When Wei Shuyi woke up, he had already returned to Sangyuxuan.
Wen Yu, who was standing by the bed, noticed her fingers moving and immediately got up: "Young lady, don't worry! The little princess has already received it, and Taoist Yu has prepared the antidote. You have to take care of yourself first!"
"Where's Zhaohua?"
"My lady, I'm here." Jing'an walked over quietly, afraid to wake the baby in the cradle. "Master Yu came here before. The antidote is really effective. The little princess ate it mixed with rice porridge and fell asleep."
However, this is only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause!
Yu Pei predicted: The princess was poisoned in the womb and would never recover. She could only rely on elixirs to prolong her life, but she would not live past the age of five.
This was a fatal blow to her!
Wei Shuyi forced himself to walk to the outer room, trying his best to prevent the conversation from reaching the inner room. "Is there anything light to eat? I'm hungry."
"Yes! I'll get it right away!"
She knew very well that the more critical the moment, the more she must not lose her composure and allow those with ulterior motives to continue to run rampant.
So, after quickly drinking a bowl of bamboo shoot and chicken porridge to replenish her energy, she regained her composure and began to think about everything about her pregnancy.
"The Queen assigned a large number of people to me, taking meticulous care of me. Even when I encountered difficulties during childbirth, she stepped in to resolve them. It seems that she is the least suspicious person."
Wen Yu agreed. "Furthermore, I heard that when she was in the Eastern Palace, the Empress was not one to hide her inner thoughts. If she had truly done something sinister and poisoned the young lady's food beforehand, she wouldn't have been able to act so cheerfully and cheerfully afterwards... Unless, of course, the Empress was an exceptional actor and had deceived everyone for years."
This is also not realistic.
If the Queen really wanted to act, why would she choose to play a woman disliked by the Emperor? Wouldn't it be better to be as gentle and considerate as Concubine Jin?
All the inferences seemed contradictory, and she still couldn't equate the queen with such a scheming person.
Wei Shuyi remembered Concubine Wen, who always stared at her belly. "Qu Yuexi once wanted to do me a favor. She was the one who planned the Guanyin of Childbearing. This move directly cut off Concubine Jin's possibility of competing for Zhaohua. However, her method was so brilliant that I will never forget it."
"Noble Lady Wen must know something about medicine, and she's skilled at making subtle changes without being noticed." Wen Yu carefully recalled what happened. "Could it be... her?"
On the one hand, he recognized her as a sister and claimed that he was doing it for her own good. On the other hand, he took the opportunity to poison her, striving to ensure that the royal heir would not live to the age of marriage after he was born?
Wei Shuyi couldn't find any evidence for the time being. It was not appropriate to accuse Concubine Wen of the crime simply because she was cunning.
Concubine Xin suddenly spoke up, "Where's Concubine Rong? Didn't she try to make the princess vomit milk before? Once there's a chance, there'll be a second!"
"It can't be her."
"That's right..." Concubine Xin also realized, "Zhaoyi Rong is eager for Sister Yi to give birth to a prince and adopt him as her own. If that's the case, she must also hope that the child is healthy and would not do such a cruel thing."
The remaining person is Concubine Jin.
When he was framed by his own sister, he probably had no way to express his pain and could only keep it in his heart.
Given the Empress Dowager's reprimand and the Emperor's suspicion, would Concubine Jin really dare to do such a thing? If so, who would she assign to do it?
"Doctor Lu!" "Lu Xingzhou!"
She and Wen Yu called out the name in unison.
At the beginning, in order to prevent Jiang Yuanzheng from taking revenge, she specially chose Lu Xingzhou to take care of the fetus, and she was only willing to take the medicine after it had passed through his hands.
If this person really did it, then...
"Call him!" "Yes."
Not long after, Lu Xingzhou arrived carrying his small wooden box, his expression normal. "How are you, Noble Yi? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need my help taking your pulse?"
Wei Shuyi walked up to him, carefully examining his face, and then asked softly, "Doctor Lu, if I was poisoned a few months ago, is there any medicine that can cure me now?"
"That depends on the various poisons."
"A drug that kills people by five years." Her tone suddenly became shrill. "This master trusted you and supported you. Even though I knew you had betrayed me before, I took your position into consideration and forgave you. But what did you do?"
"My Lord Yi, I do not understand what you mean."
Lu Xingzhou looked up in shock, trying to understand what was happening. But all he could see were pairs of eyes filled with hatred, as if they were about to devour him alive!
He placed the small wooden box on the ground, knelt down and explained, "Noble Yi, although I cannot pat my chest and guarantee that everything I do will be completely loyal to you, as a doctor, I will never harm the unborn child! My lady, you can doubt everything, but you cannot question my principles as the palace physician."
"My child suffered during pregnancy. After much thought, you and Jiang Yuanzheng are the only ones who can be the child. But I am very cautious about him, and only with you..."
Having said this, Eunuch Yang's voice of greeting came unexpectedly, directly interrupting what Wei Shuyi wanted to say.
Lu Xingzhou also hurriedly stood up and stepped aside.
"Yao'er, are you feeling unwell?" Xie Yanci saw the imperial physician as soon as he entered the room and immediately asked with concern, "From now on, I will come to accompany you every day to take care of Zhaohua. You must not overwork yourself!"
"No, I was just checking his pulse as usual." She suppressed her grief and anger, "Doctor Lu, you can go now."
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Xie Yanci noticed that she was in a bad mood, so he changed the subject: "I came here today because I have something else to tell you."
"Your Majesty, please speak freely."
"The murderer who poisoned the fish soup and attempted to kill Lady Min has been caught!"
Wei Shuyi was slightly startled: "Who?"
"A maidservant from Chengqian Palace." Xie Yanci couldn't help but feel angry for Concubine Jin when he mentioned this person. "After all, she's a personal maid brought from the mansion. Just because she was scolded a few times, she actually did such a thing as betraying her master!"
Only then did she recall the girl's appearance. "What the Emperor is saying is... Qian Dai harbors hatred towards the Imperial Concubine, and has specially obtained a priceless poison, intending to kill Noble Concubine Wen and turn the sisters against each other?"
The emperor did not respond, simply because her question was a bit sharp and her tone was a bit aggressive.
He simply looked towards the inner hall and motioned her to lower her voice: "The evidence is all here. If you want to know more details, I can tell you..."
"I don't want to hear it!" She couldn't control her emotions at the thought of Concubine Jin being involved in her daughter's poisoning. "I only know that the Emperor favors the Concubine, even to the point of neglecting Concubine Wen's unborn child! So, Zhaohua, whom I gave birth to with all my heart, is now in trouble. This may also be related to the Concubine. Will the Emperor seek justice for our daughter, or will he continue to drag out new scapegoats?"
"Noble Lady Yi, you are overstepping your bounds."
At this point, the emperor lost face and the warmth he should have shown was gone.
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