Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 730 - 658: One More Update_2
Zheng Congyuan’s heart sank, and he felt a sudden empathy, as if experiencing Nian Ru’s melancholy and fear. Especially because he couldn’t be by her side to comfort her.
It was his negligence.
Imperial Doctor Xu immediately felt the atmosphere turn sour, which was very unsettling.
"However, The Emperor need not worry. As long as the Empress wakes up and can relax her mind, along with some anti-depressant medicine that I will prescribe, she will, she will recover," said Imperial Doctor Xu immediately.
"Imperial Doctor Xu, from now on, you will be solely responsible for the Empress’s condition," said Zheng Congyuan upon seeing this.
"Your servant obeys," Imperial Doctor Xu immediately knelt down, feeling as though his head was no longer his own, as if it might fall off at any moment. "This servant will prepare the medicine for the Empress right away, and start brewing it now so it will be ready for her as soon as she awakens."
Zheng Congyuan nodded, and Imperial Doctor Xu immediately breathed a sigh of relief as he withdrew.
Before he had gone far, Imperial Doctor Xu immediately felt someone following him and shuddered.
"Minister Xu, this servant will grind ink for you," said an unfamiliar Little Eunuch, immediately following him. Imperial Doctor Xu, startled, felt his back soaked with sweat and nodded.
"Thank you—" As Imperial Doctor Xu picked up the pen, he had just written two characters when he heard the eunuch whisper in a voice so low that only he could hear.
"What medicine is the doctor prescribing?" The tone and urgency in the voice were almost identical to those he had used when hurriedly coming to Chenyuan Hall, causing Imperial Doctor Xu to shudder. The pen in his hand was immediately seized by the other, and a piercing gaze shot towards him, making his scalp tingle.
The hands that reached out were as thin as kindling, with fingertips like chicken claws, yet they were very strong. This abrupt action caused Imperial Doctor Xu’s pen to stop steadily in midair, not even a drop of ink fell.
"It’s, it’s a pregnancy-protecting medicine," whispered Imperial Doctor Xu, his voice as faint as a mosquito’s. He dared not speak loudly, fearing death in any case.
The physician immediately looked at Imperial Doctor Xu, seemingly asking why he was prescribing pregnancy-protecting medicine.
"The Empress was shocked and lost too much blood, inevitably she will..." Imperial Doctor Xu glanced at the Inner Hall, which was completely quiet.
The Little Eunuch then slowly released the pen, and Imperial Doctor Xu felt as if he had regained a lifeline. He didn’t dare to breathe as he continued to write the prescription.
Zheng Congyuan sat quietly by the bedside, with Qi Jin and Qi Yu standing silently behind him. Eunuch Du, looking several times at those still waiting in the outer hall, grew anxious.
In Eunuch Du’s intuition, these people were not to be trifled with.
Even when the Imperial Forest Guard was utterly helpless, these people had easily resolved the crisis. Eunuch Du’s only feeling now was that Chenyuan Hall might experience a change of fate soon.
Nanny Yun glanced at Eunuch Du. What was he looking at, time and again? That gaze was clearly distrustful of these people.
Nanny Yun also wasn’t sure who these people really were, or if they were related to the relic the Empress had been looking for a few days ago. But the Empress had only searched briefly before losing interest and never mentioned it again.
Logically, even the Empress didn’t know what she was really looking for. So where did these people come from? If they had been in the palace for a long time, why hadn’t they met with the Empress sooner?
Nanny Yun couldn’t manage these things. Just now, when the Emperor had asked Imperial Doctor Xu to diagnose the Empress, she almost fainted. Any Imperial Physician could have diagnosed the Empress’s pulse.
Yet, Imperial Doctor Xu hadn’t said a word. Nanny Yun instantly doubted whether Imperial Doctor Xu was really as competent as he seemed, perhaps not being able to practice medicine at all?
No wonder The Emperor’s illness hadn’t improved for a long time.
Fu Dong glanced around, unsure where to rest her eyes. Wasn’t the Empress pregnant?
"You all may leave now," Zheng Congyuan finally remembered those standing by the bedside and spoke wearily.
Fu Dong was taken aback and instinctively shook her head. Serving the Empress was their duty. Not to mention that the Empress hadn’t woken up yet; even if she had, they couldn’t leave.
"The Emperor, please go back and rest. We servants are here, and I assure you, as soon as the Empress awakens, we will report immediately," Fu Dong quickly said.
At this moment, if The Emperor didn’t leave, they had no chance to discuss anything privately. If the Empress woke up and misspoke, they couldn’t be too obvious in their reminders.
"Never mind, I will sit here. You go refresh yourselves so you can better serve your Empress when you’re more alert," said Zheng Congyuan, preferring to find some answers on his own.
