Chapter 189: Condemning Concubine Mei
"Congratulations, His Majesty, and Congratulations, Empress Xi."
All the concubines and palace maids in the room knelt on the ground, and regardless of whether their smiles were sincere or not, they all congratulated with stiff expressions of joy.
When Xiao Heng glanced at Doctor Shen in front of him, he asked, "I remember that you have been the one taking care of Concubine Xi's health?"
"That's right!" Doctor Shen nodded in response.
"A reward of 100 taels of gold." Xiao Heng waved his hand with satisfaction.
"I will leave Concubine Xi's baby to your care. When the royal heir is born safely, you will receive a generous reward."
Doctor Shen was stunned by excitement, and raised his eyes timidly to glance at the emperor and Liu Yuetang in front of him.
Liu Yuetang raised her brows slightly, as if giving him some signal, and Doctor Shen quickly reacted.
Liu Yuetang had said before that if she found a suitable opportunity, she could let Wanyi leave the palace early and let her marry her.
And now may be a good opportunity.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I have the audacity to ask the Emperor to exchange all the rewards for a single grace."
When everyone heard this, their expressions froze.
Doctor Si frowned and said, "Chen Ci! The emperor gave you a reward, so you should accept it. How can you bargain?"
Rong Yue chuckled and came to the rescue: "Doctor Shen has made great contributions. Your Majesty, please listen to what kind of grace Doctor Shen wishes to receive."
Xiao Heng was in a good mood right now. As long as the request was not excessive, he would naturally grant it and signaled Doctor Shen to continue.
Doctor Shen calmed himself and spoke slowly, "There is a maid named Wanyi in the Embroidery Room. I have known you since childhood and once promised you a lifetime of companionship. However, her mother insisted on sending her to the palace for money, and I have been waiting for her to turn twenty-five and leave the palace to ask for her hand in marriage. Now, I wish to exchange all my rewards for Wanyi's early departure. I will thank the Emperor for his grace."
Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows slightly: "I didn't expect you to be such a passionate person."
"That's not difficult. I will decree that she be given to you."
Doctor Shen's eyes immediately welled up with tears of excitement, and he kowtowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace. I will do my best to take care of Concubine Xi and the heir."
When talking about the royal heir, the smile on his face faded a little.
"Your Majesty was frightened just now and has had some miscarriage. I suggest that you move as little as possible for the next two months and take good care of yourself. Also, remember to avoid contact with water on your hand wound and change the dressing on time."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng's expression tightened. "Tell the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Kitchen to provide all the necessary supplies and meals to Yue Gong first."
"For the next two months, Concubine Xi needs to rest and take care of her pregnancy. You don't need to bother her by going to the Moon Palace."
His gaze seemed to be frost-hardened as he slowly swept over the concubines: "If anything happens to the royal heir in Concubine Xi's womb! I will hold you responsible!"
The concubines were terrified when they heard this and fell to the ground, saying in trembling voices, "Your Highness obeys your command."
They heard the meaning of Xiao Heng's words clearly. He was warning everyone in the palace to put away their evil thoughts. If anything happened to the royal heir in Concubine Xi's womb, he would not let it go easily.
This shows how much the emperor values Concubine Xi's pregnancy.
The emperor had never been so nervous about any of the royal heirs.
The queen was very vigilant because two royal heirs had died in succession.
"Concubine Xi, you do not need to come to Weiyang Palace to pay your respects for the next two months. Stay in the palace and take good care of your pregnancy. If you need anything, please send a palace maid to let me know."
She believed that the other emperors would make arrangements and she didn't have to worry about it.
All she needed to worry about was keeping an eye on the movements of the various palaces and arranging midwives to prevent the last incident from happening again.
Xiao Heng looked at the Queen with great satisfaction: "The Queen has thought it through."
"The heir in Concubine Xi's womb was hard-won. The Empress will have to pay more attention to the affairs of the harem."
The Queen nodded slightly, her phoenix eyes sweeping across the concubines with authority: "Your Majesty, rest assured, all the sisters in the palace know their limits."
After such a warning, if those people still have other ideas, they will be jumping into the fire pit.
After a moment's silence, the Queen finally revealed the matter of Concubine Mei.
"Your Majesty, this is the item I found on Ruan Shi. It clearly explains what Meipin did."
All the concubines stood up, except for Concubine Mei, who knelt on the ground covered in cold sweat.
During the conversation between the emperor and the queen just now, she had already thought of all the escape routes.
She is the princess of the grassland and now the mother of the third prince.
The Emperor of the Central Plains values his offspring the most. As long as she insists that she is innocent and refuses to admit the matter, the Emperor will definitely let her go leniently.
After all, Ruan is dead now and there is no evidence!
"Evil woman!" Xiao Heng looked at Concubine Mei with disgust and hatred.
Meipin burst into tears and knelt forward to grab Xiao Heng's dragon robe and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
Xiao Heng kicked her away, "The evidence is irrefutable! Are you still trying to quibble?"
Meipin fell heavily to the ground, propping herself up and crying, "Your Majesty! I am truly wronged."
"I always thought Ruan was dead!"
"She must be wronging me! She has been at odds with me since she entered the palace. Why should I save her? I wish she would die sooner!"
"She must have wronged me! Yes, Your Majesty! She was determined to drag me down with her, so she wrote such a letter."
She tried to argue, her face flushed with excitement.
Seeing Xiao Heng still with a gloomy face, Meipin turned to glance at Liu Yuetang, "Your Majesty! Ruan wants to get rid of the person she hates the most! I, Concubine Zhao, and Concubine Xi! She wants to get rid of them all at once!"
"I, like Concubine Xi and Concubine Zhao, am a victim, Your Majesty!"
She cried with tears streaming down her face, full of grievance and resentment towards Ruan.
Concubine Ye in the crowd murmured, "What Concubine Mei said does make some sense."
Liu Yuetang was afraid that if Meipin continued to talk, this evidence would become a frame-up, so she quickly said, "Meipin, you say you are wronged?"
Meipin took a deep breath and looked at Liu Yuetang with bloodshot eyes: "Yes! Sister, I am also a person who was plotted against by the Ruan family just like you."
"But why do I feel like my sister is plotting against me?"
Liu Yuetang blurted out these words lightly, shocking Meipin so much that the tears in her eyes seemed to stop and refused to fall.
"Just now I heard Rongpin say that it was you who led Concubine Zhao to this warm room?"
Meipin forced herself to remain calm and said, "I was drunk and accidentally spilled the wine on Concubine Zhao. I..."
"You are a girl from the grassland, and you are so careless with alcohol that you got drunk after just a few drinks?" Liu Yuetang asked her slowly.
"I...I drank several cups in a row, and my face turned red. You saw it, Your Majesty."
"Does blushing mean you're drunk?" Rong Yue looked coldly at Meipin.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, since Ruan left this letter, I believe she must have left other evidence. I ask Your Majesty to search every corner of the palace, especially Concubine Mei's palace!"
She knew Ruan Yuxiao too well. If she wanted to kill someone, she would never give up.
If her guess was correct, Ruan Yuxiao must have a backup plan.
Meipin's face suddenly turned pale and cold sweat soaked her back.
Although she had asked the palace maids to clean the secret room, she felt more and more frightened and uneasy when she saw Rongpin's confident look.
I'm afraid that bitch Ruan really left some evidence that I haven't discovered.
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