Over the next few days, the Shoukang Palace was heavily guarded, with almost everyone taking turns caring for the little princess. The imperial physicians also visited diligently, and everyone was on high alert, fearing they would be caught in a crime.
Fortunately, God was merciful and her symptoms did not worsen, but gradually improved.
Every day when Wei Shuyi woke up, the first thing he did was to go to the Queen Mother to wait for the latest news, and then rush back when it was time for dinner.
This went on and on, and the body that had gained weight during pregnancy became thin again.
Yin Zhu was worried about her: "Noble Lady Yi, I'm here to help you keep an eye on her! The little princess has been eating and drinking normally these past few days, and she hasn't passed any blood. She's getting much better now."
"I'm worried about her future..." Wei Shuyi said, his brow still frowning. "Zhaohua has never been at peace in my belly. Now, she has encountered this disaster for no apparent reason. I'm afraid it will have an impact on her future."
For example, the disabled children I had seen in the capital before were all suffering from illnesses in their childhood, which left them with sequelae.
"I also consulted the imperial physicians, and they said that the princess just had an upset stomach by accident, and it's nothing serious."
"How dare they tell the truth? When something bad happens, they all try to put it in a positive light, fearing they'll be blamed and fired." Wei Shuyi stared at the inner hall. "Has the Queen Mother been resting well these past few days? If Zhaohua's illness affects the Queen Mother, it will be my fault."
Yin Zhu shook her head: "Don't worry, Aunt Zijin and I will serve the Queen Mother on time and will not let her get tired."
At this time, Lu Xingzhou came out and bowed to her.
"Your humble servant greets the noble lady Yi."
"Doctor Lu, I want to ask for the truth. What happened to Zhaohua?"
Without the slightest hesitation, he said, "When I arrived that day to treat her, the princess's condition was indeed not very good. But today, the drug in her body has been completely cleared, and she is in excellent condition in all aspects. Please rest assured, my lady."
She didn't want to find out for the time being which powerful figure in or outside the palace was backing Lu Xingzhou.
So far, this is the only imperial physician she trusts, and she has no other choice.
After the last incident with the Goddess of Childbirth, she had already warned Lu Xingzhou. He was a smart man and there was no way he would fool her about the princess now. The feedback he would bring would be very credible.
Thinking of this, Wei Shuyi felt much more relaxed and no longer as anxious as before.
The other side.
In the Hall of Eternal Life, Xie Yanci suddenly overturned a corner of the imperial desk!
"They're all bastards!"
Eunuch Yang quickly picked up the memorials from the ground one by one and carefully put them back in their original places. "Your Majesty, calm down! Don't get angry. It's not good for your health!"
"My own daughter is about to be harmed by this group of people!" He threw another piece of paper out, his tone angry, "One by one, tell me that this is just an accident! Could it be that Queen Mother is deliberately harming Zhaohua?"
"That certainly won't happen! The Empress Dowager dotes on the little princess to the skies, how could such a thing possibly happen?" Eunuch Yang's mind raced, trying to come up with a plan to prevent the wrath from shifting to himself. "Your Majesty, how about... using the Shadow Guards to investigate?"
"These people in the Imperial Household Department are really just sitting there doing nothing. I've kept them here for a while now. They're receiving salaries from the court, but I don't know who they're following!" The emperor changed the subject and said, "Yang Mingrui, I have a mission for you. You must complete it!"
Eunuch Yang knelt nervously on the ground: "Your Majesty, please tell me what you want! As long as I can do it..."
"I will handle the affairs of the six ministries. As for the officials in Yonghua Palace, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the six bureaus, I will leave them to you to carefully review." Xie Yanci stood up and stepped over the paper ball he had just thrown away. "Anyone who has too close contact with foreign officials and disrespects the emperor's orders, you should know what to do."
"Yes! I understand!"
The campaign to discipline palace officials began with the poisoning of the little princess, setting off a new round of bloody chaos throughout the palace.
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Liang Cairen sat in front of the dressing table, letting the maid behind her do her hair, her eyes were dull, so much so that she even saw another herself in the bronze mirror.
"My lady, you are already in advanced stages of pregnancy, so it's best not to move around too casually. Yongshou Palace is quite a long way from our Lin'an Palace!"
"Thank you for the reminder." She replied lazily, then looked up at the maid's face, "Um, what's your name?"
She had no intention of cultivating confidants, nor did she want to spend the rest of her life competing openly or secretly with the women in the harem.
She even couldn't remember the names of the palace servants. Since she rarely asked for help, she was too lazy to remember unimportant things.
The maid forced a smile and said, "My original name was not nice. It was Fangcao. After I was assigned to you, my lady, you should have changed my name..."
"It sounds nice. The grass is green and the sky is blue. It's spring time, and you are the most eye-catching. Isn't that good?"
Liang Cairen stood up, touched his extremely large belly, and began to walk out with difficulty.
Seeing this, the maid came over and helped: "My lady, the sedan chair is ready, please go slowly, don't rush."
"I have to hurry up and see him when he wakes up from his nap. How can I not be anxious?"
"My Lord, why..."
"I don't know you very well, so there's no need to tell you everything." Liang Cairen got on the sedan chair. "From now on, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
She was still the same cold and aloof person, speaking harshly and being unpopular. But she had to brace herself and fight against the venomous snake hiding in the dark, just to protect the people she cared about.
When Qingtan, the head maid of Yongshou Palace, saw her coming to pay a visit in person, her face immediately turned cold, and she almost wanted to kick her out directly -
"Mr. Liangcai, please return to Lin'an Palace! If you get hurt here, our queen can't afford it!"
"Is this your intention, or Empress Zhaoyi's?"
Qingtan always acts like a senior palace maid and behaves in a condescending manner. She thinks that since she has the protection of Rong Zhaoyi, she can "go her own way" and does not take any other palace concubines seriously.
Especially talented people and inferior people are even more disdainful.
But now, the situation has reversed: the little talent actually dared to contradict in public, and his tone was particularly unfriendly, which made Qingtan blush with anger.
"Your Majesty's intention is naturally what this servant also means. Anyway, you can't get in today, so don't waste your time!"
"At this hour, Empress Zhaoyi shouldn't be awake yet, right?" Liang Cairen didn't leave, but continued to question, "It seems that Aunt Qingtan is truly Empress Zhaoyi's confidant! You can even hear the orders she gave in her dreams clearly?"
"Who are you to blame for your status?! To be frank, even though you were pregnant and looked so pale, the Emperor didn't even go to Lin'an Palace to see you! A talented person wouldn't think that just because he's on good terms with Concubine Yi, or...in other words, by fawning over Concubine Yi, he can have such a good life, right?"
She was not angry, but walked up the stairs step by step with a smile on her face.
Qingtan quickly reached out to stop her: "Don't go in! Ah!"
Liang Cairen slapped the man with her backhand, knocking him to the ground! After years of martial arts training, even though she was weak, her strength was much greater than that of an ordinary woman.
"Remember, even though I'm just a court lady, I'm also the Emperor's woman, and now the mother of the future heir! Just because you're a servant, you dare bark in front of me?!"
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