Chapter 11 Princess Beware
Queen Wang: "The clear ones are clear, and the turbid ones are turbid. I believe that Your Majesty will conduct a fair investigation and restore the innocence of the virtuous concubine."
Qi Junqi coughed and looked up at Qi Yue: "Royal sister, are all the above statements of yours true?"
Qi Yue: "Brother, you don't know. I am really amazed by the ability of Judge Xiao to move a thousand pounds with a little effort. It is obvious that he is old and his eyes are blurry and his mind is not clear. He couldn't even tell whether the pulse of the emperor's sister-in-law was a pregnancy pulse when he took her pulse. Do you think I should be angry?"
"This is about the heir to the throne. He acted guilty when I asked him to answer. I was so angry that I kicked him, but I didn't hit him."
"Brother, please ask all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital to come and check the pulse of the Empress's sister-in-law to see if she is pregnant! If she is, he must be punished!"
Qi Junqi pondered for a moment and said, "President Xiao is not young anymore. He should not be punished for a momentary oversight. I will allow him to retire and return home."
When Judge Xiao heard this, he decided to retire and return home?
He is only forty-seven, how can he resign like this! He hasn't enjoyed enough of the life of luxury and wealth.
Before he could say anything, Qi Yue cut him off: "Brother Emperor, Judge Xiao looked bitter and resentful when he was examining her pulse and after he was examining her. Which loyal minister would show such an expression after knowing that the mother of a country is pregnant?"
"That's why I suspect he is a spy from the enemy country, and he wants to make you, my brother, have no descendants!"
"Sister-in-law, tell me, was what I said just now correct? Did I slander Xiao Yuanpan even a single word?"
Queen Wang: "Your Majesty, it is true. What the princess said is true."
Concubine Xian said angrily: "Xiao Feng, you are so good! It is a great blessing for the country that the Queen is pregnant, but you..."
Qi Junqi interrupted her: "Alright!"
Then he pointed to the imperial doctors behind him and said, "All of you, come and check the Queen's pulse."
All the imperial doctors hesitated to move forward, as it was obvious that whoever stepped forward first would offend Concubine Xian.
Concubine Xian's family is the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion, which holds military power. Compared with Queen Wang, they dare not offend Concubine Xian.
Concubine Xian glanced at the imperial doctors, her eyes widening as she asked, "What are you standing there for? Didn't you understand what His Majesty said?"
Qi Yue chuckled: "The virtuous concubine is even more powerful than my brother. The imperial doctors are so scared that they dare not take my pulse."
"Even if someone dares to diagnose your pulse, we can't trust everything they say."
Qi Junqi frowned slightly and glanced at Concubine Xian with displeasure. The Zhenguo Marquis Mansion was indeed too prominent.
"Let me choose one to diagnose the pulse of the Empress."
Qi Yue walked over slowly and looked at the imperial doctors who were kneeling and bowing their heads. She remembered that there was a man who was a lover of the heroine of the original book in the Imperial Hospital, and he should still be a medicine boy now.
She walked slowly to the back and finally found the delicate, even enchanting face at the very back.
Qi Yue pointed at Shao Siyan, who was wearing a medicine boy's uniform, and said, "You, go and check the Queen's pulse. If you do a good job, I will ask my brother to promote you to be an imperial physician."
Shao Siyan looked up in surprise at the snow-white shoes embroidered with gold thread that stopped in front of him.
Judge Xiao said: "No! Your Majesty, he is just a little medicine boy, how can he take the pulse of the Queen!"
Qi Yue: "I think he has a face that shows unparalleled medical skills. What do you think, Deputy Court Judge Zhang?"
The nominated Deputy Court Judge Zhang said nervously, "What the princess said is absolutely right. Although Ayan is a medicine boy, he has excellent talent. Usually, when the palace maids and eunuchs feel uncomfortable, they will ask Ayan to help them diagnose their pulse."
Qi Yue nodded with satisfaction: "I really have a keen eye."
Queen Wang also nodded. She had a feeling that Qi Yue would not harm her, so she just had to trust her. "Your Majesty, let the medicine boy take my pulse."
Qi Junqi: "Okay."
With the permission, Shao Siyan came forward with the medicine box, helped Queen Wang to take her pulse, and began to examine her carefully...
About half a cup of tea later.
Shao Siyan: "Your Majesty, Princess, Queen, and Imperial Concubine, it is indeed a pregnancy pulse, and it has been more than two months."
"But has the Queen been taking any medicine recently? The pulse shows that the fetus is a little unstable."
The maidservant beside Queen Wang replied, "Your Highness was a little upset and restless half a month ago, and Court Judge Xiao prescribed some aromatherapy for you to relieve dryness and help you sleep."
"But the queen doesn't like the smell very much. She only lights it when she can't sleep well."
Shao Siyan frowned: "Can you bring the aromatherapy over so I can check it out?"
Queen Wang nodded, and the palace maid quickly brought the incense. Court Judge Xiao was kneeling on the ground at this moment, scared to death. He never expected that a little medicine boy whom he usually looked down upon could actually discover the subtle details of Queen Wang's pulse.
He controlled the dosage of the aromatherapy medicine to be extremely small, maybe... maybe it can't be detected!
Different from Xiao Yuanpan's fluke mentality, Concubine Xian's palms began to sweat after hearing about the aromatherapy, and she quickly gave a look to the palace maid behind her.
The maid who was supporting her felt a slight pain in her arm and quickly whispered, "My lady, don't be nervous."
Concubine Xian calmed herself down and her expression returned to normal.
The incense was brought up quickly, and Shao Siyan examined it carefully. In just a cup of tea, he found the clue.
He said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the Akebia in the incense has been replaced with Akebia glabra. Although this medicine can also soothe the mind and relieve restlessness, it is not suitable for pregnant women and is highly toxic. Long-term use can cause miscarriage at best, and damage the mother's body and cause lifelong infertility at worst."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Court Judge Zhang also hurried over to check, and then his face turned grim, "It is indeed Akebia trifoliata, but the amount used in this incense is not large, and ordinary people can hardly detect it. Fortunately, the Queen rarely uses it."
Queen Wang's face turned pale and she protected her belly in fear. If the eldest princess hadn't discovered something was wrong today, she would have been killed in no time.
Judge Xiao on the ground felt as if the sky had fallen when he heard this. It was over, everything was over!
He shouldn't have kept this brat Shao Siyan!
It's too late to regret.
Qi Junqi's face was filled with anger. Concubine Xian looked around and took the lead in attacking: "You traitor! How dare you murder the Queen? Tell me! Who ordered you to do this?"
Court Judge Xiao's eyes were erratic, drifting towards Concubine Xian from time to time.
Qi Yue was so happy that he wanted to kick the old man again, but Qi Junqi kicked him over first, "Why don't you come over here quickly!"
Judge Xiao pointed slowly behind Qi Junqi with trembling fingers: "Yes... yes..."
"Don't even think about pointing fingers at Concubine Shu!"
A palace maid who had been lowering her head at the back suddenly jumped up, flew forward and stabbed Xiao Yuanpan's throat with a dagger. Xiao Yuanpan opened his eyes wide, and finally looked in the direction of Concubine Xian, dying with his eyes open.
"Protect the emperor!"
Shao Siyan quickly stood in front of Qi Yue and said, "Princess, be careful."
Qi Yue looked at his handsome profile and smiled with interest.
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