Chapter 250 Chapter 250 Stroke
The old emperor had a stroke.
Upon hearing the news, Princess Yuan'an was a little bit incredulous. How could he have a stroke when he was perfectly fine?
The person who brought the news was a little hesitant, and said implicitly: "When the saint was performing a ritual at Puyuan Temple, he encountered... an assassin and was injured by the assassin. I heard that he was frightened and then suffered a stroke."
Princess Yuan'an noticed the other party's hesitation and was afraid that things were not that simple.
She turned her head and glanced at her daughter-in-law who was sitting next to her. Seeing her curious expression, she immediately understood and said, "It's okay to speak frankly. There's no need to hide it."
Anyway, everyone knows the old emperor's character, so it doesn't matter even if his daughter-in-law knows it. They are all family, and family disgrace should not be made public.
After getting Princess Yuan'an's approval, the person who delivered the message no longer concealed the truth and spoke directly.
The old emperor's stroke is indeed not a simple matter.
After arriving at Puyuan Temple, the old emperor initially followed the monks of Puyuan Temple in fasting and performing rituals seriously. However, after a few days, he became a little impatient and asked the ministers and princes to continue fasting in the temple, while he took people to relax near Pufa Temple. By chance, he met a beautiful woman in distress, and he acted as a hero to save her.
The old emperor was very fond of the beautiful woman. He would go to a farmhouse near the foot of the Pufa Temple mountain to meet her every day. The two were very affectionate. The old emperor even said that he would take the woman back to the palace after the ritual.
However, he never expected that the beautiful woman had ulterior motives and took advantage of the time when she was lying on the bed with the old emperor... to hurt him.
Fortunately, the guards guarding outside noticed something was wrong and rushed in in time to rescue the old emperor. However, although the old emperor was not seriously injured, he suffered a stroke due to the extreme shock.
When Princess Yuanan heard this, she didn't know what to say.
Even though I already knew what kind of person the old emperor was, I still didn't expect him to do such a thing. As the Son of Heaven, he actually put himself in danger. It was embarrassing to tell others about it.
What do you mean he encountered an assassin? It was obvious that he was attracted by the beauty of the girl and came to her in a daze. It was the blessing of Buddha that the girl didn't stab him to death.
Princess Yuanan knew that the beautiful woman must have been deliberately arranged by someone.
However, she was not surprised that the old emperor fell into the trap.
Ever since the old emperor came to power, he felt that no one could threaten his authority, and he began to become arrogant and conceited. Perhaps he had seen too many concubines in the palace flattering and obeying him and not daring to resist him, so he thought that all women in the world were like this.
When he met a beautiful woman in distress, he did not doubt that she was trying to get close to him. Instead, he felt that the woman was attracted by his wisdom and bravery.
In fact, the old emperor looked down on women from the bottom of his heart.
How powerful the Empress Dowager and Princess Yuan'an were back then, but they still fell into his hands, one died early, and the other died soon. In his eyes, women were nothing more than that, like objects, he would play with them if he liked them, and there would be no more.
It was because of his mentality that he fell into the hands of a woman.
Princess Yuan'an seemed to be lost in thought. It seemed that the person who arranged the woman knew the old emperor's temperament very well.
After knowing the cause of the incident, Princess Yuan An said to Yu Li: "Mother Li, go back first. The palace will probably summon you to come in later."
Yu Li blinked, thinking back to the old emperor's attitude, and he began to understand.
Sure enough, not long after she returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, someone came from the palace and the old emperor wanted to summon her into the palace.
Yu Li had her dressed up and put her in a carriage to go to the palace.
When she arrived at the palace, a palace servant was already waiting there. When she saw her, she hurried forward and said, "Madam Zhenguogong, you are here. Come with me quickly. The Saint is waiting for you."
Yu Li took the opportunity to ask, "How is the Saint's health?"
The palace maid shook her head cautiously, said vaguely "not bad" and closed her mouth, not daring to say more.
When he arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Yu Li discovered that there were many guards guarding in front of the palace, and he was afraid that not even a fly could fly out.
Xuan Huaiqing is here too.
There were quite a few people outside the Yangxin Palace, including the Third Prince, the Seventh Prince, and some ministers.
They all came to visit the old emperor after receiving the news, fearing that something might happen to the old emperor. Since there was no call from inside, they could only wait outside, unable to hide their anxiety.
When the old emperor was assassinated, Xuan Huaiqing was the first to escort him back to the palace with the imperial guards.
This news was not deliberately blocked because it could not be blocked. Everyone who should know it knew it.
However, after they entered the palace, the old emperor never summoned them. There were guards guarding outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so no one dared to rush in and could only wait anxiously outside.
Seeing Yu Li, Xuan Huaiqing stepped forward, his face solemn, and said: "Madam Zhenguogong, the saint is waiting for you, go in."
Yu Li nodded, walked through the crowd and went directly into the Yangxin Palace.
The people waiting outside the Palace of Tranquil Longevity watched her go in, with slightly subtle expressions on their faces.
The third prince stared at Yu Li's back fiercely, with veins throbbing on his forehead.
He didn't understand. When encountering such a situation, shouldn't the saint meet with the princes and court officials first? Why would he summon a woman to the palace? Even if the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was a capable person, what could she do? She was of no help to his father's health or to stabilizing the situation in the court!
The Third Prince felt that the old emperor was getting more and more confused as he aged. No wonder he was attracted by a woman...
It was shameful to make this matter public, as it would damage the emperor's dignity, so everyone unanimously ignored it and told the public that the old emperor had been assassinated, without mentioning any details.
