"Allow me to ponder," Zuo Yan gritted his teeth.
The Regent's current condition was highly unexpected.
It shouldn't be this way.
He knew the Regent had a hidden ailment and had been secretly poisoned by a fake miracle doctor, but he had resolved those issues.
Why, then, was the situation as it was now?
Several imperial physicians were sweating profusely.
The Empress Dowager frowned, her anger evident, "So many of you, and not one can devise a way to save the Regent?"
The imperial physicians fell silent.
Zuo Yan's brow remained tightly furrowed.
The only one whose expression remained unchanged was Jiang Luoxi. However, Jiang Luoxi did not understand the art of medicine; even if she knew the torment Zhan Ming was enduring, she was helpless.
She was acutely aware of Zuo Yan's desperate efforts.
The atmosphere in the room had become utterly frigid.
Just then, a servant announced loudly, "The King of Night has arrived, and Miss Yun Er has arrived!"
This announcement caused everyone in the room to turn their heads in unison.
A collective gaze.
Under the scrutiny of several pairs of eyes, Yun Shu's expression was cold.
"Yun Shu? Why are you only arriving now?!" the Empress Dowager questioned with displeasure.
Ever since she heard that the General's manor had refused the Regent's mansion's people, and that she herself had to intervene to invite Yun Shu, she had been simmering with annoyance. How dare Yun Shu put on such airs!
Yun Shu curled her lips slightly and replied, "As soon as I received the Emperor's decree, I rushed here without even having breakfast."
"I too did not have breakfast and rode here non-stop to the Regent's mansion. I did not expect the Empress Dowager to be so concerned about the Regent," Zhan Tianye stated emotionlessly.
His words carried a subtle meaning, deflecting the Empress Dowager's accusation with ease.
The Empress Dowager's expression indeed shifted, her gaze faltering. "It is true that I am anxious. The Emperor trusts the Regent, and naturally, we cannot let anything happen to him. Yun Shu, quickly take a look. We absolutely cannot let the Regent be harmed!"
"Yun Shu, as long as you can cure me, save me, I will grant you anything!" Zhan Ming, in his agony, promised Yun Shu.
Hearing Zhan Ming's promise, which was no different from a fart, Yun Shu sneered inwardly.
Suddenly, her peripheral vision caught sight of someone looking at her with an exceptionally profound gaze.
She immediately glanced over.
It was Jiang Luoxi.
Their eyes met.
Unlike before, Jiang Luoxi did not offer Yun Shu a gentle and polite nod or even a trace of a smile. Instead, her beautiful eyes held a hint of arrogant coldness, attempting to pierce through Yun Shu.
However.
Unlike Jiang Luoxi, Yun Shu offered a faint smile.
At the beginning, whoever was magnanimous, would not be embarrassed.
Yun Shu walked to the bedside.
Up close, she could finally see Zhan Ming's condition clearly.
He looked as if he had been roasted, his body covered in sweat, with visible water stains on the quilt.
Even now, beads of sweat were dripping from his hair.
As if fearing Zhan Ming would dehydrate, a servant beside him periodically offered him water.
When Zhan Ming swallowed the water, his face contorted.
At this moment, Zhan Ming could not eat anything, and even drinking water caused him unbearable pain in his throat.
Truly pathetic.
"Quickly, feel my pulse!" Zhan Ming could no longer endure it and urged Yun Shu.
Yun Shu, however, shook her head. "No need for a pulse diagnosis. I have already seen the Regent's condition."
"Child's play! You refuse to diagnose his pulse? Yun Shu, do you not wish to save the Regent? Don't forget, it was the Emperor's decree that brought you here. You must do your utmost to save the Regent!" the Empress Dowager was furious.
Did she not see?
"I have never seen the Empress Dowager care so deeply for anyone. Indeed, the Empress Dowager is extremely worried about the Regent," Zhan Tianye said coldly.
Yun Shu stifled a laugh. She had to admit, his use of the words "care" and "worried" was brilliant!
Suddenly, Jiang Luoxi seemed to recall something and looked sharply at the Empress Dowager.
Several imperial physicians also sensed something amiss and stole glances at the Empress Dowager.
In an instant, the Empress Dowager perceived the crisis.
A chill ran down her spine.
Realizing belatedly that many people were present, she had almost inadvertently revealed her connection with Zhan Ming! This must not be known before everything was settled!
Her face pale, she summoned the Empress Dowager's authority and roared, "Do not speak nonsense! Everything I do is for the Emperor, and the Regent is your elder. The country and its future still rely on his help! Therefore, I am so anxious. We absolutely cannot let anything happen to the Regent!"
However, her explanation, under Zhan Tianye's stern and cold visage, appeared extremely feeble.
"Miss Yun Er, you know how to treat the Regent, don't you?" Zuo Yan asked, seemingly oblivious to the tense and peculiar atmosphere, staring intently at Yun Shu.
He had felt the pulse and knew how perilous the Regent's current situation was!
Yun Shu shook her head. "Not for the moment."
"You! Aren't you skilled in medicine? Aren't you a miracle doctor? Aren't you able to pull people back from the brink of death? If so, how can you not know how to save me?!" Zhan Ming was furious.
She was ignoring his words!
"Miracle doctor?!"
"!"
The imperial physicians, who had not known Yun Shu's identity as a miracle doctor, looked at her with disbelief upon hearing Zhan Ming's words.
Miss Yun Er was a miracle doctor?
The one to whom many sought to become apprentices, the miracle doctor?
The Yun Shu who, in the eyes of the capital's residents a few years ago, was a fool, was now a miracle doctor?
Yun Shu glanced at the astonished imperial physicians, then turned back to look at Zhan Tianye before calmly stating, "The Regent has a pre-existing hidden ailment. Repeatedly taking improper medicine has aggravated his illness, and he has also been poisoned by various concoctions. Someone must have saved the Regent once, allowing him to recover somewhat these past two days. Unfortunately..."
"Unfortunately what? Speak quickly! Don't be mysterious!" Zhan Ming, enduring extreme pain, had lost all patience.
Yun Shu looked down at the tip of her shoes. She had accidentally stepped in some mud while walking, and it was annoyingly dirty.
Seeing Yun Shu's unhurried pace and her refusal to answer, Zhan Ming was so angry he felt like spitting blood.
The Empress Dowager's face also turned ashen with anger.
Jiang Luoxi looked at Yun Shu, then at Zhan Tianye.
"Unfortunately, the Regent has been too indulgent during this period, leading to a relapse. In other words, the Regent will absolutely never be able to have offspring in this lifetime. Moreover, if I were to treat him, I could allow the Regent to live for at most a few more years, depending on his physical condition; perhaps only a few months." Yun Shu stated in a light tone.
The more composed she was, the more stunned Zhan Ming became.
"What?!" Zhan Ming's eyes widened.
The Empress Dowager slammed the table beside her, "Nonsense! Deliberate falsehoods! How is that possible! The Regent's health has always been robust!"
She then turned to Zuo Yan, "Physician Zuo, tell me, is Miss Yun Er spouting nonsense!"