Chu Qianqian's words were indeed serious. If Dr. Zhang was charged with "colluding with the party" just because he failed to detect the prince's illness, then it is estimated that not many people in the entire hospital would be able to escape the blame alone.
From the beginning to the end, Fu Lilian, as the protagonist, remained silent, just like a bystander, with no sadness or joy, and the same look on his face, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
"My crime deserves to be punished by death. I must try my best to delay His Highness the Crown Prince..." Dr. Zhang lowered his head to the ground and shouted.
"Mother, it's not the doctor Zhang who is to blame for this, it's my son, not... Ning'er! Are you okay?" Fu Lilian exclaimed in a low voice. He lifted up the blanket and prepared to get up and stay. Seeing this, Binglan hurriedly ran away.
Go over and hold Xu Ning up.
Only then did Chu Miaoer see that Xu Ning's forehead was covered with sweat and her lips were pale. She was just pregnant now, and the fetus was not stable yet. I'm afraid it would not be good for the fetus in her belly to be so sad and happy, and it was Fu Lilian's after all.
The first child, maybe also the last... Thinking of this, Chu Miaoer couldn't help but tighten the hand stove in her sleeve.
"Mr. Zhang, please come and show Ning'er quickly, ahem," Fu Lilian raised his hand and took Xu Ning's wrist, placed it on the low stool in front of the couch, and looked at her with a worried look, "You take care of me.
Yue, maybe I'm just tired, but don't think otherwise."
Doctor Zhang lowered his head and considered how to speak. The Crown Princess had a happy pulse, but could not explain it to His Highness. While hesitating, the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, as if they were approaching here.
"The Queen, the Queen, it's the Emperor..." Little Lizi ran in from the door with his hands folded, his face turned into a ball of worry, and he said anxiously, "The Emperor is here!"
Why did Fu Deyou come to the East Palace at this time? Could it be that he also knew about the prince's poisoning? Before Chu Miaoer could clear his thoughts, he saw Fu Deyou walking like flying from outside.
"See the Emperor."
"This slave is here to see the Emperor..."
"My sons and ministers see my father."
The voices kept coming and going. Fu Deyou glanced around the room with a gloomy face, strode directly towards Chu Qianqian, and said in a deep voice: "Queen, you have been investigating the prince's poisoning in the Imperial Hospital with great fanfare these past two days, for fear that the courtiers would not know about you.
As a queen, do you dare to openly interfere in politics? Queen, do you know that the memorials for your impeachment have piled up, and I am really bored to see it! Now you are venting your anger on people from the Taiyuan Hospital, don't you think it is beneath your status as a queen?
"
"I don't think so! Although I know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in political affairs, but..." Chu Qianqian was pulled up by him. She gritted her teeth and tried her best to restrain her inner embarrassment. She said with red eyes, "But the prince is poisoned.
It has been half a year, and who has found out in the entire Imperial Hospital? Although I am the mother of a country, I am also the mother of the prince..."
Fu Deyou's eyes flashed with unknown meaning. He smiled and snorted, then pointed at Chu Qianqian and himself with his hands on his hips, and said solemnly: "As the king of a country, I will find out the real culprit no matter how I trace it."
Make your own decision! The prince's poisoning is a national matter. Even if you are his mother, you have no right to interfere. The queen should abide by her duty and not make it too difficult for me!"
After all, Chu Qianqian is also the queen of the dynasty and the master of the harem. Fu Deyou embarrassed her in front of so many people. Regardless of what Chu Qianqian thought, these words made a bystander like Chu Miaoer feel cold just listening to them.
It penetrated the whole heart.
She quietly looked at Fu Lilian and saw his tightly clenched fists hidden under his sleeves, which must have made her feel uncomfortable.
"Father, the mother cares about her children...ahem..." Fu Lilian started coughing just after saying a few words. He must have been so anxious that he couldn't stop for a long time.
After a while, his face turned red from coughing and he began to breathe heavily.
Xu Ning patted his back and looked at Chu Qianqian worriedly.
Everyone lowered their heads. This was the first time that the empress, who was known for her virtuousness, had a red-faced quarrel with the emperor over the prince. None of their servants could afford to offend them, and they stood there without even daring to breathe loudly.
"Does the emperor want my concubine to watch him in pain and do nothing?" Chu Qianqian said coldly, "But the emperor can remain indifferent, but I cannot!"
Chu Qianqian abides by women's ethics, abides by palace rules, and has always set her own example. In the past, even if she suffered great grievances, she would not dare to disobey Fu Deyou loudly, but Fu Deyou was just indifferent to her.
She didn't care about the poisoning. She only knew how to be soft and sweet all day long, drunk and dreamy, and even accused her in public. How should she swallow this breath?
"I thought that the prince's stinky and stubborn temper was followed by who, but it turned out that he was followed by you!" Fu Deyou walked a few steps left and right with his hands behind his back, as if he was still angry and she slapped him in the face in public, and raised his voice angrily.
He started to say, "I think you are probably going crazy!"
When Chu Qianqian saw the hand raised toward her, she didn't dodge at all. Instead, she raised her head resolutely and faced it. However, the corners of her lips were tightened. Chu Miaoer didn't know what she was thinking at this moment.
