novelhk Chapter 228 The Queen is White and Black
Chapter 228 The Queen is White and Black
The atmosphere in the palace was as if it had been swept by a storm, so solemn that it made people breathless.
After a fierce argument with Ruyi, the emperor was so angry that he fainted on the ground, and the whole palace was in chaos.
Jinzhong's face was pale, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. While he was directing the young eunuchs to call for the imperial physician, he was thinking about his own secret in his mind.
"Go and get Imperial Physician Jiang, quickly!" Jinzhong's voice trembled a little, and his eyes swept across the emperor and the people around him in panic.
He knew very well that if anything went wrong in this incident, he would be doomed.
After all, he had secretly put drugs in the cup of tea given to the emperor, which was a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan.
He did it more than once.
Jiang Yebi was sorting medicinal materials in the Imperial Hospital. When he heard that the emperor had fainted, he was shocked. He hurriedly put down the work in his hands and rushed to the emperor's palace.
Along the way, he frowned, and his mind kept on thinking about the emperor's recent obsession with deer blood wine. He worried secretly in his heart: "Could it be that the emperor fainted because he drank too much deer blood wine and his body couldn't bear it?"
It shouldn’t be the case... After all, so much time has passed and that thing shouldn’t have any time validity.
When Jiang Yubin arrived, the atmosphere in the palace was extremely tense.
As soon as he entered the door, his eyes scanned the surroundings like a hawk.
Jinzhong's expression was hesitant and his eyes flickered, as if he had endless worries.
Ruyi stood aside with an indifferent expression, like an iceberg, as if she didn't care about the chaos before her.
Jiang Yubin's heart moved, and he felt that things were not that simple.
"Doctor Jiang, you are here. Please take a look at the emperor." Jinzhong stepped forward, a barely perceptible hint of anxiety flashing in his eyes.
Jiang Yubin nodded slightly, walked quickly to the emperor's bed, knelt on one knee, and stretched out his hand to feel the emperor's pulse.
He placed his fingers on the emperor's wrist, frowning more and more, his heart full of doubts. The emperor's pulse was fine, so why did he suddenly faint?
He pondered secretly in his heart, and his eyes inadvertently swept to Jinzhong again, but found that Jinzhong's lips were trembling slightly, as if he was afraid of something.
At this moment, Jiang Yubin's eyes fell on the teacup beside him, and he immediately had a guess in his mind.
He continued his inspection calmly, and sure enough, during further investigation, he discovered that the emperor had taken some drugs that would cause mental disorder.
Jiang Yubin was shocked. This discovery put him in a dilemma.
He raised his head and his eyes moved back and forth between Jinzhong and Ruyi.
The anxiety and pleading in Jinzhong's eyes moved his heart. He remembered that Jinzhong had helped save惢心, and now he and Ruyi had broken up. The balance in his heart began to tilt.
Jiang Yubi suddenly had an idea. He knew that in this palace, sometimes the truth was not important. What was important was how to protect himself in this complicated situation.
"The reason why the emperor fainted this time is because he has been worrying too much about the affairs of Guard Ling and Concubine Xian for a long time." Jiang Yubin stood up and said seriously, his eyes looking at Ruyi intentionally or unintentionally.
"I had another conflict with Concubine Xian today, and I was too emotional, which led to this."
Ruyi frowned slightly, with a hint of surprise and anger in her eyes. She looked at Jiang Yubin and said coldly, "Doctor Jiang, please don't lie. I didn't do anything to the emperor. What's your intention in slandering me like this?"
Jiang Yubi remained calm, but felt a little guilty.
"Empress Xian, I am only speaking the truth. The Emperor has been worried about you and Ling Yunche in recent days, and the entire harem knows this. Now that the Emperor has fainted here, as the person involved, don't you have any responsibility at all?"
Ruyi sneered, "Humph, Jiang Yubin, do you think I don't know what you are thinking? Don't think you can blame me at will."
Jinzhong listened from the side and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but on the surface he still pretended to be anxious, "Doctor Jiang, what should the emperor do now?"
Jiang Yubin looked at the emperor again, "The emperor is fine, he just needs to rest well, and he will wake up naturally after a while. But during this period of time, you must not let the emperor be stimulated again."
A trace of disdain flashed in Ruyi's eyes. "Jiang Yubin, I want to see how your actions today will end in the future."
After saying that, she flicked her sleeves and left, leaving behind a resolute back.
Jiang Yubi was slightly stunned. He really couldn't understand where Ruyi was going. This was Yikun Palace!
Sure enough, after a while, Ruyi came back with a cold expression and went straight into the inner room.
Jiang Yebi looked at Ruyi's departing back, feeling mixed emotions.
He knew that his actions might provoke revenge from Ruyi, but he had no way out.
