The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 107 107 Sure enough

Shen Wan was so worried that she felt as if a huge boulder was pressing on her heart, making her breathless.

There was another burst of thunderous applause from the crowd of spectators, but she turned a deaf ear.

The sky above the school grounds also darkened at some point, and the layers of clouds above blocked the clouds.

It seems like a storm is coming.

Eunuch Ni looked at the sky and carefully asked the emperor for instructions: "Your Majesty, I don't know if it will rain in this weather. Do you want to..." Return to the palace quickly?

"No need." The emperor raised his hand and refused, "Taoist Master Xuanjing has calculated that the weather will be good until the Wanshou Festival."

A gray-haired veteran next to him smiled and echoed: "Your Majesty, Taoist Master Xuanjing is indeed profound in Taoism. He is proficient in fortune telling, praying for rain, and refining elixirs. He is truly a god."

Several ministers around him took advantage of the situation to praise the emperor a few words, praising him for his wisdom and martial prowess.

The emperor felt quite relieved when he heard this. He shook the folding fan leisurely in his hand and his eyes flashed slightly.

While the emperor and his ministers were talking, the young men in the school field below had already galloped half a circle on their horses. Everyone was trying their best, not afraid of the danger of falling off the horse, and they all wanted to show their faces in front of the emperor.

The horses' hooves in the field were like thunder.

Looking at the young men bending their bows on horses, the emperor said with emotion: "Heroes come from young men. These teenage boys are all excellent riders and extremely brave. They are really lucky to us."

"I still remember that the Nine Emperor Brother concealed his identity and won the first prize in the martial arts test when he was twelve years old...

No one expected that the emperor would suddenly mention King Chen. Several ministers looked a little strange and didn't know how to approach the topic.

Fortunately, the emperor didn't expect them to say anything. He smiled and asked, "Is the Nine Emperor Brothers here today?"

The ministers looked at each other, and some of them had already tasted something: the emperor naturally knew that King Chen was not here, but he still asked knowingly, fearing that he had ulterior motives.

"Back to the Emperor, His Highness King Chen has never been here." The old minister immediately replied.

The emperor frowned slightly, seemingly worried, "When my father was here, he came to see the martial arts test every year. Why can't he come today?"

After the emperor's words came to this point, the old minister and several other close ministers knew more and more that the emperor most likely came to King Chen intentionally.

The old minister followed the emperor's wishes and said: "His Royal Highness Chen Wang has been thanking guests behind closed doors recently. Perhaps he has forgotten?"

"Your Majesty, Your Highness King Chen has always admired young people who are both civilized and military-savvy. Since Prince Chen's Mansion is not far from here, why don't Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Xuan Chen come over to join us in the fun?" Another middle-aged minister suggested with a smile.

As he said, Prince Chen's Mansion is only two streets away from the school grounds, and it doesn't take much time to get back and forth.

The emperor was quite satisfied with the knowledge of these two people and told Eunuch Ni: "Go to Prince Chen's Mansion to announce to me that the Nine Emperors are here."

Eunuch Ni accepted the order respectfully and withdrew from the emperor's seat.

The competition below continues in full swing.

After burning the incense, Eunuch Ni came back. There was no one behind him, and everyone had answers in their hearts.

really-

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Chen refuses to come." Eunuch Ni reported dryly, and he had guessed this result.

Eunuch Ni thought that the emperor would be furious, but the emperor smiled instead, fanned himself, and stood up and said, "Then I will go and pick up the Nine Emperors myself."

The emperor actually plans to go to Prince Chen's Mansion? !

The ministers were shocked again.

Although they were not sure of the emperor's intention, since the emperor planned to drive to Prince Chen's Mansion in person, they naturally had to go with him as ministers. The accompanying ministers got up one after another, and even some of the courtiers who were originally here to watch the game also Followed.

A group of ministers surrounded the emperor and came down from the high platform, looking at the huge momentum.

