Chapter 183 The Queen is Poisoned
Chapter 183 The Queen is Poisoned
The emperor smiled and said, "Didn't someone just say that girls have to get married eventually?"
"But······"
At this time, He Lingqi stepped forward and said, "Father, I am still young and have no plans to start a family."
"Forget it!" Emperor Tianshun waved his hand: "I just mentioned it casually today. Since you are unwilling, just pretend that I never mentioned it."
When He Lingqi returned to his seat, he saw the prince sitting opposite him drinking with a gloomy face.
He raised his glass and said to He Lingsheng, "Congratulations, brother, for getting the beauty you want."
He Lingsheng drank the wine in the cup expressionlessly, and said with a fake smile: "Since you think it's a good thing, and the emperor wanted to grant you a marriage just now, why don't you want to?"
As soon as the words fell, the officials who heard the conversation between the two covered their mouths and laughed. It was clear that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not satisfied with the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Shang!
"Did you hear what the prince just said?"
"I have seen Shang Xiang's legitimate daughter. In terms of appearance, she ranks among the best in the capital. What is your Highness the Crown Prince dissatisfied with?"
"Have you forgotten who the former fiancé of the eldest daughter of the Shang family was?"
After hearing this, many people suddenly realized.
Shang Yufu was He Jingheng's unmarried wife, but for some unknown reason, the marriage between the two was called off, and the emperor gave the concubine's daughter to the Prince Ding.
Prince Ding and the Crown Prince have never gotten along. Now that Shang Yufu is arranging a marriage for the Crown Prince, life after marriage may not be easy!
The ministers who had just been envious of Shangnian now had a hint of gloating in their eyes.
Doctor Jiang was sitting at the end. He felt relieved when he saw that the emperor no longer mentioned the marriage.
He looked at He Lingqi in front of him. After spending some time together, he knew that He Lingqi was a man worthy of trust. Although he was young, he acted steadily and decisively. If An'er had not insisted on marrying the prince, He Lingqi would actually be a very good choice.
The palace banquet ended very late. The emperor went to Fengyi Palace with the empress, while He Lingqi went to Yongfu Palace.
"Mother." He Lingqi took out a bottle of pills: "This is a tonic medicine that my son got when he was doing disaster relief. It is good for your health."
"Your filial piety is accepted by mother." Concubine Shu took the pill, looked at He Lingqi, and sighed: "Now that you have been conferred the title of Prince Bao, mother's life will be difficult."
"I heard from the eunuch beside the emperor that the emperor intends to promote you to the rank of imperial concubine."
Concubine Shu nodded and said, "Yesterday your father has already told me that if it were in the past, I would not care about any title or imperial concubine, but since you want to go that way, mother is willing to help you."
"Mother, I have had enough of being at the mercy of others."
Concubine Shu patted his shoulder and said, "It was your mother who misled you in the early years. If you were not so stubborn, Concubine Zhao would not have taken you first."
But fortunately, there is still time.
It was already late at night when he came out of Yongfu Palace. Halfway through his journey, he saw Eunuch Zhang walking towards him in a hurry: "Hey, Prince Bao, where have you been? I have been looking for you for a long time!"
"Eunuch Zhang, it's so late, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"It's not me who's looking for you! It's the Emperor! Please follow me to Fengyi Palace!"
Fengyi Palace is the palace where the empress lives and is also the palace closest to Emperor Tianshun's bedroom, while Yongfu Palace is the most remote palace in the harem.
As soon as I arrived at Fengyi Palace, I heard the voice of Emperor Tianshun coming from inside: "Waste! A bunch of waste! If I can't cure you, I will let you all be buried with me!"
The imperial doctors knelt on the ground, trembling like sieves, with beads of sweat on their foreheads that could not be wiped away.
"What happened inside?"
As soon as He Lingqi finished speaking, the emperor shouted, "The fourth one is here?"
"My son has met my father."
Before he could kneel down, he heard the emperor say, "There is no need for these empty formalities. I want to ask you, do you know where the miraculous doctor Lingjun who cured the plague is now?"
He Lingqi reacted immediately and thought that something must have happened to the Queen.
"The great doctor Lingjun travels all over the world, and I will try to contact him."
Just then, He Lingsheng arrived with Doctor Jiang and Jiang An'er.
"Father, I heard that the Queen Mother was ill, so I brought Dr. Jiang to see her."
Emperor Tianshun waved his hand, and Doctor Jiang and his daughter walked in.
Since he was treating the Queen, who was a woman, it was inconvenient for Doctor Jiang to do so, so Jiang An'er took her pulse and examined her, then described her condition to Doctor Jiang.
"Your Majesty's pulse is weak, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, and there is a hint of poison attacking the heart. The fetus in your belly is fine for now, but if your Majesty is ill, the fetus may be..."
She didn't continue speaking, but everyone understood what she said next.
If the poisoning was more serious, the fetus in the womb would definitely not be saved.
"What kind of poison was the Queen poisoned with?" Emperor Tianshun asked in a deep voice.
"The poison that the queen has been poisoned with is something I have never seen before." Divine Doctor Jiang whispered, "But I have a prescription that can prevent the poison from spreading within three months. But after three months, if the poison is still not resolved, the queen's life may be in danger."
Three months.
Emperor Tianshun pondered for a moment and nodded: "It seems that this is the only way." He said to He Lingqi: "Within three months, you must find the divine doctor Lingjun and bring her here."
"Yes!"
When they heard the words "Divine Doctor Lingjun", He Lingsheng and Divine Doctor Jiang were both stunned.
Doctor Jiang is extremely sensitive to this name. He has not yet figured out what medicinal ingredients are in the antidote he got from him. It can be seen that the man's medical skills are much better than his own.
But how could he accept the sudden appearance of a young man who was so young and whose medical skills were even better than his own when he had been called a miracle doctor all his life?
Thinking of this, his eyes flickered slightly, and when he was preparing the medicine powder, he shook his wrist, and the amount of one of the medicinal ingredients was slightly more than normal.
Jiang An'er saw it all and was about to say something, but her father gave her a look, so she had to shut up.
After the queen took the medicine, her complexion looked much better than before, and her pulse returned to normal, as if she was asleep. However, everyone understood that this was only an appearance. If the poison could not be detoxified within three months, their Tianshun queen would die.
When Concubine Zhao got the news, she was so happy that she almost jumped out of the bed.
She was originally furious because she was unable to attend the celebration banquet today, but when she suddenly heard that the queen had been poisoned and was unconscious, all the resentment in her heart disappeared.
"God is really helping me. If the queen dies because of this, it will have nothing to do with me. But as long as she dies, I will naturally become the new queen."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Bixi said with a smile, "Your Majesty will definitely get what you wish for."
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