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Liu Shadan's somewhat childish tone made Liu Banggua and his son's hearts tighten, and they asked in a hurry, "My dear grandson, what's wrong? What do you mean by 'just a little bit'?"

Liu Shadan chuckled, "Grandpa, I almost managed to trap the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei completely in the illusion."

"Unfortunately, at the most crucial moment, someone helped her with pure Yang blood, and my grandson has completely lost hope!"

"What? According to you, then the path of getting the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei lost in the illusion is also completely blocked?" Liu Banggua said bitterly.

"Hehe, Grandpa, don't worry. Although I couldn't completely trap her in the illusion, that person only helped her. If her willpower isn't strong enough, she'll be in a coma for the rest of her life." Liu Shadan rubbed his hands together, staring blankly at Liu Bangua.

The latter smiled slightly: "It's alright, in this way, we can consider our goal achieved."

In the Imperial Hospital, Chen Nan frowned as he looked at the poisonous insects forced out of Hongze's body in the basin.

He had only heard of Gu techniques and had no idea how advanced they were in this world.

Fortunately, Hongze had only recently been poisoned by the Gu, and his body had not yet been fully affected. He would be able to fully recover after a period of rest and recuperation once he woke up.

Hongming, standing to the side, asked anxiously, "Chen Nan, how is my brother?"

Chen Nan chuckled: "Your brother is all better now, but his injuries were too severe. He should wake up early tomorrow morning."

Then the tone shifted: "But where is the Imperial Physician now?"

"I can understand that he took advantage of the fact that you two don't know anything about medicine, but how could he poison you and then walk out of the palace so brazenly?"

Only then did he realize that he hadn't seen anyone enter or leave the palace when he came in.

To be able to come and go freely under such heavy security is something no ordinary person could do.

Hongming frowned as well, clearly sensing that something was amiss.

Logically speaking, how could the imperial court possibly recruit people from other countries to become imperial physicians? Even if they were to recruit, they should have conducted rigorous screening.

Just as the two were pondering, Eunuch Wang whispered from outside the door, "Your Highness, may I come in?"

Chen Nan glanced at the two men who were already dressed and nodded, saying, "Come in, it's all done inside!"

After he entered, he went straight to Chen Nan and said without hesitation, "Your Highness, I have remembered something that may be of help to you."

Chen Nan didn't speak, but glanced at Eunuch Wang.

The latter understood and began to speak: "Your Highness, I can say with certainty that the Imperial Physician is definitely a person from our Northern Wei."

"According to him, during the assessment, he was originally a great medical expert, but later, due to the chaos of the times, his family fell into decline, and he had no choice but to come to the Northern Wei to try to enter the Imperial Medical Academy of the Northern Wei."

"Back when the late emperor was still alive, the Imperial Physician treated many soldiers who had returned from the battlefield."

"The late emperor appointed him as the Imperial Physician of the Imperial Medical Academy because he recognized his excellent medical skills and his status as a great physician."

"Since the late emperor's death, the Empress Dowager has not interfered much in the affairs of the court."

"So many people are still in their original positions. Does the Imperial Physician feel that the court is not giving him enough?"

Chen Nan shook his head and said, "Otherwise, the Imperial Physician must not be from Northern Wei."

"Based on my guess, their leader might be from the Eastern Qin, but at that time, various places were at war."

"He could not survive in the land of Dongqin and had no choice but to flee to the Northern Wei. When he was at his lowest point, he tried to use his medical skills to infiltrate the Northern Wei court."

"In this way, his identity is easy to explain. In addition, since he came from Dong Qin, it is reasonable that he knows some Gu techniques."

As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Wang agreed wholeheartedly: "Your Highness, now that the Imperial Physician's whereabouts are unknown, what should we do?"

Chen Nan did not consider his question.

Instead, he was thinking about whether to take this opportunity to thoroughly reform the foundation of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The two could see that Chen Nan was thinking about the problem, so they didn't dare to interrupt and could only watch quietly from the side.

They watched for an entire night.

The faint coughing sound beside them finally woke them up.

"Water, I want to drink water..."

"Water! Eunuch Wang, quickly bring me water!"

Upon hearing that familiar yet faint voice, a look of joy flashed across Hongming's face.

That's his brother Hongze's voice. Since he can drink water now, it means there's nothing seriously wrong with him.

Eunuch Wang quickly brought water, and just as he was about to feed it to the child.

Chen Nan suddenly knocked the white porcelain bowl out of Wang Gonggong's hand and onto the ground.

At that moment, the two looked at Chen Nan in confusion, wondering why he had suddenly become so irritable.

"You can't drink water now, Hongze. Just bear with it and wait until morning is over before you can drink water."

After his explanation, although the two did not understand why they should do it, neither of them objected.

The three of them stared at Hongze, whose lips had begun to turn white and crack, and whose aura was still somewhat unstable.

"You two step aside a bit, let me take another look at Hongze."

As he spoke, Chen Nan came to the bedside, helped Hongze up, and made him sit on the bed.

Once the posture was fixed, Chen Nan's hands moved back and forth across Hong Ze's body like a blur, sometimes with great force, sometimes with less.

After a few breaths, Chen Nan breathed a sigh of relief: "He's alright now. Let him drink water after morning. You two take good care of the Empress Dowager."

"Remember, this time, under no circumstances should anyone come within ten steps of the Empress Dowager."

"We'll make a decision once I get here. In the meantime, Your Majesty can just eat some thin porridge."

"Also, set up four braziers around the Empress Dowager, and keep the door closed at all times. Make sure she doesn't get cold, or it will be too late to save her."

Under Chen Nan's arrangement, Eunuch Wang quickly got everything set up.

After a moment's thought, Chen Nan bid farewell to the two and headed towards the Fengtian Hall. He hadn't forgotten that he had to attend the morning court session early this morning.

Meanwhile, in the Great Qian Dynasty court, a man in black was kneeling in the center of the main hall, carrying a golden package on his back.

"Your Majesty, this is what I have seen and heard in Northern Wei these past few days. Please take a look!"

Before Wu Fengluan on the dragon throne could even speak, Jiang He interjected, "Isn't Northern Wei in complete chaos? What use are these things to His Majesty now?"

These two short sentences contain a wealth of information.

The people in the imperial court were stunned for a moment.

What did they hear?

Has the Northern Wei Dynasty fallen into chaos?

What did the people kneeling in the main hall record in what they saw and heard?