Under the might of the phoenix, everyone lowered their heads. Even if they didn't hear what the chief physician said, they understood from the empress dowager's attitude that the emperor was really in trouble.
But not many people were surprised.
From Emperor Taizu to the present, it was a blessing from God if the emperors of Daqing could live beyond the age of 55. Most of them died around 50. The emperor is not the worst among them. Moreover, the emperor's health has obviously been declining since the beginning of last year. Although they dare not say it openly, many people have an idea of it in their hearts.
All the ministers looked at the princes present quietly. The Sixth Prince was the youngest in age, but strangely, he received the most attention.
Needless to say, as for the military generals, from a personal perspective, General Sun, the Sixth Prince's maternal family member, is their own man, and even if he is a bit dirty inside, he can tell the difference at this time. From a public perspective, they are very impressed by the responsibility shown by the Sixth Prince. Military generals often have external missions, and what they fear most is that the Emperor will be manipulated by civil officials, just like General Sun, who made them exterminated, has he not suffered enough over the years
The Sixth Prince knew more or less about what happened in the meantime. If he were to take the throne, it would be better than the current one. Putting all that aside, it would be a good thing for Yu Daqing if the person sitting in that position was a responsible person.
And for the civil officials, the Sixth Prince is also his own. Don’t you see that the prince’s teacher he recognized is the eldest daughter of the Hua family, the head of the civil officials!
Don't think that they kill without spilling blood in their daily fights and are even more ruthless than military generals, but they all grew up reading books of sages and have a better impression of the brave and responsible princes. At least from today's performance, the Sixth Prince seems to be quite good.
Of course, not everyone thinks this way. Some people have no choice from the beginning. From their standpoint, they can only support the third prince or the fourth prince.
Hua Zhi squinted her eyes and leaned against the wall. From this position she could see some of the people kneeling before His Highness. Looking in the direction of their gazes she let out a long sigh. Half of the matter was already done.
In the depressing atmosphere, Haoyue suddenly knelt down holding her belly and cried, "Empress Dowager, please let me send the emperor back to the dragon bed. I can't let the emperor's condition get worse."
Hua Zhi sat up straight, her mind working rapidly, determined not to let Haoyue succeed.
Before she could figure out what was going on, there was a noise outside the hall. A moment later, Doctor Yu walked into the hall quickly, holding up his clothes. He didn't care about the nobles in this hall. He squatted on the ground, held the emperor's wrist and felt his pulse. After looking, smelling, asking and feeling the emperor's pulse, he remained silent and did not take any follow-up action.
The Queen Mother, who had been watching for a while, was anxious, "Divine Doctor Yu, have you figured out anything? How is the Emperor doing?"
Divine Doctor Yu stood up and bowed, then sighed and said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, the Emperor is already on his last legs."
"How could it be..."
"According to the judgment of this old man and Shaoyao, if the emperor takes good care of himself, he should have another half a year to live."
The Queen Mother's heart trembled, "You mean... someone has tampered with the Emperor?"
As she said this, the Queen Mother's eyes fell on Haoyue. Her cold gaze seemed like an ice knife scraping the flesh on his body, and Haoyue couldn't help but shiver.
Doctor Yu pretended not to know and asked directly, "I wonder if I can take a look at the emperor's recipe."
"Of course." The Queen Mother looked at Yuxiang, "Bring both the person and the recipe to me."
"yes."
The nanny brought a chair over, and the Queen Mother sat next to the Emperor. This was the son she had carried for ten months, but she had to send him off. Holding back her sadness, the Queen Mother looked up and said, "My prince, stay here. Everyone else go to the side hall. No one is allowed to talk or leave without my order. Fu Gang, take care of him for me."
"I obey your orders."
Hua Zhi was about to stand up and leave with the others. Zhu Bowen was already waiting there, ready to help her. Then she heard the queen mother say, "Hua Zhi, stay. Xiao Liu, go move a chair and help her sit down."
Xiaoliu had wanted to do this a long time ago, so he quickly strode over to help the person up and was about to walk forward. Hua Zhi tightened his hand and looked at him.
Xiao Liu paused, then understood and motioned to Gong Shi to move a chair over. There must be a reason why the master wanted to sit in this corner, and he didn't need to ask more questions. This was in the palace, and it wouldn't hurt to be cautious.
After sitting down, Hua Zhi pushed Xiao Liu towards the emperor. Xiao Liu pursed his lips and walked over. He just happened to hear the Empress Dowager say, "Divine Doctor Yu, is there really no other way?"
Doctor Yu shook his head. "From the outside, the emperor seems to be full of energy, but in fact, he is in a mess inside. He may collapse at any time. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am not skilled enough to save him."
The Queen Mother covered her chest and breathed heavily. This was clearly something she had expected, but every word still hit her chest like a hammer. Even though the mother and son had been separated in the past few years, this was still her eldest son whom she had given birth to with great effort!
And now the crown prince has not been appointed yet, and if he suddenly falls...
The Queen Mother poked her long fingertips into her palm, and she forced herself to calm down. She asked in a trembling voice, "Is there any way to wake the Emperor?"
"This is the only thing I can do."
"Divine Doctor Yu has already helped a lot." The Queen Mother closed her eyes, "Can the Emperor wait any longer?"
Doctor Yu looked down at the emperor and said, "Hurry up."
"I understand. Now that everyone is here, there is no need to keep the emperor waiting for long. However, I want him to wait for a while. Even if he becomes a ghost, I want my son to be a clear-headed ghost!"
Doctor Yu bowed and said no more.
Glancing at Hua Zhi over there, he took out a bottle of medicine from the medicine box and handed it to Xiao Liu, "Have someone help her apply it."
As if he had just noticed Hua Zhi's embarrassment, Divine Doctor Yu frowned and pleaded with the Queen Mother, "The girl from the Hua family and I have a history, and I cannot bear to see her like this. I wonder if Your Majesty could ask someone to bring her a coat to change into, so as to avoid being disrespectful in front of the palace."
Wasn't it the Emperor who had caused the misconduct in front of the palace? The Empress Dowager waved her hand wearily and asked someone to take it. Now that things had come to this, Yan Xi must be very sad. Her dear uncle always took advantage of him to deal with Hua Zhi when he was not around. In the final analysis, it was just because the Emperor thought Yan Xi was disobedient because of a woman, and he always wanted Yan Xi to listen to him and revolve around him like before, but where did he put Yan Xi
Hua Zhi bowed gratefully in the direction of the two people, and was helped by the nanny to change clothes nearby. Only she understood why Doctor Yu went to such lengths to change this coat. She was grateful, but also felt ashamed to see him.
No matter what her starting point was, doing evil is evil and there is no excuse for it.
But she was willing to bear this sin. She couldn't let such a person ruin Xiaoliu and Yan Xi. Her younger brother and her relatives all lived in this country, and no one had anywhere to escape!
Hua Zhi clenched her shaking hands tightly, folded the clothes she had just changed and handed them to the nanny, "Please help me throw them away."
The maids in the palace were all smart people, so they readily agreed.
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