It turns out that she is really a miracle doctor

Chapter 245 Died

Beijing.

The morning court had just ended, and many familiar people were discussing the rumors they had heard on their way out of the palace.

"I heard that the Prince of Jingnan entrusted his newborn child to his confidant before going to the battlefield. That child was so pitiful. He lost his mother when he was just born, and his father died for his country not long after..."

"This is the bloodline of the royal family. Is it going to be lost outside?"

"Who dares to say this..."

An old official looked around and said in a low voice, "I heard that, I heard that too, that young master doesn't look like Prince Xiao Xun, but he looks a lot like Prince Jingnan."

"Not only does he look very similar to Prince Jingnan, he is also very smart, not inferior to Prince Lingyang when he was a child..."

One of them wanted to ask something, but suddenly stopped talking and winked at the two people who were traveling with him. "Let's go, let's go to my house for tea..."

Not far behind, an old man panted and caught up with the person in front, "Sir, Sir, please stay..."

After catching up and catching his breath, he looked around like a thief and called out, "Sir Shangshu, have you heard any rumors these past two days?"

Qin Hu, the Minister of War, glanced at the two people and three people on the road, and the court officials whispering to each other, and chuckled, "What's new? Why don't you tell me?"

The old man said, "It's like this. Yesterday, an old friend of mine came to me for tea and heard that Prince Xiao Xun still has a son who is still alive. Can you tell me if this is the spirit of the prince in heaven..."

"..."

On the way out of the palace, officials in groups of three or four were discussing this matter.

……

Tai Chi Hall.

After Imperial Doctor Zhang gave Emperor Chongning acupuncture, he lit the incense in the incense burner. Looking at the emperor sleeping soundly on the couch, Imperial Doctor Zhang felt mixed emotions.

At this moment, he felt that the palace was like a den of tigers and wolves. The emperor who was once high and mighty was now just like a cat curled up here.

It would be fine if this place was safe, but now... it's really hard to guard against.

He sighed again in his heart before writing a new prescription. After writing the prescription, he sorted out the recent pulse records of Emperor Chongning and handed them to Yunzhang.

I hope Lu Zheng can find a way to cure this chronic poison...

Doctor Zhang has been exchanging letters with Lu Zheng, mostly discussing the illness of Emperor Chongning. Lu Zheng asked Xiao Qi to secretly send a lot of medicine to Doctor Zhang and also gave a lot of advice. The healing spices in the incense burner in the Taiji Hall are from Lu Zheng's hand.

As for asking Lu Zheng to come and treat Emperor Chongning in person, no one asked for it. Even Xiao Qi had never mentioned it. The palace was a place that even he was unwilling to set foot in. Once Lu Zheng entered the palace, who could guarantee that she would come out safe and sound?

However, before the letter from Imperial Doctor Zhang reached Lingyang City, everyone was caught off guard by news that Emperor Chongning’s life ended on the eve of the Lantern Festival in the 19th year of Chongning…

When the carrier pigeon arrived at Lingyang City, Xiao Qi was listening to Li Qingfeng's lecture with Song Siwen and others, and Xiao Fuzi stumbled in.

There was panic in his voice. He knelt down in front of Xiao Qi and handed the urgent letter in his hand to Xiao Qi.

"Master... Your Majesty..."

Xiao Fuzi lowered his head and his voice became smaller and smaller, "His Majesty... has passed away." You could hear a pin drop in the hall. Even Wang Zhi, who came here to listen but actually didn't understand anything but just to feel the atmosphere, felt something unusual. He looked at Xiao Qi motionlessly.

At this moment, Xiao Qi felt confused. When he heard the bad news for the first time, he did not feel sad, but just a little surprised...

This shouldn't be the case. Yun Zhang is in Taiji Hall, and there are Xuanjia Guards guarding it, and there are imperial doctors watching over it. How could the emperor's uncle...

Xiao Qi opened the letter from Changping, which portended the most urgent matter. In just a few words, it announced the end of an emperor.

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, the Empress Dowager and the Empress entered the Taiji Hall one after another. That night, His Majesty passed away, accompanied by Concubine Rong...

Xiao Qi had imagined the fate of Emperor Chongning. Once he truly threatened those people, they would definitely kill him. However, Xiao Qi did not expect that this day would come so soon.

Yes, that position has always been precarious and only capable people can hold it firmly. His uncle is inferior to the previous emperors in terms of talent and ability, so he is lucky to have been able to sit on the throne for so many years.

It’s just that Concubine Rong... Xiao Qi thought of the only woman in the harem who was truly kind and gentle to him, and he clenched the letter in his hand. Hatred flashed in his eyes. He didn’t know which of the two people killed Emperor Chongning, but the woman was so innocent!
Concubine Rong was just a woman, the mother of a prince, just like his own mother, how innocent she was!

Why do they regard human life as worthless? Why－－－
Shen Guiyi saw Xiao Qi's mood swings and called out worriedly, "Ah Ci..."

Xiao Qi turned to look at him, but found that his vision was a little blurry. He raised his hand and touched his eyes, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes. After telling a few people the news from Changping, perhaps they had all guessed the ending of Emperor Chongning, and everyone was silent.

Xiao Qi then turned his gaze to Li Qingfeng.

Li Qingfeng sighed deeply, his expression solemn, and led everyone out of the side hall and bowed in the direction of the capital.

After everyone stood up, Shen Guiyi glanced at Shangguan Pingyang and said, "I will be returning to the northern border immediately. I believe the prince will receive the news soon."

"Brother Shangguan, please treat your illness here. Miss Lu will definitely cure you."

Shangguan Pingyang nodded, glanced at everyone, and after a moment's deliberation, he said to Shen Guiyi, "If the prince needs assistance from the Shangguan family, he can go find my second uncle."

Perhaps it was out of reluctance, or perhaps it was out of hatred, but over the years the Shangguan family not only continued to develop weapons, but also manufactured them and hid them in various places.

Shen Guiyi was startled when he heard Shangguan Pingyang's words with hidden meaning. Then he and Xiao Qi looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Shen Guiyi went to Lu Zheng's residence to say goodbye to her, and then left Lingyang City and returned to the northern border. It was only after a day that letters from various places in the capital arrived in Lingyang City.

At this time, the whole city of Lingyang was in mourning. It was a national mourning. Sui Lun naturally would not allow the Lingyang Palace to be criticized, and all proper etiquette should be observed.

In Xiao Qi's study, Xiao Fuzi said worriedly, "What should we do, Master? The Queen Mother will definitely order the royal family members to return to the capital to mourn. What should we do..."

Regardless of whether Xiao Qi is in Lingyang City or not, this order will reach Lingyang City. Not only will it reach Lingyang City, but all the royal family and vassal kings of the Great Zhou will have to return to the capital to see their king and father off for the last time.

Xiao Qi was reading a letter. Hearing this, he said calmly, "It is the law and etiquette that should be followed... I can't avoid it, and I can't avoid it."

His identity meant he was destined to be involved in national mourning. No matter where he was, he would always receive news.

He was not a general guarding the border, so there was no reason for him not to go back. Besides... his uncle the emperor had been very good to their Lingyang Palace.

Go back to Beijing...I have to go back.

(End of this chapter)