Chapter 524: Protector of the Country Princess
"Your father wants you to stop coming to the palace to see the little prince from today onwards. Although he doesn't have that intention, your father's current status inevitably leads to wild speculation among the court officials... After Du Zhihuan pretended to be you and entered the palace, which nearly killed the little prince, the emperor will be somewhat wary and suspicious of your father's nephew. I hope that Elder Lu can cure the empress this time and that the emperor is well again."
"Don't worry, mother. I've told Elder Lu about the Empress's symptoms, and he's confident he can cure her. The Emperor has been taking detoxifying pills, so he'll be fine. I just don't know what will become of the palace maids serving in the Imperial Study who've been inhaling the Indian Orchid for so long."
"Royal brother! Stop sucking!"
Xiao Yanxu ran in and took the Tian Zhu Lan directly to Elder Lu, "Divine Doctor Lu, can you please take a quick look and see if there is anything wrong?"
Xiao Yanli was shocked, "A Xu, what are you doing?"
"This Tianzhulan has been in Li Yue's hands since it was brought into the palace. She must have tampered with it, otherwise its quality wouldn't be so poor."
Hearing this, Wang Gui's face turned pale, "Your Majesty, Wu Qing and San Bao may really have been poisoned!"
Xiao Yanli was terrified, but he didn't show it on his face. He looked at Elder Lu and asked, "Divine Doctor Lu, is there something wrong with this Tian Zhu Lan?"
"The soil contains a lot of enchanting fragrance that you can't detect unless you smell it carefully. Prolonged inhalation can make people feel restless and unable to sleep. It depletes their vital energy and leads to insufficient blood circulation, causing them to faint and become seriously ill. Once inhaled, it's difficult to diagnose and can kill people within half a month."
"Agui, take care of it!"
Xiao Yanli was terrified, but fortunately he listened to Old Jiang and took the detoxification pill.
Otherwise, he would have been sick and dying by now.
"Ah Xu, how do you know there's something wrong with Tian Zhu Lan?"
"It was Sister Yu who discovered the problem..."
Xiao Yanli was indescribable, and it was Song Yu who saved him again!
"Aye, you raised a good daughter!"
Song Mingen said, "Sister Yu has indeed been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child. Please ask the Emperor to let Elder Lu go and see the Empress. Sister Yu hopes that the Empress will get better soon."
Kunning Palace
The Queen was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with delicate makeup on her face. She leaned against the window with one hand supporting her head, staring blankly at the white clouds in the sky.
"My Lady, lie down and rest for a while. Your neck will hurt if you look up for too long."
The Queen Mother seemed not to hear and continued to stare blankly at the sky.
Nanny Yu called a few more times, but the Queen still didn't respond.
Nanny Yu was worried because the Empress now had an attack once every seven days and could still recognize people.
But it seems to be worse, I can't hear anymore.
"Come here, you two, and carry the Queen to the bed..." Nanny Yu caught a glimpse of the Emperor and his men coming in, and hurriedly led his men forward to greet them.
Seeing the queen looking up at the sky by the window, Xiao Yanli hurried over and called softly, "Qiqi, I'm here to see you."
The queen couldn't hear anything at all and was immersed in her own world.
“Qiqi…Qiqi…”
Xiao Yanli called a few more times, but the queen still did not respond.
"Mr. Lu, please take a look."
Old Lu took out a silver needle and gave the queen an injection. The queen instantly fainted in Xiao Yanli's arms.
Xiao Yanli hurriedly and quietly carried the queen to the bed.
"Mr. Lu, hurry!"
Old Lu took the Queen's pulse for half an hour, then took out a large bag of acupuncture bags, which was two meters long when spread out, and was filled with gold needles of different lengths.
When the forty-eighth golden needle was inserted into the acupuncture point, the Queen suddenly opened her eyes, stood up, vomited several mouthfuls of blood, and fainted.
Xiao Yanli and Xiao Yanxu were so frightened that their faces changed.
"Old Lu, will the Queen be okay?"
"Your Majesty, please be patient. Let me feel your pulse carefully again."
