Chapter 342 Summoned to the Palace
Shen Jingxuan shook her head helplessly. Although she was prepared for trouble, she didn't expect it to come so soon.
She didn't understand why the emperor had no time to punish Xie Zihan when he had time to summon her into the palace.
"Let's go and see what Eunuch Deng has to say."
After she finished speaking, Shen Jingxuan walked towards the palace gate first, and Ling Qiong, Ling Huan, Ling Chen and Ling Yu followed behind her.
At the gate of the Regent's Palace, Eunuch Deng couldn't see Shen Jingxuan for a long time and paced back and forth anxiously.
The emperor was so anxious to summon Shen Jingxuan, but there was no sign of her.
Thinking of the emperor's irritability recently, Eunuch Deng couldn't help but feel a little worried.
If they were late in entering the palace, the emperor would be furious, and then it would be the servants like them who would suffer.
The gate of the palace opened, and Eunuch Deng had never felt so familiar when he saw Shen Jingxuan.
"Princess Regent, the Emperor is waiting for you in the palace."
"Eunuch Deng, do you know why the emperor summoned me?"
"The Emperor has been feeling unwell lately, and would like to invite the Regent Princess to the palace to diagnose his pulse."
Shen Jingxuan was puzzled.
There is an imperial hospital in the palace with so many imperial doctors. Why did the emperor ask her to enter the palace to diagnose the emperor's pulse?
Is it possible that among so many imperial doctors, no one can cure the emperor's illness?
Now that Xie Lingxiao is not in the capital, the emperor has to preside over all matters, whether it is court affairs or border affairs.
Shen Jingxuan didn't want to make the emperor unhappy because of this matter, so she turned her attention to Xie Lingxiao.
Although the palace has arrangements made by Xie Lingxiao, it is better to have less trouble than more.
If the emperor could recover and pay more attention to the food and supplies at the border, it would save Xie Lingxiao a lot of trouble.
And if the emperor summoned her, she had no right to disobey.
After all, in addition to guarding the Regent's Palace, she also has to protect the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Palace.
Shen Jingxuan finally got on the carriage and came to the imperial study with Eunuch Deng.
"Your Highness..."
"Princess Regent, please stand up."
Shen Jingxuan stood up slowly. She lowered her head and stared at the ground without looking at the emperor.
The emperor saw this and nodded with satisfaction: "I heard that you are an excellent doctor?"
Shen Jingxuan frowned slightly, not understanding where the emperor knew this.
Although she knew medical skills, she seldom treated others, and only a few people knew that her medical skills were decent.
"It's just a little knowledge, which is far from being a master of medicine."
"I remember that when the Queen Mother was poisoned, it was you who detoxified her?"
"Yes."
The emperor's words made Shen Jingxuan even more confused.
When the Queen Mother was poisoned, the Queen and Lu Jinxuan were in a dilemma. It was the Emperor who sent Lu Jinxuan away, drove away the Queen, and finally ordered her to treat the disease.
Why bring up the past again now?
Seeing that Shen Jingxuan had nothing to say, the emperor stared at her for a long time.
Until Shen Jingxuan heard him sigh softly, the emperor whispered: "Please check my pulse for me."
He had been feeling more and more unwell recently, but among all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Service, none of them could find out what illness he had.
The consistent results given by so many imperial doctors had caused him, who was always suspicious, to become suspicious.
Shen Jingxuan glanced at him lightly and stepped forward to take the emperor's pulse.
Eunuch Deng stared at her closely, and when he saw that her expression didn't change at all, he felt relieved a little.
The emperor is in poor health, but the ones who are worried are those who serve him closely.
Although they checked the food every day and found nothing abnormal, it was true that the emperor was unwell.
He serves me every day, so how could he not notice it?
After Shen Jingxuan withdrew her hand and took a few steps back, Eunuch Deng hurriedly asked, "Princess Regent, is there anything wrong with the emperor's body?"
Shen Jingxuan pursed her lips slightly: "Nothing unusual."
Eunuch Deng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there was nothing unusual.
Originally, they served in close proximity and had to live in fear all day long. Even if the emperor was angry, they might be affected.
What's more, this is related to the emperor's health. If anything abnormal is found...
Eunuch Deng didn't even dare to think about what the outcome would be.
The emperor did not relax at all when he heard Shen Jingxuan's words. His eyes were fixed on Shen Jingxuan.
"Nothing unusual? Why do I always feel tired and lack energy all day long?"
Shen Jingxuan said: "Your Majesty is busy with many things every day and is worried about the war at the border. It is normal for him to be tired."
"If you can eat lighter, it will be beneficial to the emperor's body."
After she finished speaking, she stopped talking and the imperial study was silent for a while.
The emperor was silent for a long time. Seeing that Shen Jingxuan stopped talking, he asked her to leave the imperial study.
"Eunuch Deng, do you think her words are credible?"
"Your Majesty, this is about your health, and the Regent Princess will not lie."
The emperor leaned back in his chair and said, "That's right. Xie Lingxiao is on his way to the border now. The food and supplies have not been delivered yet. She doesn't dare to lie to me."
Eunuch Deng worriedly asked, "Your Majesty, if the food and supplies are not delivered in time, what will happen to the border war?"
"When did I say I wouldn't send you off? This concerns the safety of Beiling Country. How could I treat war as a joke?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
The emperor glanced at Eunuch Deng indifferently.
Although he was afraid of Xie Lingxiao and hoped to take back the military power from him, he knew that now was not the right time.
If there were no war, he would try every possible means to hunt down and assassinate Xie Lingxiao just to take back the military power.
Can... ...
Beiling State has few military generals, and even fewer who can shoulder important responsibilities.
The only person who can really go to the battlefield and make the enemy country tremble in fear is Xie Lingxiao.
On the one hand, the emperor wanted to take back the military power and tried to assassinate him frequently, but on the other hand, he wanted Xie Lingxiao to offer himself to him.
At least in that way, when a war breaks out at the border, Xie Lingxiao can still go to the border and drive out the foreign enemies.
The emperor sighed, "Pass the order down, the food and supplies must be transported to the border tomorrow without delay."
"I will pass on the order right away."
Although the border war is not something a servant like him should worry about.
But he has been with the emperor for many years, so how could he not know what the emperor is thinking.
The emperor is very suspicious and is most worried that Xie Lingxiao will start a rebellion. This is why the emperor has been hunting down Xie Lingxiao repeatedly over the years.
Now that Xie Lingxiao has traveled far to the border, it is the right time for the emperor to take action against him.
Eunuch Deng only prayed that the emperor would put those thoughts aside so as not to delay the border war.
The emperor looked at his receding figure and shook his head helplessly.
He knew what Eunuch Deng was worried about, but he was the emperor of Beiling Kingdom, and everything had to be put Beiling Kingdom first.
Now that the war on the border is intense, how could he not know which is more important, military power or the safety of Beiling State.
The emperor gently rubbed his forehead and slowly closed his eyes, hoping that Xie Lingxiao would rush to the border as soon as possible to stop Xiling Kingdom from continuing to invade.
After Shen Jingxuan left the imperial study, she walked straight towards the palace gate.
She had just walked a short distance when she noticed two pairs of eyes falling on her.
Shen Jingxuan seemed unaware and took a few steps forward, and the handkerchief in her hand slipped out of her hand.
The moment she bent down to pick up the handkerchief, she glanced in the direction of the gaze, then quickly stood up and left the palace.