After listening to the words of the noble concubine, Murong Jie explained: "Mother, this Xia Zian knows acupuncture and is very proficient. Axin had fainted just now. Fortunately, she came into the palace to save him. I think her medical skills are far better than..."
The Queen Mother's cough interrupted Murong Jie's words, and the Noble Concubine immediately said sternly: "Nonsense, how can a woman's medical skills be better than the imperial physician's? Stop making trouble, send the person back quickly, don't keep him here."
Zi'an understood immediately that the noble concubine was not scolding the regent, she was protecting him. It was the empress dowager who was dissatisfied with the prince of Liang's move here. The empress dowager also did not allow a woman to treat the prince of Liang, thinking that her medical skills were not as good as those of the imperial physician.
Concubine Gui was worried that her son would offend the Empress Dowager, so she forced him to send Prince Liang back in her capacity as a mother to avoid having to bear the consequences.
Zi'an had indeed underestimated the complexity of the situation in the palace. She had thought that as long as the Queen agreed to let her treat Prince Liang, the only thing left would be the treatment. Unexpectedly, the Queen later disagreed with her, and instead the Regent cooperated with her plan. She thought it was appropriate, but she didn't expect that the Queen Mother would show up.
She raised her head and saw that Murong Jie's handsome and resolute face was covered with a layer of haze.
Murong Jie said, "He just moved here and then moved away again. The bumpy road was enough for him to endure. Xia Zian said he will wake up soon. Let's wait for a while and make plans after he wakes up."
The noble concubine glanced at the Empress Dowager's expression. The Empress Dowager looked very unhappy, but she did not say anything. She just sat in front of the couch and reached out to touch Prince Liang's face.
The noble concubine said: "Don't delay, send him back immediately. Xia Zian said he will wake up. What did the imperial physician say?"
After saying that, she looked at the judge and asked, "Will Prince Liang wake up soon?"
The judge hesitated for a moment and replied, "Noble Concubine, His Royal Highness Prince Liang has been in a coma for more than an hour, and he should be waking up soon."
In fact, he didn't know, but since he promised Zi'an that he would do his best to cooperate, he could only say this now.
The Empress Dowager slowly raised her head and said expressionlessly, "Since even the judge said so, let's wait another quarter of an hour. If he doesn't wake up after a quarter of an hour, send him back immediately."
Zi'an was secretly worried. How could he wake up at a set time? Some people would sleep for a whole day after a major attack. The situation varied from person to person.
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she looked at Zi'an and asked, "Are you Xia Zi'an, the daughter of the Prime Minister who broke off the engagement with Prince Liang?"
She spoke slowly and calmly, and seemed to have no emotion in her voice, but Zi'an looked up and could clearly see the disgust in her eyes.
Zi'an said: "In reply to the Queen Mother, this servant is Xia Zi'an."
"Who is your teacher?" the Queen Mother asked again, her voice already somewhat displeased.
No one asked this question, and even Zian himself had never thought about explaining it.
In panic, she remembered that she had seen a book on golden needle technique in Yuan's collection. This book was a bound version, and the author was Wen Yi. There was also a brief introduction to Wen Yi in the book, but it was not comprehensive. She was the queen of Liang State, but she didn't know whether she was dead or not.
She replied, "I am a disciple of Wen Yi from Liang State."
"Wen Yi?" As soon as Zi'an finished speaking, everyone exclaimed and then looked at her with suspicion.
The noble concubine said sternly: "How dare you say that you are the descendant of Wen Yi? Wen Yi has been dead for more than a hundred years. How old are you this year? You actually claim to be her descendant. How shameless! What do you think the palace is? A place where you can lie and deceive at will?"
Zi'an replied calmly, "Your Majesty, I am only a disciple of Wen Yi's successor, not a disciple of Wen Yi."
"That's impossible. Wen Yi is from Liang. Her golden needle technique was only passed on to Prince An Ran of Liang. After Prince An Ran learned the golden needle technique, he couldn't find a successor. If you want to exaggerate, you should do some research. You are talking nonsense."
After the noble concubine finished speaking, she shouted sternly: "Come on, throw this ignorant woman into the torture chamber and wait for your punishment."
Since it was the order of the noble concubine, two palace guards came forward and twisted Zi'an's arms, trying to take her away.
Zi'an knew that there was only one person here who believed her, and that was the Regent Murong Jie. She raised her eyes and looked directly at Murong Jie, saying, "Your Highness, the condition of Prince Liang is quite serious. Please insist on not moving him back no matter what. He must stay in a place with sufficient oxygen."
Murong Jie didn't say anything, but looked at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother raised her hand and said to Murong Jie, "Ah Jie, women's minds are very scary. You have always been wise, so don't be deceived by her clever words."
Murong Jie was silent for a moment, then looked at the Queen, "The Queen once said that she wanted to marry Xia Zian to me, do you really mean it?"
Zi'an was shocked. He brought this up now. Was he trying to protect her? But, you know, once he admitted it, he would have to marry her.
For the sake of King Liang, he could actually sacrifice his own marriage
When Concubine Linggui heard this, her expression suddenly changed, "Ah Jie, shut up!"
Murong Jie stared at the queen, "My Queen, I just want to ask you, is this true or false?"
The queen raised her eyebrows slightly, with some surprise in her eyes. Naturally, she was happy to betroth Xia Zian to Murong Jie. In this way, Murong Jie's principal wife would be the daughter hated by the prime minister's mansion, and he would not be able to use the power of the prime minister's mansion or the princess's family to compete with the prince. She had mentioned this marriage before, but was rejected by the noble concubine. The empress dowager did not say much either. She thought the matter would be dropped, but she did not expect Murong Jie to bring it up on his own initiative.
The noble concubine wanted to speak, but Murong Jie stopped her and continued to question the queen, "My royal brother once said that my marriage will be decided by my mother or the queen. I just want to ask the queen, does what you said before still count?"
The Queen cleared her throat and said, "I am afraid that I have wronged the Prince."
The prince hurriedly said, "Mother, since the emperor's uncle likes her, then let him marry Xia Zian."
The Queen looked at the Queen Mother, with a look of helplessness on her face, "Mother, you see this matter..."
The Queen Mother said calmly, "Since Ah Jie likes him and Xia Zian is from a famous family, why not? Besides, Ah Jie is already 25 years old this year and should have gotten married long ago."
The noble concubine turned pale and called softly, "Sister!"
The Queen Mother looked at her and replied softly, "Sister, you have always been looking forward to Ajie getting married. Now that it has happened, are you not happy? Or do you think that my sister's decision is not satisfactory?"
The noble concubine shook her head, her face still pale, "That's not what my sister meant."
"That's fine as long as you don't mean that," the Queen Mother looked at Zi'an, "Since she is the future Regent Princess, take her away to have a good rest, and then send her back to the palace."
Zi'an breathed a sigh of relief, she knew that if she was thrown into the torture chamber, she would be dead, and it was Murong Jie who saved her.
She looked at Murong Jie with complicated eyes. Although she was grateful, she felt like she was trapped in a bigger whirlpool.
The guard asked her to leave. She turned around, but before she had taken a few steps, she heard the judge shout in surprise, "The prince has woken up."
(End of this chapter)