"Goddess Doctor?" Chu Jinxuan looked Chen Qingqing up and down. How could such a beautiful woman possibly be able to cure poison? Chu Jiuqing must have other plans.
A malicious smile crept across his face, his eyes roaming freely over Chen Qingqing, and he clicked his tongue in disapproval.
"Third brother, where did you find such a beautiful woman and claim she's a divine physician? I bet you just found her to please Father Emperor, didn't you?"
Chu Jiuqing's eyes turned cold. "If you can't speak properly, then shut up. Miss Chen's medical skills are superb. I found her to treat my father's illness. How dare you slander her like that?"
Chu Jinxuan feigned indifference, still grinning, and stepped forward, attempting to get closer to Chen Qingqing.
"My beauty, are you really capable of curing my father's illness? Why don't you take my pulse first? I haven't been able to eat or drink these past few days, and I always feel empty inside. Can you tell me what's wrong?"
Upon seeing this, the Prime Minister shook his head repeatedly, thinking, "He's utterly hopeless; he can't even walk straight when he sees a woman."
To be so frivolous in such a setting, no wonder the Chu Emperor intended to depose the Crown Prince.
He coughed twice, signaling Chu Jinxuan to be mindful of his status.
Chu Jinxuan glared impatiently at the Prime Minister, "Prime Minister, if you're sick, get treatment. Stop coughing like this..."
After saying that, he stretched out his arm again, "Divine Physician, please quickly examine this prince and see what exactly is wrong with me?"
Chen Qingqing is now certain that Chu Jinxuan is the mastermind behind the ambush they had on their way.
It's easy to guess that the Chu Emperor's illness is inextricably linked to him. As long as the Chu Emperor's illness can be cured, he will receive the punishment he deserves.
Now that Chu Jiuqing is backing me up, what am I afraid of him for?
Chen Qingqing frowned, suppressing her anger as she looked at Chu Jinxuan approaching, and said calmly,
"I see that the Crown Prince's forehead is dark, indicating that he is terminally ill and will not live much longer. He should hurry up and make his own funeral arrangements!"
Upon hearing her curse herself, Chu Jinxuan's smile instantly froze.
"Hmph, how dare you! How dare you speak to me, the Crown Prince, like that? Believe me or not, I'll chop off your head right now!"
Chen Qingqing chuckled lightly, "Of course Your Highness can kill me, but I am a physician invited by Prince Ning to treat Emperor Chu. If you want to kill me, you'll have to ask Prince Ning for his consent."
"You..." Chu Jinxuan was so angry that he choked, but then he suddenly laughed. Talk is cheap. He wanted to see if Chen Qingqing could still be so arrogant if she couldn't cure the Emperor's illness.
The Prime Minister quickly chimed in, "Since this young lady was brought by Prince Ning to treat the Emperor, let's hurry in and examine her, and not waste any more time."
Chu Jinxuan scoffed disdainfully, "No way, who knows where this woman comes from? In my opinion, she has no medical skills at all; she's just someone Prince Ning brought in to fool people."
Chu Jiuqing suppressed her anger and gave him a cold glance. "Your Highness, why are you doing so much to obstruct us? Are you hiding something?"
"Hmph, you're the one with a guilty conscience!"
In order to achieve his goal, Chu Jinxuan pointed at Chen Qingqing and addressed the civil and military officials behind him,
"As you can see now, this young woman is the physician that Prince Ning invited back from afar. There are countless highly respected imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital, each of whom is very experienced, yet they could not cure the Emperor's illness. What ability could such a greenhorn girl possibly have?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers behind him echoed his sentiments.
“Your Highness is right. Even the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Academy are helpless against the Emperor’s illness. How can such a frail woman shoulder such a heavy responsibility?”
"Yes, Your Highness, although you are eager to cure the Emperor's illness, it is inappropriate, both morally and logically, to have a woman of unknown origin treat the Emperor!"
"Yes, yes, if something goes wrong, who can bear the responsibility? His Majesty is of inestimable worth and must not act rashly."
"Your Highness, are you perhaps acting rashly out of desperation? Don't do something you'll regret for the rest of your life because of a moment of impulse!"
Chu Jiuqing knew that these ministers were all close associates of the Crown Prince's household and had always made things difficult for him. He was certain that they were acting on the Crown Prince's orders to deliberately obstruct him.
Chen Qingqing was anxious. She knew that saving lives was urgent, and time was of the essence.
What exactly is the illness that the Emperor of Chu is suffering from? If it is delayed, even a divine being would be powerless to help.
Before Chu Jiuqing could speak, she stepped forward and shouted,
"Gentlemen, I know you have doubts about my identity and medical skills, but saving lives is a race against time. Now that I'm here, I'm fairly confident. If you delay any longer and miss the best opportunity to treat His Majesty, that would be a truly terrible mistake."
Chu Jinxuan snorted disdainfully, "That sounds nice, but who knows how confident you are? This is no child's play. My father is of noble birth and cannot tolerate the slightest carelessness."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other ministers echoed his sentiments.
"That's right, that's right. What ability does a weak woman have? She's so young yet she spouts such nonsense. Instead of staying home to be a wife and mother, she comes to the capital to cause trouble. Who knows what she's up to?"
"That's right. Maybe she was sent here by someone to confuse the public and disrupt the imperial physicians' treatment. There might be some ulterior motive behind it."
"That's true, after all, we haven't seen the Emperor for over a month."
Chu Jiuqing was worried about the Emperor's condition and didn't want to waste any more time. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes as he sternly ordered, "Dragon Shadow Army, listen to my command! Anyone who obstructs us, kill them without mercy!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Wang Meng responded, drawing his sword.
The minister blocking the way changed his expression and unconsciously stepped back to make way for him.
Although Chu Jinxuan didn't believe Chen Qingqing could cure the Emperor's illness, he still felt somewhat uneasy.
The Chu Emperor was poisoned by Zi You's secret "Moon-Withering Powder." If my estimation is correct, he may already be dead.
Better safe than sorry,
To prevent any accidents, Chen Qingqing must be stopped from treating the Emperor of Chu.
As long as the Chu Emperor dies, he will be the emperor of the Great Ning Dynasty.
Thinking of this, he stepped forward and sternly rebuked them.
"You've really got some nerve! I, the Crown Prince, won't let you in today. Do you intend to kill me?"
Chu Jiuqing sneered, drew his sword, and held it directly against Chu Jinxuan's neck.
"Tell your men to get out of the way, or I won't hesitate to kill you right now."
"You...you dare..." Chu Jinxuan trembled with fear, he was terrified of his younger brother.
Chu Jiuqing is a madman; there's nothing he wouldn't dare to do. He quickly waved his hand at Chen Yue.
"You, all of you, get out of the way and let this woman in. I don't believe she has the ability to cure my father's illness."
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