Chapter 77 The Queen Mother Supports Her Back
Outside Chengqian Palace. Concubine
Shugui stood there. It was a cold winter day, but she didn't feel cold. She
was just shivering all over, and the coldness in her heart could not be dispelled.
This was the first time she had such a strong sense of powerlessness since entering the palace. She knew in her heart that it was not her fault, but the evidence was irrefutable. The Emperor and the Queen Mother would definitely think that she was the culprit.
The Queen had prepared for this move long ago.
She was willing to be confined, and she wanted to do her best to keep her after the morning and evening visits. She fell in front of Wei Weiran and put the blame on her. With Wei Weiran as a witness, she didn't need the Emperor to judge. She had already lost.
Moreover, the angle chosen by the Queen was extremely tricky. Not only Wei Weiran could see it clearly, but the other guards present also saw it clearly. The moment she turned around, the Queen pulled her arm up and fell down.
In their view, she was the one who pushed the Queen down with her own hands.
Concubine Shugui had a thousand thoughts, but they were like a tangled ball of thread that could not be cut and untangled.
What went wrong?
When Emperor Qingling came out, he saw Concubine Shugui with her head down and in mourning.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a little distressed.
They were densely packed, like cracks in wood grain, climbing upwards and gradually covering his entire heart.
He took a step forward, bent down and took her hand, and said in a deep voice: "I believe you."
Just three short words.
But they concealed his strong feelings.
Concubine Shugui looked up at him. Although she didn't believe he was sincere, she couldn't deny that he gave her great courage in the moment when she was at a loss. She
looked at him and shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, and stars were hidden in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, I didn't, I didn't push the Empress. She wanted to pull me, and then took my hand and pushed herself away. I don't know why the Empress did this. Your Majesty, can you tell me?"
As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes.
They dripped on her exquisite clothes, one by one, blooming.
That pitiful look of being at a loss instantly aroused the sympathy of Emperor Qingling.
Although he was in Chengqian Palace, he was always thinking about Shugui Concubine.
Whenever he thought of her being driven away by him, he felt that he owed her endlessly.
Now she was once again rejected at the door of Chengqian Palace, just because of Concubine Xian's words that she didn't want to see her.
Concubine Xian was obviously very gentle at the beginning, why is she so unreasonable now!
Emperor Qingling took her hand and said softly: "Yaohe, don't be afraid, no matter what, I will help you."
Shugui Concubine lowered her eyes and nodded.
When the two went to Jingren Palace together, they happened to meet the "Empress Dowager" who came in a sedan chair.
The "Empress Dowager" looked at Shugui Concubine for a long time before looking at Emperor Qingling.
She said, "I don't know if the emperor remembers that the queen caught a cold when she was young and should not have been pregnant. No one in the palace knows about this, but you and I know it very well. This matter has nothing to do with Concubine Shu Gui. I hope the emperor can handle it properly and not wrongly accuse Concubine Shu Gui."
After saying this, the faces of Emperor Qingling and Concubine Shu Gui changed.
The eyes of the "empress dowager" became gloomy. The queen dowager has always regarded the glory of Wu Ya as very important. Why didn't she speak for the queen today, but for Concubine Shu Gui? The
"empress dowager" said in a calm voice: "Emperor!"
Emperor Qingling came back to his senses and said lightly: "I know."
He has always known, so after Wei Weiran said that he saw Concubine Shu Gui pushed the queen with his own eyes, he still stood firmly on Concubine Shu Gui's side.
Concubine Shugui's eyes flickered, but she remained silent.
The "Empress Dowager" waved to Concubine Shugui and said, "Concubine Shugui, come with me, I will support you." Concubine
Shugui was overwhelmed by the favor, and glanced at Emperor Qingling. After getting the approval, she walked towards the "Empress Dowager".
Inexplicably, she felt that the Empress Dowager looked at her with a kind look today, which was very different from the calculations in the past.
The three of them arrived outside Jingren Palace, and the imperial doctors knelt in the room.
Seeing the three people arrive, they kowtowed and saluted.
"Greetings to the Emperor,
long live the Emperor."
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, long live the Empress Dowager." "Greetings to the Consort Shugui, long live the Consort Shugui."
Emperor Qingling said in a deep voice, "Get up."
The imperial doctors looked at each other, not daring to get up. Emperor Qingling
's voice became even colder, "Let me speak!"
The imperial doctors got up quickly, all with their heads down, not daring to raise their heads.
It was still Imperial Doctor Lin who spoke first, "Your Majesty, the Empress is having a miscarriage!"
Emperor Qingling looked at him, the emperor's anger was not obvious, but his eyes were full of deep meaning and scrutiny.
He said, "Are you sure the Empress is in miscarriage?"
Doctor Lin raised his eyes and happened to meet the Emperor Qingling's meaningful eyes. He knelt down quickly and said, "Yes, the Empress is in miscarriage."
He used the medicine, and now the Empress' pulse condition is such that even if the emperor came, he would have to tell the truth that the Empress just had miscarriage.
But why is the Emperor so sure?
He was worried.
Emperor Qingling looked away and scanned the crowd, "What do you think happened to the Empress?"
He just didn't believe it. In the entire Imperial Hospital, no one dared to tell the truth!
Could it be that Wu Ya's hand has already reached the Imperial Hospital!
Imperial Physician Zhao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress' pulse is indeed that she just had a miscarriage."
The Emperor looked away and glanced at Imperial Physician Zhao, his eyes full of coldness.
He said solemnly, "Can you tell me, how can a woman who has caught a cold and can no longer give birth have a pulse of miscarriage?"
Only then did he come to his senses. The Empress had long been prepared to frame his Consort Shugui.
Such a scheme is really terrifying!
It is clear that there is an insider in the Imperial Hospital!
Everyone in the Imperial Hospital looked at each other, and finally realized what Emperor Qingling meant, and knelt down hurriedly. Imperial
Physician Zhao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, we naturally know that the Empress is unable to have children..." As he said that, he raised his eyes and looked at Concubine Shu Gui, and then continued: "But the Empress's pulse is really suspicious. I do know that there is an ancient recipe that can make a woman's pulse show signs of miscarriage." Emperor
Qingling glanced inside the screen and opened his lips lightly: "Empress, you have been listening in there for so long, it's time to come out. Coincidentally, my mother is here too. Don't you have anything to say?" The
Empress, who had been eavesdropping inside, heard what Emperor Qingling said, and her heart sank.
What about the Queen Mother? Does the Queen Mother know?
The "Queen Dowager" said in a deep voice: "Queen, come out, I am here to protect you."
After hearing the words of the "Queen Dowager", the Queen came out with confidence. She was extremely ferocious, and the blood on her body had dried up, and it smelled very fishy.
She knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I just wanted a child of my own so much that I lied that I was pregnant, but I lied for so long that even I believed it. Concubine Shugui is the most favored concubine in the six palaces, and she is pregnant with the emperor's heir. I was jealous, so I..."
The Emperor scolded: "You are the Queen of the Central Palace! You actually did such a thing to frame the concubine! You are so jealous, but you are the mother of a country!"
Perhaps because the "Queen Dowager" was present, the Queen spoke frankly, as if she was sure that the Emperor would not punish her severely.
But the next moment, the "Empress Dowager" opened her lips and said: "Empress Wuya is permanently confined to Jingren Palace and is not allowed to leave in this life!"