Phoenix Dance: The Eldest Daughter's Physician Consort Shocks the World

Su Yao was rushed back to her palace, where the imperial physicians huddled together, doing everything they could to save her. Xiao Yi paced anxiously outside the palace, his eyes revealing an unprecedented ferocity and resolve. "Send down the order: seal off the palace and thoroughly investigate whoever attempted the assassination! Anyone who knows anything but reports it will be executed without exception!" Xiao Yi roared at the commander of the guards beside him.

After a long while, the imperial physician finally emerged. Xiao Yi hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is Consort Su?" The physician wiped the sweat from his brow and replied, "Your Majesty, Consort Su is not in immediate danger, but the arrow was poisoned. She needs careful recuperation to clear the remaining poison." Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief and entered the bedchamber. Looking at the unconscious Su Yao, his heart was filled with guilt and heartache: "My beloved consort, rest assured, I will ensure that nothing happens to you. I will definitely find the mastermind behind this and make them pay the price."

During Su Yao's coma, Xiao Yi stayed by her bedside day and night, personally feeding her medicine and food. After finishing his duties at court, he would immediately return to his palace to be with Su Yao. The court officials were also enraged by the incident and submitted memorials demanding a thorough investigation. Xiao Yi, on the one hand, arranged for continued investigation into the assassination attempt, and on the other hand, strengthened the palace's security to prevent any further incidents.

A few days later, Su Yao finally woke up. Xiao Yi was overjoyed: "My beloved consort, you're finally awake! You scared me half to death!" Su Yao smiled weakly: "Your Majesty, I'm alright, I just made you worry. Is there any progress on the assassination attempt?" Xiao Yi's eyes sharpened: "I've found some clues. This matter is related to several old nobles in the court and a concubine in the harem. They are dissatisfied with my new policies and attempted to disrupt the court through an assassination attempt, trying to force me to abandon the reforms." Su Yao frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, now that we know who is behind this, we must not let them off lightly, otherwise they will definitely cause trouble again in the future."

Xiao Yi nodded: "My beloved consort, rest assured, I have a plan. I will remain calm and collect more evidence of their crimes before bringing them to justice." Su Yao reminded him: "Your Majesty, this operation must be carried out with utmost care. Since they dared to attempt an assassination, they must have prepared countermeasures."

In the days that followed, Xiao Yi outwardly dropped the assassination attempt, but secretly instructed his trusted ministers to closely monitor the actions of those suspected of being involved. Meanwhile, Su Yao also placed her own spies in the palace to observe the concubine's movements and words.

Finally, by chance, Xiao Yi's men discovered that the concubine was secretly meeting with a mysterious person in a secluded corner of the Imperial Garden, discussing their next steps after the failed assassination attempt and how to continue creating chaos in the harem. Upon learning of this, Xiao Yi immediately led his men to arrest them on the spot and found letters and poison related to the assassination attempt on their persons.

With the evidence irrefutable, Xiao Yi immediately ordered the arrest and imprisonment of all those involved in the assassination attempt, handing them over to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation. Faced with the overwhelming evidence, they had no way to deny their crimes and confessed to their offenses. It turned out that they had colluded with the exiled Consort Wang's family, attempting to assassinate Xiao Yi and install a young prince on the throne so that they could continue to control the court.

Xiao Yi was furious and severely punished these people, confiscating their property and exterminating their entire families as a warning to others. This incident significantly reduced opposition in the court, allowing the new policies to be implemented smoothly. Su Yao's prestige in the harem also increased greatly; those concubines who had previously harbored resentment towards her restrained their behavior, and the harem gradually returned to peace.

After recovering from her illness, Su Yao continued to assist Xiao Yi in managing the affairs of the inner palace, while also beginning to focus on the nation's education and cultural undertakings. She proposed to Xiao Yi that more schools be established throughout the country to cultivate knowledgeable individuals and improve the cultural literacy of the people. Xiao Yi gladly adopted her suggestion and put her in charge of the preparatory work for this matter.

Su Yao personally selected scholars of both virtue and talent to serve as teachers at the academies, and formulated detailed teaching plans and regulations. In the early days of the academies, Su Yao frequently visited to inspect their progress, understand the students' learning situation, and resolve any problems encountered. As the number and quality of the academies gradually increased, the nation's talent pool also grew, laying a solid foundation for Xiao Yi's rule.

However, Su Yao knew that although the immediate crisis had been resolved, the struggles within the palace would never cease. She and Xiao Yi had to remain vigilant at all times and continuously strengthen their power in order to cope with any future challenges and safeguard this hard-won empire and peaceful era.