On the first day of the new year, early in the morning, Lu Yan vomited a large mouthful of blood, causing everyone in the Lu manor to fall into chaos. It just so happened that the four physicians that had been invited into the manor by the Ge Clan were standing in Lu Song's study. Holding the box of unfinished bird's nest, they said to the two: "Lord Prime Minister, Madam, we have seen these bird's nests. We can confirm that there is no problem with them. They are all excellent tonics."
The Ge Clan and Lu Song looked at each other. The two could see the surprise in each other's eyes. It was clear that there was a problem with the bird's nests. Now that they suddenly heard that there was no problem with the bird's nests, they did not know what to say for a while.
It was Lu Song that was the first to recover, asking the four physicians: "Did you see it correctly? Bird's nests are not normal things. It might be that you did not see it carefully. "
The leading physician quickly replied: "Replying to Lord Prime Minister, we were worried that we could not see it clearly. The four of us first looked at it separately then wrote down our thoughts on paper. We then gathered together and compared them. We all came up with the same answer. Only then did we dare to report it to Lord Prime Minister and Madam."
The Ge Clan also helplessly said: "It is indeed like that. I personally saw it." While saying this, he looked at the box of bird's nests, his mind filled with countless thoughts. If the problem did not lie with the bird's nests, what could have gone wrong? It was impossible for Lu Yan's illness to be like this for no reason. It was not a fever or a cold. Even the physician from Hundred Herb Hall had said that she had been poisoned. As for the antidote, forcefully removing it was possible, but first, the young miss would suffer, and second, it was impossible to see immediate results. To make it in time for the banquet on the first day of the new year was impossible. The other side only gave one method, which was to find a specialized antidote. After finding out where the poison was and who had placed it, they could ask for the antidote. Only then could the illness be cured as quickly as possible.
Even the physician from Hundred Herb Hall said that it was poison, so it was definitely poison. But the problem was, where exactly was the poison?
Lu Song was unwilling to give up and asked the four physicians for a while more. Seeing that he couldn't get anything else out of them, he waved his hand and dismissed them. The Ge Clan personally sent the four physicians out of the mansion and gave them some money. It was very shabby, but because they only identified the poison and did not treat them, they did not say anything.
After the Ge Clan returned to their residence and closed the door, the four of them walked a few steps away. When they stopped again, they raised their hands and wiped their foreheads. It was all sweaty and cold sweat.
"Everyone, you should know what's going on, right?" The oldest one was the first to speak. He lowered his voice and said, "We are all medical practitioners. Whether or not there is a problem with the bird nest, we should all know."
As soon as he said that, the three people couldn't help but speak up. Someone immediately said, "Indeed, after practicing medicine for so many years, if you can't even see this point, then you don't deserve to be called a doctor."
"That's right!" Someone else said, "That bird nest was drugged, and it was very obvious. It's obvious that they weren't afraid of others seeing through it. To use poison so blatantly, plus the fact that it's a rare bird nest, even if we saw through it, we wouldn't dare say anything! "
"Who dares to say that? Do you want to die? That kind of thing can only be found in the palace. Someone in the palace wants to harm the young miss of the Lu Family. Even if the Lu Family is the Prime Minister's Mansion of Zuo, so what? Everyone in the palace is a mistress. Do we have a death wish by exposing this? "
The old man who spoke first said at this time, "Since everyone understands this, then let's put it down here today. Only the four of us know about this matter. If the Lu Family invites other physicians, we won't care, but not a single word can come out of our mouths. Is that alright?"
The other three nodded and said, "Alright, then it's decided!" The four agreed before cupping their hands and returning home.
In the Lu manor, news of Lu Yan coughing up blood very quickly reached the ears of Lu Song and the Ge Clan. The two quickly ran to Lu Yan's room and saw that Lu Yan's situation was not as good as it was in the morning. Not only was her face pale, it was also a bit green. She had coughed up a mouthful of blood, but it was not fresh blood. Instead, it was black.
Ru Yi stood by the bed and began to cry. The Ge Clan was annoyed and loudly said: "Young miss hasn't died yet. What are you crying for?" After saying this, they quickly sat down next to Lu Yan's bed. Holding Lu Yan's hand, they could not help but wipe away their tears.
Lu Song's thinking was a bit more realistic than the others, as he calculated: "With Yan 'er like this, she definitely won't be able to attend the banquet. Today's banquet is at night. As I see it, how about we go to the Sheng Palace and greet His Highness the eighth prince first. He entered the capital last night. Thinking about it, he should still be in the manor. "
Hearing Lu Song mention the Eighth Prince, Lu Yan became spirited and quickly said: "Right, His Highness the eighth prince, I want to see His Highness the eighth prince. Father, mother, can we invite His Highness the eighth prince to our manor? He has just given our daughter so many things. He definitely cares a lot about our daughter. Our daughter is currently sick and wants to see him. He will definitely agree. "
The Ge Clan also felt that Lu Yan's idea was very good, thus they quickly said to Lu Song: "We still need to go to the Sheng Palace, but the most important thing is to invite His Highness the eighth prince to the manor. In any case, let him see Yan 'er. Although Yan 'er's current condition is not too good, who doesn't have an illness? Or perhaps His Highness can cure Yan' er's poison. Regardless of the situation, we need to let him know that someone wants to harm Yan 'er. That way, he can support Yan' er. "
Lu Song nodded and complied. He then personally went to the Sheng Palace.
