Ming Dynasty: I am truly not the Emperor of Longevity

West Garden, Renshou Palace, West Side Hall.

"Your Majesty didn't sleep a wink last night and has been busy all day today. If you keep pushing yourself like this, your body won't be able to take it. It would be best if you rested first."

Granny Wei helped Empress Fang to the soft couch.

"As the Imperial Physician Xu also said, His Majesty's breathing and pulse have basically returned to normal, but the 'qi depletion' has lasted for too long, and his body is very weak, requiring a long period of rest."

This is not something that can be resolved in a day or two. Even if Your Majesty stays by His Majesty's bedside all day, it will be of no use. You can't afford to ruin your health because of this.

This afternoon, I sent a trusted palace maid out of the palace.

They pretended that His Majesty was an ordinary patient and consulted a famous doctor in the capital.

According to that renowned doctor, it is extremely difficult to save someone who has been in a state of "qi collapse" for such a long time, and even if they are lucky enough to survive, they will suffer from serious aftereffects.

It is possible that the person is delirious and may experience memory confusion.

That famous doctor once saw a person who had been "out of breath" for a long time and was saved. This person's memory was stuck several days ago, and he had completely forgotten everything that happened in the days before his accident.

Moreover, after being rescued, people's memory for new things declines significantly, and they often forget what they just said or the people they have met.

This person also always suspects that those around him are hiding something, because he himself can't remember.

This is just one possible consequence; there are many other examples of serious consequences.

His Majesty only regained consciousness briefly at noon, drank a few sips of water, and then fainted again.

It's impossible to say whether I was fully conscious at the time or acting on instinct in a daze, and whether I wanted to drink water.

I have no idea when I will wake up next.

Your Majesty need not worry too much.

Perhaps, when His Majesty wakes up again, he won't remember anything from the past few days!

At that time, it will be impossible to investigate Cao's death.

"That's all we can hope for."

Empress Fang sighed softly.

"Wang Ningpin insisted in front of everyone that Cao Shi was a mastermind with her, and many people witnessed this."

I directly ordered the execution of Lady Cao, Consort Wang, and sixteen palace maids. Although this was illegal, no one could say that I had wrongfully killed them.

To be honest, the whole thing escalated to this point because of Chen Furong!

My original intention was merely to stir up a storm, pin the blame on that vixen, and make His Majesty despise her.

Unexpectedly, Chen Furong was so ruthless that she suggested going all the way and inciting the palace maids to assassinate the emperor.

She spoke very eloquently, saying that once I become Empress Dowager, no one will be able to threaten my position.

Moreover, he could conveniently accuse that vixen Cao of regicide and have her torn to pieces to vent his hatred!

I somehow agreed!

Yet these palace maids still managed to make a mistake. There were seventeen people in the palace at the time, including Consort Wang Ning and Zhang Jinlian!

After examination, the imperial physician discovered that they had even tied the knot of the rope around their necks incorrectly, and the hairpins had pierced more than a dozen wounds, but none of them had injured any vital organs!

These incompetent palace maids can even make mistakes like this; I really don't know what's wrong with their brains!

"Fortunately, Her Majesty acted decisively and executed them all before the Prince of Ying arrived at the West Garden."

Granny Wei comforted her,

"Now that the trail has been cut off, no outsider will know the Empress's connection to this matter."

"Granny Wei, I trust you, but there is one more person I cannot trust."

Empress Fang's tone gradually turned cold.

"Chen Furong was involved in the whole thing, and she knows everything perfectly well!"

I originally planned to kill her and Zhang Jinlian together in a few days.

After all, she was the head maid of Yikun Palace. Although she did not directly participate in the regicide, the maids who committed the regicide were all her subordinates, so she could not escape blame.

Unexpectedly, she had already devised a plan to protect herself. Instead of coming to Kunning Palace to report the news, she took the token bestowed upon her by the Empress Dowager and rushed to the Imperial Stables to find someone to rescue the Emperor.

Now, she is the first hero to report the news and save the emperor. Even if someone says that the palace maids who have been executed were acting on her orders, no one will believe it.

Moreover, she went to the Imperial Stables under my name. If I were to pin a crime on her, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to clear my name.

But I'm still not entirely at ease leaving her alive.

"Your Majesty, I understand."

Granny Wei whispered,

"Since we can't find a crime to convict Chen Furong, let's just let her 'die of shock'."

The palace maids who murdered the emperor were all her subordinates. Although she had the merit of reporting the news and saving the emperor, she also suffered from great fear and pressure, which could not be cured by medicine. There were also times when she suddenly died.

Chen Furong went to the gate of Renshou Palace. Your Majesty, please rest assured. This servant will go and sound her out first.

This woman is very cunning; I fear she may have some backup plan.

"Granny Wei, I'll leave this matter to you."

Empress Fang slowly leaned back on the soft couch.

"After staying up all day and night, I am quite tired. You are right, I need to rest well so that I will have the energy to deal with the things to come."

. . .

Outside Renshou Palace, in an open space.

By this time, the remains of the eighteen palace maids and concubines who murdered the emperor had been removed, but the ground still reeked of blood.

A large amount of blood seeped into the soil, and although it had been washed with water, the smell would not dissipate so quickly.

Everyone instinctively moved away from the place, except for one person.

"Mr. Chen, why are you here all alone?"

A voice came from behind Chen Furong.

"Don't you find the smell of blood unpleasant?"

"Besides Consort Wang Ning and Consort Cao Duan, the sixteen palace maids who were beheaded and mutilated here today were all my subordinates."

Chen Furong turned around.

"Granny Wei, do you know how their bodies will be disposed of?"

"How would I know this?"

Granny Wei shook her head.

"If it weren't for the Prince of Ying arriving at the West Garden, these women would have been torn to pieces!"

To have their heads chopped off with a single blow, to get a quick death, is already a stroke of good fortune for them.

"It seems that Granny Wei really didn't know."

Chen Furong laughed.

"Although they escaped the agony of being slowly sliced ​​to death due to the urgency of the situation, beheading and mutilating their corpses was far more severe than ordinary beheading."

Generally, the family members of criminals sentenced to beheading are allowed to collect and bury the bodies.

However, their heads would be hung on the city gates and in the marketplace for several days to more than ten days before being thrown into mass graves, and were absolutely not allowed to be buried.

The carcasses, already dismembered, would be transported directly to the wilderness and abandoned to be devoured by wild animals.

Granny Wei, do you know why I came here alone?

Because I was so close, I would have ended up like them!

"Mr. Chen is joking."

Upon hearing Chen Furong's words, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Wei Mama's face.

"You are the first meritorious person to go to the Imperial Stables to find someone to save the emperor."

How could I possibly end up like those rebellious women?