Concubine He immediately frowned. She asked in surprise, "Isn't Zhan Yan just the emperor's lackey? When did he become so calculating?"

King Zhongyong shook his head: "My son doesn't know!"

Concubine He pondered for a moment before slowly speaking: "Fool, don't you see it now? Zhan Yan is not going to deal with you!"

Prince Zhongyong raised an eyebrow: "Mother said it was the emperor?"

Concubine He put her hand over his mouth and said, "Shh, be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall. Since we can't confront him head-on, let's try to win him over!"

The King of Loyalty and Valor said angrily, "It's no exaggeration to say that the eunuch is unyielding. My son should at least think of a way to win him over, right?"

Concubine He smiled contemptuously: "Everyone has weaknesses. When he fights Yan, there must be something he cares about the most, right?"

King Zhongyong was stunned. "Thing? Lin Yiwan?"

Concubine He narrowed her eyes and said, "Doctor Lin's granddaughter? Leave her to mother!"

After King Zhongyong left, Concubine He gave a few instructions to the old nanny beside her.

She nodded and hurriedly left the cold palace and went to the imperial study.

Emperor Sheng'an was a little surprised when he heard that Concubine He had sent her personal nanny to come.

He called the person in and asked calmly, "Why did the Concubine send you to see me?"

The old nanny knelt on the ground and replied, "The Concubine Dowager has been losing her appetite recently. She has been in the cold palace for a long time and doesn't want to see the imperial doctors. She hopes that the Emperor can invite Madam Yan from the Marquis's Mansion to the cold palace to check her pulse!"

Emperor Sheng An was furious. Was Concubine He courting death? Did she dare to touch Zhan Yan's heart?

I really can't figure it out!

He couldn't let Zhan Yan feel resentful, so he refused without hesitation: "Madam Yan is not a doctor, how can she enter the palace to check her pulse?"

The old lady argued subconsciously: "But she knows medicine!"

"Bang!" Emperor Sheng An slammed the table, scaring the old nanny so much that she shuddered all over.

She quickly knocked her head to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Emperor Sheng An snorted coldly, "I just can't understand. Aren't the imperial doctors in this palace enough for the Concubine Dowager? And yet she went outside to ask for help from the wife of Marquis Yi. Isn't this clearly an attempt to sow discord between me and the Imperial Hospital?"

The old nanny quickly argued: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. The Concubine Dowager didn't mean that!"

Emperor Sheng An interrupted impatiently: "She knows exactly what she means. Go tell her to either ask the imperial physician to diagnose her pulse or shut up!"

The old lady didn't dare to insist anymore and ran away quickly.

After hearing the response, Concubine He couldn't help but raise the corner of her lips in a mocking tone: "Since the emperor is protecting that bitch, don't blame me for tormenting his heart!"

Without hesitation, she turned around and slammed herself against the wall.

The old nanny was so frightened that she screamed, "Oh no! The Concubine Dowager has fallen and broken her head! Quickly, go get the Emperor and the Empress!"

Soon, the emperor and the queen hurried over.

Concubine He had already treated the wound, but her face looked very ugly.

She said tearfully, "The Emperor and the Empress, please don't worry about me, an old woman. Just let me die of illness in this cold palace!"

The Empress glanced at the gloomy Emperor Sheng An and quickly said, "Why did the Concubine Dowager say such discouraging words? Why did she suddenly fall to the ground and hit her head?"

Concubine He burst into tears, bit her lips tightly, and said nothing.

The old nanny next to her said, "The Concubine Dowager has been having nightmares for the past few days. She said that the late emperor was worried about her health. After all, she caught a cold while saving the emperor. Whenever it rains, she tosses and turns and can't sleep!"

Concubine He interrupted sharply, "Shut up! Why are you saying all this? You're bringing up such trivial matters. Who are you trying to disgust?"

The old maid was so frightened that she knelt down and begged, "Please calm down, Concubine Dowager, and forgive my unintentional mistake. I just feel sorry for you!"

Emperor Sheng'an's eyes were cold and complicated. Over the years, he had listened to the people around the Concubine Dowager talking about the life-saving grace they gave him, and he was almost tired of it.

He spoke without hesitation: "Why? Does the Concubine think I'm ungrateful? Are you bringing up this old incident again to criticize me?"

Concubine He widened her eyes and argued, "Your Majesty, how could you think of me like that? I didn't ask her to bring it up. It was this lowly servant who took the initiative!"

The old nanny knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "I was wrong, please spare my life, Your Majesty, and calm down your anger!"

Hearing her head slamming against the ground, Emperor Sheng An became increasingly irritated.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Queen, it seems that our trip here today is unnecessary! Let's go!"

He suddenly stood up, grabbed the queen's wrist and was about to leave quickly.

Concubine He was so angry that her eyes rolled back and she fainted again.

The old nanny could only scream: "Your Majesty, Queen, please save the Concubine Dowager!"

The Queen said helplessly: "Your Majesty, she is your mother in name only after all. Even if she lives in the cold palace, we can't just stand by and watch her die!"

Emperor Sheng An certainly understood this, but he didn't want to indulge Concubine He.

Taking advantage of the life-saving grace he gave me back then, I don't know how many benefits I have gained from him, both openly and secretly.

She's still not satisfied and wants him to invite Zhan Yan's wife into the palace to be tortured by her?

Who does she think she is?

He thought for a moment before saying, "Come here, ask the imperial physician to come and treat the concubine's injuries!"

Even if he was unwilling in his heart, he had to do it for the sake of face, otherwise, the censors in the court tomorrow would scold him to death.

Soon, the imperial physician rushed over.

However, even though he tried his best, he still couldn't wake Concubine He up.

He said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, I am really powerless!"

Emperor Sheng An quickly said, "Go get Doctor Lin!"

Soon, Doctor Lin also arrived with a medicine box.

After he used the needle, the result was still the same.

He said worriedly, "Your Majesty, this is not right. The Concubine's pulse is a little weak, but she can't be unconscious forever!"

A complex look flashed in Emperor Sheng'an's eyes. He finally understood that Concubine He was angry with him.

As long as she remains unconscious, tomorrow's court will surely be extremely lively.

He will suffer the consequences if he is branded as an unfilial person.

He called Imperial Physician Lin outside the palace and said, "Imperial Physician Lin, Concubine He sent someone to find me before, asking your granddaughter to come to the cold palace to take her pulse, but I flatly refused! I guess the reason she kept pretending to be unconscious was to force me to invite Lin Yiwan!"

Doctor Lin was stunned. He asked in surprise, "Why did the Concubine Dowager insist on letting Wanwan enter the palace?"

Emperor Sheng An gathered his sleeves and sneered, "Oh, can't you see that? He must have heard about the defeat of the Loyal and Brave Prince at the hands of Zhan Yan, and is thinking of helping him punish Lin Yiwan!"

Imperial Physician Lin's expression darkened, and he quickly bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for protecting Wanwan!"

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