Chapter 305: Borrowing a Knife to Kill
After Duan Yu finished discussing business with the court officials, he heard someone around him reporting what happened in the princess's courtyard this morning.
He was in a good mood, so he stood up and said, "Let's go and ask the princess for some tea."
Zhao Luoxuan was drinking tea and chatting with Concubine Bai when she suddenly saw Duan Yu walk in.
They both stood up and saluted.
"My two beloved concubines, please stand up quickly."
Duan Yu held their hands affectionately and looked at Zhao Luoxuan carefully.
There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"The princess is really beautiful today."
Zhao Luoxuan didn't expect him to praise her in front of Concubine Bai. Even if it was fake, it made her feel a little embarrassed.
I could only say, "Your Majesty, you are too kind."
Concubine Bai was a little excited, and she stared at Duan Yu who was holding her hand.
She didn't know how long it had been since she last saw Duan Yu, let alone held his hand.
Duan Yu's eyes fell on Concubine Bai: "My beloved Concubine Bai seems to have lost a lot of weight, but is there something wrong with her health?"
Concubine Bai raised her head excitedly and said, "Your Majesty, I am in good health, but it is hot and my appetite is poor."
Duan Yu's tone was particularly gentle: "Then let the imperial kitchen prepare some delicious food according to your taste. Don't make you too thin."
Concubine Bai's eyes were red.
Zhao Luoxuan smiled: "My king, would you like to sit down and have some tea and chat?"
"Very good. I miss the Rain Dragon Well here very much."
The maids brought it up immediately.
The three of them sat down. Zhao Luoxuan looked at Concubine Bai who was staring at Duan Yu infatuatedly and said, "The pea flour made by Concubine Bai is the most delicious. It tastes sour and sweet and is very appetizing."
Concubine Bai hurriedly said, "I haven't done it for a long time because I'm lazy. If the princess likes it, I'll go back and make it and have someone send it to you."
"Does the king have good fortune?"
Concubine Bai was delighted: "Of course, Your Majesty wants to eat it, I will make more and send it to you."
Zhao Luoxuan smiled: "The king has just left the court, why don't you accompany Concubine Bai back and watch her make pea flour? You can also relax and unwind."
Concubine Bai looked at Zhao Luoxuan in surprise.
Unexpectedly, Duan Yu nodded: "Princess, your suggestion is very good. I have never seen how pea flour is made. My beloved, shall we go?"
Concubine Bai was overjoyed, her eyes turned red, and she looked at Zhao Luoxuan with gratitude.
Zhao Luoxuan smiled at her and gestured for her to hurry up.
Watching them walk out the door hand in hand, the smile on Zhao Luoxuan's face disappeared.
The personal maid was somewhat puzzled and asked sullenly, "The king just consummated his marriage with the princess last night, so why did the princess push the king to Concubine Bai?"
Zhao Luoxuan walked to the bronze mirror and sat down. While dismantling the headdress, she said calmly, "The king does not belong to me alone. Do you think I can push him away whenever I want?"
Although, she used to consider herself noble and did not take her father's concubines seriously.
But the Queen Mother had to be careful in dealing with the Emperor and the concubines. Having been influenced by them, she naturally understood the methods used.
At dinner time, someone around Duan Yu came to tell him that the king would be staying at Concubine Bai's place that night.
Zhao Luoxuan was calm.
Soon, the wind direction in the harem changed.
The concubines began to frequently show their presence in front of Zhao Luoxuan, hoping to meet the king here by chance and be favored by him.
In a blink of an eye, two months passed.
Duan Yu was discussing matters when the eunuch beside him came hurriedly.
"What is it?"
The eunuch approached and whispered, "Your Majesty, the princess is pregnant."
Duan Yu was overjoyed: "Really?"
The eunuch smiled and nodded: "The imperial doctors have diagnosed it and confirmed that the princess is pregnant."
All the court officials hurried to congratulate him.
Duan Yu immediately stood up and said, "You guys continue to discuss, I'll go see the princess."
Zhao Luoxuan was lying lazily on the chaise longue while the imperial physician was giving her an acupuncture.
Duan Yu came in hurriedly and saw the situation and was worried: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Luoxuan wanted to salute, Duan Yu quickly stepped forward and held her down: "Don't move."
He turned around and asked the imperial physician: "What's wrong? The princess doesn't look well."
The imperial physician hurriedly said, "The princess has been overworked today and has lost her appetite. She is a little weak. It's nothing serious. I will give you acupuncture. After a few days of tonic, she will get better soon if she rests well."
Duan Yu held Zhao Luoxuan's hand and said, "My beloved concubine, please take care of yourself. Leave the affairs of the palace to Concubine Bai."
Zhao Luoxuan smiled slightly: "Thank you, my king."
"princess……"
As soon as Concubine Bai entered the room, she saw Duan Yu and hurriedly stepped back to greet him.
"Greetings to the King, and greetings to the Princess."
Duan Yu smiled and said, "Stand up. Have you heard the good news too?"
Concubine Bai smiled and stood up: "Yes, I came here as soon as I heard the news."
