"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"We really have no way to cure this disease."
"This used to be a terminal illness!"
The imperial physicians all knelt down and begged for forgiveness.
At this moment, Xu Yuehuai stepped forward, took a deep breath, and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to treat you. If your condition is delayed any longer, I'm afraid even a god could not save you."
The Empress Dowager sneered, "You can't even cure any illnesses, so what makes you think you can cure me?"
Xu Yuehuai replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Your Majesty, although I am not a divine physician, I may be able to find a glimmer of hope for you."
One of the imperial physicians spoke up, "Your Majesty, perhaps we could let Lady Shen give it a try. She has helped the King with difficult illnesses before, and perhaps she can cure your ailment as well."
However, the Empress Dowager remained indifferent, seemingly not believing that Xu Yuehuai could cure her illness.
"I will never trust her. It was the Ghost Doctor who cured the king's illness. Who does she think she is?"
"Sigh, if that's how it is, then so be it." Xu Yuehua sighed softly, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes, but more so in determination and resilience.
She bowed slightly to the Empress Dowager, then slowly turned around, her steps light yet resolute.
The Empress Dowager, inside the palace, watched her departing figure, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
However, Xu Yuehuai returned to her palace and immediately got busy.
She opened the medical book, carefully studying the properties and effects of various medicinal herbs, her face full of seriousness and focus. Her fingers moved among the herbs, gently picking them up and putting them down, as if selecting the most suitable combination.
As night deepened, the palace was brightly lit.
Xu Yuehuai stood by the stove, holding a spatula and constantly stirring the medicinal herbs.
Her face was covered in sweat, but her eyes shone with determination. She knew this was her only chance, and she couldn't give up.
Finally, the medicinal herbs were extracted into a medicinal liquid. Xu Yuehuai carefully poured it into a bottle, a relieved smile appearing on her face!
She gently stroked the medicine bottle, as if she could feel the power and hope within it.
"Let's try again tomorrow," she murmured to herself, a determined light shining in her eyes.
...
The next morning, the Empress Dowager's personal maid rushed in, panting, and said, "Lady Shen, something terrible has happened! The Empress Dowager has vomited blood again!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai's heart tightened, but she quickly calmed down, held the medicine she had carefully prepared, and announced with a composed expression, "Let's go."
The palace maids exchanged glances, secretly wondering what was going to happen. This composed lady-in-waiting seemed to have foreseen everything that was about to happen, and her calm demeanor contrasted sharply with their anxiety.
They originally thought that getting Xu Yuehuai to agree would be a difficult tug-of-war, but to their surprise, she agreed so readily.
The group arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace, where they found Zhao Xi and Du Juan also present.
Holding a delicate porcelain bottle in his hands, Zhao Xi proudly introduced it to the Empress Dowager: "Your Majesty, this is a miraculous medicine that I specially asked my father to obtain from Lingyin Temple. Your condition will definitely improve immediately after taking it."
"This is something many people would desperately want, and I never expected Zhao Xi to actually get his hands on it!"
Du Juan chimed in, praising the miraculous properties of the elixir.
The Empress Dowager took the medicine bottle, a hint of gratitude flashing in her eyes: "You are so thoughtful."
Zhao Xi hurriedly replied, "As long as the Empress Dowager recovers soon, my Zhao family is willing to give everything."
Just then, Xu Yuehuai stepped forward. She looked at the medicine bottle in the Empress Dowager's hand, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes: "Empress Dowager, this medicine cannot be taken!" Before she finished speaking, she had already reached out and snatched the medicine bottle from the Empress Dowager's hand, and smashed it heavily on the ground.
Zhao Xi was furious upon seeing this. She pointed at Xu Yuehuai and shouted, "Lady Shen! What are you doing? Don't you want the Empress Dowager to recover soon?"
Xu Yuehuai met her gaze without flinching: "I am doing this for the Empress Dowager's own good, while you are the one who wants to harm her!"
"Shen Yiyi! What nonsense are you talking about? This is a miraculous medicine that I obtained from Lingyin Temple!" Zhao Xi was so angry that she jumped up and down.
Xu Yuehuai sneered: "If the Empress Dowager were to take your elixir, it would be truly an ominous sign."
The Empress Dowager was a little dizzy from the argument between the two. She looked at Xu Yuehuai with displeasure and said, "Shen Yiyi, if you don't have any real evidence, don't talk nonsense here."
She turned to look at her personal maid beside her, a cold glint in her eyes: "Did you bring her here? Drag her out and never let her appear before me again!"
"Your Majesty, this servant dares not do it again. This servant did it all for your sake!"
The palace maid trembled with fear and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy, but the Empress Dowager remained unmoved.
Two palace maids quickly stepped forward and dragged the palace maid away.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Xi quickly took out another wooden box from his bosom, opened it, and inside was a pill exactly the same as the spiritual medicine that had just been smashed, emitting a faint fragrance.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry." Zhao Xi handed the wooden box to the Empress Dowager. "I have another elixir here, which I originally intended to save for your next course of treatment."
Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai hurriedly stepped forward to stop her: "Your Majesty, you mustn't!"
But the Empress Dowager had lost her patience. She snatched the wooden box and said coldly to Xu Yuehuai, "Chen Yiyi, don't challenge my bottom line anymore!" With that, she swallowed the elixir.
Xu Yuehuai sighed inwardly, rubbing her forehead in exasperation. She knew that although she had tried her best, she ultimately couldn't stop the Empress Dowager from taking that potentially dangerous pill.
Zhao Xi stared at Xu Yuehuai with a provocative look, a smug smile on his lips.
Xu Yuehuai, on the other hand, appeared much more composed. She gently shook her head, her gaze remaining fixed on the Empress Dowager, observing every subtle change in her.
"Your Majesty, how are you feeling?" Zhao Xi stepped forward and asked with concern.
The Empress Dowager opened her eyes slightly, a relieved smile on her face: "I feel much better. This medicine is truly miraculous. Zhao Xi, you are indeed a clever and quick-witted child. This time, we really owe a lot to you and your father."
Hearing the Empress Dowager's praise, Zhao Xi was secretly delighted and quickly bowed her head to thank her: "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. It is my honor to serve you."
"Ouch...that hurts!"
However, just when everyone thought everything would return to normal, the Empress Dowager suddenly clutched her abdomen, a look of pain on her face. Her brows were furrowed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Xi was startled and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
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