Physician Lin was quickly summoned.
He was urgently summoned by Wang Houde, who thought Gu Linchao had suffered some serious injury, and he was so frightened that he practically scrambled to get there.
Upon arrival, we learned that the Princess Consort was drunk and had not yet woken up.
He wiped his sweat and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He was genuinely worried that something had happened to the prince, as that would be a major event that would shake the court.
However, he didn't dare to be negligent and quickly went forward to diagnose Wen Nongnong.
After a moment, he finished taking her pulse and respectfully said to Gu Linchao, "Your Highness, please don't worry. The Princess Consort is just drunk and is perfectly fine. She will wake up in three days."
Gu Linchao frowned and said in a deep voice, "Isn't there any other way to wake her up sooner? Won't it have any effect on her health if she keeps sleeping like this?"
Physician Lin shook his head. "The Hundred Flowers Brew from Qingfeng Pavilion, once someone gets drunk, will not wake up unless they sleep for three days and three nights. There is no antidote."
At this moment, Si Yi returned and reported from outside the door: "Master, I have searched the entire Jingguo Duke's mansion but could not find the Jingguo Duke. It seems... he has slipped away."
Gu Linchao's temple throbbed; Xiao Yan had certainly slipped away quickly.
But did he think that if he could escape the first day of the month, he could escape the fifteenth?
Unless he never comes back!
Everyone in the room sensed the prince's hidden anger and was so frightened that they dared not breathe.
"All of you, leave." After a long silence, Gu Linchao spoke.
Everyone felt as if they had been granted a pardon and left the house.
As soon as Physician Lin left the mansion, he was taken to the post station by the official in charge of receiving envoys.
When he arrived, he learned that the princess of Xinjiang had also gotten drunk, and that they had both drunk the same Baihua Qingniang (a type of wine).
Why are they all drunk?
He shook his head and sighed.
At this moment, in the Imperial Palace, at the Hall of Harmony.
"Smack!"
The fine vase was smashed on the ground, and shards of porcelain flew everywhere. A palace maid kneeling there was hit in the face by a piece of porcelain that bounced up, and blood immediately flowed down her face. But she did not dare to reach out to wipe it, and just kept her head down, holding her breath and kneeling.
Empress Dowager Guo took a breath, sat down in the chair, slammed her hand heavily on the armrest, her face full of gloom, and gritted her teeth as she said, "Wen Ruyi, I really underestimated you!"
The palace maids kneeling on the ground dared not even breathe loudly.
But she knew perfectly well why the Empress Dowager was so angry and out of control.
A few days ago, she was instructed by the Empress Dowager to secretly take action against Consort Liu, but the next day, news spread in the court that the Emperor intended to take more concubines, so the Empress Dowager changed her mind.
The Empress Dowager believed that once a new woman entered the palace, Consort Liu would be no threat at all, and the Emperor would soon be drawn to the new woman. Conversely, if Wen Ruyi were killed and the Emperor found out, it would likely create a rift between mother and son.
However, the Empress Dowager's moment of mercy gave Consort Liu the opportunity to climb onto the Emperor's bed.
To be fair, Consort Liu was indeed a capable woman.
She even bribed several eunuchs and palace maids to do her bidding and to find out the emperor's schedule every day.
That day, she finally found her opportunity.
This morning, after the Emperor finished his court session, he went to the Imperial Study as usual.
To get to the Imperial Study, one had to pass a rockery, so Consort Liu danced on the rockery beforehand.
Consort Liu, with her slender and graceful figure, stood on the artificial hill, dancing in the wind, her clothes fluttering, like a fairy about to ascend to heaven. Her dance was not only beautiful but also unique, which attracted many palace servants to come and watch.
When the emperor passed by, he saw so many people gathered around and, naturally, became curious, so he went over to take a look.
Upon seeing this, I was captivated by Liu Changzai's dance.
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