OBS Chapter 186 The Queen's Sudden Death
Chapter 186 The Queen's Sudden Death
On this day, a cold wind suddenly blew. Ning Xianyun was half-crouching in the corridor guarding the stove, fanning herself gently with the fan in her hand, her eyes thoughtful.
"Concubine Ning."
Madam Liu came to the corridor.
Ning Xianyun dropped her fan and stood up, looking at Madam Liu blankly, pretending not to notice the silver-haired old man behind Madam Liu, and said obediently, "Madam."
Madam Liu pointed at the visitor and said, "This is the genius doctor that the Third Prince invited from Crane City. You should respectfully call him the Crane Divine Doctor."
"He Divine Doctor Crane."
Doctor He waved his hand and said, "Thank you, madam, for your courtesy."
Madam Liu held Ning Xianyun's hand affectionately and whispered, "You are a lucky star. You were there to bring good luck to the Third Prince, but he woke up that night. I believe you can also make Ling'er wake up."
Ning Xianyun raised her eyes, her eyes flickering: "Madam, what do you need me to do?"
"Dr. He needs a few drops of your heart blood for medicine." Madam Liu's face was full of concern, but her eyes flickered. She sighed, "I also know that this is a bit unreasonable..."
"It's okay, as long as we can save the princess, it's fine." Ning Xianyun looked at Madam Liu solemnly, "As long as Madam doesn't forget what you promised me."
"It's natural!"
Immediately afterwards, Ning Xianyun followed Doctor He to the side hall, and was followed by the maidservant of Madam Liu.
Ning Xianyun glanced and her face darkened.
Doctor He pointed at the maid and asked her to bring some things. The maid was stunned, pursed her lips, and did not dare to delay Doctor He from getting the medicine, so she turned around and left.
In just one stick of incense, Divine Doctor He had already collected half a bowl of blood. The maid was surprised: "Did Divine Doctor finish so quickly?"
Doctor He ignored her, looking very arrogant.
The maid touched her nose and leaned her head to look inside. Ning Xianyun was putting on clothes with a pale face. The table beside her was piled with blood-stained gauze.
It looks like it's done.
So the maid went to report to Madam Liu.
Madam Liu was very satisfied with Ning Xianyun's understanding. The miracle doctor did mention that the blood from the apex of the heart could be used as medicine, but he did not specify whose blood to use.
In this case, let's test whether Ning Xianyun is loyal.
When blood was injected into the medicine, a nauseating fishy smell emerged. The maid brought the medicine, let it cool, and then poured it into Liu Xiangling's mouth little by little.
Madam Liu stared at her daughter's changing complexion in a daze. After waiting for a moment, the maid exclaimed, "Madam, the prince's wife's hand is moving."
Following the line of sight, she saw the slightly trembling fingertips, which made Madam Liu very excited.
At this time, Divine Doctor He said, "Use half a bowl of apex blood as medicine every three days. Within a month, the Third Prince's wife will surely wake up."
Madam Liu believed it and held Ning Xianyun's hand tightly, "Concubine Ning, you have done a great favor to the Liu family. The Liu family will never forget it. As for Concubine Xu's matter, you don't have to worry about it. She is busy now."
Although Ning Xianyun was a little curious, she didn't ask any more questions.
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Royal Palace
Concubine Xu occupied the Northern Qi emperor for five whole days, and she made the excuse of feeling unwell every day, but the imperial physician could not find out what was wrong.
This matter also alarmed the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother came to visit every day, fearing that something might happen to the little prince.
The palace maid stepped forward to remind Concubine Xu that all of Doctor Qi's family members were under control. Only then did Concubine Xu breathe a sigh of relief and asked about Empress Liu's recent situation.
"That crazy woman is too sick to get up. If she delays for a few more days, she will die without anyone noticing." The maid put on a flattering smile and said, "Your Majesty, once the position of the Empress is vacant, you will be the undisputed mistress of the harem. The little prince will be a legitimate son from birth and will be extremely precious."
Listening to the maid's flattery, Concubine Xu's smile grew thicker, and she raised her hand to touch her belly: "My son, I will definitely get the best for you."
