Chapter 199 What a careless emperor!
Zhang Chengyan frowned, repeatedly flipped through the medical book in his hand, and asked several imperial physicians in succession, and the answers he got were exactly the same - it was indeed so.
He slowly stood up and walked in front of Bai Wutong. His voice was low, but the coldness in his eyes was frightening. "This is a copy of the medicinal recipe. It has your handwriting on it, and the paper used is from you. It even has your seal. You insisted that you didn't put the Ziming grass in it, but why is it here? I checked it carefully and didn't find any trace of modification of the handwriting!"
Bai Wutong burst into tears, filled with grievances and heartache that no one could understand. "Your Majesty, this prescription is forged! They only need to imitate my handwriting, and then use the paper here to carve a new seal, and then they can replace the Xinggen grass with Ziming grass. Your Majesty, how could I harm my own child? Even if I die, I will never do such a thing!"
"Then tell me, who did it?"
"It must be the Queen! No one else can do this!" Bai Wutong was filled with hatred when she thought of Yun and Yunxi's current stupid and miserable state. "Your Majesty, please investigate this matter thoroughly! I don't believe that she could do it perfectly without leaving any clues!"
“Pah—”
Zhang Chengyan suddenly raised his hand and slapped her hard in the face.
Bai Wutong only felt his ears buzzing, his vision went dark, and his mouth was full of blood.
She raised her head in disbelief, tears flowing even more fiercely, "Your Majesty, do you admit that I harmed them? They were the children I carried for ten months with great difficulty, and they are the apple of my eye!"
"I will investigate, but even if you didn't do it, you are still responsible for today's disaster! It was you who insisted on taking care of Yun and Yunxi yourself, it was you who wanted to prepare some medicinal food for the nurse to nourish her body, and you insisted on personally reviewing every step, but what was the result? Look at what you have done to them. Two good children have now become idiots! You don't trust anyone, but have you really done well? If I had known this, I shouldn't have let you raise them!"
"Now that Yun and Yunxi have had such an incident, have you ever thought about what the people of the world will say about me? They will say that I am not worthy of being the emperor, and that I am being punished by heaven!"
After hearing these words, Bai Wutong felt as if his heart was pierced by thousands of arrows and shattered into countless pieces.
It wasn’t because of Zhang Chengyan’s accusation, but because of his last words, which were like a sharp dagger, piercing straight into her heart.
She was trembling all over, her voice choking with sobs, "Your Majesty, why should I take care of them myself? It's because I have been framed many times! Not once, but several times! Your Majesty, you vowed to protect me, but what happened? Why don't you blame those who murdered them, but put all the blame on me! If there weren't people with bad intentions and the intention to harm others, how could all this happen!"
"You care so much about what people say, don't you care about Yun and Yunxi? They are your own sons, and they were harmed to this state, but you only care about how people will see you!"
If it were in the past, Bai Wutong would definitely be careful with his words and actions, and would weigh every word in his mind for fear of angering the emperor.
But at this moment, she really couldn't bear it anymore. The pain in her heart burned like a raging fire, almost swallowing her up, making her unable to suppress her emotions any longer!
She had naively thought that by letting the emperor visit the child every day, they could improve their relationship. She even went to great lengths to have the emperor spend more time with her since she became pregnant, which would deepen his affection for the child.
But now that this has happened, his first reaction was not to feel grief-stricken like himself and sympathize with what happened to the child, but instead he was worried about the rumors!
Can those words really shake his throne?
Not at all!
Which emperor was not scolded by the people during his reign? But in the end, he still sat firmly on the throne!
In order to maintain his so-called image of a saintly monarch, he became so cold and inhumane!
Is his heart really made of stone?
It has been more than a year since she became pregnant and the child was born. She has given so much, but she still cannot warm up this stone!
"Because Concubine Zhao has failed to take good care of the prince, she is demoted to Concubine Zhao! From today on, you are confined to Zhaochun Palace, and you are not allowed to step out of the palace without my summons!" Zhang Chengyan's face was full of anger and his words were cold. After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves, strode away, and left without looking back.
Upon seeing this, the imperial doctors in the hall stood up, followed carefully behind, and filed out one after another.
Bai Wutong knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. As she cried, she suddenly started laughing.
That laughter was full of sadness and self-mockery.
She once naively thought that since the emperor loved Yun and Yunxi so much, the relationship between father and son must be extremely deep.
But the reality is so cruel. Once something happened, the emperor was so determined that he didn't even want to look at the children for another second, let alone hug them. He just turned around and left, as if these two children had nothing to do with him.
What a careless emperor!
She had known before that love between men and women was illusory and that the emperor's favor was like a mirage and could not be relied upon.
But I never thought that even the relationship between father and son could be so fragile in this deep palace!
It’s really ridiculous to think about it. I once had illusions about this so-called family affection. I was so stupid!
"Empress..." Chan'er and Yingchun had already burst into tears. They hurried forward and tried to help Bai Wutong up.
Bai Wutong suddenly brushed their hands away, "Get out!"
"Your Majesty, please let us servants accompany you, please don't scare us..." Chan'er was full of worry, fearing that Bai Wutong would do something stupid.
After being on duty in Zhaochun Palace for so long, this was the first time they saw Bai Wutong so out of control.
In the past, in front of the emperor, she always looked like a little bird, gentle as water, and occasionally playful and lively, making people love her.
But this time, she dared to get so angry with the emperor and even questioned him directly. This was really abnormal.
"Get out! All of you get out!" Bai Wutong pushed them out of the door almost frantically and slammed the door shut.
In the cradle, Yun and Yunxi had already fallen asleep due to the effects of crying and medicine.
He had been crying for so long and had been poisoned, so his body was already feeling uncomfortable. The child had limited energy, so when the pain eased a little, he quickly fell asleep.
Bai Wutong staggered to the cradle, looked at the two children's tender faces, and burst into tears again, sobbing, "I'm sorry, it's all mother's fault. Mother didn't protect you well. It's mother who hurt you..."
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