The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Chapter 295: Attacking the Heart

"Hurry, someone come, please ask Doctor Zhang to come over." The scene in front of her made Chunchao ignore etiquette, and she shouted towards the outside of the house.

Hearing Chunchao's cry, Shen Tianjiao's heart was lifted up. She turned around and ordered, "Quick, go get Doctor Zhang."

After giving the order, Shen Tianjiao walked into the house without thinking.

The scene in front of her really surprised Shen Tianjiao, but compared to Chunchao's panic, Shen Tianjiao was still very calm.

Shen Tianjiao walked forward and took Chaoyun's hand, and took her pulse first. She found that although the girl's pulse was still a little weak, it was tending to be steady.

There were only Chao Yun and Duan Qingning in this room just now, which can only mean one thing: Duan Qingning does have this ability.

She must have treated Chaoyun just now, so Chaoyun's pulse is so calm.

After putting Chao Yun's hand back in place, Shen Tianjiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. She lowered her head to look at Duan Qingning next to Chao Yun, and took Duan Qingning's pulse as well.

Apart from the fact that Duan Qingning's pulse was a little weak, there was nothing unusual about it.

Doctor Zhang also said that the reason why Duan Qingning fainted was not because she had any illness, but because of long-term malnutrition and her body was not well supplied.

In other words, as long as he gets enough nutrition and is well taken care of, Duan Qingning will be fine.

Duan Qingning is fine, which means Chao Yun is also fine.

Hard work pays off. Shen Tianjiao is now very glad that she did not give up when everyone said that Chao Yun was hopeless.

Perhaps God, seeing her piety, could not bear to take Chao Yun's life away, so he let her meet Duan Qingning.

After Doctor Zhang arrived, he came to the same conclusion as Shen Tianjiao after diagnosis.

Knowing that Chao Yun might be saved, everyone felt a lot more relieved.

"Chunchao, let Madam Duan stay here with Chaoyun."

"Letting them be together will make it easier to take care of them, saving us the hassle of going back and forth."

"I'll leave it to you to take care of them. If Madam Duan needs anything, as long as it's available in the palace, don't be stingy and just give it to her."

Chao Yun saved Marquis Zhenbei and Shen Yiyang. She is a benefactor to both the Marquis Zhenbei Mansion and Shen Tianjiao.

If Chao Yun died without receiving medical treatment this time, it would surely become a lifelong burden of guilt for the Marquis of Zhenbei and Shen Tianjiao.

But now Chao Yun has hope of surviving, so Shen Tianjiao is naturally willing to give up those material possessions.

"I understand, your servant." This kind of thing was not a big deal to Chunchao.

"Doctor Zhang, when Madam Duan wakes up, please check her eyes to see if there is any chance of her eyes recovering."

"She's blind, so it's inconvenient for her to do things. If we can heal her and restore her sight, it would be a reward for her healing Chao Yun."

Shen Tianjiao wanted to cure Duan Qingning's eyes, not only because she wanted to express her gratitude to Duan Qingning for treating Chao Yun, but also because she felt sorry for him.

Even though Duan Qingning is old now, with blindness and gray hair, and her face weathered by the ravages of time, one can still tell that she is a rare beauty.

It's such a pity that such a beauty can only live in darkness for the rest of her life.

"Yes, I will do my best to treat you." Doctor Zhang raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, please move aside. I have something to tell you."

"Yeah." Shen Tianjiao nodded, and understood in her heart that something must have happened to Li Chaohui again.

Once outside, Doctor Zhang reported, "Master, that patient's condition hasn't been very good lately. Although I saved her life with the life-saving pills, her condition has now reached a point where she can no longer be cured without poisoning her."

"What I'm afraid of now is that if the life-saving pills can't suppress the poison in her body, she'll die instantly."

This news is not good for Shen Tianjiao.

No, she hasn't even closed her net yet, but her prey has died first. What's the point of this carefully planned scheme?

Shen Tianjiao looked up at Chao Yun's house and suddenly had an idea in her mind.

Duan Qingning knows witchcraft, which is considered something unorthodox. Since she can save Chaoyun, maybe she also has a way to extend Li Chaohui's life and let her live longer?

