Fu Junheng tightened his grip on the woman's hand and said, "I will arrange for someone to investigate this matter."
Mu Chenshuang glanced at him, but didn't refuse; she just hummed in agreement.
"I'm afraid we'll still need to put in some effort today."
Fu Junheng had just finished speaking.
A hurried footstep approached, and the two looked over at the same time. They saw that Feng Guche's personal eunuch, Gao, walked quickly over, stopped in front of them, and respectfully bowed to Fu Junheng, saying, "Crown Prince Junheng." Then he looked at Mu Chenshuang and said, "Her Majesty the Princess of Weiyang summons you to the palace."
Upon hearing this...
Mu Chenshuang stood up, and Fu Junheng followed her back into the main hall.
Upon entering the main hall, she saw Feng Mo Ran standing next to the Imperial Noble Consort. The moment her gaze fell upon her, Feng Mo Ran also looked at her. Their eyes met, and Feng Mo Ran's lips merely curled into a subtle, knowing smile.
Mu Chenshuang lowered her gaze and withdrew it.
The moment their eyes met, how could Fu Junheng not notice? At least he could clearly feel Mu Chenshuang's coldness at that moment, so he didn't feel uneasy. But this Feng Mozhan probably had a lot of things hidden inside.
Mu Chenshuang walked up to the emperor and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty."
Qi Zhenzheng had just finished explaining things to Feng Guche.
Feng Guche withdrew his gaze, his dragon face deep as he looked at Mu Chenshuang, and said, "Princess Weiyang accompanied that Doctor Li to treat the Empress Dowager back then. You stood next to him and saw it all clearly, didn't you?"
Upon hearing Feng Guche's question, Mu Chenshuang calmly replied, "Your Majesty, yes, I saw it all clearly."
Qi Zhen, standing to the side, asked, "Did Princess Weiyang see clearly what Doctor Li fed to the Empress Dowager?"
Mu Chenshuang looked at Qi Zhen, "I don't know what medicine Doctor Li gave the Empress Dowager, after all, it was medicine given by the Divine Physician Sect."
Qi Zhen smiled upon hearing this, but his laughter carried a hint of something ambiguous.
Mu Chenshuang immediately had a bad feeling.
"Since Princess Weiyang is unaware, it seems we have no choice but to have Doctor Li explain the situation in person."
Mu Chenshuang's eyes darkened slightly as she asked, "I wonder what Sect Leader Qi means by this? Could it be that the Empress Dowager's health is in some way?"
Qi Zhen looked at Mu Chenshuang and explained, "I heard that Doctor Li obtained the spiritual medicine from the Spiritual Physician and cured the Empress Dowager. I was astonished to hear this, as I had never heard of the Spiritual Physician being in the capital. However, when I examined the Empress Dowager, I did find that the spiritual medicine had entered her body. But just now, when I circulated my qi to the Empress Dowager, I noticed that there was a trace of dark energy remaining in her body. This dark energy flowed into her heart meridian and complemented the half-red affliction the Empress Dowager had been given. This was the key to keeping the Empress Dowager alive. However, if this dark energy remained in the Empress Dowager's body for a long time, it could save her life for a short time, giving her a brief resurgence. But if it remained in her body for a long time, it would be life-threatening. And the only person who could do this was a witch doctor."
Mu Chenshuang listened to Qi Zhen's words.
This statement is quite obvious, implying that the Empress Dowager's sudden improvement was due to this method.
Immediately afterwards.
Feng Anxue asked in a shocked tone, "Sect Leader Qi, do you mean that when the Empress Dowager was critically ill, it was because of this method that she suddenly recovered? Does that mean she wasn't the miraculous doctor that Doctor Li mentioned?"
Qi Zhen responded and explained, "Indeed, but everything depends on Doctor Li coming to explain the truth."
Hearing their conversation, Mu Chenshuang understood what they were really after.
How could she possibly have any so-called "dark energy" within the Empress Dowager's body?
After Qi Zhen finished explaining, his gaze inadvertently met Mu Chenshuang's.
However, that fleeting eye contact sent a jolt through Qi Zhen's heart. He felt an inexplicable sense of unease, as if everything he did was being completely controlled by someone, leaving him nowhere to hide.
But the unease in her heart subsided the moment Mu Chenshuang looked away.
No matter what problems arise with the Empress Dowager today, he will be in charge. After all, who here would doubt his words as the sect leader of the Divine Physician Sect?
Upon realizing this, the last vestige of unease in Qi Zhen's heart vanished.
The entire palace is now under martial law.
The search continued intensively, a dark shadow looming over the entire palace, sending chills down everyone's spines. The Imperial Guards and the officials from the Imperial Observatory were conducting a thorough, carpet-like search, leaving no corner of the palace untouched.
If a suspicious person is found in the palace, all those not on the roster will be investigated.
However, in the end, only a few cold, lifeless assassin corpses were found.
Qi Mingsen knelt on the ground, reporting the situation with trepidation. He was guilty of a serious dereliction of duty and could not escape responsibility this time. His gaze subconsciously drifted towards Ji Luoyan, who was standing there.
“Your Majesty, it seems that what Princess Weiyang said earlier was true. There really was an assassin in the palace. If Princess Weiyang encountered an assassin, then who was the person who appeared in the Empress Dowager’s palace?” the Imperial Noble Consort said.
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