Chapter 123 Bad News

"Master, it's done." Zhu Qing trotted into the hall and whispered in Concubine Xiao's ear.

Concubine Xiao nodded lightly, turned her head to look out the window, and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of her lips.

She was originally worried about how to get the things into Huayin Palace, but unexpectedly, this opportunity was brought to her by Concubine Yun herself.

Bitch Xu has become arrogant because of her favor and has been acting like a spoiled child these past two days, which has given her an opportunity to take advantage of.

Now, she is waiting for good news.

"Empress Rong has arrived!"

A sharp voice suddenly sounded from outside.

Concubine Xiao glanced out the window in surprise, put her hand on Zhuqing's hand, and went out to pay her respects to Concubine Rong.

Concubine Rong glanced at her sideways and said, "Get up. The calming fragrance you sent last time was a little weak, and I didn't like it. Since you have nothing to do, I have prepared a new one these two days."

"Yes." Concubine Xiao bowed obediently.

"I'm here on the Queen Mother's orders to go see Sister Yunfei. It's cold out, so please don't stand around outside."

Concubine Rong walked forward with her people, and her grace could be seen even from her back.

Only after the group of people disappeared did Concubine Xiao stand up and let Zhu Qing help her into the hall.

"Master, Concubine Rong is going too far. You are the master of this harem, but she treats you like a pharmacist. You are simply too good-natured, agreeing to her demands every time and letting her bully you."

"What else can I do?" Concubine Xiao sat on the soft couch and sighed softly, "She is a noble concubine and has the emperor's favor. How can I, a concubine without favor, compete with her? It's just making some incense. I like to play with it anyway. It's not worth it."

Zhu Qing was still dissatisfied: "But you bought those spices with your own money, so she got them for free!"

"Look how angry you are." Concubine Xiao reached out and pinched her face. "In the past, you were the one who advised me, but today, why are you the one who lost your temper first?"

Zhu Qing pursed her lips and hesitated for a long time before she whispered, "I am very nervous."

Thinking of the incense that had been put into Huayin Hall this morning and its purpose, she became extremely nervous and cold sweat broke out on her palms.

Hearing this, Concubine Xiao's smile faded and she waved her hand, saying, "Go out first. I want to be alone."

Zhu Qing looked at her worriedly, lowered his head and walked out the door.

At the same time, Concubine Rong and her entourage entered the Huayin Palace.

Because she was vomiting the medicine juice so hard that she felt like she had vomited out her brains, Yun Fei managed to cheer herself up. With Chunlian's help, she rinsed her mouth and washed her face. When she looked up, she saw the woman she hated to death walking in leisurely from the door.

That radiant face is still damn beautiful.

Thinking of the humiliation she suffered at the hands of this woman when she first entered the palace, and the pain of almost being disfigured, Concubine Yun wanted to pounce on Concubine Rong and scratch her.

Seeing Concubine Yun's haggard and frail appearance, with a faint sour smell lingering in her nose, a hint of surprise flashed across Concubine Rong's charming and beautiful eyes.

She had thought that the sour apricot incident was just Yun Fei's pretentiousness, something she did on purpose to take advantage of her, just to use the royal heir in her belly to suppress her. Now it seemed to be true.

Looking at Concubine Yun's face, there is no trace of her former charm. I'm afraid that His Majesty would frown in disgust when he sees her, right?

Thinking of this, Concubine Rong raised her hand and gently stroked her beautiful face that she had spent countless efforts to maintain. Is pregnancy and childbirth really so terrible?

Concubine Yun also knew that she was very haggard now. When she saw Concubine Rong's actions, she thought that this bitch was deliberately showing off in front of her, and her hatred for Concubine Rong deepened by three points.

She bit the inside of her lip and managed a smile: "I was not feeling well and was unable to come to greet you. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."

"You look so ugly, just lie down." Concubine Rong put the handkerchief to her nose to block out the faint sour smell. She turned her beautiful eyes slightly and winked at Xianglu behind her.

