Your Majesty, the princess is fleeing famine with her child!

Chapter 247 A Night of Trouble

The decoction tastes bitter and astringent.

Queen Mother Cui only took a sip and then frowned.

"Why is tonight's medicine so bitter?"

Yun Fuling thought to herself that it was of course bitter.

She specifically went to consult with Ouyang Ming and other imperial physicians to come up with a prescription, which contained twice as much Coptis chinensis as before. It would be strange if it wasn't bitter!

But her prescription was exactly suitable for Empress Dowager Cui's illness.

Even if all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau came to examine it, they would not be able to find any mistakes.

Moreover, the imperial physicians who were in charge of treating Empress Dowager Cui were eager to use Yun Fuling's superior prescription.

After all, they also wanted to cure Queen Mother Cui as soon as possible.

Even if the condition improves, it will be beneficial to them.

If the Empress Dowager's illness did not improve, their superiors would accuse them of poor medical skills and label them as useless, and they might even lose their lives.

As for the medicine being too bitter, good medicine tastes bitter but it is good for the disease. How can this medicine not be bitter?

When Sang Tao saw that Queen Mother Cui refused to take the medicine, she thought she was throwing a tantrum again.

After all, Empress Dowager Cui's health has been getting worse recently, and she almost always takes medicine.

The medicine didn't taste good, so sometimes Queen Mother Cui would get angry and not want to take the medicine.

Sang Tao was familiar with this matter and immediately stepped forward to persuade and coax him softly.

Empress Dowager Cui knew that in her condition, if she didn't take the medicine, she wouldn't be able to survive for long.

Now that the third prince has not yet ascended the throne, the Cheng'en Mansion also needs to rely on her.

As long as she is the queen dowager, she can protect them.

When Empress Dowager Cui thought about this, she had no choice but to force herself to drink the bowl of medicine.

However, the bowl of medicine was so bitter that Empress Dowager Cui drank half and vomited the other half.

Seeing this, Yun Fuling immediately added: "Oh, how come the Queen Mother vomited all the medicine? She only drank less than half a bowl."

"How can this medicine be effective if you don't take enough?"

"Queen Mother, for your illness, no matter how bad this medicine tastes, you have to endure it. Treating the disease is the most important thing!"

As she spoke, she raised her voice and ordered, "Come here, tell the imperial pharmacy that half of the empress dowager's medicine was spilled. Ask them to boil another half bowl and send it over."

A palace maid immediately responded and went to the imperial pharmacy to pass on the message.

When Yun Fuling saw that Queen Mother Cui looked like she was having trouble breathing, the smile on her face deepened a little.

This is just the appetizer, the real fun is yet to come!

It takes a long time for the Imperial Pharmacy to receive the message, boil the medicine, and then send it over.

Queen Mother Cui was tired and sleepy. She had just drunk half a bowl of extremely bitter medicine, which made her look even more exhausted.

After a while, she fell into a deep sleep.

Unexpectedly, just as he fell asleep, he was woken up again by Yun Fuling.

"Queen, would you like some candied fruit?"

"You just said the medicine was too bitter. If you eat some candied fruit, it won't be so bitter in your mouth."

"The mouth is sweet, and the sleep is sweet."

Queen Mother Cui was disturbed from her sleep again. Although she was very unhappy, she did feel a bitter taste in her mouth.

She nodded, reached out and picked up a candied fruit from the plate and ate it.

After eating a few bites of candied fruit, she went back to sleep.

I had just fallen asleep for a while when I was woken up by Yun Fuling again.

"Your Majesty, you will feel thirsty after eating candied fruit. Why don't you drink some tea?"

Queen Mother Cui could no longer bear it and roared, "Yun Fuling, shut up, I don't want to drink tea!"

"I want to sleep, don't wake me up again!"

Yun Fuling shrank her neck and pretended to be frightened and extremely aggrieved.

"If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. I just have good intentions and I'm worried that you might be thirsty, Your Majesty."

Queen Mother Cui lay down again.

