Empress Dowager Wu did consider finding the imperial physician who treated Consort Yun, wanting to understand why, despite being diagnosed as a princess, she gave birth to a prince.
But when she sent someone to look for them, a fire broke out in the Imperial Hospital, killing several people, including the imperial physician who had treated Consort Yun.
Empress Dowager Wu suspected something was amiss, but lacking evidence, she had no choice but to drop the matter.
Unexpectedly, I was able to meet two of the imperial physicians at this time!
"Imperial Physician Chen, Imperial Physician Liu, what exactly happened back then?" Duke Xian asked.
"Your Excellency, Consort Yun was indeed pregnant with a prince back then, but all the consorts in the palace who were pregnant with princes would miscarry for various reasons. At that time, the late Emperor secretly summoned me and instructed us to make sure that Consort Yun was pregnant with a princess," said Physician Chen.
"Later, after Consort Yun gave birth to the prince, the Emperor arranged for someone to secretly send us away, so that we would have the opportunity to tell everyone what happened back then," Physician Liu added.
"Do those two imperial physicians know why other concubines miscarry whenever they are pregnant with a prince?"
When the Duke of Xian asked about this, he glanced at Empress Dowager Wu, seemingly unintentionally.
Physician Chen and Physician Liu each took out half a piece of paper from their pockets and presented it to the emperor.
Duke Xianguo had someone take the paper, pieced the two halves together, and examined them carefully.
The more he looked, the uglier his face became. Then, the Duke of Xian shouted angrily at Empress Dowager Wu, "Wu Rou'er, you poisonous woman! Not only did you poison the imperial heir, but you also colluded with others to try to confuse the imperial bloodline. What else do you have to say?"
When Empress Wu saw Physician Chen and Physician Liu take out the two halves of the paper, she had a bad feeling. Now, hearing Duke Xian scold her like this, her face instantly turned furious.
"Duke Xian, I respect you as a veteran of three reigns and have always held you in high esteem. Today, you attempt to slander me with just two worthless scraps of paper of dubious origin. What is your crime?!"
Duke Xian raised the paper in his hand high, "Gentlemen, this is a letter written by the late emperor himself. It states that it was Empress Wu who plotted to harm the imperial heir, and he had no choice but to use this method to protect the prince in Consort Yun's womb."
“Duke Xian, since you say that the late emperor already knew that the empress was plotting to harm the imperial heir, why didn’t he punish the empress when he was alive? Moreover, after Consort Yun gave birth to the second prince, the affection between Empress Wu and the late emperor was obvious to all!” Gao Hongyuan said coldly.
This really doesn't make sense.
Since the late emperor knew early on that Empress Wu was plotting to harm the imperial heir, he could have dealt with her directly instead of going through all this trouble.
"Because the late emperor had no choice in the matter at the time," Su Ruojin said.
Gao Hongyuan narrowed his eyes, looking at Su Ruojin with a sinister gaze, his voice icy, "What do you mean by that, Your Highness?"
Su Ruojin looked at Gao Hongyuan and took out a token from her bosom. "Gao Hongyuan, I am the 79th generation Pavilion Master of the Star Gu Pavilion. Today, I have come to deal with you, this traitor who has betrayed his master and ancestors, in accordance with the pavilion rules!"
Before Gao Hongyuan could say anything, Su Ruojin continued, "Back then, after you harmed your master and escaped from the Star Gu Pavilion, you entered the Howling Moon Palace as the personal disciple of the Star Gu Pavilion Master and became the Imperial Preceptor."
After you became the Imperial Advisor, you used witchcraft to control the late Emperor's mind, causing him to be sometimes lucid and sometimes confused, and to obey you and Empress Wu completely!
When Gao Hongyuan saw the token, his expression was one of surprise, and his eyes were filled with resentment.
He really underestimated Su Ruojin. Not only did she become that old geezer's apprentice, but she also gained that woman's trust in such a short time.
After he attacked Fu Linglong back then, he tried to find the token that represented the identity of the Star Gu Pavilion Master but failed. He never expected that the damned woman would actually hand it over to Su Ruojin!
“Su Ruojin, this is Xiaoyue, not your Great Chu. How dare you distort the truth and spout nonsense here.”
Before Gao Hongyuan could say anything, Empress Dowager Wu immediately launched into a tirade, no longer addressing him as "Princess Consort."
"Nonsense? Duke Xian, may I ask if there was something wrong with the late emperor back then? When the late emperor passed away, apart from Empress Dowager Wu and the Imperial Preceptor, who among you saw the late emperor's body?"
When Su Ruojin asked this question, not only the Duke of Xian, but also some other veteran officials recalled the late emperor's strange behavior back then.
Previously, the late emperor had shown Empress Wu great respect, but he would never allow her to interfere in politics.
However, ever since the arrival of the Imperial Advisor, Empress Wu has frequently interfered in court affairs. When ministers raised objections, they were all suppressed by the late emperor.
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