GSY Chapter65

Su Chenzhao was ordered by the emperor to treat Yuan Zheng and discuss treatment strategies with the imperial physicians in the capital. However, for half a month, Yuan Zheng’s condition did not improve and he also fell ill in the palace once.

 

The Empress Dowager had been bedridden since the death of the late emperor due to excessive grief. It was rainy in spring, and her health deteriorated day by day. Later, she fainted. Fortunately, the palace attendants called the imperial physician in time. After the Empress Dowager woke up, she wanted to summon Yuan Zheng to the palace.

 

Everyone knew that Yuan Zheng had gone mad after returning to the capital and refused to enter the palace. Once he entered the palace, he went crazy. When he returned to the capital and was able to get out of bed and walk, the emperor wanted to take Yuan Zheng to the palace. However, as soon as the carriage entered the palace gate, Yuan Zheng got sick when he saw the towering palace gate and wanted to run out of the palace like a madman.

 

At that time, the imperial guards patrolling the palace tried to stop him, but Yuan Zheng was so strong, and the imperial guards did not dare to hurt him either. They finally grabbed Yuan Zheng’s arms and tried to make him stop, but Yuan Zheng seemed to have a splitting headache and screamed hysterically. The imperial guards and palace attendants saw the tragic scene with their own eyes. The emperor had no choice but to let Meng Huaixue take Yuan Zheng back.

 

Yuan Zheng never entered the palace again.

 

The Empress Dowager was born in the Meng family. When the late emperor was alive, she was very fond of Yuan Zheng. The emperor had many children, but only Yuan Zheng and Yuan Heng grew up under the care of the Empress Dowager.

 

No one expected that Yuan Zheng would go crazy in the Empress Dowager’s palace.

 

When Cen Yelan heard the news, his hand trembled, and the half-burned secret letter fell to the ground. The words “Hedong” and “Si Shaoying” could be vaguely seen.

 

Meng Huaixue brought Yuan Zheng into the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber. The Emperor was also there at the time, and Yuan Zheng hid behind Meng Huaixue. The Empress Dowager was old, and the pain of losing her son was still there. Seeing her beloved grandson become like this, her eyes were red, and she wanted to touch Yuan Zheng with shaking hands. Meng Huaixue coaxed him for a long time before having Yuan Zheng sit down next to the bed, letting the old and skinny hands grasp his fingers.

 

But unexpectedly, Yuan Zheng suddenly went mad, covering his head and lying on the ground screaming. The Empress Dowager was terrified and struggled to catch him, but Yuan Zheng seemed to want to escape, he ran around the hall in a panic, causing chaos in the huge bedchamber. The Empress Dowager was already weak and fainted again.

 

Cen Yelan waved away his confidant, his face pale, and subconsciously wanted to go to Yuan Zheng’s mansion. But when he moved, he felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, and he supported himself on the table with one hand to stabilize his body. He tried his best to breathe steadily, raised his hand, and gently touched his lower abdomen. His pregnancy period was still early, and he was wearing a light spring robe, so one can’t tell the sign of pregnancy at all.

 

When Cen Yelan found out he was pregnant, this child seemed unhappy because he didn’t want it. It tormented him and tried its best to announce its existence. It was not until he set off to return to the capital that his pregnancy reaction gradually subsided.

 

Cen Yelan thought helplessly, This is really a little ancestor, just like Yuan Zheng, it’s a real worry.

 

But even though he thought so, Cen Yelan seemed to be able to feel that this child was rooted in his flesh and blood and was slowly growing in his body. This feeling was so mysterious that even the burden it brought became insignificant, and he even felt that he was happy with it.

 

Cen Yelan sat patiently in the study for a long time. It was almost dusk when Su Chenzhao returned home with a serious expression.

 

Su Chenzhao wrapped some medicine residue in a white towel in his hand, opened it carefully, and placed it in front of Cen Yelan, frowning and saying, “The Seventh Prince’s pulse has always been stable. When I examined his pulse today, I found that his pulse was disordered and there were signs of being possessed.”

 

Cen Yelan’s expression shifted slightly, and he said, “How could this be?”

 

“I don’t understand either.” Su Chenzhao stared at the medicine residue. “During this period of time, the imperial physicians and I have been watching over His Highness. Logically, such a change should not have happened.”

 

“I’ve seen the prescriptions that His Highness used, they’re all common ones. I can’t understand why His Highness suddenly got sick—”

 

Su Chenzhao frowned and continued, “On the way back, I asked Brother Lu Zhao to get me some medicine residue.”

 

Lu Zhao and Qi Ming were both Cen Yelan’s confidants. After Qi Ming’s death, Cen Yelan took Lu Zhao to the capital. The situation in the capital was treacherous and dangerous, so Cen Yelan simply let Lu Zhao follow Su Chenzhao.

 

Cen Yelan asked, “Are these medicinal residues wrong?”

 

“It’s not that they are wrong.” Su Chenzhao said, “The imperial physicians changed a medicinal ingredient, and the efficacy is the same, so it’s fine, but…”

 

He paused, looked at Cen Yelan, and suddenly his voice became softer, saying, “I smelled sandalwood on His Highness today, not only sandalwood but also a very faint strange fragrance…”

 

Cen Yelan felt a chill in his heart and stared at Su Chenzhao. Su Chenzhao scratched his hair and said, “I asked the imperial physician about that incense, and he said that the Empress Dowager worshipped Buddha and sandalwood incense was always burned in the palace. But it was not sandalwood incense that I was asking about. I thought about it for a long time. I remember seeing the incense when I went to Southern Xinjiang with my master. Master said that medicine and poison have been inseparable since ancient times. This incense can cure diseases, but it is also used in incense as poison.”

