Heavenly Divine Doctor: Abandoned Concubine - Chapter 213
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Chapter 213 – The Little Prince’s Vigor (2)
Before the Empress Dowager returned to the Cining Palace, she had already heard from Aunt Cheng that Lu Wushuang was under confinement.
“For three months?” The Empress Dowager was surprised. Didn’t the emperor like Lu Wushuang very much? Why is she confined?
“What exactly happened last night?” she asked in a low voice.
“When a maiden was seen in the middle of the night, Wang Fei took her entourage to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The retainers have been sent to the Imperial Household Department for investigation. Several of Wang Fei Lu’s confidants were executed by flogging, leaving only Dai Ping alive.” Aunt Cheng reported.
“The emperor ordered the execution of retainers?” The Empress Dowager gasped in surprise. What was the emperor thinking? Does he still expect Lu Lingzhi to suppress the rebellion in the western buffer region? Why is he angry with Lu Wushuang at this point in time?
Aunt Cheng nodded gently. “It was the emperor’s edict.”
“Were you able to find out what happened at the emperor’s residence last night?” she frowned and asked.
“This servant could not find out.”
This matter must have been put under control by the emperor himself. No wonder, there was not the slightest tittle-tattle even after such a long time.
The Empress Dowager didn’t say anything more. Shortly after, Mo Rongzhan himself arrived.
“Your Highness.” After a curtsy, Mo Rongzhan took a seat beside his mother.
“All of a sudden, His Majesty is asking aijia to take over the affairs of the Inner Palace. Tell me, what really happened?”
Mo Rongzhan pursed his lips and shot Aunt Cheng a light look. Taking the cue, she bowed and walked out of the room with the others, leaving the room to just the mother and son.
“Mother, yesterday my eyes incessantly shed tears… ”
Mo Rongzhan spoke in a whisper and recounted the events from last night, including the fact that he had no intention of eating the medicated meal and eventually asked Ye Zhen to attend to his eyes.
“Lu Wushuang was jealous and thought that I was bestowing special favors to a palace maid. Despite the obstruction, she still barged into the Palace of Heavenly Purity. I’m simply teaching her a lesson.”
“How are your eyes now?” She asked after what she’s most concerned about.
“Now, my eyesight is clearer than before. The uneasiness is gone as well.” Mo Rongzhan told her honestly.
The Empress Dowager patted her chest and said, “Fortunately, Yaoyao’s medicated diet is harmless to your eyes, otherwise you…” Not continuing her words, she lightly laughed. “Aijia thinks Yaoyao is really a person of good fortune. She has just entered the palace, and has taken good care of both yours and the Little Prince’s health.”
Mo Rongzhan snorted coldly, as he thought of the young miss who had shunned him.
“Ah, about the girls you asked aijia to choose… do you not need to look at it yourself? ”
“The Empress Dowager is in charge,” he said flatly.
As far as Mo Rongzhan was concerned, he did not care whether the woman selected would be charming or not. After all, women who entered the emperor’s palace… were they not solely for the purpose of balancing the powers of the Imperial Court?
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The news of Lu Wushuang being confined as per the emperor’s order did not remain hidden for a long time–it soon spread all over the palace, reaching the ears of servants and nobles alike.
Upon hearing it last night, Ye Zhen was not surprised, but instead, she felt bouts of disappointment.
All this time, she thought that Lu Wushuang would be the hardest one to deal with, and that it might take years to make her fall out of favor, bringing with her down the Lu family’s status.
But it took her only a few days of residing inside the imperial palace.
With the Wang fei’s confinement, one thing became clear to everyone–the Emperor had stopped doting on Lu Wushuang. Was it because he found out that Lu Wushuang was not the little girl who saved him, and therefore he went cold and indifferent to her?
Ye Zhen’s mood turned sour. Mo Rongzhan suddenly giving her attention was uncalled for. However, Ye Zhen knew in her heart that he acted as such for he was unaware of who she really was.
If Mo Rongzhan knew that she was Ye Zhen, his former Wang fei, he probably…wouldn’t fawn over her.
Ye Zhen smiled wryly and stared silently at a tall pagoda in a distance. It was built in the period of Emperor Wu of the former dynasty. It housed a collection of books owned by Empress Qi Yanling. A century had passed, and yet, the place seemed to have been well-preserved.
What made it more fascinating was its exclusivity–no one has ever been able to enter the pagoda except the successive emperors.
“That’s the library pagoda.” Qi Jin walked slowly from behind Ye Zhen, following her gaze. “Inside, collections of books in the Flora hall from the old days are found.”
Ye Zhen suddenly turned her head to look at Qi Jin, “Flora Hall?”“
That family heirloom Flora Hall of the Qi Clan? She didn’t know that Empress Qi Yanling had something to do with the Flora Hall.
“Empress Qi Yanling’s most trusted imperial guard was the descendant of the transcribers of the books in the flora hall. Those books were later transcribed in the place where the descendants of the Jiang Family went into seclusion. If you can see them with your own eyes, it would be very helpful for the cultivation of medical skills,” Qi Jin said with a smile.
“Empress Qi Yanling must be a book lover,” Ye Zhen muttered to herself. If not… I don’t think the collection of books in the library pagoda would be preserved until now.
Qi Jin smiled gently. “The medical skills I learned were from the collection of books I have at home. If you get the chance to enter and see the ones inside the library pagoda, you will have to go up a flight of stairs.”
Ye Zhen pursed her lips, and uttered after a while, “Is it possible for students to enter the library pagoda?”
“Perhaps fate is also needed,” came Qi Jin’s reply.
What kind of fate one must have to enter the library pagoda?
Ye Zhen was about to ask Qi Jin when suddenly, Aunt Cheng appeared, making her swallow her query. Her curiosity shall be sated another time, she surmised.
“Miss Lu,” she greeted Ye Zhen.
“Aunt Cheng.” Ye Zhen thought that Aunt Cheng came to find Qi Jin, hence she hurriedly dismissed herself. “Imperial Physician Qi Jin, this student will go back first.”
“Miss Lu, the Empress Dowager wants to have a word with you.” Aunt Cheng said with a smile.
Ye Zhen was out for words. The dowager is looking for me? “Well … ”
Qi Jin smiled and patted the back of Ye Zhen’s hand. “Well then, go.”