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"Meet me?"

Gu Danyan's ears buzzed and he could only muddle-headedly look at the empress dowager in the main seat.

She was afraid that after calling her over, she'd have to pay for what she'd said today. If it was said that the emperor would still rely on Lady Yun for the sake of immortality, then the empress dowager's heart would be set on Buddha. If she knew that her fate was sealed, then she wouldn't be happy about it.

It was due to helplessness that she didn't take the medicine properly and didn't sleep for a few hours before finally feeling the tightness in her stomach.

She was muddleheaded during the entire birthday feast. It wasn't easy for her to hold on until the end of the empress dowager's banquet before Gu Pingyan was awoken by a hoarse scream. Everyone abruptly stood up.

"Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager, what is the matter with you? Hurry and call for the imperial physician! "

The main seat was in a complete mess. Gu Danyan suddenly stood up and wanted to rush over to treat the empress dowager, but Duan Chengxuan stopped her amidst the chaotic crowd and covered her mouth before her.

"Don't cause any more trouble, wait for the imperial physician." Duan Chengxuan's face was expressionless, as if the empress dowager wasn't her biological mother.

Gu Liuyan's entire body was ice-cold. Someone had caused trouble in front of her, but she had done nothing. This thought caused her entire body to be ice-cold, but no matter what, she was unable to break free from Duan Chengxuan's embrace.

All sorts of eunuchs left the Empress Dowager's side and went to the Imperial Hospital.

The imperial physicians rushed in with hurried expressions, but in the end they all knelt in front of the emperor and shook their heads.

This should have been Her Majesty's birthday banquet.

Gu Liuyan only had time to pull down the hand that was covering her mouth. She heard everything clearly from the doctors, so she shouted: "I have a way, let me go now."

Duan Chengxuan looked at Gu Danyan, who didn't know the limits of the heavens and the earth, and only started to ponder over the priorities of this matter.

If Gu Danyan really made a name for himself, not only Gu Danyan, but he would also make countless enemies. If Gu Danyan was not allowed to make a move, then Imperial Mother would probably …

"That's your mother."

"She hardly ever bothered with me."

"That was also a human life." Gu Danyan looked at him in disbelief. She really didn't know that Duan Cheng Xuan was so cold-blooded: "I have nothing to do with you. If I die to treat the empress dowager, wouldn't you be with your Wan'er?"

These words seemed to have triggered some sort of trick on Duan Chengxuan, and after staring blankly for a moment, Gu Daiyan had already escaped from his embrace. She pushed through the crowd and arrived before the empress dowager.

The Emperor still wanted to stop Gu Mingyan, but he didn't know if Gu Mingyan had inherited the Yun clan's medical skills. Duan Chengxuan rushed over to stop the Emperor as well. "Imperial Brother, you can let her try."

The Emperor still chose to believe Duan Cheng Xuan's resolute and decisive guarantee.

However, Duan Chengxuan had his own plans. If Gu Danyan really met with misfortune and didn't cure the empress dowager's birthday, he could still live due to his family background. He would think of a way to guarantee his life, and if he saved the empress dowager, the empress dowager would probably look at him in a different light as well.

Gu Danyan was afraid that if she was hugged by the palace maids, she would choke on the blood he coughed out, so he quickly helped her up. After taking a look at her pulse, he shouted, "All of you move aside, create a room for her. I want to give her acupuncture."

"Crown Princess Jing, this is no small matter!" "The empress dowager's body is extremely weak. If she was to hastily use needles …"

"Recently, the empress dowager couldn't sleep at night, so why does it feel like there's something stuck in her throat and she's always restless?" Gu Daiyan chattered endlessly about the symptoms of this disease. The imperial physicians by his side all nodded and looked at Gu Daiyan in surprise.

"Since that's the case, then let's hurry up and boil the medicine." With that, Gu Daiyan pulled up some people with some effort, and together with the guards at the side, they brought the empress dowager to a side hall where there was no one around.

On the other hand, Duan Chengxuan was looking at Gu Danyan's back with a worried expression from beginning to end.

The empress dowager's illness had persisted for decades. Before the emperor had ascended to the throne, the empress dowager had been forced to suffer in the nunneries and leave behind the root of her illness. For so long, the imperial physicians had been helpless against her old illness.

Could it be that Gu Mingyan's medical skills were really that good?

Arriving at the side hall, Gu Pingyan dismissed the crowd, leaving behind two nimble palace maids who took out silver needles to perform acupuncture on the empress dowager. The empress dowager's breathing was erratic and her body was weak, but she held tightly onto the buddhist beads in her hands.

Although this was not a common occurrence, there was indeed a method of treatment.

Gu Liuyan could not remember how long it would take before she got the prescription for this disease, but she knew how to make it.

Without the emperor's support, there was only the empress dowager to rely on. She didn't want to die at all, so she had to go all out.

"Crown Princess Jing, the empress dowager's face seems …"

"Go and cook all the medicinal ingredients that I have instructed you to." Gu Meiyan methodically applied the needles. Sweat beaded on her forehead. The empress dowager's trembling body only made it harder for her to use the needles, but she could only helplessly urge the people around her to do so.

A few imperial physicians stood outside the curtain, all incomparably calm.

They didn't believe that Gu Danyan had such great medical skills. In their eyes, if Gu Danyan wasn't the Prime Minister's daughter, she would just be an arrogant commoner.

The empress dowager's life was coming to an end. All of the imperial physicians thought this matter was hopeless, but they didn't expect it to happen so quickly. They could only helplessly stand at the door, waiting for the moment the empress dowager passed away.

Suddenly, a violent cough sounded from inside.

Duan Chengxuan was the first to pull open the curtain, and he only saw a large amount of blood scattered on the ground.

Gu Danyan gently held the empress dowager's head with one hand, but the silver needles continued to pierce into her skin in an orderly manner. The emperor who stood outside the door was infuriated: "How is the Queen Mother?!"

Gu Ming didn't even bother to take out his cigarette, he only pierced the last needle into the acupuncture point.

Only then did the empress dowager wake up with a cough and spit out a few mouthfuls of blood. However, her eyes were so clear as she looked at Gu Daiyan, who had a relieved smile on his face as he gently put her down.

Gu Danyan stood up and walked outside, his steps weak.

The imperial physicians rushed to the bedside in disbelief. The emperor quickly followed them inside, and after the imperial physicians checked the empress dowager's pulse, they all revealed expressions of terror, their eyes wide as they looked at the emperor. Empress Dowager... The empress dowager's illness has actually eased up a bit! "

"Seriously!" The emperor hurried to the empress dowager's side.

However, only Duan Chengxuan turned around and went back to find Gu Danyan, who was sitting on the stairs exhausted. Gu Danyan's hands were trembling, and the corner of her skirt was stained with blood. However, there was a faint smile on her face.

It was as if Gu Danyan would smile like this every time he saved a person.

Duan Chengxuan only watched silently for a short while before instructing the others not to disturb him.