She asked her maid to come forward and hand over the box in her hand: "Your Majesty knows that my father likes to collect precious and rare medicinal herbs. This Lingzhi is my father's treasure. It is just right to give it to my sister to nourish her body."
"This is a good thing." Duan Yu nodded.
Zhao Luoxuan did not refuse and asked the maid to take it.
"Hurry up and take a seat, and have some tea."
Concubine Bai thanked her and sat down. She stretched her head to look at Zhao Luoxuan's face and said, "Hey, why do you look so bad?"
"It's okay. The imperial physician has already given me two injections. I just need to take some medicine."
Duan Yu ordered: "Go down and boil the medicine."
"Yes." The imperial physician turned and left.
"Drinking Lingzhi tea can strengthen your body and improve your spirit."
Zhao Luoxuan nodded: "Okay, I'll drink it when the imperial physician says it's appropriate."
"My beloved concubine Bai, you should take care of the affairs in the palace recently so that the princess can recuperate well."
"Yes, my king."
Concubine Bai said sincerely: "This is the king's first legitimate son, so we must be extremely careful."
Duan Yu held Zhao Luoxuan's hand and said, "Princess, you have always been in good health. You will surely give birth to a legitimate prince smoothly."
Zhao Luoxuan smiled.
Suddenly, the imperial physician and a maid who had just left came back.
Duan Yu noticed that they looked unwell: "What's wrong?"
The maid suddenly knelt down and said, "My lord, I took the imperial physician to the kitchen to prepare medicine just now, and the physician discovered that the princess's meal was poisoned."
"ah?"
Zhao Luoxuan and Concubine Bai screamed at the same time.
The imperial physician held up a bowl of freshly prepared snow fungus soup and said, "This was just made in the kitchen. I thought it tasted a little strange, so I checked it and found that someone had drugged it with red."
"Red?"
Duan Yu frowned: "What is it?"
Zhao Luoxuan said coldly: "It is a drug that can make people lose their minds. If used for a long time, people will lose their energy, lose their appetite and even die."
The imperial physician glanced at the princess and nodded quickly: "That's exactly what the princess said."
Concubine Bai was anxious: "What kind of medicine is this? I have never heard of it."
As the daughter of the imperial tutor, Concubine Bai likes to study medicinal food, which is similar to pharmacology.
"It's a medicine only available in Daliang."
Zhao Luoxuan's words made Duan Yu and Concubine Bai understand immediately.
Duan Yu's face turned cold: "Someone come."
The eunuch beside him stepped forward immediately.
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly!"
"yes."
Concubine Bai hurriedly asked, "Imperial Physician, is there anything serious?"
Imperial Physician: "Madam Concubine, fortunately the medication was not taken for long and you will recover."
Concubine Bai breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Zhao Luoxuan looked at Concubine Bai and suddenly said, "I heard that Concubine Bai knows a little about pharmacology. Can you come and teach my maids from time to time?"
Concubine Bai was surprised, and immediately understood her intention. She quickly stood up and bowed: "If the princess does not mind, I am willing to do so."
Duan Yu looked at the two of them and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, my beloved concubine Bai."
"I am honored." Concubine Bai understood Zhao Luoxuan's intention. Firstly, if she had other ideas, she would never dare to take action before she gave birth.
Secondly, it is also a way to win her over.
In this harem, she joined forces with the princess, and no other concubine dared to mess around.
The eunuchs around Duan Yu acted very quickly and soon found out that it was Concubine Yu who gave the drug.
The maidservant beside Concubine Yu also confessed that the poison was brought to Concubine Yu by someone from Daliang.
As for who brought it, we have to interrogate Concubine Yu.
When Zhao Luoxuan saw Concubine Yu again, she had been imprisoned.
He curled up in a damp corner, wearing only a thin robe, shivering with cold.
When she saw Zhao Luoxuan looking at her, she immediately crawled over, grabbed the wooden fence, and stared at her with bloodshot eyes.
"You framed me! It was clearly you who poisoned me!"
Zhao Luoxuan looked at her and smiled softly: "How could I have poisoned myself? I finally got pregnant, would I harm my child?"
Concubine Yu sneered, "You only gave me a very small dose, and you want to kill someone with a borrowed knife. Do you think that if you kill me, everything will be fine and your son can become king? Hahaha, my son will avenge me! My son is the king! You have been abandoned by your mother, you don't deserve it at all!"
Zhao Luoxuan suddenly squatted down, moved closer, and said in a voice that only she could hear: "You are wrong."
"Duan Qi is not your son. Your son died a long time ago. Duan Qi is the flesh and blood of the king's cousin. In fact, he is half a year older than your son."
Concubine Yu’s face froze.
Zhao Luoxuan stood up slowly and glared at her: "It's not that you didn't want to poison me, but you didn't succeed. If you want to live, you should tell Daliang who ordered you to harm me. Otherwise, I can send you to reunite with your son."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Concubine Yu's eyes were bloodshot, and she shook the wooden fence desperately, shouting frantically: "Zhao Luoxuan, you killed my son, you will not die well!"
The maid beside Zhao Luoxuan was so angry that she rushed over and kicked her on the head.
"Bah, my princess is too lazy to harm your son, stupid!"
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