Gu Lianzhang, however, approached her, his icy fingers swiftly removing her middle garment and silk pants. When only her chest wrap and undergarments remained, Ruan Ning felt fear rise within her. She crossed her arms over her chest, pleading softly, “Master Gu, you’ve already seen what can be seen. Can’t we stop here?”
Gu Lianzhang looked at her, with a barely perceptible hint of desire in his gaze.
She had removed most of her clothing, her skin whiter than snow, with a delicate pink blush that made one want to cherish her.
I initially thought the emperor would not wake up, but since heaven has shown mercy, we must seize the opportunity to make him wake up, even if it’s just to say the crucial sentence: Abdicate to the Prince of Jin!
All eyes were fixed on the imperial physician, whose fingers trembled as he diagnosed the pulse. He listened carefully, looked at the emperor’s face, and asked, “Your Majesty, can you hear me?”
The emperor’s yellowish eyeballs rolled, and a hoarse sound came from his throat, but he could not speak.
“Imperial physician, you must ensure His Majesty is clear-headed and speaks as soon as possible!” the Prince of Jin urged.
The imperial physician trembled and looked at Wei Shu.
Wei Shu said coldly, “Imperial physician, do your best to treat His Majesty.”
The imperial physician stepped back. “Your Highness, the emperor’s pulse is weak and chaotic. I hear phlegm accumulating and rising to the brain, causing him to fall into a coma. I will use phlegm-clearing and heat-reducing prescriptions and then observe the effects.”
“How confident are you?” the Prince of Jin asked again.
Wei Shu sneered, “Second brother, why do you always interfere? Why don’t you treat Father Emperor yourself?”
The Prince of Jin said nothing. Consort De indignantly asked, “Crown Prince, is the Prince of Jin wrong to care about His Majesty’s condition?”
Wei Shu glanced at her with disdain. At this moment, the emperor’s eyes closed again. The imperial physician checked his pulse and, after a while, said, “The turbid qi is too heavy, and the phlegm is severe. I will write a prescription for decoction. After His Majesty drinks it, he might improve.”
The Prince of Jin’s excitement plummeted. He turned to Wei Shu, “Your Highness, let me attend to His Majesty tonight.”
