bayedsolid Chapter 286
Chapter 286
Chapter 286
Although Marquis Changguo was extremely unwilling, he knew that his daughter, Lady Chu, was essentially ruined, so he had no choice but to give up.
The Chu family suffered unprecedented losses this time. Not only did they lose the Empress's position, their most important bargaining chip in the harem, but they also lost their Duke title!
Marquis Changguo was furious to the extreme, and he almost ground his teeth to powder.
When the emperor's decree was issued, two eunuchs stepped forward and forcibly removed the phoenix hairpin from Lady Chu's head, as well as the clothes that only an empress could wear.
With only her white undergarments left, Lady Chu was filled with despair and collapse. She cried so hard she could hardly breathe and collapsed to the ground.
He was then forcibly dragged out by the eunuchs.
The emperor, too lazy to look any further, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.
Marquis Changguo watched the emperor's retreating figure from behind, his hands clenched into fists, his eyes gleaming with intense light.
If this continues, the Chu family will find it increasingly difficult to survive!
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Changxin Palace.
Consort Jing lay on the couch in the inner room, while two imperial physicians were in the outer room, behind a gauze curtain, directing the palace maids to treat the burns on Consort Jing's body.
Her most severe burns were on her legs; her skirt was burned beyond recognition, and some remnants of fabric were stuck to the wounds. To treat the wounds, the fabric had to be torn off and cleaned.
One can only imagine the pain involved.
The imperial physicians were all men, so they couldn't treat her leg injury themselves and had to let the palace maids do it. But the palace maids weren't doctors, and their techniques weren't professional, so there were bound to be some shortcomings.
Consort Jing gritted her teeth, tears streaming down her face from the pain.
Lady Wen sat by Consort Jing's bedside, holding Consort Jing's hand tightly, feeling extremely distressed.
Just then, Shen Lingjun, who had just finished participating in the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven, rushed over.
Consort Jing knew of Shen Lingjun's exceptional medical skills. Upon seeing her arrive, she felt as if she had met a savior and immediately dismissed the two imperial physicians.
Shen Lingjun entered and personally treated Consort Jing.
After carefully examining the burns on Consort Jing's legs, Shen Lingjun felt both heartache and relief.
It's heartbreaking that Consort Jing suffered quite a bit this time, but thankfully the injuries weren't too serious. With the best medicine, her legs can fully recover.
Although some scars are inevitable on the skin, they can be faded with careful care in the future.
Shen Lingjun immediately prescribed medicine, instructed the palace servants to fetch and brew it, and then personally cleaned Consort Jing's wound, applied the medicine, and bandaged it. It took more than an hour to finish the treatment.
Consort Jing finally let out a long sigh, and muttered resentfully, "It must have been Empress Chu who did this... When I left the sacrificial ceremony, I saw her expression; she looked so unwilling. She was probably very disappointed that I wasn't sentenced to death..."
Madam Wen thought the same thing, and she gritted her teeth in hatred: "That vicious woman is so ruthless, we can't just let it go like this. We have to find out the evidence! I refuse to believe that she didn't leave any clues!"
Only Shen Lingjun showed no anger; instead, she smiled slightly.
"Calm down, Empress Chu doesn't need your concern right now."