Chapter 114 Princess Shuhe is poisoned

As for Concubine Qi, she will be summoned by the Empress Dowager as soon as she is taken to Shoukang Palace.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress be blessed with good health."

"I heard from Concubine Hua that you've been worried a lot since you became pregnant. So just rest here with me. If you have nothing to do, don't go out too much."

After hearing what the empress dowager said, Concubine Qi knew why. This was a disguised way of confining her in Shoukang Palace. How could this be allowed? If it went on for too long, her pregnancy would be exposed.

"Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, for your grace. These are some of the things I use every day, and I thought I'd ask Cui'er to go to Chuxiu Palace and pack them up."

"That's fine, of course. Things you're used to will always be more comfortable."

The Queen Mother did not make any comments on what she said.

As the most honorable person in the harem, the Queen Mother was well aware of the various struggles among the concubines. However, in her heart, the reproduction of royal offspring was the most important thing. As long as the emperor's offspring was born safely in the end, she could turn a blind eye to everything else.

After obtaining the Queen Mother's permission, Concubine Qi gave a wink to Cui'er beside her, who immediately bowed respectfully to everyone and left.

After Nian Shilan placed Concubine Qi in the Empress Dowager's palace, she no longer paid much attention to her. Now the important thing was the Queen.

"Your Majesty, something's wrong. Princess Shuhe suddenly vomited uncontrollably."

Just as Nian Shilan was sitting in the house thinking about what to do next, Songzhi suddenly ran in from outside.

In the morning, the nanny noticed that Princess Shuhe looked a little unwell. She thought it was because she had just woken up, so she coaxed the princess to have breakfast. Unexpectedly, she started vomiting not long after. She immediately sent for the imperial physician and told Songzhi about it.

Songzhi knew very well that although Nian Shilan had her own purposes in keeping Princess Shuhe by her side before, after spending so much time together, she had already seen that Nian Shilan truly loved Princess Shuhe, so she came to report to Nian Shilan in person as soon as she learned that Princess Shuhe was unwell.

"What the hell is going on? Why is he vomiting non-stop?"

When Nian Shilan heard that Shuhe was in trouble, she was so shocked that she immediately stood up and ran out.

After arriving at Shuhe's bedroom, I found that Shuhe's little face had become extremely pale, and she was lying on the edge of the bed vomiting.

"Where's the imperial physician? Why hasn't he come yet?"

"I've asked Zhou Ninghai to invite him. He should be here soon."

Nian Shilan walked forward and hugged Shuhe with a distressed look on her face. There was no trace of disgust on her face regarding the strange smell in the house.

"Shuhe, how are you? If you feel any discomfort, please tell Hua E'niang, okay?"

She patted Shuhe's back gently to comfort her.

"Mother Hua, I feel so bad."

"vomit……"

Before she could finish a few words, Shuhe started vomiting again, as if there was no food left in her stomach. This time she only vomited some water.

"Princess, what happened? Where is the nanny who was taking care of her? What happened? Wasn't she fine yesterday?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The princess had no appetite this morning, so I wanted to give her some snacks to fill her stomach, but she started vomiting a few moments later. Yesterday, she ate the same ordinary food as usual, and I didn't notice anything unusual. The princess went to bed early."

The nanny knew that although Princess Shuhe was born to Concubine Xin, she was now raised by the Imperial Concubine and was loved by several other ladies. She did not dare to slack off in her daily care.

Nian Shilan felt very sad when she saw Shuhe's distress: "Songzhi, go and check again. Why hasn't the imperial physician arrived yet?"

"Yes, I will go and urge them right away."

Seeing Nian Shilan like this, Songzhi hurried out to ask the imperial physician for help.

Just as she reached the door, Zhou Ninghai came in with Doctor Jiang.

"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine."

"Come over here and show Shuhe what's wrong with her?"

Nian Shilan didn't care about these empty formalities at all. Seeing Shuhe vomiting continuously, her heart felt twisted.

Doctor Jiang also knew that the situation was urgent, so he hurried forward with his medicine box to take Shuhe's pulse.

After carefully taking Shuhe's pulse, he carefully examined her vomit.

"I wonder if the princess has eaten anything today. Could you please let me take a look?"

The nanny standing nearby immediately brought over the cakes prepared for Princess Shuhe in the morning and said, "This is what the princess ate this morning. However, she didn't have much of an appetite, so she put it down after just two bites."

"Doctor Jiang, is there something wrong? Should you prescribe some medicine for Shuhe? She's getting paler and paler."

Nian Shilan sat next to Shuhe, holding her in her arms and looking at her with concern.

Doctor Jiang carefully examined the remaining snacks on the plate. He picked up one of them and put it in front of his nose to smell it. He seemed to have discovered something, so he took a small piece of it and put it in his mouth to taste it, but his brows were furrowed more and more.

"Doctor Jiang, have you discovered anything?"

Doctor Jiang did not respond to Nian Shilan's question immediately, but continued to look at the pastry in front of him seriously.

Suddenly, he looked at Nian Shilan with certainty: "Your Majesty, I know. The princess has been poisoned."

When Nian Shilan heard what Doctor Jiang said, she couldn't help but tremble a little.

Poisoning? How could it be poisoning? She had originally thought it was just something that had upset her stomach, but now the imperial physician said it was poisoning.

Doctor Jiang didn't care about Nian Shilan's expression. He quickly walked aside and wrote a prescription for Zhou Ninghai.

"Please, Eunuch Zhou, personally go get the medicine according to this prescription. Once you get it back, boil it and give it to the princess immediately. I have already written down the specific dosage and decoction method on paper."

Zhou Ninghai took the paper handed to him by Doctor Jiang and walked out without any delay.

Imperial Physician Jiang then immediately asked Nian Shilan to lay Princess Shuhe flat on the bed. He took out silver needles from the medicine box and inserted them into several acupuncture points on Shuhe's body. Not long after, Shuhe's vomiting finally stopped.

Seeing Shuhe finally recover, Nian Shilan quickly held her little hand in hers to comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, Shuhe. Hua's mother is here. She will be well after taking the medicine."

Nian Shilan coaxed Shuhe for a long time before finally calming her down. Maybe because she had been vomiting before or maybe she was just tired, she fell asleep quietly soon after.

At this time, Nian Shilan felt a little relieved. After Doctor Jiang gently removed the silver needle, she carefully covered Shuhe with a quilt, and after watching for a while, she led everyone out.

"Doctor Jiang, what on earth is going on? How could Shuhe be poisoned when she was fine?"

At this moment, Nian Shilan no longer had the kindness she had shown in front of Shuhe before. Her aura was completely out, and her eyes were filled with hostility.

If she knew who had spared even such a young child, she would definitely make her life a living hell.