"Not only did he make up stories last time, but he did this time too. The royal doctor accepted bribes and spoke up for Concubine Xue, which led to the scene where Concubine Xue pretended to be unconscious."
Eunuch Ren told the results of the interrogation in detail.
The Queen paused in shock for a long time before she could react. She turned her gaze from the bronze mirror to Eunuch Ren, "Are the interrogation results all true?"
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true." Eunuch Ren pointed to the full amount of gold in the young eunuch's hand and said, "This is all the gold that Imperial Physician Wang has collected."
The queen looked up at the tray in the eunuch's hand, which was full of gold. She slammed the table angrily and said, "Doctor Wang is so bold! I trust him so much, but he dared to accept bribes and make up stories right under my nose!"
Eunuch Ren lowered his brows and nodded.
The queen controlled her anger and said, "So it's not because of a physical problem that Shen Liangdi has difficulty getting pregnant."
"According to the confession of Imperial Physician Wang, although Concubine Shen Liang has a cold body, it is not serious and does not pose a big obstacle to pregnancy. As for why she has not become pregnant after serving the emperor for so long, it may be due to other reasons." Eunuch Ren said.
The Queen only now realized that because she believed the words of Imperial Physician Wang, she had misunderstood that it would be difficult for Shen Chuwei to get pregnant.
Although this misunderstanding was not uncommon in the palace, it did not affect the dog emperor's desire to treat the prince equally.
It's still unfair to Shen Chuwei.
"You are so bold, you have no medical ethics at all. How can such a person be worthy of being in the Imperial Hospital?" The Queen was furious. "Lock up Doctor Wang and don't employ him again in the future."
"Yes." Eunuch Ren responded respectfully.
The queen ordered again: "Don't make this matter public for the time being."
"Yes." Eunuch Ren then accepted the order and left.
Seeing the queen so angry, Qingying advised gently, "Queen, please don't get yourself hurt by being angry."
"How could such a person be around me?" The Queen tried to calm her anger. "During this period of time, Shen Liangdi has been ridiculed by many people."
Qingying carefully tied up her hair and advised in a gentle voice: "Empress, it's actually not a bad thing to be said to have difficulty getting pregnant. There are endless intrigues in the palace, and the means are endless. If everyone thinks that Concubine Shen has difficulty getting pregnant, the threat will be reduced."
The Queen said: "That is true, but it still wronged her."
"When the prince comes back and Concubine Shen becomes pregnant, the rumors will naturally be dispelled." Qingying said.
The Queen agreed and said, "That's right. When the Crown Prince comes back, I will go and persuade the Emperor to release Shen Liangdi."
Qingying had served the Queen for decades and knew her preferences very well. After finishing the hairpin, she said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, it's ready."
The queen looked at herself in the bronze mirror. She looked very young, bright and beautiful, but the dog emperor always said that she was old.
Complaining about this and that, so annoying! * At this time, Shen Chuwei was already more than two months pregnant, but her belly was still flat and she didn't look pregnant.
The only thing he likes is sleepiness and spicy food.
Chunxi was afraid that Shen Chuwei would get angry, so she strictly required her to only eat some sour and spicy food and fruits every day.
Shen Chuwei loves spicy food, so when she was suddenly not allowed to eat, she felt very aggrieved: "I miss Your Highness."
What Chunxi heard most these days was Shen Chuwei's words, "I miss His Highness."
If you don’t know, you would think Shen Chuwei has suffered a lot of injustice.
Chunxi is sometimes soft-hearted and will turn a blind eye.
As long as Shen Chuwei doesn't go too far.
Concubine Xu has been coming extra frequently these days. Counting the days, it has been more than two months.
Shen Chuwei was seen lying dead on the couch, her belly covered by her dress and could not be seen.
She couldn't help but move closer and reached out to touch Shen Chuwei's belly, which was still as flat as before.
"It's been more than two months, and there's still no response."
"We have to wait another month." Concubine Xu looked at Shen Chuwei with a calm face. She, as a mother, was not in a hurry, but her godmother was very anxious.
A few days ago, Concubine Xu told Shen Chuwei that she wanted to be the baby's godmother.
Shen Chuwei agreed.
"I don't know when His Highness will return. He has been on the expedition for more than two months." Concubine Xu looked at the bare lotus flowers with boredom. The lotus seeds had grown a lot.
Shen Chuwei thought about the supplies she had prepared for Xiao Jinyan ten days ago, but she didn't know whether they had been delivered.
This is the bad thing about ancient times. Transportation is really incomparable to modern times. The only means of transportation were horses and carriages.
With modern logistics, it will probably arrive in two or three days.
* Border Defense Camp The enemy neither fought nor surrendered, just wasted time.
Xiao Jinyan ordered the soldiers to regroup and rest for a few days so as to be ready for the next battle.
In the past two days, Xiao Jinyan's tired body recovered well and got enough sleep.
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Three days later, a large number of soldiers were poisoned in the military camp.
Fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise the number of poisoned people would be incalculable.
Xiao Jinyan learned that there were at least 4,000 soldiers poisoned, of which 2,000 were mildly poisoned and more than 2,000 were severely poisoned.
Instead, those who were poisoned were elite soldiers. When they went to the battlefield, it was no exaggeration to say that they were outnumbered ten to one.
If anything happens to these four thousand people, the losses will be very heavy.
Since he had no medical skills, he could only worry.
"Where's the military doctor? Hasn't he found the antidote yet?"
"My lord, the military doctors are preparing the antidote overnight, and there is no news yet." Wei Chi said.
Xiao Jinyan paced back and forth in the tent and said coldly, "Useless trash."
General Liu strode in, his loud and urgent voice: "It's not good, Your Highness, the military doctor said...~"
Xiao Jinyan asked sternly: "What did the military doctor say?"
"The military doctor said that due to a shortage of medicinal materials, the antidote cannot be prepared in a short period of time. The soldiers who are severely poisoned may be hopeless to save." After General Liu finished speaking, he sighed helplessly.
"I'll go and take a look." Xiao Jinyan strode out of the tent and walked around the soldiers' tents. He looked at the elite soldiers who were invincible on the battlefield in the past, but now they were lying on the bed dying.
Xiao Jinyan frowned, but there was nothing he could do.
He came to the military doctor's tent again and saw the military doctors discussing the preparation of the antidote. When they saw him coming, they all came forward and bowed to him.
"Your Highness."
"In an emergency, these etiquettes can be waived." Xiao Jinyan asked: "When can the antidote be prepared?"
"Your Highness, this poison is extremely virulent. It is difficult to prepare an antidote at the moment. In addition, the medicinal materials are in short supply and have not yet been replenished. I am afraid..." The military doctor did not dare to say the following words, because not only could the poisoned soldiers not be saved, but even the soldiers with mild poisoning could not be saved.
Xiao Jinyan also guessed what the military doctor would say next, and his expression became even more solemn.
At this time, Su Ying arrived safely at the military camp with the supplies prepared by Shen Chuwei.
When he learned that Su Ying had arrived, although he was looking forward to hearing from Xiao Jiu, the current situation made it impossible for him to be happy.
There is one more chapter coming out soon.
(End of this chapter)