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Gu Daiyan never took off his veil, and the smell of medicine was still on his body.

Compared to the confident words he had spoken every single time he had come before, Gu Pingyan was obviously much more silent today. He had already uneasily removed his medicine before bowing to the empress dowager, and his face was deathly pale.

"What's wrong with Yan'Er?"

"I wasn't so haggard when I went to see her this morning, but just now, when I returned from the side palace …" Senior Servant Gui was curious as well as she helped the empress dowager up from her seat.

After the treatment of these days, Her Majesty's health was much better.

As she arrived at the table, Senior Servant Gui called over the palace maid who'd brought Princess Wangfei to the side chamber.

"Her Royal Highness seemed to have taken some sort of medicine and then told me to bring the broth and incense." The palace maid informed him in detail that the soup could not be covered up and had to be smoked once more. However, the medicinal aroma was still there.

After the palace maids were dismissed, the empress dowager's face sank.

If she could still use the broth, she probably hadn't eaten breakfast yet, nor did she know what illness she was suffering from. She actually needed to take the medicine, so after a moment of thought, she said, "Senior Servant Gui, please let the imperial physician take her pulse again."

"Yes." Senior Servant Gui also became nervous.

She quietly made her way to the imperial hospital. The imperial physicians were always idly fiddling with medicinal herbs, with only Gu Daiyan accompanying a young medicine boy in the process of frying medicine.

Senior Servant Gui didn't know when to look, but when she did, she felt a pang in her heart.

The medicine boy had dug out quite a bit of ointment and lightly applied it on Gu Danyan's face. The swelling on his face was truly obvious. Senior Servant Gui didn't make a sound and only sent her eunuch to call for an imperial physician.

"Why is Senior Servant Gui here? Is she not feeling well?" The imperial physician was worried.

"It's nothing serious. I've come today to ask about the wangfei's condition. Have you passed her pulse recently?"

"I've seen it just now. Her highness' body seems to be a little weaker than before, especially that slap on her face that was a little too heavy. Her highness still has some tinnitus today." At this point, the imperial physician sighed and shook his head.

Senior Servant Gui gave Gu Daiyan a few more glances before rushing to report to the empress dowager.

As for the little medicine boy, he obediently told Gu Danyan, "Your Highness wangfei, it seems like Senior Servant Gui came just now …"

"Is that so?" Gu Daiyan pretended not to know anything and looked out the door. It was already empty.

The little ingredient girl scratched her ears and cheeks, not knowing if she had seen wrongly or not. She carefully applied the medicine for Gu Daiyan. At such a young age, she could not help but gossip: "Princess, what exactly happened to that palm?"

"You don't need to know." Gu Mingyan flicked his forehead, telling him to apply the medicine properly. She still had to remove the ointment on his face after the ointment was used.

At the same time, within the empress dowager's palace.

"Just who dares to be so bold?" The empress dowager's eyes immediately grew sharp.

Senior Servant Gui was helpless. "This servant doesn't know, but there's actually someone who dares to make a move against Her Highness wangfei …" "He really is bold."

However, when she thought about it again, the empress dowager recalled that year when Duan Chengxuan protected Su Yuwan, and now that there was a hidden treasure, she did not turn a blind eye to the emperor because Su Yuwan did not cause any trouble.

Moreover, previously, she said that because of her domineering attitude, Gu Liuyan had lost her child. Now, from the Empress Dowager's point of view, although Gu Liuyan was usually a little mischievous and unexpected, she was not the type of person who moved around a lot. Instead, she spent a lot of time quietly sitting by the side, reading books.

"Call Eunuch Li who is next to the emperor over."

A moment later, Eunuch Li bowed and stood in front of the empress dowager's bed. "Esteemed Empress Dowager, it's all good news."

"Do you know about Princess Jing's affairs in the people? Tell me about them one by one." The empress dowager's face darkened. She had even instructed Senior Servant Gui to close the door and not let Gu Danyan know that she was investigating the matter.

When Eunuch Li heard this, his face was filled with worry. "Does the empress dowager want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Eunuch Li, are you trying to lie to the empress dowager?" Senior Servant Gui spoke harshly as she walked over to his side.

Eunuch Li was so scared that he quickly kneeled down. "Your servant is in a difficult position even among the Emperor's King Jing …"

"Speak the truth, This Dowager will definitely not let anything happen to you." The empress dowager was even more annoyed. It looked like there really was something fishy about Gu Mingyan.

Eunuch Li hesitated, but he still told him in detail about this matter.

Gu Mingyan was on good terms with the Hall of Healing and had always helped with diagnosis and treatment, and had also made some money with the Misty Rain Pavilion. From the time she had treated patients to the time she had concocted a prescription for a child, she had never been in charge of the affairs of the estate. She had previously been sent to the medicine house to spend her days on matters, as well as the fact that Gu Liuyan had occasionally disappeared and had been kidnapped by the Mirage.

"Then why did the empress dowager hear the rumors earlier …" Senior Servant Gui was surprised.

The kidnapping of Crown Princess Jing was such a big matter. He hadn't thought that Prince Jing would actually keep the matter a secret. He thought that when Gu Daiyan returned, the emperor would only hear about it once and for all when he heard about it.

The empress dowager's face was pale as a sheet. All she had heard was that she had been domineering and poisoned the youngest son of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but she had no idea that the youngest son was an evil tyrant who committed all sorts of crimes.

And now that he knew that she had lost her child because of her arrogance and domineering attitude, he was even more annoyed.

"Those are just rumors spread by all the officials and wives. Moreover, His Highness Duke Jing didn't try to cover up his concubine's feelings and allowed them to spread. The emperor has already advised His Highness, but …" Eunuch Li wanted to speak but held back, but the empress dowager, Gui mama, already knew the gist of it.

The two brothers were deeply in love. Although hiding things from each other was the image of harmony between the two brothers, the empress dowager was still unable to cheer up.

"Little Li, after the next dynasty, call Prince Jing over to This Dowager's place." The empress dowager massaged her forehead with a headache. After pondering for a long time, she continued to instruct, "Right, in the future we'll hand over the matter of brewing medicine to the imperial physician. You can have someone take her around for a walk. Don't get too tired."

"Yes, Majesty." Senior Servant Gui laughed heartily.

Once, the person the empress dowager doted on the most was the former Princess Duan Ling'er. He liked Princess Ling'er's innocence, but now, he could like a clever girl like Gu Liuyan, and it was rather novel.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, this matter …"

"The empress dowager won't tell the emperor. It's a good thing for the emperor to be friends with His Highness Duke of Jing." As Senior Servant Gui spoke, she took out a money pouch from her pocket and handed it over to Eunuch Li. "If the emperor doesn't ask, you don't have to speak of this matter anymore."

"Of course, thank you, Esteemed Empress Dowager."

He waved his hand to dismiss this shrewd Eunuch Li. If the empress dowager didn't care about Crown Princess Jing, then Eunuch Li would have to say that Gu Liuyan had gone with the flow.

Eunuch Li took her leave, Gu Mingyan walked in with the soup, already feeling slightly cooler.

As Senior Servant Gui helped carry the soup away, the empress dowager spoke up softly. "Was your face slapped by Su Yuwan?"