Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 333 The Princess Consort brought someone over

Chapter 333: Chapter 333 The Princess Consort brought someone over

By the time Treasure Bead arrived at the Empress’s chamber, the Empress had already passed out from the pain.

The Palace Maid who had been standing by her side was trembling with fear and cried, "I don’t know how the Princess fainted!"

Treasure Bead frowned, stepped forward to check on the Empress, and saw her breathing was erratic, her lips pallid, and she looked extremely pained. Startled, she hurriedly said, "Quick, go fetch Imperial Physician Chen!"

The Palace Maid wiped her tears, was about to leave, but was stopped by Treasure Bead, "Never mind, I’ll go myself, you stay here and watch over the Princess."

Treasure Bead gave some important instructions and took advantage of the night to head to the Imperial Hospital.

Her expression solemn, she speculated about the sudden reason behind the Empress’s fainting.

Although she had always been by the Empress’s side, there were many things that the Empress did behind her back.

Therefore, she did not know what exactly was wrong with the Empress.

At the Imperial Hospital, she spoke to the eunuch guarding the gate and, after spending a few pieces of silver, managed to bring out Chen Shi.

On the way, Treasure Bead quietly explained the Empress’s condition.

After listening, Chen Shi frowned slightly and asked, "Has the Princess experienced this before?"

Treasure Bead shook her head, "Not at all."

After thinking a bit, she added, "Imperial Physician Chen checks the Princess’s health daily; if there was anything unusual, Imperial Physician Chen should have noticed it long ago."

Chen Shi did not respond.

Soon, the two arrived at Jingyang Palace, and Treasure Bead did not alarm many people. Besides the two little palace maids who had always been by the Empress’s side, no one else knew exactly what had happened.

Having entered the Empress’s bedroom, Treasure Bead let the two frightened Palace Maids light the candles and led Chen Shi to the Empress’s bedside, placing a handkerchief on one of the Empress’s hands for him to take her pulse.

Chen Shi examined her carefully but did not notice any abnormalities.

On the way here, he had already guessed the reason behind the Empress’s sudden collapse.

Previously, Mo Qingshan had secretly told him that the Empress had a poisonous insect growing inside her and that he was the instigator.

During these days, Chen Shi had been uneasy, considering ways to remove the poisonous insect.

Unfortunately, his skills were not proficient, and he was not very familiar with Tulan’s witchcraft technique, so he had not come up with a good solution.

He could only pin his hopes on Mo Qingshan and Qi Yu.

Now, having taken the pulse and knowing the underlying issue, he could not disclose the truth and simply said, "The Princess stirred the fetus-preserving air, but thankfully, it has now settled, and there is no serious problem."

Treasure Bead looked at him with a mix of belief and doubt, "But the Princess was in severe pain just before."

Chen Shi lowered his eyes and said quietly, "I will prescribe some fetus-preserving medicine; the Princess will be better after drinking it."

Treasure Bead nodded and sent a Palace Maid with him to the Imperial Hospital to fetch the medicine.

After Chen Shi left, she sent the other Palace Maid away and stayed alone in the sleeping chamber.

She looked at the Empress’s unassured sleeping face and felt her doubts deepening.

The next day, when the Empress woke up, her abdomen was no longer in pain.

Treasure Bead had stayed by her side all night, and seeing her awake, quickly had the Palace Maid fetch the already prepared fetus-preserving medicine, and attended to her while she drank it.

After taking the medicine, the Empress asked, "Did Chen Shi come last night?"

Treasure Bead replied, "He did, servant saw the Princess in severe pain and feared an accident, so I went to the Imperial Hospital to call Imperial Physician Chen."

Remembering the pain from last night that felt as if all her organs were tangled together, the Empress still felt shaken, "Did Imperial Physician Chen say anything?"

Treasure Bead shook her head, "Nothing much, Imperial Physician Chen only said the Princess stirred the fetus-preserving air, nothing serious."

The Empress fell silent for a moment.