"I understand. I'll find a way. She doesn't need you to worry about her anymore."

"This is my duty, it's what I should do."

Li Chaohui has been so well behaved recently and has not caused any trouble. The reason for her causing trouble is not because she has learned to be restrained and wait for the opportunity.

It was because her body had been eroded beyond recognition by the chronic poisons she had been taking for a long time, to the point where it could not be cured or saved.

The incessant coughing all day long was about to shatter her entire body. If it weren't for the dedicated treatment of Doctor Zhang, she would have died long ago.

Under such circumstances, Li Chaohui is already unable to take care of himself, so how can he have the energy to cause trouble?

Another more important reason is that Wang Yunzhi was once Li Chaohui's biggest and most staunch supporter.

Now there are big disagreements between him and Li Chaohui, because there is a crack in their relationship and they can no longer be of one mind as before.

Without Wang Yunzhi's support, Li Chaohui would not be able to do many things even if she wanted to.

But Shen Tianjiao is different now. Li Chaohui is so law-abiding, she needs Li Chaohui to make trouble, and the more serious the trouble, the better.

When Chunchao came out of the room, he saw Shen Tianjiao staring in a daze.

"master."

"Yeah." Shen Tianjiao, who had come to her senses, said to Chunchao, "When Madam Duan wakes up, send someone to notify me immediately."

The matter of extending Li Chaohui's life is now urgent. Any delay will make Shen Tianjiao feel less at peace.

"Yes."

When Shen Tianjiao returned to her yard, Ruan Yuhu was already waiting there.

"Jiaojiao, is he awake?" When Ruan Yuhu came, he didn't see Duan Qingning and was still wondering in his heart.

"Yeah, I'm awake." Shen Tianjiao was still thinking about Li Zhaohui and seemed a little absent-minded.

"Where did that person go?" Ruan Yuhu saw that Shen Tianjiao looked strange and thought something big had happened.

"Ah, she's in Chaoyun." Shen Tianjiao came back to her senses, looked at Ruan Yuhu and smiled, and said, "Nanchu Duanshi is really amazing. I don't know what method she used to treat Chaoyun just now. Chaoyun is much better now."

"Chao Yun is much better, but I can see that you don't look happy." Ruan Yuhu looked at Shen Tianjiao and asked with some concern.

"I'm not unhappy, I'm just thinking about something." Shen Tianjiao supported Ruan Yuhu, and the two of them started walking together.

"Doctor Zhang just said that Li Zhaohui's condition is very bad and he could die at any time."

"So I was just thinking, if Duan Qingning can save Chaoyun, is it possible that she can extend Li Zhaohui's life, allowing her to live a little longer, until our plan can be implemented?"

"I just don't know if Duan Qingning has the ability to do this."

In fact, Shen Tianjiao was not sure whether Duan Qingning could extend Li Chaohui's life. After all, Li Chaohui was already at the end of his rope.

Even the highly skilled Doctor Zhang couldn't find a way to prolong her life, let alone Duan Qingning?

Shen Tianjiao didn't know much about Nan Chu's witchcraft. What she knew actually came from various versions of rumors.

After all, rumors are often exaggerated and can only be listened to as stories and not believed completely.

Duan Qingning may have a way to cure Chaoyun, but it doesn't mean she has a way to prolong Li Chaohui's life.

Although witchcraft is very powerful, it is not omnipotent and cannot do everything.

If Duan Qingning has no way to extend Li Chaohui's life, then Shen Tianjiao will have to consider giving up the current plan and planning a new one.

"Don't worry about that. Duan Qingning should be able to do that."

Others don’t understand Duan Qingning, but Ruan Yuhu does. No matter how little the two of them have in common, they have spent some time together in the harem after all.

Although Duan Qingning did not have a title in the harem back then, she was extremely popular and her status was no different from that of the favorite concubine at that time.

She didn't get a title, but the late emperor did a lot of things for her that were beyond the rules.

If she hadn't been courting death and hadn't conspired with Concubine Zhuang to put a curse on the late emperor, and the conspiracy hadn't been exposed.

Not to mention whether Empress Dowager Liu could sit on the throne of Empress Dowager, even her own position was probably in jeopardy.

