Chapter 193 The Miscarriage
On this day, a palace maid from the Shanggong Bureau came to the Bixi Palace to deliver the monthly allowance and happened to meet Wen Li'er and Xiaoxiao playing in the courtyard.
No one was prepared for the maid to talk about what was happening in the court.
"Your Highness, I've heard that the Emperor has been fighting a fierce battle with the ministers over you lately. This morning, a senior official from the Censorate hit his head and died in the Golden Throne Hall. The Emperor fainted from anger."
The palace maid was surprised to see Wen Li'er looking confused and anxious.
"Don't you know, Your Majesty? The Emperor hasn't had time to eat for more than half a month, and he has become so thin that he is unrecognizable. You should go and see him..." She hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, asking her to go and see the Emperor.
Wen Li'er was indeed shocked.
The palace maid from the Shanggong Bureau was dragged away by Wan'an and two eunuchs. Wen Li'er hurriedly called over Nanny Qin, several senior palace maids, Wanquan and others, and asked them about what had happened in the court recently.
Seeing her master's terrified look, Nanny Qin was about to bite her teeth to pieces.
She was on guard day and night, but when she went to the toilet, the bad guys took advantage of the opportunity.
If the palace maid hadn't been instructed by someone, she would have written her name backwards!
Could it be that the maid's purpose was to take care of the child in her master's belly?
Nanny Qin couldn't figure out when this matter was leaked.
She pretended to be relaxed and comforted Wen Li'er.
"Master, that palace maid was talking nonsense. The Emperor has indeed been troubled by court affairs recently, but that's not because of you, Master, but because of state affairs..."
Wen Li'er hurried out to see the emperor, but was stopped by Nanny Qin again.
Qingmei Qingzhu and the others also tried to persuade her.
"Master, you are still under house arrest..."
Wen Li'er felt a tightness in her heart.
I used to feel happy about being grounded, but now I realize it’s a bit bad.
She walked out without caring: "Go ahead and punish me, I'll go see the emperor first."
"No, Master." Everyone stopped her again.
"Master, the Emperor hasn't been seeing the women in the harem lately. I heard that the Empress has been asking to see the Emperor every day, but she hasn't even stepped into the Imperial Study or the Purple Palace."
Wen Li'er stopped and paced anxiously.
Not even the Queen?
Nanny Qin continued, "How about this? The master arranges for a eunuch to ask Eunuch Yong if the emperor is free now."
She heard that the emperor now summoned ministers every day to discuss state affairs, and each conversation lasted for most of the day.
If the master goes there now, it will probably be a wasted trip, so it is better to ask first.
Wen Li'er was more worried: "The emperor fainted from anger, is he awake now?"
Nanny Qin nodded repeatedly: "He has woken up and summoned the ministers into the palace."
Wen Li'er frowned. The emperor was working too hard. Did he care about his health at all?
She was also worried that her visit would disturb the emperor, so she ordered Wan Quan to go to the Daming Palace in person to see how the emperor was doing.
As a result, when Wanquan came back, he said that he had never seen the emperor.
"Master, Eunuch Yongtai said that the Emperor's case will probably not be over until midnight. He told you not to worry, saying that the Emperor is just busy and there is nothing wrong with his health."
Wen Li'er felt a little relieved.
But that night, Wen Li'er dreamed that the emperor was forced to the top of a cliff by his civil and military ministers. He was so thin that he looked unrecognizable and his hair had turned a lot whiter.
She was angry and distressed, so she grabbed a thick and long iron rod and rushed forward to beat up the ministers.
After knocking everyone down, she ran towards the emperor.
Then she woke up, awakened by the pain.
There was a sharp pain in my abdomen, as if something was falling straight down.
She covered her stomach, cold sweat soaking her pajamas.
"Green bamboo... Green plum..." Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz in the middle of the night.
Qingzhu, who was on night watch, shuddered and saw his master's pale face when he opened the bed curtain.
"Empress!" she screamed, completely losing her usual composure, and shouted outside.
"Qingmei, go call someone!"
The Tourmaline Palace was instantly brightly lit.
Nanny Qin rushed in and when she saw a small dark red spot on the mattress under Wen Li'er, her eyes went dark and she almost fell down.
She shouted sharply, "Call the doctors! Call all the doctors on duty!"
After giving the order, she quickly added: "Send someone to invite the emperor..."
Wen Li'er curled up on the bed, her fingers tightly gripping the quilt.
The pain was more severe than she had imagined, as if someone was tearing her lower abdomen.
"Mammy...child..." Wen Li'er had tears in her eyes and her voice was trembling.
She was so scared that something might happen to the child she was protecting so carefully.
Nanny Qin held her cold hand and coaxed her, "Don't be afraid, Your Majesty. The imperial physician will be here soon."
Then she turned around and yelled, "Go get some hot water!"
My master's belly has been more than three months old, and I was thinking of finding a chance to announce it.
Once the belly becomes apparent, it will be too late to hide it any longer.
I just didn't expect it to be made public in this way.
Yan Shixu was woken up by Yongtai in the middle of the night.
He rubbed his tired brow and asked, "What's the matter?"
Yongtai, who was always calm, was also terrified: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Concubine Wen is in trouble. She has abdominal pain and her period has begun!"
Yan Shixu stood up suddenly, without even bothering to put on his coat, and rushed towards the Bixi Palace.
Tourmaline Palace.
All the imperial physicians on duty at the Imperial Medical Bureau that night were summoned to the Bixi Palace, and Wu Junnian was one of them.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly took Concubine Wen's pulse with his colleagues.
He, the imperial physician, was the only one who knew that Concubine Wen was pregnant.
If anything happens to the child in Concubine Wen's belly, his whole family would probably lose their lives.
When Yan Shixu rushed into the Bixi Palace in dishevel, he happened to see Wu Junnian and several other imperial doctors whispering outside the bedroom.
"How?" Yan Shixu's voice was rapid and hoarse, his face was ashen, and bloodshot could be seen in his eyes.
Wu Junnian knelt down and reported, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine's pulse is smooth and the fetus's breathing is steady. This abdominal pain is caused by occasional movement of the fetus. It must be due to worry and fear, which has temporarily disrupted the balance of Qi and blood. The heir is fine. Rest for half a day and drink some anti-abortion drinks, and the pain will subside."
Yan Shixu let out a long sigh, and his hands at his sides were still shaking uncontrollably.
He entered the bedroom and looked at the sleeping woman for a long time.
After making sure that she was really okay, he strode to the main hall.
Everyone followed him tremblingly.
Yan Shixu kicked over the display stand next to him, and the sound of porcelain breaking was particularly harsh in the middle of the night.
The palace maids knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.
"So many people can't take care of the master, and you can't explain the reason today, so I will send you on your way!"
Yan Shixu's voice was forced out from between his teeth. It was the first time he was so angry.
Nanny Qin knelt at his feet and kowtowed continuously.
"Your Majesty, it was a maid named Qiulu from the Shanggong Bureau who came today to deliver the Imperial Concubine her monthly allowance. She told Your Majesty about a senior official from the Censorate who was killed in a collision in the Golden Palace, and that Your Majesty had fainted from anger... Your Majesty was worried about you, and that's why she had a miscarriage. This old servant suspects that the maid has ulterior motives!"
Yan Shixu's eyes suddenly became extremely cold, and there was a hint of cruelty.
"Bring the person here for me."
"Yes." Zhang Sicheng, who rushed over after hearing the news, brought a group of guards and hurried to the Shanggong Bureau.
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