When Empress Dowager Wu heard that Gao Hongyuan was leaving, she became anxious, knowing that Gao Hongyuan meant what he said.
Empress Dowager Wu stepped forward and hugged Gao Hongyuan's waist. "You can't leave. Zhuo'er still needs you. What will happen to Zhuo'er if you leave? What will happen to me? No, you can't leave."
Gao Hongyuan sighed, his voice softening, "Rou'er, governing a country is like cooking a small fish. Just because you sit in this position doesn't mean everything is fine and you can do whatever you want."
"Cousin, Zhuo'er is the ruler of a country! How can you tolerate such bullying of him? I cannot! Even if we spare their lives, they may be spared the death penalty, but they will not escape punishment!" Empress Dowager Wu persisted.
"Ye Zhao must not be killed!" Gao Hongyuan said.
"Why?" Empress Wu was surprised, not understanding why Gao Hongyuan would protect a complete stranger.
If Ye Zhao hadn't been a man, Empress Dowager Wu would have suspected that Gao Hongyuan had taken a liking to her.
"Do you remember me telling you about the little star next to the Purple Star?" Gao Hongyuan said.
Empress Dowager Wu was taken aback at first, then realized what she meant, her face filled with disbelief, "Could it be...?"
"That's right, I suspect that Ye Zhao is the one destined to assist Zhuo'er. He is the disciple of the legendary Sage of Traditional Chinese Medicine. With him protecting Zhuo'er, she can be guaranteed to be healthy for the rest of her life."
People always say that the Sage of Medicine has excellent medical skills, but I've heard rumors that he was the founder of the Great Chu Heavenly Medicine Pavilion. Someone who can run the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion so well cannot do it with just medical skills.
The Sage of Medicine must be quite old now. After he passes away, who do you think will inherit the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion?
"If the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion is passed on to Ye Zhao, then we'll have the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion ourselves."
At this point, Empress Dowager Wu fully understood.
No wonder Gao Hongyuan never took Zhuo'er's antics too seriously before, unlike this time.
If what Gao Hongyuan said is true, then Ye Zhao really cannot be killed.
"But didn't he refuse to enter the palace?"
“If he readily agrees to enter the palace, I’d start to doubt whether he’s a disciple of the Medical Sage.”
How many truly accomplished people in the world would willingly be confined to the imperial palace?
"So in the end he still didn't agree to enter the palace to assist Zhuo'er?" Empress Dowager Wu asked.
“He’s still in Xiaoyue, no rush, let’s treat him with courtesy for now. If he really insists on leaving Xiaoyue, then we’ll see if he has the fate to do so!” A ruthless glint flashed in Gao Hongyuan’s eyes.
If Ye Zhaoruo cannot be used by him, he will not allow such a person to fall into the hands of another country.
"Someone, take the Emperor to change his clothes." Empress Dowager Wu realized what was happening, but didn't say anything more, and ordered someone to take Ji Yanzhuo away.
"By the way, didn't you say you wanted Ye Zhao to examine Zhuo'er? What do you think?" Empress Dowager Wu asked.
"It's alright. Ye Zhao said that Zhuo'er's health is even better than that of ordinary children."
Upon hearing this, Empress Wu's eyes revealed a hint of pride. "Of course, the children I raised are far superior to ordinary children."
Zhuo'er was her precious baby, whom she had not come easily. From the moment she was born, Empress Wu had the imperial physician come to check Zhuo'er's pulse every day.
If the imperial physician hadn't said that the baby was too weak to take tonics, she would have loved to give Zhuo'er all the tonics in the world.
"You even suspected that Zhuo'er had health problems back then, but you were actually hoping that something would happen to Zhuo'er." Empress Dowager Wu's voice was somewhat resentful.
"Rou'er, I'm doing this for Zhuo'er's own good. I'll feel at ease after seeing it."
Empress Dowager Wu knew that Gao Hongyuan was doing this for Zhuo'er's sake, and she snorted, "At least you have a conscience. Ye Zhao is unwilling to enter the palace now, so what should we do next?"
"It's simple, try diplomacy first, then resort to force!"
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