Such a big movement naturally fell into the eyes of other people around.

Chu Qianchen, who was on the high platform diagonally opposite, also saw it and quietly glanced at Amber, asking her to take a look.

Amber was very smart and quietly retreated. After inquiring about the news, she hurried back and whispered to Chu Qianchen.

Chu Qianchen's expression changed slightly.

She stood up immediately, walked to Mrs. Shen, and said, "Mom, when I came here, I saw a bookstore in front of me. I want to take a look."

"Go ahead." Mrs. Shen guessed that Chu Qianchen must be in a hurry and agreed readily.

Shen Wan on the side was worried, drinking tea with her eyes lowered, not looking at Chu Qianchen at all.

After Chu Qianchen left the school grounds, she took a small road to Prince Chen's Mansion. Instead of taking the main entrance, she knocked on the door of the house next door and entered the Prince's Mansion through a secret door.

The person who answered her was still the old nanny from last time.

Gu Jue was not here, so the old nanny took her to see Yunzhan.

Not long after Chu Qianchen entered the palace, the emperor's chariot arrived. Together with the accompanying civil servants, military generals, imperial guards, and soldiers of the imperial army, this team consisted of more than two hundred people. The team looked so majestic, The sound is impressive.

Such a team also attracted many people to follow them all the way from the school ground to Prince Chen's Mansion, making the team even bigger.

A long line of carriages and horses stopped in front of the red-lacquered gate of Prince Chen's Mansion.

A young chamberlain ran and knocked on the door of the palace. Soon, the porter of the palace came to answer the door.

The little chamberlain shouted arrogantly: "The emperor is here, why don't you come and greet him quickly!"

As a result, the red lacquer door of the palace was opened. This was the second time that the main entrance of the palace was opened after Gu Jue returned to Beijing from the north.

Two teams of royal guards came out of the palace in a well-trained manner and stood in two rows inside and outside the gate. Their bodies were upright and their momentum was amazing. They were completely unlike ordinary guards.

They were indeed not ordinary guards. They had all followed Gu Jue to the North and had experienced life and death on the battlefield. They just stood there quietly, like precious swords hidden in their sheaths. Even the Imperial Guards were suppressed.

When they stood still, Yunzhan, who was wearing a sapphire blue brocade robe, strode over, his tall figure as tall as a pine tree and his gait vigorous.

He walked up to the resplendent dragon chariot without looking sideways, and solemnly saluted with clasped fists: "The emperor is here in person, and you will be greeted at a distance."

From the beginning to the end, he didn't even look at Uncle Zhongyong who was driving behind him. Uncle Zhongyong's face was slightly condensed, and he cursed in his heart: Treason!

The other ministers exchanged looks with different expressions. Today, the emperor's chariot came to Prince Chen's Mansion in person. Logically speaking, Prince Chen, as a minister, should come to greet him personally, but Prince Chen only asked Yun Zhan to greet him.

In public, with so many eyes staring at Prince Chen's palace, from the courtiers to the common people, Prince Chen "dare" to despise the emperor like this. Why on earth?

The ministers couldn't help but wonder, is King Chen so arrogant that he has no regard for a saint, or is he unable to come to greet him?

The emperor slowly and leisurely opened a corner of the curtain, revealing half of his face, and asked nonchalantly: "Where is the Nine Emperor Brother? Why didn't you come to pick him up?"

"Back to your Majesty, Your Majesty is suffering from a slight cold and is lying ill on the bed." Yun Zhan replied concisely and calmly.

When the prince and Qin Yao went to Nanyang this time, they only took Mo Chen with them, leaving him and Xue Fengyan to guard Prince Chen's mansion and Chu Qianchen.

Before leaving, the prince warned that if something happened to someone during his absence, since the emperor believed that he was seriously ill, let the emperor think that he was indeed "seriously ill" and recovered.

However, Yunzhan did not expect that the emperor would come in person.

