Chapter 704 Biased
The Empress Dowager glanced at Concubine Lu who was standing there in a daze. She saw that her face was pale and her body was shaking constantly. She was obviously frightened.
After all, she was her niece's granddaughter, so the Empress Dowager felt a little reluctant.
She asked someone to help Concubine Lu sit nearby and rest for a while.
Luo Qinghan held Xixi's hand tightly, as if he was holding the most precious treasure in his life.
Because he was too panicked, his right index and middle fingers kept shaking, and he almost couldn't hold Xixi's hand.
He immediately placed his left hand on his right hand, firmly holding down the two disobedient fingers.
The Empress Dowager first glanced at the Imperial Concubine who was still in a coma, then glanced at the Emperor, and discovered that the Emperor's complexion looked even worse than that of the Imperial Concubine.
The Empress Dowager comforted her, "Your Highness is young, nothing should happen to you, don't be too nervous."
Luo Qinghan ignored this.
He just looked at Xixi without blinking, the person he loved most in his life.
He had waited so long for her to come back. If anything happened to her again, he really didn't know if he could hold on any longer.
The feeling of losing once is enough to make him feel worse than death.
He didn't want to experience it again.
Baoqin knelt beside the couch, wiping her tears constantly, and choked up as she told the story in detail what had just happened.
After listening to this, Luo Qinghan did not turn around, but just said coldly.
"Lu Jieyu bumped into the Imperial Concubine, causing her to vomit blood and faint. From today on, Lu Jieyu will be demoted to a concubine and banished to the cold palace."
Hearing this, Concubine Lu was struck by lightning. She knelt down in panic, crying and shouting.
"Your Majesty, this matter is not my fault!
The Imperial Concubine forced me to say this!
I didn't want to say it, but she used force to force me. I had no choice but to say it!
Besides, what I said is all true, not a single lie!
The reason why the imperial concubine vomited blood was because of her poor health, it has nothing to do with me!"
At this time, the Empress Dowager also helped to plead for mercy.
"It is true that Concubine Lu was wrong and shouldn't have discussed the emperor's private affairs, but the Imperial Concubine forced her to say this. The Imperial Concubine herself should also bear some responsibility for this matter. Concubine Lu cannot be blamed entirely."
Luo Qinghan shifted his gaze from Xixi to the Empress Dowager.
When the Empress Dowager saw that his eyes were red and there seemed to be a surge of anger in them, her heart couldn't help but beat fast.
"Emperor, you..."
Luo Qinghan interrupted her, his tone icy cold.
"This time the Imperial Concubine forced her to say it, but what about last time? Were Green Bud and New Willow also forced by the Imperial Concubine?"
The Empress Dowager was speechless.
When she heard the names Lu Ya and Xin Liu, Concubine Lu felt uneasy and her eyes flickered.
Luo Qinghan looked at them expressionlessly and questioned.
"Do you really think that I know nothing about the death of those two palace maids?
I'm just doing this for your sake and don't want to make it too serious.
But my tolerance has emboldened you.
Do you think that even if I force the imperial concubine to death, I will not do anything to you, the Lu family?"
Seeing that his words were becoming more and more outrageous, the Empress Dowager also frowned.
"Your Majesty, I have never had such an idea.
I just think that Concubine Lu cannot be blamed entirely for this matter.
You can't put all the blame on Concubine Lu just because you feel sorry for the imperial concubine.
They are all your concubines, you shouldn't be so partial."
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "I am partial to you, what can you do? You'd better pray that the imperial concubine is okay, otherwise Concubine Lu will have to be buried with her."
The person who will live and die with him is Xixi.
The person who shared weal and woe with him was Xixi.
The person who has supported him all the way to where he is today is Xixi.
There will never be another Xixi in his life.
If he doesn't favor her, who else can he favor? !
The Empress Dowager was a little irritated by his attitude, and her tone became even more severe.
"You are so confused! You are just a woman, why do you have to do this? How can you be worthy of the ancestors of the Luo family? How can you be worthy of your late father?!"
When Luo Qinghan heard this, he twitched the corners of his mouth and revealed a mocking smile.
When it comes to favoritism, who can compare to his father?
It’s really ridiculous that the Empress Dowager said such things to him now!
Eunuch Chang reminded, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician is here."
Two imperial doctors rushed in carrying medicine boxes.
The older one among them was the imperial physician, and the other young imperial physician looked unfamiliar. Luo Qinghan had never seen him before and couldn't help asking.
"Are you new here?"
The imperial physician that was invited that year looked to be in his twenties, with an ordinary face except for a pair of particularly deep eyes.
He bowed and said, "My name is Fang, and I have just arrived at the Imperial Hospital to report on my work."
Luo Qinghan looked at the Imperial Physician and frowned, "I want the best Imperial Physician, why are you bringing a newcomer here?"
The Imperial Physician said hurriedly, "Although Imperial Physician Fang is a new Imperial Physician, he is an excellent doctor, especially good at treating internal injuries. I think the Imperial Concubine has internal injuries, so why not let Imperial Physician Fang try."
Doctor Fang glanced at the imperial concubine lying on the couch and said respectfully.
"I have treated cases like the Imperial Concubine before, so I have experience in this area. I beg Your Majesty to let me have a try."
Hearing him say this, the dissatisfaction on Luo Qinghan's face faded away.
As long as it can make Xixi better, there's no harm in letting him try.
Doctor Fang walked over, put down the medicine box, took out the pulse pillow and silk handkerchief and handed them to Baoqin.
Baoqin placed the pulse pillow under the imperial concubine's wrist and covered her wrist with a silk handkerchief.
Doctor Fang took the imperial concubine's pulse through a silk handkerchief.
After a moment, he withdrew his hand and said respectfully.
"The Imperial Concubine was already weak, and the shock caused her blood to surge up, causing her to vomit blood. But it's not a big problem. Please allow me to give her acupuncture, and she will wake up soon."
After obtaining the emperor's consent, Doctor Fang took out silver needles from the medicine box and began to give acupuncture to the imperial concubine.
Helplessly, everyone else just watched quietly, not daring to say anything.
After the acupuncture was completed, Xiao Xixi woke up.
Seeing her open her eyes, Baoqin was overjoyed, and everyone else also breathed a sigh of relief.
When Xiao Xixi saw Luo Qinghan, her eyes suddenly turned red.
"His Majesty……"
Luo Qinghan held her hand, bent down and kissed the back of her hand, his voice trembling slightly.
"It's okay, I'm here, always here."
Xiao Xixi held his hand back, squeezing it very tightly.
Doctor Fang reminded: "Although the Imperial Concubine has woken up, her body is still very weak and she needs to rest well."
Only then did Xiao Xixi notice that there were many people standing around, some of whom she knew and some of whom she didn't.
When she saw Doctor Fang, she was obviously stunned.
Although the other person's appearance has changed, those eyes and that voice...
It is obviously the senior brother Fang Wujiu!
Doctor Fang saw that she seemed to have something to say, so he hurriedly said, "I will write a prescription for you right now. You will be prepared according to the prescription in the future. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time."
He bowed to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, then picked up his medicine box and retreated with the imperial physician.
(End of this chapter)
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