As a physician, regardless of how chaotic the current situation was, she had to calm herself down immediately and formulate the most accurate treatment plan for the patient. This was the most beneficial and responsible approach for the patient.
However, she had overlooked the place she was in and the kind of people she was facing!
"Deadly poison? Laparotomy? Fetal extraction? Can this person even survive? This Miss Gu, who is she? An executioner?"
Scoffs and doubts erupted from the crowd.
Beside her, Ouyang Ting, with a cold expression, glared at Ouyang Qinglin and roared, "At a time like this, you still let your woman come here to cause trouble? Hurry and pull your woman away from the Emperor!"
Ouyang Qinglin stood unmoving, his red robes fluttering in the wind. His attitude was clear.
At this moment, Nangong Mo, standing in the distance, pushed Ouyang Wan'er aside and walked towards the crowd. He silently stood behind Gu Qianying, his cold eyes narrowing vigilantly.
If anyone dared to touch Gu Qianying, their fate would be death!
"I am a physician!"
Gu Qianying declared her identity to Ouyang Ting.
But Ouyang Ting was not willing to believe her.
From the crowd, someone scoffed,
"What physician? What can she do besides treating minor ailments like headaches and colds? How can she compare to the imperial physicians in the palace?"
Gu Qianying glanced at the speaker. Her lips curled into a cold smile. Wasn't this little palace maid the second-class maid beside Concubine Xian?
It seemed that Concubine Xian's indiscreet private ailment was not simple!
At this moment, seeing Nangong Mo standing behind Gu Qianying, seemingly protecting her, Ouyang Wan'er's eyes were filled with intense jealousy, and a frantic hatred enveloped her heart.
She walked up to Ouyang Ting and whispered, "Father Emperor, Wan'er has learned that Gu Qianying is the legitimate daughter of the Gu family in Dong Sheng Kingdom, Gu Qianying, and was once the Ninth Princess Consort of the Ninth Prince's Estate. Such a woman with deep ties to the Dong Sheng royal family, Father Emperor, can you dare to use her? The Empress was poisoned, she miscarried, who did all this? Father Emperor, have you ever thought about it?"
Hearing this,
Ouyang Ting's small eyes narrowed coldly.
For many years, the princes born to the imperial concubines in the harem either died young or met with accidents, resulting in him having only Wan'er as his daughter to this day.
If there were any peculiarities, it was natural to be vigilant.
If all the schemes came from Dong Sheng, then what chance did the Empress's fetus in her womb have of surviving?
"Guards, arrest Gu Qianying!" He turned and urged the eunuch beside him, "Why haven't the imperial physicians arrived yet? Send another message, hurry!"
He roared,
The little eunuch, terrified, scrambled towards the Imperial Hospital.
On the way, he encountered the Grand Steward and Imperial Physician Hu from the Imperial Hospital who were rushing over.
And at this moment,
The Imperial Guards, who had arrived under orders, surrounded Gu Qianying.
Everyone retreated a few steps, clearing a wide path.
Ouyang Qinglin and Nangong Mo blocked them, protecting Gu Qianying behind them.
"Let's see who dares!"
A cold light flashed in Ouyang Qinglin's devilishly charming eyes, filled with murderous intent.
Nangong Mo beside him had cold eyes like frost. Although he did not speak, his actions spoke volumes. He and Ouyang Qinglin were both protecting Gu Qianying. If they insisted on arresting her, slaughter would commence!
Gu Qianying, protected by two stunning men, was entirely focused on the new Empress Chen at this moment, paying no attention to anything else.
However, the hand that the new Empress Chen had been holding her with suddenly loosened. As if avoiding something, enduring the severe pain in her abdomen, she extended a trembling hand towards Ouyang Ting: "Your Majesty, this concubine is in great pain, save me, please save me, quickly..."
Seeing her like this, Gu Qianying immediately understood. She had taken Ouyang Wan'er's words seriously and was also afraid. This charade of poisoning the new Empress was her own staging, intended to eliminate her while escaping unscathed.
The moment she avoided his gaze, Gu Qianying grabbed the new Empress Chen's wrist and said in a rapid tone, "Your life is in your own hands. Whether you let me save you or not, you choose. The fetus in your womb is the same. However, I am not a divine physician. If you hesitate for too long, even if you want to live, you won't be able to!"
Gu Qianying said these words very seriously.
