Chapter 341 It’s too late
"She really said that?"
Bai Ting returned to Imperial Physician Liu and told him everything that Jixiang had said. Imperial Physician Liu slapped his forehead, feeling a little confused.
The task he received was to bribe Jixiang to drug the Queen, and it had to be completed before dawn tomorrow.
But now that Jixiang had agreed, he was hesitant.
Would Jixiang really attack the Queen? Could this be a self-torture trick played by the Queen and Jixiang in order to expose themselves?
After hesitating for a while, Imperial Physician Liu decided to leave the palace and go to the Minister of Rites to get the final answer, so as to avoid being held responsible if any trouble occurred.
He left as soon as he said he would. But when Liu Yuyi had just walked out of the gate of the Imperial Hospital, Minglu came to meet him and said, "Your Majesty is feeling a little unwell. Liu Yuyi, go and have a look."
Imperial Physician Liu was thinking about going to see the Minister of Rites, so he declined, saying, "Can you please ask Imperial Physician Sun to go first? My stomach is really raging today, and I'm not feeling well. I'm afraid that I would offend His Majesty if I go before the Emperor."
"Ah? But today, the old lady of the Yongshou Marquis's mansion suddenly became seriously ill. Just now, the Yongshou Marquis asked for the grace of His Majesty and took seven or eight imperial doctors to the Yongshou Marquis' mansion. Except for those who are on leave, the only one in the palace who can treat internal medicine is you, Imperial Doctor Liu. Hurry up."
Imperial Physician Liu's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously realized that something was wrong.
How come he is the only doctor left in the palace who can treat patients? Isn't it obvious that he is not allowed to leave the palace?
He could find someone else to contact the Minister of Rites, but now that Minglu was right in front of him, it was not convenient for him...
Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Imperial Physician Liu said to Minglu, "Okay , wait for me. I'll go get the medicine box and take another pill to suppress it. Don't let me really offend His Majesty when I go over later."
Ming Lu didn't say much, just said, "Then hurry up, don't keep His Majesty waiting."
As soon as Imperial Physician Liu returned to the inner room, he immediately gave some instructions to Bai Ting, who had just changed her clothes and had not yet left, and asked her to contact someone to find the Minister of Rites and let the Minister of Rites make the final decision.
If you agree, quickly prepare what Jixiang wants.
After giving clear instructions, he took the medicine box and went out, following Minglu to the imperial study.
Behind him, Bai Ting waited until they left, then quietly came out of the Imperial Hospital, changed back into her clothes from the Needlework Room, and quickly walked in another direction, unaware that a shadow was following her not far behind.
The moment Imperial Physician Liu was brought into the Imperial study, he realized that he had fallen into a trap.
In the imperial study, there was no emperor. Instead, there was a little boy named Zhezi, who had been beaten to a bloody pulp and was lying on the ground, gasping for breath.
Minglu, who was standing next to him, closed the door of the imperial study. The gentle smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a cold chill. "Doctor Liu, please take a look at Xiao Zhezi to see if he still has a chance to live. If he does, please give him the continuation of his life. If not, it would be better to send him off early so that he doesn't suffer here in vain."
When Imperial Physician Liu looked at little Zhezi, he felt all the hairs on his body tremble.
Xiao Zhezi's legs were beaten so badly that the bones were probably broken, leaving only skin and flesh connected.
He shuddered and took two steps forward, forcing himself to remain calm, and said to Minglu, "Aren't you here to see His Majesty?"
Ming Lu sneered, "No hurry, this is a matter of life and death. His Majesty is merciful and lets you see him first. After all, Imperial Physician Liu and Xiao Zhezi are old acquaintances. I heard that Xiao Zhezi was introduced by Imperial Physician Liu when he entered the palace to serve. As soon as he entered the palace, he was directly assigned to serve in the cold palace.
We are all old acquaintances, why don’t you care about the younger generation?
Is the cold palace a place where you can live? You forced little Zhezi to serve you there for three years. Look at how you tortured him. Now he can't even stand being beaten."
The fact that Minglu could explain this relationship showed that Xiaozhezi had confessed a lot. Imperial Physician Liu's legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
At this time Minglu's face changed.
"Tell me, what happened in the cold palace? If it's good, I'll let you go quietly. If it's bad..." Ming Lu dragged out the words and nodded in the direction of Xiao Zhezi, "You were his senior before, and now he is your senior."
Imperial Physician Liu's heart shuddered, he took a deep breath with trembling lips, and closed his eyes in despair.
"I only know that the crazy woman brought out of the cold palace was sent to the palace by the Minister of Rites. She was not originally a maid in the palace. I don't know where the Minister of Rites found her, and I don't know why she was sent to the cold palace.
However, I heard the Minister of Rites mention that when King Yu occupied the palace city, he did not touch the cold palace because he was afraid of the blood sacrifice formation in the cold palace and did not dare to touch it. "
"How did the person die?" Minglu asked.
When Imperial Physician Liu took one look at Minglu, he knew that it was impossible for the Emperor to really find evidence that Concubine Qi had committed murder.
Because this man was not killed by Concubine Qi at all.
“The Minister of Rites knew that His Majesty had handed the person over to Doctor Sun. He took the opportunity to talk to Doctor Sun and put some scent on him. The scent was not strong, almost too faint to be smelled.
But because the crazy woman was taking medicine, her symptoms were very clear, and we all knew what medicine Dr. Sun would use to treat her. In order to restore her mental state as soon as possible, Dr. Sun might even increase the dosage of the medicine.
And that smell..."
Imperial Physician Liu paused and let out a sigh of relief when he said this.
"Your Majesty and the Empress may not be strangers. When Concubine Qi went to the Imperial Study to talk to Your Majesty and the Empress, the scent she carried was the same scent that the Minister of Rites had on Doctor Sun. However, Concubine Qi's scent was strong, while the Minister of Rites's scent was light.
The Queen was in good health and the windows were open at the time, so the impact was not significant.
But the crazy woman was different. She was weak to begin with, and she just started her period, so she couldn't stand the stimulation of the slightest smell. In addition, the smell was mixed with another kind of medicine, which was incompatible with the medicine she usually took, so the metrorrhagia was very dangerous. "
Minglu could never have imagined that they had guessed many possible reasons, and even speculated that it was the maidservant in front of Concubine Qi or someone she bribed to cause trouble.
I never expected that this would be the reason.
No wonder the emperor released news slowly, saying that he had found witnesses and evidence, and the other party was neither anxious nor panicked.
It turned out that there was no witness or physical evidence at all.
"Where does that special medicine come from?" Ming Lu asked.
Imperial Physician Liu said, "The Minister of Rites brought it from outside the palace. I don't know where it came from."
"Besides Bai Ting, who else can you use?"
Minglu asked bluntly, and Imperial Physician Liu gave a bitter smile.
Sure enough, he fell into the trap.
What's the matter with Jixiang being beaten and forbidden to see a doctor? The Queen's move is clearly to lure the snake out of its hole.
Unfortunately, he reacted a little too late.