The Seventh Prince stood in the crowd, silent as always.
He raised his eyes to look at the Third Prince and saw that his face was full of anger and confusion, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
He doesn't even know what the saint wants most, so he deserves to be fooled by others.
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Entering the Yangxin Palace, Yu Li discovered that there were quite a few people here. In addition to the imperial physicians, the imperial teacher was also there.
The Imperial Master sat not far from the dragon bed, with white hair and white clothes, looking like a man from another world, ethereal and otherworldly.
Seeing the Imperial Preceptor, Yu Li finally understood the purpose of the old emperor summoning her into the palace. She couldn't help but laugh and even thought that if the Imperial Preceptor didn't know what was good for him and dared to attack her, she would expose the Imperial Preceptor's true face later.
I wonder if the old emperor will be so angry that he will become paralyzed by then.
The old emperor was lying on the bed, and the imperial doctors were surrounding him, treating him.
Seeing Yu Li, Li Mao came to the bedside, bowed slightly, and reported to the old emperor: "Your Majesty, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is here."
The old emperor on the bed made a sporadic sound, "Let her... come... over..."
Li Mao looked at Yu Li and motioned her to come over.
Yu Li walked slowly to the bed and saw the old emperor lying on the bed at a glance. He looked older, with a sallow face full of wrinkles and gray hair, like an old and frail man.
"well……"
He stared at Yu Li and wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, his mouth was crooked and saliva even flowed out. He looked extremely embarrassed. He did not have the dignity and majesty of an emperor at all. He was even worse than those down-and-out old men.
The imperial doctors looked straight ahead, pretending not to notice the old emperor's ugly behavior.
Li Mao couldn't bear to watch it either.
Yu Li stood there and asked, "Uncle, are you okay?"
The old emperor may have also noticed his own embarrassment, and his eyes showed deep reluctance and some hope.
He stared at Yu Li closely, but in the end he said nothing, closed his eyes, and let the imperial physician give him acupuncture.
Seeing this, Li Mao said considerately, "Madam Zhenguo, please sit here for a while."
The old emperor didn't say anything, so the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo naturally couldn't leave, but it was not good for her to just stand by the bed either.
Yu Li responded and found a place to sit down.
Now that everyone was surrounding the old emperor, naturally no one brought her food. She could only stare at the imperial teacher next to her boredly, and found that his injuries had all healed, at least nothing could be seen on his face.
The Imperial Master has an immortal-like appearance, calm and composed, and an uninformed person could easily be deceived by his appearance.
Noticing Yu Li's gaze, he raised his eyes and glanced at her as if nothing had happened.
Somehow, when my eyes met hers, I suddenly felt a little panicked. I felt inexplicably dangerous and had an urge to escape.
The Imperial Preceptor knew that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was a talented person with real abilities. If he went against her, he would definitely be the one who would suffer.
So he had always avoided meeting the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, but he didn't expect to meet her in the Yangxin Palace today when he was hurriedly summoned by the old emperor.
The imperial teacher prayed in his heart, hoping that the old emperor would not give him any difficult problems later.
After the imperial doctors treated the emperor with acupuncture, the old emperor's crooked mouth finally improved a lot and he spoke much more fluently.
He called the Imperial Master and said, "Imperial Master... when will my elixir be ready?"
The Imperial Master's scalp tingled, especially when he felt a gaze coming from behind him. He didn't dare to say anything, but the old emperor was also staring at him and would not allow him to make any mistakes.
He maintained his sagely demeanor and deliberately said, "Saint, you know, the elixir is still missing one ingredient, so we need to wait."
"Can't, find... a replacement?"
The Imperial Master could not help but remain silent.
He understood what the old emperor meant by substitution. If he couldn't wait for the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo to give birth to a child, he could just take her heart blood. The heart blood of a talented person was extremely precious, and the effect was no worse than that of a baby.
If the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was not here, he might have just agreed directly and bluffed her...
After a while, the Imperial Master said, "Okay."
The old emperor's eyes sparkled with joy. This stroke made him feel more panic than ever before. He did not want to die. He wanted to live forever and continue to rule the world and make all the people submit to him.
At this time, the national teacher said again: "Saint, I need time to make some preparations."
"how long?"
"About a month." The Imperial Master originally wanted to say half a year, but seeing the old emperor's expression, he did not dare to say too long, for fear that the old emperor would ask him to get blood from the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo right away.
How could he dare to delay it for as long as possible? He would delay it until he could no longer delay it.
The old emperor pondered for a moment, and based on his trust in the imperial teacher, he reluctantly agreed.
He never suspected that the Imperial Master would deceive him. When he appointed the Imperial Master as the Imperial Master, it was just a test for the Empress Dowager. He gained a lot of benefits at that time, which made the Empress Dowager take a step back.
The old emperor was very superstitious. He thought that the imperial teacher would bring good luck to him. Later, the death of the empress dowager was another proof of his belief.
The Imperial Master quickly left, using the excuse of going to make an elixir.
He didn't dare stay any longer, fearing that the old emperor would give him more problems. He wished he could hide in the Imperial Master's Mansion forever.
When he left, he noticed that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was still staring at him. His heart was pounding, as if a small animal had encountered its natural enemy, which made him tremble with fear.
Not long after the imperial teacher left, the old emperor called Yu Li over, asked her a few questions in a friendly manner, and then let her leave.
Then, the old emperor finally summoned the princes and court officials who were waiting outside.
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