Chapter 882 Damn it
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The wind and snow continued for three days straight. On this day, Eunuch Yu led a young eunuch into the Liangyi Hall. The heavy palace doors behind them closed, shutting out the howling wind and snow. The entire Liangyi Hall was so suffocating and sealed off that it seemed as if not even a wisp of wind could get in.
The little eunuch following behind him subconsciously held his breath.
Upon entering the inner hall, they saw Yuwen Yuan reclining on a couch, his eyes half-closed as if he were dozing. Although he looked somewhat tired, his tall figure resembled a crouching tiger, giving off a dangerous feeling even from afar.
Eunuch Yu carefully stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the medicine from the Imperial Medical Bureau has arrived."
After saying that, he waved his hand, and the little eunuch behind him immediately brought over the medicine.
Yuwen Yuan lifted his eyelids to glance at the bowl of murky medicine, a hint of impatience on his face, but he still reached out and took a sip, immediately frowning: "Why is it lukewarm?"
The little eunuch knelt down with a thud.
Everyone knew the emperor had been in a bad mood these past few days. Because of the assassination attempt at Tangquan Palace, he had not only imprisoned a vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue but also placed the Grand Secretary under house arrest. Several ministers, including the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, had come to plead for leniency, but he had refused to listen. The eunuchs serving him had been found guilty and either caned or whipped, leaving them covered in bruises and bedridden. Therefore, the eunuchs serving in the Liangyi Hall were now extremely cautious, each one working with their lives hanging by a thread.
Upon hearing his complaint, the young eunuch, thinking only of his own impending death, immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Yuwen Yuan frowned, but ignored him. He only looked up at Eunuch Yu, who quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. There was a little trouble at the Imperial Medical Bureau, so I was delayed when I went to get the medicine."
"Oh? The Imperial Medical Bureau? What happened?"
"It was Princess Qin. Her maid went to the Imperial Medical Bureau to find Physician Su and asked her to examine the young prince."
"What?!"
Upon hearing that it concerned his grandson, Yuwen Yuan sat up straight on the bed, his eyes widening in surprise: "What happened to Yuanzi?"
Eunuch Yu hurriedly said, "I heard that His Highness has been feeling unwell these past two days."
How could this happen?
Yuwen Yuan was extremely anxious, and even disregarding the lukewarm medicine in his hand, he casually tossed it aside, saying, "Quickly, bring Physician Su—"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten?"
Before he could finish speaking, Eunuch Yu cautiously mentioned something, and Yuwen Yuan immediately stopped.
A strange expression appeared on his face.
He thought for a moment and said, "Go and summon the King of Qin and his wife. I want to ask them how they take care of the child!"
Eunuch Yu immediately replied, "Yes, this servant will go and deliver the message right away."
After saying that, he turned to leave, but halfway there, Yuwen Yuan called him back and said in a deep voice, "Only let Princess Qin come. As for Prince Qin, let him stay in Qianqiu Palace. He cannot go anywhere unless I summon him."
Eunuch Yu lowered his head: "Yes."
So he hurriedly went out, and soon after, he led the much thinner Princess Qin to the Liangyi Hall in the wind and snow.
Stepping into this palace, which seemed like a long-lost, oppressive, and sealed-off box, Shang Ruyi subconsciously felt a sense of suffocation. However, she immediately took a deep breath, took off her heavy fur coat and handed it to another eunuch behind Eunuch Yu. She hurriedly entered the inner hall and bowed to Yuwen Yuan, who had already sat back on the couch, saying, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."
Upon seeing her, Yuwen Yuan's eyes trembled slightly.
He tried to remain calm, but couldn't help leaning forward slightly as he spoke, "I heard that Yuanzi is ill?"
Shang Ruyi knelt on the ground: "I deserve to die for causing Father Emperor worry."
"Don't talk about whether she should die or not, is Yuanzi really sick?"
"It's not an illness, it's just that she's been spitting up a lot of milk these past two days."
"Spitting up?"
"Yes, Physician Su told me before that babies are prone to spitting up milk and that we need to take good care of them. Everything was fine before, but these past two days he has been spitting up after every feeding. So I asked my son to go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to ask Physician Su to take a look. I never expected that it would delay Father's medicine. I deserve to die!"
Yuwen Yuan glanced at Eunuch Yu standing behind her, knowing that he was the one who had explained the reason, and frowned: "Why did you have to say that?"
Eunuch Yu hurriedly said, "This servant deserves to die."
Hearing this, Yuwen Yuan frowned even more deeply and said, "Damn it, damn it, this one deserves to die, that one deserves to die, but I think it's me who deserves to die!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall knelt down.
Shang Ruyi lowered her head to the cold floor and whispered, "Your subject, your subject—"
She clearly dared not say "damn it" again, yet seemed to have lost her way and dared not say anything more. Seeing his quick-witted daughter-in-law, who could always make him happy with just a few words, now so cautious, Yuwen Yuan suddenly felt a void in his heart.
