In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Inside the palace.

The moment Emperor Qing summoned the imperial physician, Tao Jingyang immediately activated the system in his mind.

【system! 】

"I'm here~" the system's playful voice rang out.

Now, my body is being inflicted with injuries other than those caused by poisoning, resembling unhealed severe wounds, damaged meridians, and brainstem loss...

The system was puzzled, but still tried its best to meet the host's strange needs.

【Received...】A few seconds later

[Alright, host, it seems you already have it.]

Just then, the imperial physician arrived at the palace.

"Give this man a proper diagnosis," Emperor Qing ordered coldly.

The imperial physician placed his hand on Tao Jingyang's wrist, initially remaining relatively calm. However, the longer he took Tao's pulse, the more cold sweat poured out of him.

Even a physician from a family of imperial physicians, who had treated countless patients, was shocked at this moment.

While frowning and staring intently at the pulse, he thought to himself: [This injury... how did this person survive until now?! Is this even the pulse of a living person?]

Emperor Qing noticed his expression seemed off and asked impatiently in a stern voice, "What's the result?"

The imperial physician glanced at Tao Jingyang's face, then suddenly realized what was happening. After bowing, he spoke in a measured tone:

"Your Majesty, in my decades of medical practice, I have never seen a pulse like this young lady's." After saying this, he glanced suspiciously at Tao Jingyang in front of Emperor Qing.

"Not only was her pulse extremely erratic and she was still recovering from serious injuries, but upon closer inspection, it seemed that she also had several hidden ailments that were extremely difficult to detect."

"Even..." The imperial physician stopped speaking here, as if waiting for Emperor Qing to continue asking him questions before he dared to continue.

After Emperor Qing gave him permission to continue, the imperial physician spoke again: "This young lady still has traces of poisoning in her body. In my opinion, it is already a miracle that she can still stand here."

This imperial physician was Emperor Qing's confidant, and compared to others, Emperor Qing trusted him more.

He lowered his eyes to examine Tao Jingyang, and saw that the man was just listening quietly to the imperial physician's words, with no expression on his face.

Emperor Qing had nothing to say for a moment, so he ordered the imperial physician to leave.

At this moment, even Emperor Qing felt that he had been humiliated.

Originally, Emperor Qing intended to coerce and entice Tao Jingyang to investigate her background, including whether she knew anything about the "Temple".

However, this led to allegations of poisoning, and the pulse diagnosis resulted in injuries all over his body...

The injuries were undeniable, which made it difficult for Emperor Qing to continue questioning.

If she were truly as insignificant as she claimed, then Emperor Qing would never have summoned her alone.

Could it be that the second son really treated her badly?

This is utterly absurd! To keep someone of such unknown origin in the mansion and actually treat them like this!

In truth, Emperor Qing didn't care much about Tao Jingyang; it was just that Li Chengze had made things too "ugly."

Regardless of the circumstances, on the surface, one must still maintain the dignity of an emperor.

At this moment, Emperor Qing also felt a pang of regret: [I shouldn't have wasted so much time talking to her in the first place, now...]

Unbeknownst to them, the situation on the field had already shifted to Tao Jingyang.

She had already made a decision in her heart: if Emperor Qing wanted to cause any more trouble, she would make a big show of pretending that her injuries were too severe and that she had suddenly developed a chronic illness.

After all, I am a well-known "female knight-errant". For both public and private reasons, you can't really make me "ga" in the palace, can you?

"Look at you, you old fool, you still have the nerve to ask me?" Tao Jingyang stood straight as ever, like a clueless fool.

As expected, Emperor Qing pondered for a while and felt that there would be plenty of opportunities to ask questions, and it was not necessary to delve into the matter today.

Since we won't delve into it, let's not ask a single question, lest we alert the enemy.

After a long silence, he said to himself, "Tao Jingyang, since you say you have 'no hatred,' then I will no longer concern myself with your affairs with the Second Prince."

You go down. "

Tao Jingyang did not look up, and Eunuch Hou entered the hall: "Miss Tao, please." He bowed his head and led Tao Jingyang out. The latter walked slowly but steadily.

After she left, Emperor Qing summoned Eunuch Hou and spoke a few words to him.

[Emperor Qing has been so busy, but he hasn't gotten anything out of him.] Tao Jingyang thought to himself with a sense of smug satisfaction.

She didn't want to dwell on this troublesome place. When she looked up, she saw Li Chengze standing at the palace gate. As soon as he saw Tao Jingyang, he came to greet her.

The two did not exchange any words in front of the palace, but only exchanged a few glances, and both knew that they wanted to leave the palace.

Before the two of them could even get into the carriage, Eunuch Hou from inside the palace came running up from behind, seemingly out of breath from walking too fast.

Eunuch Hou walked to Li Chengze's side, avoiding a position too close to Tao Jingyang.

"Your Highness, His Majesty wishes to have a message for me:"

Sometimes, we shouldn't be too harsh on people.

After speaking, Eunuch Hou turned his head towards Tao Jingyang, then looked back at Li Chengze, lowered his head, and bowed without saying a word before taking his leave.