After Wang Pin finished speaking, and with the Emperor present, no one dared to speak for a moment. The atmosphere was heavy, and everyone was awaiting the Emperor’s decision.
Xu Lingyi certainly wouldn’t speak rashly. Having just entered the palace, she intended to observe the people in the harem.
“Zhang Dehua, bring over the imperial physician who prescribed medicine for Wang Pin, as well as the chief of the Imperial Medical Bureau.”
After the Emperor finished speaking, he sat down in the chair in the center of the palace. Wang Pin was kneeling on the ground, while the other concubines were standing.
“De Fei, come here. All of you, sit down.”
Xu Lingyi stepped forward, and the Emperor reached out to take her hand.
Many people in the hall witnessed this scene, secretly filled with resentment.
This De Fei is truly a vixen.
Eunuch Zhang acted quickly. They didn’t have to wait long before the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau were brought over.
Eunuch Zhang carried Wang Pin’s medical record and her prescription, presenting them to the Emperor.
“Imperial Physician Li, please take a look at Wang Pin’s medicine.”
Imperial Physician Li is an elderly man. The Emperor’s attitude toward him was generally kind, but at this moment, he was covered in sweat, whether from the rush of his journey or from his current anxiety, it was unclear.
With such an incident occurring in the Imperial Medical Bureau, he, as the chief of the Imperial Medical Bureau, couldn’t escape responsibility.
Imperial Physician Li had understood what had happened on his way here, but he hadn’t had time to look at the prescription then.
Now, after just one glance, his left eyelid started twitching uncontrollably.
Imperial Physician Li knelt; even the sound of his kneeling seemed to cause Xu Lingyi pain.
“Your Majesty, this prescription is indeed incorrect. On the surface, it seems to be for treating coughs and colds, but the dosage is too strong. Over time, it will be no different from poison.”
“Imperial Physician Li, I entrusted the Imperial Medical Bureau to you, and this is how you manage it now?”
“Your Majesty, please forgive me.”
The Emperor looked at the other man, a younger imperial physician who was being held down by the guards, and asked in an icy voice, “Who ordered you to do this?”
“Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment. No one ordered me. When I first arrived at the Imperial Medical Bureau, Wang Pin’s maid humiliated me. I held a grudge, and that’s why I did this in a moment of confusion. I know I was wrong.”
The Emperor shook his head: “Zhang Dehua, take him away and torture him severely. I want to hear the truth, and I also want to know who’s behind this. Lock his family members up with him. If he still refuses to tell the truth…”
The Emperor did not continue speaking, but the people in the hall still felt their hair stand on end.
But Gui Fei showed no sign of abnormality.
However, just before Xu Lingyi and the Emperor left, His Majesty turned and glanced at Gui Fei.
“Gui Fei.”
By this time, all the other concubines had already left.
“His Majesty.”
Gui Fei hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground.
“Your Majesty, I am guilty of allowing such a thing to happen in the palace. I beg Your Majesty’s punishment.”
Some of the concubines who died in the past did not come from families as good as Wang Pin’s, so their servants had no chance of leaving the palace and would never know why they died.
Many of them were out of favor and died quietly in the palace, without causing any trouble.
Wang Pin’s matter was a miscalculation on her part.
However, she wasn’t worried about the matter, as His Majesty wouldn’t be able to trace it back to her.
Since she had done it, she would clean up the mess.
This imperial physician had only six daughters in his family, and his only son was born to his concubine.
His son was in her hands, so for the sake of his only heir, he wouldn’t speak up.
Even if he did speak up, it wouldn’t be her, Gui Fei, who was contacting him, but Li Gui Pin.
Thinking this, Gui Fei felt a sense of calm return.
“You are guilty.”
The Emperor’s voice was cold.
Gui Fei’s heart skipped a beat. Did His Majesty know that it was her?
“Firstly, lax management is the problem. Secondly, I don’t want to see something like this happen again. Otherwise, you don’t need to manage the harem anymore.”
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