Chapter 516: Merits and Demerits Offsetting Each Other (Part 1)
It was already afternoon when we arrived at Prince Lie's Palace.
Xiao Chengqi was lying on the bed, his face still pale, but he was definitely awake!
When he saw the princess and her entourage coming in, he wanted to get up immediately, but just as he lifted the quilt, the princess stopped him.
"Just take a good rest."
Xiao Chengqi did not insist and bowed slightly.
Zhao Xuanping supported him from the side, letting him half lean against the head of the bed.
It was freezing cold outside, but with the heater burning in the house, it was warm as spring.
The eldest princess looked at him with a distressed look.
"I've lost a lot of weight."
It seemed that he had lost a lot of weight, and his shoulders felt a little uncomfortable to touch.
Xiao Chengqi's smile was still a little weak, but his eyes were clear. He shook his head and said comfortingly, "I'm fine now, right? You should be happy."
The princess nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! You should be happy! Your mother has also heard the news that you woke up, but she caught a cold these past two days and has a severe cough, so she was not allowed to come today."
After Emperor Mu Wu fell into a coma again, Concubine Rong was deeply shocked and was bedridden.
Xiao Chengqi guessed something in his heart and nodded, "Mother's health is very important. I will go to the palace to visit her in a few days."
These words made the princess even more relieved and happy.
"well!"
Before coming, the eldest princess was a little worried that he had just woken up and might not be able to handle the situation.
Only when I saw it now did I realize that I was worrying too much.
She was happy in her heart and turned her head to look at Zhao Xuanping beside her.
"It's all thanks to Doctor Zhao's day and night care. Thank you for your hard work. I will definitely reward you well this time!"
Unexpectedly, when Zhao Xuanping heard this, he did not show any joy. Instead, he gritted his teeth and suddenly knelt down!
"I am guilty! Please punish me, Princess!"
This kneeling immediately confused everyone.
The princess asked curiously, "Why did Doctor Zhao say that?"
Zhao Xuanping clenched his fists, his expression full of guilt:
"King Lie's sudden coma this time is actually all my fault!"
The eldest princess was even more puzzled.
"Your fault? Wh-what on earth is going on?"
Zhao Xuanping took a deep breath and said, "You don't know that the reason why King Lie got sick this time was not because of the medicine as the outside world speculated. It was because of my disciple, Wang Chang! I have been responsible for decocting medicine for King Lie during this period. The medicine that Miss Ye gave was correct, and the antidote that the Imperial Guards found from Guanling was also correct. As long as they are taken on time, King Lie's condition will gradually improve and he will recover completely. But..."
His voice trembled slightly, filled with anger and fear.
"But I never thought that someone would take advantage of me!"
The person he was talking about was naturally Wang Chang.
The eldest princess had already guessed about 80% of the situation at this time, and her brows gradually furrowed.
Zhao Xuanping continued:
"Ever since your majesty asked me to be responsible for boiling medicine for King Lie, I have not dared to slack off and have been doing it myself. Who knew that Wang Chang would secretly add conflicting herbs when he was packing the herbs for King Lie! As a result, King Lie's illness has not been cured for a long time, and even caused residual poison in his body, causing him to fall into a coma!"
He kowtowed fiercely, making a muffled sound, which made everyone present tremble in their hearts. They dared not imagine how painful it must be.
"I am guilty of my own negligence. I will leave it to Her Royal Highness the Princess to deal with!"
The eldest princess was silent for a long time.
The ministers who came along also looked at each other in bewilderment.
Who could have thought that just a trip to Prince Lie's Palace would lead to such a farce!
That is King Lie, who is highly respected by Your Majesty!
Once what Zhao Xuanping said is confirmed, it will definitely cause another storm!
In the suffocating silence, the eldest princess finally spoke slowly.
"Do you have any evidence for what you said?"
Zhao Xuanping knelt on the ground: "To be honest, I have long felt that there was something fishy about His Royal Highness Prince Lie's illness, but I have never been able to figure out what went wrong. Yesterday, Miss Ye Er and the Prince's Envoy were urgently summoned to the palace. I was the only one taking care of them here, and I was too busy to handle it. In addition, the medicine bags I brought earlier had been used up, so I asked Wang Chang to bring two more days' worth of medicine. Firstly, I did not dare to delay His Royal Highness Prince Lie's medication, and secondly, I thought that more hands would always be good. Unexpectedly, because I called him in a hurry, he had no time to tamper with the medicine bag, and he was so bold as to secretly take out the ground medicine powder from his sleeve and pour it into the medicine while decocting it!"
Thinking of that scene, Zhao Xuanping was still shaking with anger.
"There are witnesses and evidences! Let Her Royal Highness the Princess deal with it! I only hate myself for being so blind that I was deceived by such a person! I almost harmed His Royal Highness King Lie! I am ashamed of Your Majesty and the Princess, and I am also ashamed of King Lie! No matter what the punishment is, I am willing to bear it all!"
These words explained the whole cause and effect clearly and plainly.
Fan Chengzhuo opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he saw the eldest princess's face was as gloomy as water, he swallowed his words back.
Finally, the eldest princess asked:
"In that case, where is Wang Chang now?"
Zhao Xuanping immediately said:
"He has been captured by King Lie's attendant and locked up in the woodshed."
After all, this is King Lie’s territory.
But the eldest princess still had a huge question in her mind that needed to be resolved.
"What hatred does he have with King Lie that would make him do such a thing?"
She remembered Wang Chang, the apprentice of Zhao Xuanping. He always had a smile on his face and was very attentive.
No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like someone who would do such a cruel thing.
At this point, Zhao Xuanping felt extremely ashamed and said ashamedly, "It was all because of me. He had wanted to join the Imperial Hospital for a long time, but after being stopped by me twice, he became resentful and wanted to take revenge."
If something happened to King Lie, Zhao Xuanping, who was responsible for taking care of his health, would naturally not be able to escape the blame.
The princess nodded: "I see..."
She tilted her head slightly: "Master Fan."
Fan Chengzhuo's heart suddenly jumped, and he quickly responded: "I am here."
The princess said: "Take him to the Ministry of Justice and interrogate him thoroughly."
She believed that what Zhao Xuanping said was true, but she didn't believe that this was Wang Chang's only motive.
He was a very shrewd man, and no matter how angry he was, he would not turn against Zhao Xuanping - after all, he still had to rely on Zhao Xuanping's promotion and support in the future.
Unless he has found a bigger backer and greater interests that drive him to do so.
How dare Fan Chengzhuo object? He immediately said, "Yes."
The princess then looked at Zhao Xuanping again, her expression softened: "Alright, this is not entirely your fault, you should get up first."
Zhao Xuanping refused to move.
The eldest princess was somewhat helpless: "If you don't get up, who will be responsible for taking care of Cheng Qi?"
Chen Songshi smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Isn't it? Imperial Doctor Zhao also cleared things up for Second Miss Ye. His merits and demerits offset each other, so why blame yourself too much?"
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