When Imperial Doctor Xu came, he was already powerless. He and Imperial Physician Zhao were so busy that they were sweating profusely, reaching out to pinch the nobles, taking mugwort leaves to smoke desperately, and pouring a large amount of decoction, and in the end, they had to spread their hands and say: "Concubine Xian Niangniang, the fetus has died in the womb, and Weichen has no choice." ”

She couldn't say a word, she could only snuggle up with Hailan, watching as the blood under Yi Guiren's body became more and more, her body became weaker and weaker, and she couldn't even make the moaning sound of tossing and turning in a coma.

She watched blankly, the pain and consternation had swallowed up the initial horror and fear in her heart. She could only murmur helplessly, "How come? How so? ”

Although she doesn't have a deep relationship with Yi Guiren, these days, she accompanies Yi Guiren almost every day, watching her belly bulge a little bit, looking at her joy of becoming a mother for the first time, even she can't help but look forward to the day when she will see this child born with her own eyes. Although she has never had a child of her own, she can watch the birth of a life with her own eyes, and that joy and hope come from the bottom of her heart.

But even she herself couldn't imagine that she was so careful, how could she still be like this, and suddenly witness the death of the child. Listening to the cold words of the imperial doctor, the child was stillborn.

The imperial doctor came over cautiously: "Concubine Xian, there is no way out." Weichen wants to use medicine to inflict the stillbirth in the womb of Yiguiren, so as not to stay in the mother's body for too long and affect Yiguiren's body. ”

She didn't know how long it took her strength to force out this sentence: "Why did you die?" Why do children die? ”

The imperial doctors looked at each other in fright: "This ...... Weichen didn't know, and he could only wait for the fetus to take it out. ”

It took a long time for Ruyi to move her already stiff body, and she struggled to help each other with Hailan to get up, and when she turned to the door, she looked up and saw the emperor with a pale face like paper.

It was really pale as paper, his whole face, white and transparent, was the kind of rusty blue that exuded helplessness and despair, as if his whole person was dull like that, losing the heroic vitality of the past, and only a thin silhouette remained, just standing thinly like that. The Emperor stood close at hand, and she could see the sadness and confusion in his eyes. But she couldn't say any words of comfort, so she could only quietly shake hands with him, hoping to give each other a little firmness and courage to support with the only remaining warmth in each other's palms.

Hyland stepped back silently, as they sadly and quietly faced each other. Ruyi could see clearly, and the pain in his eyes spread clearly and acutely. The emperor's voice trembled like a breakdown: "Ruyi, you tell me, why did another of my children die?" Ruyi, why can't any of my children survive after I ascended the throne? Is Destiny punishing me? Punish me for getting the glory of the Ninety-Five Supreme, but losing the joy of father and son? ”

His words drilled into her eardrums like pins and needles, even if he was the supreme in the world, he still had such unspeakable pain of life and death. Ruyi clearly felt the impermanence of fate like a cold knife without a sharp edge, you don't know where it is hidden, you can only silently bear its sharp stabbing that may occur anytime and anywhere, and see your own blood gurgling out, and endure it.

Ruyi hugged him silently, turning the hopelessness in her heart into the strength of the hug, supporting his body that would fall at any time. She knew that her comfort was so powerless, but she still had to say: "Your Majesty, you already have three elder brothers, and you will still have children." Rest assured, there will be ......"

There was a crystal liquid that blurred in front of her eyes, almost squirting out, but she could only hold back, and refused to fall. Yes, if even she wept, wouldn't it make him even more sad? She looked up, feeling the thin sting pain in her eyes as the night wind blew away the tears in her eyes, the crimson palace lamp under the eaves was blown by the wind like a spinning top, as ethereal as phosphorus fire, and more like the unblinding eyes of a ghost who took a child's life, looking at all beings with mockery. She listened to the intermittent and painful moans of Yi Guiren in the coma in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and the helplessness in her heart became stronger and stronger. She had to get up and light the dozens of lamps and candles on the lotus platform in the Xinuan Pavilion one by one, the scorching light reflected the hall almost like day, and the Chengjin mirror bricks on the ground emitted a faint black luster, just like the rusty blue on the emperor's face, and the whole person seemed to be shrouded in uncertain shades.

After about half an hour, the queen also hurried to arrive. She leaned over to say goodbye, and the imperial doctor had already held a large ebony plate and came over with an uneasy expression.

The emperor told the empress to get up, and then asked the imperial doctor, "What else can make you so flustered?" ”

Imperial Physician Xu and Imperial Physician Zhao glanced at each other, hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "The emperor is careful about the fetus, the fetus has been defeated, but ......" He hesitated for a moment, but still said boldly: "But this fetus is different, not like an ordinary stillbirth!" ”

The emperor said irritably: "It is unusual for the fetus to be stillborn, do you still want you to tell me?" ”

Imperial Physician Xu hurriedly said: "Weichen has been taking turns with Imperial Physician Zhao to serve the fetal image of Yi Guiren these days, and from the perspective of the pulse, the fetus has been fine. But the stillborn babies were ......"

The emperor faintly felt bad, his temples jumped suddenly, and his face became more and more ugly: "How about a stillbirth?" ”

Doctor Xu said: "From the umbilical cord of the mother's body to the dead fetus, the whole body is blue, and what is even more terrifying is that the fetus has been formed, and it can be seen that it is a male fetus, but ...... The child obviously died of poisoning suddenly, and if it grows up and gives birth, according to the poisoning, it may also be a teratofetus......"

