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Chapter 483 "Medicine"

Not long after the two women were dragged and pulled into the inner palace by the eunuchs, faint sounds began to emanate from behind. At first, no one could guess what was going on, but after a while, the five people standing there like wooden statues outside generally understood what was causing the "decadent music".

Yan Daoxin touched his nose somewhat awkwardly and turned his face away.

Even though there were gauze curtains and screens in front of him, and a great distance between them, he still felt extremely awkward facing that direction.

"Isn't this...isn't this treating us like family?" He turned to Lu Qing and Zhu Yu and muttered in a low voice, "At your age, is there really such an impatient thing to do?"

"He doesn't just treat us like outsiders!" Zhu Yu frowned. "There must have been at least five eunuchs who went in just now, right? Did you see any of them come out?"

“Now that you mention it, it really is… your father… oh yes, your father doesn’t like eunuchs, so there aren’t any in the household.” Yan Daoxin turned her curious gaze to Lu Qing, “And in the palace… oh dear…”

Before he could even voice his "outrageous" question, Lu Qing punched him in the lower back, successfully making him swallow the rest of the dangerous question.

Lu Qing wore a veil, making it difficult for outsiders to see his expression, but Zhu Yuxin understood and glared at Yan Daoxin on his behalf.

Putting aside the fact that this is not a place for casual jokes, even in private, saying such a thing would be inappropriate.

First of all, it is a major taboo for outsiders to casually discuss matters within the palace, let alone Lu Qing, who is an official outside the palace. How could he possibly know about the private affairs between the emperor and his concubines in the harem?

Secondly, although Lu Qing is given the title of prince, everyone in the world knows that he is not born to Emperor Jin, but is an adopted child. There is no direct blood relation between them. So even with the title of Prince Xiaoyao, he is still a complete outsider.

How can a foreign official or outsider answer such a question?
However, after being distracted by Yan Daoxin's half-hearted interruption, Zhu Yu no longer felt so embarrassed.

The sound that came out just now made Yan Daoxin, the Taoist priest, feel awkward, and she, the woman, felt just as awkward.

She's not a pervert; she has absolutely no interest in eavesdropping!
However, she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, even if this Brahma King was used to having eunuchs serving him, five... didn't he really feel awkward?
Or perhaps... his physical condition is no longer able to do those things independently, and he needs a few eunuchs... to help him?
So is it possible that... what was sent in wasn't a favored concubine or beauty, but rather the "medicine" that Brahma used to alleviate his illness?
This explains why he ordered the guards of the Prince's Palace to search for young women everywhere.

She was wondering whether to tell Lu Qing her suspicions. Although there was no one around, she was still a little uneasy.

Just then, a commotion broke out in the previously quiet eunuch quarters. One eunuch rushed out without even glancing at them before heading outside.

Another eunuch chased after him, shouting, "One might not be enough, bring two more!"

The eunuch in front responded, quickened his pace, and ran off in a flash. The one who chased after him gave the same instructions, then turned around and hurriedly ran back, not glancing at the five people outside once, as if he had forgotten that they had just gone to great lengths to "abduct" a divine physician from outside.

Zhu Yu grew increasingly curious, wanting to know how reliable her earlier guess was. She was also somewhat worried about the current situation of the two women who had been brought in, and why the eunuch had felt that bringing one more wouldn't be safe enough, and that it would be best to bring two more...

They were waiting for the eunuch who had run away to bring another beauty over, but before the beauty was brought over, the eunuch who had run in earlier ran out again, looking extremely flustered and as if he had lost his composure.

"Miracle doctor! Miracle doctor!" This time he came straight for Yan Daoxin, and fell down in front of Yan Daoxin with a thud, reaching out to grab his trouser leg, "Please, miracle doctor, come in quickly and examine our king!"

"Now?!" Yan Daoxin was also taken aback. He guessed that his guess was similar to Zhu Yu's. They were all waiting for the one who left to bring the woman back. He didn't expect that he would suddenly be called in to see a doctor.

"Divine Physician, please hurry! It might be too late if you wait any longer!" The eunuch was almost crying as he tugged at Yan Daoxin's trouser leg, gesturing for him to go inside.

Clearly, something went wrong on Brahma's side.

Yan Daoxin came to his senses and, without needing any further urging, strode inside. Lu Qing, Zhu Yu, and the others followed. The eunuch was completely disoriented at the moment and didn't care about anything else, not even trying to stop them, letting the five of them rush into the inner hall together.

The three remaining eunuchs inside the inner palace were now slumped on the ground, none of them able to muster any energy. It seemed that the only ones who could hold on the best were the one who had run out earlier and the one who had come to invite them in.

Brahma lay on his back on his large and messy couch. It seemed that the eunuch beside him, in his haste, did not forget to tidy up his clothes a little, so they did not look too bad.

His face was flushed, but he looked very stiff, as if his whole body was in a spasm.

The Brahma King did not react to the sound of several people walking in quickly, as if he had not heard them at all.

Not far from him, the two women he had just brought in were also disheveled and were lying motionless on the ground, seemingly lifeless.

Seeing this, Yan Daoxin disregarded everything else. Those eunuchs didn't seem to be any sensible people, so he simply stopped asking and went straight forward. He first reached out to check the king's breathing. Although it was weak, there was still some movement. Then he took the king's wrist and went to check his pulse.

Zhu Yu glanced at Lu Qing, who nodded to her, indicating that she should do whatever she wanted. She then went over and first pried open the Brahma King's eyelids to take a look. She found that his pupils were somewhat dilated, and she secretly felt that something was wrong.

Looking at Yan Daoxin again, he was frowning and had his eyelids drooping, as if his pulse was not easy to feel.

"You! Go and fetch an oil lamp!" She turned and glanced at the eunuch closest to her, giving the order directly.