CH 52.2

“We are not the ones who have broken the rules, you are!” Wei Yingluo laughed coldly, suddenly raising the golden box in her hands, he said, “Here is the golden seal of the Empress, you would dare to be rebellious!”

Seeing the seal was like seeing a human being in person, the group immediately knelt in the direction of the box, Noble Consort Hui did not kneel, only stared at the box in her hands.

“The Golden Seal of the Empress represents the will of Mistress of the Six Palaces, whether Fifth Prince is a demon or not and what Noble Lady Yu will do with it, all awaits the Empress Niangniang's decree. No one moves a finger…”

Wei Yingluo stared at Noble Consort Hui and said in one word, “No trespassing!”

Noble Consort Hui gritted her teeth and was about to say something, when a sharp chant came from outside ushering the emperor: “This lowly servant Greets his Holiness Emperor!”

“Your Majesty!” Noble Consort Hui flinched at this, the evil one was the first to complain, she was the first to rush forward, took her arm and said, “Noble Lady Yu has given birth to a ruddy yellow demon, the Empress is not in the palace, this humble… this humble woman is acting in the place of the Empresst to dispose of mother and child! But all the people of the Changchun Palace, especially this Wei Yingluo, dare to stand in the way!”

“Your Majesty, this lowly servant did not dare to stop Noble Consort from enforcing the law but, before the Empress Niangniang left, she instructed, this lowly servant and others to guard the Noble Lady Yu, until Niangniang returned to the palace, no one is to do anything without her permission.” Wei Yingluo knelt down and argued, “What's more, whether the Little Brother has sickness or a demon, one cannot tell with the naked eye, one has to ask the physician to treat him! Noble Consort Niangniang is too hasty!”

Hongli glanced at her, then walked quickly to Noble Lady Yu, opened a corner of the swaddling clothes, looked inside, then two sword brows furrowed suddenly.

Noble Consort Hui looked on in disbelief and was delighted but Hongli began: “Liyu, consult the Imperial Hospital!”

In a few moments, two physicians arrived at the Changchun Palace in a hurry, carrying their cases.

“Well?” Hongli stood with his hands in the air, standing on the edge of the bed, “Is Prince ill?”

The two eunuchs looked at each other, the older one replied helplessly: “Your Majesty, I have diagnosed many cases of jaundice in children but none of them have even had golden pupils. So...”

“See, this is indeed a demon!” Noble Consort Hui sneered.

“No, Little Brother is not a demon, he's not!” Noble Lady Yu rushed forward, trying to take the baby away from the physician but was stopped by the surrounding court and at the Emperor's gaze, dragged the unstable Noble Lady Yu out of the room.

“Your Majesty.” Noble Consort Hui took advantage of the situation, taking Hongli by the arm, “This humble woman knows that the Emperor has a million things on his mind but throughout the ages, once a demon is born, it must be dealt with immediately! If this matter is not settled tonight, tomorrow the sun will rise and the news of a demon born to Noble Lady of the Forbidden City, will spread like wings! A demon from the sky and a plague from the sky and a plague from the people and then the people will be in a state of panic and it will be uncontrollable! So, this humble woman had no choice but to be the one to bury the prince alive! this humble woman is doing this for the Emperor, for the Great Qing Dynasty, even if a thousand people are criticizing to the humble woman, no matter what! Your Majesty, please, don't hesitate!”

At the sight of Hongli's frown of relief, Wei Yingluo's heart was in her mouth and while the attention of the crowd was not on her, she leapt forward, snatched up the little baby and with a sigh of regret, gave him a sharp twist on the arm.

“Wow...”

“Your Majesty, listen.” Wei Yingluo looked at Hongli with the child in her arms, her eyes pleading, “He is a little prince, though yellow, he cries loudly, he is a living human being, he is linked to you, how can he be buried alive!”

Hongli looked at her in silence.

“And the eunuchs have served in the palace for many years, though skilled in medicine, they have seen few cases, perhaps they just can't tell!” Wei Yingluo paused, with a hint of pleading in her words, “Besides... Noble Lady Yu had to work hard to give birth to Fifth Prince, he's only just opened his eyes!”

“A consorts in the thousands and you think there will be no future heir?” Noble Consort Hui said coldly, “If we leave this demon to breathe, there will be no end of trouble! Your Majesty, please do not hesitate any longer, do it!”

A word to the death, all looked to Hongli, waiting for him to speak, waiting for him to decide on the life of a child.

“... Consort Xian.” Hongli spoke slowly, “Last time at the Lychee Banquet, did Zhen hear you mention a famous physician from Jiangnan?”

“Yes.” He had not come alone, he had been accompanied by Consort Xian. Consort Xian said, “By coincidence, this famous physician is now in the capital for a consultation, would the emperor like to call him over?”

Hongli nodded slowly.

“Someone.” Consort Xian immediately gave the order for him, “Invite Ye Tianshi!”