sbdcsierra Chapter 354 Pei Liangchuan Meets the Emperor
Chapter 354 Pei Liangchuan Meets the Emperor
Luo Xiyao was so angry that her face turned red. She slapped the armrest, and her palm became numb from the shock.
He said angrily, "This Prince An is so shameless!"
If it is true as Qionghua said, even if my cousin dies, he will still be charged with the crime of killing his brother.
Prince An had a very good plan as he not only ruined his cousin's reputation after his death, but also eliminated the thorn in his side.
No!
Whether for my cousin or for Xie Xiaowu, we must not let King An’s plan succeed!
Luo Xiyao forced herself to calm down and looked at Shen Qionghua, "Qionghua, Xie Xiaowu is now under strict supervision by those guards. What should we do?"
Now in Luo Xiyao's heart, Shen Qionghua is like a backbone. Whenever something happens, Luo Xiyao subconsciously asks Shen Qionghua for his opinion.
Shen Qionghua pondered for a moment, then looked at Pei Liangchuan who had been sitting on the armchair and shaking his legs.
Pei Liangchuan's boastful movements froze, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Don't look at me, I can't do anything, I'm just a doctor."
"Also, don't expect me to sneak into the palace disguised as an uglier every day like I did today. It's impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Disguising as a man and making an ugly appearance is such a shameful and humiliating thing. It is embarrassing enough to happen once. If it happens several times, he would rather not earn the money.
Shen Qionghua chuckled and said, "Doctor Pei, there's no need to resist. I won't let you make a fool of yourself again. This time, we won't hide anything."
Luo Xiyao was a little confused, "Qionghua, what do you mean..."
Shen Qionghua raised her eyebrows slightly, held Luo Xiyao's hand, and said, "Since you said that the Fifth Prince's bedroom is strictly guarded and no one can enter or leave easily, I believe the emperor has also noticed that something is wrong."
"Since Prince An likes to play dirty tricks, let's get this out in the open and detoxify the Fifth Prince openly."
"Let's see how Prince An responds!"
As she spoke, Shen Qionghua's gaze fell on Pei Liangchuan again, and she chuckled, "Doctor Pei, this is a royal business. Here's your chance to ask for a high price."
Pei Liangchuan's body froze, and his unruly eyes suddenly lit up.
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Early the next morning.
Tai Chi Hall.
Xie Rong was changing out of his court robes with the help of Li Shunquan, planning to go see the fifth prince later.
A young eunuch came in hurriedly and was hesitant to speak when he saw this scene.
Li Shunquan had just tied Xie Rong's belt when he looked up and saw Xie Rong frowning at the young eunuch, and his heart skipped a beat.
The emperor has been in a bad mood recently because of the fifth prince's illness.
Now I’m afraid this kid is annoying the emperor.
This young eunuch has been working in Taiji Hall for some time. He is quite sweet-mouthed and acts prudently. Li Shunquan doesn't want him to lose his life because of his anger.
He immediately rolled his eyes and took two steps back, pretending that he was almost tripped by the young eunuch.
Then he turned around and knocked the eunuch hard on the hat, saying, "What are you doing sneaking around like that, you little bastard?"
"Slave...slave..." the young eunuch stammered.
Li Shunquan said angrily, "Speak up, is there anything you can't say in front of the emperor? You might as well report it truthfully!"
Receiving Li Shunquan's gaze, the young eunuch finally spoke under Xie Rong's scrutinizing gaze, "Your Majesty, Princess Pingning requests an audience."
Princess Pingning?
Why did Princess Pingning come to ask for a meeting so early in the morning?
Do you want to visit the fifth prince?
Li Shunquan saw that the emperor's expression was even more uneasy, so he quickly asked, "Did Princess Pingning say anything?"
The young eunuch said, "Princess Pingning said she found a miraculous doctor and wanted him to see the Fifth Prince."
Miracle doctor?
Now Li Shunquan didn't dare to say anything more.
The fifth prince's illness is now a thorn in the emperor's heart, and he dare not touch this thorn.
