Emperor Xuan Jing felt a pain in his heart, but he also felt a fire rising from his heart to every part of his body, burning his eyes red.
His voice became gentler, and he kissed her between the eyebrows, comforting her: "Be good, don't be afraid, I'm here."
After comforting the woman in his arms, the emperor's phoenix eyes continued to turn to Chen Yuanzheng: "Go on, I want to know the situation of the precious concubine and the dragon fetus." The seemingly calm tone was filled with surging anger and coldness.
Chen Yuanzheng crouched even lower. "Your Majesty, judging by the pulse, Concubine Zhengui has not been infected much. I can first use acupuncture to relieve the pain, but if we want to cure the root cause, we still need to examine the objects that Concubine Zhengui has come into contact with to find the cause, and then we can prescribe the right medicine."
Emperor Xuan Jing stroked Bai Susu's sweat-soaked hair with his fingertips. He would definitely find out clearly what had harmed Susu and who was behind it.
But Susu has been in pain for so long and is now very weak. For the time being, it would be safer to let the imperial physician give her acupuncture first.
"Pass on my order to seal off Yanfu Palace and not allow anyone to enter or leave." Emperor Xuanjing gave the cold order and then looked at Concubine Jing and Concubine Duan and said, "You go out first and wait for me in the main hall."
Concubine Jing remained calm and bowed as instructed before leaving. Although Concubine Duan was still unhappy, she did not dare to say anything at this moment.
Bai Susu felt relieved now that Chen Yuanzheng had already figured out what was going on. After the imperial physician finished acupuncture for her, she relaxed and fell asleep.
Emperor Xuan Jing saw that although she was asleep, her brows were slightly furrowed and there were traces of tears in the corners of her eyes. He felt indescribable shock, anger and regret in his heart. He thought he had taken good care of Su Su, but he didn't expect... that someone still took advantage of her.
After waiting for a while, he ordered everyone to go to the main hall and wait for him, and he wanted to investigate personally, including Bai Susu's personal maids Nanchun and Manxia.
Nanchun was so frightened when she heard the imperial physician's diagnosis just now that her legs went weak. Now she was following behind Emperor Xuan Jing, and she felt that the emperor's footsteps were quick and heavy, as if he was stepping on her with each step.
When the empress was awake, the emperor could still suppress his anger. But now that the empress is asleep, the emperor can no longer control his anger. Nanchun simply can't imagine what kind of anger he will have to endure later.
When they arrived at the main hall, Concubine Jing and Concubine Duan hurriedly stood up from their chairs and saluted.
Emperor Xuan Jing sat at the head of the table, his face tense. His calm voice was tinged with a biting coldness. "Tell me everything the Imperial Concubine has consumed and eaten today. I want to know what this unclean thing is."
Nanchun's heart trembled. She wiped away her tears, and under the emperor's majesty, she struggled to hold on. She carefully recalled everything Bai Susu had eaten and used, recounting in detail, "The Empress has always been in good health, and there was nothing unusual today. In the evening, she had a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge and a silver roll... Lunch was... Dinner was... Eight Treasure Chicken... Boiled Chinese cabbage, and old duck soup... In the evening, she drank the usual anti-abortion medicine and went to sleep. Who knew that an hour later, the Empress woke up on the bed with abdominal pain."
Hearing Nanchun say this, there was nothing special about the meal, just the usual food.
Moreover, every time Bai Susu eats something, she uses a silver needle to check it. Deng Sanguan and Debao are both Bai Susu's confidants, so the possibility of them doing something to her diet is very small.
But to be on the safe side, Emperor Xuan Jing quickly ordered the people in the kitchen to be rounded up and questioned, and at the same time ordered a search of the houses of Deng Sanguan and others.
Yuanzheng Shen checked the residue of the pregnancy-preserving medicine that Bai Susu had taken. Nanchun even examined every inch of the palace dress that Bai Susu was wearing today, and then handed it to Yuanzheng Shen for confirmation. There was nothing unusual.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing unusual."
