Chapter 602 Shield 12
Empress: "...Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare to say anything out of line."
Ning Yan: It's because you're here that they talk nonsense.
Previously, everyone in the palace was talking badly about her, including the Empress's people.
The Empress is treating her like a fool.
"With Your Majesty here, I am naturally at ease. However, the imperial physician said that I am pregnant and need to go out and move around often so that the dragon fetus in my womb can grow better."
The Emperor also agreed.
Empress: ...You can go for a stroll in the Imperial Garden. There are plenty of flowers, insects, pavilions, and water there. How could I not kill you? Why did you have to come to my Kunning Palace?
Fine, I'll bear it!
"By the way, Your Majesty, I haven't eaten anything since I got up, and I'm so hungry now. Why hasn't anyone brought me anything to eat?"
Consort Liang: ...Good heavens, you're still upset that the tea didn't kill you the other day, aren't you? You even dare to ask the Empress for food?
"Sister Shufei, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but your body is in a special condition right now, how can you not eat?"
Ning Yan said innocently, "I can't help it. I have to pay my respects at dawn and get up at 3 AM every day, but ever since I got pregnant, I can't wake up properly. When I do wake up, I have to get ready and dress up. I don't have time to eat."
Empress: ...Damn it, this is the time for paying respects since ancient times. Even the Emperor goes to court at this time. It's your problem if you can't get up. Why are you complaining to me?
Consort Liang casually remarked, "Then Consort Shu must have had a hard time."
"It's no trouble at all. It's my honor to bear children for His Majesty. But, Your Majesty, could you please grant me a meal?"
Empress: ...I can't refuse to give you this food, can I?
"Go and get some food for Consort Shu. Test it for poison before giving it to her."
Ning Yan began reciting the menu without any hesitation, "Your Majesty, those desserts are all too sweet. The imperial physician said that pregnant women should eat as little sweetness as possible, as it is not good for the fetus."
You probably don't know my tastes. For breakfast, I usually eat xiaolongbao with lean pork congee, or shredded pork and chicken soup noodles, along with four refreshing side dishes. Soy milk and fried dough sticks are also fine, or three-delicacy shrimp dumplings..."
The Empress's lips twitched. "Go and get it according to Consort Shu's taste."
The palace maids: ...They have lived in this palace for more than ten years, and they have never seen a woman like Consort Shu in the two generations of concubines they have served!
She was the first person to dare order food in Kunning Palace, without exception!
Despite their inner complaints and grumbling, the palace maids still quickly brought out the food: steamed buns, lean meat porridge, a bowl of shredded chicken noodles, and four side dishes.
These were all prepared by the Empress's small kitchen. There were actually more than twenty other dishes, but the Consorts didn't order them, and the table wasn't big enough to hold them all, so they weren't served.
Ning Yan just picked up her chopsticks and started eating right in front of these concubines. It's her own stomach; only she knows how hungry she is!
Three palace maids tasted the dish and even tested it for poison with silver needles, and nothing happened to them.
The concubines were tempted by Ning Yan's eating habits, and Consort Xian was also eager to try: "Your Majesty, is the food in your palace especially delicious? It makes me hungry just looking at it. Why don't you give us some to try?"
The Empress gritted her teeth and said, "Go, bring all the food from the small kitchen over so that all the concubines can have a taste."
Eat up, eat up, you'll all be stuffed to death.
Consort Liu, who was almost sitting at the entrance of the palace, thought that the Empress was really patient; even after all this, they hadn't started fighting.
However, it was the Queen's breakfast, so of course she had to eat a little more.
Having stolen the Empress's food, Ning Yan ate until her belly was round and full.
The Empress was angry just looking at her, and once she had eaten and drunk her fill, she immediately dismissed the party.
Ning Yan touched her lower abdomen with one hand and followed Consort Liang outside.
Just as she stepped out of the palace gate and was about to descend the steps, a startled cry came from behind her, "Who pushed me?"
Immediately afterwards, a strong force struck Ning Yan from behind, and she was shoved away in a spectacular fashion.
Exclamations and curses mingled together in front of the main hall of Kunning Palace.
With quick reflexes, Ning Yan's two head maids, Gu Yu and Gu Yu, pulled Ning Yan sideways and landed down the steps. The other maid lay down in front of Ning Yan, and as soon as Gu Yu let go, Ning Yan fell onto Xiao Man.
Ning Yan immediately rolled her eyes and fainted.
"Quickly, fetch the imperial physician! Consort Shu has been knocked unconscious."
The Emperor arrived even faster this time!
He had heard from the guards that Ning Yan was knocked down the steps and fainted on the spot. There were nine steps in front of Kunning Palace, so this fall might have cost her half her life!
He was furious!
If Ning Yan hadn't acted as Xian'er's shield, Xian'er would be the one in trouble today!
Behind him followed Hu Yuanzheng, who was being held by the guards. "Quickly, treat Consort Shu."
Besides Ning Yan, there were more than a dozen other concubines who were thrown around and were completely disoriented, but no one paid any attention to them!
Hu Yuanzheng rushed straight to Consort Shu, who was currently being held in Gu Yu's arms. He was anxious. Last time, he could pretend not to drink the tea, but this time, she had fallen from such a high step. Even if Consort Shu was not pregnant, it was still extremely dangerous.
But when I took his pulse, good heavens, it was beating even faster than his!
He quickly tried to signal to the emperor, but the emperor was too anxious to understand what was going on!
"Your Majesty, Consort Shu's injuries are quite severe. She needs to take medicine to recuperate. Let's carry Consort Shu back to the palace first."
An agitated emperor roared, "...Guards, immediately carry Consort Shu back to the palace. Rongquan, investigate! I need to know who was so blind as to try and harm my son today!"
Before leaving, the emperor gave the empress a meaningful look.
Empress: ...She must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes. What does today's event have to do with her?
She longed to fight the Emperor, but she couldn't!
Moreover, she had to clean up this mess at the door, and she felt like she was just too unlucky!
...
Fifteen minutes later.
Zhu Yan Palace.
Seeing Ning Yan dismiss the palace servants and act as if nothing had happened, the Emperor was at a loss for words.
"Didn't you say you fell down nine flights of stairs? You're really not hurt at all?"
Ning Yan: "Speaking of this, brother-in-law should really give Gu Yu and Xiao Man a good appreciation. If it weren't for them, I might have really fallen to my death today. Xiao Man was hit by me and her waist is injured."
"Reward them handsomely! They've truly done a great service today!"
Ning Yan casually picked up a piece of paper and handed it to the Emperor. “Here, these are all people with bad intentions. After I announced my pregnancy, they came to give me gifts. I had Imperial Physician Wang examine them all and found that the gifts they sent were all tampered with. They were either meant to cause miscarriage or sterilization. Your Majesty, please take this opportunity to deal with them.”
Ning Xuexian also seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, saying, "The Emperor should arrest all these people and thoroughly investigate where those harmful drugs came from."
When the emperor saw the names on the paper, his face immediately darkened.
"I understand."
After saying that, he looked at Gu Yu and asked, "Gu Yu, what exactly happened today?"
“Someone scattered pearls on the ground, and a concubine walking behind slipped on the pearls and fell. Someone took the opportunity to push her.”
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