After a while, Yun Fuling woke her up again.

Queen Mother Cui was furious. "Didn't I tell you not to wake me up?"

Yun Fuling held the medicine bowl and said, "Queen Mother, the Imperial Pharmacy has sent over the prepared medicine."

"Taking medicine is a big deal and can't be delayed."

As she said that, she turned to look at Sang Tao: "Aunt Sang Tao, I am doing this for the good of the Queen Mother, don't you agree?"

Sang Tao: ...

Yun Fuling said this in the name of doing good for the Queen Mother, and nothing could be found wrong with her words.

Sang Tao vaguely saw something going on.

But she couldn't believe that Yun Fuling was so bold as to turn against the empress dowager.

It must be an illusion, just a coincidence.

Sang Tao saw Yun Fuling holding the medicine bowl and looking straight at her, as if waiting for her to speak.

What could Sang Tao say? She could only persuade Queen Mother Cui to drink the medicine first.

That night, Queen Mother Cui was in dire straits.

Every time he fell asleep, he would be woken up by Yun Fuling.

Sometimes she fed her water, sometimes she asked her if she wanted to go to the toilet, and from time to time she massaged her shoulders and legs, which made Empress Dowager Cui miserable.

Only then did Queen Mother Cui come to her senses.

No wonder Yun Fuling took the initiative to stay in Shoukang Palace to take care of the patient at night. Thinking of her forbearance during the day, Empress Dowager Cui became even angrier.

This woman is so scheming!

He is a man of scheming and yet able to endure. He is truly not a simple person.

She was wrong.

In the early years, Empress Dowager Cui was unwilling to see Xiao Jingyi marry a noble lady and form an alliance with a high-ranking family.

After all, Emperor Jingping favored Xiao Jingyi too much and seemed to want to make him the crown prince.

If Xiao Jingyi could marry a noble lady and have the support of the powerful Yue family, then his position as crown prince would be a sure thing.

In Empress Dowager Cui's heart, Emperor Jingping was not her biological son after all.

Pushing him to the position back then was a last resort.

Fortunately, Emperor Jingping took into account the love and care for her and was very filial to her. He also showed special favor to Prince Jiangzhou and Duke Cheng'en.

But when Emperor Jingping dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, will the Cheng'en Mansion still have the glory it has today?

Emperor Jingping had many sons and daughters. Under such circumstances, it was too difficult to push the Prince of Jiangzhou to the throne.

Besides, the King of Jiangzhou is mediocre in talent and intelligence, and is not capable of handling such a heavy responsibility.

So the third prince is the best choice.

The third prince has the blood of the Cui family. Once the third prince succeeds to the throne, Concubine Cui will be honored as the empress dowager as his biological mother.

With two generations of Empress Dowager Cui, the glory of the Cheng'en Mansion can continue.

Queen Mother Cui had a good plan in mind, but how to arrange Xiao Jingyi's marriage without leaving any trace was a difficult problem.

Originally, Empress Dowager Cui was worried, but who could have imagined that by such a coincidence, Xiao Jingyi and Yun Fuling were caught in bed.

Queen Mother Cui almost laughed her belly off. It was like someone handed her a pillow when she felt sleepy.

She immediately issued an imperial decree to grant marriage to Xiao Jingyi and Yun Fuling.

Yun Fuling is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jichun. As the legitimate daughter of a marquisate, it is reasonable for her to be betrothed to the prince as his principal wife.

Unfortunately, the Jichunhou Mansion had already fallen into decline, and Yun Fuling was an orphan, so Xiao Jingyi couldn't get any help at all after marrying her.

Even if Emperor Jingping came to her about this matter, Empress Dowager Cui had something to stop him from saying.

Even though Emperor Jingping had already taken a fancy to several ladies from prominent families, it was a fact that Xiao Jingyi had ruined the innocence of those girls.

Although the Shadow Blade Division intervened afterwards and found out that both of them were drugged and became husband and wife by accident, the matter had already caused a sensation.

There must be a solution to silence the gossips.