Chapter 9: The Hidden Murder Opportunity
"The concubine is a talented person in the Cui Pavilion, and the Zhang family visits Concubine Li, and Concubine Li's mother is Jin'an." Zhang Fuxin knelt down steadily, and he had to be cautious and respectful in the face of this master.
Shi Fuzhou was less than three months pregnant, her slender hand was protected on her slightly bulging lower abdomen, her amber eyes fell lightly on Zhang Fuxin's body, and her glass-colored steps reflected a stunning light, "Excuse me, what are you doing in Guanju Palace?" ”
Zhang Fuxin got up slightly, "Go back to Concubine Li, concubine from the mirror flower Xuan." ”
Shi Fuzhou's beautiful eyes showed some disgust, and he said coldly without warning, "Then you kneel." ”
Zhang Fuxin felt stunned, and the leg that had just gotten up had to kneel down again, she thought that she hadn't offended Concubine Li, but what was this inexplicable? After calming down, she said in a calm voice, "Please also ask Concubine Li to make it clear." ”
Shi Fuzhou just glanced at it, and it was dazzling, "This palace wants you to kneel, do you still need a reason?" ”
Although the emperor will often accompany Shi Fuzhou after pregnancy, the number of times she summons the concubine is increasing, so she often suffers from gains and losses, and her temperament is uncertain, and when Ban Ronghua is favored in one fell swoop, she is even more angry and smashed several vases and porcelain.
So this is another pug who has come to flatter Ban Lanbi, and it is annoying to look at, so kneel.
The temperament of this favorite concubine is really indescribable, just when Zhang Fuxin was thinking like this, Shi Fuzhou, who had already walked to the front, suddenly fell, and then the palace maids shouted in panic, "Niangniang!" Empress! Someone! Concubine Li fainted! ”
Zhang Fuxin was shocked even if she could calm down at the moment, how could she still make this pregnant woman dizzy if she didn't do anything, no matter what else, she quickly got up and reminded the big palace maid named Yuzhu next to Concubine Li, "Why are you stunned, why do you hurry up and ask the lady to ask for a doctor." ”
Yuzhu immediately ran to the Tai Hospital, the closest to this location is the Hongning Hall of the main hall of Guan Ju where the concubine lives, Zhang Fuxin didn't have time to think about it, so he helped the palace people of Li Concubine to send her to the Hongning Palace.
At this time, Concubine Yin was having dinner, and she couldn't help but be shocked when she heard the news, so she hurriedly put down her chopsticks and sent someone to settle Concubine Li in the room. ”
Zhang Fuxin had no choice but to say, "The concubine was going back to the palace, and then met Concubine Li, after asking for peace, Concubine Li fainted to the ground without taking two steps, and the concubine could only send Concubine Li Niangniang to you." ”
The concubine glanced at her, and said in a kind tone, "Sister Lao has worked hard, this palace has ordered someone to prepare tea, and my sister will go to the side hall to rest for a while." ”
Although Zhang Fuxin didn't understand what else was going on with her here, the concubine spoke, and she could only follow the guidance of the little palace maid to sit in the side hall.
After drinking two teas, someone suddenly came to report to the emperor and was waiting in the main hall, Zhang Fuxin realized that the situation was serious, and he was thinking about what might happen for a while along the way.
The sky is getting dark, and the palace maids have lit one after another peony enamel carved candles in the hall, she feels that the pattern of the Hongning Hall is not even under the Kunqiong Palace, the emperor and the empress are not sitting, they are surrounded by many palace people, and the Yin Guifei also looks worried.
After Zhang Fuxin visited them one by one, the queen took the lead in saying, "Zhang Cairen, did you stay with Concubine Li at the time of the incident?" ”
She replied unhurriedly, "It's a concubine." With a quick glance, the Emperor's expression was as solemn as the one she had seen last time.
Although her face was also expressionless, Concubine Yin's voice was much softer than that of the queen, "You tell Your Majesty and His Royal Highness about Concubine Li's fainting." ”
Zhang Fuxin was stunned for a moment, she originally wanted to bring the experience of kneeling directly, but she was afraid that the emperor would be held responsible, so she slowly told the story of 1510.
At this moment, there was an internal supervisor singing the newspaper "Jing Concubine Niangniang arrived-"
"Greetings to Your Majesty, greetings to Her Royal Highness the Empress, greetings to the concubine!" Concubine Jing hurried to the Hongning Palace.
The emperor glanced at her, "Why did Concubine Jing come here at this time?" ”
And Concubine Jing didn't give a good look when she looked at Zhang Fuxin, but turned to the emperor and said warmly, "Concubine heard that Zhang Cairen in the Huaqing Palace in charge of the concubine collided with Sister Li Concubine, causing Sister Li Concubine to be unconscious until now, so naturally she is coming." ”
Zhang Fuxin's posture and tone were very respectful, "Jing Concubine Niangniang made the concubine frightened, and the concubine did not dare to collide with Concubine Li, the first time the concubine fainted, the concubine had done her best to send her to Hongning Palace." ”
Jing Concubine's sarcasm was shown on her face: "Don't dare to collide? Why did Concubine Li punish you for kneeling on the aisle of Guan Ju Palace for no reason? Bengong originally thought that you just didn't respect me, but it turned out that even Concubine Li dared not to take it seriously, and there was no one in her eyes! Look at this palace, if Sister Li Concubine has an accident, she can't get rid of you" She stepped on Zhang Fuxin's tail as if she had caught it, and took this opportunity to give the emperor a hard blow to this little slut.
