Not to mention how devastated the Queen was when she woke up and learned that the dragon fetus in her womb had suffocated to death.
The harem also fell into silence during this period.
All the concubines were confined to their own palaces and were not allowed to go out. Song Qu took people around every day to track down the person behind the scenes. For a time, the harem seemed to have fallen into the calm before the storm.
Half a month passed until something even more shocking happened, breaking the tranquility.
In mid-June, news came from Chonghua Palace that the eldest prince was suddenly seriously ill.
The harem, which had been silent for half a month, became lively again.
At that time, Ning Yuxi was watching Cheng Zhao write in the study room she had specially prepared for him, when Luoying suddenly came in hurriedly.
Usually when she was accompanying Cheng Zhao in the study to write and read, Luoying Ruyi and the others would wait until she was done before reporting to her and would not disturb her.
Seeing the usually steady Luoying rushing into the study room in such a hurry, Ning Yuxi thought that something big must have happened.
She told Cheng Zhao to write obediently, and she followed Luo Ying out of the study. As soon as they returned to her bedroom, Luo Ying said with a serious face, "Master, I just heard that the eldest prince of Chonghua Palace is not feeling well."
Ning Yuxi looked at Luoying in astonishment: "How could it be?"
The eldest prince was weak due to poisoning before, and he would get sick if he was not taken care of properly. However, after so much careful care from the queen, his health has improved a lot.
The Queen was almost recovering before she gave birth prematurely, so why is she suddenly not well now?
Luoying: "My Lord, I don't know the details, but I heard that the eldest prince caught a cold a few days after the Empress gave birth to a premature stillborn baby. It turned out to be nothing serious. This kind of thing has happened before.
The imperial physician carefully cared for him and he recovered after a while, but he has been ill for more than ten days now. He had a high fever all night last night. I heard that he was confused and talking nonsense. The imperial physician said... he may not have much time left.
"Can the imperial physician find out what the disease is?" Ning Yuxi asked.
"The imperial physician said that the eldest prince has been weak since he was poisoned. The cold he caught the other day triggered his illness, causing him to become increasingly weak."
Ning Yuxi frowned slightly, it was like saying nothing.
"What's the situation now?" Ning Yuxi asked again.
Luoying said, "Last night, the Emperor went to Chonghua Palace to stay with me all night. This morning, he went straight to court. After court, he went straight back to Chonghua Palace again."
"And the Empress, due to a premature and difficult birth half a month ago, her body was severely damaged. The original doctor said that she needed to be carefully recuperated in her room for three months before she could go out into the open air.
But it has only been a few days since the eldest prince caught a cold and the queen went to Chonghua Palace to take care of him. Last night he had a high fever and she took care of him all night without sleeping.
This morning, after hearing the imperial physician say that the eldest prince might not have much time left, he fainted and has not woken up until late noon."
How could it be so serious? Moreover, almost everything that happened in recent days was related to the Queen. Ning Yuxi vaguely felt that many of these things were a little unusual.
First, the queen was murdered and gave birth prematurely and with difficulty, losing the dragon fetus. It has been half a month and the person behind the murder has not been found yet. Now the eldest prince is suddenly seriously ill.
If the eldest prince really didn't survive this time, the queen would have lost two children. The queen's body was already seriously injured due to premature birth. The days of hard work and the pain of losing two children in a row, I'm afraid no one could bear it.
Someone is deliberately targeting the Queen and wants to kill her. Who is it that has a deep hatred for the Queen?
Because the person who killed the dragon fetus in the queen's womb has not been found yet, Ning Yuxi and other concubines are still under house arrest. Therefore, even though they know that the eldest prince is seriously ill, they cannot go to express their condolences.
The concubines had also heard about this matter, and for a moment they were all even more uneasy, as one problem after another was about to arise.
However, they didn't feel anxious for too long. Three days later, news of the eldest prince's death spread from Chonghua Palace.
For a moment, the whole palace was in uproar, and the government and the public were shocked.
The eldest prince is the emperor's eldest son and has been placed with high hopes since he was young. He did not disappoint everyone's expectations. He has been very intelligent since he was young. He is calm and polite at a young age, and he knows when to advance and retreat. The Taifu has praised him many times.
There were many officials from aristocratic families in the court. They always valued orthodoxy and regarded the eldest son very highly. The death of the eldest prince was naturally difficult for them to accept, and they wrote to the emperor requesting him to investigate the matter thoroughly.
The Empress had no interest in what was happening in the court.
Fengluan Palace.
At this time, more than half a month had passed since the eldest prince's death. The queen was sitting on the bed in a daze. She was extremely thin, with sunken eye sockets, bloodless lips, and no tears in her eyes.
She stared blankly ahead, her whole body lifeless, only her hoarse voice muttering the eldest prince's name over and over again.
Rong Xin, who was standing by, felt a pang of pain in her heart as she watched this scene. She wished she could take his place. She turned her head away, unable to bear to watch any longer, and the handkerchief in her hand became wet again and again.
At this time, a little palace maid came in gently carrying medicine. Rong Xin wiped her tears and took the medicine bowl from the palace maid. She turned around and said to the queen, "Your Majesty, drink the medicine..."
The queen remained indifferent, just closed her eyes and shook her head slightly.
Rong Xin sighed. It had been like this these days. Ever since the eldest prince died and the queen fainted for three days and three nights, she had been like this since she woke up. She refused to eat or drink, and refused to take medicine. She just lay in bed and cried every day.
I lost almost 20 kilograms in just half a month, and gradually lost my energy.
If the second princess hadn't come to persuade the queen to eat something every day, she would have collapsed long ago.
Rong Xin was persuading the Queen to take the medicine when the eunuch's voice rang out from outside the palace: "The Emperor has arrived!"
Upon hearing this voice, the queen would have gone out to greet it in the past, but now she remained indifferent, as if she had not heard it.
When Gu Qilan entered the room, he saw that the queen was still lifeless. He couldn't help but frowned. He walked over and took the medicine bowl from Rong Xin's hand:
"Queen, Chengxuan is gone. The pain in my heart is no less than yours. But you are not only Chengxuan's mother, but also the queen of the Great Jin. You can't just indulge in the pain of losing your child. You must also be clear about your responsibilities as a queen!"
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