Chapter 60 The disguise is exposed
Ye Yizhen's face turned pale with fear. "I'm really sick. If you don't believe me, you can ask the court doctor to prove it for me."
Jiang Wenzhou was also very anxious. "Aunt, she is really sick, not pretending. Don't believe Yun Zheng's one-sided words."
"Someone, call the court doctor, quickly."
The court doctor rushed over with a confused look on his face.
Jiang Wenzhou grabbed him and glared at him, "Quick, check Zhenzhen's pulse, and then tell everyone about her condition."
The court doctor sat on the stool beside the bed with a dull expression, stretched out two fingers, and placed them on Ye Yichen's arm.
Aunt An watched this scene intently, and suddenly said, "Doctor, please take my pulse carefully and don't make any mistakes."
"Yes." The court doctor responded and began to take the patient's pulse carefully. After checking the right hand, he switched to the left hand, looking very focused.
After examining her for a long time, he said, "The eldest young lady fell ill because she was exhausted. Her vitality has been greatly damaged. She needs to stay in bed and recuperate well."
Ye Yizhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Jiang Wenzhou felt relieved.
Yun Zheng laughed, they were too clever for their own good, the palace was well prepared.
Aunt An frowned slightly, "Are you sure you're sick? You need to think carefully about the consequences of lying to the palace."
The court physician was full of pride. "I am a humble disciple of the imperial physician from the previous emperor's time. My master's surname is Yu, and I have inherited his true teachings. How could such a minor illness possibly stump me? Ye is indeed ill."
Aunt An said calmly, "Yu Dongqing, the Imperial Physician?"
"yes."
Aunt An sneered, "How could Imperial Physician Yu train a mediocre apprentice? It seems his reputation will be ruined."
The court doctor's expression turned grim. "Aunt, please be careful with your words. I've been practicing medicine for decades, and there's no way I'd be wrong."
Eunuch De Gonggong suddenly spoke up, "Aunt An is the daughter of the An family, a family of imperial physicians. She has a long history of medical training and is proficient in medicine."
Aunt An said solemnly, "Ms. Ye's pulse is present in all three parts, Cun, Guan, and Chi. It is neither floating nor sinking, but steady and gentle, with a consistent rhythm. It is a normal pulse." Note (1)
Normal pulse is the pulse of a normal person.
Jiang Wenzhou and Ye Yizhen were struck by lightning and their expressions changed at the same time.
So, when Aunt An held Ye Yichen's hand just now, she was not comforting her, but taking her pulse?
The court doctor's face was pale and his lips were trembling. He opened his mouth several times but couldn't say a word.
The An family, a family of imperial physicians, is very famous. All members of the family, regardless of gender, study medicine. Female physicians are extremely popular in the harem and have strong backgrounds.
If he said that there was something wrong with the An family's medical skills, the An family would send a large team of doctors for consultation.
But, does he dare?
Aunt An quickly reached out and touched Ye Yichen's face. It was too sudden and Ye Yichen couldn't avoid it and was touched directly. Aunt An's hand was covered with a white layer and she put it to her nose and sniffed it.
"It's pearl powder. It whitened her face, making her look sickly. Ye, how do you explain this?"
Ye Yizhen's face turned pale. She held Jiang Wenzhou's hand anxiously and fearfully, tears streaming down her face.
Jiang Wenzhou stood there blankly. The evidence was irrefutable, so how could he still argue?
Aunt An shouted coldly, "Ye, you have no respect for the emperor, you have scorned the imperial power, and you have disobeyed his orders. You will be beaten with thirty sticks to serve as a warning to others."
Thirty lashes? That would mean death or at least disability! Ye Yizhen's eyes went dark and she nearly fainted.
Jiang Wenzhou was sweating profusely from anxiety, "Aunt, she didn't do it on purpose, but..."
He looked at Yun Zheng suddenly, his eyes full of resentment, blaming her for everything.
