"Cry, cry, all you do is cry! If you keep causing trouble, you'll never see me again!"
Seeing that the Emperor was truly angry this time, Zhao Ruyue dared not cause any more trouble and could only timidly explain, "Your Majesty, I was worried about the safety of the young Crown Prince, so I lost my composure in a moment of panic. Please forgive me."
Seeing that Emperor Xingchang did not answer, Zhao Ruyue continued, "That day, when Princess Chang'an returned and saw me, she tried to attack me without saying a word. I don't know what I did to offend her. The young crown prince couldn't bear to see me being wronged, so he went to stop her, but he was forcibly taken away. I was so anxious and angry that I fainted. I don't know where the princess took the crown prince..."
Zhao Ruyue embellished a half-truthful story for Emperor Xingchang, wiping away tears with a handkerchief as she spoke. Seeing the man's face darken, she added fuel to the fire: "The princess also said that the Crown Prince is so young yet so unruly, even... even worse than a three-year-old child from their border region..."
"fart!"
Emperor Xingchang couldn't help but curse, his face turning ashen with anger.
What angered him was not anything else, but that Li Chang'an actually made such a comment about his only son, who was the future heir of Sheng Nan Kingdom. How could he be called a piece of trash who was not even as good as a three-year-old child on the border?
This is absolutely outrageous!
Emperor Xingchang felt that Li Chang'an's audacity in saying such a thing was not only a disgrace to the imperial family, but also a slap in the face to him as a father.
His daughter had been in the military for three years, and her personality had become increasingly arrogant; she was incredibly disrespectful to everyone.
Thinking of this, Emperor Xingchang's mind was filled with Feng Beichuan's cunning face again. He pondered that since Li Chang'an dared to be so arrogant, it must be because he had the Regent backing him up.
This is absolutely outrageous!
Emperor Xingchang was a suspicious man to begin with, and now that he had added so much drama to Feng Beichuan and Li Chang'an's lives, he became more and more anxious and angry. After a violent cough, he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"emperor!"
Before Zhao Ruyue could get the result she wanted, she saw this scene and was terrified.
"Imperial Physician! Summon the Imperial Physician immediately!"
Chaos erupted in the Zhengqing Hall as everyone frantically helped the dying Emperor Xingchang lie down, pinching his philtrum and pouring ginseng soup down his throat.
The imperial physician arrived quickly, took the emperor's pulse, and conducted a simple examination before wiping the sweat from his brow and reporting, "His Majesty is suffering from a sudden attack of anger. There is nothing seriously wrong for now, but he needs to rest and recuperate. He must not get angry again."
Zhao Ruyue, who had been anxiously waiting by the side like an ant on a hot pan, finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the imperial physician say that the emperor was alright.
What she feared most was that if her only support fell, but her son was still unmarried, and someone took advantage of the situation to seize the throne, then all her hard work over the years would be for nothing.
"This is a new prescription I have written for Your Majesty. I will prepare the medicine and give it to Your Majesty shortly. Please remember to rest well."
After giving his instructions, the imperial physician left the bedchamber and went to the kitchen to watch the palace maids prepare the medicine.
After drinking the medicine, Emperor Xingchang felt much better and, being extremely tired, fell into a deep sleep.
Perhaps because he was preoccupied with something, Emperor Xingchang woke up on his own at dawn and struggled to get out of bed.
The head eunuch, who had kept watch all night, was alarmed to see the emperor awake so early. He quickly went over and earnestly advised, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician instructed that you should rest well. You should go to sleep..."
Unfortunately, the stubborn Emperor Xingchang refused to listen to him, waving his hand and saying with some dissatisfaction, "Don't I know my own body?"
Hearing the emperor's unpleasant tone, the head eunuch was caught in a dilemma, unsure of what to do.
"Hurry and prepare, I need to attend court!"
Xin Changdi is determined today; even if he has to crawl, he will crawl to court.
At this moment, the imperial physician heard the commotion and rushed in to stop him: "Your Majesty, your health is really not suitable for attending court. Even if you don't consider yourself, you should consider the well-being of your people!"
"snort!"
Emperor Xingchang couldn't help but sneer. He had always hated these kinds of arguments; these people knew nothing but useless platitudes.
What about his millions of subjects? If he doesn't show up soon, those millions of subjects will probably belong to someone else!
"Anyone who dares to offer any further advice will have their head chopped off immediately!"
As he spoke, he picked up the dragon robe he wore to court and put it on. He refused to believe that he could go out even without these people serving him!
The head eunuch looked at the imperial physician with a troubled expression. The physician frowned and shook his head at him. The head eunuch immediately understood and gave a wink to several junior eunuchs beside him. The men rushed over and restrained Emperor Xingchang.
"Your Majesty, we servants had no intention of offending you today. Our lives are not important, but you must take care of your health!"
As the head eunuch spoke, he hurriedly directed the junior eunuchs to carry the emperor back to his bed.
"How dare you defy me? How dare you! I will chop off all your heads, cough cough cough..."
Clearly, Emperor Xingchang had not expected these people to pull such a stunt. He tried his best to break free, but how could he possibly defeat a few young eunuchs?
As a result of this commotion, Emperor Xingchang, who was perfectly fine before, coughed up blood again.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the imperial physician immediately stepped forward to forcibly administer acupuncture, and then quickly had a palace maid bring medicine to feed the emperor.
However, Emperor Xingchang kept his mouth shut and knocked over the medicine bowl.
The group had no choice but to compromise. The head eunuch found several strong and healthy eunuchs to carry the emperor to the morning court. Only then did Emperor Xingchang obediently drink the medicine.
When the morning court session began, the ministers were both surprised and delighted to see that the emperor had come to court in person. Although the emperor did not look well and had to be carried there, at least they could see that he was alright, which put the ministers at ease.
The atmosphere today was clearly different from usual, with many ministers stepping forward to report on various matters.
Xingchang listened to all the reports from the ministers. As he listened, he considered countermeasures in his mind. After all, Feng Beichuan controlled most of the court affairs. He had to quickly think of a way to salvage the situation.
After the court session, Emperor Xingchang couldn't wait to rush to the Imperial Study to review the memorials. Although the head eunuch was in a difficult position, he didn't dare to stop him. He could only call the imperial physician to attend to him at any time and then let him go.
Perhaps because the emperor had not attended court for too long, the ministers submitted a lot of memorials today. Emperor Xingchang did not find it troublesome and read them all. He found that many of these memorials were about Princess Yong'an and the regent.
Because Li Chang'an is not only the eldest princess but also the only general of Sheng Nan Kingdom, her status is quite special. In addition, she has suddenly returned to the capital, and the emperor has been ill for some time. Those old foxes who have been navigating the officialdom for many years naturally have their own speculations.
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