Chapter 3 Beloved Concubine 3
The Empress did not allow the most trusted imperial physician, the King, to examine her, because she harbored suspicions about him.
She secretly had two other imperial physicians, whom she trusted, examine the medicine.
The result was that the medicine had no problems.
The next day
Although there was nothing wrong with the medicine, the Empress still had some doubts about Physician Wang.
That day, she picked up her daily medicine and poured most of it into a flowerpot. Then, she added a little medicine to the bowl to make her weak, and had someone summon Physician Wang.
The Empress rubbed her forehead. "Imperial Physician Wang, I feel a little dizzy after taking this medicine. Is this medicine really alright?"
The imperial physician's eyes flickered slightly; he knew the empress had begun to suspect him. He picked up the bowl of medicine, carefully examined its color, and even smelled it. Then, he frowned.
Empress: "Imperial Physician Wang, is there something wrong with this medicine?"
Imperial Physician Wang: "Your Majesty, the taste of this medicine is not quite right."
Then he smelled it again.
The next second, his face showed surprise, and he knelt down on the ground with a thud. "Your Majesty, this medicine contains some herbs that weaken the body."
"Using it too much will affect its lifespan."
Empress: ? ? ?
Is she just being overly suspicious?
Maybe.
But she didn't want to drink that medicine anymore.
Two hours later,
Pilgrimage Temple
Imperial Physician Wang: "Your Majesty, the Empress has already suspected that something else has been added to the medicine she drinks every day."
Si Chen listened to Physician Wang's report, raised his head, and said coldly, "Since she doesn't want to drink the medicine, then make some incense."
Physician Wang understands!
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Five more days passed.
Phoenix Palace
The empress lay on her bed, her face deathly pale. She knew she had been tricked and her days were numbered.
She knew who had harmed her; it must have been the Empress Dowager.
She struggled to sit up, raised her hand, and said weakly, "He'er, take out that magnolia hairpin from the box in the cabinet."
He'er: "Yes, Your Majesty."
After a moment, the Empress held the magnolia hairpin in her hand and revealed a chilling smile.
She can't deal with the Empress Dowager.
After all, she is not alone; she has her family.
Empress: "He'er, now, go to Yuqiong Palace and invite the Imperial Concubine over. Tell her that I have something I want to say to her."
He'er: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Fifteen minutes later,
Jade Palace
Luo Xi: ? ? ?
The Empress wants to see her and has something to say to her?
She's not going!
She flatly refused, "I'm not going."
The Emperor said that if the Empress asks her to go to the Phoenix Palace, she should not go, and he will take responsibility if anything happens.
Luo Xi also knew that the Empress's days were numbered.
She simply did not believe the saying, "A dying man's words are good."
She believed that the Empress summoned her because she wanted to take her down with her.
A quarter of an hour later, at the Phoenix Palace,
The Empress noticed that there was no one behind Xiao He. "Didn't she come?"
Xiaohe stammered, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine said that she...she is not coming."
Upon hearing this, the Empress was so angry that she vomited a mouthful of blood, and her face turned even paler.
Xiaohe was startled and quickly stepped forward to support her, "Your Majesty!"
The Empress, supporting herself on the bed, gritted her teeth and said, "I am still the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine dares not to come?"
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