Chapter 76 The Empress's Miscarriage
Jingren Palace.
"The Empress and Consort Shugui are both pregnant. The palace is really bustling now."
"Yes, it's been a long time since there was such a happy event in the palace. Oh, I heard that the Empress Dowager is not feeling well. I have been busy serving the Emperor these days and have no time to visit the Empress Dowager. Is there something wrong with the Empress Dowager?"
"Muronghua, don't talk nonsense. The Empress Dowager and the Empress are the most honorable people in the harem. They should be happy together. Why didn't I hear that the Empress Dowager is not feeling well? Is it possible that Consort Xian intentionally hinted that the Empress's pregnancy offended the Empress Dowager?"
Consort Shugui sat in the first seat on the side, glancing at her with contempt.
With just a few words, she provoked the Empress and Muronghua.
It also dispelled Concubine Xian's allusion that the baby in her belly had hit the Queen Mother.
Murong Hua was in a panic and quickly stood up and knelt down to explain: "Your Majesty, I never meant that."
The Queen Mother frowned and glanced at Concubine Shu Gui, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, you didn't mean it, get up."
Before Murong Hua could get up, Concubine Shu Gui said: "Your Majesty is really kind-hearted. Someone took advantage of the Queen Mother's physical discomfort, but you didn't punish this person. Is it possible that in the Queen Mother's mind, the Queen Mother's physical condition is not very important?"
The Queen Mother was still pregnant and her emotions were extremely unstable. When provoked by Concubine Shu Gui, she slammed the table.
"I respect the Empress Dowager Xiaoshun, why should I explain to you? Concubine Shugui, I warn you, don't lose your sense
of propriety because of the emperor's temporary favor." Murong Hua had stood up and sat on the seat without knowing when, lowered her head and played with the handkerchief in her hand, and said leisurely: "The Empress may not know, but now in the palace, the one who is most favored by the emperor is Concubine Xian, who looks like Concubine Shugui. She is sick, and with a few words, the emperor personally drove Concubine Shugui out of Chengqian Palace, and the princess was thrown into the cold palace and ignored. If you ask me, our Concubine Shugui's pregnancy is a coincidence."
She was very strange, and it was obvious that she still didn't learn her lesson after being scolded by Concubine Shugui.
The room was silent, and no one dared to speak.
After a long time, the Queen spoke: "Okay, I'm tired, you all can leave."
Shu Guifei's eyes were cold.
The Queen deliberately ignored Murong Hua's sarcasm towards her, but it took a long time before she spoke, giving the concubines in the harem enough room to imagine.
From now on, I'm afraid her palace will not be peaceful.
Everyone stood up and left, but the Queen kept Shu Guifei.
Shu Guifei sat back in her chair with a cold face.
The Queen opened her lips and said: "The Emperor is now busy with state affairs, and it happens that Concubine Xian is sick. Don't take it to heart. We sisters all know that the most important person in the Emperor's heart is you."
Shu Guifei raised her eyes and happened to look at the Queen.
Her father arranged an abbot outside the palace, which caused Ying'an to have to live in the cold palace until now.
She felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife when she was hungry and cold.
As for the queen herself, she had just been arguing with her, but now she was concerned about her.
In the harem, everyone had the ability to change their faces. After
many years in the palace, she still couldn't learn this smooth and selfless approach.
"Empress, there are only you and me in Jingren Palace now, why are you beating around the bush? Just say whatever you want to say, anyway, I won't take it to heart."
Her words directly blocked the queen's words.
Looking at the sharp-edged Concubine Shugui in front of her, the queen felt cold in her heart.
It seems that her father has really annoyed Concubine Shugui this time.
If she retaliates, I'm afraid it will be very violent.
"Ying'an is in the cold palace now, and the emperor doesn't care. As the mistress of the harem, I naturally have to go there. I just want to ask, do you want to go with me?"
Seeing her daughter in the cold palace, not having enough food to eat, not having warm clothes, and being looked down upon, would Shuguifei be even angrier, right? She
might lose the baby in her belly if she is not careful.
By then, the child in her belly will be the most honorable legitimate son in the harem.
Even if Shuguifei is favored, she can never protect her own child.
For some reason, Shuguifei nodded.
As long as Ying'an is involved, she loses her ability to think.
When the two sedan chairs arrived at the cold palace, the cold palace was heavily guarded.
Seeing the two ladies arrive, Wei Weiran immediately went to greet them.
"Empress Dowager, Concubine Shugui, you two are pregnant, why did you come to this cold palace? It's gloomy here, and I'm afraid it will affect the heir to the throne. Please go back quickly, otherwise the emperor and the empress dowager will blame you, and I won't be able to report to you."
As he said this, he knelt down. As
soon as he knelt, everyone present knelt down.
Concubine Shugui now realized that the Empress had another intention in this trip.
She had been thinking about how to stop the Empress all the way, and now she had a natural reason.
Concubine Shugui immediately said, "Empress Dowager, the Emperor has ordered, forget it, the cold palace is really not a place for you and me."
After that, she got on the sedan chair by herself.
The Empress chased after her without saying a word and grabbed Concubine Shugui's sleeve.
The moment Concubine Shu Gui turned around, the Queen fell to the ground.
But in an instant, a pool of blood came out from under her gorgeous clothes.
It was shocking and terrifying.
Concubine Shu Gui suddenly thought of a very scary guess, could it be that the Queen was not pregnant from the beginning.
Doctor Lin specially prescribed Chinese medicine for her, the purpose was to make everyone mistakenly believe that the Queen was pregnant.
She had prepared the blood water early, just waiting to frame her.
What a vicious scheme.
What a meticulous layout.
The Queen used the one-month house arrest to put on a show, just to bring her down!
Wei Weiran immediately stepped forward and shouted in panic: "Quick, go call the imperial physician, and you guys, send the Empress back to Jingren Palace. Madam Shugui Concubine, please go with me to Chengqian Palace to invite the Emperor."
Shugui Concubine was in deep thought, but her face showed no emotion. She nodded and said okay.
The Queen had an abortion, and she could not escape the blame.
Wei Weiran let her go with him, which meant that he would let the Emperor decide.
She did not blame him.
But how could this disaster be resolved?
In the cold palace, the master and the servants had been sticking to the crack of the door and eavesdropping on the wall.
When she heard that the Queen was in trouble, Ying'an's face was wrinkled, and it was cute.
Nanny Xiang said in a deep voice: "The Queen has such a vicious plan!"
The little prodigal also sighed: "So the Queen knew that the baby in her belly would not last long?"
Ying'an thought to herself.
[In the book, my mother did get pregnant again in the second month after being released from the cold palace, but the book never mentioned the Queen's pregnancy. I remember that the Queen caught a cold in her early years and could no longer get pregnant, but she kept it a secret and no one knew about it. She even bribed all the doctors who took her pulse and used them for her own purposes. Doctor Zhao knew about it, but Doctor Zhao never mentioned the Queen's inability to get pregnant from beginning to end. He even told my mother that the Queen was pregnant. What was he thinking!]
The Queen Mother and the Queen teamed up with Doctor Zhao to set up a trap, with the goal of trapping my mother and giving her a fatal blow!
She didn't think much about it before, but now that the truth has been revealed, she is terrified.
Fortunately, she was careful and planted her divine power in the Queen Mother's body. This divine power can help her temporarily control the Queen Mother's body.
The purpose itself is to pull the Queen Mother to her camp. Although the means are despicable, at least it can achieve the goal.
But today, maybe I can save my mother's life!