kingnovel Chapter 500: Reversal of Situation (2)
Chapter 500: Reversal of Situation (2)
After seeing Murong Shileng, the man immediately knelt down and kowtowed, his eyes full of fear and embarrassment.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty and congratulate you on your recovery."
Murong Shiling narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly remembered where he had seen this man before. Wasn't this the doctor Yu'er had invited back to treat her? He was heard to be a miracle doctor. He had met him a few times when he was still dazed. Later, after he recovered from his illness, he wanted to reward him, but Concubine Yu told him that he had left. He was very surprised at the time, saying that he had never thought such a person existed in the folk and it was a pity that he had not kept him in the palace.
Murong Shileng didn't expect to see this person here, but now it seems that this legendary miracle doctor looks so wretched?
Murong Shiling didn't care what he was thinking. He just felt very happy in his heart. He had been very sorry when he heard that the miracle doctor had left. He didn't know where Queen Li found this person.
Queen Li glanced mockingly at the so-called miracle doctor kneeling on the ground, and quickly looked away. "Your Majesty, do you know this person?"
"Of course I know him. Isn't this the Divine Doctor Zhao who saved my life? Divine Doctor, you are so modest. I originally planned to have you stay in the Imperial Hospital to teach me, but I never thought that the Divine Doctor was so indifferent to fame and gain that he quietly left after I recovered."
Murong Shiling's tone was so enthusiastic that the ministers felt uneasy. The doctor surnamed Zhao turned pale and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "I have no special abilities. Your Majesty, please let me go."
Seeing this, Murong Shiling frowned and said, "Don't be so modest, my genius doctor. So, are you worried that there won't be a place for you in the Imperial Hospital? Don't worry about that, Imperial Doctor Liu!"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Liu stepped forward. He was now the chief of the Imperial Medical Bureau and one of the few officials who had not been implicated in this faction. When Murong Shiling called him, he roughly understood what the emperor meant. His Majesty wanted to recruit talents, but he had been practicing medicine for many years and really did not see any extraordinary air in this "miracle doctor".
"Doctor Liu, you've been the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital for many years. Although you have many disciples around you, none of them seem particularly outstanding. Why not let Divine Doctor Zhao stay with you first? When you retire and return home, someone will be able to take over your legacy."
These words made Doctor Liu almost unsteady on his feet. The Emperor was about to deprive him of his power. This realization made Doctor Liu feel dizzy and his blood boiling. Fortunately, he was older and calmer, so he quickly recovered his composure and said, "Your humble servant obeys your order."
Murong Shiling nodded in satisfaction, and then asked, "Is Doctor Zhao satisfied now?"
Empress Li, who had been standing by for a long time without saying a word, scoffed, "Your Majesty, before you keep this miraculous doctor, shouldn't you have given him a thorough test? The members of the Imperial Hospital all earned their places based on their own merits and knowledge. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for Your Highness to be so careless?"
Murong Shiling was stunned. Although he felt that what Queen Li said was reasonable, he remained calm and said, "Queen, this matter is not your turn to worry about. Besides, the court has no place for a woman like you to talk nonsense. If you offend the miracle doctor..."
"His Majesty!"
Empress Li had finally given up. She interrupted Murong Shiling loudly and walked over to the still kneeling Doctor Zhao. "Your Majesty, please take a good look at this man. Is he really a miracle doctor?"
Murong Shiling was puzzled. What on earth had happened to Empress Li? She had inexplicably summoned this genius doctor Zhao and then inexplicably entered the imperial court, all because of Murong Feng's matter.
Murong Shiling felt that he was becoming increasingly unable to understand this queen.
In contrast to Murong Shileng's confusion was Queen Li's anger. She had originally thought that with Murong Shileng's intelligence, he would be able to quickly guess the cause and effect of the matter after meeting this doctor. However, this so-called miracle doctor with so many flaws actually caught Murong Shileng's eye.
How ridiculous!
However, this also illustrates another problem. Murong Shiling now obeys every word of Concubine Yu and even trusts the people she brings into the palace!
Queen Li thought of the previous deal between her and Yu Qingli, and suddenly became a little hesitant. If she did what Yu Qingli said, could she really succeed?
Although Queen Li was a little shaken, her aura did not diminish in the slightest. After all, so many years of being immersed in the imperial palace had made her immune to all poisons.
Murong Shiling was also getting a little impatient at this point. "If the Queen has nothing else to do, please leave immediately. How can a woman be allowed to stand in this court?"
"Your Majesty, I'm not looking for trouble. I just found this so-called miracle doctor's behavior suspicious, so I asked someone to investigate. The results shocked me. This is no miracle doctor at all, he's a complete charlatan! I'm afraid he can't even recite the most basic recipe in medicine!"
