Yinzhen said, "Get up! I will not pursue your family's matter. In principle, this is not your fault. However, you also know that the royal family will not tolerate you."
After hearing this, Consort Xi completely resigned herself to her fate.
"I understand. I am already extremely grateful that Your Majesty will not hold my family accountable. I will leave my family to Your Majesty's disposal."
Yinzhen knew she had misunderstood, but he didn't explain.
"Liang Jiugong".
"Your servant is here."
"Take Consort Xi back with you!"
Consort Xi left Qianqing Palace in a daze. Her residence in Zhongcui Palace was empty of servants, and the two maids from Yongshou Palace had also returned home.
Consort Xi returned to her room and said to Liang Jiugong, "Eunuch Liang, please begin!"
No one is unafraid of death, Consort Xi said, her voice trembling uncontrollably.
Liang Jiugong smiled and said, "Consort Xi may have misunderstood."
Consort Xi looked puzzled. What had she misunderstood?
Liang Jiugong didn't explain, and then there was a knock on the door. It was the imperial physician who had examined Consort Xi's pulse before.
Liang Jiugong politely invited the person in, and then said, "Thank you for your trouble."
"You're too kind, Eunuch Liang."
The imperial physician walked up to Consort Xi and said, "Please extend your hand, Your Highness, so I can take your pulse."
Consort Xi was completely bewildered. What was going on? Shouldn't they be sending her on her way? How did it turn into a pulse-taking ceremony, and by the Emperor and Empress's own physicians no less? Anyone who didn't know better would think she was a favored concubine!
Consort Xi reached out her hand in a daze, and after a while said, "Consort Xi, your health is fine. The fetus is not yet fully formed, so this servant will prepare a decoction for you to induce miscarriage. After you drink it, just rest for a while and avoid exposure to the wind."
Consort Xi wasn't stupid; she understood what he meant. If they really wanted to send her on her way, they wouldn't have arranged for her to have an abortion. That would have been pointless. In other words, her life was saved.
Consort Xi couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. She felt like she had survived a disaster, and she felt she would be letting down her anxiety over the past few days if she didn't have a good cry.
As a doctor, the imperial physician was used to seeing such things. No matter how much she cried, he had completed his duty and prepared to leave.
"The medicine has been left behind; this servant will take his leave."
Liang Jiugong smiled and went out to see the imperial physician off.
After returning, he brought a palace maid with him. Liang Jiugong said to the palace maid, "From now on, you will follow Miss Chen."
"yes"
Consort Xi's surname was Chen, which means that there will be no more Consort Xi in the palace from now on.
The palace maid was very efficient and knew a bit about medicine. She prepared the medicine and served it to Consort Xi.
Consort Xi had never been a mother before; this was her first time, and probably the only time in her life. It would be a lie to say she felt nothing at all, but it was true that she disliked the child in her belly.
This child brings her nothing but bad things, and she might even have to pay with her life for it. She can't bear this child.
So she drank the abortion medicine very readily. When Liang Jiugong saw that she had stomach pain after drinking it, he said, "Miss Chen, Shui'er knows a little about medicine. She will take care of your body. After the miscarriage is completely aborted in a few days, someone will send Miss Chen to a nunnery to practice Buddhism while still keeping her hair."
Consort Xi, now known as Miss Chen, thought the arrangement was excellent; it was the best possible arrangement.
Miss Chen knelt on the ground and said towards the direction of the Qianqing Palace, "This humble woman thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness."
Liang Jiugong: "Miss Chen, please get up quickly. Taking good care of your health is the most important thing. This servant will take his leave now."
Miss Chen genuinely felt that her current situation was quite good. Under normal circumstances, she would not have survived, but now that she was alive and had not implicated her family, she had no other desires.
Having just taken the abortifacient, Miss Chen didn't feel well, but she still forced herself to smile and said, "Thank you so much for making this trip for Steward Liang today."
Liang Jiugong: "No trouble at all, it's what this servant should do. This servant will take his leave."
After Liang Jiugong left, Miss Chen was completely exhausted. If Shui'er hadn't helped her up, she probably would have fallen to the ground.
"This servant will help you rest on the bed for a while."
"Um"
About ten days later, news came from Zhongcui Palace that Consort Xi had passed away. The topic of Consort Xi, which had been somewhat over, has now resurfaced.
Although the reason wasn't explained, everyone knows what's going on. No wonder people are talking about it non-stop.
The news spread not only within the palace but also outside. Members of the imperial family had their own channels of communication, as did powerful figures. At least Yunrong's maternal family, the Fucha family, knew about the matter.
Because the Fucha family produced a favored empress, they were well aware that they were a thorn in the side of many people. They kept a low profile and handled the emperor's orders very properly. Before Yunrong entered the palace, their social interactions were more lively, but now many people have cut off ties with them, for fear of bringing trouble to their daughter and giving others an opportunity to take advantage of them.
The daughters-in-law of the Fucha family could see the implications of this. After all, for Yunrong's sake, the men in their families dared not sleep with women casually, for fear that someone would submit a memorial saying that the Empress's family was improper, favoring concubines over wives.
However, news from outside the palace is inevitably somewhat unreliable, and Lady Wuya knew not to believe such rumors. In addition, given the current situation of the Fucha family, they must be even more cautious.
If you accidentally reveal something, people will inevitably start to worry about you.
The Fucha family knew that the current emperor was a wise ruler and would not believe the rumors. However, as more people talked about it, the rumors became the truth, which was the last thing they wanted to see.
August passed quickly, and in September, Yunrong finally received good news: she was pregnant.
The couple intended to conceive, so naturally good news would come. When this news came out, some were happy and some were worried. However, nowadays no one dared to let Yinzhen fill the harem anymore.
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