Chapter 196 is saved! What a coincidence!
The emperor stared coldly at Li Nanke, his authority as a ruler on full display at that moment.
Although Li Nanke's face was still pale, he respectfully kowtowed, but there was no sign of panic on his face.
"Your Majesty, this glass bottle does not contain poison, but rather an antidote."
Empress Xue blurted it out.
"impossible!"
When the people she arranged knocked Li Nanke unconscious, they secretly put poison on her.
The emperor frowned and glanced at Empress Xue.
Empress Xue's heart trembled slightly, and she explained, "What I mean is, why would a mere child like her bring antidote pills with her when she comes to the palace to participate in the selection of a princess's companion? This is too unusual."
The emperor stroked the jade thumb ring on his hand.
"Yes, Li Nanke, why did you bring antidote pills into the palace? Do you think someone in the palace would harm you?"
Li Nanke shook his head.
“I didn’t think that way. My mother was poisoned a few days ago, and these antidote pills were what I begged for her back then.”
I forgot to take it out because it was in my purse.
I heard that Miss Xue ate something unclean today... It's a pity I didn't know what she ate, otherwise giving her an antidote would have been enough."
Upon hearing her mention Xue Ting, Empress Xue's expression froze, and her eyes narrowed slightly.
Ting'er said that the brat clearly drank croton fruit tea but was perfectly fine. Could it be that she took an antidote pill?
wrong!
If the glass bottle contains an antidote pill, where did the poison she had someone plant go?
Empress Xue sneered, "You're quite good at making excuses at such a young age. There are only you and Shu Wanyi in this room. If you didn't poison her, then how could Shu Wanyi have harmed herself?"
"But I have no grudge against Consort Wanyi, so why would I harm Consort Wanyi and the imperial heir?"
"Heh, that's a question for you to answer. Who knows if someone gave you any instructions before you entered the palace?"
Upon hearing Empress Xue's words, a hint of suspicion flashed in the Emperor's eyes, and his expression grew even colder and more somber.
"Li Nanke, I'm asking you one last time. If you don't tell the truth, I'll have someone interrogate you."
"At that time, not only you, but your father, your mother, your grandparents, and your entire Anping Marquis family will be tried!"
Li Nanke took a deep breath, his expression neither humble nor arrogant.
"Your Majesty, everything I just said was the truth, without a single falsehood. Whether this medicine is poison or antidote, you can have the imperial physician examine it to find out."
The imperial physician was outside preparing medicine for Shu Wanyi.
The emperor hesitated for a moment, then summoned the imperial physician.
The imperial physician poured a red pill from the glass bottle, gently crushed it, smelled it, then dipped a little powder into his fingertip and slowly licked it on his tongue.
They were overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, this pill contains various rare flowers and herbs that grow in secret realms. It has the property of counteracting potent poisons and is seven or eight parts similar to the antidote pill prepared by the legendary physician Gui Liu, who disappeared many years ago!"
Li Nanke blinked, looking confused.
Isn't Master Guiliu right here in Shen Cong's residence? Why does the imperial physician say he disappeared years ago?
Don't they know Mr. Guiliu?
On the other side, when Empress Xue heard the imperial physician say that the glass bottle really contained an antidote pill, her heart skipped a beat.
The emperor was very excited.
"Can this pill be given to Shu Wanyi?"
The imperial physician said, "This pill is ten times better than the prescription I gave. It can perfectly neutralize the poison in Consort Wanyi's body."
The emperor stood up abruptly and waved for the imperial physician to come forward.
He roared, "Why didn't you say so earlier? What are you standing there for? Quickly give it to Shu Wanyi!"
Li Nanke snapped out of his daze and happened to hear those words, so he quickly stopped the imperial physician.
"don't want!"
The imperial physician and the emperor both turned to look at them, the emperor in particular looking very displeased.
Li Nanke quickly explained, "I have already given Consort Wanyi an antidote pill, but I did not know that Consort Wanyi was poisoned."
Seeing that Consort Wanyi was in great distress, I thought I'd take a gamble...
"Very good!"
Before she could finish speaking, the imperial physician jumped up with joy, his eyes glowing red.
Great! He's saved!
"Since Miss Li has already given Shu Wanyi the antidote, she should be cured soon."
"The antidote hadn't taken effect yet, so my pulse diagnosis only revealed that Shu Wanyi still showed signs of poisoning."
"Don't just stand there, get back to the doctor right away!"
The emperor waved his hand in a panic.
The imperial physician felt Shu Wanyi's pulse with one hand, while carefully placing the antidote pill into his purse with the other.
This time, the pulse diagnosis took a rather long time, and just when the emperor was about to lose patience, the imperial physician finally let go.
"How is it? Is the dragon heir damaged? Can it be saved?"
The emperor couldn't wait to ask.
The imperial physician grinned, his beard trembling with excitement.
"Judging from her pulse, the poison in Shu Wanyi's body has been neutralized, and the fetal energy has begun to replenish. The imperial heir should be safe."
However, the pregnancy is still somewhat unstable, and I will need to rest in bed for the next few months!
The emperor, relieved, laughed heartily, looking up at the sky.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
He said "good" three times in a row, waved his hand, and announced on the spot: "Issue the decree: Consort Shu is pregnant and shall be immediately promoted to Imperial Concubine Shu."
"After moving from Lanxun Pavilion to Yingxiang Palace, all of Consort Shu's maids and eunuchs will have their monthly allowances doubled!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the palace maids and eunuchs outside the door immediately knelt down to express their gratitude.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
"Alright, everyone gets a reward!"
The emperor beamed with joy.
Empress Xue swayed and almost fell into the chair behind her.
His hands, tucked into his sleeves, clenched into a fist, his long nails digging painfully into his palms, barely managing to suppress his inner rage and force a smile onto his face.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations! There has been no good news from the harem for two years. The child in Consort Wan's... no, Consort Shu's womb is the most precious right now."
The emperor couldn't stop smiling.
The lack of good news from the harem for two years made the emperor wonder if something was wrong with him.
Even the court officials had repeatedly hinted to the imperial physicians, both openly and secretly, that he should take care of his health. Now that Consort Shu is pregnant, it has completely proven that he is still as vigorous as ever.
If Consort Shu could give birth to a prince, ensuring the continuation of the empire, then the most pressing concern of the court and the people would be resolved.
The emperor's eyes narrowed with joy, and he said to Empress Xue, "Congratulations to you both!"
Congratulations my ass!
Empress Xue once again felt the urge to swear.
Her immortality is still unknown, and she doesn't know where she is suffering. Why should she just watch other women in the harem give birth?
Today's plan was meticulously crafted, aiming to kill Shu Wanyi and her unborn child, but unexpectedly, everything was ruined by that wretched girl, Li Nanke!
What a coincidence that she had the antidote pills on her.
Empress Xue gritted her teeth to hide the gloom in her eyes and said meaningfully, "Consort Shu was poisoned as soon as she became pregnant, and coincidentally, Li Nanke had antidote pills on her."
Moreover, the antidote pills are comparable to those of the legendary physician Gui Liu, and they are perfectly suited to cure Consort Shu's poison. It seems to me that all of this was meticulously planned.
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