"Oh?" The emperor casually twitched the corners of his lips and said with emotion, "Today's third martial arts trial produced many rising stars, which reminded me of the heroic appearance of the Nine Emperor Disciples back then."

"These young people are the future of our Daqi. If the Nine Emperor Brothers can go to the scene to commend these young people, it will be a good story that will be passed down from generation to generation."

The emperor's words were so high-sounding that when some people on the roadside heard it, their blood boiled with excitement and their eyes were filled with brilliance. They felt that one of the young men who participated in the martial arts test might be the next "Chen King".

Yunzhan didn't answer, and the emperor asked "concernedly": "Is the cold of the Nine Emperors Brother okay? Have you asked the imperial doctor?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty," Yun Zhan maintained his clasped fist posture, "I've already called the doctor."

Yun Zhan's words were vague and did not say anything about Gu Jue's condition. Many courtiers knew for sure: King Chen was most likely seriously ill, and he did not dare to ask an imperial doctor to come over. He was afraid that his illness would be spread to the emperor's ears and the emperor would take control of it.

Under such circumstances, King Chen still hasn't shown up, so he may be ill and unable to survive.

And the emperor suddenly decided to come to Prince Chen's Mansion today, probably because he wanted to confirm Prince Chen's condition.

The smile on the emperor's face deepened, "Since I'm here, I'm going to see the Nine Emperor Brothers."

The emperor looked like a "friendly young brother" and got off the dragon chariot with the help of his chamberlain, and then walked towards the palace of Prince Chen with his head held high.

Yunzhan and the courtiers and imperial guards brought by the emperor also followed in, leaving only the forbidden troops waiting outside the palace.

It was not the first time for the emperor to come to Prince Chen's Mansion, so he did not need anyone to lead him. He just walked towards Tianshui Garden where Gu Jue lived by the familiar route.

It was the first time for the accompanying courtiers to enter Prince Chen's Mansion, and they couldn't help but look around a few times. Many of them secretly sighed: This Prince Chen's Mansion is a bit too spacious, as if the owner does not intend to live here for a long time.

When they arrived at the gate of Tianshuiyuan, the atmosphere changed again.

There were also two rows of royal guards standing in the courtyard of Tianshuiyuan. They were all tall and mighty, and each of them unabashedly released their murderous intent. It was as if they would pull out the sabers at their waists if they disagreed with each other.

Some civil servants in the rear already regretted a little at this moment, feeling that they should not have followed the emperor.

What if the emperor insists on seeing King Chen, but these royal guards stop him, and the two sides turn against each other as soon as they disagree? !

As if to verify their thoughts, Yun Zhan's cold voice sounded in front again: "Wind and cold are easily contagious, and the emperor's dragon body is precious..."

Yun Zhan seemed worried that Gu Jue would infect the emperor with the cold, but everyone knew that he was expelling the emperor.

"It's just a bit cold, I'm not that precious."

The emperor interrupted Yun Zhan calmly and smiled slightly, but the smile was not as deep as his eyes.

The air ahead was filled with sparks, and the atmosphere was tense and tense.

Some people silently took a few steps behind, looking at no one to notice, and then took a few steps back.

When gods fight, little devils suffer.

It was better for them to stay away. Anyway, even if King Chen lost his military power, they would not gain much.

"Crack!"

Suddenly there was a sound of porcelain falling to the ground in the main room in front, and a tea cup fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

The maid who accidentally dropped the tea cup looked at the emperor in the courtyard in panic.

"Noise!"

The next moment, a slightly cold female voice was heard scolding displeasedly.

The girl's voice came gurgling like water from a mountain stream. It was neither light nor heavy, but it carried a strange penetrating power and reached everyone's ears clearly.

The emperor frowned slightly, followed the sound, and saw a blue-green figure walking into the main room from the secondary room. The slender girl's face was covered with a veil, and she said to the maids in the room: "Can't I just ask you to be quiet?"

