Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 107 Sent Her into the Palace

This means he is asking himself to use his status as the emperor to intimidate his subjects!

Is this young lady Xiao Jinyu again?

There was a fierce light flashing in Chen Xu's eyes. It was because he got a painting from this young lady that he ordered people to investigate the many things that King Shixing did to misrule the government and harm the people.

It can be seen that the current result is exactly what the young lady wants to see.

Could it be that this young lady had even taken him, the emperor, into her calculations?

Thinking of this, Chen Xu shook his head bitterly, and immediately went back to Taicheng and entered the West Garden of the harem.

In the Western Garden, Concubine Peng, the biological mother of Prince Shixing, was crying bitterly.

"Your Majesty, how is our prince? How badly is he injured? Has Your Majesty caught the assassin and brought him to justice?"

Concubine Peng's repeated questions made Chen Xu very impatient, and an extremely depressing atmosphere spread in Concubine Peng's Yuqing Palace.

"You really don't look like her at all. No, how could you be like her? You are not even one ten-thousandth as good as her..."

He suddenly murmured, and reached out to pinch Concubine Peng's chin.

"Except for this face..."

But apart from this face, there is nothing left!

"Your Majesty, did I do anything wrong? It is my fault for making Your Majesty unhappy, but I am also worried about our prince!"

"You didn't do anything wrong, but it's precisely because you didn't do anything that you raised your son to be like that..."

"What happened to Shu Ling?"

Concubine Peng became even more worried and couldn't help but feel sad and sobbed again.

Chen Xu suddenly stood up and stood with his hands behind his back.

"Shu Ling will never become the crown prince. No matter how much I favor him, my favor only goes so far. If he dares to cause trouble again in the future..."

"No, Your Majesty, Shuling has always listened to you the most since he was young. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he was also the most filial to his parents. When he was young, he often made us laugh. Isn't Your Majesty the one who likes this kind of character the most?"

As Concubine Peng spoke, she seemed to recall some happy events from the past, and a smile appeared on her tearful face.

Looking at such a sad smile, such a bright yet dignified and noble face, Chen Xu's heart suddenly softened again. He reached out and wiped away the tears on Concubine Peng's face, and said softly:

"Forget it. When he gets better, let him come to the palace to see you!"

"Your Majesty, please don't blame me. I know that Your Majesty still loves me..."

As Concubine Peng spoke, she leaned into Chen Xu's arms shyly. Chen Xu was thinking about something, but he didn't refuse. After a long while, he seemed to remember something and pushed Peng away: "I have something else to do. I won't have dinner with you today!"

"His Majesty--"

Amid Concubine Peng's reluctant call, Chen Xu strode out of the Yuqing Palace and headed for the Taiji Hall.

But before he had gone far, Concubine Peng's face turned cold.

"Go check what happened. Your Majesty went to the Prince of Shixing's Palace. What did he do?"

"Yes!"

An eunuch answered and immediately left the Yuqing Palace.

Just as he stepped out of Yuqing Palace, he heard the sound of porcelain breaking on the ground behind him. The eunuch was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and hurried away.

"Your Majesty, please don't get angry, or you will hurt yourself!" the old woman beside Concubine Peng advised.

"After so many years, he still can't forget that face. No, it's only my face that he likes?"

"Your Majesty, the emperor's love is not for one person, so why do you care how many people live in his heart? The dead can't be compared with you, Your Majesty!"

"No, the dead are the scariest. Her ghost will haunt you forever. Your Majesty has been troubled by nightmares for many years because of her!"

Not long after, the eunuch who went to inquire about the news came back.

"Mother--"

The eunuch saluted.

"explain--"

"Your Majesty went to Prince Shixing's palace and only scolded Your Highness. He also punished one of Your Highness's followers. In addition, General Tan Qi, who was originally sent by Your Highness to capture the assassin, was also dismissed by Your Majesty and will be executed in the autumn!"

Concubine Peng's body went limp and she almost fell to the ground. The palace maid beside her immediately stepped over and steadyed her.

"Why is your majesty so angry? Why don't you arrest the assassins, but instead rebuke King Siheung?"

"Your Majesty, even though Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, you still have to listen to the opinions of the people. This time, it was Your Highness who coerced that young lady first, so..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Concubine Peng didn't believe that her son was such a heinous person. She shouted at him and the eunuch knelt down with a plop and dared not say anything more.

"So how is my son's injury? Have you gotten any information from Doctor Yao?"

"The doctor said... he would try his best... whether His Highness can recover depends on his luck..."

