Ling Mu glanced at the imperial physician expressionlessly and emphasized once again, "With Physician Gu inside, our Prince will surely be safe and sound."
"Your Highness, the Prince's injuries are serious! This guard is ungrateful. This old minister believes he intends to harm the Prince and is deliberately blocking us from entering. If something happens to the Prince..."
The imperial physician who had just spoken couldn't help but speak again, his words seemingly trying to distance himself from the situation, and also carrying a subtle threat.
Qu Qingxi turned around and looked at the group of imperial physicians standing in the courtyard. She raised her voice and said, "Gentlemen, you have all heard of Physician Gu's reputation. You all know how good his medical skills are. Since Physician Gu is treating the Prince, there shouldn't be any problems."
Since Ling Mu insisted on preventing the imperial physicians from entering the courtyard, it meant there was something fishy going on, so Qu Qingxi naturally chose to help Ling Mu.
“Your Highness, although Physician Gu is highly skilled, he is still too young and inexperienced. He may be at a loss when faced with unexpected situations. His Highness’s injuries are serious and cannot be delayed.” Another imperial physician spoke up.
"Yes, Your Highness, we were all sent by the Emperor to treat the Prince, but now the Prince is locked up inside, and this guard is standing at the door, preventing us imperial physicians from entering."
This old minister has reason to suspect that this guard is colluding with Gu Liangsheng and may be plotting to harm the Prince.
"Your Highness, please have this guard leave immediately. The Prince's injuries cannot be delayed."
The imperial physicians present all felt that Qu Qingxi was just a teenage girl. If they persuaded her more and made the situation sound more serious, Qu Qingxi, in her anxiety, would surely scold the two guards at the door to leave, so that they could go in and see how serious the Prince of Nanqing's injuries were.
Is he really injured, or is someone just pretending to be injured?
Qu Qingxi looked worried. After glancing at Ling Mu, she turned to look at the imperial physicians present.
"As everyone knows, the prince was poisoned by a strange poison before, and the poison has not been completely eliminated yet. If it weren't for Doctor Gu, the prince would probably be dead by now. This shows that Doctor Gu's medical skills are extremely high."
Moreover, since the prince specifically requested Doctor Gu to treat his injuries, it shows that the prince trusts Doctor Gu very much.
"You are all healers, and a quiet environment is needed when treating patients. Yet you are making such a racket here. I have reason to suspect that you are not here to treat His Highness's wounds at all, but rather to deliberately prevent others from treating him properly."
"Your Highness, how can you say that? We were all ordered by the Emperor to treat the Prince's injuries. Who would dare to harm the Prince?"
Seeing that Qu Qingxi was not intimidated by them and spoke so reasonably, the imperial physician immediately invoked the emperor's name in an attempt to suppress Qu Qingxi.
"I know you are acting on the Emperor's orders. You may go in if you wish." Qu Qingxi's expression softened slightly when she heard the name of the Emperor.
Ling Mu looked at Qu Qingxi in surprise. He hadn't expected the princess to soften her stance. The princess must have realized that they were trying to stop the imperial physician, which must be because there was something wrong with this matter.
Before Ling Mu could think any further, he heard Qu Qingxi speak again.
The imperial physicians breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Qu Qingxi's words, and couldn't help but marvel that even the boldest Qu Qingxi was frightened when she heard that it was the Emperor's order.
However, before the imperial physicians could fully breathe a sigh of relief, they were shocked by Qu Qingxi's next words.
"You may go in, but I require your guarantee that the Prince will be safe and sound. Those who go in must not only heal the Prince's current injuries, but also completely remove the remaining poison from the Prince's body."
If you fail to do so and instead endanger the Prince's life, then I, the Princess Consort, will not be polite. I will order your execution on the spot. Moreover, I will personally go to the palace to plead with the Emperor for justice. Anyone who goes there will have their entire family executed, including nine generations.
Qu Qingxi spoke in an extremely cold tone, her eyes indifferent as she looked at the group of people scrambling to get in, her entire being exuding an oppressive aura.
The imperial physicians present were all stunned upon hearing this.
"Hmph, everyone knows how good the Emperor is to the Prince. If anything happens to the Prince's health, I, the Princess Consort, will not let you off the hook, the people of the Nanqing Prince's Mansion will not let you off the hook, and the Emperor will certainly not let you off the hook. Who among you is confident that you can absolutely cure the Prince?"
Now, on the surface, it is common knowledge that the Emperor still dotes on He Liufeng, and they still have to think things through before doing anything.
Qu Qingxi stood on the steps, squinting at the group of people in front of her. Her voice wasn't loud, but it stunned everyone present. They had never expected that Qu Qingxi would have such an imposing aura.
"Your Highness, aren't you making things difficult for us?" As soon as Qu Qingxi said this, everyone dared not rush forward anymore. After all, they had no way to deal with the poison that the Prince of Nanqing had originally been poisoned with. Even though it was rumored that part of it had been cured, they had never taken He Liufeng's pulse before, so how could they know whether this was true or false?
If the remaining poison is still troublesome, and the situation is unclear, wouldn't they just be going in to their deaths for nothing?
They were not afraid of Qu Qingxi, but they had to fear the Emperor. The Emperor doted on his younger brother, and if something really happened to them after they went in, even if Qu Qingxi killed them on the spot, the Emperor probably wouldn't say anything.
As for the execution of nine generations of relatives, that's actually quite possible, since such things have happened before.
They wanted to go in for nothing more than money and power, but they hadn't gotten anything yet, and now their entire families were being executed. Even if they got in and saw it, what good would it do? They were already dead; what use were those material possessions?
Seeing the hesitation in everyone's eyes, Qu Qingxi sneered inwardly. These cowardly fools actually think they can rush in like this? It's laughable that they want to find out the situation.
"Now, who still wants to go in?" Qu Qingxi stared calmly at the person in front of her.
She wasn't afraid that anyone would actually go in. She was standing right there, and she had plenty of ways to keep them outside the door so they could never get in.
Everyone fell silent and took two steps back in unison, afraid of being pushed to the front. Gu Liangsheng was the only one inside now, and if something happened, he would be the one to die.
Moreover, even if the Emperor asks about it, they can blame it all on Qu Qingxi. In any case, this matter cannot be blamed on them. It was the people from the Nanqing Prince's Mansion who blocked them from entering.
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