Chu Yunli escorted the Ninth Prince back to the palace to report back to the Emperor. This was an order secretly given to him by the Emperor. The news was not made public and everything was done in secret.
Fortunately, the Ninth Prince was fine and was rescued safe and sound.
All this was thanks to Jiang Ning. If Jiang Ning hadn't discovered this a long time ago and took action to treat the Ninth Prince, the Ninth Prince would have been brutally murdered by now.
It is a pity that Jiang Ning's rescue incident cannot be reported to the Emperor truthfully. There are too many things involved in this matter, and it will be troublesome to explain and may also lead to suspicion.
How could the daughter of the Marquis family appear inexplicably in the Zhuang's courtyard and have superb medical skills? If these things spread, it will be a trouble.
Chu Yunli thought for a moment and decided to hide the matter for her.
Chu Yunli sent the Ninth Prince to Kunning Palace.
The Empress knew about him sneaking out of the palace and getting lost.
The Ninth Prince's Concubine Mother died of illness when he was young. He grew up alone. The Empress took pity of the child, she took care of him a little and had a harmonious relationship with him. She looked at him as if he was a relative of a younger generation.
When she heard the news that he was missing, She was extremely anxious.
Now that she saw the Ninth Prince came back safe and sound, she muttered a few words excitedly, "God bless, its God's blessing that Little Nine came back safe and sound..."
"Quick, Imperial Doctor!"
The Empress immediately ordered the Imperial physician to come over and check his pulse. Li Changyu was already weak and she was afraid that he would get into trouble if he was frightened this time.
Li Changyu was still unconscious, but his complexion improved a lot, became a bit rosy, and even looked better than usual.
Chu Yunli knew that this was Jiang Ning's acupuncture method, and the Heart-protecting Pills worked.
The Imperial doctor hurriedly came over to check his pulse.
The Ninth Prince was frail and sickly, and often had accidents. His pulse had to be checked every two days.
Therefore, the Imperial doctors did not think much about it and did not know what was going on.
The Empress was anxious and frowned.
The Imperial doctor put his hand on the Ninth Prince's pulse and carefully felt his pulse. After examining him for a while, he gave a startled look, glanced at the Ninth Prince's face suspiciously, and changed his hand to feel the pulse.
The Empress was worried when she saw this scene. Could it be that something happened to Little Nine?
The Imperial doctor took the pulse seriously.
It took half a stick of incense to finish checking his pulse.
The Empress couldn't wait to ask, "Doctor Lin, how is Little Nine?"
"Replying to the Empress, Your Highness the Ninth Prince is in good health. His pulse is much stronger than before, his heart beats strongly, and his face is rosy. This is a sign that the heart disease is getting better." The Imperial doctor replied.
The Empress was startled. Little Nine is in good health?
Little Nine has been frail and sickly since he was a child, often falling into coma. The Imperial doctor said that even with rare medicinal materials, he could only barely survive and could not completely cure his heart disease.
Are there any signs of improvement now?
After being stunned for a moment, the Empress looked delighted and said, "Doctor Lin, are you telling the truth?"
Doctor Lin nodded, "I dare not talk nonsense to the Empress. Your Highness the Ninth Prince's condition has indeed improved, and I am also surprised."
He has not gotten better for so many years, and has even become weaker day by day. they don’t know how long he can last. But now he is getting better, and his heart pulse is stronger than usual. This is a sign of improvement.
"Good, good, good!" The Empress said three times in succession.
The Ninth Prince's heart disease is expected to be cured, and the Empress feels a little warm in her heart.
Doctor Lin ordered the servants around the Ninth Prince to continue giving the decoction for His Highness.
After sending Doctor Lin away, the Empress sat beside the bed and held the hand of the Ninth Prince Li Changyu, "It's God's blessing that Little Nine's illness has gotten better..."
Chu Yunli watched quietly from the side until Doctor Lin left. There was no one in the hall, and he took out the medicine bottle from his sleeve.
"Empress." He handed the medicine bottle to the Empress.
The Empress saw the medicine bottle and said, "This is..."
"Here are heart-protecting pills." Chu Yunli said.
The Empress was smart. When she saw the unfamiliar medicine bottle and Little Nine's improved expression, she knew that it was not the medicine from the palace doctor that worked, but this bottle of medicine that really worked.
"Where did this medicine come from?" The Empress looked at Chu Yunli.
Chu Yunli briefly told the story. The Ninth Prince was unconscious and the situation was urgent, so he took the Ninth Prince to the hospital first.
After the Empress heard about it, she said, "I didn't expect there to be such a miraculous doctor in the capital. There are doctors who can treat diseases that cannot be cured by imperial doctors... I wonder which medical clinic it is. Would it be okay to let him enter the palace to treat Little Nine specifically?"
Chu Yunli frowned and lowered his eyes, not looking at the Empress' face.
The Empress had watched Chu Yunli grow up since he was a child, and his every little move was clearly visible. It was obvious that he was hesitating and wanted to hide something.
"What? What's the inconvenience? If he comes to the Palace to treat Little Nine, I will reward him with a hundred taels of gold."
Chu Yunli was silent for a while and replied, "The Ninth Prince's condition does not require for the doctor to go to the palace for pulse diagnosis. He only needs to take heart-protecting medicine on time every day. I will get the medicine."
The Empress shook her head and disagreed, "How can this be done? Little Nine's condition is volatile. If there is a doctor staying in the palace to treat him, I can feel relieved."
Chu Yunli's frown deepened.
The Empress looked at Chu Yunli's face and saw some clues, "Who is that doctor?"
It's definitely not an ordinary person who can let Yunli help conceal it.
Chu Yunli was silent. If he wanted to hide this matter, he would need the Empress' help, otherwise he would not have waited for the Imperial doctor to leave before taking out the Heart-protecting Pills.
He was silent for a while and said, "She is a woman, and her identity is inconvenient."
"Woman?"
The Empress' eyes lit up, as if she heard something of great interest. None of the gossip spread in the capital could compare to what he said.
After so many years, she has never heard of a woman around him, and even the servants who serves him are all men.
The Empress was troubled and worried about his life-long events. She once asked him indirectly about a daughter of an influential family and whether she was a good match, but she was rejected coldly.
Now that she heard a woman from his mouth, she suddenly became excited.
"What woman? Which family's daughter is she?"
Chu Yunli frowned. He wanted to fool her, but according to the Empress temperament, she would definitely pursue the matter to the end, so why not report truthfully.
"She is Jiang Ning, the daughter of the Marquis family. She studied under Doctor Xue and her medical skills are extraordinary. She was the one who prepared this heart-protecting pill... It's just that it's inconvenient for a woman to practice medicine, and because of her identity, this matter needs to be kept secret."
"The daughter of the Marquis Mansion..." the Empress murmured. Who is the daughter of the Marquis Mansion? She will have to find out later.
The Empress' little calculation was crackling.
Chu Yunli didn't know what the person in front of him was thinking, so he said in a deep voice, "Please keep it secret, Empress Mother."
"That's natural. You don't have to worry. She is Little Nine's savior, so naturally she should be treated well." The Empress said superficially, but secretly thinking that one day she would have to be brought into the palace to take a good look at her.
The woman who can make Yunli speak out must have touched his heart. I wonder if this girl is married...
After Chu Yunli confirmed that the Ninth Prince was fine, he said goodbye and left. He still needed to report to the Emperor.
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