klisemfg Chapter 167: Since we have to break up, let’s get rid of all the worries
Chapter 167: Since we have to break up, let’s get rid of all the worries
In the palace.
Shen Muxi, who was supposed to appear in the prince's tent, was brought to Chengde Palace in a daze.
The imperial physician took Murong Mingkun's pulse with a serious expression.
Queen Jiang clutched her handkerchief tightly.
Even though she tried very hard to maintain her dignity, her slightly trembling hands betrayed her mood at the moment.
The delicate concubines burst into tears and Queen Jiang arranged for people to send them all back to their respective villas.
You could hear a pin drop in the entire Chengqian Hall.
Until the old doctor Sun Qizheng withdrew his hand from Murong Mingkun's wrist.
"How is it?"
"This is a strange poison from Xinjiang, treacherous and overbearing..."
Queen Jiang interrupted Sun Qizheng impatiently, "So can you solve it?"
Sun Qizheng immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Please forgive me, Queen."
The meaning is self-evident.
Queen Jiang set her eyes on Shen Muxi, "Miss Shen, what do you think?"
It was at this time that the imperial physician present discovered Shen Muxi's presence.
They couldn't help but look at each other.
It seemed that he couldn't understand why Queen Jiang kept Shen Muxi and suddenly called out Shen Muxi's name.
Doesn’t Shen Muxi have the same doubts?
She hasn't had a good rest since she was injured. Even though the strain on her hands and feet has eased, the injury on her back has shown signs of worsening.
This spring hunt had just begun, and she was almost half dead.
However, Queen Jiang seemed unwilling to let her go and insisted on dragging her into the water.
"I have heard that Miss Shen has some knowledge of medicine. If she can save the emperor this time and he wakes up, she will be rewarded handsomely."
Shen Muxi gave a weak, bitter smile, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can barely protect myself right now. Moreover, even the imperial physicians are helpless. I only know a little bit about this, so how dare I show off my skills in front of them?"
In short, a dead Taoist friend will not die a poor Taoist.
Queen Jiang wanted to drag her into the water to make her show her loyalty, so she dragged all the doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau into it.
No one should think well.
Murong Mingkun has been seeking immortals and asking for the way for many years, and his body has long been hollowed out. Even if there had not been this assassination, with his hateful way of doing things, it was only a matter of time before he was poisoned.
"So," Queen Jiang narrowed her eyes in displeasure, "you concluded that His Majesty's poison is incurable without even taking a look?"
The pressure from the superior suddenly came over, Shen Muxi's face changed slightly, and even her voice trembled, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
She gave Anko's hand a gentle squeeze, and the latter wobbled and helped her down to her knees.
To others, she was so weak that she almost fainted.
Seeing that Sun Qizheng on the side could no longer bear it and wanted to persuade her, Queen Jiang raised her hand to Shen Muxi with a cold face, "Alright, leave."
That night.
Murong Mingkun had not woken up yet, and the spring hunt ended early.
Until Shen Muxi was just settled back in the Little East Palace, Murong Mingkun and Murong Jingyan, father and son, still showed no signs of waking up.
Three days passed in a flash.
Shen Muxi can already get out of bed.
News has come from the palace that Murong Mingkun has woken up, but Murong Jingyan is still in a coma.
The entire Xiaodong Palace was filled with a suffocating feeling of oppression.
He Hong looked worriedly at Shen Muxi who was taking Murong Jingyan's pulse.
"Miss Shen, His Highness has vomited blood three times since he was poisoned. If this continues..."
"There's no rush yet."
Shen Muxi interrupted He Xuan's anxious voice.
Ever since he took Murong Jingyan's pulse, his brows have been in a state of loosening and tightening, tightening and loosening.
He Hong's heart was in his throat.
The two of them didn't even dare to blink, for fear that the noise caused by blinking would affect Shen Muxi's pulse diagnosis.
Just when he was silently counting his breaths to the 126th.
Shen Muxi finally had a new expression.
She calmly withdrew her hand from Murong Jingyan's wrist, slowly exhaled, and turned to look at him.
"Your Highness, this time it can be considered a blessing in disguise."
Looking up at He Hong's puzzled gaze, Shen Muxi explained, "Your Highness had always had a cold poison in his body before, and later relied on my pills to barely suppress it. Now, this 'Huijiang Strange Poison' seems to have put Your Highness in great danger, but it has accidentally eliminated all the cold poison in his body."
When He Hong heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then his face was replaced by ecstasy.
"What the girl means is..."
The corners of Shen Muxi's mouth curled up slowly. "Your Highness is fine now. He is in a coma now because the two poisons took effect in his body at the same time, causing great damage to his body. Fortunately, the blood clots were spit out in time. Your Highness is only in a coma temporarily. He will wake up in a few days."