Xianglu came forward with a small food box, placed it on the small table beside the bed, opened the lid of the food box, and took out the sour apricots in the white jade cup.

"Empress Yunfei, these are sour apricots made by my queen. I heard you were suffering from severe morning sickness, so I sent them to you right after making them. Please try them."

"Ahem." Concubine Yun coughed twice with her eyelashes drooping. Chunlian stepped forward and took the white jade cup from Xianglu's hand. "Thank you, young lady. Let me do it."

Xianglu knew that her master and Concubine Yun did not get along, and she had no intention of really serving Concubine Yun food, so she let go and retreated to Concubine Rong's side.

Concubine Rong sat down on the chair brought by the palace maid and glanced at Concubine Yun. "I have only made this sour apricot for His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Today, I'm giving it to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Yun signaled the palace servants to help her up and lean back on the pile of soft pillows.

Chunlian first washed her hands with clean water and dried them with a soft cloth, then she picked up the silver chopsticks, picked up a sour apricot and fed it into Yunfei's slightly open mouth.

Concubine Rong looked at her expression and asked, "How is it?"

Concubine Yun's cheek was puffed up by the sour apricots. She nodded and smiled slightly, "That's the taste. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Concubine Rong snorted softly, "If you want to thank someone, thank your stomach. It's a blessing for you to have the Empress Dowager take special care of you."

Having completed the Queen Mother's instructions, she did not intend to stay any longer and stood up leisurely. "I have something else to do in the palace, so I'll leave first."

"Hello, Madam." Concubine Yun winked at Chunlian, "Chunlian, please see me off."

Chunlian nodded and followed him out quickly.

After escorting Concubine Rong and her entourage out of Yaohua Palace and listening to a few words of instruction from Concubine Rong, Chunlian turned back.

She ordered, "The Queen wants to rest. You all go down and guard the door. No one else is allowed to come in."

The palace servants left the hall one after another, and suddenly only Concubine Yun and Chunlian were left in the hall.

Chunlian walked to the dressing table, reached behind the mirror and felt around, scratching the indentation at the bottom.

There was a "click" sound, and the lotus lampstand in the corner, which seemed to be connected to the dressing table, suddenly spun off from its lotus seat.

Chunlian picked up two hairpins, reached into the hollow handles like chopsticks, and took out a small paper package.

There is a white pill wrapped in the paper bag.

Chunlian pursed her lips, closed the mechanism again, and walked to the bed holding the pill.

Concubine Yun reached out and picked up the pill, held it in front of her eyes and looked at it for a moment, a sneer appeared on her lips, and she swallowed it without hesitation.

Chunlian brought her some water to moisten her throat, and at her signal, she took out a few sour apricots from the snack box in the cabinet and replaced the ones in the white jade cup.

Half an hour later, bad news came from Yaohua Palace. Concubine Yun suddenly had severe abdominal pain and bleeding. When the imperial physician arrived, Concubine Yun had already miscarried.

The empress, surprised by the news, rose too quickly, possibly causing a miscarriage. The imperial physician diagnosed the woman as needing bed rest and was unable to arrive.

Shufei and Chun Zhaoyi were responsible for assisting in the management of the harem, and they hurriedly arrived with their men. As soon as they entered the door, they smelled a strong smell of blood.

The palace maids brought out several basins of blood, and Concubine Yun's sobbing voice came from behind the screen, each cry became more mournful than the last, which made the two of them feel nervous.

At the same time, Zhou Yuande, who received the news, quickly walked into the hall and leaned over to whisper in Xiao Jingfan's ear.

Xiao Jingfan accidentally knocked over the wine glass, startling Master Yan and others, who looked upwards in confusion.

Xiao Jingfan pursed his lips, looked at Minister Wen with deep eyes, and whispered, "Concubine Yun had a miscarriage."

Minister Wen was stunned when he heard this, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground, hitting the carpet with a dull thud.

The mellow wine splashed out, creating several splashes on the dark trouser legs.