Those around sighed at His Majesty's heartlessness. Although Consort Hua was not well-liked, she was still one of His Majesty's concubines. The phrase "it won't kill you by drinking" was somewhat heartbreaking.
Many medicinal soups spilled from Consort Hua's lips, splattering all over the ground.
Two guards held her down firmly, forcing her to drink the entire bowl of medicine.
The more she drank, the rosier Consort Hua's complexion became.
Later on, he started breathing heavily.
Xi Xizhi watched this scene with her delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly.
By the time Consort Hua finished the entire bowl of medicine, her cheeks were so red they looked like they were about to burst, and just looking at them was terrifying.
"What's going on?" Xi Xizhi was a little puzzled, not understanding why Consort Hua would appear in such a scene.
If it were just a medicine for "strengthening the body," even if a woman drank it, she wouldn't have such a strong reaction.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, spare me..." Consort Hua knelt on the ground, her hair disheveled, tears blurring her makeup.
"Spare me?" An Honghan shouted. "Now that things have come to this, Consort Hua still won't confess? What exactly is this medicine? I can't control what you and Minister Liu do in private, but do you think I'll let it go once it threatens me?"
An Honghan spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice extremely intimidating. His sharp, eagle-like eyes were fixed on the woman kneeling on the ground. "Last month, Minister Liu invited a strange Taoist priest to the palace. Do you think I couldn't find out about these things?"
Consort Hua was so frightened that she looked at An Honghan in disbelief.
Her expression completely confirmed to everyone that His Majesty's guess was correct.
"If you don't tell me, I will take this bowl of soup to the imperial physicians. I believe they will be able to find some clues."
Consort Hua panicked and kowtowed repeatedly to the ground. In no time, blood flowed from her forehead, her cheeks were as red as if they were burning with fire, and her lips were torn and bleeding from the corners of her mouth when she was being fed soup.
Although Xi Xizhi felt a little reluctant, she remained rational. This woman dared to serve that kind of soup to An Honghan; she was incredibly ruthless. To sympathize with the enemy was to be cruel to oneself.
"The soup... contained a fertility-enhancing powder made by a Taoist priest." Consort Hua burst into tears.
The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs stared in shock, and even Xi Xizhi looked at Consort Hua in disbelief.
Yuzisan...
An Honghan's face was terribly gloomy, and his eyes were like being covered with unmelting ice, blocking out all human emotions.
"Consort Hua, you have quite the nerve!" An Honghan slammed his fist on the table in anger.
What is Yuzi San?
The name sounds like a good thing, but the effects of this medicine are less than impressive.
The continuation of humankind's lineage from generation to generation is in accordance with the natural order.
However, there are always some people in the world who desire offspring but cannot conceive. These people usually try every means to have children, and under such temptation, many folk remedies have emerged.
Yuzi San is one of them.
Xi Xizhi didn't know much about this kind of thing. In her previous life, she had only read one record about it in her master's library.
In short, it's not a good thing.
I heard that to refine the Fertility-Promoting Powder, one needs to collect the souls of forty-nine children who died young, and then put them into the alchemy furnace to be slowly refined over several days.
Recalling that fragrance, Xi Xizhi felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
Furthermore, children conceived through the use of the "fertility-enhancing powder," even if born, will carry an evil aura within them. This is because although the souls of those infants have been refined, some evil elements still remain.
Furthermore, any man who has used the fertility-enhancing powder will be unable to father children for the rest of his life. In other words, he will only have one child in his lifetime.
Xi Xizhi glanced at An Honghan, then at Consort Hua.
Consort Hua's plan was quite clever; she could not only conceive An Honghan's child but also eliminate any future troubles. However, her intentions were far too ruthless.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, spare me! I was blinded by greed and that's why I did this. Please, Your Majesty, spare me!" Consort Hua cried, unable to speak, and kowtowed repeatedly.
She never imagined that things would be exposed. Everything was going according to plan, but this was the one step that went wrong.
She was trembling with discomfort all over her body; it felt like her body was about to explode, shaking like a leaf.
"How dare you do such a thing and yet you beg for my life?" An Honghan said coldly, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. "Guards, drag Consort Hua away and execute her. As for Minister Liu? He actually dared to help my daughter commit such a heinous act, so I will not let him off easily. Strip him of his position as Minister, confiscate his property, and exterminate his entire family."
Upon hearing the last sentence, Consort Hua froze on the spot and kowtowed even more desperately, begging for mercy.
An Honghan has always been ruthless, especially towards those who are hostile to him; he shows no mercy. This outcome was already predetermined the moment Consort Hua decided to take action.
An Honghan raised his hand and ordered, "Drag this woman away."
There are many types of capital punishment.
Since His Majesty didn't give any further instructions, then it must be the same old method... torturing him to death.
Just hearing that word sends chills down your spine.
Cutting away piece by piece, yet not enough to kill, until every inch of flesh has been removed, only then will a person slowly die. The thought of such a death is horrifying.
However, Xi Xizhi was unaware of all of this.
All she knew was that Consort Hua was doomed this time.
"Wu Jianfeng, take your men to the Liu residence." An Honghan's calm voice rang out slowly, his gaze turning to Wu Jianfeng as he assigned the task.
Since his demotion, Wu Jianfeng had not received the Emperor's attention. Now, with this sudden mission, he immediately smiled and said, "This servant obeys."
After that, Wu Jianfeng went out with a group of guards.
Consort Hua was dragged to the imperial prison by two guards and executed. Because of an unpleasant incident, the entire Panlong Palace was eerily quiet. All the palace maids and eunuchs dared not breathe, and they all lowered their heads obsequiously, fearing that His Majesty would be angry and take his anger out on them.
Xi Xizhi sat in An Honghan's arms, her mind racing.
The concubines in the harem would stop at nothing to conceive An Honghan's child. This kind of thing must have happened before, but the method used by Consort Hua was really too wicked.
Seeing the dirty soup spilled on the floor, An Honghan frowned deeply and said, "Someone, clean the floor."
Whenever An Honghan saw this mess, he could recall the woman's face and the souls of the forty-nine prematurely deceased children needed to refine the Fertility-Promoting Powder.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Several palace maids bowed and, not daring to delay for a moment, began to wipe the dirt and mess on the ground with handkerchiefs.
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