eurekapd Chapter 162: Victims of Internal Struggle
Chapter 162: Victims of Internal Struggle
Gu Jianchu snuggled into Xie Ci'an's arms and let him hold him obediently.
Just at this moment, Yun He hurried in, breaking the silence, "Something happened to the queen."
As soon as Yun He entered the inner hall and saw the two people hugging each other, he immediately realized that he was in trouble. He knelt down and kowtowed twice, "I have been so reckless as to disturb the Emperor and the Empress. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Yunhe buried his head in the ground, not daring to look at the two people's faces.
Yunhe is a man who knows his limits. If he is so anxious, it may be that something really happened.
Gu Jianchu quickly came out of Xie Ci'an's arms and straightened his messed-up clothes, "What happened?"
"Consort Wen of Cheng'en Palace felt a little unwell yesterday, so the imperial physician was summoned to check it out. It was nothing serious at first, but today, after drinking the medicine prescribed by the imperial hospital, she suddenly showed signs of hemorrhage. Consort Wen was in excruciating pain, and her maidservant went to Kunning Palace for help, but the Empress was not there, so they had to look for other people. I happened to meet someone from Cheng'en Palace in the imperial garden." Yunhe reported the whole story in detail.
"Why is there hemorrhage when everything is fine? Please call the imperial physician." Gu Jianchu slipped out of Xie Ci'an's arms.
"After hearing the news, I sent someone to summon the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital."
"I'll go take a look."
"I'll go with you." Xie Ci'an took Gu Jianchu's hand and got on the imperial carriage.
[Damn, Wen Nuan is so unlucky that she actually became a victim of the internal strife among Imperial Physician Zhang.]
Hearing this, Xie Ci'an couldn't help but frown.
He had previously learned from Gu Jianchu's inner thoughts that Doctor Zhang had a questionable character and was promoted by the Empress Dowager, so he did not take any action for a while.
"A few days ago, I promoted Imperial Physician Lin. Imperial Physician Zhang felt that Imperial Physician Lin was relying on me, and he was afraid that Imperial Physician Lin would one day threaten his position. So, he couldn't stand it any longer and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible."
Yesterday, Wen Nuan was feeling unwell. Knowing that I often use Doctor Lin, she summoned him to see her. It was originally just menstruation, and Doctor Lin prescribed some medicine. Doctor Zhang, upon learning of this, saw this as an opportunity and secretly added a metrorrhagia-inducing herb to the medicine Doctor Lin had given her, leading to Wen Nuan's profuse bleeding today.
[Doctor Zhang wants to use me to get rid of Doctor Lin.]
How could such a person be worthy of being a doctor? He would do anything for his own benefit, even disregarding human life. I truly underestimated Doctor Zhang's magnanimity.
[He couldn't stand anyone with medical skills better than his.]
[In recent years, Imperial Physician Zhang has climbed the Empress Dowager's ladder and become the Chief Physician of the Imperial Hospital. He has used dirty tricks to eliminate countless skilled and competitive Imperial Physicians.]
[Haha, there are indeed many people who have been framed by him. A person like him is really a stinker in the Imperial Hospital.]
[Previously, a young imperial physician had shown some talent in front of him. He feared that the young physician would one day cling to the Empress's influence and surpass him, so he used the same tactics to frame the young physician. Later, he played the role of a good man, bailing the young physician out of prison and arranging for him to return home. To this day, the young physician still has no idea that it was Imperial Physician Zhang who framed him and is extremely grateful to him.]
[Now the same method is being used on Imperial Physician Lin again.]
[He is really black himself, so he is afraid that others will be as black as him. ]
[I remember that his wife still doesn't know that the murderer of her father is actually her partner. There's no need to keep such a hypocritical face.]
Gu Jianchu was so angry that his shoulders were shaking and his fingers were clenched into fists.
Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's fingers tucked into his sleeves and said, "I don't think anything serious will happen to Concubine Wen. You don't have to worry too much."
Gu Jianchu nodded.
He turned and called Yunhe who was following the sedan chair, and whispered a few words in Yunhe's ear.
The imperial carriage soon arrived at Cheng'en Hall.
Concubine Wen was still under house arrest, and the vermilion gate was locked with iron chains.
The palace is a place where people flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. Those people thought that Wen Zhaoyi had offended the queen, so they naturally would not pay attention to her. Even the concubines who were on good terms with Wen Zhaoyi avoided her.
The imperial physician didn't want to come, but Imperial Physician Lin was an upright man and took the initiative to come with the palace maids to treat Concubine Wen.
Today, the little palace maidservant beside Wen Zhaoyi was able to come out. She stuffed a lot of silver into the guards' pockets, and the guards finally agreed to let her out.
"Open the door." Gu Jianchu ordered coldly.
The two guards at the door didn't dare to say anything and stepped forward to open the closed door.
The maidservant guarding Wen Zhaoyi heard the sound and hurried out to greet them. Seeing the emperor and empress coming together, the little maidservant saluted repeatedly in fear.
"How is Concubine Wen?" Gu Jianchu asked coldly.
"Her Majesty, Concubine Zhaoyi is not feeling well. She fainted from the pain once before." The little palace maid reported truthfully.
"Zhu Xia, go see if the imperial physician has arrived?" Gu Jianchu ordered the maid to fetch the physician, then walked towards the inner hall. Halfway through, he seemed to remember something, grabbed Xie Ci'an's hand, and whispered, "It's bloody inside. Your Majesty, please go to the main hall and wait for a moment."
Men of this era are very averse to seeing bloody things.
Xie Ci'an just came here to accompany Gu Jianchu and to clean up the atmosphere in the Imperial Hospital. He had no intention of going in to visit Wen Zhaoyi.
His attitude towards Wen Zhaoyi was simply that she was well-behaved, sensible and didn't cause trouble, that was all.
Xie Ci'an readily agreed to Gu Jianchu's proposal.
The little maid pushed open the door and took Gu Jianchu into the inner hall.
The closed room was filled with a strong smell of blood. Wen Zhaoyi's whole body was bent and curled up, the quilt beneath her was wrinkled, cold sweat kept coming out of her forehead, and her messy hair was stuck to her face with sweat beads. She looked extremely embarrassed.
After hearing the noise, Wen Zhaoyi slowly opened her eyes. Against the sunlight, she saw Gu Jianchu standing in front of the bed. She said in a weak voice, "Your Majesty, please come and greet me. I am sorry that you have embarrassed me by looking so."
"Okay, talk less. The imperial physician will be here soon. Nothing will happen." Gu Jianchu took out the handkerchief from his waist and helped Wen Zhaoyi wipe her forehead.
The moment Gu Jianchu touched her, she couldn't help but shrink back a little, "Your Majesty, please don't touch me in this state, lest I dirty your handkerchief."
"What are you talking about? I'm still waiting for you to get better so that you can make me some cakes and chat about gossip together." Gu Jianchu said softly to comfort him.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Xia came in with Doctor Zhang.
The moment he saw Doctor Zhang, Gu Jianchu couldn't help but squint his eyes.
[This guy really can't wait. ]
A sneer appeared on Gu Jianchu's lips, but it disappeared instantly when Doctor Zhang looked over.
Imperial Physician Zhang first greeted Gu Jianchu and then said, "Go and see what's going on with Consort Wen."
Doctor Zhang stood up and walked to the bedside. He placed a handkerchief on Concubine Wen's wrist and began to take her pulse with his eyes narrowed.