Chapter 1396 Is Concubine Ning poisoned?
The young eunuch ran out and passed the message to the imperial pharmacy, but the news spread even faster throughout the palace.
Soon, all the concubines in the harem gathered in the emperor's bedroom.
Wu Wan and the others arrived the fastest. When they entered, they saw Zhu Feng sitting in a chair in the middle of the room. Although the sunlight outside was still shining on his face, his expression was gloomy, like a demon.
The people around were too afraid to breathe.
Wu Wan and the others hurried forward and kowtowed before him, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng glanced at them and asked, "Why are you here?"
Wu Wan smiled apologetically and said, "I just heard that the Emperor has brought the Imperial Concubine out. I also heard that the Imperial Concubine is ill. I was worried, so I came to visit her."
“…”
As soon as Zhu Feng said this, before he could say anything else, the people around him couldn't help but shudder.
She and the imperial concubine were at odds, even to the point of being incompatible. It was really disgusting that she could still say such words at this time.
However, Nan Yan leaned against the head of the bed, and a faint smile appeared on her pale face.
"It's hard for Concubine Hui to think about it."
"We are all sisters, so this is the way it should be."
Both sides were hypocritical and exchanged a few perfunctory words. Wu Wan and Nan Yan were arguing with each other, but of course they didn't get any advantage, so they could only shut up angrily.
At this time, several concubines came outside.
Depin and the others came in, saluted Zhu Feng, and then came to the bedside to greet the imperial concubine. Nan Yan also forced herself to cheer up and said a few perfunctory words to them.
When everyone looked outside the door, waiting for the people from the imperial pharmacy to come, Nan Yan called Depin again softly.
"Princess De, where is Madam Qin?"
"she?"
Xin Qing didn't know why the Imperial Concubine suddenly asked about Lady Qin. She thought for a moment and said softly, "When I came here just now, I saw that the door to the left palace was always closed."
"oh?"
"Don't be offended, Your Majesty. Because the Empress asked her to reflect on her mistakes in the Yanxi Palace, Madam Qin has been staying at home recently. It's not that she didn't come to visit you on purpose."
She is a kind person, and at this time, she did not forget to say a few good words for Qin Ruolan.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "It's okay."
Although Depin didn't have much control in the harem, she was aware of the complicated entanglement of interests between them, so she didn't say much at this time, just smiled and stood aside.
Although everyone seemed calm on the surface, everyone's eyes were looking towards the door at the same time.
Everyone knows that something big is going to happen today.
Sure enough, after a while, I heard hurried footsteps outside, and there were figures swaying at the door, and several people walked in.
It was Eunuch Chen, the director of the Imperial Pharmacy, and two attendants.
They walked in in a panic, and when they saw the emperor, empress, and so many concubines in the harem, they were frightened and turned pale, and immediately knelt down.
"Your servant greets the Emperor, the Empress, and all the ladies."
Zhu Feng sat in the chair and looked at them coldly.
He did not speak immediately, and naturally the others did not dare to speak easily. Although the queen had just ordered them to be brought in in a rage, they could not bypass the emperor at this time.
So, everyone was quiet.
Such silence was more like a torture. Several people knelt on the ground. Although the autumn air was bleak, after a while, cold sweat broke out and soaked their clothes.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Feng said, "You guys did a great job!"
When he said this, those people trembled with fear.
The leading eunuch, Eunuch Chen, trembled and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I beg Your Majesty to tell me what I did wrong."
As he spoke, he carefully raised his head and looked at Zhu Feng.
But he saw Zhu Feng staring at him angrily, his eyes like a ferocious beast, which scared him so much that he immediately lowered his head again.
At this time, Wang Baizhi, who was standing on the other side, said coldly: "Eunuch Chen, the emperor asked you to be in charge of the imperial pharmacy. The lives of everyone in the palace are in your hands, but how do you do your job?"
"ah?"
Seeing that he was still confused and ignorant, Wang Baizhi walked forward and put the medicine bowl in her hand directly in front of him, almost splashing the medicine on his face.
"Look for yourself, what kind of medicine is this?"
After all, Eunuch Chen was the one in charge of the Imperial Pharmacy, so he could tell the smell just by smelling it.
"This, this is—abortion-preserving medicine."
"Yes, this is a pregnancy-maintaining medicine, but why was this bowl of pregnancy-maintaining medicine delivered to the Imperial Concubine?!"
"ah?!"
Eunuch Chen was stunned and could not believe his ears: "How, how is this possible?"
“…”
"The pregnancy-maintaining medicine... the pregnancy-maintaining medicine from the Imperial Pharmacy was brewed for Concubine Ning."
“…”
"The Imperial Concubine is taking Fuzi Decoction."
He was already so frightened, and the two attendants behind him were even more frightened.
"Fuzi decoction?"
Wang Baizhi was even more furious. She asked Xiao Shunzi to bring another bowl of medicine and said, "Yes, this is what you call Fuzi Decoction. Take a good look at it yourself!"
“…”
"This bowl of aconite soup has been delivered to Concubine Ning!"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Chen no longer dared to look at the bowl of medicine. He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
Even Aunt Tongyun was startled: "Ah? The Aconite Soup was sent to Concubine Ning?"
Nan Yan raised her head and said to her, "Aunt, is there anything wrong with this medicine?"
Aunt Tongyun's face turned pale, and her voice trembled as she said, "My Lady, even though this medicine doesn't suit your condition, it won't have any effect. But the Aconite Soup—" She shuddered as she spoke, "Aconite is a forbidden drug for pregnant women!"
"ah?"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Queen Xu Miaoyin's face darkened. "Really?"
Wang Baizhi turned around, bowed, and said, "To answer the Empress, this aunt is correct. Aconite is a poisonous herb. It's not a big deal for ordinary people to take it to dispel cold, but the fetus in a pregnant woman's womb cannot tolerate such toxicity. Therefore, Aconite Decoction is forbidden for pregnant women!"
Hearing him say this, all the concubines around him were shocked.
Depin Xinqing immediately said: "Then, send this medicine to Concubine Ning, ah——!"
"Is Concubine Ning poisoned?"
"Then the child in her belly—"
Everyone's face showed worry and panic. Nan Yan raised her head and glanced at the people beside the bed. Although Wu Wan and Gao Yurong had remained calm, their faces suddenly turned pale at this moment.
They looked at each other, and cold sweat rolled down their foreheads.
Xu Miaoyin was a little anxious at this time: "Then, if Concubine Ning drank this medicine, the child in her belly——"
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