After being exiled with her husband and children, she returned with great power to rule the world

The queen received the old emperor's tacit approval, and a barely perceptible gleam flashed in her eyes. She immediately turned her head and winked at the senior palace maid beside her.

The senior palace maid understood what he meant, bowed, and hurried away to the Imperial Hospital to summon other imperial doctors.

When Doctor He came out of the inner room, he happened to catch a glimpse of the back of the queen's maid leaving. For some reason, his heart skipped a beat and a feeling of unease came over him.

Before he could think about it, the old emperor's low and majestic voice sounded behind him: "Doctor He, how is Concubine Hua's condition?"

Doctor He's heart tightened and his scalp went numb. He quickly turned around and knelt on the ground with a plop.

He gathered himself and blurted out the words he had prepared in his mind: "Your Majesty, Concubine Hua fainted because of a sudden flare-up of the cold she contracted many years ago. Her body couldn't handle it. In my humble opinion, she just needs to rest and recuperate, and she shouldn't be seriously injured."

After hearing these words, the old emperor's expression remained stern. He just said "hmm" lightly and said nothing more.

He naturally knew that before Hua Fei entered the palace, she fell into the water in winter and caught a cold, and was often weak and sickly.

Because of this, he rarely set foot in Concubine Hua's palace. In addition, he was afraid of Master Ji's influence in the court, so he became even more distant from this concubine.

"Hmph, Imperial Physician He, I see you've been struggling for so long with no results. Could it be that there's no one in this Imperial Hospital who can truly treat illnesses?"

The queen sat upright in the main seat, her eyes slightly narrowed, and her voice, though soft, carried unquestionable majesty.

Imperial Physician He knelt on the ground with a plop, his forehead pressed against the ground, his voice trembling: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I... I really..."

"Forget it. Since you don't have any good ideas, let the other doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau come for consultation. More people means more ideas. It's better than you figuring it out alone here." The queen raised her hand and waved gently, her eyes full of impatience.

Doctor He was about to speak when the eunuch's shrill voice came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, the doctors are here!"

Doctor He turned his head suddenly and saw a group of doctors coming in one after another, led by the head of Yuan Imperial Hospital.

The moment he saw Doctor Yuan, Doctor He's heart skipped a beat, and then he realized that it must be Master Ji who was secretly operating. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but when he came to his senses, he found that his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

When the Queen saw Doctor Yuan, a barely perceptible gloom flashed across her eyes. She glanced calmly at the senior palace maid beside her. The palace maid shook her head slightly, her movements very lightly.

The queen suddenly felt annoyed. She didn't expect that Master Ji would react so quickly. Even the people she had placed in the Imperial Medical Service were transferred away.

He had originally planned to use his own people to find out Hua Fei's background, but now all his plans have gone to waste.

But the queen had been through a lot in the palace, so she quickly regained her composure and said in a cold voice, "Come in!"

Imperial Physician He followed closely behind the other imperial physicians, his eyes eager to find an opportunity to communicate with Imperial Physician Yuan.

But as soon as Doctor Yuan entered the room, he acted as if he hadn't seen him and went straight to the inner room.

Doctor He opened his mouth but ultimately did not dare to speak rashly in front of everyone. He could only watch as Doctor Yuan quickly walked to the bedside and gave the small stool that was originally used to sit on and take the pulse to another doctor.

This action made Doctor He's heart instantly rise to his throat. He stared at Doctor Yuan's back, as if he could see through the other person's thoughts.

At this moment, Doctor Yuan's heart was in turmoil. Master Ji's warning was still ringing in his ears, and he was even more worried about his son's safety. He knew very well that he was in a dilemma.

If he stood on the side of Master Ji and concealed Concubine Hua's physical condition, once the news leaked out and reached Chu Lingfeng's ears, his son's life would be in danger. But if he exposed Concubine Hua on the spot and revealed the truth that she had given birth, Master Ji would be extremely powerful and the Yuan family would definitely suffer crazy revenge.

Doctor Yuan was in inner struggle. He didn't want to sacrifice his family, nor did he want to give up his son's life, but reality forced him to make a decision immediately.

After thinking it over again and again, Doctor Yuan took a deep breath, avoided Doctor He's inquiring gaze, and decided to wait and see how the situation developed.

His avoidance caused Doctor He, who had been staring at him, to suddenly feel a strong sense of unease.

Just as Imperial Physician He was about to speak, he saw that the other imperial physicians had already skillfully placed a silk handkerchief over Concubine Hua's wrist that was exposed outside the silk quilt.

Everything happened so fast that he could only watch as the hand placed on Hua Fei's wrist. A feeling of powerlessness and panic instantly overwhelmed him, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

This situation shouldn't be like this. Why did it develop into this? Why didn't Yuan Taishan stop it? Why did the Yuan family do this?

At this moment, Doctor He felt that Yuan Taishan in front of him was extremely unfamiliar, even hateful and abominable to the extreme.

Was the secret he had carefully guarded for decades going to be revealed to the public? A sense of catastrophic disaster enveloped Doctor He, making him as stiff as a puppet, unable to move.

Imperial Physician Yuan had no time to care about Imperial Physician He's reaction, because his colleague Imperial Physician Chen, who was taking Concubine Hua's pulse, seemed to have noticed something unusual.

Doctor Chen frowned, his eyes darting back and forth between the bed curtains, his face turning pale in an instant.

Even if Imperial Physician Yuan didn't take the patient's pulse himself, he could imagine Imperial Physician Chen's fear at the moment.

It is absurd to diagnose the pulse of a concubine who has never given birth or had a miscarriage as having given birth.

Doctor Chen panicked and even suspected that he had taken the patient's pulse wrong, so he took it again carefully.

When he was sure it was correct, cold sweat suddenly soaked his back.

"Doctor Chen, how is the Empress's pulse?" Doctor Liu, who had been observing for a long time, saw that Doctor Chen looked uneasy and was hesitant to come to a conclusion, so he stepped forward and asked softly.

Doctor Chen wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and looked at Doctor Liu, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

After hesitating for a long time, his eyes seemed to be attracted by a magnet and unconsciously drifted towards Doctor He at the back of the crowd.

However, this glance was only for a moment, and he quickly looked away, as if he was afraid of being noticed.

Then he slowly stood up from his chair, his movements seeming a little hesitant.

His voice was so low that only the person standing next to him could barely hear it. "This pulse condition... is a bit complicated!" He paused, as if weighing his words, then continued, "I'm not very knowledgeable, so I'm really not sure."

At this point, he raised his voice slightly and said, "I would like all my colleagues to come and take a look. Let's discuss it together. Maybe we can reach a conclusion."

When Imperial Physician Liu heard what Imperial Physician Chen said, he thought that he might be too cautious. After all, Concubine Hua had a special status and could not tolerate any carelessness.

So, without much hesitation, Doctor Liu walked to the seat where Doctor Chen had just sat, stretched out his right hand, and gently placed it on Concubine Hua's wrist.

At first, Doctor Liu looked relatively calm. He closed his eyes slightly and carefully felt Concubine Hua's pulse.

However, not long after, his brows seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and the frown became deeper and deeper, exactly the same as Doctor Chen's reaction before.

Doctor Liu became increasingly uneasy. He repeatedly checked Concubine Hua's pulse, hoping to find some clues.

However, no matter how hard he tried, the pulse condition still left him confused.

Finally, his expression turned ugly, his original calmness disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a face full of fear.

Although his heart was already in turmoil, Doctor Liu still forced himself to remain calm. He took a deep breath, slowly stood up, and gave the chair to the next doctor.