Chapter 85 Cold Sweat Runs Down My Stomach
As soon as Sheng Yunche spoke, Sheng Huai'an, who was secretly pleased with himself, couldn't help but freeze.
Taking advantage of the large number of onlookers, he used public opinion to suppress Princess Ronghua, forcing her to call the imperial physician for Jia Shi, and secretly humiliating her.
But now that Sheng Yunche has appeared, he not only helped Princess Ronghua out of her predicament, but also put the pressure on her directly.
If he couldn't learn the "proper way of asking for help," it would be reasonable for Sheng Yunche not to go to the palace to ask for a royal physician, since even his own son was unwilling to bow down for his mother.
But if he were to bow his head to Sheng Yunche in public, it would make him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Just thinking about it made him lose his composure; his face turned pale and then flushed, and his hands, which were hanging in his sleeves, clenched into fists.
He remained silent for so long that the onlookers grew impatient.
"No way, there's still hesitation?"
“I said before that the Sheng family’s attitude was problematic. Making a scene in front of the Duke of Wei’s mansion, is that how you ask for help?”
"If my family needs to summon a royal physician, I can get one by begging; I'm willing to kneel down!"
"What do you mean by begging? It's clearly coercion."
"If anyone begs me like that, I'll slap them across the face!"
"Keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you."
"..."
Another scholar-looking man exclaimed, "The Duke of Wei is still the same Duke of Wei! Anyone who dares to act arrogantly in front of him will be dealt with terribly by him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him tactically retreated several steps, creating an empty area about three feet in size around him.
Scholar: "...?!"
no?
Isn't everyone just gossiping?
Why do you all become so timid when the Duke of Wei is mentioned?
Is this appropriate?!
Amidst the whispers, even Madam Jia couldn't help but urge Sheng Huai'an, "Son, what are you thinking about? Your cousin is waiting for you, hurry up and talk to him! Isn't asking for a favor more important than my reputation?"
Once she spoke, Sheng Huai'an would be unfilial if he didn't take action.
Sheng Huai'an felt like the whole world was pressuring him, but he had no choice but to back down today.
Gritting his teeth, he walked up to Sheng Yunche, his face flushed, and bowed deeply to him, saying in a voice barely audible, "Please help me, cousin."
"What?" Sheng Yunche raised an eyebrow and said, "Speak louder."
Sheng Huai'an's expression showed even more humiliation, but he still raised his voice as instructed, saying, "I beg my cousin to help me summon the imperial physician for my mother and clear her name!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked up and stared directly at Sheng Yunche, his eyes, which were filled with hidden anger, also contained a hint of ruthlessness, as if he had nothing to lose.
Sheng Yunche chuckled lightly, gave him a cold look for a moment, and finally condescended to speak: "Alright."
Before leaving, Sheng Yunche comforted Princess Ronghua with a few more words and asked the servants to bring a chair so that Princess Ronghua would have a place to rest.
He didn't forget Ye Mingzhu either.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he looked at her with a smile and whispered in her ear, "The hairpin is beautiful. Wait for me to come back."
Ye Mingzhu: "..."
Watching the tall, handsome man walk away, she subconsciously raised her hand to touch the kingfisher feather hairpin in her hair, a faint smile appearing in her eyes that she herself did not realize.
...
Sheng Yunche spurred his horse at full speed, only dismounting and walking when he approached the imperial city.
After entering the palace, he had no trouble getting through and quickly obtained a favor from the emperor. Accompanied by a female physician and a eunuch from the Directorate of Ceremonial who recorded medical records, he hurriedly returned to the Duke of Wei's mansion.
As expected of an imperial physician, his medical skills were far superior to those of ordinary doctors practicing in the common people.
The white-haired, long-bearded imperial physician stood in front of the Duke of Wei's mansion and publicly diagnosed that Lady Jia was not pregnant, but rather suffering from a false pregnancy due to poisoning, causing another uproar among the onlookers.
Although Jia's pregnancy was a huge scandal, the poisoning also involved the private affairs of the inner quarters, which was not a good thing either, and everyone was curious about Jia's reaction.
However, Jia's family completely collapsed.
