Chapter 451 Hu Shanxiang 42
Zhang was almost pissed to death by those people's malice.
"What crime has this child committed? They actually don't even have a conscience! They're crazy, completely crazy...Flesh and blood, these are the flesh and blood of the heavenly family, ha, cough cough cough... puff——"
The Crown Princess felt a chill down her spine just thinking about what would happen to her family if things really went as they predicted.
She forced herself to face the critical condition of the Crown Prince and the premature birth of the Crown Princess alone, worried about the Crown Prince's health day and night for many days, and had to deal with the malicious temptations of her sisters-in-law.
The already precarious spirit finally suffered the last straw, and the Crown Princess developed a high fever that night she fainted.
The disease came on suddenly and fiercely, and the most important thing was that with the Crown Princess's death, the backbone of the Eastern Palace was gone.
Shanxiang, who was still in confinement after giving birth, quickly called Hu Shangyi and asked her to detain Ange and the others. She then sent someone to tie Wu to a pillar in the woodshed and gag her, only allowing her to eat rice and water every three days.
At this point, there was no need to continue mediating with the outside world. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, a complete ban had been imposed in the capital. The inner court was led by Hu Shangyi, while the outer court was headed by the Three Yangs.
The Jinyiwei who were responsible for guarding the Eastern Palace worked day and night, while Shanxiang simply brought the child with her and fed him herself.
"No, you're still in confinement. What if you catch a cold? You'll be ill for the rest of your life!"
As Shanxiang's most trusted person, Ruo Wei was so busy today that she didn't even have time to drink a sip of water. However, she had just finished her work and returned to see Shanxiang ordering the palace servants to bring out the long fur coats they wore at the beginning of winter. She also wanted to bring the Zhaojun suit and was about to have the winter sedan brought in. She was actually going to go out in front to personally guard the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.
"Our surroundings have become a sieve. We were lucky that the two children escaped this time, but what about next time? No one can predict when the Crown Prince will return. I must protect this home for him."
Although Hu Shanxiang had a gentle smile and kind words, Sun Ruowei knew her inner toughness and stubbornness. She wanted to ask: Is it worth it?
But in the end, she had no choice but to compromise.
"I'll help you hold Sister Fu."
When Hu Shangyi heard about this and rushed to persuade her, Hu Shanxiang had already sent people to clean up the compartments in the side hall.
In fact, according to palace rules, the Crown Prince's daily medicines and meals were tasted by eunuchs. Furthermore, the Eastern Palace was the Crown Prince's base, so even if some had accepted bribes, they would at most leak information to curry favor with both sides. They might not have the courage to actually take action.
But then again, a random punch can kill a master. There are always some self-righteous fools and opportunists in this world. Is there not enough bizarre and absurd things in history? A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Who can guarantee that such a fool will not appear in this palace?
No matter how small the probability is, it is more reassuring to cut it off.
In particular, on the first day Hu Shanxiang came here, she arrested Hou Tai, the old man who served the emperor, and discovered that he had secretly brought harmful tiger and wolf medicine to the prince.
He had no intention of murdering the prince; it was simply the eunuch's nature to flatter and curry favor.
It was because the prince was born weak, and his health deteriorated year by year after he became the prince. However, he had been the regent for many years and could not rest, so his energy gradually declined.
After Hou Tai realized this, he naturally wanted to share his master's worries. At first, he mostly looked for medicines with mild effects, but gradually they could not meet the prince's needs. In order to please the prince, he collected a lot of strong medicines and even elixir recipes.
Before the prince fell into a coma, he had just calculated the time and prepared some more and was about to offer it to him, but he didn't expect that the prince would vomit blood and faint that day.
He himself knew that those medicines were very harmful to the body, but ever since the prince fell into a coma, the Eastern Palace had become tense inside and out, and he could not take those things out with him, so he had to hide them nearby in the prince's study.
Now that he has been discovered by the Crown Princess, he is afraid that he will not be able to escape death.
After all, it was obvious that he was no longer able to protect his prince.
Hu Shanxiang didn't miss the despair in the man's eyes; it was clear he had already determined that the Crown Prince was doomed. From this, it wasn't hard to guess what the others in the palace were thinking.
"Take him away and wait for the Crown Prince to return before dealing with him."
Hu Shanxiang lay on the couch, covered with a thin quilt and a headband. Although she looked a little pale, she was in good spirits. Her two children were sleeping soundly in their cribs not far away.
She had a large screen placed in the compartment, and she held daily meetings with the others behind it. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess's medicine, from the imperial physician's pulse diagnosis to the decoction and final intake, had to be carefully scrutinized by her, Hu Shangyi, and Ruo Wei.
The Crown Princess had a high fever and couldn't take any soup or water. Most of the palace maids didn't dare to help, so she personally pried open Zhang's mouth and served her the soup and medicine day and night.
This went on for only three days. Even though Shanxiang did nothing but sit in the inner room behind the screen, her restless hearts gradually calmed down.
"It is already the twelfth day since the letter was sent."
Hu Shanxiang looked up, suddenly opened the window, and looked at the big, round moon outside. Then she remembered, "Is today Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"Yes."
"Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunions... Where did the prince go?"
Sun Ruowei didn't answer the question, but silently stepped forward and closed the window: "You're still in confinement, be careful not to catch a cold."
"Why do you still remember this? I'm the one running the household now, so you don't necessarily have to stay here for the entire confinement period."
Despite this, Hu Shanxiang still let her lead her back to bed. Looking at Ruo Wei carefully tucking in the quilt for her, she smiled sweetly and said, "You look like my sister like this."
Sun Ruowei paused, then whispered, "Wouldn't it be nice to have more sisters?"
"Okay, why not? I'm so happy that someone loves me." Hu Shanxiang yawned, a tired look on her face.
Sun Ruowei quickly slowed down her movements and just sat by the bed, quietly watching her sister sleep, feeling satisfied in her heart.
It’s late at night, I hope I have a good dream tonight…
"Zhu Zhanji!"
Sun Ruowei, who was leaning on the table with her head propped up, was suddenly awakened by the call. She raised her head in a daze and saw Hu Shanxiang suddenly sitting up from the bed, wearing slippers and a piece of clothing and about to run out.
Sun Ruowei quickly stood up and stopped her: "What are you going to do so late?"
"I, I dreamed that Zhu Zhanji came back! I have to go see him!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you take a dream seriously?" Sun Ruowei hugged her arms even tighter. "You're still in confinement. It's cold at night. Go back to bed!"
Hu Shanxiang took two steps back under her force. While Sun Ruowei was still not reacting, she dodged her hand and ran around the screen to the door, pulling it open.
Under the bright moonlight, Zhu Zhanji, who was about to push the door open with his arms outstretched, stared blankly at the open door. The moment he lowered his head, his eyes collided with those bright stars.
The next second, the moon he had been thinking about day and night fell into his arms.
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