Seeing Fu Qianyu's serious expression, Zhao Yuancheng's eyes also darkened. He waved his hand and everyone retreated tactfully.
"You get up first." Zhao Yuancheng reached out and helped Fu Qianyu up, then asked, "What happened?"
Fu Qianyu told everything in detail, but she did not mention the relationship between Qin Zhaochuan and herself. She just explained the matter of Bi Chahua clearly.
After hearing this, Zhao Yuancheng's eyes were suddenly filled with gloom.
There are three thousand beauties in his harem, and he cannot pamper everyone, but Gao Yingxue is also a special person to him.
Fu Qianyu observed Zhao Yuancheng's expression and continued, "I know this matter is of great importance, and I'm unsure of what to do. I'd like to ask Your Majesty for instructions. Should we conduct a thorough investigation of Yan Xuetang?"
Zhao Yuancheng tapped the table with his fingers, thinking, "Xue'er was innocently harmed, so of course we have to investigate, but I always feel that Roumei wouldn't be so cruel."
To be honest, Fu Qianyu didn't know why the emperor was so fond of a woman who was born a dancer.
Is it just because of her miserable background that the emperor's chauvinism made him want to protect her?
But compared with the royal heir, not only Rou Meiren, but even she, the high and mighty imperial concubine, is nothing.
Sure enough, Zhao Yuancheng called Zhu Yu in and said, "Go and bring Lady Rou here. Tell her I have something to ask her. Once she leaves Yan Xuetang, find a reliable doctor from the Imperial Hospital to thoroughly search her room."
He had heard the conversation between the emperor and his concubine through the door, but he didn't dare ask any more questions. He bowed and left after agreeing.
Yan Xuetang.
Roumei's left hand was injured. Although her meridians were not damaged, she had lost so much blood that day that the Imperial Hospital did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly prepared the best scar removal cream for her to use.
Lu Zhu carefully applied medicine to her master and said distressedly, "Mi Fei was so domineering that the emperor only confined her until the Lantern Festival. You don't know that since she was released from confinement, she has become even more arrogant."
The beautiful lady didn't care. She just leaned lazily on the couch and read a book, saying leisurely: "She is a princess of a country and a concubine. The emperor also dotes on her. I am of humble origin. Even if I resent it in my heart, I can only endure it."
Lu Zhu sneered, "Da'an is just a vassal state of our dynasty. No matter how noble Concubine Mi is, she is just a tribute. It is normal for the emperor to favor her more because she is new. After a long time, when a new person enters the palace, the emperor will forget about her as well."
As she was speaking, someone came in and reported that the emperor wanted to talk to her in the Zichen Palace.
Lu Zhu was delighted and hurriedly stood up to choose clothes for her master. But when she heard the palace maid say that the imperial concubine was also there, she couldn't help but sigh: "Since the imperial concubine is accompanying the emperor, why did they ask you to come?"
The beautiful lady looked normal and smiled gently, "Your Majesty has his own plans. Please help me change my clothes so as not to keep Your Majesty and Your Majesty waiting for too long."
"yes."
After leaving Yan Xuetang, he ran into Mi Fei again.
Although Concubine Mi was under house arrest for half a month, just as Lu Zhu had just said, she still looked at no one, sitting on the shoulder and looking down at the beautiful woman from above.
"Where are you going so late?"
Lu Zhu answered truthfully for her master. Concubine Mi already held a grudge against Concubine Rou for putting her under house arrest, and now when she heard that the emperor had summoned her, she became even more furious, her eyes turning red.
But thinking about Zhao Yuancheng's angry look, Concubine Mi finally held back and said coldly to the eunuchs carrying the sedan chair: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and leave."
The group slowly left, and Luzhu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mi Fei did not pester her.
Arrived at the Zichen Palace.
The beautiful lady stood outside and took off her cloak. After she had tidied her appearance, she lifted the curtain and went in. She looked up and saw the Imperial Concubine and the Emperor sitting side by side. A gentle smile spread across her face: "I pay my respects to the Emperor and to the Imperial Concubine, sister."
Zhao Yuancheng waved his hand, indicating that there was no need for formalities and ordered him to take a seat.
The palace maid brought a chair and helped the beautiful lady sit down, then she tactfully left.
When there were only three people in the room, Zhao Yuancheng held up the teacup and asked slowly, "I heard that the Imperial Concubine had severe morning sickness some time ago, and it was the preserved fruits you made that made her feel better?"
The beautiful lady smiled gently, "In my hometown, women with pregnancy problems eat these preserved fruits to stop vomiting. I've been exposed to them since I was a child, so I naturally know a little bit about them. I thought the Imperial Concubine would look down on these crude things, but I didn't expect Her Majesty to be so kind. I'm really flattered."
Zhao Yuancheng hummed a light, neither heavy nor heavy sound, pointed at the sachet on the table and said straight to the point, "Did you make this sachet?"
The beautiful lady propped up her neck to take a look, her face expressionless. She smiled and replied, "This is the sachet I made for Sister Hui. How did it end up here with the Emperor?"
"Have you ever heard of Camellia oleifera?"
Zhao Yuancheng did not answer but asked instead. Rou Meiren thought for a moment and said doubtfully, "What is that? I am ignorant and have never heard of it."
As they were speaking, Zhu Yu came in holding a box. He bowed to the imperial concubine and then spoke solemnly, "Your Majesty, I was ordered to search Yan Xuetang and found this box in the young lady's bedroom. The dried flowers inside have been examined by the imperial physician and are indeed Camellia sinensis."
The beautiful lady was stunned, not knowing what was going on, and looked completely clueless.
Zhao Yuancheng pointed at the box in Zhu Yu's hand and said, "Is this yours?"
The beautiful lady nodded and said frankly, "It belongs to me, but this box was given to me by Concubine Wang."
"Wang Jieyu?" Zhao Yuancheng frowned. "Why would she give you this for no reason?"
The gentle lady's eyes were calm and she spoke softly, "That day, Concubine Wang and I had a disagreement. Fortunately, the Imperial Concubine intervened. Later, I felt something was not right, so I went to apologize to Concubine Wang in person. The next day, Concubine Wang sent someone to deliver this box."
"Didn't you ever open it and see what was in there?"
"I opened it and saw dozens of dried flowers inside, all with a rich fragrance. I haven't seen much of the world, but I just thought the flowers smelled wonderful, so I took a few to fumigate my clothes during the winter."
The beautiful woman's breathing was not disordered at all, as if everything she said was true.
But the calmer and more composed she was, the more Fu Qianyu felt that there was something wrong with her.
The beautiful lady looked at Zhao Yuancheng curiously and asked doubtfully, "I just heard from Eunuch Zhu that this flower is called Camellia sinensis. Is there something wrong with it?"
Zhao Yuancheng looked at the gentle beauty quietly and said coldly, "The imperial physician said that the reason why the imperial concubine's dragon fetus is unstable is because the green camellia and the tranquilizing incense used by the imperial concubine are incompatible!"
Upon hearing this, Rou Meiren was completely stunned.
The color drained from her pretty face in an instant, and she looked at Zhao Yuancheng in horror, "Your Majesty, I, your concubine, did not know this flower was poisonous. If I had known, I would never have dared to use it lightly."
Zhao Yuancheng sighed deeply and ordered Zhu Yu, "Go and bring Concubine Wang here."
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