Chapter 798 - Chapter 798: Bringing Him Out
Chapter 798: Bringing Him Out
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“Epidemic? If I remember correctly, there have been epidemics caused by the cold in spring in the past. Are the previous prescriptions useless?” Ji Luo asked.
“It’s not that it’s useless.” Xuanyuan Ziming scratched his head. “It was fine at first. The epidemic was about to pa.s.s, but for some reason, everyone’s condition has become more serious after taking the medicine these few days. Many people die every day, and people come to the medical center every day to make a fuss.”
“Didn’t Father ask me to pay attention to the various medical centers? I felt that this was abnormal, so I asked Father for a few imperial physicians and prepared to bring them to take a look.”
Ji Luo followed his gaze and looked over. The four imperial physicians subconsciously straightened their backs. She retracted her gaze and said indifferently, “I’ll go with you.”
Actually, she already had a guess, but she still needed to see the patient to confirm it.
Initially, Xuanyuan Ziming only felt that Ji Luo’s medical skills were outstanding and wanted to ask her for a prescription. He did not expect her to directly ask to go with him. He was simply flattered and said nice things.
“Madam is indeed benevolent. Let me thank you on behalf of the citizens of Phoenix City.”
As he spoke, he cupped his hands and bowed.
“You don’t have to thank me.” Ji Luo said coldly, “I only said that I’ll go and take a look.”
Xuanyuan Ziming was stunned. “You’re only going to look at it and not treat
Shen Yijia looked at the three carriages parked at the entrance of the palace and said, “Mother, I’ll go to the medical center with you. If we encounter anyone causing trouble, I can…”
“There’s no need. MO Yuan will accompany me.”
She went to the medical center to treat patients, so it was normal for her to only bring MO Yuan, who knew medicine. After all, Shen Yijia could not help much.
After saying that, Ji Luo looked at Song Jingchen. “Ah Chen, bring Jiajia home first.’
Song Jingchen understood what she meant and nodded.
Shen Yijia wanted to say more, but Song Jingchen advised, “With the Third Prince around, no one will dare to cause trouble.”
“Yes, that’s right.” Xuanyuan Ziming raised his chin and patted his chest. “Jiajia, don’t worry. With me around, I won’t let anyone touch Madam.” Shen Yijia thought about it and agreed.
Xuanyuan Ce suddenly said, “Why are you calling her Jiajia? How rude.”
Xuanyuan Ziming choked. “Uncle is right. Jiajia…”
He looked at Shen Yijia and forced out a word. “…Sister.”
Shen Yijia grinned. “Yes?”
Xuanyuan Ziming was speechless.
Xuanyuan Ce was also satisfied and did not harp on this. Actually, he wanted to go with them, but when he thought about how he could not see now, he might cause trouble if he went, so he could only let Chu Feng follow and protect Ji Luo.
After Xuanyuan Ziming left with Ji Luo and the four imperial physicians, the three of them boarded the carriage provided by the palace to send them home.
The prison guard replied to Xuanyuan Qi according to Xuanyuan Ce’s instructions. Not long after, the Longevity Palace also received the news. Empress Dowager Zhou did not care about Madam Yu’s life. On the contrary, she even wanted to cut a vicious woman like her into pieces.
However, since it was Xuanyuan Ce’s decision, Empress Dowager Zhou could only tolerate her continuing to live.
Sensing that she was in a bad mood, Nanny Gao poured a cup of tea and handed it to her. She took the ma.s.sager from the palace maid and sat down to ma.s.sage her legs.
She mustered her courage and asked, “Is the empress dowager worried about the princess?”
After all, this concerned the royal family’s reputation. To the public, Xuanyuan Qi had only announced that Madam Yu had plotted against Xuanyuan Ce.
As for her illicit relationship with Jiang Tao and Xuanyuan Ye’s background…
Everyone who had gone to the prince’s residence that day had been silenced by Xuanyuan Qi, so the matter did not spread. Naturally, outsiders did not know that Xuanyuan Ye was not a princess at all.
Empress Dowager Zhou did not say anything, but her expression suddenly turned ugly.
Nanny Gao thought that she had guessed correctly. She thought for a moment and said, “May I be so bold as to say that a few days after His Highness’s accident, the princess’s eyes were swollen from crying a few times. The sadness on her face doesn’t seem to be fake. I guess that the princess probably didn’t know anything about what Madam Yu did and has been kept in the dark.”
She hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Speaking of which, the princess is quite pitiful.”
First, she thought that her father was gone, but in the end, her father returned. The murderer was her mother, and she was implicated and locked up.
Nanny Gao felt aggrieved for Xuanyuan Ye.
“You’re right.” Empress Dowager Zhou opened her eyes and looked at the waterside pavilion outside the window. She sighed and said, “What’s wrong with that girl? She doesn’t know anything, and her background isn’t something she can choose.”
After all, she had watched her grow up and doted on her sincerely. Empress Dowager Zhou really could not bear to ignore her.
Nanny Gao was still wondering what her last sentence meant when she heard Empress Dowager Zhou say, “Take my token and bring that girl out. At the same time, get them to deal with Jiang Tao.”
Jiang Tao was accused of being Madam Yu’s accomplice. As for Madam Yu, Empress Dowager Zhou knew that Xuanyuan Qi would not let her off, so she did not intend to interfere.
However, Jiang Tao could not stay alive any longer.
Nanny Gao was stunned and quickly agreed.
“Mother brought Xuanyuan Ye to her palace?”
Nanny Gao had just taken Xuanyuan Ye away from the dark room when someone reported this matter to Xuanyuan Qi.
“Your Majesty, Nanny Gao, the empress dowager’s servant, personally picked her up. She had the empress dowager’s token. We didn’t dare to stop her.”
Xuanyuan Qi frowned. “I understand. You can leave first.”
The prison guards retreated.
Eunuch Wu stood at the side with his head lowered, his expression complicated.
It would have been fine if he only knew about Xuanyuan Ye’s background. He had even seen her try to kill her father with a pair of scissors.
Eunuch Wu shuddered at the thought of that fierce expression.
It could be said that Xuanyuan Ye’s attempted murder had completely overturned Eunuch Wu’s impression of her.
Even Eunuch Wu was like this, let alone Xuanyuan Qi, who had always treated Xuanyuan Ye as his biological daughter.
He even had the illusion that the scissors were aimed at him.
This was also the reason why he had never mentioned releasing Xuanyuan Ye these Dast few davs.
After reading the memorial, Xuanyuan Qi couldn’t stand it anymore. He stood up. “Let’s go to the Longevity Palace to see Mother.”
In the eastern pavilion of the Longevity Palace, Xuanyuan Ye knelt in front of Empress Dowager Zhou and cried. She kowtowed a few times until her forehead turned red.
Empress Dowager Zhou could not bear to see this. She waved her hand to get the servants to leave before reaching out to help her. “Silly child, what are you doing?”
“I’m sorry, Imper…” Thinking that she was no longer Xuanyuan Ce’s daughter, she choked and corrected herself.” I’m sorry, Empress Dowager. I feel guilty.
“With Ye’er’s background, I should have ended my life in prison, but I can’t bear to part with the Empress Dowager. Now that I can see the Empress Dowager again, I have no regrets.” She wiped her tears and kowtowed heavily. “I can’t accompany the Empress Dowager in the future. You have to take care of yourself..”