The stand-in didn't take it seriously for three years, and the minister was furious when they b

Mu Lianzhi was finally awakened by the pain.

After everything was handled, a group of people helped her leave, and the imperial physician and Si Chao also came back one after another to report.

"Your Majesty, the dancer is not seriously injured. She probably lost too much blood before and has not recovered yet. She also used up a lot of energy just now, which caused her old heart wound to rupture. She was temporarily exhausted and fell into a deep coma. I have already sutured her and treated her. She just needs to stay in bed and rest for a few more days."

As soon as the imperial physician finished speaking, the place fell silent again.

The emperor was also stunned for a moment, and then his expression suddenly changed:

"Wound burst? Isn't she a woman in seclusion? What kind of injury, and how severe the injury is, could cause her to lose too much blood and faint? Have you checked carefully and seen it clearly?"

"Your Majesty, I have examined it. It is about five centimeters above the heart. There are several layers of old and new wounds, leaving obvious uneven scars. Judging from the shape of the wounds, it seems that they were caused by sharp objects such as knife tips and awls. Some of them should be at least one year old."

After a pause and frowning as if thinking for a moment, the imperial physician continued:

"Your Majesty, the woman's wound was covered with a tattoo, as if she didn't want others to know. Moreover, I just took her pulse and looked at her hands. She doesn't look like a martial artist."

"That wound..."

Seeing the imperial physician stop talking, the emperor became anxious:

"Why are you still hesitating?"

"Your Majesty, I am not sure if I have seen it correctly. The wound seems to be shallow at the top and deep at the bottom. The force is applied at the bottom. No matter how hard you apply force, it is like beating a drum. It should be strong at first, weak at second, and finally exhausted at third. Usually, to cause such a wound, if the person was not hung upside down in the air at that time, it must be self-inflicted."

After the words fell, the imperial physician lowered his head again:

This is clearly a self-torture tactic!

The imperial physician didn't want to say anything, but he was afraid that there was some fishy going on that would implicate him as well, so he could only clarify things while giving some suggestions.

At first, His Majesty was indeed skeptical. When he heard about self-mutilation, His Majesty was also a little confused:

"What do you mean? Are you saying that she was abused or..."

Don't have any plans.

Before the emperor could finish his words, Si Chao took a step forward after sorting out his thoughts:

"Your Majesty, there must be some misunderstanding. When I went over to check just now, I asked Madam's maid. According to the maid, her wound was indeed an old wound. She took blood from her heart to make medicine for the old lady in the Marquis' Mansion."

"Because the blood was taken out bowl by bowl, maybe it was taken too frequently or too much, which caused the outer layer of the wound to scab, but the inside was extremely blood depleted."

"As His Majesty said, she is a woman who lives in a deep house. She has probably never seen such a big scene or exercised so much before. She overexerted herself and this is what happened."

"She probably didn't know about it, otherwise she wouldn't have forced herself to perform."

"She probably wanted to hold on to go back, so she didn't fall down until she reached the door. Your Majesty, please understand."

As soon as Si Chao said this, there was another uproar at the scene.

"No wonder, that makes sense."

As if he had suddenly realized something, the imperial physician bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, this woman is righteous. No wonder she used tattoos to cover up her mottled scars and wounds. No wonder there is no trace of martial arts or scars on her body except this one. I guess she doesn't want to be noticed or noticed."

"I was just wondering, usually only those who were seriously injured in the battlefield and lost a lot of blood in a short period of time will have such blood loss. How could she, a weak woman, who had not just come off the battlefield, lose blood to the point of being unconscious?"

"Now everything makes sense. This one is not likely to be fatal~"

Si Chao then also bowed to show his agreement.

This person is Beitang Yi's most trusted person, and the emperor must not be allowed to become suspicious.

At this moment, the emperor's frown finally relaxed:

"I see. I didn't expect her to be so filial. She is truly a rare and extraordinary woman."

After praising him, the emperor's eyes fell again:

"What disease needs blood as a guide?"

This time, the two of them lowered their heads and remained silent in unison.

The emperor saw that there was nothing he could understand, and immediately turned his gaze to the other side:

"Pingyong Marquis's Mansion? I wonder what's wrong with the old lady? Do you want me to ask the imperial physician to take a look at you?"

She had already prepared herself for the situation and prepared herself mentally. When she stood up, the old lady's hands were still shaking. Jiang helped her and stood up together.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

"My wife and I are suffering from an old illness, which has basically healed now. Three years ago, the old marquis died on the battlefield. I was devastated by the loss of my husband and son, and almost died with him. I got this disease. I can't tell what it is exactly. I saw many doctors but it didn't work. Later, by chance, I met a traveling doctor who gave me a folk remedy..."

"This prescription seems to be no different from the usual prescription for treating palpitations, except that it requires blood from the heart as a guide."

"At first, I refused and didn't believe it. The younger generations were all eager to give it a try, but I was still resisting. Later, the doctor said that this prescription was not suitable for everyone, and that the medicine lead also required people with good luck. The medicine lead can also be used for daily recuperation, but the effect will be greatly reduced. So the matter passed."

"Later, I learned that the younger generations had tried using their heart blood, but unfortunately, only the blood of my second daughter-in-law was useful, so at the beginning of the treatment, she always secretly took blood as a medicine."

"I only found out about this when I was almost recovered, and I guess I was able to save my life."

"Recently, something happened at home, and I had two attacks of acute illness. My daughter-in-law has always been the most filial, and she was afraid that if I fell ill, the family would fall apart, so she remarried..."

"Oh, I didn't expect that."

"How could she do this to me when I'm half buried? Every time I talk to her, she won't listen. She always says she's young and fine. I really thought she was fine when I saw her wounds had scabbed over..."

As she spoke, the old lady wiped her tears with her handkerchief, while Jiang also pretended to say:

"Mother, please don't be like this. If you do this, your brother and sister will be hurt in vain. She did all this for your recovery. It is essential for our family to be harmonious and reunited. You can't let her down."

"She will be better if you take care of yourself."

"You usually love your sister-in-law the most. It's because you treat her well that she is willing to open her heart to you."

"If we could, we would all be willing to take her place."

……

Another round of murmurs and whispers was heard, and just as everyone was discussing and lamenting, a sarcastic voice suddenly rang out:

"Hey, this strange thing happens every year, but it seems to be especially frequent this year. This is the first time I've heard of using human blood as a medicine guide. The blood of this family, young and old, children, and grandchildren, doesn't work, but the blood of an outsider is special. Imperial Doctor Ge, I wonder what the principle is?"

It was the Imperial Consort who spoke.

Playing with the wine glass in his hand, Beitang Yi actually had the same doubts in his heart. He lowered his eyes to hide the dark storm sweeping across his eyes.