"It's bad, Your Majesty! Madam! It's bad!"
A palace maid ran into the hall in a hurry, muttering to herself as she ran.
"What's the hurry? Why are you so impatient?" Yu Wenran looked at Gu Yanyue who was teasing Xiao Wonton lovingly and said impatiently.
The maid reported tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yu just came to the palace to report that she has been feeling unwell since she ate the hazelnut cakes sent by Madam Zhenguo. Her condition is getting worse and worse, and she is vomiting and having diarrhea."
Yu Wenran asked seriously, "Have you called the imperial physician?"
"Your Majesty, Doctor Zhang, who has been treating Concubine Yu, has already passed away."
Yu Wenran turned his head with a serious expression and looked at Gu Yanyue, only to see the other party shake his head slightly. Then their eyes met, and at that moment, both of them had the answer in their hearts.
"Come on, A Yue, let's go and take a look together." After saying that, Yu Wenran took Gu Yanyue's hand and walked towards Concubine Yu's bedroom together.
Everyone around them envied the two of them. After all, it is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Concubine Yu became seriously ill after eating the cakes sent by Lady Zhenguo. Even though Lady Zhenguo did not give any explanation, the emperor still chose to believe her. The two of them really have a love stronger than gold.
"His Majesty has arrived, and the Lady of the State has arrived—"
Following the servant's announcement, everyone in the room hurriedly bowed.
"Everyone, get up. What happened to Concubine Yu?"
Yuwen Ran was in a very bad mood, but he couldn't show it because the empress dowager would be arriving soon.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Concubine Yu may have developed an allergic reaction after eating the hazelnut pastry sent by Madam Zhenguo."
"Alright, Ran'er, now that things are clear, how long are you going to be deceived by this bitch?"
The empress dowager rushed over and took the initiative as soon as she entered the room.
"It was this vicious bitch who was jealous of Concubine Yu and even wanted to use the things that Concubine Yu was allergic to to harm her. Women are the most vicious!"
At this moment, Concubine Yu, who was crying bitterly, began to exaggerate the empress dowager's words.
"Your Majesty, please be aware. I have been unable to eat hazelnuts since I was a child. People who know me well know that I have been allergic to hazelnuts since I was a child. I have also told my sister about this specifically. Why did my sister choose to harm me?"
Gu Yanyue sneered, "What a nice Concubine Yu! Why don't you continue your sisterly love with me?"
Yu Wenran was irritated and said, "Since that's the case, I'll confine Madam Zhenguo to the palace for a day. Are you satisfied?"
After saying that, Yuwen Ran turned and left.
When Yu Wenran reached the door and found that Gu Yanyue had not followed him, he immediately stopped and said in a petulant tone, "I remember that some people have been confined to their rooms. Why don't they return to their own rooms? Are you trying to disobey my order?"
Gu Yanyue sighed lightly, turned and left.
She should have accepted Concubine Yu's betrayal long ago, right?
At night, Yu Wenran, who had always felt guilty, finished his government affairs and went straight to Gu Yanyue's bedroom.
"Ayue, are you okay?"
Seeing Yu Wenran looking guilty for doing something wrong, Gu Yanyue smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so busy with affairs of state, how can you find time to care about me?"
"Hey, why do I smell a hint of vinegar? I didn't know my beloved concubine had a hobby of smoking vinegar."
Seeing that Yuwen Ran had seen through her little thoughts, Gu Yanyue no longer had the pleasure of teasing him and just said, "Your Majesty is really unromantic."
She paused, then continued, "But this matter is still strange. I remember seeing Concubine Yu eating hazelnut cake before, but this time, how come it seems that she has been unable to eat it since she was a child and is allergic to it?"
Yu Wenran suddenly turned over and asked, "Ayue, let me ask you, why did you suddenly want to send hazelnut cakes to Concubine Yu?"
"Speaking of this, it was a coincidence. I heard that Concubine Yu had a poor appetite, and I happened to meet one of her maids in the imperial kitchen. She said that Concubine Yu loved hazelnut cakes the most, so I took hazelnut cakes and chestnut cakes to visit her."
Gu Yanyue sneered and continued, "After all, at that time, I couldn't confirm that Concubine Yu had betrayed me."
She suddenly smiled and looked at Yuwen Ran: "Your Majesty, how about you announce to the public that I'm sick and ask Doctor Zhang to come and see me?"
Doctor Zhang was the one who insisted that Concubine Yu was allergic.
Yuwen Ran nodded and ordered, "Eunuch Gao, please ask Imperial Physician Zhang to come over."
"Your Majesty, I am sorry for being late. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Doctor Zhang, who was jogging all the way here, didn't have time to sort out his anger before he was suppressed by the two guards standing behind him. For a moment, he was like a monk who was at a loss.
"Your Majesty, you hurriedly summoned me to the palace, but it wasn't because..."
Yuwen Ran sneered and stared at him coldly: "Doctor Zhang, are you too naive or am I too stupid? Think about it carefully, if a noble in the palace is sick, is it your turn as a nobody?"
Doctor Zhang, having figured everything out, looked ashen, but he still insisted, "I'm a foolish servant. I wonder if Your Majesty has summoned me for anything else?"
Seeing that Doctor Zhang was still struggling fearlessly, Yu Wenran, who had lost his patience, was about to wave his hand to have him taken away, but Gu Yanyue pressed his hand and mouthed: "Let me do it."
Gu Yanyue sneered and said, "Tell me, Doctor Zhang, who asked you to frame me?"
Seeing Gu Yanyue talking nonchalantly, Doctor Zhang began to get scared.
This kind of thing is considered a crime of deceiving the emperor, and your life will most likely be lost.
To put it mildly, it could be that my medical skills are not good enough, so it’s nothing more than a small salary deduction...
Seeing that Doctor Zhang was still hesitating, Gu Yanyue decided to add fuel to the fire.
"Your Majesty, I see that Imperial Physician Zhang shows no remorse and is determined to protect Concubine Yu to the very end. Since he believes he is not at fault, why not just drag him away and execute him?"
"Wait a moment, I'll tell you everything! I will tell you everything I know. I beg Your Majesty and Your Majesty to spare my life."
Doctor Zhang, who was already frightened silly, collapsed on the ground.
"Come here, take Doctor Zhang to the prison and serve him well."
Yuwen Ran and Gu Yanyue smiled at each other and spoke in deliberately raised voices.
"Okay, now that the troublesome Doctor Zhang has been eliminated, all that's left is to go meet that Concubine Yu again."
Gu Yanyue stood up from the chair, stretched, and said with a smile: "It's time to stretch my muscles. Let's go to the concubine's palace."
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