This time, he returned not long after. Hearing a servant report that the master had returned, the Ge Clan even said to Lu Yan: "It must be His Highness the eighth prince who heard that you were sick and immediately rushed over. Otherwise, how could he be so fast."
Lu Yan felt happy upon hearing this. Although her body was still in discomfort, her face still had a bit of color. Unfortunately, this happiness did not last for long. Very quickly, Lu Song entered the room; however, he had come in alone.
The Ge Clan asked in a daze: "Where is His Highness the eighth prince?"
Lu Song stomped his foot: "Hah!" He then lifted his robe and sat down in a chair, helplessly saying: "His Highness the eighth prince did not come. Or it could be said that he did not want to come."
"Did not want to come?" The Ge Clan and Lu Yan spoke in unison: "Why?"
Lu Song said with an angry expression: "For some reason, His Highness the eighth prince heard that Yan 'er was sick and actually said that it was perfect. This marriage will be canceled. He even said that this was the will of the heavens. It was supposed to be the day of the marriage, yet this sort of thing happened. This is the will of the heavens, and the will of the heavens cannot be defied. Unless Lu Yan recovers from her illness and enters the palace, this marriage will not count. "
"What?" Lu Yan did not dare believe her own ears at all. She struggled to get up; however, when she tried to get up, she coughed up a mouthful of black blood. She then fell back down and lost consciousness …
The palace banquet on the first day of the new year was held at night. The people entering the palace began to line up at the entrance of the palace. The male and female guests were separated. The male guests went to the front to pay respects to Emperor Tianwu, while the female guests went to the inner palace to pay respects to the Empress for the new year. Of course, for a day like this, there was no lack of gifts. Everyone that entered the palace prepared gifts for the Emperor. There were even some officials that did not mind spending large amounts of money to buy rare items for the sake of getting a smile from the Emperor and Empress.
Feng Yu Heng was not worried about what gifts to give. She also did not want to give those vulgar things like jewels and jade. Either way, she had plenty of good things in her space. She could take out any two of them and guarantee that no one in this world had ever seen them before. As for the gift that Zirui was going to give to the Emperor, she had spent a great deal of effort to prepare.
Originally, she had wanted to give him something that was not out of the ordinary. After all, he was a child, and he did not seek fame, nor did he want to curry favor with the Emperor for the sake of his family. Whatever he gave was just to get a smile from Tianwu. But that day, when Zirui entered the palace, the Emperor happened to mention that every time Zirui returned to Xiao Zhou, he would bring back stationery such as paper, pencils, erasers, and so on. He said that the Imperial Preceptor, Ye Rong, was very fond of those things and showed off to him a few times. Tianwu was so angry that he asked Zirui to get some for him.
Feng Yu Heng thought about it and decided to give him a pencil. That was something that Ye Rong had first, and the Emperor Tianwu had later. The old Emperor would still lose face. So she took out a pen from her space. It was brand new and had not been opened yet. It was given out during a commendation ceremony in the army. It was a gold pen, and she had never used it before. After all, people in later generations were used to using ballpoint pens and signature pens. Who would bother to use a pen? It just so happened that this thing could be given to Zirui and let him present it to Tianwu as a gift. It also came with a bottle of pen ink and a few stacks of manuscript paper. She taught Zirui how to use it so that when Tianwu asked, Zirui would be able to answer fluently.
At a quarter to five in the afternoon, Feng Yu Heng's imperial carriage had already arrived at the Deyang Gate. This was the road for palace officials to enter the palace. There was already a long line. Bai Ze had been waiting there since early morning. When he saw Feng Yu Heng arrive, he hurriedly went forward to help Zirui get off the carriage. Feng Yu Heng also told him at the same time: "Come to my fu tomorrow. Furong has already recovered, but she has just recovered from a serious illness. She still can't enter the palace. You can just come to my place to see her."
Bai Ze was very grateful. He thanked her again and again. Only then did he take Zirui to find Xuan Tianming and enter the palace together. Seeing that they had walked far away, Feng Yu Heng's imperial carriage also changed direction and headed toward the Rui Gate where the women entered the palace.
However, while sending off Zirui, Feng Yu Heng had already sensed that the atmosphere today was different from the past. The Eighth Prince had returned to the capital. It seemed that the atmosphere in the capital had suddenly returned to when the Third Prince was still alive. Although the officials from other provinces had not entered the capital and there were not as many people as there were during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it could still be clearly distinguished that the people were faintly divided into factions. A portion of the officials who had previously kept a low profile in the capital had become ostentatious because of the Eighth Prince's return to the capital. It was clear that their choice of side was the Eighth Brother who had built a small court in the South. As for the original supporters of Xuan Tianming, they were still as low-key and indifferent as usual. They did not reveal their talents and only watched the changes in the situation from the sidelines. Their hearts were not moved at all.
Feng Yu Heng raised her hand and pressed on her right eyelid. The peony colored wide sleeves swayed in front of her eyes. It was so bright that even she felt a bit unaccustomed to it.
Huang Quan, however, felt that these clothes were very beautiful and praised them. Wang Chuan, however, saw the trick and asked: "Young Miss, why do you keep pressing on your eyes?"
Feng Yu Heng said: "I don't know why, but my right eyelid keeps twitching. People say that when the left eyelid twitches, it's good fortune and when the right eyelid twitches, it's bad fortune. My right eyelid keeps twitching. I'm afraid there will be a disaster! "
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