Murong Shiling's face darkened. "What do you mean, Queen? If he wasn't a miracle doctor, how could he have cured my stubborn illness..."
"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you might as well test him yourself."
"How about letting me take the exam?" When Doctor Liu saw this situation, he knew that his job was saved.
Murong Shiling was astonished. He stroked his slightly aching forehead and said, "Well, Lord Liu has been practicing medicine for many years, so it's most appropriate for you to ask."
Doctor Liu didn't hesitate to approach the man and asked, "Tell me what Huagai Powder is and what it does."
Doctor Zhao was so terrified that he didn't dare to look up. Just when everyone thought he was about to confess, he suddenly spoke up, "This Hua... Huagai Powder is Huagai... Huagai..."
"This Huagai powder is made from a decoction of Huagai Ma, Xing Shi Zi, Poria, Chen Cao, and Morus alba bark. It's specifically used to treat wind-cold in the lungs and phlegm in the throat." Imperial Physician Liu shook his head and then asked, "So what can ephedra and white atractylodes treat?"
This time the man was completely stunned. His face turned pale with fear. He kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Murong Shiling's face was also extremely grim, and he was even more terrified. This person who couldn't even recite the most basic soup recipe song dared to call himself a miracle doctor, and he actually took the medicine prescribed by such a person? Thinking about it now, he was really scared. This person probably couldn't even distinguish between medicinal herbs? He didn't know how he had cured his stubborn illness by accident.
Murong Shiling suddenly became angry. "What on earth is going on? Explain it to me clearly, or don't blame me for being ruthless."
The man stammered, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I was forced into this situation. Your Majesty, please spare me..."
Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information from her, Murong Shiling turned his gaze to Queen Li beside him and said, "Queen, you are the one who came here. Can you tell me what's going on?"
Empress Li narrated the story slowly, "Your Majesty, you may not know this. Ever since Your Majesty fell ill, the sisters in the palace have been very uneasy. The palace physicians have been unable to cure Your Majesty's strange illness. I was anxious and asked people to inquire about this folk miracle doctor. Later, Concubine Yu found this person, and he unexpectedly cured Your Majesty's illness. I and others were deeply grateful, so we have been keeping an eye on this person's movements. However, I never expected that one of my cousins met such a person outside the palace. He claimed to be a miracle doctor and boasted about how he cured Your Majesty. Seeing this, my cousin went up to talk to him, and ended up discovering a shocking secret..."
Queen Li stopped talking, which also aroused Murong Shiling's interest.
"What's the secret?"
Empress Li seemed hesitant, but soon she spoke, "From the mouth of this so-called miracle doctor, I learned something. It turns out that Your Majesty was not ill but poisoned!"
"what?"
At this moment, even Murong Shiling stood up in surprise. Poisoned? How did she get poisoned? Who poisoned her? What was the other party's purpose?
This series of speculations made Murong Shiling feel uneasy. Someone actually wanted to kill him, and he was poisoned without anyone knowing, and it was a poison that even the imperial doctors could not diagnose.
Murong Shiling felt horrified just thinking about it. He couldn't help but become serious, "Queen, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Of course I know! If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, please investigate thoroughly. In fact, I have already found a suspect for Your Majesty."
"Bring it up!"
Murong Shiling's eyes were cold. He actually poisoned him. He really didn't want to live!
Queen Li clapped her hands again, but her heart was like a calm sea encountering turbulent waves. If she had not heard Yu Qingli's detailed account once before, she would probably be as panicked as Murong Shiling now, right?
Queen Li looked at the palace maid who was brought in by the guards. Her originally goose yellow floral dress was already stained with blood. Her face, which should have been pretty, was now pale and bloodless, with her messy hair tangled together. It was obvious that this palace maid had been tortured.
Queen Li obviously did not expect to see such a situation, and she could not help but secretly complain that Yu Qingli was really going to cause trouble for her. If she tortured this person privately, it would give people something to talk about, for example, saying that this person was forced to confess.
"Who is this person?"
"Your Majesty, she is the maidservant of Concubine Yu."
Murong Shileng's eyes swept across the palace maid's face and he did have some impression of her. However, after seeing the scars on the maid's body, Murong Shileng looked at Queen Li with a cold gaze, and he was obviously dissatisfied with the maid's torture.
"Queen, what on earth is going on?"
Fortunately, Queen Li was able to handle the situation and quickly found an excuse, "Your Majesty, I tortured her because I wanted to know who was behind her."
"Oh, so have you found out who's behind this?"
Queen Li gritted her teeth and said, "It's Concubine Yu!"