Only a muffled sound of "dong" was heard. Everyone in the room took a breath of cold air and quietly raised their eyes to look at the place where the sound came from. It turned out that Chu Miaoer was standing unsteadily and accidentally overturned a hand behind him.
Chair.
"I have no intention of bumping into the Emperor and the Queen," Chu Miao'er said with a smile, "I just suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't stand still... Please continue, Your Majesty."
Continue? How can Fu Deyou continue after being interrupted by her? Besides, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chu Miao'er is helping Chu Qianqian to rescue him. He doesn't want to openly fall out with Fu Yunqi yet.
Fu Deyou retracted his hand with a slight embarrassment, put it behind his back unnaturally, and said: "Since the fourth princess is present this time, I will not pursue it any further, but if the queen dares to interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty from now on, I will not be lenient.
!" He turned around and stared at Chu Qianqian with bright eyes, "I will get to the bottom of the matter about the prince. Can the queen understand what I mean this time?"
"Cough cough cough..." A rapid cough came from Fu Lilian's mouth.
Chu Qianqian was still in a stalemate with Fu Deyou when she heard Binglan exclaim: "Blood? His Royal Highness is coughing up blood again!"
Then Xu Ning tried her best to restrain herself, but her trembling voice could still be heard: "Mr. Zhang, Dr. Zhang, come and show His Highness the Crown Prince, how could...how could he cough up blood again..."
Fu Lilian was already very weak, and the blood on his mouth was not wiped off. He only swayed twice and then fell straight to the side, falling on Xiao Lizi's body.
"Your Highness, please wake up! -" Xiao Lizi ignored the presence of the emperor and shouted at the top of his voice, "Wake up! Don't scare me -"
Xu Ning also kept sobbing, and Chu Qianqian stood beside Dr. Zhang and wept secretly. The scene was once in chaos.
"Why are you crying! The prince just fainted..." Fu Deyou silently glanced at Fu Lilian, who was lying there quietly with blood stains on his face. He held back his words and changed his words, "I remembered that there are still court officials here.
I won’t stay here any longer, Doctor Zhang!” He suddenly called out. Seeing Doctor Zhang stand up and salute, he quickly added, “No need to be polite, you are so lucky to treat the prince.”
Doctor Zhang nodded solemnly, sat down again and took his pulse.
"I respectfully send you off to your Majesty." Seeing that he was really leaving, Chu Miaoren lowered his eyebrows and said.
"My dear father, I send you my best..." Although Xu Ning was extremely sad, she still stood up and bowed to Fu Deyou in a polite manner. She just lowered her head and looked a little sad with tears in her eyes.
Only Chu Qianqian did not say calmly, "I will reflect on my concubine in the palace if I offend the emperor. Remember, I will carefully consider every step I take in the harem and will not forget my identity. At the moment, the prince
I am ill, so I cannot send you far away."
Perhaps because she was really chilled, she always lowered her head and spoke in a very polite and distant manner, which was unpleasant for others to hear, let alone Fu Deyou.
"Huh! You'd better keep it in mind!" Fu Deyou glared at her fiercely, threw off his robe, turned around and left.
After they left, Chu Qianqian relaxed obviously. Looking at the groggy Fu Lilian, it felt like a bloody wound had been torn open in her heart.
"Little Lizi," Chu Qianqian turned her head and said calmly, "go and guard the door. I and Dr. Zhang have something to say."
"Yes, I obey the order." Xiao Lizi sniffed hard and walked out the door without making a sound.
Doctor Zhang also retracted his hand, took out the silver needle from the medicine bag again, and stuck it on the fingertips of Fu Lilian's ten fingers, doing it in one go without any hesitation.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is weak, and his mood has fluctuated too much just now, causing him to be short of breath for a while. The old minister can only release some of the poison in His Highness the Crown Prince's body, but this is not a long-term solution..." He sighed.
After the argument with Fu Deyou just now, Chu Qianqian gradually became more awake. After clearing the clouds in front of her eyes, she at least confirmed that Fu Lilian was indeed poisoned, and the poison that could make all the imperial doctors in the palace helpless was definitely not a random poison.
The antidote can be prepared easily.
The long-term solution is for them to find the person who poisoned him as soon as possible and force him to hand over the antidote, so that they can give Fu Lilian a chance to survive.
"I know it," Chu Qianqian said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhang is deeply trusted by the late Emperor and the Queen Mother. I just said something insincere because of the chaos just now. If this hurts Dr. Zhang... I hope Dr. Zhang won't take it to heart.
.”
"I am scared!" Dr. Zhang stood up tremblingly and saluted, speaking sincerely, "The Queen is kind, I am still blaming myself, the Queen is really hurting me by saying this!"
In order not to disturb Fu Lilian's rest, they comforted Xu Ning for a few words and told Binglan to take good care of her before retreating.
"Mr. Zhang, how is the health of the Crown Princess?" Chu Miao'er whispered, "Now that we have reached this point, there is no need for Dr. Zhang to hide anything. Just tell the truth."
Doctor Zhang shook his head without thinking, his expression a little solemn.
"Forgive me to be honest, the toxins in His Highness the Crown Prince's body have not yet been eliminated, and His Highness the Crown Princess is pregnant..." He continued after a moment of silence, "I can't guarantee whether the fetus will be a healthy person after birth..."