I am a miracle doctor in Dream of the Red Chamber

On the ninth day of the third lunar month, in Jingning City, the capital of the Dayao Dynasty, the incident took place in the Dayao Palace, the emperor's bedroom, Minghe Hall, and the Qi'an Cave, a natural fluorite cave deep in the Lieyan Mountain outside the capital.

Inside the Minghe Hall, the emperor suppressed his inner rage and decided to get to the bottom of the matter to find out how many unexpected things were hidden in the bloody murder of An Nuo's family.

Shi Chengyu, as the most trusted eunuch around the emperor, was bitten to death by Concubine Mu as a scapegoat. At this moment, an idea flashed in his mind and he thought of an opportunity to prove his innocence.

Upon learning that Shi Chengyu asked His Majesty to summon An Yan and An Nuo, Concubine Mu was naturally very surprised. She thought secretly: "Aren't An Yan and An Nuo already lying in the coffin?! Why did this old fox ask His Majesty to summon them?! Or... or maybe they are still alive?! This... is impossible! What tricks is this old fox playing?!"

The emperor granted Shi Chengyu's request, but he immediately said, "Your Majesty! An Nuo's family was once wrongfully imprisoned and secretly hunted down, causing them to fall off a cliff and almost die. Fortunately, with the careful treatment of his daughter An Wuxia, the family was lucky enough to save their lives. So if Your Majesty wants to see them, given their current recovery condition, I'm afraid it will take a long time."

After hearing this, Concubine Mu was completely upset. Her heart was like a sharp sword piercing her, and she thought secretly: "It seems that the An Nuo family is still alive! Shi Chengyu, you old fox! I just wanted you to take the blame, but I didn't expect that you are a member of the prince's party! It seems that you will die this time no matter what!"

The emperor calmly said to Shi Chengyu: "I will patiently wait for the arrival of An Yan and his son. I am also shocked by all this!"

Shi Chengyu knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Then I will go to prepare for the audience with An Yan and his son. Please excuse me first. I am afraid that if I go too late, An Yan and his son will be assassinated inexplicably like last time!" After saying that, he pretended to be timid and fearful in front of His Majesty and secretly glanced at Concubine Mu.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Mu pretended not to feel anything and held her head high with pride and confidence, looking innocent as if she had done nothing.

The emperor glanced at Concubine Mu and shouted coldly, "Come here! Confine the Concubine to the Purple Palace and wait for the arrival of An Yan and his son. No one is allowed to enter the Purple Palace to visit! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"

Concubine Mu knelt down hurriedly and cried, "Your Majesty, do you have to put me under house arrest if you want to kill me? You can come and take my life anytime! It's a pity that we mother and son can't even see each other!" After saying that, as the golden-armored imperial guards entered, she deliberately threw her sleeves and left in a coquettish and angry manner.

After Concubine Mu was taken away, the emperor felt extremely disappointed and sad. Only then did he realize the true face of the concubine and secretly regretted it to the extreme: "Such a special, mysterious and beautiful woman is so weird and double-faced! I really only saw her coquettish and affectionate appearance, but I didn't know she was such a vicious person in her heart!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shook his head in disappointment, and the queen's quiet, bright and wise face suddenly flashed in his mind.

Qi Zhen in Qi'an Cave Heaven received a message from Shi Chengyu using Lingxi Pavilion's daytime messenger general, Xue Zi, and he hurriedly called everyone together to discuss the matter, fearing that there was some evil plot by the imperial concubine and her son that would implicate An Wuxia's family.

An Wuyang thought for a while and said, "Since Eunuch Shi is currently being framed by Concubine Mu, we can't just sit there and watch."

Qi Zhen looked at An Yan and said, "President An, how are you recovering now?!"

An Yan said with a look of relief: "It's already very good that I can recover to this state at my age. Now I can barely walk with someone's support."

An Wuxia looked at Qi Zhen and said, "Dad and mom can already walk independently, but they can't stay there for too long and need to make sure they get enough rest."

Qi Zhen nodded and said, "Then let's prepare to let them enter the palace to meet our father. Shi Chengyu and Prince Yi Zhong need them to testify in order to absolve themselves of the crime of false accusation."

An Nuo pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that only four people in the world know how to do what Eunuch Shi wants us to do."

Qi Zhen smiled and said, "In that case, please come to the palace to see the emperor. We will make all the best plans to ensure that you two can escape safely."

