"What! How could this be?" Yun Yi and Liu Shuning exclaimed in unison. Clearly, they were extremely surprised.
The two exchanged a knowing glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.
Although Yunyi really didn't want to get involved in this matter, as the head of Chengqian Palace, she also had to take responsibility if something happened to a concubine during her pregnancy.
Ruoqin stepped forward to help Yunyi up, and Liu Shuning followed closely behind. The two of them headed towards the east side hall of Wuya Xinyue.
On the way, Liu Shuning leaned close to Yunyi's ear and whispered her guess, "I saw Consort An send someone to contact the Imperial Kitchen before. Do you think Consort An was behind today's incident?"
When she first heard the news, she was so surprised that she didn't have time to think about it. Now that she thinks about it carefully, Yunyi thinks that it must have been Consort An who did it.
The two went to Wuya Xinyue's residence, where Wanliuhashi was also present.
When they entered, the room was relatively orderly, and the palace servants, both high and low, were not too flustered. The head palace maid, Yu Yin, was by the bedside, waiting for instructions.
Because the matter was of great importance, the young palace maid in red, following protocol, went to Kunning Palace to request the Empress to come and oversee the situation. As for the only remaining eunuch, Xiao Huizi, he immediately went to the Imperial Hospital to summon the imperial physician after the incident and has not yet returned.
Wanliuha stood by the bed with a slightly nervous expression and a hint of worry on her face. Perhaps she was a little scared because she had accidentally gotten involved in this matter.
Yunyi entered the inner room and glanced at Wuya Xinyue by the bedside. At this moment, her face was pale and her forehead was covered with cold sweat, looking like she was in great pain.
Seeing Yunyi step forward, Wuya Xinyue struggled to get up, pleading, "Your Highness, please do justice for me! Someone, someone wants to harm my child."
Seeing that she was unwell, Yunyi stopped her from getting out of bed, saying, "You're not feeling well right now, so lie back down. The imperial physician is coming soon, and we'll have him take a good look at you."
After offering these words of comfort, Yunyi, unwilling to deal with the matter, declined, saying, "As for what you mentioned, although I am the head of Chengqian Palace, managing the inner palace is the Empress's responsibility. I cannot overstep my bounds. Let the Empress arrive and uphold justice for you!"
Hearing Yunyi say this, knowing that she didn't want to get involved, Wu Yaxin felt resentful in her heart, but her face was covered in tears as she cried loudly.
As they were talking, Xiao Huizi hurriedly brought in the imperial physician. Only after entering did they see that the Imperial Concubine was also inside. The two of them respectfully greeted her.
Yun Yi waved her hand, dismissing their formalities. "No need for formalities, Physician Li, the situation is urgent, please go and see Consort Wuya!"
Physician Li got up and walked to the bedside. Yu Yin took out a handkerchief and covered Wu Ya Xin Yue's wrist before Physician Li began to take her pulse.
After a moment, Physician Li's expression softened considerably. He then inquired about what Wu Yaxin had eaten. After being shown the bowl of chicken soup, Physician Li was completely relieved.
He stroked his beard, then wrote a prescription and handed it to Yu Yin, explaining some precautions in detail, and asked her to prepare the medicine.
Because Yunyi was the highest-ranking person present, Imperial Physician Li reported to Yunyi in a deep voice, "Your Highness, the Consort has been drinking chicken soup containing safflower and smelling the fragrance of flowers. The combination of these two stimuli caused her to show signs of miscarriage."
He stroked his beard, a hint of relief in his voice, "Fortunately, you didn't drink much chicken soup, so the amount of medicine in it was relatively small, and there wasn't much of a problem. After you drink the medicine I prescribed to help with your pregnancy, and rest in bed for ten to fifteen days, you'll recover."
Before she could finish speaking, a woman in red came to announce that the Empress had arrived. After examining Wu Yaxinyue and learning from Physician Li that the imperial heir was safe and that Wu Yaxinyue herself was also healthy, the Empress felt much more at ease.
If anything were to happen to Empress Wuya's pregnancy, it would be a dereliction of duty on her part as empress.
Because the inner room was too small, and they were afraid of disturbing Wu Yaxin's rest, everyone moved to the main hall.
Empress Niohuru sat in the seat of honor, with Yunyi beside her. Below them were Wanliuha, Zhangjia, who had just arrived, and Liu Shuning. The other concubines, having received the news, were also on their way.
Consort Rong lived closer to Chengqian Palace, so she arrived a little later than the Empress. Afterwards, Consort An, Consort Hui, Consort Yi, and other high-ranking consorts also arrived.
Because His Majesty was in the Qianqing Palace meeting with ministers to discuss state affairs and was too busy to come over, Niohuru, seeing that almost everyone had arrived, began to investigate the murderer of this matter.
Niohuru was usually gentle and dignified, but recently she had been sickly and weak. Since becoming empress, she had rarely shown the majesty of an empress.
At this moment, she revealed a rare stern expression. Her imposing gaze swept over the concubines below, and she was already somewhat angered.
In His Majesty's early years, during the reign of the late Empress, many children in the harem died young. The late Empress lost one son, Consort Hui lost one son, Consort Rong lost four sons, Lady Zhang lost two daughters, and Lady Dong lost one daughter...
The deaths of so many children were unclear, whether due to palace intrigues or the children's frail health. This situation only began to improve after the Emperor adopted Prince Gong's daughter.
Since she was made empress, although she treated people with kindness, she had been managing the inner palace to prevent concubines from vying for favor and thus harming the imperial heirs.
He never expected that his illness, which caused him to relax his control over the harem, would almost lead to a major disaster.
Bang! Empress Niohuru slammed the teacup down on the table. Her voice was low and filled with anger. "Speak now, who did it? Tell me now and I will be lenient with you. If I find out, you will be guilty of plotting against the imperial heir. Think about whether you can bear the consequences."
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