boyutpedia Chapter 610 The Empress is Poisoned
Chapter 610 The Empress is Poisoned
Su Lingyue was waiting for Li Jing to return outside the hall when she saw a commotion in the hall, so she went over to check.
From outside the hall, she could hear people inside calling for the Imperial Physician and urgently calling for the Empress.
A bad feeling rose in my heart.
Su Lingyue pushed through the crowd and saw the Empress lying unconscious in the arms of Granny Cui and Eunuch He.
"aunt!"
Su Lingyue called out and immediately ran to the Empress's side. When she saw that the Empress's bleeding hand had turned black, she immediately determined that she had been poisoned.
Despite her disappointment and hatred at the Empress's act of poisoning her, Su Lingyue's mind was filled with only the image of the Empress lovingly holding her when she was a child.
With tears in her eyes, Su Lingyue placed her hand on the Empress's pulse.
When Eunuch Cui saw her behavior, although he was puzzled for a moment, he knew in his heart that Su Lingyue would not harm the Empress, so he hurriedly explained, "Someone is trying to assassinate you. Your Highness is holding a dagger in your hand, so the dagger must be poisoned."
Su Lingyue nodded, "It's poisoning."
She immediately took out silver needles from the purse hanging at her waist and used them to seal the Empress's pulse, slowing the spread of the poison.
Beside her, Granny Cui asked in a trembling voice, "Miss Yue, how is Her Majesty?"
The emperor watched as Su Lingyue treated the empress with practiced skill, just like the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital, and his heart was filled with doubt.
However, the most important thing right now is the life and death of the queen.
The emperor asked angrily, "How is the empress?"
Xiao Changshi also asked with concern, "Sister Yue, how is Mother?"
Su Lingyue glanced at Xiao Changshi, then placed her fingers on the Empress's pulse.
Judging from his position, he has always protected the emperor behind him, and he still stands beside the emperor to this day.
After a moment, Su Lingyue looked at them and said, "This poison is very potent. Although we have stopped its spread, if we don't find a way to expel it, my aunt will still die from the poison in the long run."
The emperor frowned and asked, "Do you have a way to cure it?"
Su Lingyue nodded, pulled a gold hairpin from her hair, made a cut on the Empress's wrist, took a deep breath, grasped her bleeding wrist, and looked extremely determined.
"As long as the poisonous blood is sucked out and the Empress takes detoxifying medicine for a period of time, she will recover."
Consider it repaying her for raising me for so many years. Once I've repaid her, I won't owe her anything anymore. Whether she lives or dies is none of my business.
After saying that, Su Lingyue instructed Caiyi, "After I finish taking the poison, take me back to the manor and send me to Uncle Lu's courtyard. Don't tell the Prince."
Upon hearing Su Lingyue's words, Caiyi objected, bending down to grab Su Lingyue's arm to stop her, "Miss, you can't! Let me do it."
Before the two could finish speaking, Su Lingyue was pushed away by a large hand, her body swayed, and she fell to the ground.
She looked up and saw Eunuch He holding the Empress's wrist, sucking out the poisoned blood.
"Father-in-law!"
He ignored her and focused on sucking the poison from the wound, sucking and spitting out the poison, until the blood he vomited turned red. He then slumped to the ground.
Unlike the Empress, who was poisoned in the arm, Eunuch He directly touched the poison with his mouth, causing the poison to take effect faster and more severely.
Based on the severity of the situation, the Empress was no longer in mortal danger, so Su Lingyue was about to treat Eunuch He. Eunuch He struggled to back away, not letting Su Lingyue touch him, and said in a shrill voice, "Treat Her Majesty first."
Su Lingyue explained, "Her Majesty the Empress is out of danger, but you are in more serious condition, Eunuch. Let me treat you first."
Grandpa He collapsed to the ground, clutching his stomach and panting heavily, his pale face covered in cold sweat.
He was clearly in great pain, but he still managed an ugly smile: "This servant is fine. Your Highness's wound is still bleeding. Your Highness, please treat Her Highness first!"
