Chapter 113 Wu Zetian Falls Ill

Wu Zetian leaned on the bed, beads of sweat quietly oozing out from her forehead.

Imperial physician Feng Chunlai sat on a stool and took her pulse, his brows furrowed, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

As an outsider, Zhao Ji could only watch from afar in the outer hall and try to guess what was happening in the inner hall through the curtain.

He could sense that Feng Chunlai really couldn't diagnose any illness and was having a headache.

Wu Zetian inside was getting impatient: "It's been so long, have you diagnosed any disease?"

Feng Chunlai considered and said, "According to the pulse, Your Majesty does not have any illness, but is physically weak and mentally exhausted. You just need to take good care of yourself."

Wu Zetian suspected that he was being perfunctory: "I am not the kind of person who is afraid of illness or medical treatment. You can speak frankly."

Feng Chunlai hurriedly said: "I dare not deceive your majesty. Although your majesty's three meridians are weak, there is no sign of illness. It is indeed just that the dragon body is weak and the mind is unstable."

Wu Zetian looked unhappy and asked, "Oh? Then why did I suddenly faint? And why do I have nightmares so many times?"

Feng Chunlai was shocked when he heard this and was about to explain, but Wu Zetian was very dissatisfied and did not give him a chance to speak.

She snorted coldly, "The Imperial Medical Bureau is full of mediocre people. My health has been getting worse over the past few months, but you always say that there is no illness and that my dragon body is weak. If you delay like this, won't my condition get worse and worse!"

Feng Chunlai was so frightened that he quickly stood up and knelt on the ground: "I am incompetent, please punish me, Your Majesty."

But when Feng Chunlai stood up, there was a "pop" sound, and something suddenly fell in front of him.

Wu Zetian was startled and looked down, only to see a green jade toad lying quietly on the ground. Its two eyes dotted with red agate looked particularly strange under the dim light.

When Wu Zetian saw the green toad, her expression suddenly changed. She asked in a trembling voice, "Where did this come from?"

Feng Chunlai was stunned: "I don't know."

Wu Zetian said with a trembling body: "Present it."

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly picked up the green toad on the ground and handed it over. Wu Zetian reached out to take it, turned it over to take a look, and suddenly let out a shrill scream.

She threw the toad to the ground: "How dare Feng Chunlai! How dare you bring this rebellious creature into the palace and plot to scare me? This crime is truly unforgivable!"

Shangguan Wan'er was frightened by Wu Zetian's roar.

Feng Chunlai was even more frightened, and he kowtowed and tried to defend himself: "Your Majesty, I did not bring this thing into the palace!"

Wu Zetian was furious. She sat up suddenly from the bed and shouted with a pale face: "Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji! Catch! Catch this man, drag him away, and cut him into pieces! Cut him into pieces!"

Upon hearing the noise, Zhao Ji immediately led his men into the inner hall. Wu Zetian was in an unstable mental state and it was not easy for her to plead for mercy, so she dragged Feng Chunlai, who was crying out for justice, out of the hall.

Shangguan Wan'er saw this and wanted to stop Zhao Ji a little, but suddenly she saw the emperor curled up in his quilt, shivering.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Shangguan Wan'er was shocked and confused. It was the first time she saw Wu Zetian showing such a weak side.
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After leaving Wu Zetian's bedroom, Xianju Palace, Zhao Ji handed Feng Chunlai over to the two guards behind him and took him to the outside of Tixiang Gate.

Tixiang Gate is the main gate of Shangyang Palace, which is equivalent to being beheaded through Wumen Gate.

After all, one cannot kill people in the palace, so as not to defile the emperor's residence.

"It's unfair, General Zhao, I'm innocent!" The unlucky Feng Chunlai kept crying out for justice.

Zhao Ji walked slowly to the Tixiang Gate and ordered the guards to open the door. He happened to meet Princess Taiping's carriage.

