The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

However, just as they stepped out of the capital, an unexpected encounter in the suburbs changed the fate of everyone.

An old man who is suspected to be a miracle doctor is hurrying towards the capital.

Sheng Ruijiao and others ignored the old man's objections and forcibly took him deep into the palace.

Facing the Empress Dowager Cixi's sickbed, the doctor who was highly expected wrote out a prescription and confidently claimed that the Empress Dowager's spirit and physical strength would recover quickly if the medicine was taken for several days in a row.

However, the reality was contrary to expectations. After taking the medicine, the empress dowager suddenly fell down, her breath was so weak that it was almost undetectable.

This unexpected change was like a bolt from the blue, not only causing panic in the entire palace, but even the chief imperial physician, an old man with superb medical skills, was unable to immediately find out the cause.

Public opinion quickly turned to the "miracle doctor" and the prescription he prescribed.

After an urgent investigation, the hidden truth finally surfaced.

The so-called prescription was actually just an ordinary prescription for nourishing the body, not a treatment plan for the disease.

Under normal circumstances, such a prescription might not be a big deal, but unfortunately, the imperial physician had already prescribed medicine for the empress dowager before. When the two were mixed, the many herbal ingredients conflicted with each other, aggravating the empress dowager's condition.

Faced with the stern questioning of the chief imperial physician and the emperor's murderous cold gaze, the so-called "famous doctor" finally trembled and confessed that he was just a wandering swindler who knew nothing about real medical skills.

Upon hearing the news, the emperor was furious and immediately ordered severe punishment for the liar and all members of the Sheng family involved.

At this critical moment of life and death, Sheng Ruijiao's mind flashed through every detail of Sheng Mingtao's recovery process, and a vague but strong premonition surged in her heart.

Perhaps, Sheng Junwei really possesses some kind of power unknown to the outside world.

So, she plucked up her courage and pleaded with the emperor, hoping to give Sheng Junwei a chance to enter the palace to save the situation, oh no, to be more precise, to save the empress dowager's life.

At this moment, Sheng Junwei stood quietly outside the Empress Dowager Cixi's Shoukang Palace. The unique medicinal fragrance of the palace wafted faintly between her nostrils. Her eyes swept over the layers of eaves above the palace, and she had already made a plan in her mind.

As soon as she stepped into the hall, a staggering figure rushed over. Sheng Ruijiao grabbed her clothes, tears streaming down her face, sobbing out her regret and request: "Sister, sister, I know I was wrong, please save the Queen Mother! As long as you can make her better, I am willing to give up everything, voluntarily leave the family, no longer be the second daughter of the Sheng family, and return my parents to you..."

Not far away, Sheng Mingfeng and Sheng Mingtao were kneeling on the cold ground, their faces filled with anxiety and helplessness.

Seeing his beloved sister Sheng Ruijiao crying so sadly, Sheng Mingfeng's eyes suddenly became sharp and cold.

On the other hand, Sheng Mingtao's eyes seemed to be burning with anger, fierce and uncontrollable: "Rui Jiao, before the truth comes out, there is no need for you to rush to plead for her."

In fact, after revealing that the so-called "miracle doctor" was just a fraud, the two brothers' state of mind underwent a subtle change.

Especially Sheng Mingtao, his thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the moment he woke up from his coma.

There was a glimmer of surprise in the girl's eyes, but also a hint of subtle grievance.

Faced with the questioning and accusations from the family elders, she just looked at him quietly.

At that time, he was confused and puzzled by the complicated look of this girl who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar to him. It was not until he later learned about all that she had silently given for him and Sheng Ruijiao that his initial disgust was gradually replaced by complex emotions.

Now, before Sheng Mingtao could delve into the change of this emotion, Sheng Ruijiao's crying and pleading voice had already reached his ears.

In an instant, a desire to protect from the bottom of my heart washed away all my hesitation and confused thoughts.

In his mind, only one thought was echoing - Sheng Junwei was bullying Ruijiao again!

As for the story of her healing herself, Sheng Mingtao believed it was pure fiction.

How could a truly talented person not defend himself when being misunderstood?

People who practice cultivation always have a way to prove their innocence and ability, right?

But at that time, Sheng Junwei chose to remain silent and speechless amid everyone's suspicion and her own cold eyes. Her eyes were so calm as if she was facing not a blood relative, but an enemy with whom she had an irreconcilable feud.

"Let go, or I will show no mercy."

There was no warmth in Sheng Junwei's words, and her eyes were as calm as an ancient well, without the slightest fluctuation. This cold attitude made the air around them seem to solidify. Sheng Ruijiao suddenly felt a piercing chill and instinctively loosened her clenched fingers.

When she realized that she had retreated, she felt a mixture of regret and anger. She wished she could muster up the courage to grab the corner of Sheng Junwei's clothes tightly and cry for mercy.

Regardless of whether Sheng Junwei can save the Queen Mother's life, the fate of her and Sheng Mingfeng seems to have quietly moved towards an irreversible ending.

The shadow of death made her shudder, but what was worse than death was witnessing with her own eyes that the person she hated the most lived a more glamorous life than herself.

Therefore, she secretly vowed to drag Sheng Junwei into this abyss of despair.

If it succeeds, everything will be fine.

If he fails, she won't let him escape easily!

But when she reached out to grab the life-saving straw again, she found that the soft fabric cleverly avoided her fingertips.

She tried again, but it was like touching an invisible wall. An invisible force hit her hand hard, and she screamed in pain.

The eyes of everyone in the hall were immediately focused on her. Sheng Ruijiao subconsciously wanted to blame Sheng Junwei for the embarrassing situation as usual: "Sister, even if you don't like me in your heart, you shouldn't hit me in front of so many people..."

Faced with such accusations, Sheng Junwei's eyes were full of sarcasm and disdain, as if she was mocking this clumsy performance.

Although Sheng Ruijiao vaguely felt that something was wrong, she still habitually used the strategy she always used in the Sheng Mansion. After all, this trick always won sympathy there.

She ignored the fact that at this moment, they were not in the familiar mansion, but in the solemn and majestic imperial palace.

Present were not only the clan members who blindly protected the emperor, but also the emperor who was perceptive and many palace maids who were able to see the big picture from the details.

Even the two young masters of the Sheng family witnessed this series of events.

Therefore, when Sheng Ruijiao blurted out her habitual slanderous words, what awaited her was not the expected family protection, but the astonishment and confusion from her brothers.

This sudden change gave Sheng Ruijiao a bad feeling: "Brother, why are you..."