Unexpectedly, the person who was scolded by the emperor was Jing Concubine: "Enough, what do you say!" Shut my mouth, I said that there will be no accidents in Fuzhou! ”
Concubine Jing's eyes were almost red when she looked at it, "Concubine is just ...... I'm too worried about Sister Li's sister. ”
The emperor ignored Concubine Jing and turned to look at Zhang Fuxin, his voice was very deep, "As for you, stay and wait to see what the imperial doctor will say when he comes." ”
Zhang Fuxin bowed unfazed, and said with gratitude, "Concubine, thank Your Majesty for not immediately breaking off." ”
At this time, Imperial Doctor Liu, who was over half a hundred years old, rushed to Hongning Hall with two doctors, and everyone went to the wing room, watching Imperial Doctor Liu perform a diagnosis for Li Concubine, and the room was even more atmospheric and did not dare to come out, half a ring, Imperial Doctor Liu bowed down to the emperor and said, "Return to the emperor, Your Royal Highness, the dragon heir in the womb of Concubine Li is now fine, Niangniang only needs to cultivate for a few days, but ......"
Hearing that Shi Fuzhou was fine, the emperor's hanging heart finally let go, and after listening to the second half of the sentence, he couldn't help frowning, "Just what?" ”
Imperial Doctor Liu hesitated a little and said, "Niangniang's fainting this time is not accidental, because of the use of musk, if it is not found in time, I am afraid that the fetus in the womb will be difficult to save." ”
The queen has always been in weak health, and she stood for a long time and slightly supported the female official, "Musk? This is a taboo for pregnant women, how can there be such a thing in Concubine Li's palace? ”
The emperor was furious on the spot: "Check! Check them out one by one! I want to see who dares to murder Concubine Li and the prince under my nose! ”
The emperor was angry, the concubines all knelt down, and the concubine said worriedly, "Your Majesty is angry, Concubine Li's sister is blessed by the emperor's blessings, and she is naturally auspicious, and the dragon son is also safe and sound." ”
The queen stood beside him and covered her lips with a handkerchief, "Your Majesty will hand over this matter to the concubine, and the concubine will definitely be able to find out this matter clearly." ”
The Yin Guifei, who was kneeling on the ground, straightened her waist, "The concubine is very worried about His Highness's body, your old illness has not healed, and as the lord of the Six Palaces, if you are sick for this matter, how can it be good, why not let the concubine review it on behalf of His Highness?" She looked like she was working hard because she cared about the queen, which made the emperor quite moved.
The queen was a head and a half shorter than the emperor, put her hand on the emperor's arm, and said with a very relieved expression, "Sister Lao Guifei remembers Lone's body, but because Lone is the master of the Six Palaces, now Sister Li Concubine has such a thing in Guanju Palace, which is also Lone's duty, and she can't ignore it." "I have to hide my face and weep.
Saying this made the emperor think of the concubine as the lord of Guan Ju Palace, but he didn't take care of Shi Fuzhou's fetus, and the queen's words were also reasonable, and nodded one by one, "This matter will be handed over to the queen to investigate, I hope the queen will not let me down, remember to check the palace people that Li Concubine has contacted, the items used and the meals that have been entered one by one, there is no omission, I am here with Imperial Doctor Liu to accompany Fuzhou to wake up, you are okay to go back first." ”
So everyone got up, Yin Guifei glanced at the queen deeply, and said to the concubine, "It's hard work, Your Royal Highness the Queen." The queen smiled at the concubine of Shangyin, "Sister Guifei laughed, why not talk about sharing worries for Your Majesty." ”
After sending the queen and the concubine away, the concubine also bowed and retired, Zhang Fuxin asked to bow, "Concubine Li, God bless Hongfu, Your Majesty also please cherish your body, and the concubine will retire." ”
The emperor's eyes never left Shi Fuzhou's body, he sat on the edge of the bed and held her hand that was unconscious, his eyes were very hot, this was the last scene Zhang Fuxin saw when she withdrew, and some changes occurred in her heart, all said that the emperor's family was ruthless, but for Li Concubine, his eyes were different.
After the queen took over, she carefully checked the palace people around Li Concubine, but the palace people were repeatedly panicked, saying that Li Concubine's food had been checked on weekdays, and there was no problem, so the queen ordered to search Li Concubine's bedroom. ”
The queen frowned, "What did you find?" ”
Aunt Luo Qi waved her hand, and the little palace maid behind carried a pot of white roses, and on the potted plant inlaid with precious stones in the glaze, a roses were planted in full bloom, which was as white as a pigeon's feather, and was pruned very neatly, this pot of roses exuded a strange fragrance from the roots, not like a potted plant, but like an art treasure that was rare to see in the palace.
The queen was sensitive to the smell abnormally, and couldn't help frowning, and pointed to the root of the armor, "Dig up the bottom and take a look." ”
After the palace maids had to order, they used their hands to remove the soil, and they really found the source of the strange fragrance in the soil, a large bag of spices, the smell was pungent and diffused, the queen's body was already weak, and she couldn't help but help Luo Qi, covering her mouth and nose and shouting, "Call the imperial doctor over!" ”
After the imperial doctor arrived, he identified on the spot that the package of spices was indeed musk, and after finding the source, he immediately went to pass it on to the emperor.
How could there be such a large pot of roses with musk in the bedroom of a pregnant concubine, and the emperor held back his anger and said, "Where did this pot of flowers come from?" ”
Yuzhu hesitated for a moment, then slowly stepped forward and said:
"Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness, this pot of roses was sent to our concubine by Zhu Xuanzhi a few days ago."