Chapter 44 Rumors are rife
In the Fengwu Palace, only a "pop" was heard, the white jade porcelain cup was torn apart on the ground, and Shen Bochen shouted angrily: "Waste! It's all rubbish! My prince was poisoned and killed, but I can't find out who did it! What's the use of feeding them this bunch of shit! ”
The queen stood aside, ignoring the emperor's anger, and said calmly: "The imperial doctor said that the child's poison was not given in a day, but accumulated over time, and the amount of poison was very small each time, so the imperial doctors could not diagnose the pulse. After a long period of six months, those clues must have been cleaned up by the murderer, and it is useless for the emperor to be angry at this time, it is better to take care of the pregnant concubines from today onwards, and send people to pay attention to their food, clothing, housing and transportation! ”
What the queen said was not unreasonable, and after venting, the emperor had already calmed down, and immediately called Han Mingde in.
"Tell the Internal Affairs Office, from today onwards, Xu Cairen's clothing, food, housing and transportation must be carefully inspected before they can be sent in, if Xu Cairen's fetus has any problems, I will not spare it!"
Han Mingde hurriedly kowtowed and said "yes", and immediately ran to the Internal Affairs Office to give an order.
Fu Meiren's slippery fetus, in order to avoid panic, and there is always an explanation to the outside world, so the queen discussed with the emperor, and the external rhetoric was that the umbilical cord was wrapped around the neck and suffocated.
Because after the birth of the fetus, it was bruised all over, so it could only be said to give everyone an explanation.
However, this statement could not calm the doubts in the hearts of everyone in the harem.
It's not the first concubine in the palace who failed to keep her child, everyone is not surprised, it's just that one or two didn't keep it and said that in the past, the emperor has been on the throne for five years, and the concubines who can give birth smoothly seem to be only Concubine Jin and Concubine Shu, and they are all before the queen slips the tire, since the queen slipped the tire, no concubine can give birth to the heir smoothly, think about it, and unconsciously feel cold in the back.
As a result, rumors began to spread in the harem.
Some people say that other concubines are not allowed to give birth because the queen herself cannot have children, and there are rumors that Concubine Shu killed the heir of the harem in order for the eldest prince to become the only candidate for the crown prince in the future.
The rumors intensified, and for a while, the queen and the concubine became victims of the storm of rumors.
This matter gradually reached the ears of the emperor and the queen mother, and even the ministers of the former dynasty heard the news, headed by Fu Meiren's father, and asked the emperor in the court to thoroughly investigate the cruelty of the emperor's heir.
However, those ministers had no evidence, and only listened to the rumors and went up to the court to question the emperor, and the emperor was furious and executed him with a rod on the spot, and the most energetic palace maids and eunuchs in the harem who spread rumors were also severely punished to set an example.
At this point, the rumors were suppressed.
Fu Meiren gave birth just now, considering that the rumors from the outside world would affect her recovery, so she was half under house arrest and half instructed to not leave the palace.
A few days ago, Fu Meiren was sad about the emperor she had never met, and she didn't want to pay attention to what happened in the outside world in a heartbroken state, and when she calmed down, she was determined to recover her figure, so that she could serve the emperor again, and she didn't know that such a serious rumor had happened to the outside world because of her.
There was news about the palace every day, and it didn't take long for the matter to be overshadowed by something new.
For example, Xu Cairen's pregnancy.
To say that this talented person is really lucky, the appearance and family background are not so outstanding in this palace where there are many capable people, and they have been quietly in the palace for many years, and now they are not only suddenly promoted from a small Baolin to a talented person, but also pregnant a few days after being favored, which makes everyone envious!
In order to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy of Fu Beauty, the emperor specially instructed the Internal Affairs Office that Xu Cairen's clothing, food, housing and transportation should be paid special attention, and all regulations should be arranged in accordance with the rules of beauty.
After the queen mother knew about it, she also turned a blind eye, after all, now that the heirs of the harem are thin, now anyone who can give birth to a prince for the heavenly family is not impossible, even if she makes an exception at this moment, it is not impossible to make an exception to make a beauty.
As a result, those concubines who have not been able to get pregnant for many years or have not seen the emperor a few times throughout the year and have no chance of getting pregnant are all envious, and their hearts are sour and unspeakable.
Jealousy is easy to hate, so half of the harem concubines are cursing Xu Cairen's fetus that it will never give birth safely.
Xu Cairen was pregnant, but it diluted a lot of the gloomy atmosphere of the harem brought by Fu Meiren's slippery fetus, and the emperor felt that he had sustenance, and visited Xu Cairen from time to time, hoping that Xu Cairen's fetus could be successfully delivered.
Xu Cairen was overjoyed, and even looked at the annoying Yan'er a lot more pleasing to the eye, or in order to accumulate virtue for the child in his womb, he no longer treated Yan'er harshly.
Qingran Pavilion is also in a peaceful state.
In addition to Xu Cairen's pregnancy, there is also Zhao Nuoqing's multi-day bedtime, and he is pampered.
Although it is recorded in the living notes of the Jingshifang that Zhao Cairen did not Mu Delongen, and the two just simply covered the quilt and chatted, but even so, everyone still felt a sense of crisis.
Just because Zhao Cai's life is beautiful, and she is deeply loved by the emperor, plus she has the protection of the queen behind her, and the birthday banquet of the queen mother that day, Zhao Cairen has entered the eyes of the queen mother, and now he will go to the queen mother's side from time to time to serve.
Nowadays, the most honorable people in the entire Jokhang Kingdom seem to like Zhao Cairen, which makes the harem concubines puzzled and adds countless jealousy.
So, the other half of the concubines secretly cursed Zhao Nuoqing for falling worse the higher he stood!
However, no matter how jealous everyone is, they still have to maintain a kind face on the surface, after all, none of them dare to provoke the two most conspicuous people in the harem now.
In the blink of an eye, another month has passed, since the last time the princess fell into the water, the emperor always snubbed Concubine Shu intentionally or unintentionally, in this month, except for Zhao Cairen who occupies most of the emperor's time, the rest of Concubine Yi, Concubine Jin, Lin Cairen, etc. can occasionally accompany the emperor for a day or two, but she can't even see the emperor's face, every time she goes to visit the Yangrong Palace, but Han Mingde is blocked out of the palace.
Even if Concubine Shu is stupid, she can feel the taste, and because of the rumors that were prevalent in the harem before, she didn't dare to be a demon for a while, for fear that the emperor would misunderstand her, so these days, she was very quiet, and she didn't reprimand the concubines who were sleeping in the bed, and the concubines who wanted to let Concubine Shu clean up Zhao Cairen and Xu Cairen for them were disappointed.
For a while, the harem was harmonious on the surface.
Although it was harmonious, there was no more excitement to see, and when I woke up in the morning, everyone sat together for a while and then dispersed without much fun.
On this day, Zhao Nuoqing, who ended early, came out of Fengwu Palace, and took Jin Miao and Jin He to Lin Cairen's residence.
I heard that Lin Cairen didn't notice his foot when he was walking yesterday, and he couldn't get out of bed today, and early in the morning, Yun Qing came to ask the queen for leave, she was worried, so she wanted to take a look.
Before he went far, he heard Xu Cairen's voice sounding behind him.
"My sister is going to visit Sister Lin?"