The new Empress Chen seemed to be hesitating.
Gu Qianying was about to get up when
Suddenly, a hand fiercely pulled her.
She turned her head and immediately said to her, "This place is not suitable for treatment. We need to change locations. Do you have a place in mind?"
Fetal extraction through laparotomy and detoxification were complex surgeries. These were not possible here.
The reason she asked Chen, who was in so much pain that she was almost fainting, was because no one else agreed to let her perform such a surgery on her, so she had to ask the person involved.
"Quickly help this imperial concubine back to the palace, this imperial concubine wants to go back."
Seeing Gu Qianying's confidence, the new Empress Chen seemed to have regained some strength. She ordered her maids to help her, but then realized that there was no one usable beside her.
A pair of delicate hands supported her, helping her up from the ground.
She looked up and met Gu Qianying's gaze, a bitter smile spreading across her lips. She was very grateful in her heart.
Only at this moment did she realize that power and wealth were fleeting. The most important thing now was to live. Yes! She wanted to live!
Not for anyone else, but for herself and the child in her womb.
Although she didn't know why she was still alive after being poisoned, at this moment, she firmly believed in Gu Qianying.
While looking at Gu Qianying, Chen glanced sideways at Ouyang Ting, who was two feet away from her.
Just now, she clearly remembered that Ouyang Ting was right beside her, close to her.
When did he move so far away from her?
That's right! During childbirth, the blood flowing from the pregnant woman's lower body was considered impure, something the noble Emperor absolutely could not touch!
How laughable,
And how tragic.
"Everyone, get out of the way, quickly make way! Where is the Empress? Let me see quickly."
Imperial Physician Hu, followed by the Grand Steward, ran over breathlessly.
Before he could even put down his medicine box, he heard someone say, "Imperial Physician Hu, you're late. This person, who calls herself the Third Princess Consort, wants to perform a laparotomy and extract the fetus from our Empress."
Up to this point, everyone still recognized Gu Qianying as the unregistered Third Princess Consort of the Third Prince Ouyang Qinglin.
"Ridiculous! What laparotomy? What fetal extraction? The Empress only had a miscarriage. Let me take her pulse and prescribe a few doses of herbal medicine. What deadly poison? How can you, a young girl, spout such nonsense? Are you being instigated to take the Empress's life?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd echoed, "Yes, poisoned? We didn't see it. The Empress didn't vomit blood either. Are you deliberately lying and trying to take the lives of our Empress and the fetus in her womb?"
The problematic prenatal medicine had been secretly replaced, and the palace maid who delivered the prenatal medicine had also disappeared.
Although the new Empress Chen's face was pale, she had indeed not vomited blood. As for the abdominal pain and the miscarriage, it was natural to have abdominal pain after such an event.
All these signs made it difficult for her to explain. Performing a laparotomy and fetal extraction truly looked like an attempt to poison the new Empress.
Facing the crowd, Gu Qianying had no way to explain, but she was determined to save the person she wanted to save and was unwilling to give up.
She took out a hidden whistle with one hand and blew it.
Outside the palace walls, a hundred masked men in green robes, holding long swords, attacked from all directions.
The moment she blew the whistle, Gu Qianying looked at Ouyang Qinglin and Nangong Mo and said to them, "If you two are willing to stand on the same boat as Qianying, then please make your move! All Qianying wants is a quiet place to settle."
She believed that Ouyang Qinglin and Nangong Mo understood her words.
At this moment, regardless of their intentions when they protected her, what she wanted now was a quiet place, a space where she could perform surgery to save a life.
Although going against the tide would come at an immeasurable price, she had made up her mind and would not go back on it.
As she said this, Gu Qianying glanced at the new Empress Chen. Chen nodded at her. How could she not understand what Gu Qianying's words meant?
But for the sake of survival, what did it matter if she offended the Emperor!
Gu Qianying helped Chen to retreat.
Ouyang Qinglin and Nangong Mo both made their moves.
The Emperor of Xia, Ouyang Ting, protected by his guards, coldly gave a death order to another group of guards: "Kill them, kill them all! The Third Prince Ouyang Qinglin has colluded with foreign enemies, kidnapped the new Empress Chen, and is attempting to usurp the throne. This is a capital offense!"
Ouyang Ting's tone was very cold, a snort escaped his nostrils, the flesh on the sides of his cheeks twitched, and his eyes were filled with calculation...