Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 215 - Bold Search Me
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Meeting Consort Jing’s deep gaze, Murong Jiu was neither impatient nor agitated but instead spoke out:
“Father Emperor, if Consort Jing suffers from headaches, she should avoid the wind and rest more to keep from overthinking. It seems recently Consort Jing has not been resting well; it must be due to the myriad concerns weighing on her heart.”
The Emperor sighed and said, “Jing is just worried about the Third Prince. His leg is still unable to bear his weight for walking, and it aches severely when it rains. The illness has left its mark, and with the Third Prince still so young, it’s natural for Jing to be anxious.”
How laughable.
When Jun Yuyan injured his leg back then, why didn’t the Emperor show such pity?
Murong Jiu mocked in her heart but nodded on the surface and said:
“A problem of the heart needs a remedy from the heart. It’s just that the Third Prince was harmed by someone in the shadows, and as his son, I also expended a great effort, equivalent to the strength of nine bulls and two tigers, just to pull the Third Prince back from death’s door. Being able to save his leg is already a great fortune amidst misfortune. I ask Consort Jing to look on the bright side and not to keep her feelings pent up, as it harms not only herself but also makes the Father Emperor worried.”
Consort Jing picked up on the underlying message in her words, that she saved the Third Prince and thus had done a favor to Consort Jing.
She also suggested that Consort Jing was just lacking rest, not needing acupuncture, and since Consort Jing is not a physician, naturally there would be no other excuses to keep Murong Jiu there.
But Consort Jing was not willing to give in. Tears quickly fell from her eyes, immediately eliciting the Emperor’s sympathy.
“What’s the matter with you, my love?”
The Emperor personally wiped Consort Jing’s tears away with the sleeve of his dragon robe.
It seemed truly sincere, yet the Emperor was indeed contradictory. When the Empress Dowager was present, his heart and eyes were filled only with her, but as soon as she left, it was as if he had boundless affection for Consort Jing.
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Consort Jing, after her previous probe, probably had a deep understanding of the Emperor and no longer devoted her entire heart to him, but instead pinned her hopes on her son, the Third Prince.
“Your Majesty, it’s just that I was thinking of Prince Rui. He said he would come to visit me in the palace today. Even though Your Majesty arranged for him to be carried here in a litter, when I think of the fierce scars on his leg, my heart aches as if it were being cut.”
The Emperor embraced Consort Jing in his arms, speaking soothingly, then added, “Since the Third is coming, it’s good that Xiao Jiu is here. Let Xiao Jiu take another proper look at him later.”
Consort Jing sobbed with gratitude and exchanged pleasantries with Murong Jiu, thanking her for her hard work.
Murong Jiu thought that Consort Jing had not sought her out before, and actually, the Third Prince could have sought her out in private. If he did not, there must be some unspeakable issue at hand.
Now, with Consort Jing seeing that her father could no longer treat and heal, she thought of directly dragging me into the matter?
It seemed Consort Jing was out of options; probably all the well-known physicians in Capital City had been visited by the Third Prince, and most likely, many of them met with unnatural deaths.
Consort Jing wanted her to treat the Third Prince in the presence of the Emperor. The Emperor doted on the Third Prince immensely and might be annoyed at the Third Prince for his failings, but out of consideration for Consort Jing, he would surely command her to heal the Third Prince.
The Emperor was to the extreme in his selfishness, unable to be fair to each of his sons, let alone pay much attention to me.
His slight warmth towards me was merely because of my superior medical skills, having once healed him and the Third Prince.
Presently, with my father and Jun Yuyan away from Capital City, the Emperor was unrestrained.
Murong Jiu quickly contemplated her strategy. Consort Jing, having hit rock bottom and found no way to treat the Third Prince’s hidden ailment, now wanted to use me to let the Emperor know of this matter. If she continued to hide it, Consort Jing was surely afraid the Third Prince’s condition would worsen further. It would be better for the Emperor to figure out a solution.
With this thought, Murong Jiu became even more eager in her heart.
