Mo Qinghuan approached the room and began to perform acupuncture on Min Feiyan.
Unexpectedly, the emperor returned at this moment. Along with him came Concubine Li.
Seeing this, the queen quickly got up and blocked the emperor's steps as he tried to approach the inner chamber.
"Your Majesty, why have you come back?"
Hearing this, the emperor looked coldly at the queen.
"Concubine Li, go in and have a look."
Receiving the emperor's order, Concubine Li swayed her hips and was about to go inside, but the queen with a solemn face blocked the door of the inner chamber.
The emperor looked at the queen, angrily pointed at her with his finger, and scolded, "Queen, you've been hiding it from me for several years. Aren't you still going to tell me what illness she actually has today?"
The queen knew that the emperor was really anxious. She also knew that the emperor had long wanted his two princes to quickly give him a grandson.
However, Mu Shengze had been married for several years without any news. So, it seemed that she couldn't hide it any longer.
Suddenly, she remembered that Mo Qinghuan had said a few days ago that Min Feiyan still had a chance to bear children.
It would be better to pacify the emperor for now. Thinking this way, the queen walked up to the emperor with a smile.
"Your Majesty, you've got the wrong idea. The Regent's Princess is just helping her to condition her body. There's no illness as you've mentioned!"
The emperor obviously didn't believe it. He glared at the queen with a solemn face and then looked at Concubine Li.
Concubine Li nodded and walked in.
Mo Qinghuan and Min Feiyan were really startled. They didn't expect that the queen, who was standing outside, would still let someone break in.
However, Min Feiyan relaxed instantly when she saw who it was.
"Your Highness, Concubine Li."
She greeted Concubine Li with a smile. Mo Qinghuan's gaze swept back and forth between the two of them. She always felt that there was something different about them.
Sure enough, as soon as Concubine Li came over, she took Min Feiyan's hand.
"How are you feeling better?"
This made Mo Qinghuan a bit confused. Were these two actually friends?!
Facts proved that Mo Qinghuan's guess was right.
"I'm fine. What about you? When His Highness and I were outside the palace before, I heard the news of your entering the palace. I'm really sorry. I wasn't in the capital at that time. If I had been here, I would definitely have persuaded His Highness to stop this. Then you wouldn't have to be trapped within these high walls."
Unexpectedly, Concubine Li laughed after hearing this. It was a calm smile. "Everything is predestined. Even if you had been here, since I had decided to come in, I would still have come."
Mo Qinghuan was packing up her cloth bag. She was a bit surprised when she heard Concubine Li's words.
It seemed that according to Concubine Li, entering the palace wasn't forced on her, but rather her own voluntary choice.
After she finished packing, she sat at the table. The two of them chatted casually.
It wasn't until the emperor urged Concubine Li outside that Concubine Li patted Min Feiyan's hand on the back and walked out.
Mo Qinghuan also finished packing the needles and followed her out.
When the emperor saw Mo Qinghuan coming out, he gave her a disdainful glance. In his eyes, no matter how beautiful a woman was, if she was no longer intact, she was like a delicate porcelain vase with a crack.
Previously, he had taken a fancy to the aloof and cold temperament on Mo Qinghuan. The women in the harem didn't have such a temperament, so he was infatuated with her. But now, she was already Mu Yanming's woman.
So now, she was just like that cracked vase, making him feel nauseous and not the least bit interested.
The queen saw the emperor staring at Mo Qinghuan in a daze and coughed lightly. Mu Linyi's thoughts were pulled back, and he said coldly, "How's her health?"
Mo Qinghuan nodded slightly and was about to say something when Concubine Li interrupted her.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is in good health. The Regent's Princess is really just conditioning the princess's body."
Hearing Concubine Li say this, the queen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
And the emperor didn't say anything else.
Mo Qinghuan also thought that the emperor would have nothing else to say after asking.
As a result, Mu Linyi looked at her again. "Regent's Princess, come with me to the imperial study. I have something to ask you!"
An alarm bell rang in Mo Qinghuan's heart. What did the emperor want to ask her?
Could it be about Mu Yanming?
Just as she was thinking, she looked at the queen. It seemed that the queen had no intention of helping her smooth things over.
Helplessly, she had no choice but to follow the emperor and Concubine Li to the imperial study.
She was calculating in her heart how she should answer if the emperor asked about her medical skills or Mu Yanming's heart disease.
After arriving at the imperial study, Mo Qinghuan found that there was still a person standing in the hall. It was Prime Minister Gu.
Last time, she had kindly gone to his mansion to treat his daughter, but instead, she had been held hostage by him. Ah Si had also been injured because of this.
Moreover, Gu Qinglan always seemed to want to pounce on her and fight with her as soon as she saw her. So, she really had no good impression of Prime Minister Gu.
And today, she didn't understand why the emperor wanted to gather her and Prime Minister Gu together for questioning.
Just as she was thinking, she heard the emperor say, "All of you, retreat."
"Yes." The eunuchs and maids in the hall all retreated, leaving only the emperor, Concubine Li, herself, and Prime Minister Gu.
She nodded slightly and stood there. The emperor stared at Mo Qinghuan with eagle - like sharp eyes.
After a while, Mu Linyi looked at Prime Minister Gu. "Prime Minister Gu, tell me what you've found out."
Prime Minister Gu sneered at Mo Qinghuan, then raised his hands above his head and folded them together. "Your Majesty, there are rumors in the capital that there's a divine doctor in Jishitang. They also say that this divine doctor is an extremely beautiful woman. Most importantly, the divine doctor has a kind heart and treats the poor for free. She has extremely high prestige among the people."
Mo Qinghuan looked up at Prime Minister Gu in confusion. What was this Prime Minister Gu up to?
Would he be so kind as to praise her? Something was wrong. He must be up to no good!
Sure enough, after Prime Minister Gu finished saying the good things, he started to get to the point.
"However, after investigation, I found out that all these are just rumors!"
The emperor let out an "oh" with a long tail sound. Mo Qinghuan secretly thought that something was wrong.
"They all say that a doctor should have a kind heart. But a few days ago, my daughter Qinglan was poisoned. The people in the mansion went to Jishitang to invite the divine doctor to the mansion for treatment. As a result, this so - called divine doctor demanded a sky - high consultation fee of 500 taels just to come to the mansion!"
As he said this, his emotions became excited. "Your Majesty, for the sake of my daughter, I was willing to pay the 500 taels. But this divine doctor, who was boasted by the common people to have a kind heart, took the silver but didn't save the patient!"
Hearing this, Mo Qinghuan really couldn't listen anymore.
She raised her head and looked at Prime Minister Gu, just in time to meet his venomous gaze.
"It seems that Lord Gu is even better at distorting the truth than he was at detaining this subject's daughter in the mansion that day."
Hearing this, the emperor sat up straight. "Detaining? What do you mean?"
Mo Qinghuan told the whole situation of that day. After the emperor heard it, he shook his head helplessly.
Mo Qinghuan knew that although the emperor didn't say anything, he must have thought that Prime Minister Gu was the villain filing the first complaint and had embarrassed him!