"Alas, Father-in-law Kang, you're wrong. I heard every word clearly outside the door. It must be really hard for you servants," Tang Youyou said sarcastically. Her words made the eunuchs present look even more miserable. They were so nervous that they couldn't say a word for a long time.
In this book, Father-in-law Kang was a tough character who could be either good or bad. If used properly, he could be very helpful. But if not, he could cause a lot of trouble.
In the plot, the female protagonist suffered because she was not good at dealing with people. She let the scheming girl sow discord, which made the female protagonist repeatedly persecuted by Father-in-law Kang.
Thinking of this, Tang Youyou suddenly paused. Then, she slightly raised the corner of her mouth. "I understand your good intentions, Father-in-law Kang. But..."
At this point, Tang Youyou paused. She glanced at the servants around. Father-in-law Kang immediately understood what she meant and quickly sent the servants away.
Then, with a fawning smile on his face and his white teeth showing, he said, "Your Majesty the Queen, if you have anything to say, just say it. I will do my best to help if I can."
Seeing that this man was so smart, Tang Youyou didn't beat around the bush. She directly said, "The Emperor has just ascended the throne. His foundation is not stable yet. The matter of having an heir is of great importance. So, what you've done, Father-in-law Kang, is reasonable. But it's not appropriate that there is only me in this empty harem. How about... Father-in-law Kang, you select more concubines for the Emperor. Open the harem widely and recruit more women to bear children for the Emperor and share his worries."
Hearing this, Father-in-law Kang, who was originally prepared to be scolded by Tang Youyou, tightened his eyes. He didn't expect that the Queen was so sensible.
Wow! The vision was suddenly broadened.
However, although Tang Youyou's words were in line with his wishes, he kept shaking his head. "It would be good if it could be as Your Majesty the Queen said. But the Emperor has strictly warned me that no concubines should be brought into the palace. He will only dote on the Queen alone. Those who violate the order will be beheaded immediately."
Dote on only one person? Her!
What a joke! Wouldn't that mean she would have to be with the Emperor day and night? She would never be able to get a good sleep! This was absolutely unacceptable!
She frowned slightly and raised her eyes. The next moment, she slumped straight on the ground, motionless as if in a deep sleep.
In an instant, the entire Palace Affairs Department was in a panic. The servants inside and outside were all so scared that their faces turned pale.
"Your Majesty the Queen! Your Majesty the Queen, please wake up! Call the imperial physician quickly, hurry up..."
At noon, the sun was shining brightly, but there was a huge crowd outside the Cool Palace.
Imperial physicians, maids, eunuchs, guards... Countless people stood outside the palace, shaking their heads helplessly. Father-in-law Kang was like an ant on a hot pan, constantly mumbling to himself, praying that Tang Youyou would be safe.
Inside the main hall, the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau filled the entire hall.
Rong Xun was sitting beside Tang Youyou's bed, looking at her who had a rosy complexion but was in a deep sleep. He frowned tightly.
"You imperial physicians can't even diagnose such a minor illness. What's the use of me keeping you!"
Rong Xun roared angrily. The imperial physicians present all knelt down. He scolded again, "All you can do is kneel. What else can you do! You can only say that the cause of the illness is unknown. Then what's the use of keeping you!"
In an instant, Rong Xun's face turned cold. He only lightly uttered a few words, "Drag them out and behead them."
As soon as he said this, the person on the bed moved slightly. After a while, Tang Youyou slowly opened her eyes. She turned her body with difficulty and looked up at Rong Xun who was getting angry.
She didn't expect that this man could be so scary when angry. If she didn't wake up, these imperial physicians might lose their lives.
Tang Youyou instantly became a drama queen. She lowered her eyes and pretended to be weak as she opened her mouth. She said in a hoarse and weak voice, "Water... I want some water."
Rong Xun got up in a hurry and poured water himself. Then he carefully helped her up and fed her water bit by bit. But... this guy actually kissed her directly to pass the water!
Mmm...
Tang Youyou opened her eyes wide in surprise. What came into view was Rong Xun's extremely handsome face. Although he was good-looking, he couldn't act like a hooligan in public!
She kept pushing against Rong Xun's chest, but this strength was like punching cotton to him.
Finally, after finishing drinking, Tang Youyou had a chance to catch her breath. She greedily breathed in the air. Her chest rose and fell constantly, and she panted heavily, looking like... the gasps after a night of passion.
Hearing this, the imperial physicians present all turned their backs. These old foxes were all very experienced and naturally knew to avoid suspicion.
But the next moment, Tang Youyou fell asleep on the bed again. While coughing non-stop, her face suddenly turned red, and she kept gasping for breath.
She looked just like a person with pulmonary tuberculosis.
The symptoms were exactly the same as the early stage of pulmonary tuberculosis. People who got pulmonary tuberculosis basically had no way out but death.
The imperial physicians looked worried. Shen Changqing, the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, finally said, "Your Majesty, the current illness of Your Majesty the Queen is in line with the early stage of pulmonary tuberculosis. So..."
As soon as this man finished speaking, Tang Youyou on the bed was slightly stunned. Pulmonary tuberculosis? She was just pretending to cough. How could it suddenly become so serious?
I have to say that these people in the Imperial Medical Bureau really had no skills. Just a light cough and they directly made a final judgment.
But Rong Xun was not in a good mood. He looked up at Shen Changqing who was still kneeling on the ground. With his eyes wide open in anger, Shen Changqing shivered all over.
He said, "It seems that there are not many capable people in the Imperial Medical Bureau today. I should consider replacing a group of imperial physicians on duty."
As soon as he said this, Shen Changqing immediately looked up and cried, "Your Majesty, I have only made a preliminary judgment. But Your Majesty the Queen's illness is really complicated. Even if all the people in the Imperial Medical Bureau are brought out, it's not certain that anyone can tell the root cause of the illness."
As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of imperial physicians immediately echoed him. It could only be said that one useless person led a group of useless people to act uselessly.
Then, Rong Xun issued an imperial edict and ordered, "All scholars in the world who are good at medicine can enter the palace to treat the Queen. Those who successfully cure the Queen will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"
After receiving the imperial edict, the eunuch immediately went to handle it. In just half a day, there was a huge crowd at the door of the Cool Palace. The noise instantly made Tang Youyou lose her original drowsiness.
She was in a daze for a moment. She pretended to be weak and opened her eyes. She saw that Rong Xun was still anxiously sitting beside her, carefully taking care of her.
"My lady, are you awake?" Rong Xun asked.
Tang Youyou nodded slightly. Looking at the people outside the door, there was a woman among them. She pointed at that person and said, "Let her come in and treat me."
"Okay, I'll let her come right away."
Hearing this, the eunuch quickly led the woman in. Then, Tang Youyou heard her say again, "What's your name?"
The woman had elegant manners and extraordinary grace. She said gently, "I'm Wen Ruxue, a commoner."