webnovelfull Chapter 414: Repeatedly reciting the prayer scriptures.
Chapter 414: Repeatedly reciting the prayer scriptures.
"What are you afraid of!" The Empress Dowager stood to the side, her face pale, and shouted angrily.
The imperial physician trembled, and the silver needle in his hand almost fell.
"Your Majesty must be saved! If you fail, I will have you all executed!"
"Yes!"
The imperial physicians responded in unison and quickened their pace.
The Empress Dowager stared intently at the imperial physician's every move, her gaze dark and gloomy.
I was enveloped by a deep sense of anxiety.
She clutched the prayer beads tightly in her hands, reciting the prayers over and over in her mind, but she could not calm her emotions.
"Xian'er...Xian'er..."
"You must hold on, nothing can happen to you..."
The Marquis's Residence, Qinglan Courtyard.
After having breakfast, Xie Yanli did not go directly to Wenyuan Pavilion.
Instead, he stayed home a little longer, having tea with Qin Jiuwei.
He had just put down his teacup when he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from afar, sounding somewhat hurried.
Zizhu hurried into the hall and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, an urgent imperial decree has arrived from the palace."
"What's the purpose?"
"The Emperor has been assassinated. The Empress Dowager requests that you enter the palace immediately."
Assassination attempt!
Upon hearing this, Xie Yanli's expression changed slightly, and his forehead tightened.
Zizhu nodded. "The eunuch said that the Emperor's condition is critical, and the Empress Dowager has specially sent someone to urgently invite you to the palace."
Xie Yanli stood up and quickly ordered, "Prepare the horses, I'll set off immediately."
Qin Jiuwei came out of the inner room upon hearing the noise. Seeing Xie Yanli's solemn expression, she asked, "What happened?"
"An urgent report came from the palace: the Emperor has been assassinated, and the Empress Dowager has summoned me to the palace."
Xie Yanli answered quickly.
Qin Jiuwei's eyes flickered slightly, but her expression remained unchanged. She quickly instructed, "Be careful on the road."
Xie Yanli nodded, then strode out the door.
"Miss, how could the Emperor have been assassinated?" Xiao He asked at this moment.
Who is so audacious as to attempt an assassination in the palace!
And it actually succeeded!
Xiaohe's eyes were filled with shock.
Qin Jiuwei's eyes were cold as she said in a calm voice, "I don't know."
She didn't care whether Gao Xian lived or died.
But then he was suddenly attacked...
"Go and find out more," Qin Jiuwei instructed.
Xiao He nodded in agreement.
royal palace.
Xie Yanli hurried through the long palace road to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The Empress Dowager sat on a grand chair, her hands clasped together, holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads, her eyes slightly lowered.
"Young Master Xie has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager raised her eyes, her phoenix eyes filled with sorrow.
He seemed to have aged considerably all of a sudden.
"You came."
"Your Majesty, this humble subject greets Your Majesty the Empress Dowager." Xie Yanli bowed respectfully, then asked, "How is His Majesty now?"
The Empress Dowager sighed softly, her gaze sweeping over the busy imperial physicians behind the screen: "His breathing has stabilized for the time being, and he is not in danger of falling ill, but he has not yet woken up."
Although the news of the emperor's assassination attempt has been suppressed, it is inevitable that unrest will occur.
After all, the fact that he didn't attend court couldn't be kept secret from others.
This needs to be handled by Xie Yanli.
The Empress Dowager gave a few instructions, and Xie Yanli nodded in agreement.
"Just say to the outside world that His Majesty has caught a cold. Do not mention the assassination attempt. The memorial can be sent to the cabinet to minimize the impact."
Xie Yanli quickly provided a solution.
After listening, the Empress Dowager nodded slightly, "Let's do as you say."
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager," Xie Yanli asked slowly, "has the assassin who attempted to assassinate the Emperor been caught?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager snorted coldly.
"It wasn't an assassin. You know that person too."
"She was the former Consort Chen."
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"Mo Qingkui?" Qin Jiu frowned slightly. "How could it be her?"
“Miss, it’s absolutely true. This was just sent back by Zizhu.” Xiaohe spoke up from the side.
"It's really strange, she actually had the guts to assassinate the Emperor! Could it be that she's been out of favor for too long and gone mad?"
Qin Jiuwei frowned slightly, her fingers unconsciously stroking the embroidered cushion beside the couch.
crazy?
probably not.
She knew Mo Qingkui somewhat; she was a very stubborn person.
They are narrow-minded and lack a sense of security.
Once you have something, hold onto it tightly.
If you even glance at her things, she'll treat you like an enemy, thinking you're trying to steal them.
If someone has a bad heart, they might feel hesitant and uneasy if others do evil.
She won't.
She commits evil deeds swiftly and without restraint.
She was capable of assassinating the emperor.
Unfortunately, many secrets about Mo Qingkui remain unsolved.
For example, where did she come from?
Is their world really that different from theirs?
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Even though it was late at night in the palace, the Hall of Mental Cultivation was still brightly lit.
The air was filled with a strong medicinal aroma.
The imperial physicians treated Gao Xian for a whole day, and finally his condition stabilized.
Gao Xian lay on the dragon bed, his chest wrapped in thick bandages.
His face was pale, and although his breathing was steady, he still appeared somewhat weak.
Beside the bed, a maid gently changed the chilled, damp cloth to cool him down and reduce his fever.
"His Majesty's breathing has stabilized, but he needs to rest for a period of time and must not overexert himself," the imperial physician reported, bowing.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she burst into tears of joy: "That's good, that's good..."
She took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, nodded repeatedly, her voice filled with barely suppressed joy.
"We finally made it through! Everything's alright now! I can finally relax!"
"I knew it! Heaven would protect our Great Jin!"
Hearing this, Xie Yanli, who was standing to the side, relaxed his tense expression a little.
He turned his gaze and saw that the imperial physician's expression was off, so he couldn't help but frown.
"Doctor Zhang, is there anything else?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's sharp phoenix eyes also fell on him.
Physician Zhang's forehead was already covered in a layer of cold sweat. "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, Your Highness, Your Majesty, I... I do have something I haven't yet reported."
The Empress Dowager's heart tightened, and her tone became slightly stern: "Speak."