Chapter 184 - Treating the Empress Dowager and Encountering a Scheme [4]
\nImperial Doctor Qin shook his head and shouted his injustice. “Chen is innocent! Why would Chen do this?”
“Fuwang, if he isn’t tortured, he won’t confess,” Second Wangzi slowly advised.
Shangguan LingRan suddenly ran over and punched Imperial Doctor Qin twice. “This Shizi will kill this b*stard!”
“Someone!” The Emperor called out, “Drag Imperial Doctor Qin down and start the torture.”
“Wait.” At that moment, the Empress Dowager clearly called out. “Start the torture here. Aijia wants to see who ordered him to murder Aijia.”
Everyone was stunned. They looked at the refreshed Empress Dowager sit up. She didn’t look like her illness had worsened.
“Muhou!” The Emperor went over in shock. He asked in disbelief, “You…… You’re better?”
The Empress Dowager nodded. “Aijia is a lot better after Mu Xiaojie’s careful treatment. But if Mu Xiaojie didn’t smell that there was something wrong with the medicine and wouldn’t let Aijia drink the medicine that this cheap maid Yurong had decocted, Aijia would have died.
“He is just a small imperial doctor. Where did he get the courage to murder Aijia? And where did he get so much gold to bribe a palace maid? There must be someone behind him.
“Tell Aijia who ordered you and Aijia will spare your life. Otherwise, Aijia will let your whole family follow you in death!”
The Empress Dowager’s phoenix eyes were deep when she spoke these words. She kept looking at the Emperor and the Empress.
She had woken up last night to use the latrine. She had felt a lot more comfortable.
But she had seen that there was only Zi You there and asked in surprise, “Why is it only you here serving Aijia? Where are the palace maids?”
At that time, Shangguan LingRan had ran over and told her seriously, “Imperial grandmother, if Mu Xiaojie wasn’t vigilant, you would have been harmed by someone.”
The Empress Dowager was stunned! She had immediately asked, “What happened? Why would you say that?”
Shangguan LingRan had immediately brought Yurong over. He snapped, “Why aren’t you explaining things to imperial grandmother?”
After Yurong explained the matter with Imperial Doctor Qin, the Empress Dowager had immediately realized that Imperial Doctor Qin was being instructed by someone else. The reason was just like the one that she had said. A mere imperial doctor wouldn’t have so much courage and money.
So, the Empress Dowager didn’t need Zi You and Shangguan LingRan to fan the flames, before she said to Zi You, “Yatou, you’ve suffered grievances to enact this play with Aijia. Aijia wants to see who wants to harm Aijia.”
She had originally wanted to keep on pretending, but her good son actually wanted to take Imperial Doctor Qin away to torture him. If he was beaten to death, then wouldn’t he never speak again?
So, she couldn’t help it and quickly woke up to stop him.
The Emperor saw that the Empress Dowager suspected even him. He was so angry that his chest felt stuffy. He gnashed his teeth in hatred at Imperial Doctor Qin!
Who ordered you to harm Muhou? Although Zhen is annoyed that she’s partial, Zhen didn’t say that Zhen wants her to die. If she dies, not only will brother get strong, but even Duke Anguo would not agree!
Although Duke Anguo gave Zhen military power at the request of Muhou, Duke Anguo has ruled the army for more than twenty years. If something happens, these people might still listen to Duke Anguo.
The Emperor thought of everyone who would want to harm his Muhou. He immediately looked at the Empress.
Could it be her? Muhou had never liked her. Although she gave the power of the harem to her, Muhou reprimanded her from time to time. Could she have wanted to harm Muhou?
The Emperor glared at the Empress.
How could the Empress not detect the Emperor and Empress Dowager’s assessing and inquiring gazes?
She was scared, but her expression didn’t change. She stood there without emotion. This matter was indeed something that she had sent Darong Ka to do.