The guards went up to ask as usual: "Is this Princess Taiping?"

An eunuch beside the carriage replied, "That's right. Your Highness heard that the Emperor was not feeling well, so he came to visit him."

When Feng Chunlai heard the name of Princess Taiping, he seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and shouted for help: "Your Highness, help! Help!"

"Who is calling?" A majestic voice sounded from inside the carriage.

"It's me, Feng Chunlai!" Feng Chunlai was still shouting.

Princess Taiping opened the curtain and her eyes fell on Zhao Ji and Feng Chunlai: "It's General Zhao, what are you doing?"

During the days since Zhao Ji returned to Beijing, he has indeed become familiar with many dignitaries and bigwigs in the government affairs hall, which can be regarded as a resume.

"Your Highness, Feng Chunlai disturbed the Holy Emperor, and His Majesty ordered him to be cut into pieces." Zhao Ji said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Princess Taiping asked in confusion, "Shock the emperor, what kind of shocking is that?"

"This...I am not very clear about it." Zhao Ji pretended to be confused and avoided talking about Cuichan.

Princess Taiping nodded, as if thinking about something, and lowered the curtain, as if she had no intention of caring about Fengchun's coming.

There was a flash of surprise in Zhao Ji's eyes. According to the script, shouldn't he beg for mercy?

However, this also seems to prove that Feng Chunlai has no relationship with Princess Taiping.

Fortunately, there is always a way out. A eunuch's voice came from a distance: "Spare his life! Spare his life!"

The voice came from far away and got closer. A eunuch came running over and said, "Spare his life!"

Princess Taiping frowned and asked, "What happened? Why are you so flustered?"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is in a bad condition. Please ask Doctor Feng to go back and take a look!" the eunuch replied breathlessly.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji didn't say anything else. He picked up Feng Chunlai and used his Qing Kung Fu to rush to the Xianju Palace.

Princess Taiping also realized the urgency of the situation and quickly ordered: "Quick, go to Xianju Palace."
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Inside the Xianju Palace, Wu Zetian was sweating profusely, her eyes were closed tightly, foam was coming out of her mouth, and she was lying on the bed twitching constantly, holding the green toad tightly in her hand.

Shangguan Wan'er and the eunuchs gathered around, extremely anxious but helpless. Zhao Ji put Feng Chunlai down in front of the main hall and apologized, "Doctor Feng, I'm sorry for offending you just now."

Feng Chunlai is still timid.

Shangguan Wan'er was almost dying of anxiety: "Doctor Feng, stop standing there and treat His Majesty."

Feng Chunlai finally came to his senses, walked forward tremblingly, picked up Wu Zetian's wrist with trembling hands, and wanted to start taking her pulse.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed Feng Chunlai's wrist, and said in a trembling voice: "It's a ghost! It's a ghost!"

Wu Zetian suddenly struggled and tried to strangle Feng Chunlai's neck: "Bitch, I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"

Shangguan Wan'er and Zhao Ji rushed forward and tried to save people.

However, when Wu Zetian saw Zhao Ji, she felt like she was struck by lightning, her body trembled violently, and she quickly shrank back into the corner of the bed in fear.

She pointed a shaking finger at Zhao Ji, her voice filled with fear and confusion: "Li Xian! You are Li Xian! Ah!!! Ming Yun is here to seek revenge on her mother."

Zhao Ji's body paused for a moment, his pupils shrank slightly, and the hairs on his body stood up.

Suddenly, Wu Zetian let out a shrill scream, her eyes rolled back, her hands waved in the air, and she began to go crazy.

Shangguan Wan'er, along with the palace maids and eunuchs, were at a loss for a moment.

Just when the palace was in chaos, Princess Taiping finally arrived.

She looked at the chaotic scene, but seemed unusually calm, and asked, "What's going on?"

Feng Chunlai replied in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is mentally ill and behaves madly. It seems that he is too frightened."

