Chapter 85 Don't let her die before the truth is revealed

Noblewoman Yue and Noblewoman Fang looked at the bright red bloodstains on Concubine Mu and Concubine Ying's bodies and couldn't help but tremble. They shook their heads together, crying in their voices: "Sister Shunfei, we dare not."

Concubine Shun rolled her eyes and muttered, "It's useless."

But she had no choice but to help the two timid ones. She couldn't ask the seven or eight princesses to help. She had to help Concubine Ying down from the window sill by herself and put her down beside the beauty in the corridor.

Ying Fei's maid Taozhi hurried over from the courtyard, sat on the beauty's seat, and hugged her mistress tightly in her arms, crying non-stop. She was sad for her young mistress's unjust death, and worried about her mistress's current situation.

However, Mupin's maidservant was half-kneeling and half-squatting outside the east side wall of the hall, burping non-stop and unable to even stand up.

Concubine Shun knocked on Concubine An's door and said, "Concubine An, I am Concubine Shun. Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu have fainted. Please open the door and I will help them go in and rest."

Anpin's trembling voice came from behind the door: "Sister Shunfei, thank you very much. If you want to come in, I will welcome you. But you saw their terrible appearance just now. I really dare not let them in. If they wake up again, I am afraid I will lose my life."

There was no movement at the door, but she saw with her own eyes the scene that happened at the window. The sight of Concubine Ying, covered in blood and waving a porcelain bottle like a madman, was truly too terrifying.

Thinking about what happened in the East Wing Hall just now, she was afraid that Song Zhaoyi might have died. As it was a matter of life and death, she did not want to take any risk.

Concubine Shun rolled her eyes and thought to herself, now you are afraid that someone will come to kill you, but when you harmed someone else's child, didn't you think that one day they would find out?

Shun Fei felt contemptuous in her heart, but since An Fei would not open the door, she could not force her way in, so she could only say, "Okay, then you wait."

She bent down, helped up Concubine Mu who was sitting crookedly on the ground against the wall, and placed her on the beauty's backrest. Then she straightened up and looked towards the direction of the courtyard gate with an anxious look.

I don’t know if Song Zhaoyi can be saved, and I don’t know when the imperial physician will come. If he comes too late, even if there is a chance of saving her, it will probably be too late.

If Song Zhaoyi really died, then Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu would probably be beheaded as well. After all, such a violent murder in public would have a huge impact.

Not long after, the Queen and the Imperial Concubine came hurriedly with the palace maids. As soon as the Queen entered the room, she asked, "What happened?"

"Mother, Mother, you are finally here."

The Seventh and Eighth Princesses rushed over and whispered something in their ears. The Queen and the Imperial Concubine simultaneously held out their hands and said, "You two should leave first."

"Yes." The group of palace maids and eunuchs following behind answered in unison. The palace maid holding the umbrella handed the umbrella to the empress and the imperial concubine, and everyone retreated to the gate of Chuixiang Palace and waited.

Seeing that there was no one else in the safe area, the Seventh and Eighth Princesses spoke one after another and quickly told the whole story in a concise manner, including what Tong Tong said and what they saw with their own eyes after arriving. Then they pointed to the East Side Hall and whispered, "Song Zhaoyi seems to be dead."

Seeing that the two girls were pale and obviously frightened, the queen ordered: "This matter has become so serious that it is imperative to inform His Majesty. You go to Chongde Hall and tell your father about the situation. We will come back after we have dealt with it."

Princess Seven or Eight wanted to continue watching the excitement, but she was still afraid, so she nodded in agreement. The two of them walked away hurriedly, arm in arm, holding an umbrella.

The Queen looked at Concubine Shun who had come over and asked, "Do you know how Song Zhaoyi is doing?"

Concubine Shun shook her head and said, "I haven't even gone to see them yet, but I've already sent someone to call the imperial physician. But seeing how bloody Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu are, I'm afraid Song Zhaoyi will be very angry."

The Queen waved to the palace maids waiting outside the courtyard gate, and they came running over. The Queen pointed to the main hall and ordered, "Go and knock on the door, carry Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu in, wake them up and keep an eye on them, don't let them go crazy again."

Nanny Zheng and several palace maids responded and ran towards the main hall.

The queen then ordered an older eunuch, "Go to the East Side Hall and see what's going on. Is the person still alive?"

The eunuch responded and quickly ran to the east side hall and entered. A moment later, he ran out with a blue face and blood on his fingers: "Your Highness, you are still alive, but you are no longer in good shape."

The queen's expression remained unchanged: "It's good that he is still breathing. Go and urge the imperial physician."

The eunuch responded, turned around and ran out of the courtyard. Before he reached the door, he saw the imperial doctors coming, two of them at once.

The two doctors were hurried along by Concubine Shun's maids and were running out of breath. When they saw the Empress and the Imperial Concubine were also there, they hurriedly bowed and greeted them.

The Queen raised her hand and said solemnly, "No need to be polite, the two doctors. Go to the East Side Hall and save the man. Make sure you bring him back to me."