After hearing Doctor Jiang's report, Emperor Xuan Jing fiddled with the ring on his finger. There must be something wrong...
"Think again, what else did the imperial concubine come into contact with today?" Emperor Xuan Jing asked Nanchun again.
Nanchun's mind was working frantically, and suddenly he had an idea.
She suppressed her panic and continued, "After taking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine today, Her Majesty also ate a piece of golden candy sent by the Imperial Household Department. Her Majesty loved it and has already eaten almost two boxes with the medicine."
Emperor Xuan Jing narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice, "Go get it."
Nanchun quickly agreed and went to find the box of candy.
Jing Jieyu took a quick look at the box and found that it was nothing special. There were no patterns on it and it was just covered with a layer of varnish.
As soon as I opened the box, a sweet fragrance gushed out. Inside the box, I saw golden candies, each the size of a thumb, crystal clear. There were candy wrappers underneath, which looked very pleasing.
Emperor Xuan Jing asked Chen Yuanzheng to check. Chen Yuanzheng picked up a piece of candy and smelled it. It had no smell, but when he saw the candy box out of the corner of his eye, his expression suddenly changed.
He quickly took the box from Nanchun and looked at it carefully.
Seeing him like that, everyone couldn't help but wonder, could there be something wrong with the box?
Emperor Xuan Jing's face was solemn as he asked, "But is there something wrong with this box?"
After Shen Yuanzheng finished his inspection, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the copper buckle of this box is slightly blackened where it touches the box. I suspect that Your Majesty is not ill, but has been poisoned. The box is soaked in poisonous juice, and the sugar has been in the box for a long time, so it has become poisonous."
Everyone knows that silver needles can detect poisons, but few people know that in addition to silver, copper, iron, etc. can also turn black when they come into contact with some poisons.
When the word "poison" came out, Emperor Xuan Jing was shocked, and everyone else knelt on the ground, including Concubine Jing and Concubine Duan.
How dare someone so brazenly poison the Imperial Concubine? Nanchun felt as if the sky was falling. It was poison. Was the Imperial Concubine alright? Was the little prince in her belly alright?
"What kind of poison is it?" The emperor asked in a calm tone, but no one dared to imagine the deep cold anger hidden behind the calm tone.
Chen Yuan was sweating profusely. This poison came from the Western Regions and was really rare. If he hadn't seen it in medical books, he wouldn't have been able to find it today.
The person behind this was truly scheming, and he couldn't help but feel his back tense. "Your Majesty, if my guess is correct, this poison should be 'Poppy'. Although this poison has a nice name, it can disrupt a person's heart and blood circulation. At first, it will make people feel frightened and uneasy, but if they are exposed for a long time, they will become depressed and their lifespan will be shortened!"
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Emperor Xuan Jing had already flicked the teacup beside him to the ground. He laughed in anger and gritted his teeth, saying, "Well, I didn't know there was such a scheming person in the harem, plotting against my concubine and my son step by step!"
His face was as cold as ice, and the air around him seemed to freeze.
"How can this poison be cured? Will the imperial concubine and the dragon fetus be affected?"
Emperor Xuan Jing wanted to cut the person who poisoned him into pieces at this moment, but he still patiently asked how to detoxify him.
"Your Majesty, the person who poisoned you was extremely secretive. The poison in the sugar is limited. Your Majesty's poisoning is not serious. I will prescribe some antidote soups. After drinking them for half a month, your Majesty and the dragon fetus will be fine."
Hearing this, Emperor Xuan Jing slowly loosened his clenched fist. He nodded and said, "Then quickly go get the prescription and prepare it quickly for the Imperial Concubine to take."
He then looked at the quail-like Doctor Jiang standing beside him. Since it was poison, it was no wonder that Doctor Jiang couldn't diagnose it. After all, he only specialized in gynecology.
This quack doctor would have been kicked out of the Imperial Hospital long ago if Su Su hadn't been pregnant and had given birth and still needed him.
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