This palace comes back in this life, only to be Nian Shilan

Chapter 63: Drinking Tea to Relax

When Yongzheng heard Xiao Xiazi say that the Empress Dowager was poisoned, his expression suddenly became serious.

An Lingrong was also standing aside with a serious look on her face.

"what happened?"

"I don't know either. It's just that Aunt Zhuxi from Shoukang Palace reported that the Queen Mother was shaking non-stop, and she asked the imperial physician to come and see that she was poisoned."

An Lingrong originally wanted to take the opportunity to leave, but when she heard Xiao Xiazi say that the Queen Mother was shaking uncontrollably, something suddenly occurred to her mind. Seeing that the Emperor did not send her away, she simply stayed.

"Show me the Shoukang Palace."

Yongzheng stood up, and An Lingrong cleverly put a cloak on Yongzheng, "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, you still have to be careful."

Yongzheng let An Lingrong tie his cloak and put it on him, then he left the Yangxin Palace and got on the sedan chair to go to Shoukang Palace.

An Lingrong also got into her own sedan and followed Yongzheng.

She always felt that the Queen Mother's poisoning was not that simple.

When she arrived at Shoukang Palace, the first thing that caught An Lingrong's eyes was the pots of fresh daffodils on the table. They looked much better than the ones that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had given her a few days ago.

An Lingrong's eyes flickered slightly, she covered her nose with a handkerchief, and followed Yongzheng in.

In the Queen Mother's bedroom, the Queen and Concubine Qi were already at the bedside tending to the sick. Concubine Hua and Concubine Jing had not yet arrived.

Zhang Mi from the Imperial Hospital was taking the Empress Dowager's pulse.

Yongzheng looked towards the bed and saw that the empress dowager was pale and her body was shaking.

Zhang Mi, who had a goatee, frowned while taking the patient's pulse.

The Empress Dowager's symptoms were clearly those of poisoning, but she was only convulsing all over, and her heart was not hurt. She might be better in a while. However, I just panicked and concluded that the Empress Dowager was poisoned. Now even the Emperor has been alarmed. If I don't tell the truth, I'm afraid I'll lose face.

"How is the Empress Dowager?" Yongzheng looked cold and asked Zhang Mi while sitting in front of the bed.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is trembling all over. Although this is a sign of poisoning, her heart and lung functions are fine. I think she will recover soon."

Zhang Mi thought that lying could be a crime of deceiving the emperor, so he decided to tell the truth. Between his life and face, his life was of course more important.

As soon as Ulanara Yixiu entered the hall, she saw the pots of shining jade tables and golden cups. She immediately had her own guess that the empress dowager was poisoned. Now after hearing what Zhang Mi said, she had an idea in her mind.

When Yixiu heard that the empress dowager was fine, she wanted to give Jianqiu a look and ask her to quietly remove the jade tables and golden cups placed in the empress dowager's palace.

"No harm? If she is fine, how could the empress dowager be poisoned?" Yongzheng was very angry. The imperial physician first said that she was poisoned, and now he couldn't find the cause and said that the empress dowager was fine. If this were to get out and get to the ears of others, wouldn't it mean that the imperial power was being treated as a joke?

"Everyone who enters and leaves this palace must be under my supervision. Do not move anything in this palace. Investigate for me. If you, the Imperial Hospital, cannot find the cause of the Queen Mother's poisoning today, you must all be beheaded."

Yongzheng, who ascended to the throne through nine sons competing for the throne, was not a good person. He turned a blind eye to the minor quarrels of the concubines in the harem. After all, Yongzheng was quite happy because they were competing for his favor.

But now, someone actually wants to set his sights on the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is his own mother. If he does not take it seriously, he is afraid that the Censorate will report him as unfilial tomorrow.

Seeing that Yongzheng was really angry, Ulanara Yixiu did not dare to act rashly. She only hoped that Zhang Mi from the Imperial Hospital was her own person and would not find out that there was anything wrong with Yutai Jinzhan.

"Empress Hua has arrived, and Empress Jing has arrived." Xiao Xiazi reported from outside.

The palace maid lifted the cotton curtain, and Concubine Hua and Concubine Jing walked in one after another.

"I pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor and to His Majesty the Empress." Concubine Hua and Concubine Jing paid their respects to the Emperor and the Empress first.

"Get up."

"How is the Queen Mother?" Concubine Hua was the first to ask with concern.

"The person who poisoned the patient has not been found yet, nor has the cause of the poisoning. I don't know what these people in the Imperial Hospital are doing for a living." Yongzheng was putting pressure on the Imperial Hospital.

When Concubine Hua entered the room, she saw the jade table and golden cups on the table. It seemed that the Queen had not had time to deal with them.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The person who poisoned you is treacherous and cunning. It's possible that the imperial physician cannot find the cause for the time being. It would be better to call a few more imperial physicians to check together. Perhaps it will be faster."

Concubine Hua walked step by step to the emperor's side and pushed the queen aside.

You must not let down your guard when it is time to perform. If you don't perform, you will be giving the queen an opportunity. Fatty Hua will never do such a stupid thing.

"What Empress Hua said makes sense. I heard that the person who used the poison could poison even a needle or a thread. We should find a few more imperial doctors to take a look and see if someone has done something wrong in Shoukang Palace." An Lingrong also supported Empress Hua.

"That makes sense." The emperor felt a little relieved. In addition to the empress dowager, his concubines were also filial. "Su Peisheng, ask all the doctors on duty at the Imperial Hospital to come to Shoukang Palace for me."

"Yeah." Su Peisheng responded. Xiao Xiazi turned around and ran to the Imperial Hospital. Xiao Xiazi was also a bit of a sprinter.

Soon, several doctors on duty from the Imperial Medical Bureau came to Shoukang Palace, including Jiang Cheng and Wen Shichu.

"All of you, take a look and find out what kind of poison the Queen Mother has been poisoned by." Several imperial doctors nodded in agreement, each of them thinking about his own little plan in his mind.

Zhang Mi is a skilled doctor and would definitely not make a wrong diagnosis. As for the cause of the poisoning, if Doctor Zhang is given more time, he would probably be able to find it out.

It is necessary to satisfy the emperor and give face to the superiors, and striking the right balance is more difficult than diagnosing a pulse with a thread.

The imperial doctors kneeling on the ground were already sweating profusely before they even took the patient's pulse.

Zhang Mi is the Queen's man, so the Queen naturally wants to protect him: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the imperial doctors check the Queen Mother's condition?"

Emperor: "Alright."

So, several imperial doctors on duty took turns to feel Zhang Mi's pulse, and they all came to the same conclusion as Zhang Mi: although he was poisoned, his lungs were not damaged and he would be well after a while.

"A bunch of trash!"

"The minister is guilty."

Jiang Cheng knew the test questions in advance. He had just examined the empress dowager's pulse and felt that her trembling symptoms should be more serious than inhaling the pollen from the Jade Table Golden Calendula. He remembered that the last time he returned to the Imperial Hospital from Concubine Hua's Palace, he also checked some medical books. He had some doubts in his heart, but Jiang Cheng was also hesitant as to whether it was appropriate for him to stand out at this moment.

Hua Fei caught Jiang Cheng's thoughts. Hua Fei coughed lightly, took a cup of tea from the tea tray held by Song Zhi and handed it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please have a cup of tea to calm your nerves."