He paused for a moment, then said, "Yu Mingli, go and tell Lin Shi'an to go to Qianqiu Palace and see what illness Yuanzi has."
"yes."
Eunuch Yu kowtowed, got up, and hurriedly went out again.
Shang Ruyi knelt on the spot, motionless.
Normally, if Yuanzi were sick, and the emperor had ordered the imperial physician to come and treat her, she, as her mother, should have gone back with him. However, Yuwen Yuan only sent Eunuch Yu to deliver the imperial physician's order and did not let her leave...
She knelt on the ground, her knees aching slightly, but she tried her best to calm her breathing.
Yuwen Yuan didn't speak, just quietly looked at her. After a while, he said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Father Emperor."
Shang Ruyi slowly stood up, enduring the soreness in her knees as she straightened her body. Yuwen Yuan then beckoned to another eunuch, asking him to offer her a seat. After apologizing, Shang Ruyi carefully sat down again.
I thought Yuwen Yuan would say something after I offered him a seat, but he said nothing after I sat down.
Shang Ruyi lowered her head, never before feeling time so unbearable. Every minute and every second seemed to stretch on endlessly. Several times she even forgot to breathe until she heard Yuwen Yuan's long and steady breathing in the quiet air. Only then did she remember to keep breathing and keep her heart beating.
We will continue to wait.
Finally, she heard a series of hurried footsteps outside.
The footsteps were somewhat disordered, stopping outside the hall. Although there was more than one, the one that walked the fastest clearly sounded like the footsteps of a martial artist.
Shang Ruyi did not turn around, but sat there quietly. After a while, a little eunuch hurriedly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Minister of Justice Yan and General Ningyuan request an audience."
"Let them in."
After saying this, Yuwen Yuan glanced at Shang Ruyi sitting to the side without making a sound. Seeing that she was still sitting quietly, without even a flicker of her eyes, a feeling of mixed joy and sorrow welled up in his heart.
Then, Yan Shaoxuan and Lou Yingxiong walked in one after the other.
As soon as the two entered the inner hall, they saw Shang Ruyi sitting to the side and were both startled. Lou Yingxiong's eyes immediately flashed with a cold light. He and Yan Shaoxuan stepped forward to kowtow to the emperor and then bowed to the Princess Consort of Qin.
Shang Ruyi simply nodded.
Upon seeing her present, both of them, who had been eager to speak, hesitated. Yuwen Yuan said calmly, "I summoned Princess Qin here because I have some questions to ask her. Please postpone your requests for now."
The two men exchanged a glance and then bowed their heads, saying, "Yes."
Then, the entire Liangyi Hall fell silent again.
Fortunately, this suffocating silence didn't last long. Soon, another series of hurried and chaotic footsteps could be heard outside. It was Eunuch Yu and Imperial Physician Lin Shi'an returning from Qianqiu Palace. The two of them walked in, covered in snow and cold. When they saw Yan Shaoxuan and Lou Yingxiong, Lin Shi'an was also taken aback, but he didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.
Yuwen Yuan waved his hand to interrupt him: "How is my imperial grandson?"
Lin Shi'an replied, "Your Majesty, the young prince is currently unharmed."
"No problem?"
Yuwen Yuan frowned and glanced at Shang Ruyi: "Then why did Princess Qin say that my grandson has been unwell these past two days?"
Lin Shi'an hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, infants aged two or three months usually have very delicate internal organs. After eating soup, they need to be moved around more to aid digestion. Spitting up milk is due to insufficient activity."
"Oh? Then how come there's less activity?"
Lin Shi'an glanced at him cautiously and said, "This humble subject has inquired, and none of the people in Qianqiu Palace have gone out these past few days. His Highness has been confined to his room all day, so—"
Yuwen Yuan's brows furrowed again, then gradually relaxed.
At this moment, Shang Ruyi immediately stood up and said apologetically, "So that's how it is. Physician Su reminded me before, but I forgot these past two days. Please forgive me, Father."
She said she forgot, but how could she really have forgotten?
If you really forgot, why didn't Xiaoyuanzi vomit for the previous two months, but suddenly started vomiting milk in the last few days?
Yuwen Yuan sighed deeply and said, "You are all so stubborn. These past two days, the wind and snow have been so heavy. I told you to stay in Qianqiu Palace to rest, but you really didn't come out at all. Now the children are so tired that they are sad."
Shang Ruyi repeatedly replied, "Yes."
Yuwen Yuan said, "That's fine, everything will remain the same from now on."
Shang Ruyi immediately bowed in gratitude and asked, "Then, can Physician Su still return to Qianqiu Palace to treat us as usual?"
"...!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at Lou Yingxiong, who had been standing quietly to the side. Lou Yingxiong immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "Princess Qin, I'm afraid this won't work."
Hearing that it was him who had answered her question, Shang Ruyi turned to look at General Ningyuan, her chin slightly raised: "What do you mean by that, General Lou?"
Lou Yingxiong said, "Because Imperial Physician Su Qinglan has been arrested and brought to justice."
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