Xie Rong frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "Princess Xuan Pingning, that so-called miracle doctor should not be allowed in for the time being."
"Yes." The young eunuch retreated immediately.
After a while, Luo Xiyao came in.
She looked at Xie Rong, who was sitting majestically on the dragon throne, and slowly knelt down to salute, saying, "Pingning greets the emperor!"
"Be flat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Luo Xiyao slowly stood up.
Xie Rong smiled gently, saying, "Princess Pingning, I heard you found a doctor to treat the Fifth Prince?"
Luo Xiyao nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Xie Rong hesitated and said, "You may not know this, but the Fifth Prince's illness is extremely strange. It's basically just a cold. He hasn't gotten better after treatment, but is getting thinner day by day. Even the doctors at the Imperial Hospital are helpless. And the doctors outside..."
After all, I'm still a little worried.
Luo Xiyao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. This doctor is definitely quite capable. He even cured my cousin."
This was something Luo Xiyao and Shen Qionghua had discussed. If the emperor did not allow Pei Liangchuan to treat the fifth prince, they would inform the emperor about Xie Nanyuan's previous poisoning.
However, one must be careful about how to say it.
It would be best if we could achieve our goal and make the emperor suspicious of Prince An.
This depends on the cooperation between Luo Xiyao and Pei Liangchuan.
"Oh, is it the doctor who treated Yuan'er?"
When Xie Nanyuan was mentioned, Xie Rong's tone became a little lower, and a flash of sadness crossed his face.
But he quickly cheered up and said, "If that's the case, then I think you can be trusted, Li Shunquan!"
Li Shunquan immediately understood and turned to leave the hall.
When he came back, the expression on his old face was quite interesting.
Pei Liangchuan entered the palace openly today, so there was no need for him to dress up as a woman and wear the clothes of a palace maid.
So he changed back into his very eye-catching outfit, with a golden crown, a golden belt, and a golden folding fan in his hand.
Pei Liangchuan was even a little excited because it was his first time meeting the emperor. The edges of the clothes he wore today were outlined with gold thread.
He looks like a nouveau riche.
"Your humble servant greets the emperor!" Pei Liangchuan saluted.
Xie Rong's expression froze. He looked at Luo Xiyao and asked again and again, "You said he is a doctor?"
Luo Xiyao nodded somewhat awkwardly.
Xie Rong coughed lightly and said, "Stand up."
Pei Liangchuan stood up straight immediately.
Xie Rong squinted his eyes and looked at Pei Liangchuan carefully before he said, "Have you ever treated Yuan'er?"
Pei Liangchuan slowly shook his head, and under Xie Rong's increasingly sharp gaze, he said, "I didn't see a doctor, I just detoxified."
Detoxification?
Xie Rong was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said in disbelief, "You mean Yuan'er wasn't seriously injured and hasn't recovered yet, but was poisoned?"
Pei Liangchuan nodded.
"Yuan'er never told me that he was poisoned before..." Xie Rong murmured, his eyes falling on Luo Xiyao.
Luo Xiyao quickly said, "Your Majesty, I didn't know about this before today. I guess His Royal Highness Prince Rui didn't want his family to worry about him, so he kept it a secret."
"The reason why this servant knows Divine Doctor Pei is because I happened to meet him once when I went to Prince Rui's Mansion before, and I know that he is the one who treated His Highness Prince Rui."
"I met him yesterday at the Shi Ding Lou, the home of Jialin County Lord. I learned that Divine Doctor Pei hadn't left the capital because he was craving the Shi Ding Lou's pastries. That's why I brought him here to meet the Emperor today."
"Oh, is that so?" Xie Rong looked at Pei Liangchuan.
Pei Liangchuan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed as Princess Pingning said. Since this is the patient's privacy, as a doctor, I cannot disclose it without the consent of His Royal Highness Prince Rui."
"Then how can you tell me now?" Xie Rong said in a deep voice.
Pei Liangchuan said calmly, "Your Majesty is a wealthy man, the ruler of the world, and the father of His Royal Highness Prince Rui. Naturally, I can only tell you the truth and dare not deceive you."