Amazing Pastoral World: Unparalleled Medical Queen

He knew that his body had long been riddled with holes and badly damaged.

Being able to live one more day is a gift from God.

However, no one dared to show the slightest worry or fear in front of him, just as he did not dare to show his numbness and disgust in front of others.

He is not only the grandson of his grandfather the Emperor and the son of his father the King, he is also the heir to this country and the hope of all his people.

He couldn't, and didn't dare, retreat.

But he was really tired. He dragged his exhausted and damaged body to survive every day. If he didn't know that he couldn't fall down, he really wanted to fall asleep and never wake up.

Just fall asleep like this, it's nice.

He thought vaguely, his consciousness left his body again, and gradually sank into endless darkness...

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Xuanhu Pavilion.

After taking the silver needle back from Bai Zhu, Gao Yutang let out a long sigh.

"How?" Yu Qianjing asked.

"The acupuncture method that Master taught me is truly miraculous." Gao Yutang admired sincerely, "With the help of this acupuncture method and my antidote, the poison in his body has been basically controlled. With time, it will be eliminated."

"When will he wake up?"

"It can take one or two days at the shortest, or three to five days at the longest." Gao Yutang picked up the teacup on the table, took a gulp, and explained, "This is the first time I'm trying to detoxify this kind of poison, so it's hard to control the time accurately."

Yu Qianjing glanced at Bai Shu with a worried look on his face: "Is there still no news from His Highness?"

Gao Yutang shook his head, and his mood became heavy: "Rong Mutou was so anxious that he got angry. He hardly slept these past few days."

"I just found out that he has been following Your Highness for the past few years. But he actually kept it from me..." Yu Qianjing felt mixed emotions.

"Don't think too much." Gao Yutang sensed his disappointment and patted his shoulder to comfort him, "He must have had his reasons for not telling you."

"There shouldn't be any reason, right?" Yu Qianjing was a little annoyed, "I am his brother who grew up together!"

"I think this is what His Highness meant." Gao Yutang, who was always rough in politics, was a little sober at this moment. "I think they want to protect your Yu family."

"Protect?" Yu Qianjing was stunned.

Gao Yutang looked at this handsome man who usually loved to spend his days drinking and partying with a bunch of playboys in the capital, shook his head and sighed, "Don't you know anything? Your Highness has had a hard time in the past few years. Many of the ministers who supported Your Highness were suppressed by the Duke of Zhenguo and Prince Chen. The reason why Your Highness distanced himself from your Yu family was simply to protect you."

Yu Qianjing was stunned.

"My grandfather often goes in and out of the Crown Prince's Mansion. He can sense something. How could you not know?"

Yu Qianjing shook his head, looking confused: "My father said..."

He paused.

Back then, his great-aunt, his father's aunt, Concubine Yu, was the most favored concubine in the harem, but she died in an unclear manner. Even her only son, King Jing, injured his leg in an unclear manner, and lost his chance to be emperor. The current emperor did not investigate the matter, which made his father very sad and disappointed. He also complained a lot at home, and even frequently displeased the current emperor because of this. He thought that the prince was afraid of getting too close to the Yu family and getting into trouble, so he distanced himself from them, but it turned out that there was another hidden story...

"My grandfather once told me that what you see on the surface is not necessarily the truth." Gao Yutang patted his shoulder again and said, "Just like when we doctors diagnose patients, some symptoms may appear the same on the surface, but in fact the causes are very different, so the medicines used are naturally different."

Yu Qianjing felt that the depression in his heart had dissipated a lot. He looked at Gao Yutang and snorted, "I didn't expect that a fool like you could also comfort people."

Gao Yutang was furious: "If I had known you were so mean, I would have comforted anyone but cats and dogs instead of you!"

Yu Qianjing smiled and put his arm on his shoulders, looking like a good brother: "I think your highness may be fine."

"Who was the person who was worried just now?"

"It's normal to worry." Yu Qianjing said seriously, "I wonder if you have noticed that although Mr. Si is also worried, he is not panicked and seems to be confident."

After he said this, Gao Yutang also remembered something and said, "I seemed to hear Mr. Si mumbling to himself yesterday, saying that the Purple Star entered the fate palace, and good things would come... He was talking about Your Highness, right?"

Yu Qianjing nodded: "It must be His Highness. Your Highness is blessed by heaven!"

Gao Yutang's thoughts gradually drifted away.

Does Grandpa know that His Highness has left Beijing? He must be very worried about His Highness's health, right?

