Foxy Beauty Charms the World

Palace of the Long Music, Palace of the Heart

Behind the layers of wide tent curtains, a few painful moans could be heard coming from the red wooden bed inlaid with enamel. On the bed, the imperial physician's face was filled with anxiety and panic. He was still discussing the illness in a low voice.

"The empress dowager has arrived!" The eunuch's shrill voice came from outside the door.

The imperial physicians hurriedly stood with their hands hanging down, trembling as they stared at the door. Surrounded by eunuchs and court ladies, the Empress slowly walked in. She was already a middle-aged woman, but she was well-kept and gave her a dignified beauty. In her mature charm was the unquestionable boldness of the Empress Dowager.

"How is the Imperial Advisor right now?" the doctor said as he walked over to the bed.

Covered in bedding, Ni Yu was still unconscious. With her eyes closed and a yellow complexion, her hair was scattered all over the pillow. He frowned in pain and wriggled his body unsteadily.

"This official has repeatedly checked. When Your Majesty Feng Xie invaded us, we originally only used three doses to heal him, but we were unable to do so in the end. "This official thinks that this could be due to Feng Xie's change, causing cold in the lungs, some …" The imperial physician couldn't continue, so he was about to lose his head.

"What is it?" Her Majesty, however, was not confused. She sat down on the edge of the bed and glanced up at the imperial physicians. Cold sweat dripped from their backs due to the oppressive aura. They lowered their heads and stared at the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

"It's a little difficult to treat …"

"Why are all of you raised!?" Right now, you can't even stand a little bit of wind chill! " The empress dowager glared angrily. Although her voice was not loud, it was filled with iron spikes that pricked the skin of anyone who heard it.

The royal doctors were all hunched over like big shrimp, trembling in battle.

"Speak!" Her Majesty slapped the bed.

All the imperial physicians took a step back in unison. Only Doctor Li, who was in the lead, didn't follow the rhythm and took the lead. He turned around and grinded his teeth at his comrades, while the others all looked at him with their eyes and noses looking at their hearts, silently chanting "Damn fellow Daoist, I will not die". However, Imperial Physician Li didn't dare flare up in front of the empress dowager. He could only think of a response and say, "This time, His Majesty's chills aren't normal. They're exceptionally dangerous. Cold disease affects the lungs and meridians. We have to be careful."

"Hmph." The empress dowager turned her head to look at Ni Yu lying on the bed. Her young and tender face was filled with depression and pain as she kept mumbling indistinctly. The empress dowager frowned for a moment, then rose to reprimand the imperial physicians. "If you want your head, then serve snacks!"

"Yes sir!"

The Empress rose and stepped out of the room. To her, the Ni Yu was nothing more than a symbol of imperial power bearing the name of her son. Her own son had died a long time ago, and the motherly love and feelings had also disappeared into the depths of the palace.

That being said, the imperial physicians did not dare to do their duty and end it. No matter how young they are, the ones lying there are all His Majesty today.

The empress dowager left the palace, returning to her own chamber in silence.

When he sat down on the red wooden chair, there was already a servant who had prepared a Thousand-Snow Tea and offered it to him. Her Majesty picked up the teacup and gently dabbed at the green tea cup. She didn't drink it and put it back on the table.

"Sect Master Xuan Xin has entered the palace."

"Yes."

The eunuch then gave the order to leave.

Three quarters of an hour later, the eunuch stood outside the hall and reported respectfully, "Sect Master Xuanxin has arrived."

"Come in."

"Yes." The eunuch answered as he turned around and bowed to the sect master, Xiao Luo, who was following behind him. "Sect Master, please." Xiao Luo nodded and stepped over the threshold into the palace.

"This subject greets Your Majesty. May I ask why Your Majesty summoned this subject here?" Xiao Luo clasped his hands at the empress dowager, his demeanor neither servile nor overbearing. Xuan Xin was highly trusted by the imperial government and the commoners, hence he was accompanied by privileges.

This could be seen from Xiao Luo's clothing. Although he had just met the empress dowager, he was only wearing his usual navy blue robe. His two foot wide sleeves fluttered by his side, adding to his sage-like appearance.

The Empress didn't mind. She gestured to the palace maid to look at the pedestal. Before Xiao Luo could steady himself, he began to explain his worries. "The Emperor has been suffering from a recent cold, but none of those imperial doctors are of any help."