Chen Shi’s words could deceive Treasure Bead but not her.

"Summon Imperial Physician Chen, I have questions for him," recalled something, the Empress’s complexion suddenly turned very ugly, and she spoke coldly.

Treasure Bead dared not ask more and hastily left.

However, halfway there, she still made a trip to Xuanruo Pavilion.

Meanwhile, Qiu Lian, having just left the royal court, hurriedly rushed to the Grandmaster Residence.

At the entrance of the Grandmaster Residence, he coincidentally bumped into Liu Yan, who had also just returned from the court.

The two exchanged glances, neither looking very pleased.

In the hall just a moment ago, Qiu Lian had exposed the affairs of the Grandmaster Residence, catching Liu Yan completely off guard with this move.

Through his words, Qiu Lian implied that the people of the Grandmaster Residence were unclean, capable of such utterly inhumane acts.

Liu Yan’s expression turned ominously dark, and he instantly retorted sarcastically, dragging the Prince into the conversation as well.

He had already discussed with Grandmaster Liu the night before to pin this matter on the Prince.

Thus, as soon as Qiu Lian brought up the matter, Liu Yan swiftly formulated a response in his mind.

Li Tianze had long known about this matter from the Hidden Guard, so he wasn’t particularly surprised by Qiu Lian’s words.

However, Liu Yan purposely framed the accusations around Li Mingjue, and just after hearing a few sentences, he guessed Liu Yan’s intentions, and his expression cooled considerably.

He had already learned of the Empress’s doings from An Ruoya, and now, seeing Liu Yan targeting Li Mingjue, he had already developed a good opinion of these two siblings.

Yet he had not yet ascertained the true nature of the matter and didn’t wish to act rashly.

He could only listen to Liu Yan’s words with a stern face.

The entire assembly of civil and military officials also appeared shocked, unaware of when the Prince had become involved with the Grandmaster Residence.

Shen Xiheng, however, had the intention to clear his friend’s name, but since Liu Yan’s words were logical and well-founded, he couldn’t find an immediate rebuttal.

Moreover, he had been busy with matters in Qingzhou recently, and even if he wanted to help, he was powerless to do so.

Li Mingjue, however, did not take Liu Yan seriously. After listening, he merely scoffed and said, "According to Minister Liu’s view, is this the doing of this prince?"

Liu Yan glanced at him, saying, "This humble official did not mean that, but doesn’t the Lord think it’s overly coincidental?"

Li Mingjue responded with ease, "I, for one, do not see it as a coincidence."

The scene was at an impasse, and the civil and military officials also did not dare to easily take sides.

In the end, Li Tianze made a few seemingly inconsequential remarks, then ordered Qiu Lian to thoroughly investigate the matter before leaving the court.

What Qiu Lian had wanted was precisely these words of "thorough investigation" spoken by the emperor in front of everyone. The people of the Grandmaster Residence, no matter how reluctant, could not defy the order or secretly obstruct him.

Otherwise, if he reported it to the emperor, they would be the ones at a disadvantage.

At this moment, Qiu Lian was actually not in a bad mood, except when he saw Liu Yan, he wasn’t showing any pleasant expressions.

With a light huff, he headed straight for the back courtyard.

Liu Yan, watching his retreating figure, ground his teeth fiercely.

He took a divergent path from Qiu Lian to the study and reported the matter to Grandmaster Liu.

Grandmaster Liu listened with narrowed eyes and simply said, "You were too hasty in this matter."

Liu Yan was unconvinced at heart, but still respectfully said, "Please enlighten me, grandfather."

Grandmaster Liu was about to give him a few pointers, but before he could speak, the steward came over.

The steward paused, his tone somewhat low as he said to them both, "The Princess Consort has brought someone over."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan frowned, asking with an indifferent tone, "Who?"

The steward hesitated and did not disclose the name.

Liu Yan, growing impatient, was about to rebuke him, but Grandmaster Liu had already stood up, speaking indifferently, "Then let us go meet this person."

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