Not long after, Xuanming, who was about to take a nap, was hurriedly pulled from Bingquanxuan to Bixia Palace by Feng Lingyan.
"Second Young Master Feng, slow down! Although I'm a skilled martial artist and still strong, I'm almost seventy years old after all. How can I withstand your dragging? Do you really want to break my old bones apart?"
Hearing this, Feng Lingyan quickly loosened her grip on Xuanming. He couldn't even bother wiping away the beads of sweat that were dripping down his face. He could only apologize, "I'm sorry, Second Elder. This is an emergency. The Emperor urgently needs you to save her life..."
However, Xuanming wasn't as fragile and powerless as he appeared. He said this simply because he felt a little unhappy seeing Feng Lingyan so anxiously running around for a woman who had once let him down, so he deliberately put on an expression of reluctance.
But he responded in a bad mood: "Second Young Master Feng, there are countless imperial doctors in the palace. Even if their medical skills are incompetent or they are incompetent, they can still help the dying emperor breathe a few more times, right? It won't cost me the time it takes to walk..."
Feng Lingyan had never expected Xuanming to be so stubborn and obstinate. In desperation, she had to lower her stance and gently advise him, "Second Elder, this is the imperial palace after all. It would be better if you could be a little more tactful and reserved..."
"Hmph! I don't care where he is! If it weren't for my beautiful, generous, well-behaved and adorable disciple, Xiao Chenchen, I wouldn't have set foot in this lifeless and strict place!"
Xuanming kept chattering along the way, complaining, "This place is like a prison with no freedom at all! We're not allowed to do anything. It's so disappointing!"
However, despite his constant complaints, Xuanming still understood the priorities of the matter. Therefore, he did not stop his pace and followed Feng Lingyan closely.
It was noon, the sun blazing fiercely, scorching the earth like fire. After a quarter of an hour's walk, Xuanming and Feng Lingyan finally arrived at the Phoenix Queen's bedroom in Bixia Palace. Upon entering the hall, a refreshing breeze washed over them, bringing a sense of comfort and ease.
Under the gaze of the palace servants, Xuanming walked over to Nalan Yunzhi's side, sat down in front of the bed, gently extended his right hand to her pulse, and began to carefully diagnose her. He closed his eyes tightly, concentrating on feeling the changes in her pulse, sometimes frowning slightly, sometimes nodding slightly, as if he had already made a preliminary assessment of her condition.
Recalling what the imperial physician had said earlier, that the emperor had suffered severe internal injuries and was poisoned, his life hanging by a thread, and he might not survive more than three months, Feng Lingyan couldn't help but feel extremely anxious. She hurriedly asked, "Second Elder, what's the situation? Is the emperor... okay?"
Xuanming's face was solemn. After opening his eyes, he first glanced at Nalan Yunyi meaningfully, and then slowly said, "The emperor's injuries are indeed extremely serious. The poison has invaded his internal organs. If he is not treated in time, even if a great immortal descends, I am afraid there is no way to save him..."
Feng Lingyan's expression grew increasingly heavy upon hearing this. "What should we do? The Emperor is the ruler of a nation. His health is directly related to the stability of the country and the peace of the court. Second Elder, no matter what, please find a way to save the Emperor..."
Xuanming originally thought that this was just a self-torture trick played by Nalan Yunzhi, but what he did not expect was that the emperor was actually so seriously ill!
Otherwise, how could he possibly test the poison on himself? He even went so far as to injure his own heart meridian! The emperor was not only gravely wounded, but even if he could recover, he would likely have lost the power he had painstakingly cultivated over decades...
Faced with such a situation, Xuanming could only sigh in his heart: The word "love" can really cause great harm to people!
Fortunately, he is alone and does not have to endure this kind of distress...
Facing Feng Lingyan's expectant gaze, Xuanming glared at Nalan Yunzhi fiercely and said unhappily, "I'll do my best, old man."
Regardless, the brain-dead emperor was indeed seriously injured. Although Xuanming wanted to give up, he knew that if he didn't treat her, his pregnant disciple Han Yichen would be called in to save this crazy woman. For the sake of their relationship, he could only hold his breath and save Nalan Yunzhi.
"Thank you, Second Elder..." Nalan Yunzhi, who was leaning against the head of the bed, nodded towards Xuanming and expressed his sincere gratitude.
If it were simply to confuse potential enemies, Nalan Yunzhi didn't need to actually injure herself. She made the pretense real, not because she was masochistic, but to gain Feng Lingyan's sympathy. After all, Nalan Yunzhi knew full well that the Eastern Palace had two highly skilled doctors from the Xuanyi Valley. If she didn't invest heavily, she'd likely end up making matters worse, and Feng Lingyan would likely be even more furious with her...
In order to treat Nalan Yunzhi's internal injuries, Xuanming gave Nalan Yunzhi a Qi-boosting pill and said unhappily, "What a waste of my elixir!"
Nalan Yunzhi smiled slightly, "Second Elder, you have brought back the dead with your miraculous healing skills. This time, I will consider it as a favor I owe you."
Xuanming raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded. He never did business at a loss, except for the time he had fallen on Hua Qingcheng. In a split second, Xuanming was already mentally planning how to secure more benefits for his good disciple...
"Your Majesty, my request is... to promote the status of my good disciple, and if the child in his belly is a boy, he must take the father's surname." Although Hua Qingcheng agreed to these requests from Han Yichen, Xuanming did not mind using this favor to consolidate his good disciple's position in the East Palace.
Nalan Yunzhi thought for a moment and nodded, "Approved! Tomorrow I will issue an edict to promote the Crown Princess's Han Liangce to the rank of Second Rank Crown Princess and Virtuous Monarch. I will also grant her son the privilege of taking his surname."
Given that there were only two vacancies for the third-rank position of Crown Princess and Consort, and both were occupied by Situ Xuanye and Su Mulichen, Nalan Yunzhi could only temporarily decide to add a second-rank position of Crown Princess and Consort, which had never happened before in the history of Laifeng Kingdom.
As the saying goes, "A gentleman never jokes." After Xuanming received a positive answer, he felt satisfied and couldn't help but treat Nalan Yunzhi more seriously.
After a while, Hua Qingcheng was also invited from the East Palace to the Bixia Palace. Xuanming took Ermao from Hua Qingcheng, which was the thousand-year-old ice toad that Xuanming had given her before.
In the end, Xuanming used the Millennium Ice Toad to remove most of the poison in Nalan Yunzhi's body.
"Second Elder, even the Ice Toad can't cure the poison in the emperor's body?" Feng Lingyan's face revealed a worried look.
"The fact that she is still alive... is already a miracle!" Xuan Ming said unhappily.
The next day at court, Nalan Yunzhi did not personally preside over the morning court on the grounds that his body was not in good condition. He only issued an edict to let the princess govern the country, and asked Prime Minister Situ Luoyun and Hanlin Academy Grand Secretary Wen Siyin to assist her.
Of course, at the same time, the imperial edict promoting Han Liangce to the rank of the second-rank Princess Xianjun also arrived at the Eastern Palace.
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