At that moment, Divine Doctor Zhai suddenly, while the Emperor and Consort Jing were not paying attention, slipped a pill into Murong Jiu’s hand.
Murong Jiu looked towards her master, whose eyes were still dim and cloudy, but before coming, they had discussed the matter of Consort Jing and the Third Prince, and her master had also made guesses about the impending events.
But she had not expected her master to be so well prepared, to have a pill ready in his sleeve beforehand.
One must know that upon entering the palace, they were searched by the eunuchs.
Although she did not know what the pill was for, she trusted her master.
So, while waiting for the Third Prince to come, Murong Jiu took the opportunity to drink water and slipped the pill into her mouth.
In no time at all, her body was covered in cold sweat, and she felt lightheaded and unsteady on her feet.
But her abdomen did not feel any discomfort.
Her master’s pill indeed had no effect on the fetus.
With this thought in mind, Murong Jiu deliberately trembled her hand, and the tea cup crashed to the ground.
“Princess Consort!”
Hong Yi called out in alarm, immediately drawing the attention of the Emperor and Consort Jing.
The Emperor quickly approached from beside Consort Jing’s bed and asked in a deep voice, “Xiao Jiu, what’s wrong?”
When he saw Murong Jiu’s pale face, her painful clutch at her abdomen, and her forehead soaked with sweat, his own expression changed, and he promptly commanded the Imperial Physician to come in.
Divine Doctor Zhai also hurried over, bumping into a vase with a crisp sound, causing chaos in the palace.
Several Court Physicians who were waiting outside rushed in at the sound and, after taking her pulse, all diagnosed Murong Jiu with a disturbance in her pregnancy qi.
“How could she suddenly suffer from disturbance in her pregnancy Qi when everything was fine?”
Before the Emperor could speak, Consort Jing had already risen from her bed, too anxious to care about her own weakness, and asked urgently.
She suspected that Murong Jiu was feigning illness, but Murong Jiu looked too pitiful, her complexion pale as paper, unsteady on her feet, and completely reliant on the Maid for support.
The Emperor asked in a stern voice, “Did Princess Consort Ling come into contact with anything unclean?”
He suspected that someone in the palace wanted to harm Consort Jing but ended up plotting against Murong Jiu instead.
A Palace Maid from Palace of Consort Jing said, “The Princess Consort just had some water and a few bites of snacks!”
The Emperor immediately ordered the tea and pastries to be examined for any issues, feeling extremely irritated. Someone dared to interfere while he was still in Palace of Consort Jing. Now that Murong Jiu was affected, what if he had consumed the tea and pastries? Would he not be the victim of the plot?
The first person he suspected was the Empress, for only the Empress had the power to command the palace servants.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, including the idea of deposing the Empress.
The Emperor was very protective of his own life, especially after Noble Lady Hui’s use of the Exotic Fragrance had harmed him. This made him even more worried about someone plotting against his life.
Soon after, the Empress was summoned.
The Empress’s first concern, of course, was for Murong Jiu’s well-being. She had not done anything to Palace of Consort Jing, so she was not the least bit guilty, allowing the Emperor to investigate sternly.
“Your Majesty, the pastries indeed have a problem. There is a layer of colorless and tasteless powder on them that can damage the stomach and intestines. Fortunately, Princess Consort Ling only had a few bites, so the impact is not severe. However, since Princess Consort Ling is currently pregnant, this has caused a disturbance in her pregnancy qi. She needs to rest and take care, and should avoid moving too much to prevent bleeding!”
Upon hearing this, Murong Jiu understood that the powder must have been scattered by her master in the confusion earlier, and she hadn’t actually eaten any of it.
Since her pregnancy, she had been especially cautious with her diet. Before eating anything, she would always smell it first, and her nose could detect many medicinal scents that others could not.
The Emperor could barely contain his anger, “Search everyone! See who wants to harm Consort Jing! How audacious!”
Clearly, the powder meant to harm the intestines was aimed at Consort Jing.
