Now everyone knows that Yi'er can recover, so if something happens to Yi'er now, everyone will suspect them.
Well done, Xiao Yanchu, you've really planned every step of the way.
Empress Dowager Wei smiled, but her eyes were filled with coldness.
At the banquet, Xiao Yanchu considerately served food to Yi'er, taking great care of her.
Wei Yinshuang silently watched Xiao Yanchu's every move from a short distance away, taking in his affection for Yi'er.
After being rejected on the spot last time, Wei Yingshuang dared not bother Xiao Yanchu again, fearing that something might happen that would embarrass her again.
Since direct approaches don't work, why not start with the people he cares about?
Xiao Yanchu can only belong to her.
After the banquet, Xiao Chenyi returned to Cixi Palace with Empress Dowager Wei.
"Mother, Xiao Yanchu is just here to show off." Xiao Chenyi slammed down his teacup.
After a moment of silence, Empress Dowager Wei said, "Starting tomorrow, I will go to Wanfu Temple to worship Buddha for three months and pray for the well-being of the Great Chu Kingdom."
"Mother, why do you suddenly want to go to Wanfu Temple?"
Without his mother's advice in the palace, Xiao Chen felt somewhat flustered.
The late emperor had many sons, and Xiao Chenyi, due to the less prominent family background of Consort Wei, was of average talent among the princes.
While studying at Ryan Academy, he was always at the bottom of the class in every exam. He was not favored by the late emperor and no one considered him a competitor. This was the main reason why he survived that struggle.
This throne was practically handed to him for free. When Xiao Chenyi first sat on the dragon throne, he felt like he was dreaming.
At first, he was very cautious and grateful to Xiao Yanchu, showing him utmost respect and obeying his every word.
But people change once they taste power.
Xiao Chenyi initially thanked his elder brother for helping him ascend the throne, but later became afraid that Xiao Yanchu might one day seize the throne from him.
He began to be wary of Xiao Yanchu at every turn, and even wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.
They completely forgot that if Xiao Yanchu had wanted to be emperor, he wouldn't have had the chance to sit on the dragon throne.
Empress Dowager Wei sighed: "Xiao Yanchu handed the assassin over to you for interrogation, which was actually a way of telling me that he already knows who was behind it all. Bringing that little fool to the banquet today was also a warning. My trip to worship Buddha this time was simply to give him an explanation. Wanfu Temple is just outside the city, only a two or three-hour journey away. If anything happens, His Majesty can send someone to find me at any time."
Xiao Chenyi said with a face full of indignation: "Empress Dowager, I am clearly the Emperor, and you are the Empress Dowager. Why do we have to tolerate him in every way? Isn't it said that if the emperor wants his subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die?"
"Yi'er!" Empress Dowager Wei shouted, "You must not say such things outside! The military power of the Great Chu is now in Xiao Yanchu's hands, so you must not act rashly."
"Isn't there the Su family army and my uncle? The Su family army always only listens to the Emperor."
When the late emperor was alive, Xiao Chen also passed by the Imperial Garden and overheard the late emperor telling the then Prince Yu, who was his eldest brother, that the Su family army was loyal to the emperor and loved the country and never took sides, and that he should treat the Su family well.
Xiao Chenyi remembered this point well and was secretly glad that the Su family was there, otherwise he would have truly become a lonely person.
Empress Dowager Wei said with a stern face: "The Wei family is not yet powerful enough. The Su family army only obeys the Emperor. But what if one day you are no longer the Emperor? Yi'er, we must find a way to control the Su family army. It's a pity that the eldest daughter of the Su family was lost when she was young. Otherwise, bringing her into the palace would be a great help to you."
"Doesn't the Su family also have an adopted daughter?" Xiao Chenyi said.
"How could an adopted daughter be worthy of entering the palace as a concubine?" Empress Dowager Wei said with a look of disdain, then earnestly instructed Xiao Chenyi:
"While I am away from the palace, have someone thoroughly investigate that Yan Yang Medical Clinic. I suspect that the Sage of Medicine is in that clinic, and that young female doctor who just came of age is just a diversionary tactic. If you do find her, bring her back secretly."
A medical sage can be of great use in critical moments.
The mental illness that even the Imperial Medical Academy and Mu Jingshan couldn't cure was actually cured by Yan Yang, an unknown doctor.
Empress Dowager Wei did not believe it, but if the Sage of Medicine was hiding in this clinic, then everything would make sense.
"Yes, Mother."
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