After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 157 Shen Zhiyi fainted from fright

At this moment, everyone was focused on whether Consort Hui would die.

The imperial physician must have been under the most pressure there.

The imperial physicians inside, who were desperately trying to save the patient, were on the verge of tears.

Shen Zhiyi, isn't that obvious?

Although the experiences of palace maids and eunuchs are pitiful and lamentable, they are ultimately servants. If Consort Hui were to die in the palace, it would be a slap in the face to the Emperor.

[System, system, do you think Consort Hui will live or die?]

The system's mechanical voice sounded.

[Generally speaking, they won't die.]

What about the other two possibilities?

Shen Zhiyi held up two fingers, followed by a series of erratic buzzing sounds from the system, clearly indicating that her words had caused the CPU to overheat.

Time passed second by second, and the candle burned down to the bottom.

The old emperor sat in his chair, and with a final wave of his hand, said in a deep voice, "Execute all these people."

The kneeling palace maids and eunuchs had sorrowful eyes but no trace of remorse.

It's a pity that he didn't hear the news of Consort Hui's death before he died.

"Your Majesty."

The old imperial physician, who had been busy all night, came out with the help of the young imperial physician and immediately knelt before the old emperor.

"This old minister is incompetent; please punish me, Your Majesty."

The palace maids and eunuchs who were being led away by the guards heard the imperial physician's words, and the sunrise shone on their faces, bringing smiles to their faces.

died.

Consort Hui is dead.

"Hahahahahaha."

These people were taken away with relieved smiles.

Shen Zhiyi looked at the group of people with a sense of melancholy.

[I didn't dare look at that scene more than a few times on the surveillance footage, yet they endured it year after year.]

Can this small palace really keep this news completely under wraps?

To put it bluntly, nobody cared about the lives of these palace maids and eunuchs.

Shen Zhiyi felt her hands and feet were unusually cold in the spring sunshine, and she could hear screams coming from outside the house.

The old emperor summoned all the palace maids and eunuchs to observe.

This is a shock.

The old emperor was also worried that what happened to Consort Hui would eventually happen to him.

"Boom."

Before Shen Zhiyi fainted, she seemed to smell a faint scent of blood.

Chen Decai, who was standing next to her and was about to wet himself in fear, quickly pulled her up.

Oh dear, he wasn't even scared to death, how come Shen Lang beat him to it?

The old emperor never expected that Shen Zhiyi would actually faint from fright.

The Empress quickly replied, "Send it to me."

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"Waaaaah, I was wrong, I was wrong."

"Don't cut off my head! Don't cut off my head!"

Shen Zhiyi was trapped in a nightmare, which worried the old emperor greatly.

The Empress scolded the old Emperor in annoyance: "It's all your fault! Why did you have to kill people outside? She's just a young girl, how could she have ever seen anything like this? The smell of blood is so strong, were you afraid she wouldn't be scared?"

"How was I supposed to know she was so timid? She just hasn't seen enough people. I'll take her out to see more people in the future, and that will cure her timidity."

"You'll have to meet him many more times."

The old emperor thought these words sounded like an insult.

[Wait a minute, the system said that Consort Hui usually wouldn't die, so how could she have died after being saved all night?]

Upon hearing this heartfelt sentiment, the emperor and empress, who were arguing, were first taken aback, then found themselves both amused and exasperated.

Shen Zhiyi turned over in bed and looked at the surveillance video, which had shrunk to about the size of a mobile phone screen, and began to watch the scene of Consort Hui being rescued all night.

It was that young imperial physician who did it!!!

Shen Zhiyi held her breath.

[Consort Hui was originally going to be saved, but the young imperial physician secretly gave her an acupuncture needle on her Mingmen point. The older imperial physician discovered this, but since they were master and apprentice, he kept it a secret.]

[You two are incredibly bold. Aren't you afraid of losing your lives if the old emperor finds out? But why did that young imperial physician kill Consort Hui?]

"Now that there are no outsiders here, tell your master why you did that."

The old physician looked at his disciple kneeling before him, his heart heavy, his mind heavy as well.

The young imperial physician kowtowed and said, "Master, Consort Hui killed my sister. As her brother, I must avenge her."

The old imperial physician said with a headache, "Is there a living Yama by His Majesty's side? Is there anything she doesn't know?"

"If His Majesty finds out, this disciple will absolutely not implicate Master."

I understand, I understand.

[There are two plans for tonight's assassination of Consort Hui. One is for the palace maids and eunuchs to strangle her. If that fails, they will surely call the imperial physician for treatment. This young imperial physician is the second plan.]

If the old emperor really wanted to investigate, it would be too easy. Basically, whatever illnesses the palace maids and eunuchs in Consort Hui's palace contracted, it was that young imperial physician who helped treat them. Even so, the mortality rate in Consort Hui's palace remained high.

Shen Zhiyi wrapped herself up in the blanket like a silkworm cocoon and writhed on the bed.

[It's absolutely deserved that Consort Hui died. So many palace maids and eunuchs have died already. The old emperor mustn't investigate this young imperial physician.]

Wait, where am I?

Shen Zhiyi opened her eyes and tried to sit up, but failed.

The old emperor's irritable voice came from behind the screen.

"Shen Zhiyi, is the bed on the Empress's side soft?"

[Empress?]

[Great, it's not the old emperor!]

"Alright, don't scare her."

[Waaaaah, Her Majesty the Empress is such a kind person!]

"Father, Mother, is Shen Zhiyi awake yet!"

[Damn, even the Crown Prince is here?!]

A short while later, Shen Zhiyi appeared before the old emperor and his family of three, dressed neatly.

The Crown Prince's eyes lit up as he sat down next to Shen Zhiyi, pressing her for details about last night.

Shen Zhiyi certainly couldn't say anything more; her life was at stake.

But he kept talking incessantly, not missing a single detail, which pleased the Crown Prince greatly.

The old emperor rubbed his sore eyes.

"Your Highness, is the spring hunt going to be held soon?"

"That's what happened."

"Alright." The old emperor nodded and said, "Take Shen Zhiyi with you when you go. That girl is too timid. Go and give her some courage."

Shen Zhiyi quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I cannot ride a horse."

"You can't ride a horse?"

The Crown Prince immediately came to Shen Zhiyi's rescue: "Father, this is perfectly normal. Few of my teachers can ride horses either."

"Don't tell me they can't drive?"

"They really don't know how. They only know a few characters. You want them to drive? They'll just say something like, 'Everyone has their own expertise, this is what a coachman should do.'"

The old emperor said displeasedly, "The six arts of a gentleman are rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. Among them, charioteering is driving a chariot. Aren't they one or two self-proclaimed Confucian masters? They didn't know the six arts, so they only learned rites, music, and calligraphy."

[Hey, that's true. Why doesn't the old emperor just make those civil officials participate in spring hunts and archery, one of the six compulsory subjects?]

Shen Zhiyi thought to herself with schadenfreude.

The old emperor gladly accepted the suggestion and helped Shen Zhiyi achieve her goal.

"Therefore, all the officials will go to participate in this spring hunt."