"She dominated the harem back then, and it wasn't just because of her face that brought disaster to the country and the people."

"Duan Qingning was considered a remarkable woman back then. Besides witchcraft, she knew a lot more."

"Medical skills are one of them. Her medical skills are different from those in our Central Plains. The medical skills she learned are called Miao medicine, and the medicines she uses are also very strange."

"And if I'm not mistaken, she's not only a master at making poisons, she's also proficient in using all sorts of poisons to treat people."

"So I think it's just about asking her to extend Li Zhaohui's life, letting him live a few more days. It's not about asking her to bring Li Zhaohui back from the dead. It's not a big problem for her."

"Isn't Duan Qingning from the royal family of Nanchu? How could she be so knowledgeable?"

The reason why Shen Tianjiao was puzzled was that she did not understand Nan Chu's situation.

Nanchu is a wild and barbaric land, unlike Yunli, which is a civilized country of etiquette.

In Nanchu, whether it is the royal family, dignitaries, or ordinary people, their customs are open and they will not restrict their daughters from learning the things passed down by their own nation.

So even though Duan Qingning is from the royal family of Nanchu, it does not prevent her from learning those things.

"Nanchu is a wild and barbaric place. Unlike us Yunli, we don't pay attention to etiquette and rules."

"Even as a member of the royal family, you are not prohibited from learning things like witchcraft."

"Not only will they not prohibit it, but they take pride in being proficient in these things."

"So it's not surprising that Duan Qingning knows these things."

Before entering the palace, Ruan Yuhu was a person who loved reading and learning about the customs and habits of people from all over the world.

After entering the palace, she was bound by various rules and had no freedom, so reading became an important thing she had to do every day.

In addition, there were many people coming and going in the palace, including envoys from various countries. The more you see, the broader your knowledge will be, and the more things you will know.

"Don't worry about this. I'll go talk to her."

Although Ruan Yuhu and Duan Qingning had no interaction in the past, they still had some contact.

As the two most favored women in the harem at that time, they were naturally thorns in the eyes of others. They were inevitably tied together, ridiculed, mocked and framed.

Although the two of them had never had any interaction in public, they had secretly joined forces through the people who served them to resist those who had bad intentions towards them.

Strictly speaking, Duan Qingning had saved Ruan Yuhu's life in the past, so there was still some friendship between the two.

Shen Tianjiao nodded and stopped worrying about it. She had already seen that the relationship between Ruan Yuhu and Duan Qingning was not as simple as others said.

But Shen Tianjiao's principle is that everyone has their own secrets that are unknown to others. If Ruan Yuhu tells her, she will listen. If Ruan Yuhu doesn't tell her, she won't ask.

This has become an unwritten understanding between Shen Tianjiao and Ruan Yuhu.

"Jiaojiao, now is the time to consider talking to our Prime Minister Wang and trying to persuade him to become our accomplice?"

Ruan Yuhu was the first person to discover that the once unbreakable relationship between Wang Yunzhi and Li Zhaohui had undergone subtle changes.

After all, in addition to the reports from those who were sent to monitor the palace, the news brought by Mrs. Wang, a frequent visitor to Ruan Yuhu, allowed Ruan Yuhu to detect changes and problems in the first place.

Now Ruan Yuhu feels that the time has come to shake Wang Yunzhi's military morale.

"Turn him over?" Shen Tianjiao sighed softly and said, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Li Zhaohui is the white moonlight in his heart. Isn't the white moonlight in his heart the most unforgettable thing in a man's life?"

"Bai Yueguang is hard to forget, but what if Bai Yueguang has fallen from the altar and is no longer the Bai Yueguang he once was in his heart?"

"A man can keep Bai Yueguang in his heart for his entire life, but he cannot tolerate a Bai Yueguang who has fallen from the altar and is completely different from the one he once knew."

"Not only can I not tolerate it, but once I get tired of it, I'll wish I had nothing to do with it forever."

"And right now, Wang Yunzhi and his white moonlight, Li Zhaohui, are just getting tired of each other."

"So now is the best time to take action."

When it comes to understanding people's hearts, I'm afraid few people can compare to Ruan Yuhu.