"I was forced into a corner by Yun Zheng. My mother is ill, and Ye Yizhen is the only one taking care of her day and night. She has no time to copy the female precepts. Yun Zheng, however, is so carefree and unwilling to share the responsibility."
"If this is a crime, then both of them are guilty and should be punished together."
Yun Zheng gave him a provocative smile, thinking that by putting the blame on her, she could help Ye Yichen get away with it?
She fired back with all her might, "When did it become your turn to be the judge? When did you become the queen's master?"
Jiang Wenzhou hated her temper, always assertive and unwilling to compromise. "I didn't..."
Yun Zheng didn't wait for him to finish before complaining pitifully, "Aunt, you've seen it too. Second Young Master Jiang and Ye are deeply in love. He told me to get out of the way when there was nothing to do, and pushed me out when there was something to do. I've been so unlucky for eighteen lifetimes to be tricked into marriage."
In fact, Aunt An's purpose of this trip was, first, to check the authenticity of Ye's illness, and second, to verify the truth of Yun Zheng's words and whether she was deceiving the emperor.
Aunt An felt very sympathetic towards her. She was indeed a victim. After returning, she told the emperor and empress about what she had seen and heard on this trip.
The village chief had suffered great injustice. With such a husband, she could hardly see any future. It was no wonder that she wanted a divorce.
"The Emperor praised the Jinyun Township Chief for his meritorious service. Second Young Master Jiang, do you have any objections?"
Even though Jiang Wenzhou was filled with resentment, he didn't dare to say it out loud. "No, no."
Aunt An continued to ask, "Do you think it is more important for the Jinyun Township Master to work for the Emperor, or to attend to the Marquis's wife?"
Her tone was calm and not aggressive, but it still made Jiang Wenzhou break out in a cold sweat. "Of course... the mission is more important."
Aunt An asked again, "Do you think you can challenge the Queen's authority at will? Do you not respect the royal family? Do you think you can deceive the emperor at will?"
This is the key! This is the real purpose of Aunt An's trip!
Jiang Wenzhou suddenly understood, and a cold sweat broke out. He had violated the royal taboo. "Of course not."
Aunt An had long heard of the reputation of the Prince of Pingxi as a man of both literary and military talents, but she never expected that he would lose his mind for a woman.
"Call the people in the whole government to witness the execution, as a warning to others."
The guard responded and rushed out.
Ye Yizhen was greatly shocked, her eyes rolled back, and her body was about to fall. Jiang Wenzhou immediately reached out to support her. Seeing her pale face and tears in her eyes, his heart ached.
"Aunt, this is too cruel to Ye. She is just a weak woman, how can she bear it?"
"Furthermore, having everyone watch the execution, how will she cope with herself in the future? How will she convince others?"
Once the master's authority is broken, the servants will not obey her, and there will be trouble in the future.
Aunt An said expressionlessly, "This is the Queen's order."
"Second Young Master Jiang, the Queen's majesty cannot be challenged by anyone, no one."
"If you do something wrong, you must accept the punishment. It must be painful so that you can remember the lesson and not make the same mistake again."
Having said that, Jiang Wenzhou knew that it was useless to plead for mercy, and he couldn't help but glare at Yun Zheng fiercely.
It must be her doing! She's so jealous!
Yun Zheng immediately looked at Ye Yizhen and deliberately asked, "By the way, has the Ye family paid the fine?"
No! The Marquis' Mansion simply couldn't afford the money and kept dragging it out.
However, Ye Yichen was extremely anxious at this time, looking towards the gate of the courtyard from time to time, not knowing what she was waiting for.
Yun Zheng felt a little puzzled. Could it be that she had a backup plan?
Eunuch De looked over and cupped his hands. "We are here on the orders of the Emperor to accept the fine of two thousand taels of silver."
Jiang Wenzhou's heart sank. There was no money in the mansion. What should he do?
He glared at Yun Zheng fiercely, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind...
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