I am a miracle doctor in Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 41 People from all walks of life gathered at Rongguo Mansion

On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, in the capital of the Dayu Dynasty - Jingning City, inside the Duke of Qi's Mansion and the Duke of Rong's Mansion.

During the Lantern Festival nights of previous years, the entire city of Jingning was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, and the streets were crowded with people, making it very lively.

But this year's Lantern Festival was deathly quiet, and even the sound of wind blowing through the streets could be heard. The people closed their doors and windows one by one, not daring to make a sound, for fear of running into any trouble.

Shi Chengyu passed on the news that the emperor was critically ill. Qi Zhen had just rescued his mother, but he didn't expect that his father would suffer a stroke and be in danger. Unfortunately, Concubine Mu and her son blocked all the news and secretly mobilized the army. I'm afraid this is to prevent a mutiny.

It is said that the third prince Qi Zhen rescued his mother from the fire in the cold palace, and then went straight to a secret cave outside the capital. There, Queen Chen finally regained consciousness and reunited with her son.

Empress Chen stroked Qi Zhen's face, tears welling up in her eyes. She said with trembling hands, "Are you my Zhen'er?! Are you Zhen'er?! I am not dreaming!"

Qi Zhen held his mother's hand, wiped away her tears, looked at Queen Chen and said, "It's me, mother! I'm Zhen'er! I went back to the cold palace to visit you before. You promised me that you would live well. No matter what happens, we will face it together. And I told you that Shi Chengyu is our man. He and the Meteor Army will do everything they can to protect your life."

Empress Chen pondered for a moment, then said bitterly but with relief: "Zhen'er! Mother was poisoned by that treacherous concubine in her food. She was crazy and stupid for so long that she doesn't remember anything. The only thing she remembers is that you came to visit me. I still remember it clearly now! If you hadn't come to the cold palace that time, mother might not be alive anymore."

Qi Zhen knelt on the ground and said, "It's all my fault! I failed to keep my position as the crown prince! I caused my mother to be framed by the treacherous concubine, and she was imprisoned and almost died! I really deserve to die!"

Empress Chen hurriedly helped her child up. She held Qi Zhen's hand tightly and said, "Zhen'er, get up quickly! This is not your fault! It was the imperial concubine and her son who colluded with the ministers in the court and slandered you and Princess Zhaoning for colluding with the enemy and selling out the country in an attempt to usurp the throne. This was a trap they set, and we were tricked. I hope that one day your father will know the truth and clear our name."

Qi Zhen hugged the queen tightly and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, mother! Even if I risk my life, I will prove our injustice. I will make the treacherous concubine and her son pay the price they deserve."

Empress Chen immediately looked at Qi Zhen, shook her head and said, "No! No! Mother will never allow Zhen'er to take risks again! I can't live without you! You must live well! Live peacefully! I believe in justice!"

Qi Zhen knelt down, looked at his mother and said, "I promise you! I will be safe and sound in the future! I will also help those loyal officials who died innocently in the court to seek justice! I will also turn the tide!"

Bai He, who was far away, saw all this. The queen and her son had gone through life and death, and now they were finally reunited. She was also moved to tears. She wiped her tears while approaching them, bowed deeply and said, "Long live the queen! I am Bai He from Lingxi Pavilion. Congratulations on your reunion with the third prince and his mother. Why don't you let me wash and dress you and take a rest, and then we can have a heart-to-heart talk while we eat."

Empress Chen smiled and said, "That's great! Zhen'er is waiting for you here. You and I have a lot to talk about."

Qi Zhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother! I will definitely wait for you to come back."

On the night of the Lantern Festival, An Wuyou couldn't sleep well in Fengzao Palace. She knew clearly that Queen Chen was not dead, but was rescued by the mysterious black shadow man. If Concubine Mu and her son knew about this, they would definitely die. She thought secretly: "Who is this person who has unfathomable martial arts skills, walks in the flames like lightning, and saves people in an instant?!"

After thinking about it, An Wuyou felt that the imperial concubine and her son would never let her go. While the entire palace was urgently trying to treat the emperor, she had to escape quietly! So she disguised herself, relied on the martial arts passed down from generation to generation by the An family, used the soul-bewitching incense to knock out the guards at the gate, and left the palace in fear.

But not long after she walked, she was spotted by the Shadowless Army, who chased her at a rapid speed. No matter how good An Wuyou's Qinggong was, she could not resist the Shadowless Army's eagle-like pursuit. Just as An Wuyou was exhausted from flying over the rooftops, she accidentally looked down and saw that she had escaped to the top of the eaves of Rongguo Mansion. So she had an idea, and hurriedly flew down and quietly hid in a very remote corner of Rongguo Mansion.

After Prince Yizhong, Duke of Qi, Marquis Duanrui, Right Prime Minister Tianyou, and Situ Zhuangjing finished their discussion at Duke of Qi's mansion, they joined forces with Minister of Personnel Liu Chujie, Minister of Revenue Ren Yanda, Minister of Rites Deng Jiawen, Minister of War He Yue, and the former subordinates of the Four Princes and Eight Dukes, and gathered again at Rongguo Mansion with Prince Beijing Shuirong as the center to secretly discuss how to deal with the imperial concubine and her son.

Because among the four kings and eight dukes, the Jia family was the only one with two dukes, and their position in the court was very important. But now, after the third, fourth, and fifth generations, each generation is not as good as the previous one, and they are just empty shells with no real power. Therefore, the emperor and the imperial concubine would not pay attention to the Jia family. Therefore, it is not easy to arouse suspicion when everyone gathers here to discuss.

After receiving the news that the Emperor was seriously ill, the Meteor Army immediately notified the Third Prince Qi Zhen. He was also very worried, fearing that his father would suddenly pass away. Although the Emperor disliked him particularly due to the gradual alienation between the Imperial Concubine and her son, when it was really a matter of life and death, Qi Zhen still hoped that his father could survive.

So he also calculated the itinerary of Lin Daiyu, Jia Lian, An Wuxia and others on the night of the Lantern Festival. After ten days of water travel, they should have reached the border of Huaiyin. When everyone was resting, Qi Zhen descended from the sky and summoned An Wuxia to inform her of the emperor's critical condition. An Wuxia said that she could recover from the stroke without any sequelae.

Qi Zhen was very excited when he learned about it and hoped that she could come forward to treat the emperor. However, An Wuxia said that she was an imperial prisoner, and the current national medical expert was her uncle An Cheng, who would not hesitate to kill his father and brother for fame and fortune, and would definitely not let her go. Therefore, she was powerless to help the emperor with his acute stroke.

Qi Zhen said that as long as she was willing to treat the emperor, he would find a way to ensure her safety. An Wuxia took the opportunity to propose a condition to him, hoping that after curing the emperor's stroke, he could treat his grandparents and parents who were in a coma, as well as his brother An Wuyang who had lost his memory and was paralyzed, in the capital.

After Qi Zhen agreed without hesitation, An Wuxia hurriedly wrote a letter to Lin Daiyu and carefully placed the letter in Daiyu's bed. Then, he followed Qi Zhen on the Black Phoenix Lingfei Wings and headed north to return to Rongguo Mansion in advance.

In this case, An Cheng's daughter An Wuyou, the four kings and eight dukes, as well as An Wuxia and Qi Zhen, all of these people coincidentally gathered in Rongguo Mansion at this moment.

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