He still remembered that two years ago, he accidentally learned that His Highness was poisoned, and his grandfather had been treating His Highness since His Highness was born. His grandfather said that His Highness had the poison from his mother's womb, and later he was harmed several times, so there was more than one poison in his body. He still remembered that his grandfather forced him to swear that he would not easily disclose His Highness's physical condition.

It seemed that it was at that time that he suddenly realized that his grandfather, who had always loved him so much, was in good health and spirited, had actually aged so much. His originally gray hair had turned completely white, and he had countless more wrinkles on his face. Even his usually straight back was hunched, as if he had aged by a dozen years.

From then on, he became obsessed with studying poisons.

He knew that his grandfather had exhausted all his energy and worked too hard to cure the poison in His Highness' body. He only hated that he could not help his grandfather in any way and relieve his worries.

I just hope that His Highness can turn things around as Mr. Si said. Otherwise, Grandpa should be the one who is most sad, right?

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"Your Majesty, you must take care of your health. In this world, the one who cares about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the most is you, and similarly, the one who cares about you the most is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If anything happens to your health, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be the one who is most sad." In the imperial study, the eunuch Li Fuquan was trying to persuade Emperor Zheng'an who was sitting on the dragon throne.

In front of him was a set of bowls and chopsticks, and on the table were several dishes that had been carefully prepared by the imperial kitchen and had hardly been touched.

"There is no news about Xiao'er. How can I eat?"

Li Fuquan knew that Emperor Zheng'an usually liked to call the grandson by his courtesy name. The grandson's courtesy name was Mingxiao, and His Majesty had called him Xiaoer Xiaoer since he was a child, and they were very close.

When the grandson was born, his mother died. After his leg was injured and he lost his beloved wife, his heart was broken and he was very depressed. He had no intention to take care of the grandson who was still in the cradle. But Emperor Zheng'an couldn't bear it, so he took the child to the palace and arranged for several maids to take care of him carefully. When the child was a little older, he let the child stay with him and he was personally raised by him. People all say that the grandson was raised by Emperor Zheng'an, and this is not an exaggeration at all.

The affection between these two generations of grandparents and grandchildren is unmatched by anyone else.

Thinking of the crown prince who left the capital without permission, Li Fuquan felt even more sad.

The prince is not only good-looking, but also intelligent, wise, courageous, and talented. He is the perfect choice for the crown prince. But his body...

This is probably why His Majesty tried every means to conceal the true physical condition of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If the ministers knew the truth, one can imagine what kind of turmoil would be set off in the court.

Alas, your majesty has been wise all his life, but when it comes to certain people, he can also act on impulse. In the past it was Concubine Yu, and now it is the Crown Prince.

But as a eunuch, he could only swallow all his turbulent thoughts back into his stomach without showing any expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, Lord Rong requests to see you." An imperial guard reported from behind the door.

"Quick pass!"

Taiwei Rongyao Zu walked in with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, and bowed with great ceremony: "Your Majesty, I, Rongyao Zu, greet you. Long live your Majesty!"

"Aiya, Lord Rong, please excuse me!" Emperor Zheng'an hurried forward to help him up and asked anxiously, "Any news about the Crown Prince?"

"I have come to report this to Your Majesty." Rong Yaozu's eyes were bright and his voice was steady, which inexplicably calmed the restless heart of Emperor Zheng'an.

"There are no outsiders here, so just speak your mind." Emperor Zheng'an said.

Rongyaozu understood that everyone here was his own people.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Sikong Xiangsi, the first counselor of His Royal Highness, has been exchanging letters with me. Not long ago, he sent me a secret letter, saying that he and His Royal Highness would go to Xilin County, Luzhou Prefecture, and then go north back to Beijing. According to the plan, they should be in Xilin County at this moment, and he only told this to me. But unexpectedly..."

"But what was unexpected?" Emperor Zheng'an asked anxiously.

"However, they unexpectedly revealed their tracks somehow and encountered an assassination attempt in Pingzhou. Fortunately, His Highness was safe. Later, they headed towards Xilin County and encountered another assassination attempt in Luzhou. This time, His Highness the Crown Prince was not able to escape unscathed." Rong Yaozu nodded and lowered his eyes, his voice still as steady as before.

"What does it mean to fail to escape unscathed?" Emperor Zheng'an's voice trembled slightly.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I want to report to you. Your Highness was chased by an assassin, and he and his carriage were thrown off a cliff thousands of feet deep."

"What?" Emperor Zheng'an turned pale, took two steps back, and collapsed on the gorgeous chair.

"However, Mr. Si sent a secret letter, and Your Highness should be safe."

Emperor Zheng'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He glared at Rongyao Zu angrily: "Can you please not say each sentence twice?"