 

“This incense conflicts with the medicine that the imperial physicians replaced. It can confuse people’s minds. Over time, it will really drive people crazy.”

 

Cen Yelan remained silent. Su Chenzhao had always been slow-witted, with only medical skills in his mind. He had never thought about the treacherous human nature and conspiracies. The moment he figured it out, he broke out in a cold sweat.

 

Cen Yelan didn’t speak for a long time. Su Chenzhao panicked and couldn’t talk about medical knowledge in an orderly manner. He grabbed Cen Yelan’s sleeve and called softly, “…Ah Lan.”

 

Cen Yelan said in a deep voice, “Besides you, who else discovered this?”

 

Su Chenzhao shook his head and said, “I don’t know, the imperial physicians in the palace haven’t discovered it yet, and the medicine residue was secretly taken back by Brother Lu Zhao.”

 

Cen Yelan said, “Chenzhao, just act like you don’t know about what happened today, do you understand?”

 

Su Chenzhao blankly said, “Then what about the Seventh Prince…?”

 

Cen Yelan was silent for a moment and said, “It’s fine, I’ll take care of everything.”

 

“Ah Zheng—”

 

Meng Huaixue was holding a cup of warm water in her hand. When she saw Yuan Zheng standing up shakily, she immediately supported him. There was a pot of flowers at his feet. The flowers were newly moved in, and the pot was in a mess, all of which were the medicine that Yuan Zheng had vomited out.

 

Yuan Zheng drank some water but couldn’t help and spit it out again.

 

He stared at the flower pot, the original flower was half dead, and when he went crazy, he smashed the flower pot that had drunk countless medicines for him.

 

Meng Huaixue whispered, “What happened today?”

 

“…I don’t know.” Yuan Zheng said hoarsely. He knocked his head and said in a trance, “I suddenly had palpitations and a severe headache. I was completely out of control. I couldn’t see my grandmother clearly. I only saw Emperor Father and many other people…”

 

“Ah Zheng, don’t think about it anymore.” Meng Huaixue interrupted him immediately while helping Yuan Zheng sit on the bed.

 

Yuan Zheng was silent for a long time and said, “Grandmother has aged a lot.”

 

Meng Huaixue sighed and suddenly heard Yuan Zheng say, “Rongxiang Fang.”

 

“What?”

 

Yuan Zheng spread out his palms. He lowered his eyes so she couldn’t see the expression on his face, but there was a haze between his eyes. He said, “When Grandmother held my hand, she whispered three words in my ear, Rongxiang Fang.”

 

“Sister, send someone to Rongxiang Fang secretly.”

 

Meng Huaixue said, “Alright, I’ll arrange it right away.”

 

Yuan Zheng had scars on his palms, which was left when he fell off the cliff because he tightly grabbed the sharp rocks. The edges scratched his palms and almost cut off his palms lines.

 

In order to let him return to the capital, Qi Ming died, Fang Jing’s life was hanging by a thread, Meng Jiu was seriously injured, and none of the elite soldiers from the Northern Territory who escorted him back survived.

 

Yuan Zheng couldn’t help but think of Cen Yelan again. He closed his eyes and felt sad and lost in his heart. Cen Yelan said that he hated him and said that an eye for an eye, but he came to see him late at night and helped him.

 

Cen Yelan ah.

 

Yuan Zheng felt a sore pain in his chest. He thought too deeply and felt a sharp pain in his head, so he pressed his forehead. Meng Huaixue said, “Ah Zheng, it hurts again?”

 

Yuan Zheng said, “Sister, we can’t wait any longer even if we can’t find Cheng Huai.”

 

Meng Huaixue looked at Yuan Zheng, who raised his head and said, “If we delay any longer, I will really become a lunatic.”

 

The people in the huge mansion had been replaced a long time ago. The medicine was prescribed by the imperial physicians, and the palace attendants watched him every day. In order to hide his tracks, Yuan Zheng had to drink a lot of the medicine even if he consciously spit it out. Although Yuan Zheng didn’t know what was strange about the medicine, but he had been walking on thin ice since he returned to the capital. Every day was filled with murderous intent and danger.

 

Meng Huaixue hesitated and said, “But Second Brother said—if there is no will, not only will you be accused of usurping the throne and treason, but Grand Tutor Xiao may not be willing to let Xiao Mengsheng help you…”

 

Yuan Zheng laughed coldly, “Even if I really carry the infamy of usurping the country, what does it matter?”

 

Meng Huaixue said, “The throne is yours to begin with.”

 

Yuan Zheng was stunned when he heard this. He was quiet for a moment and said, “Although Grand Tutor Xiao is old-fashioned, but he was not a fool. To him, the country of Dayan is more important than Emperor Father’s will. He had a mirror in his mind, he was examining between me and Yuan Heng to see who was more suitable for the position.”

 

Xiao Mengsheng, the commander of the imperial guards, was the only son of Grand Tutor Xiao. When Yuan Zheng was young, the late emperor asked Grand Tutor Xiao to teach him. Grand Tutor Xiao loved Yuan Zheng’s talent, but he became more and more dissolute as he grew older. He always angered the old grand tutor so much that he would leave in a huff. Later, he even scolded him, saying that he was a useless piece of mud and rotten wood who had fallen into depravity.

 

Yuan Zheng said, “No matter what, I will remove Yuan Heng from the throne.”

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T/N: Surprise, how can he actually be crazy lol xD