Songzhi stood by and waited until Consort Hua had finished venting her anger before daring to go up and offer advice.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Imperial Medical Academy did not know it would be like this. Otherwise, even if they had the audacity, they would not have dared to give it to you."
"Moreover, even the imperial physicians didn't notice it, so it must have been used infrequently and wouldn't have caused any harm to the body."
"Besides, Eunuch Su is currently investigating this matter, and the results are not yet available. It would be a waste for Your Highness to harm your health now."
What Songzhi really wanted to say was that the Empress Dowager had been in the palace for decades. She probably took more of those calming medicines than anyone else, and now that she's over sixty, she still looks quite healthy.
Pufferfish are poisonous, but that didn't stop the general from enjoying them. Even he shou wu (Polygonum multiflorum) is poisonous, yet the general's wife used it to make soup.
(Polygonum multiflorum can damage the liver and must be processed before use.)
So when Songzhi first learned that tranquilizers were toxic, she was indeed a little panicked, and she sometimes took them herself!
But after thinking it through, I realized it wasn't so bad, since people of even higher status than her and her empress ate even more.
It's not their place to be anxious; they're in the prime of their lives, healthy and strong.
Consort Hua said, "I really want to rush to the Imperial Hospital and give those quack doctors a good beating."
"It's fortunate that Zhang Mi has served as the chief physician for so many years. If it weren't for Consort Cheng noticing something amiss with the prescription he gave the Fifth Prince, I would still be in the dark."
"The Emperor even ordered them to use death row inmates for verification. What's the point of verifying them? In my opinion, they should all be tied up and sent to do hard labor."
After learning the truth, Consort Hua pretended to be extremely patient in front of the chubby orange, but otherwise acted the same as before.
They can't tolerate a speck of dust in their eyes, nor can they bear the slightest injustice.
Songzhi could only say the nicest things, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This servant will pour you a cup of tea to cool you down."
After handing a cup of tea to Consort Hua, Songzhi continued, "If all the imperial physicians are sent to do hard labor, the Imperial Hospital will be left without anyone. The Emperor is currently ill, and he will not agree to this."
"Moreover, the Emperor himself ate quite a lot, and he must be furious right now."
Hearing that the big fat orange was unhappy, Consort Hua became happy, "You're right, they, mother and son, use it the most."
"Especially the Empress Dowager, who committed countless sins in her youth, so now she has to recite Buddhist scriptures for several hours every day."
"I heard a while ago that she was sleeping little and had to take sedatives every few days."
"I originally thought she was just old and couldn't sleep. Now it seems she's done too many bad things and can't get a good night's rest."
"It's such a pity. Such a good medicine, I'm afraid no one will take it easily in the future."
Consort Hua's anger quickly turned into regret. Otherwise, given the Empress Dowager's age, such frequent use of these medications would be inconvenient.
Even if we can't kill her immediately, being sickly and bedridden afterward is her retribution.
Consort Hua suddenly asked, "Songzhi, do you think the Empress Dowager knows about this?"
Songzhi was taken aback, then said, "They should know, right? The Empress Dowager often takes these, and everyone in the palace knows it."
"Even if His Majesty has forgotten about this, Eunuch Su will inform the Empress Dowager on His Majesty's behalf. It won't be easy for Your Majesty to make the Empress Dowager upset over this."
Consort Hua said, "That's true, but it's not difficult for me."
"Send Zhou Ninghai to find out what happened to those death row inmates who drank too much of this stuff. Report back to me once you've found out, and give me a report every few days."
Songzhi replied, "Yes, I understand."
"But it's only been a few days, so it probably won't be effective that quickly."
Consort Hua said smugly, "It won't be that fast. Do you think I can't make something up?"
"Isn't it said that some folk doctors also know the consequences of eating too much of this stuff, and that Consort Cheng is also well-versed in these matters?"
"I only need to exaggerate these results. Anyway, the Emperor has people locked up in the imperial prison, so I can't see them."
"Although I don't know the specifics, I have asked quite a few people. Because I was worried about the Empress Dowager's health, I rushed to Shou Kang Palace to remind her."
"This matter was not handled perfectly, but it was all out of my filial piety. I believe the Emperor and the Empress Dowager will understand."
Songzhi felt something was amiss; doing so was too conspicuous. Moreover, even if the Emperor and Empress Dowager didn't outwardly blame her, they would definitely resent her in their hearts.
"In the end, it's inevitable that she'll be blamed. Why should Your Majesty do it yourself? Wouldn't it be better to let someone else do it?"
Consort Hua said irritably, "It's much more satisfying to do it myself than to have someone else do it!"
"The idea that a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years is just empty talk from useless people trying to comfort themselves."
Her revenge, Consort Hua, will last from morning till night!
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