klisemfg Chapter 47 An Lingrong (47)
Chapter 47 An Lingrong (47)
With so many major events happening, the Emperor certainly cannot avoid entering the harem again.
With so many things happening at once, who can still eat in peace?
The Emperor brought the Empress to Yikun Palace to express his concern for the health of Concubine Hua and the Sixth Prince.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," An Lingrong bowed.
The emperor pulled her up before she finished her greetings and said, "Quickly stand up. Why are you here? How are the imperial concubine and the Sixth Prince now?"
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is so seriously ill, I would be worried if I didn't come to take care of her. Actually, Lipin and Cao were supposed to come too. But Lipin hasn't been feeling well these days, and Cao has Wen Yi to take care of, so I'm the only one here."
"Sixth Prince is just weak. A lot of mugwort and other things have been used in the palace these days, and he got burned. Imperial Doctor Jiang came to see him and he is fine. But the Imperial Concubine has a high fever and has passed out now."
"... Imperial Doctor Jiang said that if the person doesn't wake up tonight, it would be very dangerous. Even if the person wakes up tonight, this illness, coupled with the underlying illness that the Imperial Concubine got during childbirth, I'm afraid she won't be able to recover within the next five years." After saying this, An Lingrong covered her face with a handkerchief, looking extremely heartbroken.
The emperor was also very panicked after hearing this. No matter how much he had planned in the past, he never thought of taking Nian Shilan's life. Even though Shilan no longer had the heroic spirit she had when she first entered the palace, he never wanted her to die like this.
He immediately said to the kneeling imperial physicians, "Why don't you go and see the imperial concubine? If you can cure her, I will reward you handsomely. If she can't make it through the night, you can all go down and accompany her. Do you understand? I want her to be safe and sound!"
He also asked Su Peisheng to make a pot of strong tea, as he would be here personally tonight.
When the queen heard this, her expression changed instantly, but she quickly changed her expression to one of worry.
"Your Majesty, Consort Shen of Xianfu Palace has been infected with the epidemic for a few days. Should we send a royal doctor to take a look at her?"
The emperor's mind and eyes are now filled with Concubine Hua, how can he still think of Shen Meizhuang?
"The imperial concubine is in danger right now, how can she spare a royal physician to treat a criminal? Besides, Ms. Shen is already a criminal and has been infected with the epidemic for several days, so it won't matter if she waits one more day." This means letting Shen Meizhuang fend for herself first.
As soon as Zhen Huan arrived at Yikun Palace, she heard the emperor's extremely cold words.
She felt extremely disappointed. Even if Mei Jie had a thousand faults, she was still an old lady who had served him for so long. She was so seriously ill now, but the emperor refused to send even a doctor?
Zhen Huan knelt down immediately and said, "Your Majesty, Sister Mei has been ill for several days. The prescription for the epidemic has not been developed yet. I heard that the Fourth Prince in the Old Summer Palace died after being ill for only a few days. You can imagine how critical Sister Mei's condition is now! I beg Your Majesty to send an imperial physician to treat Sister Mei."
After saying this, Zhen Huan and Huanbi remained kneeling, looking at the emperor with tearful eyes.
When the Emperor heard Zhen Huan's voice, he finally shifted his gaze away from Concubine Hua.
Seeing that the emperor seemed to be relenting, Zhen Huan immediately continued, "Your Majesty, just ask an imperial physician to go see Sister Mei. Concubine Hua has so many imperial physicians treating her, even if one is missing it won't have much impact. Sister Mei has been ill for quite some time and no one has come to see her, she really can't wait any longer. Please let me take the imperial physician to see Sister Mei."
An Lingrong suddenly thought of the plot in the TV series, where Empress Chunyuan was pregnant, so all the imperial physicians went to her. Empress Yixiu held her child and cried for the imperial physician on a rainy night, but the physician came to her rescue, which eventually led to the death of the eldest prince.
Is this scene somewhat similar?
They pretended to be sick today just to clear their team of suspicion. After all, Hua Fei herself was so sick that she couldn't take care of herself, so how could she have the energy and time to harm others?
But now it seems that things have gone a little too far.
If the Emperor refuses to send an imperial physician, and Shen Meizhuang happens to die today, wouldn't Zhen Huan and her side be at war to the death?
Although they have been enemies for a long time, there is a difference between hatred and enmity.
Just look at Yixiu and you will know that this kind of hatred that involves the life of the person closest to you can drive a person crazy.
Well, An Lingrong didn't know at this time that Zhen Huan blamed Concubine Hua for the time when she became smelly and almost lost her life, and they had been fighting to the death for a long time.
She was still thinking about how to control the conflict between her side and Zhen Huan's side to a minor fight.
So she also took the opportunity to persuade the emperor: "Your Majesty is blessed by the emperor's dragon spirit, and she will definitely be blessed by heaven. The rumor that Shen promised to fake pregnancy is questionable after all. She is so seriously ill now, the emperor should send a royal doctor to take a look."
An Lingrong had already advised, and as the most tolerant and benevolent queen, Yixiu had to follow suit: "What Jia Guiren said makes sense, and Shen Ying's father is still guarding the area for the emperor. If you really don't care, wouldn't it be disheartening?"
The queen actually didn't want to say anything. She herself had been caught in the rain, so why could others hold an umbrella for her?
But the situation was stronger than she was. She could only speak reluctantly.
However, if she is unhappy, she will make others unhappy too.
As expected, after hearing what the Queen said, the Emperor agreed to send an imperial physician to Shen Meizhuang, but there was a hint of annoyance in his expression as if he was being coerced.
"Then I'll do as you say. Let Imperial Physician Jiang go and check on Ms. Shen. But there's still no cure for the epidemic right now, so it's fine to let the imperial physician go in and treat her. Huanhuan, it'd be safer for you to go back to Sui Yuxuan and wait for news." The emperor has already lost a prince, and now Shilan's life or death is uncertain. He doesn't want Zhen Huan, who looks the most like Chun Yuan, to have any mishap again.
With an imperial physician to take care of her, I'm sure Sister Mei will get better soon.
Zhen Huan was overjoyed and kowtowed to the emperor to express her gratitude.
It didn't matter that she couldn't go to see Sister Mei in person. She took good care of herself so that she could find a glimmer of hope for Sister Mei in front of the emperor.
Zhen Huan went back happily to wait for news.
At noon on the first day, Concubine Hua in Yikun Palace finally woke up. The imperial doctors said that Concubine Hua was no longer in danger and only needed to be carefully recuperated. She was no longer in danger of death. The emperor was very pleased and rewarded all the imperial doctors who were detained in Yikun Palace last night.
There was no joy in Suiyuxuan. Bad news came from Xianfu Palace. Imperial Physician Jiang said that Shen Meizhuang had not taken a single drop of water for many days and was probably not getting well.
On the second day, good news came from Xianfu Palace. Imperial Physician Jiang said that Shen Da Ying had a strong will to live, and after his sleepless treatment, his fever had now subsided.
On the third day, bad news came from Xianfu Palace. Imperial Physician Jiang said that Shen Da Ying was still suffering from dry cough and vomiting. Not only that, she was often accompanied by symptoms of difficulty breathing and respiratory failure.
On the fourth day, good news came from Xianfu Palace. Imperial Physician Jiang said that Shen Da Ying's condition had improved and she was now able to get up and take medicine on her own.
The fifth day...
Zhen Huan's mood changes every day with the news coming from Xianfu Palace.
Finally on the ninth day, Shen agreed to go.