After Xie Yanci finished bathing and changing, he heard that Concubine Jin was feeling unwell and immediately went to the inner chamber to check on her. The imperial physicians had already written a prescription for a stable pregnancy, but she was still clutching her stomach and crying out in pain, so it was difficult to leave for the time being.
"Yao'er, what happened out of the blue?"
"I don't know either." Imperial Concubine Jin leaned weakly against the emperor's arms and began to make up stories. "Maybe I was tired in the small kitchen today. I overestimated myself."
"Small kitchen? You cooked for me?"
"I originally thought that cooking some soup would be easy and I wouldn't have to watch over the pot. I didn't expect it to turn out like this..."
Xie Yanci was furious and anxious, and could only question the maids in Chengqian Palace: "I have already told you! The Imperial Concubine cannot handle any chores! Not even cooking soup. How did you do it?!"
"Alright, Your Majesty, don't blame them. It was all my request, and they wouldn't dare disobey!"
Concubine Jin snuggled closer to his embrace, her right hand tightly gripping his arm. "I'm really scared now. Yesterday, my father wrote to me and told me about my sister's situation. Although he didn't go into too much detail, I could sense how dangerous she'd been through. After the birth of the eldest prince, she didn't allow anyone to visit the Yanxi Palace. Even I was stopped outside. Could it be... that God doesn't allow a woman from the Qu family to get pregnant, and I want to..."
"Impossible! With me by your side, no one can let anything happen to our child!"
Concubine Jin glanced at the busy imperial physicians and said, "I feel a headache. Why don't you let them go to the front hall to work? I just want His Majesty to accompany me without being disturbed by anyone."
"Okay, I promise you."
Xie Yanci asked Eunuch Yang to guard outside, and the imperial doctors also left in turn.
Concubine Jin glanced at Qian Wei, who frowned and shook her head, then quickly walked back to the courtyard, fearing that Mu Tao would cause trouble.
According to Mu Tao's original temperament, she would not dare to make a scene in such an occasion. However, before leaving the palace, she overheard the wet nurses' conversation and knew that the eldest prince was in a bad situation. If the emperor could not be invited, it would inevitably lead to disaster.
So, she had to be "reckless" for once!
"Aunt Qianwei, I've made the matter very clear. My young mistress and the prince both need Jiang Yuanzheng to come over and take a look. Could you please convey that to them?"
"There are other people on duty in the Imperial Hospital, why don't you call them?"
Mu Tao was helpless: "Those people are just apprentices, how can they compare to Jiang Yuanzheng?"
"That's right! The Emperor values the Imperial Concubine's pregnancy so much that he's sent all the best things to Chengqian Palace." Qian Wei approached her and smiled slightly. "Noble Concubine Wen has safely given birth to the prince. If it's a minor problem, it can be solved by finding an apprentice. Why are you looking for trouble and causing trouble for the Imperial Concubine?"
"I, I didn't." Mu Tao didn't want to waste any more time, so she quickly shouted, "Your Majesty! Something's happened to Concubine Wen in the Yanxi Palace! Go and see her quickly! Your Majesty..."
Before she could finish shouting, Qianwei covered her mouth!
"Don't you want to live anymore?! You actually tried to call the Emperor away in this way?! I'm saving you! If the Imperial Concubine finds out, will you still be able to survive?"
Mu Tao was frightened and blinked her eyes. The courage she had finally mustered disappeared in an instant.
Qian Wei finally let go of her hand and straightened her clothes. "We are all palace maids, and I understand your situation. But in Yonghua Palace, loyalty to the master is important, and judging the situation is even more important. Don't put your life at risk for others, don't you agree?"
"I, I understand."
When Mu Tao returned to the Yanx Palace in fear, she didn't know how to report to Concubine Wen, so she could only stand in the corner in a daze.
When the wet nurse came out to change the hot water, she happened to see her figure: "Aunt Mu Tao, you are finally back! Where are the imperial doctors? Have they arrived?"
"Is the young master still in there?"
“Yes, yes!”
She walked in with her head held high and saw Concubine Wen clumsily holding the prince to sleep. It was obvious that she had prepared this in advance and was putting on an act for the emperor to see.
"Why are you alone? Where is the imperial physician? Does the emperor know about this?"
Mu Tao shook her head and replied in a low voice, "I went to the Imperial Hospital first, but there were only a few apprentices left there. I asked around and found out that Jiang Yuanzheng and the others had been sent to Chengqian Palace by the Emperor. I went to ask for help again, but the aunt there refused to pass on the message, saying only that the Imperial Concubine was unwell and not even a single Imperial Physician could identify her, so..."
"Ridiculous! Is she going to occupy the entire Imperial Hospital by herself?!" Concubine Wen angrily put the child back into the cradle and dusted off her clothes in disgust. "Unless she has a miscarriage tonight and can't get pregnant for the rest of her life, otherwise I will hate her for the rest of my life!"
The wet nurse was still looking down at the little prince's health, tears streaming down her face as she said, "What should we do? No imperial physician has come, and we don't understand medicine. This..."
"Why are you crying?! You're making me upset!"
Noble Lady Wen paced back and forth in the inner room, thinking of a solution.
After noticing a blush on the child's face, she took off one of her shoes and ruffled her long hair, letting a strand hang over her ear.
Mu Tao couldn't understand: "My lady, what are you going to do?!"
"Since you can't ask anyone to help you, then let me go and ask for it myself!"
She held the little prince in her arms again and limped out of the Yanx Palace.
Right now, she didn't care about other people's eyes. The more people who witnessed her loss of soul, the deeper the emperor's guilt would be towards her in the future.
She tried to use this method to publicize Concubine Jin's indifference and tell everyone that the person who indirectly killed her son was the hypocritical concubine!
"Aunt, please go to the palace gate and take a look!"
Qian Wei was standing next to Eunuch Yang when a palace maid came over and said something with a panicked expression.
She sighed, thinking Mu Tao was here again.
Who would have thought that the high and mighty Concubine Wen would actually kneel at the door of Chengqian Palace with a swaddling baby in her arms!
Qian Wei was so frightened that she also fell to her knees: "My lady, what are you doing?"
"I heard that the aunt in Chengqian Palace refused to pass on the message and was unwilling to assign the imperial physician to Yanxi Palace. In that case, I have no choice but to come in person and ask the eldest sister for mercy."
"No, that's not the case, young lady, please don't do this." Qian Wei tried to pull her up, "The Imperial Concubine was feeling unwell just now, and I was worried about the affairs of the inner chamber, so..."
Lady Wen ignored him and shouted towards the main hall—
"Your Majesty! I am Concubine Wen of the Yanxi Palace! Our child has a sudden high fever, and we can't get the imperial physician. Please ask my eldest sister to show mercy! Ask her to send someone to treat our child! I beg you!"
Qianwei didn't expect her to do this. She turned around in fear and ran to the main hall to seek countermeasures.
And Concubine Wen's hand quietly pressed down on the swaddling clothes and slowly exerted force.
Freaks are supposed to be sacrificed.
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