"Since you invited me to treat King Chen, you should abide by my rules!"

She frowned slightly, with a hint of arrogance in her expression and tone.

It's her! The emperor recognized Chu Qianchen at a glance and stopped under a sycamore tree.

The faint shadow of the sycamore trees reflected on the emperor's face, making his expression look unfathomable.

"Miracle doctor!" Yun Zhan quickly walked into the hall and solemnly bowed his hands to Chu Qianchen, who was about to leave. "They are rude. Please don't take offense to the doctor."

The courtiers were also speculating on Chu Qianchen's identity. Yun Zhan's words verified their guesses. Now, they were all convinced: King Chen was indeed seriously ill!

There were about twenty distinguished courtiers present, each with his own position and expression, exchanging glances in twos and threes.

Some people frowned worriedly. If King Chen was really seriously ill and the news reached the ears of the Nanhao people, they would be ready to take action. Some people were waiting to see what happened. As for the royalists, they were secretly happy. He thought that since King Chen was seriously ill, he would have to hand over his military power.

Uncle Zhongyong hurried forward and entered the main room. He shouted at Yunzhan: "Yunzhan, what are you talking about!"

Uncle Zhongyong, who is strong on the outside and strong on the inside, is actually very panicked: even a fool can see that the emperor is now clearly looking for trouble with King Chen and wants to confirm whether King Chen is seriously ill. Isn't Yun Zhan deliberately going against the emperor by being so messy? !

If the emperor turns his anger on the Yun family, the Yun family will be killed by this traitor!

If the emperor and other courtiers were not in the courtyard outside at this moment, Uncle Zhongyong would have slapped Yun Zhan on the face to greet him.

Treason, really a treason!

When his mother gave birth to him, she should have strangled him to avoid harming the whole family!

Yun Zhan still ignored Uncle Zhongyong and said to Chu Qianchen in a good voice, "I'm sorry to trouble you, the miracle doctor."

Chu Qianchen stroked his sleeves impatiently and said, "I'm doing acupuncture, and a slight difference can make a thousand miles. If we argue again and make a wrong step with the acupuncture, we will bear the consequences!"

Her last four words were almost word for word.

Eunuch Ni twitched the corner of his mouth and thought to himself: This miracle doctor is actually arrogant and arrogant, just like she did when she was in Jishi Hall, very arrogant!

Thinking of the day when the miracle doctor had lied to the emperor and the prince, Eunuch Ni felt complicated: Apart from King Chen, this mysterious doctor was probably the only one who dared to disrespect the emperor.

Eunuch Ni quietly looked at the emperor's face, thinking that the emperor would be furious when he saw this miracle doctor again.

Unexpectedly, the emperor raised the corners of his mouth slightly, seeming to be in a good mood.

The emperor was indeed in a good mood.

From the few words of this miracle doctor, it was already confirmed that Gu Jue was ill, and the illness was serious.

Gu Jue was so sick that he rushed to seek medical treatment. He really trusted his life on such a famous and innocent little girl!

Ridiculous, really ridiculous!

This alone was enough for the emperor to be too lazy to care about her attitude.

The emperor walked a few steps forward and stopped under the eaves of the main hall. He interrupted with a "worried" voice and asked, "Isn't King Chen suffering from the cold? Isn't he very ill?"

Chu Qianchen turned around as if he hadn't heard anything and said to Yun Zhan: "Yun Zhan, I need to be quiet. Don't make any noise here."

Before she even finished the last word, she rolled her sleeves and left, leaving dozens of people inside and outside the room looking at each other in shock.

The curtain leading to the second room opened and fell, swaying gently back and forth.

The courtiers behind the emperor, including Uncle Zhongyong, were all shocked. They had never seen anyone dare to ignore the emperor like this.

There was silence.

The emperor looked at the door curtain, his mood became better, and a bright light flashed in his shrewd eyes.

