Rebirth: Find a General as Your Backer

Xing'er then gave a general description of the situation at that time.

"Okay, I understand. I'll ask my friends in the palace. But please don't ask around randomly. The fewer people who know about things in the palace, the better."

Changfeng continued.

What's the point of asking? His Highness had already told him what happened, so he could only put on an act.

Cai Lian felt a little anxious after hearing this.

At this moment, Changfeng secretly gave her a wink, and Cailian immediately understood.

She understood that Changfeng's identity was special, and she could only cooperate with him in his act. She silently said in her heart: I'm sorry, Miss Xing'er.

She was actually conflicted. On the one hand, she didn't want to hide it from Xing'er, but on the other hand, she knew that Changfeng's mission was important and she couldn't let her momentary soft-heartedness ruin everything.

In fact, Cai Lian's worries this time were unfounded. Chang Feng's orders this time were to get close to Xing'er.

He approached Xing'er with a purpose.

......

"Doctor Lin, what is my condition?" The Empress sat upright on her phoenix throne, her expression complex and unreadable. Her eyes were filled with a mixture of expectation and fear, like a deep, dark lake with hidden turmoil.

Upon seeing this, Doctor Lin knelt down with a thud and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, what the Princess Consort said is true. Your Majesty is already quite deeply poisoned. The most urgent task is to prioritize the recuperation of Your Majesty's health."

Upon hearing this, the Empress seemed to have all her strength drained away, and she slumped into the chair, her face instantly becoming empty and desperate.

Seeing this, Dr. Lin silently shut his mouth and said nothing more.

He knew in his heart that there must be a reason why he was summoned to the palace, but he did not want to get involved in the reasons.

Looking back, the Imperial Medical Academy had invited him to join, but after experiencing the fate of Li Xin's family, he was deeply disgusted by the intrigue and power struggles among high-ranking officials. Dealing with these complicated interpersonal relationships was far less enjoyable than being a carefree folk doctor.

With such obvious symptoms of poisoning as the Empress, how could the Imperial Hospital not have noticed? But he simply couldn't be bothered to find out what the real story was behind it.

"These wicked villains deserve to be cut into a thousand pieces! Your Majesty, this matter must be reported to His Majesty so that he can uphold justice for you!" The Empress's personal maidservant said with a face full of anger and righteous indignation.

"Let's take Dr. Lin downstairs to rest first."

The Empress waved her hand, her voice weary.

In fact, when Princess Rui told her about being poisoned, she already believed it to some extent, but she still had doubts and wanted to find someone with better medical skills to confirm it.

The reason she didn't seek out the imperial physicians was because she was worried the news would leak out. After all, the bracelet was already broken, and anyone who knew the inside story would inevitably take action once they discovered it.

"The methods of harming people in the palace are endless and impossible to guard against. In the end, this matter will probably just be left unresolved. I am just a childless empress, and I know all too well how much weight I actually carry in this palace."

The Empress's words were filled with bitterness and helplessness; every word seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of her heart, revealing endless sorrow.

"Your Majesty, you must take good care of yourself; that is the most important thing. As the Empress, no matter what the future holds, everyone will always respect you as their stepmother," Su Lianxue quickly comforted her, her words full of concern.

"Hmph, who would respect me?" The Empress snorted coldly, thinking to herself, if the Third Prince were to ascend the throne, how would she survive?

"You go back first."

The Empress looked weary and said in a flat tone, "As for the banquet, I will send a matron to guide you, so you don't need to worry too much."

At this moment, she was exhausted, both physically and mentally, and just wanted to be alone.

"Daughter-in-law, farewell."

Su Lianxue responded and instructed someone to deliver the congratulatory gift to Consort Li before hurriedly leaving the palace.

She knew in her heart that there was always trouble in the palace, and it would be best to avoid visiting a pregnant concubine as soon as possible to avoid getting involved in unnecessary disputes.

Doctor Lin was kept in the palace by the Empress, who specially assigned her trusted confidant to take good care of him.

For the Empress, it was impossible to become pregnant again, but she still had her daughter, who was now pregnant with a new life, and she was about to have a grandson.

For her daughter's sake and for her unborn grandson's sake, she must get proper treatment and recover her health no matter what.

"Miss."

The personal nanny looked at the person she had taken care of since childhood with eyes full of heartache, her heart filled with bitterness.

Looking back, the Empress suffered countless hardships because of the Imperial Concubine.

Fortunately, the Empress has a cheerful and open-minded personality; someone with a heavy heart would have been crushed by those setbacks long ago.

Finally, His Majesty has become more willing to visit Fengyi Palace more often, but who could have imagined that such a distressing matter would be discovered? It turns out that someone has been secretly plotting against the Empress, not only making it difficult for her to conceive, but now also harboring the vicious intention to kill her.

"Granny, don't be too sad. Jin'er is pregnant now, so please don't tell her these upsetting things, lest she have a miscarriage."

The Empress said softly that her daughter was now her only thought, and she had to protect her daughter well, without allowing any mishap.

"I know, Your Highness, please rest assured," the nanny replied hastily, knowing full well the importance and urgency of the matter.

"Your Majesty, what are the Imperial Hospital's plans to do? After all, you summoned a doctor from outside the palace into the palace today, which will surely arouse the suspicion of the head of the hospital."

The old woman asked with a worried expression.

"Hmph, that old bastard!" The Empress snorted coldly, a glint of cold light flashing in her eyes. "Send a message to Father, and tell him to thoroughly investigate this head of the academy."

The Empress's backing was not to be underestimated, but she always tried to avoid trouble and keep things quiet.

But now, those people have driven her to this point. She no longer has a prince to rely on, yet they still refuse to give up and even try to take her life. This is intolerable.

So it's time for her to make her move, otherwise people will really think she's easy to bully.

.....

Xing'er waited from morning till night, but her father did not return, and she became increasingly anxious.

At this moment, Changfeng arrived at Dajitang.

The snow outside was quite heavy, and he was covered in a thick layer of snow.

Seeing this, Xing'er couldn't help but step forward.

"Brother Changfeng, is there any news about my father?"

Although Xing'er was anxious, she was also very grateful to him for running around for her sake, seeing how much snow he was covered in. So she quickly brought him a cup of hot tea.

"Don't worry, your father is fine. He just needs to stay at the palace because of some matters."

Changfeng felt a little embarrassed.

"It's nothing, I just didn't want you to worry, so I came to tell you. Don't be afraid, I'll be leaving now."