Chapter 179: Su Huirong appears, Eunuch Yu lays his plans (please subscribe to all chapters)
The day was dark, the sky overcast, and the atmosphere within the imperial palace was exceptionally solemn and heavy. Imperial Guards and members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard patrolled everywhere, their numbers noticeably greater than before, their defenses extraordinarily tight.
Seeing Yu Huatian and Tan Luzi arrive, the Imperial Guards and Embroidered Uniform Guards hurriedly stopped to bow respectfully before resuming their patrols.
Yu Huatian walked briskly all the way and soon reached Zhu Youxiao's bedchamber-the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
At that moment, Ge Bing, Bei Haishi, and the other master physicians were gathered outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, discussing something with grave expressions. Palace servants attended them carefully, their manner exceedingly respectful.
These master physicians were far more skilled than the palace's imperial physicians. The emperor now depended on them to keep him alive, so the servants dared not offend them.
When they saw Yu Huatian approach, the master physicians' grave expressions all relaxed slightly. They immediately stepped forward and bowed to him.
"Greetings, Lord Yu."
"No need for ceremony." Yu Huatian waved a hand and glanced into the Palace of Heavenly Purity. "How is His Majesty?" he asked gravely.
Bei Haishi sighed. "His condition is very poor."
"What exactly happened?" Yu Huatian frowned.
Bei Haishi explained with a sigh, "His Majesty was already in poor health, and the God-Eating Gu's feeding severely depleted his vital essence."
"During this time, we have worked together to prepare many medicinal meals for His Majesty. We could not promise they would prolong his life, but they could at least stabilize his condition, allowing us to nurse him back to health gradually. At the very least, His Majesty could have... lived out his natural lifespan."
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