After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 701 Liveliness

Three days later, there was excitement in the palace.

The Emperor, in court, suddenly felt an intense itch all over his body. He hastily adjourned the morning session midway and returned to Hanyuan Hall.

Back in Hanyuan Hall, the Emperor removed his Dragon Robe. The bruises inflicted by Marquis Dongxiang, which had mostly faded after treatment, were now back in full view, even more shocking than before.

In the Political Discussion Hall, officials, having seen the Emperor’s discomfort, were anxious about his health and stayed outside Hanyuan Hall, filled with worry.

The Emperor refused to summon the Imperial Physician.

But when the Imperial Physician hurried over upon hearing the news, he was stopped at the door by the little eunuch.

No matter what he said, he wasn’t allowed in; instead, they insisted on summoning the Princess Consort Zhenbei to the palace.

The little eunuch hurried to deliver the decree, but was stopped by the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was furious.

The Princess Consort Zhenbei’s medical skills were indeed excellent, but she was outside the palace after all.

The Emperor’s sudden discomfort warranted the immediate attention of the palace’s Imperial Physician; if the physician was helpless, then the Princess Consort Zhenbei could be summoned later, or both could be done simultaneously.

Leaving the Imperial Physician unused and directly summoning the Princess Consort Zhenbei—what was the use of having so many Imperial Physicians in the palace?!

The little eunuch dared to obstruct the Imperial Physician and officials, but not the Empress Dowager.

And blocking her was futile anyhow; with a glance from the Empress Dowager, two eunuchs came over and pulled the little eunuch aside.

The Empress Dowager strode inside, with the Imperial Physician closely following.

A few officials followed as well.

The Emperor was very angry but said nothing, as the Empress Dowager was showing concern for him.

The Empress Dowager instructed the Imperial Physician to take the Emperor’s pulse.

When the bruises on the Emperor’s arm were revealed, the officials gasped.

Who had the audacity to assault the Emperor?

Such an act warranted the death penalty for the entire family!

The Empress Dowager pressed the Emperor for answers.

The Emperor concealed the truth, only claiming that he had neglected martial arts after ascending the throne and had taken a profound lesson from the assassination during the sacrificial rites. In training over recent days, bruises were inevitable, but they were not serious and would heal in a few days.

Receiving minor injuries from martial arts practice was quite normal.

While officials knew the Emperor was concealing the truth, they had no choice but to accept it as fact.

If the Emperor wanted to protect someone, who could insist otherwise?

The Empress Dowager, however, refused to let go.

What better opportunity to bring down Marquis Dongxiang than now?

The longer Marquis Dongxiang remained in court, the more stable his power became. Coupled with his suppression of Duke Chong, even though the Duke’s prestige was now waning, this was not a good omen.

Consider his rise from a Qingyun Mountain bandit leader to his current position—barely a few months have passed.

He had already amassed a significant following, which was a bad sign!

No matter what, crush him today!

The Emperor won’t admit it?

No problem!

If the Imperial Physician admits to it, that will suffice!

With a single glance from the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Physician taking the Emperor’s pulse knelt down and confessed, claiming he had, under the Empress Dowager’s command, added something to the Emperor’s ointment that wouldn’t harm his life but would cause a slight itch until the antidote was administered, which would resolve it in fifteen minutes.

The Emperor questioned the Empress Dowager, who was unwavering in her argument.

She instructed the Imperial Physician this way to ensure Marquis Dongxiang wouldn’t escape punishment for insubordination and to prevent the Emperor from tolerating Marquis Dongxiang!

The Emperor was nearly driven to rage.

The Imperial Physician, hands trembling, handed the antidote over, which Eunuch Fu fed to the Emperor.

After taking the medicine, the Emperor began coughing uncontrollably.

The coughing was heart-wrenching to hear.

Then—

The Emperor vomited blood.

This shocked everyone, including the Empress Dowager.

The Imperial Physician turned pale with fear.