"You are the imperial physician, please find a way to save him!" Princess Taiping was intimidating without even getting angry.

Feng Chunlai gritted his teeth and took out an exquisite silver box from his bosom: "Your Majesty is in a state of madness at the moment. If you let it develop, it may endanger your heart. In order to calm your Majesty down, you must use a needle."

Princess Taiping urged again: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and give me the acupuncture!"

Feng Chunlai was frightened today, looking at Princess Taiping, Shangguan Wan'er, and even Zhao Ji.

"Your Highness, everyone, please forgive Chunlai for being disrespectful. I will insert this acupuncture into the Baihui acupoint on the emperor's head. Once His Majesty wakes up and punishes you, please share the responsibility!"

Princess Taiping said decisively: "Don't worry, saving the emperor is a big deal. If there is any disrespect, I will bear the responsibility alone!"

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Zhao Ji was still frightened by Wu Zetian's previous words "You are Li Xian" and dared not say a word.

Princess Taiping was in charge of the overall situation, so he quietly retreated to a corner, disguised himself as a clay figure, and tried to remain invisible.

Fortunately, everyone's attention was focused on Wu Zetian, and Zhao Ji's previous actions could be explained as being frightened by the emperor, so no one cared about him.

Feng Chunlai had already given acupuncture to Wu Zetian by her bedside, temporarily stabilizing her condition.

Princess Taiping asked in a deep voice: "Is this all right?"

Feng Chunlai really wanted to say that it shouldn't be a big deal, but the shock he had received tonight made him afraid to say so.

He changed his words and said, "It's hard to say. I am a humble official and I can only temporarily suppress your majesty's illness. I can't guarantee that it won't relapse tonight. We still have to cure it completely."

"Then call all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau and work together to find a solution," Shangguan Wan'er suggested.

Feng Chunlai shook his head and stammered, "Well, I'm afraid no one in the Imperial Hospital can cure this disease."

Shangguan Wan'er asked anxiously, "What should I do?"

Feng Chunlai thought for a moment and said slowly, "I thought of someone who might be able to cure this disease."

Zhao Ji shook his head secretly and looked at Feng Chunlai's leisurely manner. He understood that the emperor should be fine.

Feng Chunlai was so frightened that he didn't dare to take the responsibility alone, so he wanted to find a heavyweight to take the blame.

Princess Taiping asked curiously, "Which famous doctor is that? I'll go get him right away."

Feng Chunlai smiled and named a person: "Master Di."

When Princess Taiping heard that Di Renjie was going to be invited, her expression changed slightly.

She never expected that Feng Chunlai would say Di Renjie's name: "Lord Di? Can Lord Di cure diseases?"

Feng Chunlai smiled and said, "Master Di has been familiar with medical books and medicine since he was young. He is well versed in the art of diagnosis and can treat a variety of difficult and complicated diseases. He is also an expert in poison and trickery. We have exchanged ideas many times, and I admire his medical skills very much."

"Can Di Gong do it?" Princess Taiping asked hesitantly.

She felt something was not right. Calling Di Renjie, who was known for his divine judgment, especially considering his status as prime minister, did not seem to be a good idea.

Princess Taiping was hesitant, but Shangguan Wan'er beside her was already extremely anxious: "Your Highness, there is nothing we can do now. Time waits for no one. Please ask Lord Di."

Princess Taiping's brows were gloomy, but she couldn't refuse: "Okay, then please ask Di Gong to come here quickly."

Shangguan Wan'er heard this and immediately turned to Zhao Ji and said, "General Zhao, please go and invite Lord Di to the palace immediately."

Zhao Ji gave Shangguan Wan'er a reassuring look and replied, "Okay, I will go and invite Di Gong right away."

In this hall, there are the attending physician and her biological daughter, but it seems that the one who really cares about Wu Zetian the most is Shangguan Wan'er.

(End of this chapter)