"Empress Dowager, what do you mean?" Xiao Luo tilted his head slightly, his slightly puzzled smile as gentle as water.

"This one always feels uneasy. How could ordinary cold not be treated? Could it be that there was some kind of demon that caused this? " Her Majesty frowned and looked at Xiao Luo with concern.

There was a reason for this. When the late emperor was still alive, there had been a ghost that had harmed someone, and that had caused quite a bit of chaos. It was all thanks to the presence of the true sect of the Profound Heart that this demon was finally eradicated, restoring peace to the world once more. It was also because of this that Xuan Xin's orthodox powers had grown stronger. When the empress dowager saw that the young emperor was suffering from illness and that the imperial doctors' words were extremely mysterious, she could not help but speculate in this regard.

Xiao Luo's smile softened as he leaned forward slightly. "If the empress dowager isn't at ease, this subject will go investigate right now and resolve the worries in her heart."

"Then I'll be much more at ease." Her Majesty was visibly relieved, and she immediately rose and shouted, "Little Zhu."

"Here." The eunuchs who were waiting outside hurriedly came in and stood up.

"Manipulate the Heartrest Palace."

"Yes."

At this moment, the Heart Nurturing Palace was completely silent. After drinking the soup and medicine, Ni Yu finally calmed down a little, while the royal doctors returned to the Grand Hospital to continue investigating the situation. The palace maid walked in and placed the tranquilizer in the corner. The fragrance that curled up was refreshing and it was said that it could ease the mood of people with depression.

After the palace maid was set down, she slowly withdrew. When she turned around, she saw that at the other end of the corridor, the Empress Dowager and Xiao Luo had come over and were about to bow and kneel.

"Forget it." Her Majesty waved her hand and entered the chamber.

The palace maid hurriedly lowered her head and retreated.

"Mother …" The person called Ni Yu, who was lying on the bed, was trembling as he mumbled to himself while stroking the blanket with his hands. The empress dowager was a little hesitant. She actually didn't want to go over, but when she saw how pitiful and painful Ni Yu was, she suddenly thought of the scene of her son getting sick. When the two scenes overlapped, a trace of affection surged up from the empress dowager's silent heart. She slowly walked over and took hold of Ni Yu Ren's hand.

The little emperor's hands were very hot. It seemed that his illness had not abated at all.

Xiao Luo looked around, his right hand raised. His middle finger was coiled around his index finger, while his ring finger and pinky finger were pressed to his palm. An invisible breeze lingered around him, its wide sleeves flapping in the air like a living creature. He closed his eyes and chanted something.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and lowered his hand. The warm smile on his lips rose again. "Empress Dowager, don't worry. There are no ghosts or monsters around here. This subject has already set up a secret spell, so ghosts cannot approach."

"That's great." The empress dowager thought for a moment before furrowing her brows again. She hesitated before speaking, "Then His Majesty's illness …"

Xiao Luo turned his gaze to the Ni Yu on the bed. In his eyes, the little emperor was currently just a child. The grown-up appearance that he forcefully pushed himself up was gone, replaced with a tender child who had to act like a spoiled child to his mother. Xiao Luo smiled. Just as the corners of his mouth slightly rose, he suddenly froze.

The scene in front of his eyes suddenly began to shake violently as his temples throbbed. He could feel his blood flowing rapidly. He clutched his chest, not daring to move even half a step. His surroundings had already started to spin.

Sweat dripped from his forehead, soaking his sleeves.

There were tiny voices whispering in his ears, like he was chanting and singing. Xiao Luo's heart skipped a beat when he heard them. He wanted to form a Calming Heart Finger, but he could not concentrate. The scene before his eyes was so colorful that it seemed as if there were countless ghosts moving about.

"..." Heavenly Master Xiao? " A vague voice came like a bubble.

Xiao Luo blinked his eyes vigorously. Only then did the scenery in front of him stabilize, and his voice became clear. She was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at him over her shoulder.

"Heavenly Master Xiao, you look really bad."

"..." "This subject is fine, Empress Dowager Xie is worried." Xiao Luo took a deep breath and brought his hands together. He felt that his spirit seemed to have improved, but he opened his mouth and spoke another sentence. "The emperor's illness is indeed due to wind chill. It's just that this wind chill is rather special and requires a unique formula."

"Oh? Master Xiao knows of a solution? " It was too late to be happy.

