mtlumby2d Chapter 298 Acquaintance
Chapter 298 Acquaintance
There are so many people serving the old lady, but no one noticed that there was anything wrong with her. Could they be more attentive than those who serve the old lady all day long?
Shen Tang was too lazy to respond to such words that would flatter himself.
Shen Tang didn't have it, and the others were even less likely to have it.
The imperial physician took the medicine box and left. Soon another imperial physician was invited, as well as two other doctors. However, they were all helpless against the old lady's illness and didn't know where to start.
A group of people stayed by the old lady's bedside, not even having time to eat lunch. They only ate a few pieces of cakes to fill their stomachs. They stayed there for the entire afternoon and left one after another in the evening.
When Shen Tang returned to Chenxiangxuan, Xie Guimo came out just in time. Seeing Shen Tang, he said, "I thought you weren't going to have dinner either."
She had a good appetite, but everyone was worried about the old lady's illness, so she, as the Crown Prince's Consort, had no choice but to follow suit.
The two returned to the room, and the maid brought in the food. Shen Tang had only eaten two cakes at noon, and she was so hungry that her chest was almost touching her back. She immediately picked up the chopsticks and started eating. Xie Guimo helped her with some food and said, "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
Shen Tang ate his food and said incoherently, "I don't know what disease the old lady has..."
Xie Guimo asked, "In the previous life, the old lady was not sick this time?"
Shen Tang shook his head.
In her previous life, the old lady rarely suffered from such a serious illness, and she even rarely caught a cold, had a headache, or had a fever.
Xie Guimo said, "Then the onset of this illness is very strange."
Shen Tang bit his chopsticks and looked at him, "You are suspicious..."
Xie Guimo picked up a piece of fish and put it in Shen Tang's bowl. "You'll find out when you wait."
That's true. If the old lady was really sick, the Jingyang Palace would definitely look for doctors to treat her. But if she was not really sick and had some ulterior motive, she would pretend for three to five days at most, and then we would know who she was targeting.
Shen Tang suspected it was himself.
It was she who brought shame to Concubine Jiang, the Second and Fourth Wives, and was punished by the prince to copy Buddhist scriptures in the Buddhist temple. In addition, the Eighth Young Master died of poisoning a few days ago, and the old lady blamed her for the pain of losing her grandson. This incident was most likely directed at her.
He has been so cruel to himself, the knife he stabs in her will only be more cruel.
Shen Tang was really a little worried.
Sensing Shen Tang's worry, Xie Guimo said, "I'll send someone to keep an eye on it."
How could he let these people plot against the wife he had finally married? If he couldn't even protect his own Crown Prince's Consort, he would have no use for being the Crown Prince.
Shen Tang shook off that worry and the two continued to eat.
In the next three days, the imperial physicians, the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and the doctors from Kyoto almost trampled the threshold of Prince Jingyang's Palace.
Unfortunately, many doctors and imperial physicians came, but none of them could cure the old lady's illness, and even acupuncture could not wake her up.
The entire palace was in a state of panic, and the sky above it was shrouded in a haze.
The old lady fell ill. Although she was not awake, some people came to visit her. Knowing that no doctor could cure her illness, someone tactfully told the princess, "Could it be that she has been possessed by an evil spirit?"
The princess never believed in ghosts and gods, so she didn't respond.
Concubine Jiang took over the conversation, "Why do you say that?"
The lady said, "There have been people with the same symptoms as the old lady before. Doctors didn't work, so they sought help from a Taoist priest. Sometimes, it's really that strange. The Taoist priest only visited once, and after she drank a cup of water mixed with talisman paper ashes, she was cured."
"I've already consulted all the doctors. If that doesn't work, why not give it a try? What if it works?"
Concubine Jiang looked at the princess and said, "Let's find a Taoist priest with great skills to take a look."
The princess said, "Your Majesty doesn't believe this."
Concubine Jiang knew, of course, that the prince didn't believe in such supernatural things. She didn't need to remind her. She said, "All the doctors and imperial physicians have seen her, but the old lady just won't wake up. We must try everything that can be done to cure her. You're afraid of the prince and don't dare to speak up. I'll go and tell him."
From her words, she and the prince were closer than the princess and the prince.
Concubine Jiang walked away.
Today was a day off, and the prince was in the mansion. Concubine Jiang went to see the prince and said that the old lady might have been possessed by evil spirits, and wanted to find a Taoist priest to come into the mansion to exorcise the evil spirits.
In the past, the prince would not only not believe it, but would also scold Concubine Jiang. He was a general who had killed countless people on the battlefield. How could he believe in these ghost stories? But he just found out not long ago that Shen Tang had lived through a lifetime and was reborn after death, so the prince hesitated.
Concubine Jiang tried to persuade the prince earnestly, and the prince said, "If you want to try, then try it."
Concubine Jiang was stunned.
She prepared a lot of arguments to persuade the prince, but after just a few words, the prince agreed?
She even prepared that if the prince really disagreed, she would invite the person into the mansion when the prince was not at home. She did not expect that the prince could be persuaded so easily, and Concubine Jiang was happy.
When Concubine Jiang returned, the princess had not yet left. Concubine Jiang said, "The prince agreed to invite a Taoist priest into the mansion to exorcise the evil spirits."
The princess's brows were twisted into knots.
The prince actually agreed?
How is this possible?
But the princess also knew that if the prince had not really agreed, Concubine Jiang would not dare to lie.
Shen Tang stood aside, feeling a little depressed. She knew with her knees that the prince agreed because of her. The old lady plotted against her, but in the end, she was the one who helped the old lady.
The Second Wife said, "The old lady's illness cannot be delayed. I am sending someone to find out which Taoist priest in Kyoto has profound Taoist skills."
The second wife was efficient, or rather, she was able to endure the pain by lying down and pretending to be sick. The next morning, the Taoist priest was invited into the house.
Ok.
The atmosphere was a little awkward.
Shen Tang was embarrassed, and the Taoist priest was also embarrassed.
Who would have thought that the Taoist priest invited by the Jingyang Palace to exorcise evil spirits was an old acquaintance.
This Taoist priest was the one who was bribed by the Second Wife and Shen Xing to plot against her in the Jokhang Temple. However, he was used by her and Xie Guimo, causing the entire Second House to fall into the fear of bloody disaster.
Didn’t this Taoist priest run away? Why is he still in Kyoto?
The moment the Taoist saw Shen Tang, no, on the way to Jingyang Palace, he regretted returning to Beijing.
People in Kyoto are easy to cheat and money is easy to make. After leaving, I couldn't make it anywhere else. Thinking that some time had passed, I came back.
Less than half a month after returning, he was invited to the Jingyang Palace. He originally wanted to refuse, but the offer was too much and the money shook his faith, so he came.
The moment he saw Shen Tang, the Taoist knew that he was doomed.
Even more embarrassing was that Shen Tang smiled at him, "This Taoist priest looks like an immortal. He must have profound Taoist skills. No evil can escape his presence."
If this were said by someone else, it would be flattery.
But when the Princess Consort of Prince Jingyang said it, it was a frying pan.
Can you let him go if he spits out the money now?
The Second Wife said, "To exorcise the old lady's evil spirits, we must invite the most skilled Taoist priest in Kyoto."
After praising him, the second wife said, "Master, please come in."