The left prime minister was named Lin Tianzuo, a top scholar. He was the eldest brother of Concubine Chunhui and the uncle of Prince Jin.
Prince Jin had been worried about the seating arrangement for tonight's palace banquet, so he went to the Left Prime Minister's residence immediately after the banquet.
"Uncle, what is the emperor's intention tonight? He is praising that loser in front of everyone and making this prince lose face?"
At the palace banquet, Emperor Wenzong praised Chu Xuanchi in front of all the ministers, and the ministers also complimented him one by one. The King of Jin was already furious.
Lin Tianzuo was thinking about this question at the banquet, "Has Your Highness done anything recently that His Majesty is dissatisfied with?"
The King of Jin thought he hadn't. "I've been working hard and recently got a new job. How can I have the time to offend my father?"
Lin Tianzuo frowned, "Then why would His Majesty suddenly give Your Highness such a serious warning? Your Highness, please do not hide anything from me."
The King of Jin said firmly, "My uncle and I are in the same boat. How could I possibly hide this from you? It's true."
"How about Your Highness think about it carefully and see if there is anything wrong in your official duties?" Lin Tianzuo didn't distrust him, he was just afraid that he had missed something.
Prince Jin thought about this on the way, "Most of my official duties have gone through my uncle's hands. If there are any mistakes, my uncle will know better than me."
"That's true." Lin Tianzuo thought about it and reminded him of other aspects, "Has Your Highness offended anyone recently?"
The King of Jin had a gloomy face and said, "I naturally have no ability to retaliate against those I have offended openly, and I am also able to do it cleanly even if I plot against them in secret."
Apart from these points, Lin Tianzuo had no other ideas. "The incident happened suddenly, and I haven't investigated it yet. Your Highness, please don't worry. Give me some time."
King Jin took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I am indeed a little anxious when I am angry. Uncle will investigate first and inform me when there is any news."
As soon as he walked out of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, several dark shadows followed him and disappeared into the night.
Many people knew that he came to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion tonight, but he himself had no intention of hiding it.
One of the shadows entered the backyard of Prince Yu's Mansion and reported to Chu Xuanchi the time when Prince Jin left the Zuo Xiang Mansion.
After Mo Zhaohua came back, he started to practice his mental skills. After finishing, he helped Chu Xuanchi wash and change clothes before lying down.
She lay on her side facing Chu Xuanchi, "My husband, are you still thinking about the Prince of Jin's night visit to the Left Prime Minister's residence?"
It was inconvenient for Chu Xuanchi to turn over, so he just lay flat on his back. "No, I can guess what he's thinking. No need to think too much."
Mo Zhaohua put her hand on him and leaned towards him, "Really? I'm too lazy to think, so please tell me."
Chu Xuanchi stretched out his hand to hold her, "It's nothing more than that my father deliberately praised me at the palace banquet tonight, and he wants to know the reason."
Mo Zhaohua understood, "I see. Then, my husband, do you know the reason?"
Chu Xuanchi had already thought about it, "Maybe he did something that displeased the emperor, so the emperor took the opportunity to give him a warning."
Mo Zhaohua was not happy, "Your Majesty, you can warn me, but why do you use my husband as a target and cause the dissatisfaction of King Jin?"
Chu Xuanchi laughed at himself, "I've made the best use of everything. This is the only value I have now..."
Mo Zhaohua interrupted him, "No, my husband is a man of both civil and military talents, brave and wise, and a priceless treasure."
Henry Chu tilted his head and placed a light kiss on her forehead, "My wife is also my most precious treasure. I am lucky to have her."
***
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mo Zhaohua followed Chu Xuanchi to the study every day, thinking of solutions.
Today she finally had a breakthrough and couldn't wait to share, "Husband, Zhao Zhao thought of a way, maybe it will work."
Chu Xuanchi smiled and put down the official business in his hands, "Zhao Zhao is indeed smart. He has come up with a solution in just a few days. Thank you for your hard work, my beloved concubine."
Wuying asked cautiously, "May I ask what method your princess has? How confident are you? Can you really conceal the truth from the world?"
He was not as talkative as Amber, but as a guard, his first priority was to prevent Chu Xuanchi from being in danger.
"The prince's leg injury is divided into two parts, the internal and external. I can use the external injury as a cover and secretly treat the meridian blockage first..."
Mo Zhaohua had also planned to explain in detail to Chu Xuanchi how to use acupuncture and medication to open up the blocked meridians in his legs and restore consciousness.
The external injuries will not be treated for the time being, so whether it is the imperial physician or the court physician, seeing how serious his external injuries are, they will naturally not be suspicious.
As for the meridian problem, they could not confirm the situation just by taking the pulse, and they needed Chu Xuanchi's cooperation in observation, smelling and questioning, and he could lie.
He knew his previous situation, and he could cover it up by responding by using his previous situation and pretending that his legs were numb.
Chu Xuanchi thought of a question, "Acupuncture is easy to hide, but it needs to be combined with medicine, which is easy for the court doctor to find out. Has Zhao Zhao ever thought about how to cover it up?"
The medicine he usually used was prescribed by the court physician. If he used other medicines, the court physician would probably come right away upon smelling the odor. Would he have to hide and prepare the medicine?
But smell is something that is difficult to conceal. Unless the medicine is not boiled in the Prince Yu's Palace, the palace doctor will find out about it sooner or later given his vigilance.
"I thought that Zhao Zhao would pretend to be sick and ask the court doctor to prescribe some medicine for women, so as to confuse the taste of the medicine and make it impossible for the court doctor to accurately identify it."
Although doctors can identify medicines by their smell, if there are too many smells mixed together, they can only rely on the drug residue to distinguish which medicines are there.
"Is acupuncture dangerous?" Wuying had never seen Mo Zhaohua give acupuncture and didn't know her medical skills, so she was worried.
"Wuying, don't worry. Princess, it's no problem for you to give acupuncture to the head of the Prince of Fuguo, let alone my crippled legs?"
Chu Xuanchi had enough confidence in Mo Zhaohua that even though he had never seen her give acupuncture, he was still able to safely leave his leg to her for treatment.
"Please forgive me, Princess. I do not doubt your medical skills, but this concerns the safety of the prince, so I have to be careful and cautious."
Wuying stood up and knelt on one knee in front of Mo Zhaohua, looking as if he was asking for forgiveness, but he was just doing his job.
Mo Zhaohua smiled and said, "Get up quickly. It is your duty to protect the prince's safety. You have done nothing wrong. You don't need to do this in the future."
Chu Xuanchi was a little anxious, "Then when do we start? How about tonight?"
"No, without the silver needle, Zhao Zhao will send an invitation to my aunt, inviting them to visit tomorrow and bring the silver needle over."
Mo Zhaohua brought the silver needles he used for practice in the Shangshu Mansion, but there were only a few needles, which were far from enough for treatment.
Chu Xuanchi still wanted to start the treatment tonight. "In fact, we can send someone to get it now. It will be easy for Wuying and the others to avoid being seen."
Mo Zhaohua knew that he wanted to stand up as soon as possible, "Okay, since my husband is so anxious, Zhao Zhao will write a letter to my grandfather right away."
Upon hearing this, Wuying immediately went over to grind ink for her. After she finished writing the letter, she gave it to Shuying, asking him to hide his whereabouts and go to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion immediately.
Chu Xuanchi watched Shuying go out, and he felt hopeful...
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