Nothing that happens in the court can be hidden from the harem.

The only difference is probably the time.

"The Empress is ill, so she specifically asked the Imperial Concubine to 'attend to her'."

The chief eunuch reported cautiously.

"Okay! Got it!"

Emperor Qing was not too surprised to hear such a report.

Obviously, "attending to the sick" is not a rare thing for Concubine Dong.

Although people outside say that Concubine Dong is Emperor Qing's favorite concubine.

She was so popular in the palace that even the queen had to give way to her.

But in fact, the queen is the queen, and no matter how "noble" the imperial concubine is, she is just a concubine.

One is the wife and the other is the concubine. When the wife is "sick", as a concubine, Concubine Dong has to serve her.

Oh, by the way, besides the queen, there is also a queen mother in the palace.

Both of them were princesses of the Yu Dynasty, and the empress dowager and the queen were aunt and niece.

Perhaps it was their magical blood relationship, but the Empress Dowager and the Queen would always fall ill three to five, six to eight times a year.

Whenever the aunt and niece fell ill, they would ask Concubine Dong to take care of them.

After more than ten years, not to mention Emperor Qing, even Concubine Dong has probably gotten "used to it".

"Cough! Cough cough!"

Concubine Dong coughed a few times and quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

Her beautiful face was a little pale at this moment.

She suppressed a cough, and her slender body trembled slightly.

"Your Majesty! Your own health is not good, so please do not serve the Queen."

Concubine Dong's trusted maid was holding her arm and accidentally touched her hand, which was cold.

The head maid was worried and inexplicably sad and angry. "Whether the queen is sick or not, we all know it."

Empress Yuan was just jealous. She relied on her status as empress and the empress dowager's favoritism to deliberately harass Concubine Dong.

"Stop talking! No nonsense!"

Concubine Dong finally managed to get through this wave of coughing. Without even bothering to calm her heavy breathing, she turned around and scolded, "Are there any more rules?"

"Your Majesty is ill, and as a concubine, I must go and serve her!"

This is the rule!

That’s also what she owed to Empress Yuan.

She was born in a humble family, but was deeply loved by Emperor Qing.

He has been honored and favored for more than ten years.

Emperor Qing treats them very well, and Concubine Dong also has to consider Emperor Qing——

Your Majesty has endured too much criticism for her.

The Empress Dowager's anger and sadness, the Queen's grievance and sadness, and the court officials' advice and impeachment.

Your Majesty endured so many hardships for her.

She already has His Majesty's favor, and she cannot make things difficult for His Majesty again.

It's just to attend to a sick patient. Whether it's the empress dowager or the queen, they can only use some small tricks or put pressure on her with words.

I didn't dare to really shout and kill her!

The Chief Palace Maid: ...It would be better to give him a beating and scolding.

Cutting flesh with a soft knife is the most painful.

This is not just a day or two, or a year or two!

But it’s been more than ten years!

The senior palace maid has served Concubine Dong for almost ten years.

When she first came to the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine was beautiful and looked like a fairy.

The imperial concubine's health was not as weak as it is now.

Come to think of it, the imperial concubine is not a noble lady from a prominent family, her family is just a small one.

I heard that before the imperial concubine got married, she had to help with housework.

As we all know, people who work regularly are generally in very good health.

After entering the palace, the imperial concubine was dressed in fine clothes and fed with delicious food, and had servants at her disposal. After being pampered for more than ten years, she became increasingly sick and weak!

The head palace maid felt that the imperial concubine was tortured into this state by the Empress Dowager and the Empress, the aunt and niece of the Yuan family.

"But! But your body——"

The chief palace maid was most worried about Concubine Dong's health.

Don’t think that because Concubine Dong acted quickly, the head palace maid didn’t notice.

Her handkerchief was stained with blood!

Woohoo, Concubine Dong is really sick, and very sick.

But the imperial concubine always hides it, not only from His Majesty, but also from the Ninth Prince.

In fact, the imperial concubine fell ill when the ninth prince left Qing Dynasty.

But she still held on and pretended to be fine as she sent the Ninth Prince away!

Concubine Dong is so kind. She is either considering His Majesty or the Ninth Prince.

The only thing she refused to do was feel sorry for herself!

"I'm fine!"

Concubine Dong took a deep breath and tried her best to ignore the taste of rust in her mouth.

She is indeed not in good health.

But she couldn't make a fuss.

In addition to not wanting to embarrass His Majesty, Concubine Dong also did it for her own son.

Her mother's family was of humble origin and could not help the Ninth Prince at all.

Concubine Dong never dreamed of the supreme throne. She only hoped that her son could be a rich and leisurely king.

It would be better to go to Feng Dynasty and temporarily avoid the turbulent situation of Qing Dynasty.

If her son could achieve some merit, His Majesty, considering that she was about to die, would recall her son and confer upon him the title of king.

In this way, the son will be able to live a rich and prosperous life and his descendants will have no worries.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something bad has happened! Something terrible has happened to the Ninth Prince!"

Just as Concubine Dong was trying to comfort herself, she heard some bad news...