Imperial Physician Xu didn't dare to say any more, so Imperial Physician Zhao had to hold up the wooden plate high: "The stillborn child is here, if the emperor doesn't believe it, you can see it with your own eyes." ”

The emperor quickly lifted the black cloth on it with two fingers and glanced at it, Ruyi just caught a glimpse, only to see a blur of flesh and blood inside, and the flesh in the middle was indeed ominously black.

Ruyi panicked, almost didn't vomit, she bent down, resisting the soreness and fear in her chest. The emperor's body shook slightly, and the tea cup in his hand smashed to the ground, and he almost stood up violently, and roared: "How can this be? How come?! ”

The queen couldn't support it and almost fainted, but fortunately, Lianxin and Suxin held it firmly. The queen said repeatedly: "Impossible! No way! How could the Aixin Jueluo family have such things happen one after another...... How could it be ......" She suddenly came to her senses and shouted, "You say it's poisoned? What is poison? ”

Imperial Physician Zhao stood up and said, "If Weichen and Imperial Physician Xu are not mistaken, they are poisoned by mercury. I don't know how Yi Guiren came into contact with mercury, not only through the skin, but also showed signs of ingestion, because the dose was too strong, so the fetus was poisoned in the womb. And if the mercury is chronically poisoned, the dose is not so large, and the fetus may grow until the mother is delivered, but it may be a teratosis or a natural stupidity. He glanced at Imperial Physician Xu and said loudly: "Weichen still has a speculation, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

The queen immediately decided: "If you have anything to say, you can just say it." ”

Imperial Physician Zhao said: "Yi Guiren has fever, sweating, palpitations, insomnia, dreams, and ulcers since she was pregnant, although it is very similar to the symptoms that are common when you are pregnant, but don't the emperor and queen feel that these symptoms are very similar to those that a person has had?" ”

Ruyi's mind turned: "You mean...... Rose nobleman! ”

Imperial Doctor Zhao said: "Concubine Xian Niangniang is right. Shu Weichen boldly speculated that the stillbirth of Mei Guiren may not be an accident, but the poison of mercury like Yi Guiren. ”

The emperor was furious: "Since you found that the symptoms of Yi Guiren and Mei Guiren are similar, why didn't you realize that they were poisoned by mercury earlier?" ”

The two imperial doctors kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Weichen said that the symptoms of mercury poisoning are extremely slow, and the symptoms are extremely similar to the reaction of the first pregnancy. If it weren't for the fact that Yiguiren's mother was not as strong as Meiguiren's, resulting in stillbirth before term, it would be difficult to detect at all. ”

The queen was unconscious: "Then the mercury you are talking about, where does this thing come from in the palace?" ”

Doctor Xu said: "With cinnabar a little refining, it is very easy to obtain. There are many Buddhist things in the palace, and there is cinnabar in the Baohua Palace, which is readily available. Even the dispensing of medicine in Tai Hospital is also commonly used, but I am afraid that anyone can get it. ”

The emperor's hands were clenched, and his muscles were violent: "How dare you infer that the womb of the noble man is the same?" Why didn't the imperial physician say that it was a scourge of mercury? ”

Imperial Physician Xu was puzzled and said, "Wei Chen has never seen the stillbirth of Mei Guiren, so he doesn't dare to say anything." It's just a guess based on the symptoms of Mei Gui and Yi Guiren. Yiguiren's fetus is also a fluke, because the poison of this mercury is only obvious when the fetus is young, and there are symptoms of black umbilical cord all over the body. If the pregnancy is eight months old, even if the baby is stillborn, it will only be a blue belly, and the difference between the symptoms and other stillbirths will not be obvious. ”

The queen's voice was extremely soft: "Your Majesty, the concubines clearly remember that the womb of the noble Mei is blue. She said in a deep voice, as solemn as a bell chime, and said: "Your Majesty, if the fetus of the Mei nobles and the Yi nobles is really poisoned, that is to say, the stillbirth is not a punishment of heaven's will, but someone deliberately did it to murder the dragon fetus and shake the auspiciousness of the country." As the head of the six palaces, the concubine asked the emperor to thoroughly investigate the matter in order to comfort the spirits of the two dragon fetuses in the sky. ”

The emperor's eyes flashed with hatred, and he said coldly: "Check! I want to see who has the audacity to murder my child! ”

Everyone's attention was focused on thoroughly investigating the death of the dragon fetus, and no one remembered to take a look at Yi Guiren, who was still unconscious. Ruyi walked alone to the door of the warm pavilion, lifted the corner of the brocade curtain, and looked at the sleeping woman in the brocade pile with a pale face, a pair of slender hands curled silently on the dark purple brocade, and the empty gesture seemed to be trying to grasp something. Her eyes were sour, and she couldn't help crying, she couldn't know that what Yi Guiren wanted to grasp, she couldn't hold it anymore.

Because of the accident of the two princesses in a row, even the queen mother was also alarmed, and for a while, the joint was checked layer by layer, vigorously and resolutely, and even the palace people who served around the Yi nobles did not let go, and checked them one by one. There is a lot of grass and trees in the palace, and everyone is in danger. Even the most flamboyant Jiagui people in Suri also avoided in their own palace and stayed at home.