"Who did this?"
"This... is Consort Qi. She said that there are many new concubines in the palace and there are not enough people, so she has drawn some people from various palaces."
"Hmph, she certainly knows how to seize an opportunity. Alright, let's go in."
"Yes, sir."
After the master and servant entered the room, they heard Qingyan trying to persuade Consort Nian to drink her medicine.
"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready. Please drink it while it's hot."
"Cough cough... I... I won't drink it, take it away."
"Your Majesty, I have prepared some candied fruit for you. I guarantee it won't be bitter. Please drink the medicine for the sake of the young prince."
Nian Yunrong turned away and said nothing more.
Just as Qingyan was about to speak again, someone patted her on the back and discovered it was Gao Wuyong.
Looking back, I saw that the Emperor had actually arrived.
"This servant greets Your Majesty!"
"Get up."
When Nian Yunrong heard Qingyan's voice, she froze for a moment but did not move.
"Give me the medicine."
Yinzhen took the medicine from Qingyan's hand, then walked to the bedside and sat down:
"How can this illness get better if you don't take medicine? Here, take your medicine."
"Your Majesty, please consider me dead from illness."
"nonsense!"
Yinzhen handed the medicine to Gao Wuyong, who was standing next to him, and then stepped forward to help Nian Yunrong up, letting her lean against him.
"I heard from Fu Hui that you promised him you would take him to the Imperial Garden to fly kites. Fu Hui brought it up again today, you can't go back on your word."
"emperor……"
"Take your medicine first and get well soon."
Yinzhen knew what Nian Yunrong wanted to say, so he didn't give her the chance.
Nian Yunrong knew that her brother had no chance, and she drank the medicine with tears in her eyes.
Gao Wuyong, who was standing next to her, gave Qingyan a wink, and Qingyan quickly brought over the candied fruit.
Yinzhen talked with Nian Yunrong for a while, and seeing that she was not in good spirits, he let her go to sleep first.
He then issued an imperial edict:
"Gao Wuyong, have the Imperial Household Department send some capable people again, and also have the Imperial Hospital send a few more people to examine Consort Nian."
"Yes, sir."
"Qingyan, serve the Imperial Concubine well."
"yes!"
Qingyan was overjoyed. She never expected the Emperor to actually come, let alone send someone to treat her mistress again.
About half an hour later, the two imperial physicians sent by the Imperial Medical Academy arrived.
After carefully examining Nian Yunrong, the two imperial physicians exchanged glances, then said to Qingyan:
"Consort Nian is too weak, her mind is restless, and she is also deficient in both qi and blood. She needs to recuperate properly. We have just rewritten a prescription. This young lady can take the medicine according to this prescription."
"Thank you both, imperial physicians."
After that, the two imperial physicians did not return to the Imperial Hospital, but went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Wang and Imperial Physician Zhao have arrived."
"Let them in."
"Your humble servant pays his respects to Your Majesty."
"Tell me about it."
"Your Majesty, your humble servants have already examined the Imperial Concubine's pulse and prepared the prescription. The Imperial Concubine has been restless lately and needs to recuperate. Furthermore..."
"You only need to tell me how much longer the Imperial Concubine has to live."
"this……"
Neither of the two imperial physicians dared to speak up, for who knows if they would still have their heads on their necks if they did?
"If neither of you spoke, you were just deceiving me, and you also deceived the Imperial Concubine. Guards, drag you out and execute you!"
"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! Consort, Consort's days are numbered less than two months!"
After the two imperial physicians finished speaking, they knelt on the ground, trembling, not daring to raise their heads.
Meanwhile, Yinzhen above remained silent with a gloomy face.
Gao Wuyong waved his hand, signaling them to leave.
The moment he stepped out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he was dragged away by the guards.
"Gao Wuyong".
"Your servant is here."
"By imperial decree, Consort Jin is promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, and after recovering from her illness, she shall continue to exercise the power to assist in the management of the six palaces."
"Yes, sir."
This sudden imperial decree came as a great surprise to everyone in the harem. No one expected that Consort Nian would still be able to take up the position of Imperial Noble Consort after Nian Gengyao's defeat.
Meanwhile, Consort Qi in Changchun Palace locked herself in her room and refused to see anyone.
She couldn't understand why she had ended up like this.
She rose from a concubine to the position of secondary consort. She risked her life to bear four children for Yinzhen.
Heaven was unjust, taking away her two sons and one daughter, leaving only Hongshi.
"Why did Heaven create both Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang?" Honghui died. He thought the late emperor would appoint his son as heir apparent, since he was the eldest son.
Unexpectedly, one day Yinzhen ascended the throne and became the new emperor.
But the new emperor disliked his son, and spent his days scolding and reprimanding him, calling him stupid and useless.
Now that the woman in Yukun Palace is about to die, the Emperor actually wants to make her an Imperial Noble Consort, saying that she will assist in managing the six palaces after she recovers. It's utterly ridiculous.
What's so great about that woman?
Young? Beautiful?
Which woman hasn't been young? Which woman hasn't been beautiful?
She was unwilling to accept it.
Consort Qi wiped away her tears and had the palace maids come in again to apply makeup to her.
"Let's go to Yukun Palace to congratulate the Imperial Noble Consort!"
Seeing that Consort Qi's expression was the same as usual, everyone assumed that she had not taken Consort Nian's promotion to Imperial Noble Consort to heart, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon arriving at Yukun Palace, Consort Qi noticed that most of the servants had been replaced, and her eyes darkened further.
"This concubine greets the Imperial Noble Consort!"
When Consort Qi arrived, Nian Yunrong was trying on the clothes of the Imperial Noble Consort.
Although he was still sick, it was easy to see the joy on his face.
"Sister Qi Fei has arrived, please sit. Qingyan, bring some tea."
"The whole palace is now abuzz with the news that His Majesty feels sorry for Consort Gui and has made you Imperial Noble Consort."
"Feeling sorry for you? What do you mean by that, sister?"
Consort Qi feigned composure, covered her mouth, and then, under Nian Yunrong's persistent questioning, said:
"Does Your Highness not know that His Majesty has already issued an edict to seal off the Nian residence, exiled Madam Nian and others to Ningguta, and imprisoned General Nian, to be dealt with at a later date?"
Upon hearing this, Nian Yunrong was startled and fainted.
After a day and a night of treatment, she slowly woke up.
"Blue smoke...blue smoke..."
"Master, Master, your servant is here!"
"I...I'm dying."
"No, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you will definitely get better."
"I entrust my blessings to you. I have wronged you all these years."
“Back then, when my mother was seriously ill, it was Your Highness who helped her. I will never forget your life-saving grace.”
Just then, someone outside the door announced that Prince Fu Hui was on his way to Yu Kun Palace.
"Help me up and do my makeup. I can't let Fu Hui see me like this."
"……yes."
With Qingyan's help, Nian Yunrong finally managed to sit up. Because she drank the medicine too quickly, she coughed a few times, and her face turned red from coughing.
"Mother! Mother! Your son has come to see you."
"Fu Hui, my son."
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