The palace maid's words revealed too much information.
The empress was supported by the palace maids beside her, and her voice changed: "The fate of Fourteenth and Fuqing is connected, and the fortunes of one rise and fall while the other rises? This, this is nonsense!"
Two people born at the same time have linked destinies, with one person's fortune rising while the other's fortunes decline? This is ridiculous!
The queen quickly understood the other meaning of the maid's words and said in a lost voice, "So, Fuqing's eye disease is also related to Concubine Chen?"
This discovery shocked her so much that she could hardly stand.
It would be horrible if Fuqing's eye disease was man-made and she had no idea about it and let her daughter suffer for so many years.
"Princess Yan, ask Princess Yan to come in!" The Queen no longer cared about the presence of Emperor Jingming and shouted loudly.
Pan Hai glanced at Emperor Jingming.
Emperor Jingming understood the empress's gaffe and nodded slightly.
Pan Hai went out to pass on the message.
"Empress, please be patient." Emperor Jingming said in a solemn tone.
After hearing what the palace maid said, he was horrified and furious, but since things had come to this point, he could only understand the situation clearly before talking about other things.
The queen calmed down a little, but the fire in her heart was still burning, making it hard for her to breathe.
Jiang Si and Yu Jin, who were waiting outside, came in quickly.
"Seventh Old Wife, you said Fuqing's eye disease was not caused by disease, but by worms?"
Jiang Si nodded.
Emperor Jingming looked at her steadily, and said in a serious tone: "Then, do you know under what circumstances insects will grow?"
Jiang Si couldn't help but glance at Yu Jin.
Your Majesty asked this because he has doubts about the root cause of Princess Fuqing's eye disease?
The Emperor and Empress asked this question after hearing what the palace maid beside Concubine Chen said. This means that Princess Fuqing's eye disease is not simple.
This just confirmed her previous guess.
On that day, she said that Princess Fuqing had worms in her eyes, but this was just a statement to avoid causing panic. In fact, Princess Fuqing was infected by a blind snake.
The eye-covering beetle is a species of beetle that specifically parasitizes the human eye. It will produce extremely fine silk webs that cover the eyeballs, creating a mist-like effect.
People who are infected by this snake will gradually lose their sight, and the longer the time goes by, the more unclear their vision will become, until they become completely blind.
Because the blindness is caused by the silk net spit out by the blinding boa, for those who are good at special arts, the treatment is very simple. Just peel off the thin film and use special medicine to force the blinding boa out.
As a result, she cured Princess Fuqing's eyes with almost no effort that day.
Jiang Si's thoughts raced at the question raised by Emperor Jingming.
She could attribute her ability to discovering that Princess Fuqing had worms to innate knowledge, and the emperor and empress would just let it go after hearing it, but if she said she was proficient in the art of catching worms, it would arouse jealousy.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Si said, "My daughter-in-law only knows that the insect is extremely rare, and Princess Fuqing is unlikely to have come into contact with it."
Emperor Jingming and the Empress looked at each other.
The insect that caused Princess Fuqing to go blind is rare, and it is impossible for Princess Fuqing to have come into contact with it. So, it must be someone who did it on purpose.
The queen's face turned pale and her voice trembled: "Your Majesty, Ah Quan... Ah Quan was harmed by Concubine Chen!
At this moment, the Queen was glad that Princess Xingqing did not come with her, otherwise she would have been very sad to know that she was blind for many years because of someone's mischief.
How disappointed one would be with this cold palace.
"It's my fault that I failed to protect Ah Quan, and it's my fault that I failed to be a good mother..." The queen almost collapsed, muttering to herself.
Emperor Jingming patted the empress on the arm and said, "Empress, this is not your fault. You don't need to blame yourself. You should get things straightened out first."
Now that we know why Concubine Chen harmed Princess Fuqing, we need to find out what the relationship was between Concubine Chen and the dancer, and how many people were involved in poisoning the princess.
"Pan Hai, let the people from the Hall of Eternal Life disperse."
Pan Hai responded with a "yes" and immediately sent someone to deliver the message.
Emperor Jingming did not let Yu Jin and Jiang Si leave, but continued to question them with them.
By this time, Jiang Si and the others had already known the conversation between Lady Chen and her trusted nanny.
Pan Hai handed the thick booklet to Emperor Jingming.
"Your Majesty, Princess Fuqing and the Fourteenth Princess were indeed born at the same time. I have discovered something strange..." Pan Hai made some discoveries based on what Lady Chen said, and picked up another booklet to present to Emperor Jingming.
It was a medical register in which the imperial physicians recorded the cases of the noble ladies in the palace, and the Fourteenth Princess' name was prominently listed.
Emperor Jingming flipped through it and asked, "What did you find?"
The queen couldn't help but clench her fists.
Pan Hai lowered his head and said, "The Fourteenth Princess was weak and sickly since she was born. She got better when she was three months old, and at that time Princess Fuqing happened to catch a cold. It is recorded in the annals that Princess Fuqing recovered after ten days, and the Fourteenth Princess suffered from a cough. When Princess Fuqing developed a rash when she was six months old, the Fourteenth Princess's cough was cured..."
As Pan Hai continued speaking, Emperor Jingming quickly flipped through the medical records, comparing the records of Princess Fuqing and the Fourteenth Princess.
In the end, Emperor Jingming's face turned pale and he remained silent.
The queen snatched the book and flipped through it page by page.
Her finger rested on the page that recorded Princess Fuqing when she was five years old.
"The Thirteenth Princess's vision suddenly became blurred. All the doctors examined her, but to no avail..."
Many subsequent consultations recorded the process of Princess Fuqing's eyesight getting worse and worse until she became completely blind.
Even though Princess Fuqing's eyesight has improved now, the Empress still feels heartbroken when she reads this record of painful days.
She flipped through the records of the Fourteenth Princess like crazy, and found no record of her being ill for a long time after she was five years old. Until two days ago, when Princess Fuqing's eyes recovered, the Fourteenth Princess fell ill again.
The queen closed her eyes, tears welling up from her eyes.
"Your Majesty, Lady Chen must have seen that Fuqing's eyesight had healed while the Fourteenth Princess was sick, so she decided to kill Fuqing!"
Emperor Jingming was silent.
A eunuch came in and whispered something in Pan Hai's ear.
After hearing this, Pan Hai reported, "Your Majesty, we have discovered the relationship between Lady Chen and the dancer."
"say."
"Four years ago, the dancer was praised for her outstanding talent by her teacher and was envied by others. A fellow dancer schemed to injure her ankle. By chance, Lady Chen saw her and gave her the best ointment, which saved her from injury. The dancer was very grateful to Lady Chen and once told her good companions that Lady Chen treated her better than her own mother..."
After hearing this, Emperor Jingming waved his hand with a gloomy look and said, "Seventh Brother, take your wife back."
The truth has come out. Now it's time to reward those who deserve it, punish those who deserve it, and mourn those who deserve it. There's no need to keep them alive.
"My son (daughter-in-law) is leaving."
Yu Jian and Jiang Si withdrew, leaving the emperor and empress alone in silence.
After a while, Emperor Jingming stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I'll have to worry about the funeral arrangements for the fifteenth."
The Queen lowered her eyes and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, Lady Chen said that she didn't believe it at first, but later she had to believe it. Then who told her about the rise and fall of Ah Quan and the Fourteenth Fate? Where did the worm that blinded Ah Quan and the intestinal weed that killed the Fifteenth come from?"
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