si-mexico Chapter 434: Doctor Qi’s Decision
Chapter 434: Doctor Qi’s Decision
Hearing this, Concubine Xiao held back the pain in her stomach and pretended to be angry.
"What are you afraid of? Your mother and your grandfather didn't try to bribe General Wang.
The letter was just an opportunity for him to intercept it and give him credit. Besides, the letter has nothing to do with us. My son, don't worry!"
Concubine Xiao still concealed the truth from her son that it was the Button Fairy who did it! Since he didn't believe the secret she told him, she would just not mention it again and keep it in her stomach!
However, Liang Hengrui, the Prince of Rui, did not understand what Concubine Xiao was thinking. After hearing this, he paused and said,
"Oh! Mother, if you are so sure, I will feel relieved!"
Then he laughed, the light in his eyes was so charming. My uneasy heart finally settled down!
"Alright! Go back now! Perform well."
After this interruption, Liang Hengrui forgot to ask again, so he asked the imperial physician to bring up the matter of Ping An's pulse.
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As soon as Prince Rui left, Concubine Xiao's stomach began to trouble even more.
She could no longer hold back and let out a scream of "Ah? Ouch!", which frightened Yao Ma and the other two who were waiting at the door of the inner hall so much that they staggered.
When the three men rushed in hurriedly, Concubine Xiao was already sitting on the ground with her face pale and her hands on her stomach.
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Big beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.
"The royal concubine?"
"Hey, my lady?"
The three of them exclaimed.
Concubine Xiao took a few deep breaths and shouted,
"No one should say anything, just help me back to the inner room."
“Yes.”
The two senior palace maids, Chunhua and Qiushi, trembling with fear, helped Concubine Xiao up together and carefully helped her into the inner room.
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Aunt Yao stood there like a fool, and didn't react for a long time.
Concubine Xiao refused the imperial physician to take her pulse, and even though Aunt Yao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, there was nothing she could do.
I could only pray “Amitabha! Amitabha!” non-stop in my heart.
I hope the imperial concubine will have a healthy baby this time and nothing unexpected will happen.
I pray that nothing will happen to King Rui.
Concubine Xiao of Ruyi Palace and her three close confidants took the first step towards achieving their wish. They were overjoyed and it was a day that should have been celebrated secretly.
However, because of the frequent pains in Concubine Xiao's stomach, she was worried and lost her mood.
The silent action and the solemn atmosphere in her palace puzzled the secret guards sent by the emperor to various palaces to get their reactions.
Could it be that this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Xiao?
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On the day when the crown prince was deposed, the entire palace and even the entire capital city were destined to be in turmoil!
In Hou'er Hutong in Beijing,
Qi Mansion,
After the morning court session, Imperial Physician Qi took leave and hurried home.
Madam Liu Ruohan was in the hall assigning matters of the mansion to the housekeepers.
She heard a few greetings, and when she looked up, she saw her husband suddenly coming home in a hurry. She was so surprised that she stood up quickly to greet him.
"Husband, why are you back so early? What happened?"
"Ma'am, please follow me into the house."
Imperial Physician Qi ignored the presence of servants in the mansion, reached out, grabbed Liu Ruohan and walked towards the main house.
When the maid Juan'er saw this, she immediately said to the housekeepers,
"Everyone go back and do what Madam has arranged!"
"Here. Miss Juan'er."
Juan'er watched as everyone left, and then she went to the main house and waited outside the door.
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In the main house,
Imperial Physician Qi pushed Madam Liu Ruohan to sit on the chair, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a serious expression,
"Madam, something terrible has happened!"
"Ah? What's wrong?"
The smile on Liu Ruohan's face froze, and there was a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.
"It's not me." After saying this, Imperial Physician Qi picked up the handkerchief and quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead.
After waiting for no answer, Liu Ruohan said anxiously,
"Hey, come on, tell me. If it's not you, then who could it be? I was wondering why you came back so early. What happened?"
Imperial Physician Qi knew Madam's impatient temper, so he didn't keep her in suspense and got straight to the point.
"The crown prince has been deposed! He will be exiled to the north tomorrow morning."
"What? What did you say?"
Liu Ruohan seemed to be hallucinating. She stood up suddenly and her voice became much higher.
"The prince was deposed?"
She grabbed Doctor Qi's arm and asked in disbelief,
"Why was he abandoned? What will happen to Qingge and her two daughters?"
Liu Ruohan was so frightened that her hands began to tremble.
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"Madam, please be patient. Ever since the dragon robe was found in the Yiqiu Courtyard of the Eastern Palace that day, the prince has been imprisoned in the clan residence.
We all thought that the emperor would find out the truth and that things would turn around soon. But who would have thought that the gang still didn't want to let the prince go! If one plan fails, another one will come up with."
"What's the plan? Why are they so mean?"
Liu Ruohan was so angry that she was about to cry.
"Madam, listen to me. This morning, we received an urgent report from the northern border that the Guyue Kingdom broke the agreement and attacked our Daliang border, causing heavy losses to the people's homes and making them homeless and miserable.
What he didn't expect was that General Wang had accidentally intercepted several letters, which turned out to be evidence of the prince's treason.
General Wang also mentioned the outbreak of epidemic in Jiangnan City in his letter, saying that the prince poisoned the city and staged it himself to gain political achievements.
This is sheer nonsense.
But there was a letter in court as evidence, and the handwriting in the letter was exactly the same as the prince's, making it impossible to tell the real thing from the fake.
Everything is flawless and interconnected, and the evidence is so conclusive that the prince cannot defend himself at all, and cannot deny it!"
After saying this, Imperial Physician Qi sighed deeply.
"Ah? How could this happen? Who doesn't know the character of the prince?! Even we can see through the conspiracy, but the emperor will let them slander and frame the prince?"
"Alas! I don't know what the emperor is thinking!"
A few sighs revealed the resentment in Imperial Physician Qi's heart.
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"Madam, it's a pity that a mere imperial physician like me can't do anything to help the prince. I can only watch helplessly as the prince is deposed by the emperor. He is demoted to a commoner and exiled to the northern border. Alas!"
After saying this, Imperial Physician Qi slapped the back of the chair hard.
"Husband?"
Liu Ruohan exclaimed and grabbed Qi Imperial Physician's bleeding hand, saying distressedly,
"What are you doing? If you are injured, how can you help the prince and Qingge and her two daughters?"
After a while,
Imperial Physician Qi looked at the wound that Madam had bandaged, gritted his teeth and said,
"Madam, your husband may have to let you women down!"
"What do you mean? Can you explain it clearly?"
Liu Ruohan threw the towel in her hand away, her eyes wide open and asked in a stern voice.
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"Madam, I want to follow the prince and his men. Since the prince came back from Jiangnan City with a serious illness, he has been seriously injured one after another.
If he doesn't take good care of himself, I'm afraid he won't even make it to the North before his body collapses! How can he find evidence to prove his innocence with such a broken body?!"
When Imperial Physician Qi said this, he looked at his wife's tears that suddenly flowed down, and hugged her, feeling a little helpless for a moment.
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