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Chapter 318 Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong?

That night, darkness enveloped the entire palace, and all was quiet. However, in this tranquil moment, a terrified cry suddenly rang out from the inner hall of the Hall of Diligent Governance: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

The scream pierced the night sky, as if the entire palace trembled. The voice belonged to Consort Qi, filled with fear and anxiety.

Li Desheng was on night watch outside the palace when he heard the scream. His heart skipped a beat, and his body trembled involuntarily. Without thinking, he immediately took off running towards the inner palace.

"Consort Qi, what's wrong with His Majesty?" Li Desheng rushed into the inner hall and asked anxiously, looking at Consort Qi, who was pale and full of fear.

Consort Qi's lips trembled, as if she wanted to say something, but no sound came out. Her gaze was fixed on the Emperor on the bed, and she pointed at him, gesturing for Li Desheng to see for himself.

Li Desheng quickly turned his head to look at the emperor lying on the bed. Upon seeing him, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and the fear in his heart was magnified several times over.

The emperor's eyes were tightly closed, his face was ashen, his lips were bloodless, and he was completely still, as if he had lost all life.

"Quickly, summon the imperial physician!" Li Desheng's voice changed, as if something was blocking his throat, and his voice was hoarse.

"Little Yuanzi, Little Yuanzi!" Li Desheng hurriedly called out to the outside of the palace.

"Master, what's wrong?" Xiao Yuanzi heard Li Desheng's shout and hurriedly ran in from outside. He bowed and asked with a nervous expression.

"Quickly, go to Anning Palace and invite Her Majesty the Empress to come and oversee things!" Li Desheng ordered Xiao Yuanzi, panting heavily, his voice revealing a hint of despair.

"Yes, Master!" Xiao Yuanzi didn't dare to delay at all, and quickly responded. Then she turned around and ran quickly towards Anning Palace.

Not long after, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy rushed in, carrying his medicine box. He was sweating profusely and panting heavily.

"Consort Qi, Chief Eunuch Li, what's wrong with His Majesty?" As soon as she entered, the head of the academy asked anxiously.

"Oh dear! Your Excellency, please don't ask so many questions. The most important thing is to treat the Emperor!" Li Desheng hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the Imperial Physician, and urged him anxiously.

The chief physician hurried to the emperor's bedside. Upon closer inspection, he was startled to see that the emperor's face was ashen and bloodless. He immediately turned to Consort Qi and asked, "Consort Qi, what did you feed the emperor?"

Consort Qi's eyes flickered, as if she were feeling guilty. She stammered, "No, I didn't eat anything!"

“Master Qi, please stop hiding it! If you keep this up at this time and delay the Emperor’s treatment, the consequences will be severe!” Li Desheng became increasingly anxious when he saw that Consort Qi was unwilling to tell the truth, so he raised his voice and said.

Consort Qi hesitated for a moment, then finally muttered in a low voice, "It's because I took aphrodisiacs."

Upon hearing this, Li Desheng's face instantly turned ugly.

"Master Qi, why did you give the Emperor random medicine? What should we do?" Li Desheng said anxiously, clenching his left fist and pounding his right palm.

"Nonsense!" The abbot shouted angrily.

Seeing this, Consort Qi was a little scared, but she couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "It wasn't me who made His Majesty eat it, it was His Majesty who wanted to eat it."

Li Desheng stood aside, watching this scene, unsure of what to do. He hesitated for a moment, then finally turned to the Grand Secretary and asked anxiously, "Grand Secretary, how is the Emperor? Is there any hope?"

The abbot frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "If it were just ordinary aphrodisiacs, it shouldn't have caused such serious consequences. I suspect there are other conflicting substances in this room." As he spoke, he carefully sniffed the air in the room, as if trying to detect something.

However, after searching, the head of the academy found no unusual smell. This puzzled him, since with his experience and medical skills, he should have been able to detect some clues if there were any conflicting odors.

The Imperial Physician, of course, wouldn't notice, because the incense in the room had already burned out before the Emperor fell ill, and now that it was summer with the windows open, the smell dissipated even faster.

Unless you have a dog's nose, don't expect to smell even the slightest bit of it.

Just then, a young eunuch announced from outside the door: "Her Majesty the Empress has arrived! Her Consort Zhuang has arrived!"

As luck would have it, after finishing her dinner, Su Nuannuan rushed to Anning Palace to report to the Empress that her plan had succeeded and that news from the Emperor would arrive soon.

Before Su Nuannuan could even leave, Xiao Yuanzi burst in like a whirlwind.

This sudden intrusion was quite significant, as it directly led the Empress and Consort Zhuang into the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Thus, everyone witnessed the Empress and Consort Zhuang appearing together in the Hall of Diligent Governance.

"Your Majesty the Empress and Consort Zhuang pay their respects," said Consort Qi and the Chief Abbot, who were startled by the sudden arrival of the two ladies and hurriedly knelt down to greet them, speaking tremblingly.

The Empress ignored their greetings, not even glancing at them, and hurried straight to the Emperor's bed.

Upon closer inspection, the Empress saw that the Emperor's face was yellowish-brown, as if someone had smeared a thick layer of butter on it, making him look extremely unsightly.

Her brows furrowed tightly, her face contorted with anger. Turning to the room full of people, she coldly said, "Can anyone tell me what's going on with His Majesty?"

However, when faced with the Empress's questioning, everyone in the room seemed to be frozen in place, looking at each other without daring to utter a sound.

"What's wrong? Have you all become mute?!" Seeing that no one answered, Su Nuannuan couldn't stand it anymore. She took a step forward, raised her voice, and scolded sharply.

This cold shout was like a thunderclap in everyone's ears. Except for the Empress, everyone else was so frightened that they trembled involuntarily.

"Consort Qi, tell me, what's going on with His Majesty?" The Empress directly called on Consort Qi to answer.

Consort Qi, who was suddenly called out by the Empress, was so frightened that she fell to the ground, trembling and unable to speak.

"Your Excellency, what is the Emperor's current situation?"