Chapter 58 Why do you do this?
Bai Wutong wanted to get up, but suddenly fell back onto the couch. The smile on his face turned into pain, and his face turned pale. "Quick, call the doctor. I'm not feeling well."
The palace maids did not dare to delay and immediately called the female doctor.
The concubines looked at each other, and no one knew what was going on.
Defei was a smart woman. She had long seen that something would go wrong today, but she never thought it would happen so soon.
Ding Zhaoyi glanced at Wen Chuyun and stepped aside a few steps.
The female doctor checked it and her face changed drastically. "The fetus is unstable. Go and get some medicine to keep the fetus stable."
When Zhang Chengyan heard the news, he rushed over as quickly as possible without caring about what happened in the previous dynasty.
Seeing so many concubines, the strong fragrance gave him a headache. Each one was twice as fat as him, blocking the door and making him feel annoyed. "Get out of here!"
Many concubines made way and knelt on the ground.
Someone was panicking, "Your Majesty, I didn't do anything. I was just standing at the door watching Concubine Zhao."
Zhang Chengyan didn't want to hear more from them, so he ran to the couch and hugged Bai Wutong eagerly, "How are you?"
"Your Majesty, my stomach hurts. It was fine before, why is the pulse suddenly unstable?"
Zhang Chengyan understood, and his eyes fell on everyone like a sharp sword, "Investigate!"
The palace maids searched one by one.
Chan'er touched Wen Chuyun's body and suddenly pinched a hard lump.
This thing is hidden behind the armpit. If you don't check carefully, you can't find it at all and it's easy to confuse it with a stitch.
“There’s something here.”
Wen Chuyun's face changed drastically.
Chan'er picked up the knife swiftly, cut open Wen Chuyun's clothes, and took out a black object from inside. It looked like a small stone, but it was cold to the touch and had a faint fragrance.
The female doctor only took a look and was so scared that she immediately threw the thing down, "Quick, send it out! This is a snow lotus seed, which is harmless to ordinary people, but it is a highly poisonous thing for pregnant women! If you get close to it, you may have a miscarriage!"
Wen Chuyun's face turned pale, and she knelt heavily on the ground, "Your Majesty, I don't know what's going on. I have never thought of doing anything bad to Concubine Zhao."
She raised her head and looked at Zhang Chengyan pitifully, "Your Majesty, I went to the Queen's palace today. The railing on the bridge was unstable and I fell into the water. I changed into this dress in Fengyi Palace. Please investigate!"
Her head hit the ground with a dull sound.
Zhang Chengyan remained silent and thought carefully.
If it is really as Wen Chuyun said, then there is indeed something wrong with this matter.
Although there were some brainless concubines in the harem, such as those who brought rewards with added ingredients, no one was stupid enough to carry such things on their bodies blatantly, or even walk in front of Bai Wutong in a swagger.
Unless she doesn't want to live anymore.
Bai Wutong gently held Zhang Chengyan's hand, tears falling silently.
Warm tears fell on the back of his broad hand, burning his heart.
"Don't cry, the thing has been thrown away. Everything will be fine after taking the pregnancy-preserving medicine."
Bai Wutong looked at Wen Chuyun in tears, her voice sobbing, "Sister Wen, why are you doing this? My heart hurts so much! Last time, I thought you were jealous of me because of the clothes soaked in red flowers. You will never do such a thing again in the future, but now you want to kill my child!"
Zhang Chengyan looked at Wen Chuyun suddenly, "Did you give me that dress?"
Wen Chuyun couldn't stop shaking all over, and the feeling of fear completely surrounded her.
The dress was indeed given by her, but at that time she had no idea that Bai Wutong was favored by the emperor, and she never expected that she would get pregnant so soon!
There is not much safflower soaked in clothes, and it will only take two or three months at most for it to completely evaporate.
By then, even if Bai Wutong was favored, she would not be able to get pregnant because of the erosion of the safflower, and no evidence would be found later.
But now that the time has been advanced so much, this piece of clothing has become Wen Chuyun's real death warrant.
