It turns out that although Concubine Qiao is young, she is not stupid.
"Your Majesty, since you know why the eldest princess has to be sick, and you also know that the emperor has chosen you, you shouldn't be so willful as to break this window paper at this time." Jiang Ying said with a curl of her lips.
What's the point of talking to her? Can she still ask the emperor to spare the child of the adulterer and the adulteress?
I'm afraid he's tired of living!
And it was obvious that Concubine Qiao herself didn't dare to do that, so she was angry and in a dilemma.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Qiao's wet eyes widened slightly, as if she was in disbelief. "Everyone says that Divine Doctor Jiang is kind-hearted. I never thought that the first thing you said would be this!"
Jiang Ying smiled and sat down. "Then what does Your Majesty want from me? Risking the crime of deceiving the emperor and saving the princess from danger?
To be honest, this is not a difficult task, but if the emperor is angry, millions of people will die. Even if I don't care about myself, there are dozens of people in the Jiang family. What qualifications do I have to decide their life and death?
Likewise, I advise Your Majesty to think more before making a decision."
In fact, Jiang Ying's words were a bit harsh.
Did she really not feel any compassion at all?
If there really weren't any, they wouldn't have added detoxifying herbs to the princess's medicine without authorization. While the effect isn't as good as detoxifying pills, it can neutralize the poison, alleviate the symptoms, and extend her life.
But she hasn't thought of more yet.
At least we should let the emperor get over his anger for a while, right?
Concubine Qiao was speechless. Listening to the crying of the eldest princess on the bed, she couldn't help but wipe the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief again.
Jiang Ying looked away and didn't look.
After a while, Concubine Qiao finally spoke, her voice tinged with dejection, "You've been to the palace so many times, you must have heard people there say that I can't have children."
Jiang Ying, “…”
Blinking blankly.
We don’t dare to ask or talk about this kind of thing!
We can only let Concubine Qiao do as she pleases.
Princess Qiao had bright and generous facial features, and although she seemed delicate in character, she was actually quite forthright and frank, so she did not hide the fact that she was pregnant.
She pinched her fingers and lowered her head, saying, "For a woman, not being able to have children is of course a very regrettable and sad thing, but I've actually let it go.
Looking at it from another angle, childbirth also has many disadvantages, such as body shape loss and loose private parts, but these are just minor issues.
Raising children is a lifelong worry, as is worrying about them being harmed.
So, I've figured it out over the past few years. There are advantages to not being able to have children. At least when the Emperor and I are together, I don't have to worry about my mother's family becoming too powerful. After all, I don't have a prince, so how big can their ambitions get?
Jiang Ying pretended to be listening attentively, but his mind was actually wandering.
I don’t know what Concubine Qiao is up to when she suddenly pours out her heart to her.
Finally, after a lot of random talk, Concubine Qiao got to the point.
Suddenly perking up, she sat up straight, "This palace is destined not to have children, so I have always deliberately acted indifferent to all the princes and princesses, making the emperor think that I don't like children. Before the eldest princess was sent to my palace, I was definitely like this..."
However, after just a few days of getting along, I finally realized how adorable and delightful the child is. So, Madam Jiang, could I ask you to try to save the eldest princess' life? As for the rest, I'll figure it out. What do you say?"
After hearing Concubine Qiao's earnest advice, Jiang Ying took a deep breath.
There was a look of shock in her eyes that was hard to understand.
Concubine Qiao knew this would happen and laughed at herself, "I know, you must be scolding me in your heart again for being stupid and having such bad intentions. I'm a good concubine, but I don't think about how to please the emperor, and I'm doing something like this that ruins my future and even involves my family."
Jiang Ying lowered her eyes and shook her head. "No, I just think Your Majesty still has a conscience, which is rare even in the deep palace."
"So you agree to help me, right?" Concubine Qiao excitedly grabbed Jiang Ying's arm.
The two were very close to each other. Concubine Qiao smelled sweet and had a faint scent of milk, which showed that she had spent a lot of time holding the eldest princess.
With a slight curl of his lips, Jiang Ying helped Concubine Qiao up and lowered his voice into her ear, "As Your Majesty wishes."
When the latter heard this, his eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
He looked straight at Jiang Ying for several seconds, and confirmed that she really meant it. Then he was so happy that the corners of his mouth kept rising, but he didn't dare to laugh out loud.
She nodded continuously, "I understand, I understand, don't worry, this matter is between you and me, no one else will know.
The maid who just left and came back actually came here with Mianmian. I know very well that she followed the emperor's orders and secretly drugged Mianmian. Several times, I changed Mianmian's food when she was not paying attention.
But this is not a solution.
It only treats the symptoms but not the root cause.
That's why I took advantage of Mianmian's high fever this time to call you here. I thought that you also have a child and you definitely don't want to see Mianmian suffer the consequences for her parents' mistakes.
As long as we delay and prevent Mianmian from dying of illness, I will definitely find a way to send Mianmian away, away from the palace, and live as an ordinary citizen in hiding!"
Mianmian? This should be the nickname given to the eldest princess by Concubine Qiao.
A sweet and caring little cotton jacket.
It can be seen that Concubine Qiao really likes the eldest princess, so she is willing to fight for her in this way.
This surprised and touched Jiang Ying. A vague idea came to her mind, perhaps helping Concubine Qiao achieve her goal. But now was not the time to discuss it, so Jiang Ying stood up and said goodbye. "It's almost dawn, and we're going up the mountain to watch the autumn hunt. I won't stay any longer. Your Majesty, please take the princess to rest for a while. Staying up late is very harmful to your health."
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