Jinzhong walked up and patted Jiang Yubin on the shoulder. "Doctor Jiang, this time it's all thanks to you. If there's any need in the future, Jinzhong will definitely repay you."
Jiang Yubin nodded slightly and said nothing.
He knew that he had been involved in a palace conspiracy, and the vortex of this conspiracy would become larger and larger, and he didn't know how many people would be swallowed up in the end.
In Yikun Palace, Ruyi was so angry that she was shaking all over.
She paced back and forth in the palace, her eyes burning with anger. "Jiang Yubin, you are such an ungrateful villain. I have never treated you unfairly, how dare you frame me like this."
Qingmei consoled him, "Your Majesty, calm down. Imperial Doctor Jiang must have his reasons for doing this. We still need to find out the truth and not let the Emperor be harmed by the treacherous people."
Ruyi stopped and looked at惢心, "Qingmei, you are right. I can't just let it go. I must find out who is behind this."
At this time, in the emperor's bedroom, Jiang Yubin was preparing an antidote for the emperor. His movements were somewhat mechanical, and he was still struggling with his decision.
He knew that by putting the blame on Ruyi, he might be able to temporarily get out of the predicament, but this was not a long-term solution.
"Doctor Jiang, is the antidote ready?" Jinzhong urged.
Jiang Yubin nodded, "Okay." He fed the antidote to the emperor, and watched the emperor's complexion gradually return to normal. He prayed silently in his heart, hoping that this matter would not be exposed.
After a while, the emperor slowly woke up, his eyes were a little confused, "What happened to me?"
Jinzhong stepped forward quickly, "Your Majesty, you just had an argument with Concubine Xian and suddenly fainted. Thanks to Imperial Doctor Jiang, you are fine now."
The emperor frowned, "It was Ruyi... How dare she anger me."
Jiang Yubin said at the side: "Your Majesty, you are still weak and need to rest well. Don't be angry about Concubine Xian anymore."
The emperor nodded slightly, "Well, you all should leave. I need to be quiet for a while."
After Jiang Yubin and Jinzhong left, they came to the palace road. Jinzhong looked at Jiang Yubin and said, "Doctor Jiang, you must not tell anyone about this."
Jiang Yubin glanced at Jinzhong and said, "I know, I just hope you won't do this again. This time it was a fluke. If we were discovered, none of us would survive."
Jinzhong nodded, "I understand. I had no choice this time."
Jinzhong stood in the shadows, looking gloomy. He glanced at Jiang Yubin and moved his lips, but he didn't say anything clearly. "Doctor Jiang, you should go to Changchun Palace to check the Queen's pulse now."
Jiang Yubin was a little flustered by his silent gaze and couldn't help but speak first, "Eunuch Jinzhong, you asked me to go to Changchun Palace. Is this... appropriate? I gave the emperor medicine, which was already a great rebellion. Now I have to tell the empress, isn't this..."
Jinzhong sneered, with a barely perceptible cold light flashing in his eyes, "All your questions will be answered after you go there."
Jiang Yubin gritted his teeth and frowned, "But I don't understand why you do this? Giving medicine to the emperor is a serious crime!"
Jinzhong took a step forward and lowered his voice: "There are some things you don't need to know too much about. You just need to remember that we are all fighting for our own survival. Go to Changchun Palace and tell the Empress exactly what the Emperor is like now. The Empress will make the rest."
Jiang Yubin nodded helplessly and turned to walk towards Changchun Palace.
Along the way, his heart was beating anxiously and various thoughts kept flashing through his mind.
He didn't understand what Jinzhong was planning, nor did he know whether the Queen was really involved in this matter.
Arriving at Changchun Palace, Jiang Yubin took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He walked into the palace and saw the queen sitting on the couch, flipping through a book with a calm expression.
"Jiang Yubin, you're here." Rong Yin's voice was as gentle as usual, but Jiang Yubin heard a hint of something unusual.
"Your Majesty, I...I have something important to report." Jiang Yebin knelt down with his head lowered.
"Tell me, what makes you so panicked?" Rong Yin put down the book in her hand and her eyes fell on Jiang Yubin.
Jiang Yubin hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, the emperor... there is something wrong with his body, it seems that someone has drugged him."
Rong Yin's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure: "Oh? The emperor was drugged?"
Jiang Yubin did not dare to look up, and whispered: "Your humble servant... Your humble servant detected something in the emperor's pulse, and your humble servant suspects that it will cause harm to the emperor's body."
"Your Majesty, I dare not lie. I...I don't know who did it, but this matter concerns the safety of the emperor, so I dare not hide it."
Rong Yin was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Who do you think is responsible for this?"
Jiang Yebin secretly glanced at Rong Yin, gritted his teeth and said, "Your humble servant... Your humble servant dare not speculate, but your humble servant feels that it seems to be related to Changchun Palace in some way."