The reason they are worried is not because they are not confident and afraid, right?

  Zhang Yingzi sneered and said, "Mrs. Gu is really considerate."

  After Jinqiu left, Zhang Yingzi sat down with a gloomy face, but not long after, someone came to bring medicine to Old Man Zhang.

  Old man Zhang had already drunk the porridge cooked in the kitchen, which was added with soaked dried shrimps and scallops, and there was also a bowl of freshly cooked egg custard.

  In the Eastern Palace, the prince came back and went directly to Li Zhiyin.

  "I heard that you invited a royal physician, but where do you feel uncomfortable?" the prince asked as he entered the room.

  "It's not me, it's the father and daughter who saved General Gu before." Li Zhiyin said, explaining the story of Old Man Zhang in detail.

  The prince knew about Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi.

  He was also present when Pan Lunchi came back to report to the saint.

  Pan Lunchi naturally would not say anything good about Zhang Yingzi, but he did not exaggerate either.

  He simply told the saint everything he had seen and heard.

  The sage also said that although Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi saved Gu Shangqing, Zhang Yingzi was really a useless person.

  I was originally planning to give some rewards to Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi, but forget it.

  Besides, Li Mumu has already repaid him.

  If he gave her more rewards, given Zhang Yingzi's confused personality, she might become greedy again.

  The saint and the prince also had a bad impression of Zhang Yingzi.

  But when the prince heard Li Zhiyin's words, he thought more.

  And he had the same idea as Li Zhiyin and Li Mumu.

  It was suspected that Old Man Zhang was poisoned, and this poison was related to the saint's prophecy about his acute illness.

  Regardless of whether it is related or not, there is nothing wrong with being careful.

  The prince decided to conduct a thorough investigation.

  "I suddenly remembered that I have something else to say to my father. I can't have dinner with you." said the prince.

  Li Zhiyin knew that the prince would definitely investigate the matter between Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi.

  This was exactly the purpose of her telling the prince about this matter.

  Originally, Li Zhiyin also wanted to find an opportunity to talk to the prince about Old Man Zhang's illness.

  But the prince cared about her and actually asked.

  Li Zhiyin took this opportunity to tell the story of Old Man Zhang.

  "Business is more important." Li Zhiyin said, and then sent the prince out.

  The prince came to Funing Palace.

  Ever since he began to be on guard against people in the palace trying to harm him, the saint never went to the concubines in the harem again.

  Even the things they send on a daily basis are rarely accepted.

  In addition to some food, nourishing soups and snacks, those naturally could not be made by the concubines themselves, but they were made by the Shangshi Bureau and then delivered to the saint themselves.

  The saint would accept these, but he would have people check them carefully and test for poison before sending them away after confirming their safety. The saint would not use them himself.

  The saint does not use any of the daily handkerchiefs, sachets, or other objects that could be brought close to him.

  Most of the time at night, I rest in the Funing Hall.

  Occasionally go to the Queen's Ciyuan Hall.

  The more important the moment became, the more the saint discovered that in the entire harem, only the empress dowager and the queen were the ones he trusted the most.

  No matter how gentle and kind the other concubines behaved, he could not trust them completely.

  The sage even made a list of all the concubines for later analysis.  

  Apart from the Empress Dowager and the Queen, Concubine De was also someone he could trust.

  The loyal and brave marquises of all generations have always been loyal to the saints and never taken sides in the struggle for the throne.

  The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery will be loyal to whoever becomes the emperor.

  Defei's character was as upright as that of Marquis Zhongyong, which was why the sage was confident in entrusting the three Turkic princesses to Defei's care.

  Defei did not disappoint him and made the three Turkic officials more honest.

  No matter what the third Turkic princess thought in her heart, or how unwilling she was, in the palace, Concubine De was able to control her as if this person did not exist.

  Therefore, these days, in addition to visiting the Queen, the Saint would occasionally visit Concubine De.

  The rest of the time he rested in the Funing Hall.

  Fortunately, the saint has not been to the harem for many years.

  Although she moved around less during this period than before, the concubines did not find it strange.

  Besides, the Saint would visit Concubine De from time to time, so it couldn't be said that she was not in the harem.

  Moreover, the saint was old and had three sons.

  No one urged the saint to have children, and there were no favorite concubines in the harem, and the empress dowager would not interfere with the saint in this regard.

  Now the Queen Mother is worried about asking the Crown Princess to give birth to a grandson as soon as possible.

  "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince requests to see you." Pan Lunchi came to the Saint's desk.

  The saint looked up in confusion, "Didn't the prince just return not long ago?"

  Calculating the time, I have returned to the East Palace. I haven't even had time to sit down in the chair before I come back again.

  "Let him in," said the saint.

  The reason why the prince left and returned in such a hurry must be something important.

  "Your son pays homage to His Majesty." The prince walked to the front and saluted the saint.

  The saint raised his hand and asked, "What's the important matter?"

  "Father, do you remember the Zhang father and daughter who saved General Gu before?" asked the prince.

  The saint nodded, "What happened to them?"

  "Old man Zhang suddenly fell ill, and Zhang Yingzi took him to Beijing to seek medical treatment." The prince said, "According to Old man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi, Old man Zhang's illness came on suddenly without any signs. Before that, Old man Zhang's body did not show any abnormalities and was very healthy."

  "He suddenly became bedridden and is seriously ill," said the prince.

  The saint's eyes moved, and the prince knew that the saint had also thought of something, "Sudden? How sudden?"

  "He was fine the night before, but the next morning, he suddenly couldn't get out of bed. He looked pale, as if he had been suffering from a long-term serious illness, not just a new illness. We asked doctors to see him, but none of them could diagnose what was wrong with him."

  "The doctor of the Wuwei suggested that they come to the capital to have a try." The prince said, "Zhang Yingzi thought that General Gu and Madam Gu were in the capital and could help, so he brought Old Man Zhang to the capital."

  "Zhang Yingzi also asked local doctors to treat Old Man Zhang in every place they passed, but without exception, they were all helpless." The prince said, "When they arrived in Beijing, Madam Gu first asked a famous doctor in Beijing, Doctor Li from Renxin Medical Clinic to see them. According to Doctor Li's diagnosis of Old Man Zhang's pulse, he said that there was something poisonous in his body. Madam Gu then asked the Crown Princess to ask Doctor Lu to see Old Man Zhang."

  "It looks like poison but it's not..." The saint muttered to himself before saying, "Did Doctor Lu give any results?"

  "I haven't heard about it yet. When I returned, Madam Gu had just asked Imperial Physician Lu to leave," said the prince.

  The sage then said to Pan Lunchi, "Send someone to ask and find an excuse, so as not to let people think too much."

  "Yes." Pan Lunchi thought for a moment and said, "I will say that it was because Old Man Zhang saved General Gu, and the Saint sent me to take care of him after learning about it."

  "Yes, that's what you said," said the saint.

  Pan Lunchi asked his young apprentice, Eunuch Hu, to go to Gu's house.