Chapter Eighty-Five: Three Birds with One Stone
"Imperial Doctor Zhang, I always feel tired when I am near the Japanese Palace, and I often vomit and don't think about eating." Concubine Shu leaned on the couch and asked lightly, "Although this is a common symptom during pregnancy, it is really upset, can Imperial Doctor Zhang have a way to alleviate it?" ”
Imperial Doctor Zhang replied respectfully: "Niangniang understands that this is a common disease in pregnancy, and should have a preparation, although the use of drugs can effectively relieve Niangniang's pain, but it will inevitably hurt the fetus in Niangniang's womb, and please Niangniang be patient and eat more light things, maybe it will be better." ”
When Concubine Shu heard this, she let out a sigh and ordered Imperial Doctor Zhang to go down.
"Little master, good news, tonight the emperor said to let the little master sleep." Bai Zhi ran into the hall with a happy face and told Zhaoyun the news, "The little lord has finally waited for today, and the little lord will have the grace that he will have in the future." ”
When Zhaoyun heard the news, he couldn't help but be stunned. Without warning, why do you have to go to bed today, it seems that you can't hide after all. Anyway, there's always going to be this, but... Alas, after all, it will still fail him.
That night, Concubine Shu took the fetal pill and was about to lie down to rest, when she suddenly felt uncomfortable fetal movement, she thought it was a normal symptom, but she didn't expect the pain to be getting worse and worse, so she couldn't do it, so she had to ask the imperial doctor Zhang to come.
At this time, Emperor Luan had just arrived at the Ning Huan Palace, and when he heard that Concubine Shu was in unbearable pain, he hurriedly rushed over. The rumors in the palace spread the fastest, especially the people in the six palaces always paid attention to the concubine's fetus and the emperor's actions, but after a while, these concubines were all believed, saying that the concubine's fetus was very powerful, but I was afraid that it would be useless. Or out of concern and worry, or out of schadenfreude, or out of the opportunity to see the emperor, he actually went out of the palace, from the queen to the talent, but all those who had some faces flocked to the palace of the concubine to wait and see the development of the situation.
After a while, Imperial Doctor Zhang came out of the inner room, saw the emperor, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Weichen is incompetent, Concubine Shuniang, she, she, I'm afraid it's ......" The emperor was in a hurry, where could he stand Imperial Doctor Zhang's spitting, and said sharply: "Say it quickly, how is Concubine Shu?" Imperial Doctor Zhang said tremblingly: "Concubine Shu has a fetus in her womb, I'm afraid I can't keep it." ”
As he was talking, in the inner room, a palace maid ran out, and she didn't care about saluting the emperor, and said urgently: "The concubine is bleeding non-stop, I'm afraid it won't work, the imperial doctor should think of a way quickly." ”
Imperial Doctor Zhang hurriedly stood up and hurried into the inner room again. The emperor was anxious to wait outside, and the queen only spoke gently and persuaded him, and some of the concubines in the harem actually had a hint of joy on their faces, but because all the concubines were there, they had to endure it as much as possible.
Zhaoyun and Liu Zhaoyi were also worried in the outer hall, and Zhaoyun just lamented: "How can this be, how can this be? Liu Zhaoyi's heart was also soaring, and she kept chanting in her mouth, "Amitabha, the Buddha blesses the concubine safely." ”
After a while, Imperial Doctor Zhang came out again, knelt down and bowed his head and said: "After Weichen's full treatment, Concubine Shu is no longer in trouble, it's just that it's just ......" The emperor said impatiently: "Say it quickly." Imperial Doctor Zhang continued: "It's just that there is a large amount of safflower left in Concubine Shu's body, and I am afraid it will be difficult to get pregnant in the future." ”
The emperor was shocked when he heard this, and his voice suddenly increased a lot, and he said sharply: "Red flower? Concubine Shu is pregnant, avoid using safflower, who is so bold to give Concubine Shu safflower? ”
A palace maid knelt down and said softly: "Concubine Niangniang has been unwell, but it's not a big deal, not long after taking the fetal pill tonight, she has a pain disease, and the slave doesn't know if it's a problem with the fetal pill?" ”
When the emperor heard this, Long Yan was furious, gritted his teeth and said, "Who sent the fetal medicine?" The palace maid said softly: "It has always been a medicine that has been decocted according to the prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor, and there should be nothing wrong with it." ”
At this time, the queen sighed and said suspiciously: "Since it was okay before, it was a medicine fried in this palace again." Thinking of this, he suddenly understood something, and said: "Bring all the people waiting in the palace of Concubine Shu." ”
For a while, the palace people waiting for Concubine Shu knelt on the ground neatly, all trembling with fright, and the queen asked majestically: "Who gave Concubine Shu the medicine, and who brought it?" ”
A little palace maid stepped forward on her knees and said, "Returning to the queen, it is the medicine of the slave maid." The queen said in a loud voice: "How can there be safflower in the medicine, do you know?" The little palace maid cried: "The slave doesn't know, the slave doesn't know." ”
Luan Yu also took a step forward on his knees and said softly: "It was the slave maid who gave the medicine to the mother, but the slave maid didn't know why there was saffron in it." ”
Concubine Jin and Concubine Ming glanced at each other quickly, a trace of doubt flashed in their eyes, and then they turned their heads to look at the palace maid kneeling on the ground. At this time, Concubine Ping interjected: "According to the concubine's humble opinion, this matter must have nothing to do with these two palace maids, but the little palace maid, why do you want to harm the concubine, and where does the red flower come from, there must be a mastermind behind the scenes." ”
When the queen heard this, she said sharply: "Come on, bring the bamboo sticks, dare to murder the concubine, you must be punished heavily." "For a while, there were already internal supervisors who tried their best to clamp the ten fingers of these two palace maids. The little palace maid who decocted the medicine was in unbearable pain, and couldn't help blurting out: "The slave is guilty, the slave maid, the slave maid was instructed by Xia Jieyu." ”
The emperor ordered the inner eunuch to stop, and looked at Zhaoyun with cold eyes, Zhaoyun was also shocked when he heard this, he treated Concubine Shu as his own sister, how could he do this. Liu Zhaoyi and everyone in the harem also locked their eyes on Zhaoyun with suspicion.