"Mr. Si is proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia. He said that Your Highness is not in danger of his life, so Your Highness must be fine. He also said that a trip to Xilin County might bring back a chance of life for Your Highness." Rong Yaozu's face remained calm.

"Chance of life?" A hint of excitement gradually emerged on Emperor Zheng'an's face.

"Life." He murmured again, and suddenly there were waves of excitement in his chest and abdomen. "Yes, Mr. Si is a strange man. Since he came to Xiao'er's side, every time Xiao'er encountered danger, she was able to turn danger into safety and get through it safely. My dear Rong, this time will be the same. He said that he would bring life to Xiao'er, does that mean..."

He glanced at Rong Yaozu, and the two of them silently exchanged a knowing look.

As the confidant of Emperor Zheng'an and the most staunch representative of the royalist faction, Rong Yaozu naturally knew the secret of the Crown Prince's health.

He and Emperor Zheng'an thought the same thing.

Perhaps, the Crown Prince's body will have a chance to be healed. Perhaps, the curse of not living past the age of eighteen will be broken...

"My dear, it's all thanks to you. You were the one who introduced Mr. Si to me. With your guarantee, I was able to arrange for him to work in the Crown Prince's Mansion. My dear, if Xiao'er can really turn misfortune into fortune this time, I will reward you handsomely!"

Rongyaozu knelt down hurriedly and said, "I dare not take credit for it. It is all because of the blessing of your majesty, the true dragon emperor, that your highness is blessed with good fortune and great luck."

These words made Emperor Zheng'an very happy and in a good mood.

Li Fuquan, who was standing silently at the side, secretly glanced at Rong Yaozu and was filled with admiration.

You see, this is the highest realm of being an official.

There is a reason why the Grand Commandant has been so successful in his career in recent years. In addition to his own real abilities, his ability to flatter others is beyond comparison.

Little did he know that glorifying ancestors was not all flattery.

In fact, this Sikong Xiang was not found by Yao Rongzu, but Sikong Xiang himself took the initiative to find him.

At that time, he was just an unknown sixth-rank guard with a sword. When he first met Sikong Xiang, he thought he was a charlatan who was cheating people for food and drink. But after several contacts, he found that he was a man of extraordinary talent. What's more, the other party said that he could protect the crown prince.

He was later persuaded by Sikong Xiang, and took advantage of the opportunity to meet His Majesty and risked his life to introduce him to His Majesty.

Now it seems that he made the right bet.

"So Xiao'er is in Xilin County now?" Emperor Zheng'an asked Yaoyaozu.

"should be."

"What do you mean by 'should'?" Emperor Zheng'an was puzzled.

"Your Highness has not been found yet." Rong Yaozu explained, "But Mr. Si observed the stars at night and said that Your Highness is not in danger of death, so he must have been rescued. Perhaps this is Your Highness's chance, who knows."

"I have no doubt about Mr. Si's talent, but this is..."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I guarantee with my life that Mr. Si will never speak nonsense. Mr. Si and the governor of Luzhou are sending people to secretly search for your highness's whereabouts. I believe that there will be news about your highness soon."

Emperor Zheng'an stood up, paced a few steps in the imperial study, and asked, "Have you found out the identities of those assassins?"

"Yes, I found out." Rong Yaozu hesitated for a moment and replied, "It's... His Royal Highness Prince Chen's people."

"Bang——" a crystal clear jade bowl fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Good, very good!" Emperor Zheng'an was furious, and said angrily, "I have given him chances again and again, but he does not know how to restrain himself or repent! He even intensified his cruelty to his own nephew!"

He suddenly turned around and asked Yaoyaozu: "I ordered him to come to the capital to cooperate with the investigation of the impeachment two days ago. When will he leave?"

Rongyao Zu bowed his head and replied, "Your Highness Prince Chen's memorial arrived at the cabinet half an hour ago. I, your humble servant, and the two prime ministers have already read it. Your Highness said..."

"What did you say?"

"His Highness said he had caught a cold and might not be able to come to the capital right away. He said he should wait a few days until his condition stabilizes before returning to the capital to apologize to His Majesty!"

"Sick? How could it be such a coincidence? He is in good health! He simply disobeyed my orders and refused to come to Beijing! He is defying my orders! Does he still have me in his eyes? Does he still have the law?" Emperor Zheng'an was so angry that he kept cursing loudly, his face full of anger.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down." Li Fuquan was so anxious that he knelt on the ground and kept trying to persuade her.

As the emperor has grown older, his health has deteriorated in recent years. If he gets angry and something bad happens, how will these close servants survive?