Having taken the antidote, the Emperor was supposed to improve. Why had his condition worsened, causing him to vomit blood?

He wanted to take the Emperor’s pulse, but Eunuch Fu rebuked him, "The Emperor vomited blood after taking the antidote you provided! How dare you touch the Emperor?!"

Eunuch Fu looked to another Imperial Physician to take the Emperor’s pulse.

That physician knelt by the Dragon Couch, checked the Emperor’s pulse, then said, "The Emperor has been poisoned with arsenic."

Eunuch Fu’s face turned ashen.

He quickly instructed the physician to prepare medicines to detoxify the Emperor and had all food and drink brought in for examination.

Finally, the physician found arsenic in the Emperor’s bruise ointment.

Hmm.

Many officials had heard the Empress Dowager instruct the physician to poison the Emperor’s ointment.

Now that arsenic had been found in the ointment, the Empress Dowager had no defense.

It’s unknown how the matter was handled afterward.

In any case, the Empress Dowager fell ill.

The Imperial Physician who was instructed by the Empress Dowager to poison the Emperor was executed along with his entire family.

The Emperor rested in bed and suspended court sessions for three days.

Later, news emerged that the Emperor planned to rebuild Chaohua Palace...

With the Emperor bedridden, there was even more reason to summon Su Jin to the palace.

Each day, Su Jin would enter the palace to check the Emperor’s pulse, then stroll around after leaving, before returning home.

When one becomes busy, time flies quickly.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Though time passed quickly, Su Jin was constantly worried about hearing news of the Old Madam Duke Chong’s sudden death in the Ministry of Justice Prison.

Thankfully, they overcame each day without incident. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Xie Jingchen could not understand why Su Jin was so anxious about the life or death of the Old Madam Duke Chong.

This was very unusual.

Upon hearing that the Old Madam Duke Chong was still alive, Su Jin’s smile deepened.

Xie Jingchen looked at her, "Why do you seem even happier the longer the Old Madam Duke Chong lives?"

"The antidote for the Old Duke Chong’s poison has been found, of course, I am happy," Su Jin replied with a smile.

"Found?" Xie Jingchen looked at Su Jin.

Seeing the confident look on Su Jin’s face, Xie Jingchen said, "Could it be related to the Old Madam Duke Chong?"

Xingxing was utterly confused.

Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen and said, "The Old Duke was a martial artist, yet after being poisoned, he couldn’t move his body or speak."

"Although the Old Madam Duke Chong was accidentally splattered with a drop of poisoned blood, its potency was so severe that it blinded one of her eyes, but upon returning home, she didn’t exhibit any of the Old Duke’s symptoms, which is really unreasonable."

"If I’m not mistaken, the Old Madam Duke Chong must have taken the antidote."

Being a doctor, Su Jin knew how potent the poison affecting the Old Duke was.

The Old Duke barely preserved his life by using his inner strength to suppress the poison.

But the Old Madam Duke Chong was not a martial artist. Her survival was nothing short of a miracle.

Su Jin didn’t believe in that many miracles in the world.

Nor did she want to believe that a miracle would happen to someone with a heart as venomous as a snake.

Thus, she boldly speculated that the poison in the Old Madam Duke Chong had already been neutralized.

Her internal organs hadn’t been corroded by the venom, allowing her to last ten days.

Moreover, it’s been more than ten days; the Old Madam Duke Chong had safely lived through half a month.

According to the Hidden Guard’s investigation, although the Old Madam Duke Chong appeared haggard and sickly, she didn’t seem like someone who would die easily.

Su Jin spoke with certainty, and Xie Jingchen trusted her medical skills.

However, it was hard for him to believe that Duke Chong had gone so far as to harm even his own father.

No wonder Marquis Dongxiang suspected that the annihilation of the Flying Tiger Army fifteen years ago was related to Duke Chong.

Xingxing looked at Su Jin and said, "Should we inform the Marquis?"