"What are you talking about? You can't cure the disease but you don't want to admit that you are a quack, so you come up with this excuse?"

Concubine Peng's worry and anger surged into her heart.

"Is it all because of that miraculous doctor lady, that Xiao Jinyu? My son became like this because of her?"

She suddenly turned around and looked at the eunuch crawling on the ground, and ordered in a cold voice:

"Then summon her to the palace to see me, according to the Queen's decree!"

Queen Liu Jingyan was a very gentle and considerate person. She never competed for favor with the concubines in the harem, and even treated them like sisters. The demeanor of a mother of a country was fully embodied in this queen.

Liu Jingyan was not only gentle and considerate to others, and was greatly loved by the emperor, but he also took the initiative to select women with outstanding talent and appearance to sleep with his husband, the emperor. If any concubine in the harem was pregnant, Liu Jingyan would take extra care of them until the princes and princesses were born safely. Therefore, Chen Xu, who was nearly forty years old, already had more than forty princes and princesses, not including princesses.

Imperial Concubine Peng was also very good at getting closer to Liu Jingyan, and would often go to the Queen's Xianyang Palace to chat with him. Whenever she heard some interesting folk stories or got some fresh food, she would share them with him.

"Your Majesty, I heard that a miracle doctor has recently appeared in Jiankang City. It is said that she is a young lady, beautiful and interesting. I have always had heart disease, and the imperial physician cannot cure my old illness, so I really want to meet this miracle doctor and let her take my pulse.

And Your Majesty..."

Here he paused: Your Majesty often had nightmares when he was a hostage in the State of Zhou. Later, when he returned to the State of Chen, he encountered an assassination attempt and suffered from headaches.

But the health of His Majesty was a secret that could not be made public. Although the two knew it, they dared not talk about it, so Concubine Peng changed the subject:

"Your Majesty, I also heard that a few days ago, the envoys of Zhou State came to our Chen State, and the East Palace held a banquet to entertain them. Your Majesty summoned that young lady to the East Palace to see him, and Your Majesty also asked that young lady to paint a picture of the country. Now, the painting is placed in the study, and he often takes it out to appreciate it by himself."

When she said this, she saw Liu Jingyan's face change.

"Empress Peng, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to guess the emperor's intention without permission?"

"Oh, I was the one who said the wrong thing. I deserve to die!" She pretended to slap him, but at the same time she pleaded in a low voice, as if she was extremely wronged. "Your Majesty, I really want to see this miraculous doctor. Please help me!"

"But it's not that I can't see a commoner girl, but Princess Peng, since we're going to see her once, then we can only see each other once. Don't have any other thoughts in your mind."

Concubine Peng was overjoyed and said hurriedly:

"Yes, your Majesty's words, I will remember them!"

"Then pass on my imperial decree and summon that miraculous doctor to come to my Xianyang Palace to see her!"

……

"Your Majesty, you have been standing for a long time. Why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea?"

Wu Nei Shi was an old man beside Chen Xu and the one who understood the emperor's will the best. Seeing Chen Xu frowning and thinking deeply at this moment, although his emotions were suppressed, he must be extremely painful inside.

His most beloved son ended up being disabled and incurable, but as the emperor he was powerless to do anything. After all, all these disasters were caused by King Shixing's chaotic politics, harming the people, and his lustful heart.

"I have already dismissed and sentenced Tan Qi, who led the troops to capture her Xiao residence, to death. Is this considered an explanation to her?"

"If I recruit her to be the imperial physician, would she be willing?"

If you are an imperial physician in the palace, it is natural for you to treat the prince.

Wu, the eunuch, knew the worry in her heart, so he said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the young lady's mother used to be a royal physician in the palace, treating the empresses and princesses in the palace. Your Majesty has hired her as a royal physician, which is also a blessing for the young lady!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Xu's face suddenly darkened.

Eunuch Wu then remembered that the young lady's mother, Xiao Luan, had entered the palace to treat the princess, but was framed and her reputation was ruined.

Although Your Majesty was in Zhou at the time and had nothing to do with this matter, the incident happened in the imperial palace, and the young lady's father, Han Zigao, was sentenced to death by Your Majesty...

Wu Eunuch was sweating profusely and knelt down hurriedly, saying:

"Your Majesty, I have spoken out of turn. I deserve death!"

After a brief silence, Chen Xu said:

"No need! Get up, and there's no need to summon her into the palace!"

The emperor did not blame him. Eunuch Wu was overjoyed and said yes, then stood up.

At this moment, he could no longer see what was in the emperor's mind. He only saw that his expression was changeable and there was a dark current in his eyes.