"How is my daughter-in-law?"
The old emperor, who was over fifty years old, asked in a deep voice.
A pair of slightly cloudy eyes were looking at the white paper recording the pulse history.
"Reporting to the emperor, Meng Lianyi's health is not very good. She has been suffering from this weakness since her mother's womb. If she is carefully taken care of, it will be fine. If she is overworked, it may affect her life span."
"Can you give me a grandson?"
The emperor asked very directly.
"This might be dangerous."
Doctor Liang considered his words carefully.
"Just tell me, if the Crown Princess is pregnant, can you protect my grandson?"
"I will do my best."
Doctor Liang immediately said that he also understood what the emperor meant. He wanted to abandon the Crown Princess and save the younger one but not the older one.
He could also understand the emperor's good intentions. The prince was now in need of a child, and having an heir would be a great help for him to ascend to that position.
"Alright, you can go down now! You'd better keep the things I asked you today to yourself. From now on, the Crown Princess's health will be in your hands. You must make sure that she gets pregnant as soon as possible after the wedding."
"Yes, I obey your order."
Doctor Liang then left the imperial study.
On the other side, Lianyi in Yunjin Palace had woken up. Guarding her were Nanny Yao and Lanzhi. When they saw her open her eyes, a look of joy appeared on their faces.
Lanzhi helped put the pillow in place, while Nanny Sun went to fetch some red date tea for Lianyi to moisten her throat.
Lianyi took a sip of tea and then asked:
"Mammy, have you arranged for the people who will be coming as a dowry?"
"Miss, the people we brought from home have been arranged. It's just that some people were injured in an attack in the suburbs. After all, this is the imperial palace, so it's not convenient for them to come along."
Nanny Yao frowned.
"These people were injured to protect me, so I released their indentures and gave them some silver, allowing them to fend for themselves."
Lian Yi said directly.
"We don't have enough manpower."
Nanny Sun meant to let these people recover from their injuries before serving in the palace.
"Mammy, when I marry into the Eastern Palace, the palace will definitely assign me maids and eunuchs as per usual. We have enough manpower, it just depends on how we use them.
I know you feel safe using your own people, but these people were purchased temporarily. Do you think they will be loyal to me?
Besides, the owner of this harem is the queen, and I am only the crown princess, so it is better to keep a low profile. Just do as I say."
"Yes, Miss!"
Aunt Yao responded immediately.
"Has the prince come to visit me?"
Ripple continued to ask.
"The prince didn't come, but he sent a lot of precious medicinal herbs, as well as jewelry, silks, and ornaments, saying that they were to calm the young lady down."
Lanzhi replied with a smile, at least the prince still cares about his own lady.
"After registration, store it in the warehouse and bring it back to the East Palace in the future."
Ripple ordered.
"Don't worry, young lady. I have already registered everything. Here is the list."
Lanzhi took out a list from her sleeve and handed it to Lianyi for review.
Lian Yi glanced at it and nodded:
"Put it in my case."
"yes!"
"I was frightened and cannot pay my respects to the Queen for the next few days. Madam Yao, you must go and explain."
"I know what to do."
Nanny Yao agreed immediately.
"You guys go down! I want to rest for a while."
Seeing that Lianyi looked good, the two of them left the inner room. Lanzhi stood guard at the door while Nanny Yao took people to do the work.
Duoduo then spoke:
"Master, why did someone poison you again?"
"You poisoned me because you don't want me to live!"
Ripple said calmly.
In the previous life, the original body vomited blood and died on the wedding night, which made the prince feel unlucky. He concluded that the matter was caused by taking poison and disobeying the order without any investigation.
The original body was just a maid and knew nothing, but Lianyi had already had suspicions, and the object of suspicion was not someone in the palace.
After all, the harem is the queen's territory. She probably doesn't want her son to lose General Meng as a helper. What's more, she already knows that the youngest daughter of the Meng family is in poor health and will not live long.
Now the original body occupies the position of the Crown Princess and can also contain General Meng. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future and sits firmly on the throne and needs to win over new ministers, the daughter of the Meng family can also give up the throne at any time. No matter how you look at it, Meng Lianyi is more valuable alive than dead, so the original body was not poisoned in the palace.
Then, the attack that the original body suffered outside the imperial city is worthy of consideration.
If this group of people wanted to kill Meng Lianyi, then they had no advantage in terms of timing, location, or people, so it could be said that this attack was doomed to fail.
The emperor cannot let General Meng's beloved daughter get into trouble under his nose, and Commander Sun is no pushover. Protecting Meng Lianyi's life is no problem, so what is the purpose of the attack?
Lianyi already had a guess in her mind, but she still wanted to see the result, so she didn't let Duoduo make a move secretly. She let those people dance in front of her, and the arrow with chronic poison shot into the sedan chair she was sitting in.
The other party's method of poisoning was very sophisticated. Because the real Meng Lianyi was frail and had been taking medicine all year round, there must have been some medicinal properties accumulated in her body. The poison used by the other party just happened to conflict with the health-preserving medicine that the original body often took, becoming a chronic poison that corroded the body.
Cuizhu was a maid, and she did not take any medicine. She only took the health-preserving medicine belonging to Meng Lianyi in order to hide her identity along the way. After being poisoned, her poison took effect more slowly than the original owner, and she survived until the wedding night.
There was a certain coincidence in this. The person behind the scenes originally planned to have Meng Lianyi die in the palace before the wedding, so that General Meng and the Emperor would become estranged. Unfortunately, Cuizhu persisted until the wedding day.
"I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."
Lianyi is not her original body. She did not drink any health-preserving medicine soup. Nanny Sun originally wanted her to drink it, but she poured it out every time. So the poison powder was useless to her. What's more, there was Duoduo, a plant spirit who had already cleared away the poison powder.
After finding out the cause of her original body's poisoning, Lianyi began to recuperate with peace of mind. After drinking the calming soup for two days, the medicine brought on the third day was replaced.
Lianyi just sniffed it and asked Nanny Sun beside her:
"Mammy, has my prescription been adjusted?"
"Yes, Doctor Liang said that Miss has a congenital weakness. The prescription used at the border is no longer suitable for Miss's current physical condition, so I changed the prescription for you. The medicine used is the best in the palace."
After Nanny Sun finished speaking, she lowered her voice and asked:
"But is there something wrong with the recipe?"
"The recipe is fine, it's just too good."
The corners of Lianyi's lips curled up, and she calmly took the medicine bowl and drank the bitter medicine.
After Nanny Sun left, Lianyi said:
"I don't know whether this is the Queen's intention or the Crown Prince's intention. They actually started to take care of my body right now."
Lanzhi, who was standing by, smiled and said:
"Miss, this is a good thing! It proves that the Crown Prince and the Queen value you."
Lianyi just smiled this time and did not refute Lanzhi.
After all, the new prescription was designed to prepare her for pregnancy, with the goal of conditioning her body to the most suitable state for pregnancy, even ignoring her own weaknesses.
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