NFBE Chapter 185: Eliminating harm for the people
Chapter 185: Eliminating harm for the people
As soon as Su Yuan arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, His Majesty's oral order arrived.
"Madam! His Majesty has ordered Madam to come to the palace."
Looking at the eunuch who came hurriedly, Su Yuan frowned slightly.
Something happened in the palace?
Is it Sima Gong? Or Sima Yunlong?
Sima Gong...
It shouldn't be that fast! We'll have to wait at least a year or two.
But it is also possible that it will happen earlier. Sima Gong is lustful, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes physically destitute.
"Okay! Please come in, eunuch." Su Yuan got on the carriage sent by the palace to pick her up.
"Mom! I'll accompany you..." Gu Yu also wanted to follow, but Su Yuan shook her head, "Just wait for me at home, be obedient."
Gu Yu took two steps back and looked at the hurriedly departing carriage with a worried look on his face.
The carriage galloped all the way and entered the palace at the fastest speed.
"Madam, please walk faster!" The father-in-law who was leading the way in front started running, and Su Yuan had no choice but to follow him.
They entered the East Palace, and Su Yuan knew who had been in trouble.
She was thinking about how to respond to His Majesty and Queen Lu's words.
In fact, just tell the truth. Sima Gong is suffering from both qi and blood deficiency, and now there is definitely no way to save him.
She couldn't save Sima Gong either. At most, she could help him stay alive for ten days or half a month, which was basically useless.
As soon as she entered Madam Lian's yard, Su Yuan saw Queen Lu waiting outside.
Su Yuan felt a flicker of guilt in her heart. She would not regret taking action against Sima Gong, but...
The only ones hurt were Queen Lu and Wang Yu.
Wang Yu might have given up on Sima Gong, but Queen Lu would never hate her son, even though she knew that he was not a good person.
"Your humble servant pays her respects to Her Majesty the Queen." Su Yuan saluted.
Empress Lu helped her up. "No need to be so polite! Madam Gu, please go in and see the Crown Prince. See if his illness can be cured. Madam Gu, please think of a solution!"
Su Yuan: ...
She originally wanted to be humble in front of Empress Lu, but seeing how anxious Empress Lu was, she went into the inner room first to take Sima Gong's pulse.
Sima Gong's condition was even worse than she thought. It was obvious that he had been using elixirs frequently and indulging himself excessively these days.
Su Yuan fed Sima Gong a pill, and then used gold needles to seal several acupuncture points on Sima Gong.
She bought Sima Gong half a month of life, but in the next half month, Sima Gong would become weak and confused, getting weaker day by day, and finally die of exhaustion.
Su Yuan pulled out the needle and walked out of the outer room. She also knelt in front of Queen Lu and said, "Your Majesty, I am not an expert in medicine and cannot help you."
Upon hearing this, Queen Lu was completely despaired.
She stared at Su Yuan blankly, but Su Yuan lowered his eyes and didn't look at her.
"Even you can't do anything? Your medical skills... Ziyi was dying, and you were able to save him, so why can't you save Gong'er?
Madam Gu, you don't have to be afraid just because Gong'er is the crown prince. Just treat him as an ordinary person and feel free to treat him! "Empress Lu gave Su Yuan the privilege to treat Sima Gong without having to treat him as the crown prince.
Su Yuan shook her head gently: "Your Majesty, Prince Lu's condition is different from that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Prince Lu was shot and is unconscious. I only need to perform surgery to remove the arrow, and Prince Lu will be able to recover.
But His Royal Highness is depleted of both energy and blood, and is at the end of his strength. There is no way to save him. His Royal Highness can only hold out for half a month at most. Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."
Queen Lu's mind was blank, and she only felt a buzzing in her ears. She could not hear Su Yuan's words clearly. Her eyes went dark and she fainted.
Now that His Majesty has returned, Crown Princess Wang Yu ordered someone to send Empress Lu back to the palace. She left the imperial physician to take care of Empress Lu and went back to take care of Sima Gong personally.
She dismissed the servants, leaving Su Yuan alone in the room.
"Madam Gu, is His Highness really beyond help? He is only 25 years old this year, why is he so weak?" Wang Yu wanted to know the specific reason.
Maybe someone drugged Sima Gong?
impossible!
Looking at the entire Dongyu, who would want to harm Sima Gong?
It would only be Sima Gong who would harm others, and she couldn't think of anyone who would want to harm Sima Gong.
Sima You wouldn't! Sima You still cared about his elder brother Sima Gong, even though Sima Gong never treated him as a younger brother.
As for Sima Qing, it is even more impossible!
Sima Qing had a leg disease since birth and had no chance of becoming emperor, so there was no point in him harming Sima Gong.
Sima Tu was still a child, and a powerless child at that, so it was even more impossible for him to harm Sima Gong.
After eliminating all these reasons, there is only one remaining reason: Sima Gong brought his own death upon himself.
"In reply to the Crown Princess, His Highness has been indulging in sexual activities for many years and often takes aphrodisiacs, so... I hope the Crown Princess takes care of herself." Su Yuan explained.
Sima Gong's elixir is a strong aphrodisiac, and the imperial physician will not find any problems with it if he examines it.
So, she was not worried at all.
Wang Yu stood there in a daze. It was indeed so!
She advised Sima Gong to be more restrained, but Sima Gong not only did not listen, but also accused her of being jealous.
Now it’s all right! Sima Gong no longer has the energy to think about those things.
"Thank you, Madam Gu! I will send someone to send Madam Gu back home. I hope you won't spread what happened today." Wang Yu reminded.
Su Yuan agreed, "I obey your command."
Wang Yu personally escorted Su Yuan out of the East Palace, and then asked the eunuch to send Su Yuan back to the Marquis' Mansion.
The palace was still in chaos, both the Central Palace and the Eastern Palace were in a mess.
Even Sima Yunlong locked himself in the imperial study and refused to see anyone.
The news of the prince's illness was blocked. Today is New Year's Eve, and every household is bustling with activity. No one knows about the changes in the palace.
When Su Yuan returned to the Marquis' Mansion, it was almost midnight. Su Yuan asked the servants to tell Gu Yu to let him know as soon as possible, and she went straight back to her room.
As soon as she entered the room, Cheng Lang hugged her and asked, "Something happened in the palace? Is it Sima Gong?"
Su Yuan nodded dully, "Yes, it's him! In half a month, the owner of the East Palace will change."
"That's Sima Gong's own fault. Yuan'er doesn't need to blame herself." Cheng Lang hugged her tightly and comforted her.
As soon as he heard that something happened in the palace, he rushed to see Su Yuan.
Su Yuan...
She will still feel guilty, right?
Even if Sima Gong was a man who deserved to die.
Seeing that Su Yuan didn't say anything, he directly carried her into the inner room and talked to Su Yuan about Sima Gong.
"Last month, Sima Gong sent people to abduct the niece of Zhuang Cong, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. Together with the Chief of the Eastern Palace Guards, they abused and crippled her. Now Zhuang Cong's sister is still ill. The Zhuang and Qi families dare not speak out. Zhuang Cong secretly wipes away his tears every day, but he cannot get justice for his niece. He has aged more than ten years.
Even a fourth-rank minister couldn't get justice, let alone those powerless girls.
"Yuan'er, you're doing this to protect the people and saving countless innocent women." Cheng Lang squeezed her hand and comforted her.
If Su Yuan had not sold the elixir to Sima Gong, Sima Gong would not have died young. Who knows how many more innocent women would have died tragically at his hands.