was far away from her. Luoqiu Palace was far away from her, and it was not the best palace in the imperial palace. This would definitely not be a good reputation for the only prince in the palace!

It won't be long before word gets out that the Second Prince is faking illness. Someone might even say that the Imperial Concubine taught him to do so. This would be a huge blow to their reputation, mother and son!

This time, I lost both my wife and my soldiers!

The noble concubine originally wanted Ye Wenru to be controlled by her, but she did not expect that in the end she would be punished.

As soon as this matter was settled, the emperor left and took Ye Wenru and his party away with him.

The emperor also knew that Ye Wenru and his party were anxious to see Xing'er, so he let them go, saying that Xing'er would be sent to meet them, and then left. Before leaving, he told Shen Zian and his wife to stay in the capital for a while, and he would summon them to the palace again.

Shen Zian and Su Zhi wondered if the emperor was interested in the holy beast, or the elixir in Su Zhi's hand, but they were not too worried. And Su Zhi thought it would be good to go back to the palace. If the emperor had any problems, she could negotiate with him and ask him to protect their safety and not let the imperial concubine disturb them. She saw the resentful look in the imperial concubine's eyes. That woman would not let them go.

Su Zhi was thinking this until she saw Xing'er. When she saw Xing'er running towards her, a smile immediately appeared on her face, but her eyes felt a little sore.

"Mother!"

As soon as Xing'er saw Su Zhi, he rushed over and hugged her tightly, which made the Ye family and his wife jealous. However, it was Su Zhi who rescued Xing'er this time, so even Mrs. Ye was not dissatisfied with Xing'er being so close to Su Zhi. They saw that Xing'er ran over and thought that he didn't seem to be injured, so that was good.

(Lishu Literature)