Perhaps the people in the palace had received the news in advance. When Lin Chujiu and Xiao Tianyao followed the Emperor to the crown prince’s palace, the palace was crowded with people inside and out.
There were imperial doctors, servants who served the crown prince, palace servants sent by the empress to “care” for the crown prince, and many imperial concubines came here in person.
Seeing the Emperor and the Empress coming in, the concubines who “cared” about the crown prince rushed forward to pay respect: “This concubine pays my respects to the emperor, empress.”
“Exemption.” The Emperor had a serious face, and his steps were very eager. He didn’t stop to look at the well-dressed concubines.
Not to mention, even the Empress didn’t even look at them. She walked directly to the inner hall as if she wanted to rush to the crown prince’s bed right now.
Lin Chujiu and Xiao Tianyao came in one step later. When they saw the beautifully dressed concubines in the room, they couldn’t help shaking their heads.
At this moment, how many people care about the life and death of the crown prince?
They were afraid none of them. After all, even the Empress doesn’t care about the life and death of the crown prince.
“Prince Xiao, Princess Xiao.” The concubines who had just stood up saw Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu walking in with a look of astonishment, but quickly put away the astonishment and greeted calmly.
Xiao Tianyao was even more indifferent to these concubines. He didn’t even look at them, he simply passed through the crowd and sat down on the left side. Lin Chujiu was half a step slower. She smiled at the crowd and sat down after him.
When the concubines saw that Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu came, they looked at each other. For a while, they didn’t know whether to go or stay.
At this moment, the eunuch beside the Emperor came out and said to the concubines: “The emperor invites the concubines to go back and don’t need to stay here.” With Xiao Tianyao outside, it was not good for the concubines to stay here after all.
“Yes.” Although the concubines regretted that they missed an opportunity to show their faces in front of the emperor, they didn’t dare to disobey the emperor’s order and left honestly.
As soon as they left, the servants they brought with them would naturally follow. Most of the people in the hall disappeared in an instant, and the air became much smoother.
Lin Chujiu and Xiao Tianyao sat for a while and then saw the Emperor and Empress walking out with sad faces.
At this moment, people with discerning eyes knew that it was time to step forward and ask about the crown prince’s condition.
However, neither Lin Chujiu nor Xiao Tianyao had any intention of opening their mouths.
The Emperor was already very angry, but when he saw Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu like this, his anger instantly soared to more than twelve points.
“Pa…” The emperor casually grabbed a teacup and threw it on the floor: “Tianyao, the crown prince’s life or death is uncertain inside, don’t you even ask a question as an uncle?” The coldness was so frightening.
“Is the crown prince okay?” Xiao Tianyao asked kindly, but his tone was so indifferent that no one could hear a trace of worry or concern.
“You, you…” The Emperor was so angry that he pointed at Xiao Tianyao, panting continuously.
He felt too lazy to act showing how arrogant Xiao Tianyao was.
“Don’t be angry, your majesty, the crown prince is not well yet, you can’t fall ill.” Xiao Tianyao said the words “concern” indifferently. Although he didn’t mean to be sarcastic, the Emperor was still very angry when he heard it. He managed to calm down, but he was out of breath again when he heard Xiao Tianyao.
Before the Emperor could open his mouth, he saw several princes rushing in.
“His Royal Highness Prince Wen has arrived, His Royal Highness Prince Zian has arrived, the Seventh Prince has arrived, the Fourth Princess has arrived, and the Fifth Princess has arrived…” The eunuch announced loudly. When the Emperor calmed down, Xiao Zian and others had already walked in front of them.
“Greetings to father and mother. Father, mother… How is his highness the crown prince?” After the three princes and two princesses finished their ceremony, the oldest Prince Wen asked about the situation of the crown prince. The others also asked about it with faces full of worry.
As for how much concern was real or fake, it was hard to say.
“The imperial doctor managed to stop the bleeding, and said…” The Emperor gave Xiao Tianyao a cold look, retracted his eyes, and said to his son, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Imperial Doctor Qin who rushed out, ” Your Majesty, Empress…His Royal Highness, the crown prince is vomiting blood again!”
“He’s vomiting blood again? Didn’t you say it stopped?” The Emperor instantly turned into a Tyrannosaurus and roared at Imperial Doctor Qin.
“The empress, the empress…” Fortunately, the palace maidservants around the Empress were clever and hugged the Empress so that she didn’t fall on the floor.
“Imperial Mother, imperial mother, what’s wrong with you?” The Seventh Prince’s face was pale as he rushed to the Empress like a small cannonball. He held her hand tightly: “Imperial Doctor, come here quickly!”
The imperial physician rushed forward, but was pushed back by the Emperor: “Bring the Empress to the room first.”
So, everyone rushed to help the Empress to the room. Prince Zian and Prince Wen didn’t follow, but the two princesses followed, along with several imperial physicians.
After the Empress was settled, the Emperor had time to ask about the crown prince’s situation, “Why did the crown prince vomit blood again? Can’t you think of a solution?”
“This old doctor is incompetent!” Imperial Doctor Qin simply knelt and pleaded guilty.
“The crown prince has vomited blood for a long time, but you can’t do anything about it. What’s the use of keeping you?” The Emperor was anxious and angry. He frowned and turned to look at Lin Chujiu, who was like a normal person, then said: “Xiao Wangfei, I brought you here to help cure the crown prince. The crown prince is vomiting blood, why are you still sitting here?”
“I’ll go right now.” Lin Chujiu didn’t explain and calmly got up, but the moment she took a step, Xiao Tianyao took her hand and said in a voice that everyone could hear: “Just do your best!”
Just simple words have two meanings, one was to let Lin Chujiu do her best to save the crown prince, but she doesn’t need to embarrass himself; The second was to try her best in case of trouble.
“Don’t worry, wangye. I will do my best.” Lin Chujiu withdrew her hand, nodded towards Xiao Tianyao, and walked towards the inner hall under the leadership of Imperial Doctor Qin.
“Imperial Doctor QinQin, tell me about the crown prince’s situation.” Imperial Doctor Qin walked quickly, but Lin Chujiu didn’t care and kept her speed the same. Imperial Doctor Qin had no choice but to slow down, and replied to Lin Chujiu: “The crown prince’s situation is very strange. He is not poisoned or injured, but his whole body is hot and he vomits blood. I have tried many methods, but I can’t stop it.”
“What kind of medicine did Imperial Doctor Qin use?”
“Because I’m not sure about the crow prince’s condition, this old doctor didn’t give the crown prince any medicine.” Imperial Doctor Qin thought it over before saying.
“What method, can you tell me?” Lin Chujiu gave up and continued to ask. Imperial Doctor Qin hesitated for a moment and was about to speak when the imperial physician who was in the Crown Prince’s room suddenly ran out: “Imperial Doctor Qin, Imperial Doctor Qin…Quick, Quick, the crown prince’s condition is not good!”
“Ah…” The Crown Prince’s painful roar came from inside the room. Imperial Doctor Qin’s complexion changed drastically: “Xiao Wangfei, I’ll go ahead first.”
Imperial Doctor Qin didn’t care about waiting for Lin Chujiu and ran straight away.
Lin Chujiu looked with deep thoughts and hesitated, but in the end, she walked forward.
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