Yixiu is reborn, fights against her elder sister, and becomes the queen mother

quarantine area

A thin little eunuch sneaked among the crowd and walked towards the medicine boiling place.

He lowered his hat and drooped his brows, bowing to the imperial physician who was preparing medicine.

"Doctor, I'm here to get the medicine."

His voice was a little hoarse. Just as he was about to give the medicine pot to his imperial physician, he asked, "Xiao Luzi, why is your voice suddenly hoarse? Could you have also been infected with the epidemic? Go over there quickly and I'll take a look at you."

The imperial physician just felt that Xiao Luzi was a little strange today. Although Xiao Luzi was usually short, he always kept his body straight and did his work very skillfully.

Although the two of them have similar body shapes today, they seem like different people.

Under normal circumstances, he could still tell them apart by their appearance, but now the epidemic is serious and there are patients everywhere. Everyone is wearing a mask and a hat. He has never seen Xiao Luzi's true appearance, so even if it was someone else, it would be almost impossible to tell him apart.

Xiao Luzi's heart tightened, and he hesitated and said, "No need. I still have a lot of errands to do. Let the imperial physician give me the medicine first."

The imperial physician who prepared the medicine today was named Sun. He had just arrived at the Imperial Hospital and still had a bit of the enthusiasm of a young man.

Seeing the young eunuch cowering, he assumed he was worried about delaying his work and being punished by the eunuch in charge, so he said generously, "It's okay. Sit down first and I'll take a look at you. If you're infected with the disease, it will be even more troublesome. When the supervisor comes later, I'll speak for you."

Doctor Sun chuckled. Doctor Wen, who was in charge of this area, was also a good person. Fortunately, the young eunuch met him. If it was in the area under the charge of the Jiang brothers, it would depend on the two brothers.

I'm afraid this little eunuch is finished.

The young eunuch kept refusing, but the more he refused, the more Doctor Sun insisted on examining him. The tug-of-war between the two men attracted a crowd of onlookers.

The prince was afraid that others would take action, so he had hidden spies here in secret. When they noticed that something was wrong with the young eunuch, they flew over and pinned him to the ground.

The two secret agents were very skilled. They quickly searched the young eunuch's body and soon found the powder.

This scene left Doctor Sun dumbfounded. He stammered for a long time but still couldn't utter a word.

A steward discovered what was happening and quickly came over to Imperial Physician Sun, bowing and saying, "Physician Sun, don't panic. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will take care of this matter."

Doctor Sun touched his forehead and hummed twice with lingering fear.

It seems that I have to be more careful in the future. If I really let this person succeed, wouldn’t it harm many people?

After some tricks, the young eunuch confessed everything.

When the prince learned about this, he brought the eunuch, the packet of powder, and his confession directly before the emperor.

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The prince kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. This eunuch, following the orders of the imperial physician, wanted to put this packet of powder in the medicine, so that these patients would die. It is clear that the Jiang brothers have sinister intentions. Your Majesty has always ruled the world with kindness, but I never thought that such a vicious person would exist in the palace. Your Majesty will punish them severely!"

Faced with the solid evidence, the emperor was also very angry.

He asked Su Peisheng to call Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Shen even called Hua Fei over.

Concubine Hua didn't expect to be discovered by the prince, but someone was waiting for her outside.

Zhou Ninghai offered his master an idea, "Empress Hua, now we have no choice but to go all out. We must sacrifice the two Imperial Physicians Jiang first, only then can we save you and General Nian!"

Hua Fei said in a trembling voice: "This is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan. How can those two people admit their guilt?"

Zhou Ninghai lowered his head. This matter involved too many people.

The epidemic is of great importance. If Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen plead guilty, the Jiang family will surely be in danger of being executed.

Zhou Ninghai gritted his teeth and said, "They were the ones who came up with the idea, so they should bear the consequences. Even if they told Your Majesty and General Nian, what would happen? Even if the Crown Prince allowed them to live, where would the laws of the country and the entire court be? I have a stupid idea now. If General Nian secretly protects Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen's son and leaves them with an heir, then perhaps..."

Concubine Hua frowned slightly, looking worried.

"As of now, that's all it can do."

After Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen knew that their plan had been exposed, they realized that their death was approaching.

On the way to the Yangxin Palace, the two of them happened to meet a group of palace maids in the Imperial Garden.

Jiang Shen took a quick look and discovered that one of the palace maids had a purse hanging on her lapel.

Jiang Shen's face changed color instantly. Those were his son's things.

Now, he understood Hua Fei's thoughts and slowly closed his eyes.

If they had known this, the two brothers should not have tried to curry favor with and join General Nian in order to curry favor with him.

It is too late to regret now. They have made one wrong step after another. They only hope that General Nian and Concubine Hua can keep their promise and leave a descendant for their Jiang family.

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Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen confessed to their crimes, and Jiang Cheng took all the blame on one person.

Jiang Cheng stopped Jiang Shen from speaking and spoke first, "I plead guilty. I was jealous of Dr. Wen's superb medical skills and the fact that he was the first to develop a medicine for the epidemic, which gave me evil intentions. I devised this plan because I was afraid of being punished by the Emperor. Is it my fault that I am solely responsible? However, my younger brother knew nothing and was also kept in the dark by me. I beg Your Majesty to spare his life."

Jiang Shen's body shook slightly, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

My brother actually wants to take on all the responsibilities?

Jiang Cheng smiled sadly. This idea was originally his own fault. The theft was his own doing, so Jiang Shen shouldn't be implicated.

Although Jiang Shen would also be punished, if he took most of the blame first, the emperor might be merciful and spare Jiang Cheng's life.

Moreover, he holds a secret of the emperor in his hand, which may help save the Jiang family.

The emperor stared at the two of them with a sinister look, his dark eyes looking a little scary.

Jiang Cheng lowered his head and said, "I'm an expert in women's internal medicine. Over the years, because I've been treating Concubine Hua, I've become close to her. Concubine Hua is simple-minded, so I took advantage of her and wanted to use the epidemic to achieve my own rapid rise to power."

The emperor's expression relaxed a little, it seemed that Jiang Cheng also discovered the problem.

He wanted to tell himself that he was willing to take all the blame, including the secret of Concubine Hua's infertility.