The two imperial doctors agreed and ran to the east side hall with their medicine boxes. When they entered the hall and saw the tragic situation, they were terrified.

Fortunately, the two men were quite old and had worked in the palace for more than ten years. They were knowledgeable and experienced. After the initial panic, they quickly calmed down, thinking of the kindness of doctors, and quickly lifted the man onto the bed and started saving him.

At this moment, the door of the main hall had been opened, and the palace maids brought by the Empress and the Imperial Concubine had carried the still unconscious Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu in. The two were soaked and covered in blood, and their appearance was terrifying.

When Concubine An saw that scene, she was so frightened that she turned her head away and dared not look directly at it. She didn't know whether her heart was beating wildly because of guilt or fear.

After everyone had settled Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu, she led the palace maids to the courtyard and knelt before the Empress and Imperial Noble Concubine. After paying her respects, she did not stand up, but covered her face with her sleeves and cried sadly: "Empress, please help me. I really don't know how I have offended Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu. They actually want to kill me."

The queen lowered her eyes and looked at her coldly, "You really don't know?"

Hearing the coldness in the Queen's words, Concubine An was suddenly startled and did not respond for a long time.

When she learned that Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu had taken action against Song Zhaoyi, she had a vague guess that Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu must have known the truth of that year.

But she couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she racked her brains. So many years had passed peacefully, but there was no sign of anything. How did Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu know about it?

Fortunately, the two of them attacked Song Zhaoyi directly as soon as they entered the East Hall without asking any questions carefully. Song Zhaoyi must be dead at this moment, and there is no evidence. No one would know that Song Zhaoyi killed her because he listened to her complaints.

The Imperial Concubine sneered, "Anpin, there's an old saying, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself."

Shun Fei also echoed: "Anpin, you know what you did in your heart, and we all know it, so why do you have to pretend here?"

Hearing the sarcasm in the Imperial Concubine's tone and the confidence in Shunfei's words, Concubine An's eyelids twitched wildly.

Is it true that everyone knows what Concubine Shun said? But how is this possible?

Could he be lying to her? Yes, that's very possible. After all, all the women in the harem have complicated thoughts.

Thinking of this, Concubine An felt relieved. She lowered her head, kowtowed to the ground, and said in a sobbing voice: "I really don't know what the ladies are talking about."

The queen looked at her for a while and said coldly: "Get up and come in to talk."

Afterwards, he walked straight to the main hall holding an umbrella. After entering, he sat on the chair at the top and said to the Imperial Consort and Shun Consort who were following closely behind him, "You two should sit down too."

The Imperial Noble Consort and the Shun Consort agreed and sat down at the bottom, one on the left and one on the right, next to the Empress.

Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu had been awakened by the palace servants. After a moment of daze, they remembered what had just happened. They looked down at the blood on their hands and bodies, and their hands trembled uncontrollably.

The two men had mixed feelings in their hearts. There was the joy of revenge, the fear of killing someone for the first time, and the regret of not being able to kill that little bitch Concubine An.

Concubine An followed over, but when she saw the ferocious looks of Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu, she was so frightened that she stopped at the door and dared not go any further.

The empress and the other three people sitting in the room were silent. Concubine Ying and the other two were kneeling on the ground with their lips tightly pursed. Concubine An did not dare to say a word. There were more than ten servants of the master, but the palace was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

About half an hour later, an imperial physician who was busy in the East Side Hall came running over to report, "Your Majesty, we two humble servants have fulfilled our mission and have saved Song Zhaoyi."

After the doctor finished speaking, he lifted his sleeves to wipe the sweat off his forehead. Fortunately, they arrived in time, and there were still a few horns left on the half of the willow leaf bottle. Although the horns were sharp, they were not very long. When they were stabbed, the force was dispersed, so the stab was not particularly deep, but there were many wounds.

Although Song Zhaoyi had to have countless stitches stitched up from head to waist, and her entire upper body was in a horrible state and unrecognizable, the imperial physician still managed to save her life from the brink of death.

The queen nodded slightly and said, "Thank you. Please ask the two imperial doctors to take good care of her. Don't let her die before the matter is fully investigated."

The imperial physician agreed, withdrew, and hurried to the east side hall.

Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu were both stunned. They looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes. How could this be possible? They both stabbed Song Zhaoyi like that, how could she still be alive?

Anpin's face also changed, her heart was beating wildly, and her hands were clenched into fists under her sleeves. Song Zhaoyi was still alive, still alive, would Song Zhaoyi pull her out?

When Concubine Shun heard the news, she breathed a sigh of relief. Since Song Zhaoyi was not dead for the time being, then Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu would not have to die either. If they all joined His Majesty and the Empress in begging for mercy, perhaps they could get a lighter punishment.

This matter involved the murder of two princes, and it was a serious matter. The empress did not dare to make a decision on her own. After thinking for a while, she stood up and walked out, saying, "Princess An will go with me to see His Majesty. Dangui will go to Miaoyunxuan to invite the Ninth Princess to Chongde Hall. Nanny Zheng will send Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu back to change their clothes and come back after they are ready."