Chapter 27 Dead End
“Bang!”
The celadon bowl on the small table beside the couch was thrown to the ground and instantly broke into pieces, with fragments flying everywhere.
The emperor was angry.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." The concubines in the palace were frightened and knelt down to apologize.
Pei Tingyue was hit by the broken porcelain pieces and only felt them brushing past her face. She ignored the pain and knelt down to apologize.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that since the emperor came, the gaze he cast on her was not harsh, but rather had a faint sense of comfort.
Even after aconite was found in her palace, this feeling still existed.
But just now, she realized that this comfort had disappeared completely, and the murderous intent seemed to become tangible and approached her.
Realizing this, Pei Tingyue's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and the boundless coldness could no longer be suppressed and surged into his whole body.
The situation is really not good for her now.
The doubt is still unclear.
The most important thing is that after Queen Cui proved her innocence, the emperor seemed to no longer want to keep her.
In order to save Queen Cui's face, he wanted to blame her for the incident.
Once he did that, it would be useless for her to express her doubts.
No one wants to listen, no one wants to check.
The concubines only felt happy when they saw her being overthrown.
Pei Tingyue lowered his eyes.
To the emperor, she was just a shield.
Although they are well-behaved and obedient, they are not irreplaceable.
There are so many women in the harem, he can just replace one and establish himself as the new one, but it will take some effort.
It depends on whether the little bit of sympathy she has earned during this period is enough to make the emperor change his mind and soften his heart.
At the same time, Xie Chen's eyes swept across the faces of the concubines one by one, and finally fell on Pei Tingyue's face as pale as paper.
After thinking for a moment, he withdrew his gaze.
After Xie Chen's fury subsided, his voice was very cold: "Do we have to search the palace just by dragging out any person? Just now it was the Imperial Concubine, now it's the Empress. If there is nothing in the Empress's palace, then the next person to be dragged into the palace should be the Virtuous Concubine!"
Queen Cui and the other concubines in the six palaces did not dare to respond and just lowered their heads.
Xie Chen snorted coldly and ordered Liang Yao at the palace gate, "Investigate the six palaces in the east and west!"
After this order was issued, Liang Yao led the eunuchs to search every palace room.
The emperor, empress and their concubines sat in the bedroom waiting anxiously.
Only Pei Tingyue was still kneeling in the hall.
In the corner, Yun Shu secretly wiped away her tears with her sleeve, feeling both guilty and sad. She hated herself for not keeping an eye on the people in the palace, and hated herself for being useless and unable to help her master.
No, I can help the master.
A thought flashed through Yun Shu's mind: she could take the blame for her master.
The emperor loves his master so much that he will definitely not be willing to punish his master severely if he has a way out.
Yun Shu thought about this blankly.
On the bed, Concubine Jiang Shu looked at the expressionless Queen Cui, and a secret sense of pleasure rose in her heart.
It took so much trouble.
She's almost there!
In addition to framing Pei Cairen, she put all the remaining "dirty things" into Fenghe Palace.
For a moment, she wanted to enjoy watching the Queen panic.
Before the pleasure faded, Concubine Jiang Shu felt something strange in her lower abdomen. She moaned, which aroused the emperor's concern again.
Concubine Jiang Shu was about to shake her head and say that she was fine, but she felt a warm current flowing from below.
She reached into the quilt in surprise, and when she took her hand out, she saw a bright and glaring red.
Then she was overwhelmed by overwhelming pain, and she tilted her head and passed out from the pain.
There was commotion in the hall.
Judge Xia immediately stepped forward to take Concubine Jiang's pulse. When he felt her pulse, he was so frightened that he almost lost his soul.
He kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, and all the masters, please move to the main room."
Xie Chen naturally saw the blood on Concubine Jiang Shu's hand. His face was so ugly that it could not be described. He asked, "Didn't you say that Concubine Jiang Shu was fine? If she was fine, why is she bleeding?"
Judge Xia and Doctor Hu apologized repeatedly.
Since they were still needed at this time, Xie Chen couldn't get angry. He threw down a sentence "the merits will atone for the sins" and led everyone to the main room.
After being given the medicine, Concubine Jiang Shu slowly woke up.
Then came the shrill cries, one louder than the other.
"ah-"
“Ahhhh—”
The emperor, empress, and concubines from the six palaces listened in silence, the strong smell of blood from the bedroom lingering on everyone's nose.
Xie Chen closed his eyes and looked very bad.
Queen Cui's face was full of worry.
Some of the concubines below had red eyes, while others were anxious.
Everyone knew that there was an 80% chance that Concubine Jiang Shu would not be able to keep the baby.
The shouting continued for half an hour.
Finally, Concubine Jiang Shu's maid came out of the bedroom and presented a brocade plate. Although it was covered with cloth, everyone knew what it was.
Xie Chen stared at it for a while, then waved his hand and asked someone to take it away.
Queen Cui sighed a few times, feeling very regretful.
"My Lady...My Lady, you can't get up..."
The anxious voices of the palace maids were heard from the bedroom.
A moment later, a figure in white pajamas rushed into the main room and went straight to the main seat.
"Your Majesty! Our child!"
Concubine Jiang Shu knelt down before the emperor and cried inconsolably.
This was an unexpected event that she had never expected.
She knew that aconite was not good for the fetus, but she strictly followed the dosage and only used it for a short while every day.
Doctor Hu assured her again and again that there would be no problem.
How could that be?
How could she not have a child?
Concubine Jiang Shu was deeply saddened and filled with remorse.
If she had known this would be the outcome, she wouldn't have sought anything.
The position of imperial concubine or even queen is not as important as her children!
On the day she announced her pregnancy, everything she said to the Queen was true. This child was the one she had been waiting for with great difficulty.
Concubine Jiang Shu cried desperately and cried to Xie Chen, "Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me!"
Xie Chen put a piece of clothing on her and helped her up with his own hands, "Don't worry."
After Concubine Jiang Shu had a miscarriage, she was extremely weak and cried for a long time.
After receiving this answer, his body lost its strength, he tilted his head back and fainted again.
After examining him, Judge Xia said that there was nothing serious and that he should rest and recuperate. Only then did the emperor and empress feel relieved.
After instructing the palace servants to take good care of Concubine Shu, Xie Chen began to question her.
Judge Xia and Imperial Physician Hu had cold sweat on their foreheads. They knelt in the hall and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, it is you who are useless."
"You're trying to shirk this with just one word: it's useless? You two better give me an explanation!"
Judge Xia pressed his forehead against the ground, not daring to lift it up. "Your humble servant dares not refuse. Just now, when I examined the pulse of the Concubine Shu, I discovered the cause of her miscarriage."
"What's the reason?"
"After Concubine Shu fell unconscious, her pulse was rapid and irregular, a clear sign of having taken the aconite. The drug hadn't taken effect yet, so her pulse wasn't noticeable."
The concubines exploded.
Concubine Xie frowned, "Could it be that this Concubine Pei not only sent the hairpin, but also secretly poisoned Concubine Shu?"
She quickly denied what she had said, "That doesn't make sense. Doctor Hu is in charge of Concubine Shu's diet and daily life. Even if Concubine Pei secretly poisoned her, he wouldn't have seen it."
"What on earth is going on?"
Just as everyone was confused, Liang Yao came in.
Xie Chen raised his eyes, motioning for him to reply.
Liang Yao said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have indeed found aconite powder in the palace again."
Empress Cui glanced at Xie Chen and, seeing that he was silent, spoke for him: "Where did you find it?"
Liang Yao paused for a moment, then replied respectfully, "Changxin Palace, in the room of Consort Shu's personal maid."
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