Elder Lu then took the patient's pulse. After a moment, he withdrew his hand and said with a relaxed expression, "Your Majesty, the Empress just vomited out the blood clots in her brain. It can be said that it has all been vomited out, and her brain is clear now."
Song Mingen said, "That is, after all the golden needles in the Empress' body were removed, the Empress was completely cured."
"Is it really like that?" Xiao Yanli was very excited. Qiqi was going to be normal again.
Elder Lu nodded repeatedly, "That's right, the queen will wake up tomorrow, but she will need to take medicine for seven days to prevent recurrence before she can be considered completely cured."
Very good!
Qiqi no longer has to suffer from madness.
"Okay, okay, reward! Big reward!"
The news soon reached the Weiyang Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Empress will be fine when she wakes up tomorrow. It was the Divine Doctor Lu who treated the little prince last time who cured her with only forty-eight golden needles."
Concubine Qing was a little surprised, "Who else?"
"Prince Rong and his son, oh, not long after they entered the palace, the emperor's favorite pot of geranium was disposed of by Wang Gui."
Concubine Qing's expression changed instantly. Not only Yu'er was plotted against, but the emperor himself was also plotted against.
If the emperor has a problem with his health, then wouldn’t it be… “Keep an eye on him, and invite the emperor over as soon as he’s free.”
"Wanwan, Sister Yu, I'm back."
"Daddy." Song Yu pulled him to sit down. "You guys are back just in time for dinner. Is the Empress cured? And is there anything wrong with Tian Zhulan?"
Song Mingen took a big sip of the pork rib soup before saying, "The Empress will be fine when she wakes up tomorrow. Tian Zhulan was given a magical scent, and the two eunuchs serving in the Imperial Study have been infected. Fortunately, Elder Lu detoxified them. They will need half a year to recover. The reason the Emperor is fine is because your mother had the foresight to have your grandfather send the detoxification pill to the Emperor in advance."
"Eunuch Wang is alright? He should be breathing in the scent of Indian orchids every day."
"Him," Song Mingen said with a smile, "He took the antidote pill before the disease broke out and escaped danger. This is because the emperor was worried that Li Yue and others would arrange for someone in the palace to poison him. Wang Gui also had to taste every dish first. The emperor was worried that he would be poisoned, so he allowed him to take one pill every two days. Otherwise, we wouldn't have seen him when we entered the palace today."
Jiang Yunwan: "The Empress has recovered, and the Emperor is fine. From now on, Sister Yu doesn't need to come to the palace anymore, and Mr. Lu should try to come to the palace less often."
Song Mingen nodded, "Mr. Lu might be missing tomorrow."
"Let's not do that. Let's have someone watch over him and don't let him run around. He's old and wants to stay in the capital to retire so we can take care of him."
"Yeah, I got it. I've asked Wen Can to take her to the Song Mansion."
Xiao Yanli stayed in Kunning Palace all afternoon and went to Weiyang Palace after dinner.
"Your Majesty, I heard about Tian Zhulan's situation. Are you okay?"
"Don't worry, my beloved. I'm in good health. On the day my fake sister-in-law sent the Tianzhu orchid, Elder Jiang sent the antidote. After Song Yu was rescued and brought back to the capital, he asked A Jing to send the antidote. She saved both me and Yu'er, and she is also the protector of Dayuan Jiangshan."
Guardian?
Concubine Qing obviously didn't understand, "What do you mean?"
Xiao Yanli said, "Old Jiang said that the three of them were able to return to the capital safely. It was because Song Yu had a prophetic dream and took precautions in advance that they were not burned to death in the inn by Wu Lingheng. Otherwise, the three of them would not have been able to return, and then Du Zhihuan's identity and Xiao Hongyi's identity as the fake king would never be known. A hundred years later, Dayuan would naturally fall into Xiao Hongyi's hands."
Imperial Concubine Qing pondered this carefully and said, "If that's the case, then the Emperor must reward her generously."
"Not only will I reward her handsomely, I'll also confer a great title upon her. I'll confer her the title of First-Rank Protector of the Nation Princess. What do you think?"
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