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Chapter 182: Lu Yuan's Reinstated Favor
Chapter 182: Lu Yuan's Reinstated Favor
Meng Qianqian's martial arts skills were indeed enough to keep several imperial physicians in line.
Naturally, if they obeyed, they wouldn't have to suffer these physical punishments.
Meng Qianqian took the prescription and walked out of the inner hall.
Li Taishi immediately chased after her, shouting angrily, "The Imperial Medical Institute will not prepare the medicine for you! You want to kill the Retired Emperor! The Institute won't be an accomplice to your actions!"
Meng Qianqian ignored him and walked straight to the back of the Zhuang He Pavilion's main gate.
The gate was tightly shut, and faintly, she could hear hurried footsteps. It seemed that Lu Yuan was investigating the source of the plague.
Just as Li Taishi had said, when Meng Qianqian tried to pass the prescription through the door crack to the physicians outside, not a single one was willing to prepare the medicine for her.
"Go and get the medicine."
It was Lu Yuan's voice.
The physician said, "This prescription... This prescription... It's only recorded in books, and no one has actually tried it. It might be inappropriate. Moreover, the Hospital Director and the two Hospital Judges need to sign and seal it before I dare to prepare the medicine."
In other words, he didn't want to take responsibility either.
If the three of them approved, then when the time came for accountability, they would bear the consequences.
Meng Qianqian heard Lu Yuan say to the physician, "Give me the prescription."
Through the door crack, she saw the physician hand over the prescription to Lu Yuan.
"I'll go and prepare the medicine. I'll bring it to you in a while."
Lu Yuan left after saying this.
Meng Qianqian returned to the inner hall.
She thought she would have to wait for a long time, but to her surprise, the hall door was knocked on after just two quarters of an hour.
What Meng Qianqian didn't expect at all was that the person standing opposite her was Yan Niangzi.
Yan Niangzi threw a pile of medicine packets into her arms, "Here, your medicine."
Meng Qianqian hugged the medicine packets, "Did you go and get the medicine yourself?"
Yan Niangzi humphed, "Do you think I wanted to? That brat tricked me into going out..."
In the end, she left the Zhuang He Pavilion and entered the Imperial Medical Institute.
"I'm leaving. Don't call me if you need anything or not!"
Yan Niangzi left without looking back, heading towards the East Hall.
Meng Qianqian went to the small kitchen, opened the medicine packets, and checked the herbs.
The herbs hadn't been tampered with, and the portions were generous. She had only asked for five doses, but Yan Niangzi had given her ten.
It seemed that she truly didn't want to trouble Meng Qianqian again.
But Meng Qianqian really did need to trouble her once more.
Meng Qianqian knocked on Yan Niangzi's door.
When Yan Niangzi opened the door and saw it was her, her expression immediately turned cold, "Are the two of you ever going to stop causing trouble?"
Meng Qianqian spoke softly, "Could I trouble Yan Niangzi to go and check on Fu Gonggong for me?"
"Why don't you go yourself?"
"I need to prepare the medicine."
"I can help you with that."
"I don't trust you."
You jerk!
Yan Niangzi cursed silently in her heart.
Meng Qianqian asked Yan Niangzi to prepare the medicine, but in the end, it was Meng Qianqian who served it to the Retired Emperor. If something went wrong, Meng Qianqian would be held responsible.
However, going to check on Fu Gonggong was different. Meng Qianqian hadn't had any contact with him, so even if Yan Niangzi killed him, it wouldn't be blamed on Meng Qianqian.
Besides, Yan Niangzi had no reason to kill a palace attendant.
Yan Niangzi glared coldly at Meng Qianqian, "With all your scheming, the two of you are truly a match made in heaven!"
Despite her sarcasm, she eventually went.
Meng Qianqian focused on preparing the medicine.
She had no one she could trust, so from preparing the medicine to feeding it, she had to do it all herself.
At midnight, Meng Qianqian carried the prepared medicine into the room.
Li Taishi jumped to his feet, his fists clenched tightly, "I will never allow you to act recklessly!"
Liang Taishi also stood in front of her.
The two Hospital Judges were also wavering at this point because the Retired Emperor's condition had worsened, in other words, he had become weaker.
It was almost impossible for him to endure the potency of the Dalinglong Decoction.