"Yes, I know." Xiao Luo originally didn't want to say this, but those words seemed to come out alive. His hands were clenched, his knuckles white.

"Sky Master, hurry up and tell me."

"The recipe is …" Xiao Luo paused, his brow creased. He could no longer bear it and closed his eyes to turn away, his breathing gradually becoming heavier. Her Majesty did not know what was wrong with him, and seeing that he seemed very uncomfortable, she did not inquire immediately. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Luo suddenly opened his eyes. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he returned to his normal appearance.

"Your Majesty, please forgive this subject for being impolite."

"This is not my fault, just that … is Heavenly Master not feeling well?"

"It's just a minor ailment. This subject will write out that prescription right now. As long as the emperor takes it on time, it will quickly recover."

"Oh, that's great. Pen, go get pen and paper. "

"Yes."

The eunuch's hands and feet were extremely nimble. In the blink of an eye, he had finished preparing the ink and paper. Xiao Luo shook the paper. Without even thinking about it, he began to write.

stalactites ten dollars, white quartz ten dollars, red stonecrop ten dollars...

In the blink of an eye, he had finished writing the prescription. Xiao Luo smiled and handed him over to a nearby eunuch. Her Majesty raised her chin, and the eunuch took the prescription and left.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, don't worry. As long as this prescription is consumed, the emperor will definitely cure the disease."

"This Dowager trusts you."

"Empress Dowager Xie." Xiao Luo bowed in greeting. The moment he lowered his head, the corners of his mouth curled up, and a crafty light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Xuan Xin Sect's sect head's medicinal formula was quickly sent to the Imperial Physician Courtyard. When the imperial physicians, who were scratching their hair in worry for the emperor's illness, saw the prescription, they all heaved a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, at least someone had given them a prescription. If something was amiss, it would still be Xiao Luo's fault. It had nothing to do with them being in the Imperial Physician Courtyard.

When the prescription was passed to the official medicine, one of them, a young man named Bai Yang, looked at the prescription for a long time before suddenly saying, "Something doesn't seem right with this prescription …"

His words caught the attention of his colleagues beside him, but they were unable to figure out anything after watching for a long time, so they just said that they didn't want him to have any random guesses.

"Don't you think there are two kinds of forbidden drugs in this recipe?"

"That could be because His Majesty's condition is serious and he wants to use a severe medicine. Don't you remember what Imperial Physician Li told Imperial Physician Liang? Ordinary Wind Chilling Medicines have no effect at all. " His colleagues did not mind.

"But …"

"But what? Stupid, do as they say. "Why do you care so much!" His colleague rolled his eyes and walked away.

Bai Yang was still hesitant. Staring at the prescription in front of him, he thought to himself, "But these two herbs are part of the Five Stones Powder!" Is it really okay?

Ever since he had gotten the medicine according to Xiao Luo's instructions, Ni Yu's cold ailment had actually improved. It would still be drowsy, and in a few days it would be back to normal.

Qin Lingmo had visited the palace a few times. He felt extremely gratified to see that Ni Yu had indeed recovered from his illness. However, he felt that something wasn't quite right. Ni Yu, who had always paid great attention to etiquette and royal etiquette, was actually wearing only a single robe with wide sleeves. When Qin Lingmo spoke, he also appeared to be impetuous, which caused Prime Minister Qin to be very surprised.

However, when he thought about how the little Emperor had just recovered from a severe illness, he couldn't adjust his mood properly. Qin Lingmo did not take it to heart.

After exiting the Heart Nurturing Palace, just as Qin Lingmo arrived at the Supreme Purity Sect, he heard a ruckus that was mixed with the weeping of the palace maids and a sharp reprimand.

"What happened?" Qin Lingmo walked over and asked.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, this little girl knocked over the emperor's wine." The eunuch, who was cursing loudly, hurriedly bowed to Qin Lingmo. As he looked back, he glared at the palace maid kneeling on the ground. It seemed like he had just arrived. His green face was covered in tears and his eyes were swollen like a red peach. Beside her were the fragments of wine jars, and the air was thick with the aroma of wine.

This smell was a little familiar … Qin Lingmo furrowed his brows as his gaze swept over the pile of porcelain fragments. Soon, he discovered the fox mark engraved on the piece of porcelain. Immediately, he habitually let out a long sigh, and his hands began to feel around his body.

The head eunuch was confused. He carefully asked, "Sir, what are you doing?"