"Poisoned? I'm poisoned?" Madam Jia grabbed the imperial physician's hand and asked frantically, "Is my poison serious? Will I die?"
"You won't die." The imperial physician subtly pulled his hand away from hers, looking troubled. "However, it will still affect your health and may shorten your lifespan."
"It will affect my lifespan?" Jia was terrified and quickly asked, "I... I'm going to die several years earlier? Please take my pulse again and see how much longer I can live!"
This was a difficult question to answer. The imperial physician took out paper and pen from his medicine box and said, "I will write you a prescription. Drink it for seven days and then we'll see."
"I……"
"Madam, I am merely a physician, not a deity."
“Okay, okay…” Jia stammered in response, then suddenly burst into tears again.
Ye Mingzhu's mind raced, and she pretended to be frightened as she said to Princess Ronghua, "Your Highness, this poison is too terrifying. Luckily, we separated our families early on, otherwise, we would be living in constant fear, not knowing who the venomous snake lurking in the shadows was."
She didn't notice that Sheng Yunche glanced at her as she spoke.
"A poisonous snake?" Upon hearing Ye Mingzhu's words, Jia Shi suddenly looked up, realizing what was happening, and cursed angrily, "It must have been that poisonous woman Liu Rumei who poisoned me! She hates that I'm controlling her and can't stand to see me doing well! I'm going to find her right now, and I'll definitely beat her to death today!"
As she spoke, Jia was about to rush towards the Sheng residence.
Not wanting to be laughed at, Sheng Huai'an quickly grabbed her and urgently called out, "Mother..."
Before he could finish speaking, the agitated Jia shoved his hand away and shouted without thinking, "Why are you stopping me at a time like this? Are you worried about that bitch Liu Rumei and not taking me..."
"Mother!" Sheng Huai'an suddenly roared, staring at Jia Shi with bloodshot eyes, barely managing to choke back the words she was about to say.
When Jia realized what was happening, she was jolted awake and broke out in a cold sweat.
She looked around stiffly, meeting the curious gazes of the onlookers. Overwhelmed with fear, her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
She almost exposed her son's scandalous affair with Liu Shi in public.
Almost, so close...
Fortunately, she spoke very quickly, and it seems no one noticed what she said...
Do something!
She has to do something to cover it up!
"I, I..." Madam Jia covered her face and collapsed to the ground, slapping her thighs and crying out, "My life is so miserable! I don't know who poisoned me, it has shortened my lifespan, how am I going to live now!"
As she cried, she got into the mood, and her grief intensified, making her cry even more intensely.
Ye Mingzhu looked at the farce unfolding before her, lowering her eyes to suppress the smile in them.
With Jia's loud and boisterous personality, she should be enough to give Sheng Huai'an a headache, right? I wonder what he's thinking right now. Does he hate Jia intensely? What would he do if Jia unintentionally harmed him one day?
She was very curious.
"Alright." Princess Ronghua glanced at Jia Shi with disgust, helped Yaqin up from the chair, and said to Sheng Yunche, "Things have come to this point, let's deal with them as soon as possible, I'm tired."
Sheng Yunche nodded steadily.
The matter of Jia's false pregnancy has been resolved, and the Duke of Wei's mansion will no longer be involved in her medical treatment.
After seeing off the imperial physician and the eunuchs from the Directorate of Ceremonial, Sheng Yun ignored Sheng Huai'an, who was covered in cold sweat, and Jia Shi, who was still wailing. He directly ordered Bu Xi Bu Bei to lead people to disperse the passersby gathered in front of the mansion.
Under his cold demeanor, no one dared to linger in front of the Duke of Wei's mansion.
Unless you're willing to risk your life.
Before long, the area in front of the Duke of Wei's mansion was quiet again.
After closing the mansion gates, Ye Mingzhu and Sheng Yunche first escorted Princess Ronghua back to Jingchun Residence, chatted with her for a while, and then headed towards Linfeng Hall.
Walking down the street, Ye Mingzhu was thinking about the day's events, wondering how Liu Rumei would react after learning the news, when suddenly Sheng Yunche's deep voice came from above, pulling her back to reality:
"Did you orchestrate what happened today?"
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