Princess Zhaoping was still barely breathing and showed no signs of waking up.
The Chen family was almost wiped out, and the Empress hated Ji Fengyao and the Ninth Prince to the core, and was even more eager to send the two of them to hell.
Seeing that Princess Zhaoping showed no signs of waking up, she roared again in a shrill voice, "Stop playing tricks! Her face has changed color, how could she not be dead..."
"Shut up!" The Empress Dowager was furious and slammed her hand on the table.
The Empress was furious and couldn't figure out what was going on, but the Empress Dowager, who had spent her whole life in the palace, noticed with sharp eyes that Princess Zhaoping's breathing had stabilized and she had recovered.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager was also filled with shock and horror:
She had always thought that this bandit only knew a few rudimentary medical skills, but today it seems that this is not the case at all!
Although she didn't understand poisons, she used quite a few.
From the moment Princess Zhaoping was poisoned by the alcohol until she collapsed, only a few breaths had passed. The poison was so fast-acting and potent that it was definitely a deadly poison that could kill quickly!
But this bandit, all by himself, managed to snatch the man back from the brink of death by injecting him with a few needles and feeding him a pill!
Such medical skills are so rare that there might not be another person like them in the entire Imperial Hospital!
"Mother, these bandits harmed your most beloved Princess Zhaoping!" The Empress looked at the Empress Dowager in disbelief.
"I'm telling you to shut up! The Ninth Princess Consort said that Zhaoping is not dead, so my Zhaoping is not dead. Anyone who dares to curse my Zhaoping will pay with their life!" The Empress Dowager, looking as if she felt sorry for Princess Zhaoping to the core, scolded the Empress.
She hurriedly had a palace maid push her to Princess Zhaoping's side, then hugged Princess Zhaoping tightly, checking her breath and touching her face.
If Ji Fengyao, Shang Xiye, and the others hadn't already learned the Empress Dowager's true colors, they would have thought, like everyone else, that the Empress Dowager genuinely cared for Princess Zhaoping.
The Empress Dowager personally confirmed that Princess Zhaoping was indeed unharmed, and a realization dawned on her:
No wonder the Ninth Prince treated this bandit so differently!
No wonder Ninth Prince unusually stayed in this bandit's house every day!
No wonder the Ninth Prince's injuries were not delayed at all, even though Doctor Xiao was not in the capital!
Because the one who treated the Ninth Prince's injuries was not Doctor Xiao, but this bandit!
The Empress Dowager touched her now-crippled leg, filled with remorse:
She spent her entire life in the palace;
Even in my old age, I still made such a basic mistake!
Because of his bandit background, he judged people based on preconceived notions!
The Ninth Prince was already at his last gasp; if they had waited any longer, he would have succumbed to his injuries and died. It was she who personally recommended Ji Fengyao, their savior, to the Emperor, sending her to the Ninth Prince's side!
"Mother, how is Zhaoping?" Shang Xiche asked in shock.
The Empress Dowager's mind raced. She reached out and grabbed Ji Fengyao's hand, her face filled with gratitude. "Thanks to Fengyao's timely rescue, Zhaoping is alright now."
Then, the Empress Dowager's expression changed swiftly, and she said sternly, "This audacious scoundrel has dared to extend his poisonous hand before His Majesty! Investigate! Investigate him thoroughly immediately! From the Imperial Kitchen to the palace maids and eunuchs who serve the food, do not let anyone who has come into contact with the food and drink escape!"
"Yes, Empress Dowager!" Several squads of Imperial Guards obeyed the order and took control of all the palace maids who had come up to serve the wine and dishes; several other squads went directly to the Imperial Kitchen.
Shang Xiche: "???"
Empress: "???"
When did the Empress Dowager become so close to that bandit that she is actually trying to exonerate him?
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