"How is this possible! Summon all the imperial physicians!" Dongfang Yi roared, tears still streaming down her face.
She knelt on the ground, leaning against Helian Qi on the bed. She stroked his slightly feverish cheek with her cold hand.
It's so cold, why is your face so hot...
Physician Li still knelt on the ground in silence, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably. Everyone knew that he was the most knowledgeable person in the Imperial Hospital. If even he couldn't figure out what was wrong, let alone others.
"Your Majesty..."
"Empress..."
Donghua and Ruyi looked at the woman in front of them with worried faces. They were extremely worried but couldn't think of any way to solve the problem.
Just when they were extremely disheartened, a voice came from outside the palace: "Minister Rong requests an audience!"
Everyone was shocked. They wondered why he had come. Could it be that they had found an antidote?
At this thought, Dongfang Yi's dull eyes regained their luster. Then she stood up and said loudly, "Admit them!"
Then they saw Minister Rong and Rong Yi behind him. The two walked up slowly and respectfully. After seeing the people in front of them, they bowed respectfully.
"Skip the formalities. Have you found an antidote? Tell me quickly!" Dongfang Yi said impatiently. She didn't want to miss even the slightest hope now.
Rong Yi frowned and replied, "My father and I are here for this very matter. Although Su Luo failed to make an antidote, there is someone who can surely do it."
"Who?!" Dongfang Yi immediately rushed in front of them and asked with wide - open eyes.
Rong Yi looked at the once - gorgeous woman in front of him, now full of vicissitudes. He knew how deeply she was in love with the emperor. So he replied, "That person is Su Luo's master, Bai Juedu, the disciple of the old man from the Poison Valley."
Without thinking, Dongfang Yi only realized that there was someone who could save Helian Qi. So she continued to ask urgently, "Where is she now? Can you invite her here quickly?"
However, after hearing the name "the old man from the Poison Valley", Ruyi and Donghua frowned. Then they glanced at each other as if communicating something.
Wasn't the old man from the Poison Valley the master of Bai Yi, Bai Huan and the second prince of the Southern Neighboring Country? Those people were all their enemies. So who on earth was Bai Juedu?
On the other side, Rong Yi also frowned tightly.
"I don't know where Mr. Bai Juedu is now. I'm here only to convey Su Luo's words. She has great trust in her master."
After hearing this, the little hope in Dongfang Yi's heart was suddenly extinguished. The disappointment in her eyes was obvious to everyone.
Seeing this, Rong Yi began to slowly tell what he knew about Bai Juedu.
He said that Bai Juedu was originally the third disciple of the old man from the Poison Valley. After learning from the old man for several years, for some unknown reason, he left the Poison Valley and began to wander around. It was said that he left because he practiced poison arts but didn't want his hands to be stained with blood. He was eager to save the dying and heal the wounded, but the life in the Poison Valley was contrary to his ambition.
When he stayed in the capital, by chance, he lived in the Su Mansion. It was about three years ago. At that time, Su Luo was still a naive and indulged girl. Seeing Bai Juedu's unique skills, she was filled with admiration and wanted to be his disciple.
At first, he refused, but he couldn't resist the love of Lord Su for his daughter. Lord Su also said that the master - disciple relationship was just in name, and he only needed to teach Su Luo some simple poison arts.
After hearing this and thinking that he had been bothering them for some time, Bai Juedu nodded in agreement.
That's why Su Luo later learned the skills of making poisons and a little bit of antidote - making skills. But what she learned was just the surface, so she couldn't solve the poison that Helian Qi had.
After they returned to the palace, Su Luo remembered her master. So she immediately asked Rong Yi to come and deliver the message overnight. After all, the Rong family was an official family, while the Su family was just commoners and couldn't enter the palace.
After Dongfang Yi heard all this, she forced herself to calm down. She realized that grief and rage couldn't solve any problems.
So she let out a long sigh, then looked up and ordered the man in front of her, "In that case, I'll trouble your Rong family and the Su family to search for Mr. Bai in the capital. As soon as you find him, send him into the palace immediately. I'll meet any of his requirements."
After saying that, she waved her hand to signal them to leave. After they left completely, she turned to Lian Cheng and said, "General Lian, take a group of your trusted men to the East Pass to investigate and try your best to find Mr. Bai!"
Then she said to Ruyi beside her, "You take people to the West Pass."
"Donghua, you go to Nanwu!"
After making all the arrangements, she didn't forget to remind them, "You must keep it secret. Don't let anyone know this secret."
As the empress, she must guard Helian Qi's kingdom for him. Especially during the days when he was in a coma, she couldn't let any ambitious people take advantage of any loopholes. She must guard it with all her might until he woke up.
Thinking of this, her eyes became more determined. Her hands also tightened firmly. After everyone left, she sat by the bed, staring at the pale - faced man in front of her. She couldn't help but murmur, "I will surely wake you up. Please don't abandon me like this!"
On the other side, in Concubine Dong's palace.
Concubine Dong paced restlessly in the palace. She just couldn't calm down. She knew that she had assassinated the emperor. Now he was in a coma. If he died, she and the entire Dong family would have no worries. But if he woke up, her whole family would surely face destruction!
Thinking of this, her steps became more and more flurried. Then she saw a maid running over in a hurry. The maid bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, for some unknown reason, the empress has sent all her trusted men away. This is a great opportunity for us!"
This maid was originally from Concubine Chu's palace. Her purpose of coming here was to monitor Concubine Dong and urge her to do everything she should do.
After hearing the maid's report, Concubine Dong frowned even more tightly. She wondered if the empress had sent the people out because she had already found an antidote?
But then she denied herself. After all, according to the deep affection between the empress and the emperor, if there was a way, they would surely treat him immediately. So now the Qianqing Palace was unguarded. Maybe she really had a chance to do something.