Seeing his insistence, Su Lingyue had no choice but to bandage the Empress first before treating him.
Unbeknownst to anyone, the emperor, standing to the side, coldly watched this scene, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.
Caiyi carried wound medicine with her. After applying the medicine to the Empress's wrists and palms, Su Lingyue bandaged them with a handkerchief.
At this moment, the three imperial physicians responsible for the safety of the emperor and empress arrived in a hurry, and they were reeking of alcohol as soon as they entered the room.
The emperor, who was already venting his anger, said coldly, "Neglect of duty, drag him away and execute him!"
The three imperial physicians never expected that something would happen today, since they had always accompanied the emperor and empress to banquets without incident.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
"Your Majesty, I will never dare to do that again!"
The sound grew fainter and fainter, and everyone could tell that the emperor was angry. No one dared to breathe loudly.
But Eunuch He is poisoned and cannot wait.
Despite the emperor's wrath, Su Lingyue urgently tried to detoxify Eunuch He, but since the poison had entered through his mouth, it was impossible to draw blood.
The only way to save him is to give him an antidote.
"Caiyi, get me paper and pen, I need to write down the prescription."
At this moment, the emperor interrupted her, saying in a deep voice, "Guards, escort the Empress back to the palace!"
After saying that, he glanced at Eunuch He, who was curled up on the ground with his eyes closed and his face covered in cold sweat, and instructed Liu Fang: "Send Eunuch He back to the palace for treatment."
The emperor's voice was cold and brooked no refusal.
Liu Fang responded and waved for his men to come in and carry Eunuch He away, while the Empress was carried out by Granny Cui.
Watching Cui Mama carry the Empress away, the Emperor instructed Eunuch Wan, "You accompany the Empress back to the palace and report any incidents immediately."
An assassination attempt had occurred, and the emperor was still there. Eunuch Wan was somewhat worried. "Your Majesty, such a terrible thing just happened. Please return to the palace with us!"
The emperor snorted coldly.
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Su Lingyue escorted them to the entrance of the hall, and for some reason, she had a bad feeling.
"There were rumors that you were skilled in medicine, but I didn't believe it. Seeing you today, I can see that it's true. It seems that I, as your father, still don't understand my daughter!"
Upon hearing the sound, Su Lingyue immediately turned around, took a few steps to the side, and distanced herself from Su Heng.
She didn't know what her father wanted to say, so she just stood there quietly watching him.
Su Heng turned around and stood face to face with Su Lingyue, his gaze icy cold.
"What brings you here today?" Su Heng asked with a questioning tone.
Su Lingyue didn't know what her father meant.
Perhaps he knew she was coming today to force Xiao Changshi to relinquish his position as crown prince. Perhaps he knew she was coming today to thwart his years-long scheme, or perhaps he didn't know.
Su Lingyue didn't care about anything.
This was the first time in eighteen years that the father and daughter had faced each other like this. Although Su Lingyue did not speak, she felt that her father could understand her determination to destroy all his plans.
"I underestimated you, and you ruined all my plans!"
Su Heng's words were icy cold, devoid of any warmth, filled only with the deepest hatred. "This is the last time. I will make sure you and Xiao Yu die without a burial place."
After saying that, he didn't give Su Lingyue another glance and turned to walk inside.
People came and went, but no one noticed the conversation between the father and daughter. Their attention was focused on the hall, where the emperor sat in the main seat and a maid knelt there, seemingly interrogating her.
Su Lingyue, unaware of the details, also went over to see what was going on.
The maid was kneeling, and a large pool of blood was flowing on the ground.
Su Lingyue walked closer and couldn't help but scream when she saw the maid's bleeding arm and the severed hand in front of her.
"what!"
The scream startled everyone, including the emperor, who all looked at her with displeasure.
"Miss!" came Caiyi's exclamation.
Looking at the large pool of blood in front of her, Su Lingyue felt as if the blood had been poured over her, and she immediately fainted.