Yun Zhan also glanced at the door curtain, frowned slightly, with deep eyes, and replied for Chu Qianchen: "Your Majesty, the prince is just cold..."

"Yunzhan, shut up!" Uncle Zhongyong angrily yelled at Yunzhan again, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Uncle Zhongyong glared at Yunzhan fiercely, his eyes full of warning: King Chen was obviously seriously ill, and he had reached this stage, and this traitor was still helping King Chen to cover up, then the emperor really wanted to pursue him, this would be the crime of deceiving the emperor!

The crime of deceiving the emperor is a serious crime of beheading!

Uncle Zhongyong felt that his back was wet with sweat, and he softened his tone: "The prince is the emperor's biological brother. The emperor loves his brother with all his heart. When the emperor comes to the palace in person, he is also worried about the prince's health..."

"Since the emperor is worried about the prince, please come back," Yun Zhan appropriately caught the end of Uncle Zhongyong's words and said, "The miracle doctor is treating the prince, so he must concentrate on..."

As he said this, he looked at the emperor again and made eye contact with him.

What did this traitor say? Uncle Zhongyong was angered by Yun Zhan again, and his chest rose and fell violently twice.

The emperor also felt that Yun Zhan was ignorant of promotion and current affairs. Even now, he was helping Gu Jue to be rude to him. However, his words could be regarded as a disguised admission -

Gu Jue is seriously ill.

No matter how much the emperor wanted Gu Jue to die in his heart, he still had to do all the superficial work. He sighed quietly: "The Nine Emperor Brothers are so sick. Why don't you come to repay? Why should we invite a few imperial doctors to come over?" That’s it.”

"Pass on my instructions, go to the imperial hospital and send a few imperial doctors over!" the emperor ordered Mr. Ni, his pupils surprisingly bright.

At this time, the door curtain was opened again, and Xue Fengyan walked out of the second room.

He bowed to the emperor and clasped his fists, saying: "Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty. I have already hired a miracle doctor for the prince."

The emperor glanced at the door curtain again, thinking that Xue Fengyan came out on Gu Jue's order, and raised the corners of his lips mockingly.

When the emperor said that he wanted to teach Gu Jue an imperial doctor, he was just trying to show his attitude to the courtiers. Xue Fengyan's refusal was exactly what he wanted.

Several of Gu Jue's subordinates were really as self-righteous as Gu Jue. They insisted on hiring a charlatan to treat Gu Jue. No wonder they couldn't cure him. It's a pity that Gu Jue still has a glimmer of hope in his life.

I have to cut off his chance of survival!

At some point, the sun, which had been blocked by the clouds, popped up again, and the golden sunlight poured down.

The emperor smiled slightly, looked up at the bright sun in the blue sky, and said meaningfully to Eunuch Ni: "Am I right? Today is a good day."

"Your Majesty is right." Eunuch Ni solemnly agreed with a smile, feeling in his heart: Taoist Master Xuanjing is really accurate!

The emperor curled his lips and ordered: "Priest Xuanxuanjing, come to the school grounds."

Eunuch Ni said "yes" and ordered a young chamberlain in green clothes to go on an errand while he himself stayed by the emperor's side to serve him.

After the emperor left, the accompanying courtiers naturally had no choice but to follow.

Looking at the retreating figures of the emperor and his entourage, Yun Zhan and Xue Fengyan exchanged a tacit look.

The emperor definitely did not come here specifically to confirm whether the prince was really sick, as he was afraid that there might be another way out.

However, if the soldiers come to stop them, Prince Chen's Mansion is not a weakling who can be manipulated by others!

Yunzhan also strode up to follow him, in order to see off the emperor, an uninvited guest.

When leaving the palace, Uncle Zhongyong gave Yun Zhan a fierce look and wanted to tell him not to return to his palace until he had the ability. But as he spoke, he remembered that Yun Zhan had never returned to his palace since he returned to Beijing.

