Musk is a traditional Chinese medicine that has the effect of refreshing the brain and opening the orifices, but musk will promote uterine contraction, interfere with the implantation of the fertilized egg, disrupt the endocrine system and affect the normal functioning of the body's hormones. The shell of musk is similar to musk.
The veins on the back of Xue Rong's delicate white hands were bulging. She clenched her fists and waved her hands to signal the palace maids and eunuchs to leave.
The palace suddenly fell silent. Xue Qingshang peeked at Xue Rong's ugly face and asked, "Sister, do you want to call Rongpin over to ask her?"
Xue Rong's chest rose and fell slightly, and she was obviously very angry. After all, she had been in this deep palace for many years, and even though she behaved domineeringly on weekdays, she was not completely without brains and scheming.
Rongpin and her son have relied on her for these years to live a safe and secure life in the harem. Rongpin wanted to harm her. If she said that there was no one behind her, Xue Rong would never believe that she had the courage to do so.
She fixed her eyes on the two pots of flesh grass, suppressed her anger, and asked Yu Jiao, "Is there any way to remedy my health?"
Yu Jiao hesitated, and Xue Rong saw her hesitation. "You are my benefactor today because you found out that I was unable to have children for many years because someone harmed me. If I can give birth to an heir, I will grant you three requests no matter what they are."
Xue Rong stood up and went to the inner hall. Soon, she returned holding the Phoenix Seal. “Although I am not the queen, I will be in charge of the Phoenix Seal in this harem.”
The one who holds the Phoenix Seal is the real ruler of the harem, but he does not have the title of Queen. This is what Xue Rong wanted to tell Yu Jiao.
She picked up the phoenix seal, stamped it on the blank edict, picked up the blank edict, and walked towards Yu Jiao.
"Words are not enough. This blank edict represents my sincerity." She handed the edict to Yu Jiao.
The edict stamped with the phoenix seal is equivalent to the empress's imperial decree.
As a daughter of the Liu family, Xue Rong should know about the previous dispute between Liu Yu and Shen Tian. Now she dare not underestimate Yu Jiao anymore. If she can't see that Yu Jiao's behavior is just to hide her incompetence in front of her, then she has lived in vain all these years and it is impossible for her to suppress Empress Feng in this harem.
"You don't need to worry about the Qin family's marriage anymore. I will ask the emperor to reject old Master Qin." Xue Rong really needed to give birth to a child to consolidate her favor. Although she took good care of herself, age was not forgiving. With the fading of her beauty, her love faded. With the fading of love, the grace ended. How could she not understand that?
The emperor has become more and more obsessed with taking elixirs in recent years, and his health is not as good as before. If she cannot give birth to a son, the world will eventually fall into the hands of Empress Feng and her son. How many things has she done to Empress Feng over the years? If one day Empress Feng turns over and becomes proud, how will Xue Rong's fate be any better?
Xue Rong forced the wordless edict into Yu Jiao's hands. Xue Qingshang persuaded her, "My elder sister has never been so kind to anyone. Miss Liu San, do you know how my elder sister miscarried before? She was drugged with a poison. She was five months pregnant and the fetus was already formed in her belly, but she miscarried. In the end, they only found out that it was a palace maid who did it, and the case was left unresolved. My elder sister was in so much pain that she almost died with the child. Until now, every year on the anniversary of the child's death, my elder sister will fast and recite scriptures and pray for him for a whole day."
Yu Jiao was not moved by Xue Qingshang's words. When she decided to tell Xue Rong that her infertility was caused by poisoning, she was already tied to this matter.
"Given your Majesty's current physical condition, if you want to get pregnant and give birth to a child, not only will your body be damaged, but your appearance will also age rapidly. Are you still determined to have a child?" Yu Jiao looked at Xue Rong and said.
She was not exaggerating. The interaction between the spatholobi and the musk deer made Xue Rong look beautiful. In fact, it was just like those extremely beautiful plants, with clusters of flowers, but the roots underground had actually rotted.
Xue Rong's skin was delicate and her appearance was no different from that of a beautiful young girl, but her spleen and kidneys were deficient and her three yin meridians were extremely cold, which was definitely not a sign of longevity.
The herb is like a parasite, trying its best to absorb nutrients from the body and transport them to the skin. The more beautiful the skin is, the more empty the inside is.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as golden outside but rotten inside, if we do not delve into its extended meaning.
Xue Rong subconsciously stroked her face with her hand, as if she couldn't accept the aging of her appearance. She asked Yu Jiao with difficulty, "Is there no way to avoid damaging your appearance? In this harem, if you don't have a good-looking face, how can you get the emperor's favor..."
Yu Jiao looked at her and shook her head. "Your Majesty is very weak internally. The reason why you have remained beautiful all these years is that you have been nourished by the Ziji grass, which has depleted your internal Qi and blood. If I help you recuperate, the Ziji grass will lose its effect. Besides, at your age, getting pregnant and giving birth is already very harmful to your body."
Xue Rong couldn't help but hesitate when she saw Yu Jiao's firm words. She walked to the bronze mirror on the dressing table and looked at it for a long time. She touched her face in the mirror with her fingertips and said softly but firmly, "Even if my beauty is gone, I still want a child."
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