sjar Chapter 109: The Herbalist is Charming (End)
Chapter 109: The Herbalist is Charming (End)
Chapter 109: The Herbalist is Charming (End)
Li Li looked at the people begging for mercy below and shook his head without saying a word.
Isn't it ridiculous that he wanted to murder the emperor and then ask the Empress Dowager to spare his life?
Qingli: "Grand Empress Dowager, the Emperor's poison has been initially cured. He will be basically cured after taking medicine for another half month. He will need to take medicine for a year to replenish his Qi and blood, and strengthen his body."
"Well, thank you for your help, young lady." The Empress Dowager nodded slightly and looked at Li Li kindly.
Qingli: "Then Li Li will take her leave first and go to the Imperial Hospital to try the medicine and make sure to find the most suitable prescription for the emperor."
"Okay, you go down first."
Li Li bowed and took his leave.
System Qiqi: "Host, why don't you stay and watch the fun?"
Qingli: "Is the royal family's excitement so easy to watch? Generally speaking, if these masters don't dismiss the palace maids, they will make the secret known to the public. It means they don't intend to let these palace maids live. Since they are all going to die, why dismiss them?"
System Qiqi: "Oh, so that's it. That eunuch murdered the emperor, and you saved the emperor and prevented civil unrest in the country, so my energy increased?"
Qingli: "Well, that should be the case."
Qingli: "Initially, the Prince of Zhenguo invited my husband and me to the capital to reward us, but when he heard that I was an excellent doctor, he asked me to treat the Empress Dowager. I went to the Empress Dowager's palace and could tell whether she was seriously ill with just a simple test."
Qingli: "But the Empress Dowager is not ill. At most, it is a minor illness left over from a miscarriage many years ago. She has been taking care of it for so many years, and there is no serious problem. Why did the prince invite me to go?"
Qingli: "Actually, the Empress Dowager is testing my medical skills. The one who is truly ill is the Emperor, and he is already terminally ill. The Emperor in the court right now is someone hired by the Empress Dowager to impersonate him. The Empress Dowager is only looking for me as a last resort."
Qingli: "Prince Lin, who is in prison, said that he poisoned the emperor, and the emperor died without leaving any offspring. To avoid national instability, he was made the new emperor. If someone revived the emperor, then Prince Lin would die. Either he or the emperor would die, and the Empress Dowager would have to choose between the two: a son or a grandson."
System Qiqi: "Let me see, Prince Lin is not dead yet, he is still in prison. He must have thought that the emperor was about to die, so he ordered a pot of wine and a roast chicken to eat. Oh, and he even hummed a little tune."
Qingli: "That's because the mother Gu was placed on that old eunuch. When the emperor's child Gu was removed, the mother Gu was attacked, exposing the old eunuch's evil intentions. But when the emperor wakes up, he will definitely not let his good uncle go."
Li Li felt that there was a reason why Prince Lin was able to succeed in his previous life. The eunuchs around the emperor were Prince Lin's men, so it would be too easy for Prince Lin to take action.
Fortunately, the emperor trusted his study partner, the Prince of Zhenguo, and the task of suppressing Prince Lin was entrusted to the secret guards and the prince, without letting the eunuch know in advance, otherwise the result would have been different.
This imperial steward was left behind by the late emperor, so there might be something fishy about the late emperor's death, but it was none of Li Li's business.
When Li Li was in the Imperial Medical Bureau, he exchanged medical skills with other imperial physicians and went out of the palace to see Meng Yi every three days.
Now Meng Yi was granted the title of Marquis of Cheng'en, and Li Li also had the title of Princess. They had no fiefdom, but they could receive a salary, and the Empress Dowager also gave them a mansion.
Meng Yi: "Li'er, you've been spending most of your time in the palace lately. I'm feeling really lonely."
Qingli: "My husband, His Majesty has just woken up and is still weak, so the Empress Dowager has been summoning him more frequently. I think he will be fine in another month."
Meng Yi: "Is that so? Well, it would be good for the country if His Majesty were to recover."
He comforted himself, and Li Li blinked and told a funny story.
Meng Yi: "How do you know?"
Qingli: "I was just passing by and eavesdropped on what they were saying. No one noticed, so don't worry."
Meng Yi: "That's good. Just don't tell anyone."
Li Li nodded in agreement.
This interesting story was actually told to her by the system.
When the Empress Dowager heard Prince Lin say that he was not her son and that everything he did was just to avenge his mother, she almost vomited blood!
It turns out that Prince Lin looks like his father, the emperor, but his features are not like those of the Empress Dowager. His wet nurse taught him that the Empress Dowager could not get pregnant after a miscarriage, and that he was not the Empress Dowager's biological son.
Prince Lin always believed that his biological mother was a deceased concubine, and that it was the Empress Dowager who killed his mother and took her son away. She treated him so well only because she felt guilty towards that concubine.
Li Li asked the system again, and when he learned that the Empress Dowager was indeed Prince Lin's biological mother, he almost died of laughter.
Did Prince Lin truly not know who his biological mother was, or was he simply covering up his greed? If he were to investigate, wouldn't he be able to find out?
System Qiqi: "Host, let me tell you, this is called 'it's better to have a piece of barbecued pork than a son'. If you have a child in the future, I will have to help you keep a close watch on it. What's the point of having a barbecued pork son?"
Qingli: "Hmm, my son is not what you call barbecued pork."
After the emperor resumed his court sessions, Li Li could finally leave the palace and the capital!
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The first world is finished, and there are two chapters of extra stories. The second world is a modern sweet story!
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