Uncle Zhongyong walked away with a puff of his sleeves.

The emperor and his group came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

It’s midsummer in June and the weather is hot.

When the group of people returned to the school grounds, the ministers were sweating profusely from the sun, and several veterans almost fainted from the sun.

Many people were a little confused as to what the emperor's intention was when he went there in person.

In the school grounds, there was still a rumble of cries and the third round of the riding and shooting competition was going on.

Neither the emperor nor anyone else was interested in watching the game.

The emperor had just returned to his seat on the high platform and sat down, when Xuan Jing arrived with the young chamberlain in blue.

There was not a drop of sweat on Xuanjing's body, and he was leisurely and contented, which was in sharp contrast to the sweaty courtiers around him.

He is indeed an expert! Eunuch Ni sighed secretly again and led Xuanjing to the emperor.

"Join the emperor." Xuanjing saluted the emperor.

The emperor said straight to the point: "Master Taoist, I just went to Prince Chen's Mansion and learned that my Nine Emperors brother Prince Chen is seriously ill. How can he get through this?"

The emperor looked at Xuan Jing with a smile, his deep eyes like a vast ocean.

To others, it sounded like the emperor asked Xuanjing to tell Gu Jue's fortune out of kindness. However, Xuanjing's heart sank and his scalp went numb.

He was a smart man, and of course he would not be so stupid as to think that the emperor really wanted to help Gu Jue get through the crisis. The emperor's intention was the opposite.

The emperor turned the jade ring on his finger and said with emotion: "I still remember that the Master of Wuwei Temple once told the Nine Emperors Brother a divination when he was six years old, saying that his 'fate' was extraordinary and that he would become a treasured sword of Da Qi. He helped Daqi overcome thorns and thorns, but there was a disaster in his life..."

"Although it is said that people's 'destiny' is destined by heaven, I think that this person will become strong when he is strong and weak when he is weak, and his destiny may not be unchangeable. Since I am the emperor, I If you stand by his side, you will surely win the battle, what do you think?"

Every word of the emperor's words was full of meaning, and contained a profound meaning that only he and Taoist Master Xuanjing could understand.

Xuanjing has always been good at judging the situation and judging people's hearts. Thinking about how he approved Chu Qianchen's destiny before, he will know the meaning of the emperor's words...

Xuanjing secretly complained. He had promised the second prince to give the second girl of the Chu family a few kind words in front of the emperor, in order to sell the second prince a good one. However, the Holy Heart is unpredictable, and the emperor was because Chu Qianchen "will become stronger when he encounters the strong. The fate of "weakness leads to weakness" has other thoughts.

It is better to offend the second prince than to offend the emperor.

Xuanjing understood very well that guilt and hesitation were just a matter of a blink of an eye. Moreover, if a person would not be punished for his own sake, he would have to think about himself.

"Your Majesty, please Rong Pindao do the fortune-telling for His Highness Prince Chen." Xuanjing smiled slightly and shook off his fly whisk. He still looked like an immortal, completely unable to tell that in just a short moment, he had My thoughts are already changing.

Immediately, a path brought a futon. Xuanjing sat cross-legged on the futon, then took out the tortoise shell and copper coins again, and began to do calculations solemnly.

The emperor drank tea again, feeling calm and relaxed. He believed that a **** like Xuanjing would be able to understand his thoughts.

Everyone else's eyes were all fixed on Xuanjing, their eyes burning, as if they were hotter and brighter than the scorching sun.

The sound of the tortoise shells and copper coins shaking clearly echoed in everyone's ears, and everyone's heartbeats also accelerated with the sound.

After Shaoqing and Xuanjing poured out a few copper coins, he stared for a moment, counted a few times with the fingers of his right hand, then raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, this calamity for His Highness King Chen is too difficult... I'm afraid, I'm afraid that there will be no chance of death. born."

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