Chapter 1397 A Mistake

Xu Miaoyin was a little anxious at this time: "Then, if Concubine Ning drank this medicine, the child in her belly——"

This is what she is most nervous about.

However, Zhu Feng seemed very calm. Even when he heard Aunt Tongyun and Wang Baizhi say that aconite was a forbidden drug for pregnant women, there was no expression on his face.

Everyone looked at this and felt confused.

At this time, Wang Baizhi immediately said: "Empress, although Fuzi Decoction is a forbidden medicine for pregnant women, there is almost no Fuzi in this bowl of Fuzi Decoction."

"What?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

Xu Miaoyin's brows also frowned: "No?"

"That's right," Wang Baizhi nodded and said, "I just smelled it. In the usual Fuzi Decoction, Fuzi accounts for the largest proportion. And in this bowl of medicine, the amount of Fuzi used is extremely small, almost negligible."

“…”

"So, every day, what was delivered to Concubine Ning in Jianfu Palace was a bowl of aconite soup without aconite."

“…”

Everyone gasped.

For a moment, everyone was in a complicated mood. They looked at each other, and the eyebrow lawsuit was fierce, but no one knew what to say.

After a while, Xu Miaoyin said, "How could this happen?"

As she spoke, she looked at the eunuch Chen Gonggong, the director of the Imperial Pharmacy, who had collapsed on the ground, and said angrily, "Tell me, what on earth is going on?"

Eunuch Chen was sweating profusely, but at this moment he regained his composure and said, "To answer the Empress, I did receive the orders from the Imperial Hospital. I have distributed the prescriptions for Consort Ning and Consort Gui, and have them go get the medicine. I'm afraid I'll have to ask them about this."

As he spoke, he pointed at the two attendants kneeling behind him.

Xu Miaoyin said, "As the head of the Imperial Pharmacy, when I ask you about these things, you just push the responsibility onto others. What use are you?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Eunuch Chen kowtowed repeatedly, and Xu Miaoyin was already looking at the two attendants kneeling behind him.

One is Pan Deyi and the other is from Anping.

The two men were now pale and kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Xu Miaoyin said coldly, "If you don't tell me, do you still need me to ask?"

As soon as the words fell, Cong Anping kowtowed hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, the medicine for Concubine Ning's pregnancy maintenance was indeed handed over to this humble servant. I follow the prescription every day and personally watch over the preparations, not slacking off in the slightest!"

"What happens after the medicine is boiled?"

"After the medicine is boiled, it is placed on the table in the Imperial Pharmacy. From the time the prescription is drawn up to the time the medicine is boiled, there is a special sign. I also remember to put the sign on it every day."

"What about Fuzi Decoction?"

"The Aconite Soup is in charge of Master Pan."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on the attendant named Pan Deyi.

This man had a pointed face and a pair of rat eyes. When someone looked at him, he broke out in a cold sweat that dripped down his face.

Xu Miaoyin asked, "Pan Deyi? Did you prepare the Concubine's Aconite Soup?"

"Yes, I deserve it."

"Then why is there no aconite in this aconite soup?"

“…”

"explain!"

Xu Miaoyin rarely gets angry, but she let out a low growl at this moment, which scared Pan Deyi so much that he almost jumped up from the ground.

He kowtowed hurriedly and said, "Empress, please spare my life. I usually prescribe medicine according to the prescription. I don't know why—"

"I don't know why? Do you think that such a casual remark can absolve you of your sin?"

"I dare not, I dare not!"

"Then take a look for yourself!"

As Xu Miaoyin spoke, she winked at Wang Baizhi, who immediately handed him the bowl of aconite soup without aconite seeds. Xu Miaoyin asked, "Why is there no aconite seeds in the aconite soup for the imperial concubine?"

“This, this—”

Pan Deyi looked around in panic with his rat eyes.

His eyes slid to Concubine Hui Wu Wan and Concubine An Gao Yurong, who were standing in the crowd not far in front.

The two men also had serious expressions and frowned at him.

Pan Deyi lowered his head and said, "Maybe, maybe I was careless for a moment..."

"Not noticing for a moment?"

He didn't finish his words. Nan Yan, who had been sitting quietly at the head of the bed, said coldly, "It's only a moment of carelessness, right? Then let's ask the people at Jianfu Palace if Concubine Ning is the only one drinking this aconite soup without aconite today?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, no one dared to speak.

After all, everyone is still a little confused about the emperor's attitude. He had clearly banished her to the cold palace before, but now he suddenly brought her out again, and she is even living in the emperor's bedroom.

What’s more important is that when she speaks, she completely controls the situation.

Is the imperial concubine going to regain favor?

If this is true, I'm afraid that today's incident is just a small matter. Who knows how earth-shaking the harem will be in the future.

When she asked this, Pan Deyi didn't dare to speak.

Wang Baizhi said hurriedly: "Your Highness is right. I just came back from Jianfu Palace and found out that Your Highness Ning has been drinking this kind of medicine these days. Besides-"

"Besides what?"

"Besides, if she had really followed the normal medicine and drank large doses of Aconite Decoction for so many days, I'm afraid Concubine Ning wouldn't be so calm right now."

Hearing this, Xu Miaoyin was both surprised and relieved.

What was shocking was that someone actually neglected his duty in the Imperial Pharmacy; fortunately, thanks to this person's dereliction of duty, by a strange combination of circumstances, the baby in Concubine Ning's belly was saved.

At this moment, Wu Wanliang said leisurely, "So, by some strange coincidence, Lord Pan actually saved Concubine Ning."

Her words were both persuasive and had a complicated tone.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at her.

Wu Wan said, "If Lord Pan hadn't accidentally reduced the dosage of the aconite in the aconite soup, I'm afraid Concubine Ning would have really been harmed by now."

“…”

"So, it can be a blessing in disguise. I can make amends for my mistakes."

As soon as she finished speaking, Nan Yan, who was sitting on the bed, started laughing.

"It's rare for Concubine Hui to be so kind-hearted."

Wu Wan's face darkened.

She said that she was rarely kind-hearted, which meant that she was usually hard-hearted. She was suddenly annoyed and was about to step forward to retort, but fortunately Gao Yurong grabbed her.

Gao Yurong smiled and said, "Your Highness is right. After all, harmony is the most important thing in everything."

Nan Yan also smiled: "Yes, harmony is the most valuable thing in everything."

“…”

"But can dereliction of duty be tolerated and expensive?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes became interested, and everyone could clearly see that the two sides were wrestling with each other.

Concubine Hui is pleading for Pan Deyi, while Concubine Gui is about to deal with Pan Deyi!