Chapter 113 I just want justice!
Cold sweat oozed from the imperial physician's forehead.
If Wen Chuyun was not pregnant, some strong medicine could be used, but now we have to think carefully.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and wrote down a prescription.
Wen Chuyun was in so much pain that he almost fainted. When he saw the emperor and the empress dowager coming over, he struggled even harder.
"Your Majesty! It hurts so much, it hurts so much!"
Zhang Chengyan felt a little nauseous after just one look.
It is true that Wen Chuyun looks ugly and scary now.
But thinking of the baby in her belly, Zhang Chengyan still stood by to comfort her, "Princess Wen, hold on a little longer, the medicine will be delivered soon, you must keep my baby."
Jin Weige stared at Bai Wutong and shouted, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I know who did this today!"
Everyone looked at her.
Jin Weige snorted proudly, "It's Concubine Zhao!"
It's finally here.
Bai Wutong raised his head without panic.
Zhang Chengyan seems to be.
The two looked at each other.
Zhang Chengyan then noticed that her belly was a little bigger than before, but it didn't look clumsy at all. Instead, it had a bit more maternal radiance. Her little face was clean and bright, which complemented her light green clothes.
It was just that other people's clothes were more or less stained with red, but hers were not, and she was completely different and clean from the others.
Jin Weige walked quickly to Zhang Chengyan's side, "Your Majesty, look, she is the only one who was not splashed by the fish blood, and I saw it clearly at that time, she stepped back before the fish exploded. Ordinary people would definitely step forward when seeing auspicious signs, but she was the only one who stepped back. It is obvious that she already knew what would happen next. She must be the murderer!"
The Queen Mother looked at him with a cold gaze, "Princess Zhao, did you do this?"
She is also a woman who has experienced the struggles in the harem. Of course, she understands how big a threat Wen Chuyun's pregnancy is to Bai Wutong!
If we were to say who is most likely to take action among those present, it would indeed be Bai Wutong, not to mention that she and Wen Chuyun already had a grudge against each other.
Bai Wutong had calmed down by now, but she still looked aggrieved. She glanced at Zhang Chengyan casually, then lowered her head, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I definitely did not do this. I am pregnant with a child, and I know how important the heir is. How could I do such a vicious thing!"
Jin Weige pointed at her nose and said, "Then why did you retreat? Why are you the only one who is not injured among so many people?"
The other concubines also spoke up.
"Yes, I also saw Zhao Bin retreat."
"She was the only one who wasn't injured. Who else could be the murderer besides her?"
"That's right. Everyone was eager to see Xiangrui, but she backed off, saying she couldn't stand the smell of fish. I don't believe it. She's already been pregnant for five or six months, how could her morning sickness be so severe?"
Wen Chuyun on the bed stopped wailing and turned all her pain into hatred. "It must have been Bai Wutong who did it. She hates me. She can't bear to see me pregnant with the heir to the throne."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me! It was Bai Wutong who harmed me. Kill her!"
Bai Wutong immediately became the target of public criticism.
Everyone pointed the finger at her.
Bai Wutong did not make any excuses first. She just looked at Zhang Chengyan with red eyes and a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, don't you believe me? How could I do such a thing..."
The queen behind her raised her handkerchief to hide the smile on her lips.
It's true that when you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.
Bai Wutong just happened to retreat and became the biggest suspect.
She didn't have to do anything, just watch the show quietly.
Zhang Chengyan looked at her eyes full of grievance, and was unwilling to believe that she was the murderer, but what everyone said did increase her suspicion.
"Zhaopin, how do you explain it?"
Bai Wutong lowered her eyes and a tear fell on the edge of her skirt.
She knelt on the ground, her thin shoulders trembling slightly, and her belly looked even bigger. "Your Majesty, I can't touch any fish at all, how can I be the murderer who did this?"
Jin Weige sneered, "I have never heard of anyone who can't touch fish! You are clearly lying!"
"Your Majesty, I really can't touch fish. If you don't believe me, you can try taking a koi."
Zhang Chengyan gave a look and Wang Decai immediately ordered someone to do it.
A moment later, a koi was brought in.
Bai Wutong raised his hand, held the fish in his palm, and then put it down.
In just a few breaths, a red rash appeared on the backs and palms of her hands.
"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, ever since I became pregnant, I have developed a rash all over my body whenever I touch this fish, and I can't get out for days. Please ask the imperial physician to come and take a look."
The imperial physician first glanced at Zhang Chengyan, and seeing that he did not refute, he stepped forward and examined him carefully, "Reporting to the emperor, Concubine Zhao should have rubella, which will not go away in a short time. If she takes medicine, it will take at least two to three days. And the fish should have been tampered with as early as last night."
Jin Weige bit her lip, unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity, "Yes, you can't touch the fish, but that doesn't mean the people around you can't touch it either!"
Her eyes fell on Yingchun, "She looks suspicious to me!"
Yingchun had already understood what the liquid smeared on her body was. She caught a glimpse of Bai Wutong's eyes and took a step forward, "Madam Concubine Jin, I can't touch fish either."
"What?"
Without waiting for others to speak, Yingchun picked up the fish and put it down again.
Sure enough, a rash broke out on her body.
Jin Weige was so angry that she jumped up and down, "I don't believe it's such a coincidence. There are only a few people in this world who can't touch fish, and they just happened to get together. It's obvious that you arranged it in advance."
Bai Wutong looked at her, "I also think it's a coincidence. I even suspected before that someone had poisoned me and Yingchun was infected when she tried the poison. Doctor, is there a way to do it like what happened to me and Yingchun?"
The imperial physician thought for a moment, but could not come up with a solution. "Your Majesty, I have never heard of anything that can cause urticaria in fish."
"Hmph, who knows if you two have colluded with each other? You also have a maid, the one named Chan'er. She must have done it." Jin Weige didn't want to give up. She just wanted to take this opportunity to crush Bai Wutong to death, and it would be best if she could never turn over in her life!
Now that Wen Chuyun is useless and Bai Wutong is gone, there will be no one to compete with her for the emperor's favor.
Bai Wutong's face turned red, "Empress Jin, Chan'er was beaten with 20 boards a few days ago and can't get out of bed until now. How could she do all this! If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. If you ask like Empress Jin, then there is no innocent person in this world. I can't do it. It must be the people around me who colluded with the imperial physician. Now there are more than a dozen palace servants serving in the entire Zhaochun Palace. Are they also suspects?"
Most of these people were sent by the emperor.
The imperial physician did not want to suffer this unprovoked disaster. "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. If Concubine Jin does not believe it, why not ask the people from the Imperial Hospital to come over? I believe they can prove my innocence!"
Jin Weige wanted to speak again, but Zhang Chengyan said coldly, "That's enough."
"Your Majesty... She is a suspect. I am just asking..."
Is that a question?
It was obvious that they wanted to pin the matter on Bai Wutong!
Bai Wutong raised her head and looked directly at Zhang Chengyan. Despite being pregnant, she bent over and kowtowed with great effort, "Your Majesty, I stay in my Zhaochun Palace almost every day. I only came out to look at the flowers these two days. Only Chan'er and Yingchun are with me, no one else. Chan'er can't get off the ground, and Yingchun and I can't touch the fish. How can we do all this?"
"Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly. Someone must have known that I cannot smell the smell of fish, so they deliberately set up a trap to frame me. This way, both I and Concubine Wen were involved. One was injured, and the other was labeled as a murderer. It was like killing two birds with one stone! If it weren't for my inability to touch fish, I would have no way of proving my innocence. This is the second time I have been slandered. Your Majesty, I want justice!"
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