Xiao Yan repeatedly threatened Emperor An and almost caused him to lose the throne. Now the prince caused trouble and the royal family was in chaos. Emperor An's majesty was wiped out, and the royal family's prestige was even worse than before.
If the Queen Mother was deeply in love with Emperor An's mother and son, she would naturally not have a good impression of them.
Besides, Rong Yue had even used words to "defeat" the Queen Mother.
Rongyue sighed, she didn't want to argue with the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother suddenly mentioned her sister, which made her feel uneasy. She just wanted to remind the Queen Mother to think twice before doing anything, but this "good intention" fell in the eyes of the Queen Mother. I'm afraid it's already offensive.
Rong Yue turned to look at Tang Ning: "I don't understand what the Queen Mother is thinking. We just need to be careful and guard against it. It's the Queen Mother's body."
She frowned a little:
"There have been rumors in the palace that the Queen Mother is seriously ill. Even Aunt Fangqin, who guided us, said that the Queen Mother often fainted before. Last night, the illness kept aggravating the palace. Today, the palace suddenly summoned us to attend to the illness. It's because the Queen Mother is too seriously ill, but I just saw that although she looked sick and was weak, she was very energetic when she taught Princess Huan a lesson."
"Tang Ning, what do you think is going on with the Queen Mother?"
Qian Qiyue also said from the side: "Yes, wasn't it said before that the Queen Mother was so sick that she couldn't even get up, so why doesn't she look like she's there?"
Which terminally ill person can teach others like the Queen Mother?
"The Queen Mother is probably pretending to be sick to trick us into entering the palace, but what is she trying to do?"
When Qian Qiyue muttered, she just felt puzzled. The Queen Mother had a distinguished status. If she really wanted to let them into the palace, she could just ask directly. If she was just here for Tang Ning and Rong Yue, she could have thought of other ways. Why use " Seriously ill and dying" to curse herself?
Tang Ning couldn't help but frown after hearing what the two said.
She also felt a little strange. The Queen Mother's appearance just now did not look like she was in critical condition and needed someone to take care of her. But everywhere in the Shoukang Palace, palace people could be seen with sad faces, and the bitter smell of the medicine in the Queen Mother's bedroom was so strong that it was smoked several times. Even sandalwood can't cover it. These can't be accumulated in a day or two.
The most important thing is that Xiao Yan once told her that he ordered someone to tamper with the Queen Mother's soup. Logically speaking, the Queen Mother shouldn't be so energetic.
Tang Ning always felt that something was wrong, but couldn't put it right for a while.
She frowned and thought about how to send a message to her brother, but she said with a serious look on her face:
"No matter what the Queen Mother wants to do, she doesn't dare to blatantly harm us. Please be careful these days, and you'll be fine once you get out of the palace."
The palace cannot keep them forever.
Qian Qiyue and Rong Yue both nodded. Tang Ning was right, you have to be careful about everything.
…
In the Shoukang Palace, Tang Ning and the others were discussing the very energetic Queen Mother. At this time, her energy and spirit were completely gone. She seemed to have lost all her previous energy. She was tired on the bed and frowning as if she was extremely uncomfortable.
Aunt Ran took a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from the Queen Mother's forehead.
When the veil fell, it was also stained with a layer of powder. There was almost no trace of blood on the Queen Mother's originally relatively rosy face, and her lips were frighteningly pale.
The imperial doctor who was kneeling on the ground did not dare to look at the Queen Mother's appearance. He only put his hand on the Queen Mother's wrist pulse, and when he felt the pulse, his hand shook instantly.
Even if it only took a moment, the imperial doctor quickly calmed down, but he was still noticed by the Queen Mother.
"How about Aijia...?"
The Queen Mother's breath was uneven.
The imperial doctor opened his mouth: "The Queen Mother is in good health..."
"You know what the Ai family is like." Seeing what the imperial doctor wanted to say, she gasped slightly, but her voice was a little more powerful: "Mr. Wu, the Ai family just wants to hear the truth."
The imperial doctor quickly let go of the Queen Mother's wrist and knelt on the ground with a trembling voice.
"The minister is incompetent. The Queen Mother's illness is difficult to recover from. There is no way to save her. If she has a good life, she may still have a few years. But now, taking the medicine to improve the Qi and strengthen the spirit, although it can be full of energy for a while, it has damaged the body." The Queen Mother doesn’t have much energy to begin with.”
"The Queen Mother has lost both her energy and blood. After her vitality is depleted, her internal organs will be struck by thunder. When all her internal organs are exhausted, I'm afraid... then..."
After he said that, he stuttered a little and didn't dare to continue. He just lay on the ground shivering.
But both the Queen Mother and Aunt Ran knew what he had left unfinished.
When the internal organs decay, the Queen Mother will die.
Aunt Ran's face changed suddenly and she couldn't help but clenched her palms. However, the Queen Mother seemed to have expected this. She just lowered her eyes and looked at her skinny fingers with a complicated expression.
"The Ai family has known about their health for a long time, and they should not embarrass Imperial Physician Wu. But now that the government is unstable, and the army that went south to suppress the rebellion has not yet triumphed, people are panicking. If the Ai family disappears again, it will probably upset the people."
"Prepare a few more medicines for the Ai family. Not only will the Ai family look like ordinary people, but at least your majesty and the others will not have to be distracted by the Ai family's health. As long as the Ai family gets better, your majesty will be able to concentrate on government affairs and help the Ai family." Marquis Wenxin and others must put an end to the rebellion and capture the traitors as soon as possible so that peace can be achieved in the DPRK."
"do you understand?"
Dr. Wu, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but tremble and his face turned pale.
Why not distract His Majesty? The Queen Mother clearly wanted her to fake her condition.
The Queen Mother was not asking for medicine, she wanted his life!
Dr. Wu was not outstanding in the Imperial Hospital, and his medical skills were not the best. However, since he was appointed by the Empress Dowager to diagnose and treat her after receiving the errand of Shoukang Palace, his status in the Imperial Hospital had risen accordingly.
Doctor Wu was originally happy and felt that he could make a difference, but now he regretted so much why he rushed to diagnose and treat the Queen Mother in the first place.
The Queen Mother's health was not in good shape before, but as long as she takes good care of herself and takes medication, she may not be able to extend her life for another two years, but she will only be weak and unable to get up from her bed.
However, in order to make herself look like she was getting better, the Queen Mother forced herself to take medicine. The medicine was inherently powerful and would be harmful to ordinary people, let alone the already sick Queen Mother.
Even if he tried his best to reduce the effect of the medicine, it would still damage the Queen Mother's body. Before, he was only weak and failed when diagnosing the Queen Mother's pulse, but the Queen Mother's pulse just now seemed to be exhausted.
If this continues, the Queen Mother may be...
Dr. Wu knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Empress Dowager, that medicine has done too much damage to your body. You really can't use it anymore."
"Your body is already weak. Every dose of that medicine will hurt you. If you continue like this, you may be in danger of your life. Weichen is the imperial doctor who treats you. If something happens to you, Even if the minister has ten heads, it is not enough for Your Majesty to chop off."
"Then the Aijia will take your head now."
Doctor Wu raised his head and met the Queen Mother's eyes, his face turned pale: "The Queen Mother..."