After getting Shen Muxi's assurance, He Hong was finally completely relieved.
Only then did he notice that Shen Muxi's face was still very pale.
He came to take Murong Jingyan's pulse and treat the disease immediately after he got out of bed because of his serious injuries. I was very touched.
"The young lady is still not fully recovered, yet she still has to worry about His Highness. I really..."
"Miss Shen, someone is coming from the palace."
He Xuan's anxious voice interrupted He Hong's words.
He Hong immediately pounced in front of He Xuan like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "What brings someone from the palace here?"
He Xuan ignored He Hong and looked at Shen Muxi with a serious expression, "Miss, you are not here with good intentions."
Shen Muxi pursed her lips and said, "It could also be a test. You guys take good care of everything in the mansion and wait for me to come back."
Looking at Shen Muxi's slender and frail back.
He Hong showed a strange look, "I always feel that it is Miss Shen who is protecting the little Donggong now. This feeling is really..."
"Coward." He Xuan took over He Hong's words with a wry smile.
...
royal palace.
Chengqian Palace is Murong Mingkun's bedroom.
Even though she already knew that Murong Mingkun's behavior was absurd, when Shen Muxi was taken directly to Murong Mingkun's bedroom by the eunuch, she couldn't help but secretly curse the tyrant.
She came into this world from the modern era, and it has been eight years in total.
Thinking has gradually begun to be assimilated.
In this dynasty where imperial power was supreme, an emperor first left a green card for his future daughter-in-law, and then summoned her to his bedroom. His intention was too obvious.
In the sleeping palace.
Through the bright yellow satin gauze curtains, Shen Muxi could clearly see a thin figure half-leaning on the dragon bed in thin clothes.
"Your humble servant Shen Xi greets His Majesty. Long live His Majesty."
She knelt on the ground and saluted Murong Mingkun respectfully.
The air is filled with a sweet fragrance.
There was a cold flash in her eyes.
A low chuckle came from behind the gauze curtain.
"I thought you would show up in front of me during the spring hunt, but I didn't expect you to be able to keep your composure."
Shen Muxi lowered his head, his nails digging deep into his palms, and said humbly, "Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. You will surely be able to turn misfortune into good fortune."
She deliberately avoided the main point and tried to circumvent the subject.
Murong Mingkun saw through her intention and seemed to be forcing her to take sides.
"Now that the prince is in a coma, this is a good opportunity. You are a smart person, believe the rest. I don't need to say more, you will understand."
After a pause, Murong Mingkun continued, "I was deeply saddened when Gong passed away due to illness that year."
Although it was a nonsensical sentence, Shen Muxi understood what Murong Mingkun meant.
There was a hidden story behind Gong's death.
After just a moment's hesitation, Shen Muxi once again prostrated herself in Murong Mingkun's direction, "Your Majesty, I will serve you wholeheartedly, even if it means death."
From behind the curtain came a deep laugh from a man, as if teasing his prey. "I'd like to see how you're prepared to die for me."
...
On the way back, Shen Muxi was full of worries.
What echoed in her mind was the scene of her long conversation with Murong Jingyan on the day she was rescued and woke up -
When Shen Muxi heard Murong Jingyan mention Gong's death and Murong Mingkun successfully absorbed Gong's army into the Yulin Guard, her heart felt weak.
"So, you suspect that the Emperor actually knew everything the Shen family did to my mother, and even tacitly approved the Shen family's annexation of the County Lord's Mansion?"
Using the Shen Mansion as a target in public was actually to better control the Gong family army, and finally to cleanse some of the "tough guys" in the Gong family army without anyone noticing.
Today, the Gong family army is already in name only.
That's why Shen Xi was isolated and helpless.
There was a tightening sensation in my shoulders.
Shen Muxi came back to his senses.
Hongdou was tying the belt of her cloak with great care.
"Miss, your injuries haven't fully healed yet and you're already traveling like this. What if you develop a chronic illness?"
Shen Muxi held Hongdou's hand with his backhand and said with a firm look, "Hongdou, after we return to Xiaodong Palace, please help me with something."
Hongdou was obviously frightened by Shen Muxi's sudden serious expression.
"Miss?"
Shen Muxi covered his lips and whispered in Hongdou's ear.
Hongdou's expression changed from surprise and shock at first to disbelief.
"Miss, there's no need for us to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of our own." She advised with concern.
Shen Muxi's eyes were burning. "Since we have to break it off, then we should get rid of all the worries."
Hongdou stopped talking.
...
The next day.
Rumors are rife.
It is said that Shen Muxi has a bad fate.
First, the elderly in the family were punished, causing the Shen family to fall apart.
Now she has even defeated the prince who was engaged to her, causing him to be assassinated and fall into a coma.