At that time, the eunuch outside brought news: "The prince beheaded the minister sent by the emperor in the border town."
"What did you say?" Concubine Xu was stunned for a moment, then a smile spread across her face: "The prince is really stupid, to do such a rebellious thing, won't it make the emperor angry to death?"
Concubine Xu no longer had time to pretend to have a stomachache. At this critical juncture, she didn't even need to do anything herself. The Empress and the Crown Prince could both kill themselves.
As expected, when the emperor of the previous Northern Qi Dynasty heard that the prince had killed his trusted ministers, he was furious and severely reprimanded the prince.
Civil and military officials submitted memorials one after another, demanding the dethronement of the crown prince.
The Emperor of Northern Qi sat on the dragon throne with a fierce look in his eyes and remained silent for a long time. The words of the civil and military officials buzzed into his ears.
He closed his eyes and his heart sank to the bottom.
He raised this son by himself and never thought that he would depose the crown prince one day.
In the end, the Emperor of Northern Qi deposed the crown prince on the spot, demoted him to a commoner, and immediately sent people to capture Zhao Qian and bring him back to the capital.
At the same time as the crown prince was deposed, the third prince did receive frequent good news. He cured the people of Hecheng and won the hearts of the people.
Upon comparison, the Emperor of Northern Qi covered his heart.
"The Crown Prince... The Crown Prince was deposed? This is impossible. Why wouldn't the Emperor do this?" Queen Liu couldn't believe it.
The little palace maid said, "My lady, this is true. Now the news has spread and everyone knows it."
"puff!"
Queen Liu was so angry that she suddenly fell on the edge of the bed and vomited blood, clenching her fists tightly.
"Where is Doctor Qi? I want to see Doctor Qi..."
After calling out several times without any response, Empress Liu stood up from the couch tremblingly, and the little palace maid came forward to support her; "Your Majesty, you are not feeling well, so you should lie down and rest for a while."
Queen Liu shook off the little palace maid with all her strength, and the next moment her limbs went limp and she fell to the ground. At this moment, Liu Meier rushed over and cried into Queen Liu's arms: "Aunt, the prince has been deposed."
Empress Liu was upset when she heard this and raised her hand to slap him: "Idiot, why are you crying? I'm not dead yet."
Liu Meir has also figured it out during this period. It was all her fault for being too jealous and forcing the prince away. She was just a concubine. What was the harm in accepting her? When she was firmly seated on the throne of the queen, she would have plenty of ways to deal with her.
Seeing Queen Liu vomiting blood, Liu Meir was completely panicked.
The aunt and niece were imprisoned together and couldn't even get out. Queen Liu tried to open her mouth and shout several times, but her throat was blocked.
That night, Queen Liu became so angry that she died.
The news did not reach the ears of the Emperor of Northern Qi until the next day. He was stunned. After all, they were a young couple. After much hesitation, he finally went to take a look.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has been ill for some time. Yesterday, she heard that the Crown Prince was deposed, and she was furious, but she couldn't find a royal physician for a while, so..." Before the eunuch finished speaking, the Northern Qi Emperor stopped and asked, "Where is the royal physician?"
"The imperial physician... the imperial physician has been summoned by Concubine Xu."
The Emperor of Northern Qi frowned and walked towards Changchun Palace without saying a word.
The Changchun Palace, which was once prosperous and bustling, was now as silent as death. Even the wind was chilly.
Queen Liu had already changed into her phoenix robe and was lying peacefully on the couch.
A dozen palace maids and eunuchs were kneeling in front of the bed, shaking their shoulders and crying loudly.
The Emperor of Northern Qi just glanced at her and then withdrew his gaze, instructing the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make great arrangements for the funeral of Queen Liu.
Just at this time, Concubine Xu arrived, with a rosy complexion and a pair of watery eyes, looking extremely charming.
"Is my beloved concubine feeling better?" the Northern Qi Emperor said in a deep voice.
Concubine Xu nodded, and suddenly her eyes turned red: "The Queen left too suddenly, leaving me unprepared."
The Emperor of Northern Qi took one look at the charming Concubine Xu and felt inexplicably irritated. He waved his hand and left.