Chapter 267 Wang Decai's Godsons
Bai Wutong emphasized the words "the whole clan will be implicated and will not die a good death".
As soon as the words fell, a depressing atmosphere instantly filled the room.
The queen's body trembled slightly uncontrollably, but she had been in a high position for a long time and her mind was deep. She quickly calmed down and remained calm. She said calmly, "Why are you telling me all this? I am now suffering from this heart disease and can't take care of myself. How can I have the energy to worry about the outside world? Now I can only focus on taking care of my own body."
Bai Wutong sighed softly, pretending to be full of emotion, "Alas, this is because I have been confined for too long. In Ti Shun Hall, there is no one to talk to. Queen, you must take good care of yourself and make sure to cure this heart disease."
After saying that, she stood up slowly, "I will not disturb the Queen's rest here. I have to bring soup to the Emperor every noon these two days. I can't be late today. The Emperor has been working day and night for this epidemic and is exhausted. Fortunately, the source of the epidemic has been found. I think we will be able to follow the clues and find out the mastermind soon. When the epidemic is gone, the palace will be able to return to its former tranquility. By then, the Queen's heart disease will surely be cured."
Bai Wutong said this, performed a very perfunctory greeting, and then said goodbye and left.
Just like when she came, she didn't even wait for the Queen to respond and walked straight out of Fengyi Palace.
From beginning to end, her words and actions revealed a sense of contempt for the queen, and she had no respect for the queen that a concubine should have.
Although she keeps calling her "Empress", her actions are really outrageous.
As soon as Bai Wutong left, the queen could no longer hold on. She covered her chest tightly with both hands and gasped in pain, "Medicine... bring me the medicine quickly!"
The nanny rushed forward, her eyes red with distress, and cursed angrily, "This damned Concubine Zhao is so arrogant and domineering, she should be taken away and beheaded!"
After a long while, the queen's breathing gradually calmed down.
"Oh, behead her? She's pregnant with a dragon seed, who dares to touch her? Didn't you see that I dare not say anything too harsh, let alone touch her? Otherwise, if anything goes wrong with the dragon seed, the emperor will only blame me, not Concubine Zhao!"
The queen became angrier and angrier as she thought about it, and the rage in her heart almost consumed her.
Even the usually arrogant Jin Weige had never been so presumptuous in front of her, let alone parading around the palace wearing the phoenix hairpin that symbolized the queen's status!
If Bai Wutong was not pregnant, the Queen could use the fact that she was wearing a phoenix hairpin as an opportunity to make her kneel on the ground and admit her mistake.
By then, even if the emperor came, the queen would have her reasons and evidence.
"Today, Concubine Zhao came here to show off her power and even deliberately mentioned the epidemic. I'm afraid she has noticed something. Maybe even the emperor has begun to suspect me. What should I do?"
The more the queen thought about it, the more anxious she became. She felt a surge of blood in her chest, and with a scream, a mouthful of blood spurted out.
The nanny screamed in fear and turned around to call the imperial physician.
“Stop!” The Queen tried to hold on to her weak body and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. “Don’t go! I must not show any abnormality today, otherwise… otherwise, it will play into Concubine Zhao’s hands and confirm what she said!”
"My lady, if you keep holding on like this, your body won't be able to handle it!"
"No, I've already taken the medicine, I won't die." The queen leaned weakly on the cushion, her eyes revealing determination, "This matter can't be delayed any longer..."
The current crisis must be resolved as soon as possible!
Even though she knew that Bai Wutong came here most likely to deliberately provoke her and induce her to take action, she had no choice but to take the risk.
Because this matter must not implicate the family, and must not be discovered by the emperor!
Once it is verified, the entire clan will be implicated, which will be a catastrophic disaster and there is no doubt that they will die!
The Queen waved her hand weakly, and the nurse leaned forward quickly.
"Go and ask outside to see if the emperor really said that."
The nanny hurried out for a walk and soon came back.
"Your Majesty, this epidemic is so severe that half of the ministers in the court have died, and it almost caused a civil riot. If the epidemic is not controlled in time, the consequences will be disastrous. Even General Jin almost lost his life. The emperor was extremely angry about this and indeed announced that he would punish all the clans of the masterminds related to the epidemic!"
The mastermind behind the scenes is stirring up trouble in an attempt to shake Darong's foundation in the court. He simply wants to become the second Duke of Zhenguo. How can the emperor not be furious!
When the queen heard this, the last glimmer of hope in her heart disappeared.
"You really have forced me into a desperate situation! How can I do anything about it?" The queen was helpless and wanted to just give up on this mess.
But she couldn't do that.
Since she ascended the throne of queen with the glory of her family, now she can only stand on the same front with her family, share the same hatred and enemies, and rise and fall together.
"Have you completed what I asked you to do?" The queen suppressed her annoyance and asked.
The nanny nodded quickly, "It's done. We've been keeping an eye on it. The eunuchs who went to the imperial prison to deliver the medicine yesterday and today were both young eunuchs appointed by the emperor himself. One is called Xiao Shenzi, and the other is called Xiao Chuanzi."
"Which palace did they originally belong to? What were they responsible for on a daily basis?"
Mammy thought for a moment, "They do all kinds of work. Most of the time they run errands for Wang Decai and help with work."
"Wang Decai?" The queen's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had found a ray of light in the darkness. "These eunuchs have no children, so they always like to adopt godsons. Go and ask if these two young eunuchs have any relationship with Wang Decai. Be careful and ask people from other palaces. Do you understand?"
The incident of the koi holding the pearl had caused too much trouble, so the emperor replaced all the people in the harem.
Later, the queen was confined to her house again because of beating the drum to appeal for justice, and she has been under house arrest ever since.
Now she has few people at her disposal, and at this critical moment, she can only send out all the forces she has!
The inner court of the palace has always been crowded with people and many eyes and ears.
Just casually asking for some information about the little eunuch would not attract too many people's attention.
Not long after, the news was successfully delivered to Fengyi Palace.
It turned out that the two young eunuchs who were chosen by the emperor to deliver medicine to the imperial prison, Xiao Shenzi and Xiao Chuanzi, were actually Wang Decai's godsons.
Speaking of Wang Decai, he didn't have any other ambitions. He only wanted to serve the emperor wholeheartedly during his lifetime.
But everyone has desires, and Wang Decai is no exception.
As a eunuch, he was not eligible to stay in the palace to retire as he grew older, and would have to leave the palace sooner or later.
He had no blood relatives, and at that time, the only ones who could serve and take care of him were his adopted sons. Otherwise, after you die, there won’t even be anyone to smash the pot for you.
Therefore, any young eunuch that Wang Decai thought had potential and good character would be adopted as his godson.
Even if a few of them are unreliable, there are still choices in the end.
However, in front of everyone, they still maintained the status of master and servant, and their words and actions followed the rules of the palace.
Only in private will some intimate emotions be revealed between each other.
But how could such a thing be hidden from everyone in this palace?
However, the emperor turned a blind eye to this and did not pursue the matter. Naturally, other people would not say anything and pretended that they knew nothing.
In this palace, the way to survive is to see through some things but not speak them out.
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