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

Yuan Taishan stood quietly beside the bed, seemingly calm, but in fact his sharp eyes took in every subtle change in the expressions of Doctor Chen and Doctor Liu.

Immediately, he lowered his eyes inconspicuously, clenched his hands slightly in his sleeves, and waited quietly for the other doctors to come forward one by one to take his pulse, secretly wondering how this incident would develop.

After the imperial physicians took the patient's pulse one after another, the entire room seemed to be shrouded in an invisible layer of frost, and the silence was so eerie that it made people's hair stand on end.

The air seemed to be frozen, and every breath seemed particularly heavy.

In this suffocating silence, Doctor He felt that everyone's gazes were like sharp blades, "whipping" him again and again, making it almost unbearable for him. Beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down his forehead, wetting the ground in front of him.

Just when the suffocating silence was about to drive people crazy, Li Fu, the eunuch beside the emperor, hurried into the room.

Li Fu has been working in the palace for many years and has already developed a pair of sharp eyes.

As soon as he stepped into the room, he scanned the area with his sharp eyes like a hawk, and instantly became aware of the strange atmosphere.

Everyone in the room had serious expressions, lowered their heads in thought, or whispered to each other, but no one spoke. The whole room was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

Li Fu's lips curled up slightly, a perfectly composed smile plastered across his face, but his voice held an undeniable authority. "My Lords, how is Concubine Hua doing? Have the imperial physicians come up with a plan to address this?"

Hearing Li Fu's question, Yuan Taishan looked embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment and was about to open his mouth to explain, but Li Fu, as if he had expected this, quickly interrupted him. The smile on his face remained, but his tone was a little more serious: "Sir Yuan, the emperor is very busy. We can't keep him waiting for too long."

Everyone's faces were filled with frustration, and they exchanged helpless glances with each other. They took a deep breath, as if to muster up the courage to face the coming storm.

They moved slowly and followed Eunuch Li out one after another.

After almost everyone had left, the distraught Doctor He seemed to wake up from a nightmare. His eyes were empty and he walked out of the inner room with extremely heavy steps. Each step felt like stepping on cotton, soft and weak.

The emperor had grown impatient, pacing the room non-stop. Seeing the imperial physicians all walk in with gloomy faces, he became even more irritated. His brows knitted tightly together like the shape of a "川" (a character for "川"), and he demanded in a cold voice, "What's wrong with Concubine Hua? Why hasn't she woken up yet? You guys in the Imperial Hospital, what are you doing for? If you can't even cure a minor cold, what's the point of me keeping you around?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. We are incompetent." The imperial doctors' faces turned pale in an instant. They all knelt on the ground with a plop, groaning in their hearts.

Everyone knew that the old emperor was furious at the moment. Anyone who was the first to speak out would probably suffer a terrible fate. The old emperor might even be so furious that he would really order someone's head to be chopped off.

The queen stood aside and took in all of this.

She scanned everyone's faces sharply and found that the expressions of these imperial doctors were different. Some were so nervous that sweat appeared on their foreheads, and some had evasive eyes, obviously hiding something.

But this Concubine Hua, apart from her frail body, there is nothing to blame about her on a daily basis. Is there really another hidden story behind this?

Thinking of this, the queen looked up at Doctor He, only to see that he was trembling all over, so nervous that he could hardly stand, with a guilty look on his face.

The Empress understood immediately, but she didn't explode immediately. Instead, she turned to look at the old Emperor and gently soothed him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Don't let your anger harm your health. I know you care about Concubine Hua, but her illness has dragged on for so many years and is deeply rooted. I'm afraid there really isn't a better solution for the time being."

She paused for a moment, a subtle cunning flash in her eyes, and continued, "If the palace physician is truly unable to help, I think it would be better to invite some famous doctors from outside the palace to take a look. Since ancient times, there have been many extraordinary people among the people. Perhaps a folk doctor can find a way to cure Concubine Hua's illness!"

As soon as the queen finished speaking, the old emperor's expression indeed eased a little.

But this made the imperial physicians as anxious as ants on a hot pan. If they really invited a doctor from outside the palace, once Hua Fei's secrets that could not be told were spread out, they would be in great trouble even if they did not die.

Seeing the emperor nod slightly, as if to agree, the imperial doctors were about to speak up to stop him.

In the critical moment, Yuan Taishan acted decisively, dropping to his knees with a thud, his head banging heavily on the ground with a dull thud. With a fearless look, he shouted, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report. This matter concerns Concubine Hua, and it's extremely urgent!"

Before Yuan Taishan finished speaking, Doctor He felt a buzzing in his ears, as if a thunder had exploded above his head.

His eyes went dark, and the whole world seemed to collapse in an instant. His legs went weak and could no longer support him. He collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The sound of Doctor He falling to the ground attracted the old emperor's majestic gaze to sweep over Yuantai Mountain.

Even though the old emperor usually cared little about Concubine Hua, he was keenly aware of something unusual at this moment.

His eyes narrowed dangerously, his gaze so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. He glanced coldly at the group of imperial doctors, suddenly snorted coldly, and with a violent wave of his hand, swept the teacup on the low table to the ground.

The crisp sound of "clang" was particularly harsh in the silent room. Everyone's heart tightened and they were so scared that they dared not breathe.

"Today I want to hear what you are doing behind my back!" The old emperor's voice was low and angry, as if it came from the depths of hell, with endless pressure and oppression, which made people shudder.

The entire palace was shrouded in anger. The originally noisy court suddenly became silent. Only the emperor's heavy breathing echoed in the hall, and every word he spoke was like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart hard.

"Yuan Taishan, you speak! If you dare to lie, I will take your head immediately!" The emperor's eyes were like torches, staring at Yuan Taishan who was kneeling on the ground, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Yuan Taishan knelt on the cold stone floor, his body trembling slightly involuntarily. Beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead slid down his cheeks and soaked his clothes.

However, despite being filled with fear, he did not dare to disobey in the slightest, because he knew that the Emperor in front of him was definitely not joking.

He slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if trying to gather all the courage in his body.

After a long while, he finally opened his eyes again, looked directly at the emperor, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "I implore the emperor to dismiss the irrelevant personnel. This matter concerns the reputation of the royal family and should not be spread outside."