Consort Xuan looked up and gave a bitter smile.
She then lowered her head, looked at her belly, and muttered, "Thanks to Consort Yu's auspicious words, I also hope to recover my health soon so that I can serve the Emperor again and give birth to a son or daughter for him."
"It will happen, it will happen."
Xu Lejin gently comforted Consort Xuan.
At this moment, Ling Rou, the head palace maid of Consort Xuan, ran into the hall and respectfully reported, "Your Majesty, Consort Yu, the Emperor has decreed that Consort Xi, of the Hesheli clan, has plotted to harm the imperial heir, a crime that cannot be forgiven."
"Consort Xi was stripped of her title, demoted to commoner status, and given death."
Xu Lejin and Consort Xuan were stunned when they heard this.
Xu Lejin lowered her head, thinking to herself, "How could Consort Xi and the commoner Hesheli plot against the imperial heir?"
How did the commoner Hesheli clan plot to murder the imperial heir?
Could it be that the Emperor has already found out that Consort Xuan's miscarriage was caused by Empress Hesheli?
Consort Xuan realized what was happening and spoke in a deep voice, "A commoner of the Hesheli clan? I have no grudge against her in the past or present, so why would she want to harm my child?"
"Your Majesty, it was the commoner Hesheli who bought off farmers outside the palace who raised fish, shrimp, chickens, and ducks. Musk was mixed into the feed for the fish, shrimp, chickens, and ducks. After eating the feed containing musk, the fish, shrimp, chickens, and ducks absorbed the medicinal properties of the musk, and then they were bought into the palace for the consumption of the ladies and concubines in the palace."
Xu Lejin looked surprised when she heard this.
If that's the case, wouldn't everyone in the palace, from the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Empress, to all the ladies-in-waiting, consorts, and concubines, suffer greatly from this?
When did Consort Xi begin plotting this?
For over a year, none of the senior concubines in the harem, except for myself, have conceived. Could it be because the chickens, ducks, fish, and shrimp they eat are raised on musk?
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