Capítulo 839: 386 The truth comes to light (second update)_5

During that time, his relationship with Empress Dowager Zhuang had actually deteriorated; they had several disputes over the treatment plan for the late emperor.

Consort Jing said that the physician from Yan Country was very skilled, and His Majesty wouldn't survive without trepanation; why not gamble on a slim chance of survival?

Looking back now, trepanation was such a terrifying procedure; how did he come to think that Consort Jing's suggestion was so reasonable at the time?

Empress Dowager Zhuang opposed trepanation, and he came to believe that she deliberately denied the late emperor a glimmer of hope for recovery...

How could he have just...

The emperor pulled his wandering thoughts back and focused on the imperial edict.

He had actually never seen that imperial edict; everything was based solely on Consort Jing's word, so did it really exist?

If it did indeed exist, had Consort Jing truly destroyed it?