An Wuxia said worriedly, "Grandpa and Dad must be extremely careful in what they say and do when they go there this time. Our family has been successfully rehabilitated, but the Third Prince and the Queen cannot be made public, so we must also protect their identities."

Qi Zhen looked at her with great satisfaction and said, "You are indeed becoming more and more careful and steady in doing things."

An Wuxia smiled faintly and said, "This concerns the reputation and safety of you and the Queen. You are of noble and special status, so you must be extremely careful." After hearing this, everyone smiled and nodded in agreement.

On the tenth day of March, two sedan chairs set out secretly from Qi'an Cave Heaven. There were heavy guards along the way, and the leaders of Lingxi Pavilion were also lurking for protection. Only then did An Yan and An Nuo, father and son, arrive safely at the palace.

In the Minghe Hall, Shi Chengyu, Concubine Mu, An Cheng and Prince Zhongyi, the four of them had been summoned by the emperor long ago and were waiting for the arrival of the An family father and son.

The three An family members were particularly moved when they met. An Yan stared at his son An Cheng for a long time. He no longer had any fatherly affection for this rebellious son. The An Cheng kneeling here was a ruthless son who had killed his father and brother.

An Cheng lowered his head heavily, no longer having the courage to look at his living father and brother. In his heart, he wished he had died earlier so that he would not have to face such an embarrassing situation.

Shi Chengyu knelt down and said, "Your Majesty! All the people involved in this case have arrived. I will present the physical evidence. Both the poisonous and non-toxic Ningfeng Pills are here. The poisonous box came from An Cheng's New Imperial Medical House, and the non-toxic box came from the Imperial Concubine's Zichao Palace. On the surface, they are exactly the same. Please identify them with your father and son."

An Yan and his son An Nuo gently took the two boxes, looked at each other, and nodded at the same time.

Shi Chengyu knelt down again and said, "Your Majesty! Now please ask the Imperial Concubine, Prince Yizhong, and An Cheng to open these two boxes."

The three of them tried one by one, but still couldn't open one of the boxes. Then An Yan and his son and Shi Chengyu were able to open it easily.

At this time, An Nuo supported An Yan, knelt down together and said, "Your Majesty, there is a secret mechanism in the packaging of this Ningfeng Pill. Once it was made, it was sealed and kept, waiting to be presented to the palace. Only four people know the secret to opening the box. In addition to my father and me, there are Queen Chen and Eunuch Shi."

The emperor gently stroked his dragon beard and said, "The queen and the three of you are the ones who are responsible for supervising the manufacturing, so you should know. As for Eunuch Shi, he is the one who takes care of me taking medicine, so he should also know about this secret checkpoint."

At this time, Concubine Mu and An Cheng panicked. They exchanged glances and secretly cooperated. Concubine Mu cried and said, "It's clear that they are in collusion to frame us. We are loyal to Your Majesty, and the sun, the moon, and the heaven and earth can bear witness to it!"

Prince Yizhong said righteously, "On that day, it was clearly Eunuch Shi who handed the Ningfeng Pill to the imperial concubine in front of An Cheng. He thought An Cheng knew the key to opening the pill, but it turned out that he didn't know either. So, the two of you switched the pills secretly to frame An Nuo's family."

An Cheng kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I was used by their tricks! How dare your Majesty and I tamper with the imperial medicine?!"

Shi Chengyu also said sternly: "An Cheng! You are still denying it even now! I thought that you, as a member of the An family, would know how to open the box. Who knew that you didn't know? When you couldn't open the box, you swapped it with the sealed box. That's how the justice of heaven came to be today!"

An Nuo looked at his brother and said, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. You should pay the price for what you did!"

The emperor shouted loudly: "Come here! Take Concubine Mu and Marquis Ancheng to the Dali Temple and wait for their punishment!"

The two men collapsed on the ground and kept saying that they were wronged. They kowtowed to His Majesty like chickens pecking at rice, and insisted that they were framed.

Afterwards, the father and son of An Yan were temporarily settled by His Majesty in the residence of Prime Minister Tianyou. An imperial decree was issued, His Majesty appreciated the talented doctors of the An family and their miraculous medical skills, and recruited both An Wuyang and An Wuxia into the palace.

Although Qi Zhen was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to let An Wuxia and his brother go into the palace reluctantly as he could not disobey the emperor's will.