SFS Chapter 331: Blood as a guide
Chapter 331: Blood as a guide
After the thick door curtain at the entrance of the hall stopped shaking, the emperor couldn't help but wipe his mouth with his handkerchief again.
He waved at the curtain behind him.
"Xia Qian, send someone to follow Su Peisheng. If he makes any unusual moves, execute him on the spot."
"Send another group of people out to record the prices in the capital..."
The emperor thought of the wide variety of items in the capital and added.
"First, let's check the prices of the items in my allotment."
"Also, send a message to the deputy commander, asking him to confiscate the commoner Yunzhi's estate and register all his property."
He couldn't swallow the thought of the Queen Mother's partiality.
The Empress Dowager was not the empress appointed by the late emperor himself. According to strict etiquette, she was not qualified to be buried in Jingling Mausoleum.
He still had to think of a reason for this matter, so that the censors would not accuse him of being unfilial.
When the emperor personally placed tributes to the empress dowager, an idea came to his mind.
Before her death, Empress Xiaozhuang Wen repeatedly instructed her father not to be buried with Emperor Taizong. Her father buried her near Emperor Shizong's Xiaoling Mausoleum.
She set a precedent for the emperor and empress not to be buried together.
If the Empress Dowager's last wish was to be closer to her descendants and refused to be buried with the late Emperor, the officials could not say anything.
After the emperor returned from Shoukang Palace, he summoned the Imperial Observatory and asked them to re-select a tomb for the empress dowager.
After handling government affairs for more than an hour, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and fainted on the desk.
"Empress Hua, Empress Shu, the Emperor is deeply saddened by the Empress Dowager's passing. He fainted from excessive grief while handling state affairs today."
Xiao Xia Zi hurried to the back hall of Shoukang Palace to report.
"General Manager Su is waiting on the emperor in front. I have sent this servant to inform him."
An Lingrong and Concubine Hua looked at each other and made arrangements in an instant.
Concubine Hua's face quickly showed anxiety, "Concubine Shu, I can't leave anyone here in Shoukang Palace. Please go to Yangxin Palace."
Xiao Xia Zidu said that the emperor fainted because of the death of the empress dowager.
One of them has to stay behind to guard Shoukang Palace.
"Okay, I'll go and tend to the Emperor right away. If there's any news, I'll send someone to let you know."
After An Lingrong agreed, she pushed Hongzhan, Hongyao and Zhaohua to the side of Concubine Jing.
She only asked a second-class palace maid to accompany her, and asked the others to take good care of the young master.
When she arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Zhang Wuwei had just come out of the bedroom.
An Lingrong asked anxiously.
"Doctor Zhang, how is the emperor now?"
"Replying to Her Majesty, the Emperor has been vomiting blood and has fallen into a coma due to the shock. I have used acupuncture to dredge the meridians and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Combined with the decoction, he should wake up soon."
Zhang Wuwei gritted his teeth and continued.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is diligent in government affairs and sleeps far less than the average person. Although he has precious medicinal herbs to nourish his body, it is ultimately not a long-term solution."
"Please, Your Majesty, persuade the Emperor to rest more."
He had said this to the emperor before, but it seemed to have no effect.
He could only place his hopes on the favored Concubine Shu.
As for that bastard Su Peisheng, he doesn't even dare to fart in front of the emperor.
An Lingrong agreed without hesitation.
"I understand and will do my best to persuade the emperor."
"Doctor Zhang, please go and boil the medicine."
The Empress Dowager has just passed away, and the Emperor cannot afford to make any mistakes at this time.
This was not her first time in the emperor's bedroom. Just like last time, the emperor was still lying on the bed with his eyes closed.
When she vaguely heard a small snoring in her ear, she thought she had misheard.
Moving closer, I discovered that the sound was indeed coming from the person lying in bed.
An Lingrong waved silently and called Su Peisheng over.
"Eunuch Su, when did the emperor go to bed last night? When did he get up this morning?"
"Replying to the Imperial Concubine, the Emperor did not go to bed at midnight last night and got up at 3 p.m. this morning."
Su Peisheng replied with red eyes.
The master must have been angered by those good-for-nothings in the Imperial Household Department, which is why he fell into a coma.
He secretly made up his mind to help his master eliminate the corrupt officials in the Imperial Household Department.
"Eunuch Su, Imperial Physician Zhang said the Emperor's coma is also related to lack of rest. I hope you will join me in persuading the Emperor to rest more."
An Lingrong stood up and bowed slightly.
Su Peisheng didn't dare to accept her gift and quickly knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, you are troubling me. It is my duty to advise His Majesty to rest well. Why are you so polite?"
An Lingrong looked at Su Peisheng, whose lips were pale, and advised him gently.
"Eunuch Su, please get up quickly. I see that you look exhausted, and the Emperor still needs your care. Please ask Imperial Physician Zhang to see him when you are free."
"Thank you for your concern, my lady. I can still hold on."
Feeling that An Lingrong really cared about him, Su Peisheng bowed again.
After he left, he ordered someone to bring a chaise longue covered with tiger skin and placed it beside the bed for An Lingrong to rest her feet.
An Lingrong, sitting on the chaise longue, stared at the person on the bed intently and found that not only did he have white hair on his head, but he also had a few more wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
Wei Lin told her privately that the emperor did not look like a man who would live a long life.
The dirty deeds done by the Queen Mother and the Fourteenth Prince were exposed by Concubine Lan, and the Emperor will definitely be devastated.
Hongzhan is still young, and the emperor must not let anything happen to him.
An Lingrong's serious gaze swept across her hands, and she made a decision in her heart.
When Zhang Wuwei brought a bowl of black medicine, An Lingrong stopped him.
"Doctor Zhang, there are bloodstains on the Emperor's handkerchief. I've heard that people with blood deficiency can replenish their vitality by taking a blood-based medicine. Is there such a thing?"
"Your Highness, I have seen this statement in miscellaneous books, but most of them are based on false information. I am not sure if it is valid."
Zhang Wuwei couldn't deny it outright, so he had to persuade him tactfully.
An Lingrong glanced at the emperor who still had his eyes closed and gave the order directly.
"I have always been in good health, so please use my blood as the medicine."
Zhang Wuwei and Su Peisheng tried to stop her but failed, so they had to do as she wished.
After taking the blood, An Lingrong gave some special instructions.
"Please do not inform the Emperor about this."
"Your Highness, you use blood as a guide to make medicine for the Emperor. Few people can do what you do. You..."
Su Peisheng was very anxious. Why didn't Concubine Shu want to seize this opportunity to leave a good impression on the emperor?