"Mother, this poisonous woman, someone told her back then that using the heart's blood of her own infant was the best way to cultivate the most difficult beauty-enhancing Gu in the world. So, she set her sights on Yi'er, who was not yet two years old. She had her confidante, Imperial Physician Xu, extract two drops of his heart's blood daily to feed her beauty-enhancing Gu. After a month of this, her beauty-enhancing Gu still did not mature. I only discovered this matter the day before yesterday when I had someone investigate it."
The Emperor's expression was dark, and his gaze was sinister as he looked at the Empress.
"Heavens, you truly are insane to harm your own son like this! Your Majesty, such a poisonous woman cannot be allowed to live." The Empress Dowager furiously pointed at the Empress and accused her.
The Emperor couldn't be bothered to spare the Empress another glance.
However, none of the three noticed that the fingers of Prince Shou on the bed twitched. Two rivers had already streamed down the corners of his eyes.
It turned out that his heart ailment was not something he was born with, but rather his own mother had harmed him for her own benefit.
When he learned this secret, it was as if another knife had pierced his heart, causing him unbearable pain and difficulty breathing.
"Haha, Jun Hao Chen (the Emperor's name), didn't I do that back then because of you? You went out to war for barely over a year and brought back a beautiful woman with purple eyes from outside. Then you did everything to please her and neglected me. At that time, I thought you neglected me because you found me unattractive, which is why I had this wicked idea about the beauty-enhancing Gu." The Empress raised her hand and accused the Emperor.
"But you shouldn't have used your own son's heart's blood to feed Gu worms! Yi'er is flesh and blood from your own body!" The Empress Dowager was still very angry.
"You old woman, don't think you're so clean. As far as I know, some of the previous king's offspring died at your hands. Am I right? Haha..." the Empress said maniacally.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's brows furrowed. She had lived in the inner palace for decades, and to protect herself and her imperial son, she had undoubtedly stained her hands with bloodshed in various palace intrigues and struggles.
"You madwoman, His Majesty should have cut out your tongue earlier!" the Empress Dowager said, her face ashen.
The Emperor immediately shouted towards the door for someone.
"Guards, escort the Empress back to Fengqi Palace and confine her."
As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, Jian Feng entered the room with several Imperial Guards and pushed the Empress's wheelchair out.
After the Empress left, Prince Shou, who was lying on the bed, slowly attempted to sit up.
The Emperor and the Empress Dowager looked at him sitting up with some surprise.
"Yi'er, you're awake!"
"Yes, Imperial Grandmother. I heard everything you, Father Emperor, and Mother Empress were saying in the room just now," Prince Shou, Jun Moyi, replied truthfully.
"Alas, your Imperial Grandmother and your Father Emperor were angered by the Empress just now. Rest assured, your Imperial Grandmother will have Li'er, that girl, treat you. It's just that last night, your Imperial Grandmother and your Father Emperor received advance notice from your Second Imperial Brother that his consort needed to perform head surgery for her newly recognized elder brother today, and asked us not to disturb her. That's why we didn't send anyone to invite the Cold Consort to treat you. I will have Li'er, that girl, brought into the palace in a couple of days and then I will discuss this matter with her," the Empress Dowager patiently explained to Prince Shou.
"Imperial Grandmother, you don't need to trouble yourself. My illness is beyond medical help. I am already prepared," Prince Shou refused the Empress Dowager with a desolate smile.
"Don't overthink it. Since you are awake, your Imperial Grandmother and I will return to the palace now."
With that, he helped the Empress Dowager and slowly walked out of Prince Shou's room.
On the way back to the palace, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor rode in the same imperial carriage. When the carriage had traveled halfway, the Empress Dowager suddenly remembered something.
"Emperor, Prince Shou's consort, Zhiyue, mentioned earlier that she fed Prince Shou some kind of life-saving medicine, and surprisingly, that pill was quite effective. He woke up not long after taking it," the Empress Dowager praised, nodding repeatedly.
"Mother, I suspect the pill Prince Shou's consort has is a Jade Dew Pill," the Emperor casually replied.
"Isn't the Jade Dew Pill the rare life-saving medicine of the Hua family?" the Empress Dowager asked, her eyes lighting up.
The Emperor, Jun, looked at the excited Empress Dowager and was speechless.
"Mother, you're not perhaps coveting those Jade Dew Pills in Prince Shou's consort's hands, are you?" The Emperor looked at her in disbelief.
"Go, go, go. I don't know what you're thinking in your head! Those Jade Dew Pills are my eldest grandson's life-saving medicine. How could I possibly want his things? I was thinking that since the medicine is useful for my eldest son, why don't we get more of it? I just want to borrow a sample from Prince Shou's consort so that Li'er, that girl, can see if she can make such Jade Dew Pills." The Empress Dowager explained helplessly to the Emperor.
"Mother, rest assured, Li'er has plenty of those Jade Dew Pills that Prince Shou's consort has. Your precious grandson eats them like candy in front of me all the time."
"What? That wasteful thing! I had to humble myself to beg a servant back then to find a Jade Dew Pill to keep that boy alive!" The Empress Dowager was so angered by Jun Mohan that her chest heaved.
"Mother, the Flower Auntie beside Xia Wan'er is actually from the Hua family," the Emperor revealed a secret to the Empress Dowager.
"Heavens, this is too incredible. That low-key and unremarkable woman is actually from the Hua family," the Empress Dowager exclaimed in amazement.
"Yes, Mother." The Emperor nodded slightly.
As they spoke, the two quickly returned to the palace.
...
At the Cold Prince's Estate, everything was calm today.
After Leng Jinyu left, Jun Mohan clamored for Leng Ruoli to take him into the space.
Leng Ruoli quickly examined Xie Yichuan's body. Afterwards, she and Jun Mohan strolled on the grass within the space, observing the medicinal herbs, vegetables, and the koi in the pond...
The medicinal herbs she planted in her space were growing exceptionally well, some already bearing red fruits. The vegetables were even better; she and Jun Mohan had harvested batch after batch.
Even the sweet potatoes and potatoes planted earlier had already sprouted long shoots.
"The things planted in the space grow so much faster than outside," Leng Ruoli murmured.
"Yes! Li'er, your system space is truly a blessed land," Jun Mohan praised with envy.
"Later, when we settle things outside, we can occasionally hide away here and live a pastoral life for a few days," Leng Ruoli said with a giggle.
"Okay, that's a great idea!" Jun Mohan agreed, nodding repeatedly.