Zhaoyun hurriedly knelt down and said: "The concubine has never instructed someone to put saffron in Sister Shufei's medicine, Sister Shufei has always treated her concubine very well, how could a concubine do such a thing, the concubine is wronged." ”
Concubine Ping sneered: "Wronged, I think it is very clear, Xia Jieyu hated because of jealousy, seeing that Concubine Shu was pregnant and favored, and she was not favored, she held a grudge and tried to harm Concubine Shu." I don't know my face but I don't know my heart, I really didn't expect that Xia Jieyu is beautiful, but her heart is as poisonous as a snake and scorpion, and she is so vicious that she is really despicable. ”
When the queen heard this, she said: "This matter cannot only be heard by the palace maid, but also carefully interrogated to see if there is any misunderstanding?" On the other hand, he said to the palace maid: "Since you said that it was instigated by Xia Jieyu, there is no evidence, what evidence do you have?" ”
The palace maid replied: "The safflower was sent by Zijuan in Xia Jieyu's palace, and Zijuan also gave the slave and maid a large sum of silver, saying that after the matter is completed, the slave and maid can be allowed to take the silver out of the palace and find a good way out. The slave and maid deserve to die, but the slave and maid are also instructed by others, and the queen is also asked to be light. ”
The emperor said angrily: "Spread the purple juan." At this time, Imperial Doctor Zhang said again: "Weichen has another thing to play, when Concubine Shuniang was first pregnant, Zijuan came to the imperial hospital and said that she was ordered by Xia Jieyu to ask for some incense, not long ago, she asked for musk, safflower and other medicinal materials, Weichen once asked Zijuan what she was going to do, Zijuan only said that it was not about Weichen, and also said that Weichen should not talk about it to the outside world, but now it seems that he has a bad heart. ”
Concubine Jin asked: "There are even incense, musk and other things, according to this, if Xia Jieyu really murdered Concubine Shu, I think I will definitely use these objects." ”
Imperial Doctor Zhang continued: "Exactly, Fang Cai Weichen once paid attention to it and found that the Guanyin pendant worn by Concubine Shu contained incense, and the purse she carried was also mixed with a large amount of musk. Weichen asked the maid of the concubine, and heard that it was given by Xia Jieyu. ”
As soon as he said this, Zijuan was also brought in, and under the emperor's questioning, he kowtowed and said: "The emperor spares his life, and the slave and maid are also acting according to orders, and the little master has a grudge against the concubine, so he sent the slave and maid to the imperial hospital to ask for these things, and forced the slave and maid to collude with the palace people, saying that if they do not obey their orders, they will kill the slave and maid, and the slave and maid can't, so they have to do something wrong, and ask the emperor to spare their lives." ”
Concubine Ping said coldly: "Now that the human and material evidence are there, Xia Jieyu has no way to quibble, Xia Jieyu saw that Concubine Shu was pregnant, and she was deeply encouraged, so she did everything possible to harm Concubine Shu, and first gave Guanyin pendant to Concubine Shu, and the fragrance inside caused Concubine Shu to be tired and upset. Immediately afterwards, he gave a purse to Concubine Shu, and the musk in it caused Concubine Shu to often have restless fetal movements. If it goes on like this, Concubine Shu's miscarriage was expected, but Xia Jieyu was impatient, seeing that Concubine Shu had never had a miscarriage, she simply took a risk and bought off the people of Concubine Shu's palace and let her put a large amount of saffron in the fetal pills, which caused Concubine Shufei to miscarry. never expected that Xia Jieyu's scheming would be so deep. ”
The emperor listened to what Concubine Ping said, and he also believed a little about Zhaoyun's drugging, and couldn't help but lament: "Qingben beauty, I really didn't expect that you know how to be knowledgeable, but you also have a lot of opinions on how to drug people. At this point, he suddenly raised his voice and said, "Xia Jieyu, you are so vicious, what else do you have to say?" ”
Zhaoyun was suddenly affected by this change, his mind was confused, and he was speechless for a while, just kept repeating: "The concubine is wronged." ”
At this time, Concubine Shu was also helped out by a palace maid, her eyes were full of sadness, and she said bitterly: "My sister treats me like this, and her feelings are so cold, I have no eyes and see the wrong person." My sister's move really chilled my heart. ”