Chapter 42 Jin Ling 42
After seeing off Sanhao, he smiled, fearing that he would tire Jinling out. He quickly instructed Feiyan to look after the small kitchen and warm up the Eucommia parasitic chicken soup that the Queen Mother had given him.
Qian Feiyan curled her lips, but finally went there reluctantly.
"Your Majesty..."
He waited until Qian Feiyan left completely before looking at Jin Ling with a hesitant smile.
"What's wrong? Just say whatever you want to say." Although Jin Ling guessed her doubts, she still waited to see if she would speak.
The smile hesitated for a moment, but in the end, concern for Jin Ling prevailed: "Why did the Queen let that liar teach Madam Wan..."
"You want to ask me why I helped Sun Jiabi harm myself?" Jin Ling saw that she didn't even want to mention the words "Yan Sheng Shu" (the art of warding off evil) and couldn't help but sigh at the harm caused by feudal superstition...
She nodded with a smile, she really didn't understand. Previously, the Empress had asked the Yao family to find a Taoist priest, and only asked her to visit the Yao family on her behalf and to meet the Taoist priest on the way, as a maid of the Concubine Xian.
Until Madam Wan contacted the Taoist priest, the Empress did not move this chess piece. When Madam Wan was looking for that special medicine, she disguised herself as a Hu merchant, deliberately let herself be rescued by the Taoist priest, and gave the box of incense powder to the Taoist priest as a thank you gift.
Xiao Xiao originally thought that the Empress was going to use this opportunity to expose the fact that Concubine Xian had drugged His Majesty, so as to bring down this annoying Concubine Xian. But the Empress was silent again.
This time, he also asked him to deliver the Empress's birth date and eight characters, so that the Taoist priest would mistakenly believe that it was Concubine Xian who wanted to use the magic of exorcism on the Empress. He was also afraid that Madam Wan, the mother, would interfere, so he asked the Taoist priest to go and persuade Madam Wan.
She had just gone there again, and the Taoist priest had assured her solemnly that he had already done the job and would be able to satisfy the virtuous concubine in three days.
How could Xiao Xiao not be afraid? If the Empress's baby was really born because of this evil magic...
"Don't be afraid." Jin Ling saw the little girl's face growing paler and, fearing she might scare herself to death again, she quickly interrupted her thoughts: "You also know that the Taoist priest is just a charlatan. How could he have the ability to harm me?"
"But, Madam, he swore so confidently, maybe he has some skills in these evil ways?"
"You have a point." Jin Ling rubbed the top of her head, understanding her concern and feeling a little touched. She had never expected that a simple act of kindness would earn her such a loyal fangirl.
"Smile, don't you believe me?"
"Of course I believe you, Madam!"
"That's it. Don't worry, I care about this child more than you do, so I want to clear all obstacles for him before he is born."
Jin Ling stroked her belly, her eyes full of determination!
"Now, I have something more important that I need you to take care of. Wait until the third day..."
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The three-day period passed in a flash, and Sun Jiabi was anxiously waiting for the moment to come in the Wan Mansion.
It was not until the midday sun was at its strongest that Sun Jiabi hurriedly swung the needle and stabbed it hard.
At the same time, Jin Ling covered her lower abdomen and screamed, then fell down in front of Li Yi and the Queen Mother.
Seeing Jin Ling about to fall to the ground, Li Yi, who was the farthest away, rushed over. Surprisingly, his reaction was even faster than Xiao Xiao, who was right beside her. He caught Jin Ling and lifted her up sideways: "Quickly, call the imperial physician!"
Xiao Man and Eunuch Bao hurried out. After a while, Xiao Man arrived first, pulling the younger Doctor Shi with him.
Behind him, Eunuch Bao dragged Imperial Physician Jiang over desperately, but he was still one step behind Xiao Xiao. He couldn't help but sigh at the other party's loyalty.
Unfortunately, the two doctors were already quite old and had been dragged here all the way. They were already sweating profusely. Seeing the solemn and anxious atmosphere in the palace, their hearts skipped a beat.
After they finished taking her pulse, their expressions grew even more serious. Imperial Physician Jiang took out his usual golden needle and thrust it between her breasts. Seeing that Jin Ling's teeth were still clenched, his heart ached even more.
"How is the imperial concubine?" The empress dowager saw that the two men looked unhappy and had a bad feeling in her heart, but she still asked with a glimmer of hope.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine..."
"She, uh, the Imperial Concubine..."
Both of them hesitated, wanting the other to speak first.
"What's going on? Imperial Physician Jiang, please tell us." Li Yi was anxious and couldn't stand their evasion of responsibility, so he simply let Imperial Physician Jiang, who had better medical skills, speak first.
The two of them felt like they were on a roller coaster, only one was going up and the other was going down.
Imperial Physician Jiang silently wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and spoke with difficulty, "Your Majesty's pulse is deep, large, and slippery. A deep pulse indicates fullness, while a slippery pulse indicates qi. When fullness and qi collide, if blood and qi enter the internal organs, death will occur. If they enter the viscera, recovery will occur. This is a sudden collapse."
"Moreover, the acupuncture that Imperial Physician Jiang gave to the Empress just now failed to wake her up. We are afraid that if this continues, it will harm the royal heir in her womb..."
"How could the imperial concubine suddenly faint?" If it was any other disease, it would be easy to explain, but fainting must be caused by a strong stimulus. But the three of them were chatting together just now, how could it be this kind of disease!
Doctor Shi and Imperial Physician Jiang looked at each other and knew that the situation they were most worried about had happened.
Seeing Imperial Physician Jiang's expression as if it was his turn, Imperial Physician Shi knew he couldn't escape this, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "This could also be... the sensation of foul or unhealthy energy."
"It's even more ridiculous. Where does the evil spirit in the palace come from?"
Seeing that their words were getting more and more outrageous, Li Yi simply called other imperial doctors to come and treat them.
The Queen Mother beside him seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Xiao Xiao with a bad expression: "Is there anything unusual about your Queen these days?"
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, everything has been fine since the Queen became pregnant. Even the morning sickness wasn't too severe... Only today did the Queen complain of some stomach discomfort, as if she'd been pricked by a needle or two, but it quickly healed."
As he was speaking, Jin Ling, who was lying on the bed, woke up. Before Li Yi could be happy, she threw herself into his arms.
"What's wrong? Jin Ling, I'm here, everything is fine..."
Jin Ling's trembling body was comforted by Li Yi for a long time before she slowly relaxed. When she looked up again, tears were streaming down her face.
"Your Majesty, I'm so scared... My child, my child!"
Jin Ling frantically tried to touch her belly, but Li Yi stopped her distressedly: "The baby is fine. Fortunately, you woke up in time. You and the baby are safe."
After Imperial Physician Jiang and Imperial Physician Shi confirmed that although Jin Ling was weak, she was indeed not seriously injured, Jin Ling finally recovered and opened her clenched right hand with a look of fear.
"After I passed out, I couldn't move. I felt like thousands of needles were piercing my stomach. At the critical moment, my right hand felt like it was on fire. Only then did I wake up in excruciating pain."
As she spoke, everyone looked at the palm of her right hand, only to see an amulet that had been burned to ashes.
Judging from the remaining edges and corners, it was the one that Li Yi gave to Jin Ling that day.
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