Meng Qianqian directly brandished the butcher knife in her hand and slammed it onto the table, "Dare to stop me, and I'll kill all of you."
Suddenly, they remembered that she had indeed killed someone before, and they didn't dare to make a sound.
Meng Qianqian approached the bed.
The Retired Emperor was unconscious, unable to take his medicine, so she first used silver needles to stimulate his acupoints to awaken him.
Meng Qianqian placed the medicine bowl on a stool and took out the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles.
After the stimulation, the Retired Emperor slowly regained consciousness.
"Your Majesty, take your medicine," Meng Qianqian urged.
The effect of the silver needles was temporary, and he needed to finish the medicine before falling back into a coma.
The Retired Emperor, still groggy, saw a woman and refused to take the medicine.
At that moment, Yang Prefect approached and said, "Your Majesty, allow me to assist you in taking the medicine."
The imperial physicians exclaimed in unison, "Yang Prefect!"
Yang Prefect fed the medicine to the Retired Emperor, and as soon as he finished, the Retired Emperor fell back into a deep sleep.
Li Taishi paced anxiously, "It's over, it's all over... Yang Prefect will be killed by this girl..."
The Dalinglong Decoction took effect quickly, and within two quarters of an hour, the Retired Emperor began to sweat profusely, and his high fever subsided after several days.
However, this might not be a good sign, as his sweating didn't stop, and if it continued, he might die.
Meng Qianqian quickly administered acupuncture to the Retired Emperor.
Whenever the Retired Emperor showed slight consciousness, Yang Prefect would feed him some salty-sweet water.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and they dared not even breathe loudly.
After an unknown period, the Retired Emperor's sweating stopped.
But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the Retired Emperor vomited.
This cycle repeated throughout the night, and by dawn, his condition finally stabilized temporarily.
The key was the next day and night; if he could make it through, he would be saved.
If not...
Meng Qianqian said nothing and left to continue preparing medicine for the Retired Emperor.
During the day, the Retired Emperor's condition didn't worsen, and the physicians were delighted. However, at midnight, his condition suddenly deteriorated rapidly.
Meng Qianqian did her best with the acupuncture.
At the hour of the tiger, the Retired Emperor's pulse stopped.
"Your Majesty!"
The sound of the imperial physicians' wailing filled the Zhuang He Pavilion.
"Father... Father!"
Wanping Princess burst into the inner hall, collapsing onto the Retired Emperor's body and sobbing uncontrollably, "Father..."
Zong Zhengxi staggered, unable to believe what was happening, and fell to the ground.
Suddenly, the Fifth Prince drew a Jinwu Guard's sword and kicked open the door of the Zhuang He Pavilion, shouting, "You wicked woman! You killed my father, and I will make you pay with your life!"
Han Ci kicked the sword out of his hand.
Lu Yuan stood at the entrance of the Zhuang He Pavilion.
The Third Prince exclaimed angrily, "Lu Yuan! Are you going back on your word?"
Lu Yuan's gaze was intense as he looked at the princes who wanted to rush in and kill Meng Qianqian. He said coldly, "This Commander has promised to accompany the Retired Emperor to the grave and will never go back on his word. But when did this Commander say that my wife would also pay with her life?"
The Third Prince was speechless.
Just as the tension escalated, Jiang Dehai stumbled out, "The Retired Emperor summons Lu Yuan for an audience..."
Zong Zhengxi was overjoyed, "Father has awakened?"
Jiang Dehai, excited, said, "Lu Madam's medical skills are unparalleled... she saved him..."
Lu Yuan strode into the Zhuang He Pavilion.
The princes also wanted to enter, but Jiang Dehai stopped them, "The Retired Emperor has only summoned Grand Commander Lu."
The Third Prince was deeply hurt, "Father would rather see an outsider than us, his own sons?"
Lu Yuan was about to regain favor.
This time, it wasn't the young emperor with limited power, but the true ruler, the Retired Emperor.
Inside the hall.
Meng Qianqian sat by the bed, her expression serious, and asked the Retired Emperor, "Are you truly awake this time?"
The Retired Emperor smiled helplessly, "I'm awake, girl. Don't threaten me with Grandmother again."
Meng Qianqian replied, "Oh."
She would use that again.
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