With such a tough life, he should always be with the green lamp and ancient Buddha, instead of staying in the Little East Palace and hurting others and himself.
Luoluo quickly found out that the rumor was spread by the Shen family in the County Lord's Mansion. She immediately spoke up for Shen Muxi indignantly, "Miss, it's obvious that the people in the Shen Mansion were greedy and reaped what they sowed. How can they have the nerve to criticize you? No, I can't swallow this."
Hongdou quickly grabbed Luoluo who was trying to run out.
"Can't you see that the young lady is still sitting here quietly? Why are you joining in the fun?"
Luoluo looked at Shen Muxi, who was writing and drawing at her desk as if nothing had happened, and stamped her feet anxiously, "Miss?"
Even though someone is bullying you at home, how can you remain so calm?
As if seeing through Luoluo's thoughts, Shen Muxi put down the brush in his hand.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Someone will be more anxious than you later."
As if to confirm her words, a little maid hurriedly ran to the door to report.
"Miss Shen, people from the Shen Mansion are crying outside the Little East Palace, saying that they want you to go back to the County Lord's Mansion."
Outside the Xiaodong Palace.
Shen Rou was crying and accusing someone inside the door.
"Sister, I know you have some complaints about the Shen family, but that doesn't mean you can just ignore Grandma and the others... Now that Father and Grandma are in a coma, what do you want to do to get them to go back and save them?"
Since ancient times, beautiful women shedding tears have always been endearing.
Especially the beauties who are down and out, everyone wants to be the hero who saves them.
As soon as Shen Rou started crying, many curious onlookers came over after smelling the scent.
"Oh my God, what did I hear? The eldest daughter of the Shen family doesn't care about her grandmother and father?"
"Such unfilial and beastly behavior, is she worthy of being the Crown Princess?"
Seeing that the onlookers were talking more and more outrageous, He Xuan quickly brought people over to stop the onlookers who were rushing to the door.
Shen Rou's eyes suddenly turned cold. Just as she was about to speak, a soft female voice attracted everyone's attention.
"What are you all doing here so early in the morning?"
The people in Xiaodong Palace all made way for the person who was speaking.
I saw clearly that the person coming was Shen Muxi.
Shen Rou choked.
It seemed that he didn't expect Shen Muxi to be so bold. Even after being scolded like this, he still dared to appear in front of so many people.
Sensing that the atmosphere around her had become more delicate with the appearance of Shen Muxi, her eyes instantly turned red again, "Sister, I beg you, even though we had a misunderstanding before, father and grandmother are innocent, can't you be kind and go back to the mansion to save them?"
The people watching outside started to speak up.
"Yes, yes, after all, this girl from the Shen family hasn't even become the Crown Princess yet, and she's already so hard-hearted, what's going to happen in the future?"
"She still has to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If someone like this becomes the mother of a country, how can she be a role model for women all over the world?"
"How can she be worthy?"
Shen Muxi ignored the noise around him, and looked at Shen Rou with a gaze as cold as ice. "What do you want?"
She didn't miss the triumphant smile that crossed Shen Rou's lips just now.
The corners of Shen Rou's mouth quickly curled up and then flattened.
"I've already told you that I want you to go back home and save your father and grandmother."
"It's that simple?"
Shen Muxi's voice was as cold and flat as her tone.
That indifferent look made Shen Rou's heart beat fast.
She originally thought that Shen Xi would confront her excitedly so that she could bring up the next topic.
But now that Shen Xi was so stubborn, everything she did was like a punch on cotton, without any effect at all.
Maybe I'll be led by Shen Xi...
Should we continue singing this play?
Just as she hesitated, Zhang Lan in the crowd suddenly rushed forward and hugged Shen Muxi's thigh.
"Miss, I beg you, I know you look down on my commoner background and don't want to acknowledge me as your commoner stepmother. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame me for being unable to control my emotions. Please don't put the blame on your father..."
Shen Muxi's gaze had just fallen on Zhang Lan.
The people watching around began to have all kinds of speculations.
"I've known for a long time that Master Shen married a widow with a daughter as his second wife, but I never thought it would be like this. I can't help but feel it. Master Shen is really a young man until his death."
"Wasn't this eldest daughter always left outside? Not long after she returned, her biological mother died. There must be something fishy going on."
"Then what do you mean..."
"What else could it mean? This eldest daughter of the Shen family must have been unlucky and killed her own mother, and now she's using her power to bully her stepmother."
"No, the people in the Shen Mansion are lying."
A hearty voice interrupted the conversation.
Everyone immediately made way.
A young man in coarse linen clothes, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, walked out of the crowd.
He looked at Shen Rou and her daughter with resentment.
"Before, it wasn't that Lord Shen took the initiative to marry a second wife, but rather that this second wife schemed against Lord Shen."