This time, the snow lotus seeds can be said to have been framed, and the clothes soaked with safflower, but no scapegoat could be found.
Wen Chuyun was unable to defend himself. He opened his mouth but no sound came out.
Zhang Chengyan never expected that Wen Chuyun, who looked so kind and gentle, could do such a vicious thing.
Regardless of whether she was the one who planted the snow lotus or not, she must be severely punished!
"Someone, drag Wen Chuyun away and execute him!"
Wen Chuyun fell to the ground, shaking even more violently.
Cuiwei, who was standing by, was so scared when she saw this that she knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, this was all done by me. I was afraid that Concubine Zhao would get pregnant before you, so I soaked some clothes on purpose. You didn't know about it. Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, punish me!"
"Then drag both of them down together."
The other concubines were like quails, lowering their heads and not daring to speak at all.
"Emperor, now that we have an heir, it is inappropriate to shed blood. Why not send Concubine Wen to the cold palace first and deal with her after the heir is born." The Queen Mother stepped into the palace, "The heir is the most important thing. We should pray for him, not kill him."
The concubines made way and saluted.
The Queen Mother ignored her and went straight to Bai Wutong. "Princess Zhao is not feeling well today. You all should leave. No one is allowed to come here again. Send Concubine Wen to the cold palace and deal with her after the birth of the heir."
Bai Wutong knew that this was the only way to deal with it, and nodded very understandingly, "Your Majesty, let's just leave it at that. Although Sister Wen did something wrong, she was really good to me."
Zhang Chengyan nodded and gently wiped away her tears, "You are still so kind."
When the palace servants saw that Zhang Chengyan did not refute, they immediately grabbed Wen Chuyun and dragged him out of the palace.
She stared at Bai Wutong with her eyes fixed.
Bai Wutong looked back, his brows slightly raised.
Wen Chuyun felt like she was falling into an icy cave. She...she knew everything!
She must know everything about that dress and that purse!
All of this was designed by her to frame herself!
This bitch!
After drinking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine, Bai Wutong used the excuse of being tired to lie down and rest.
Zhang Chengyan and the Queen Mother came to the outer hall.
The Queen Mother spoke first, "I will order someone to investigate what happened today."
Zhang Chengyan felt a splitting headache, "If Lady Wen really fell into the water in the Queen's palace, and changed into the Queen's clothes..."
Then it is very likely that the Queen did this.
The Queen Mother disagreed. "The Queen is in bad health and can no longer get pregnant. If a concubine was pregnant, she would most likely take her to her lap and raise her. She would never do such a thing. Besides, she has ignored the affairs of the harem in recent years. Her Fengyi Palace has probably become a sieve. Who knows who is using Fengyi Palace to cause trouble and use her as a shield."
Zhang Chengyan was already tired from handling state affairs every day, and now he had to participate in the struggles in the harem, which made him exhausted.
The Queen Mother handed him a cup of warm tea and said, "Emperor, in my opinion, this matter may not involve just one person. When the late emperor had his first heir, seven or eight concubines in the harem were involved and killed the child. After much investigation, everyone is suspected."
"So the most urgent task is not to find the murderer, but to prevent such things from happening again. How about this, Emperor, you take Zhaopin to the Huguo Temple to pray for blessings. All previous emperors would go there to ask for blessings from the ancestors of Darong State, and it would also be a good opportunity for Zhaopin to have a stable pregnancy there. As long as you get through the first three months, the rest will be much safer. With proper protection, it won't fall out easily."
This is indeed a solution.
Although Zhang Chengyan didn't want to go, he decided to go for the sake of his only heir to the throne.
There is a great monk in the Huguo Temple who may really be able to bless the birth of his first child.
It was not easy to find this royal heir, and there must be no mistakes.
"Okay, I will put this matter on the agenda."
The Queen Mother smiled and consoled him, "The Emperor does not need to stay in the Huguo Temple for too long. Once the prayers are over, he can come back. Just let Concubine Zhao stay there by herself and bring her back to the palace after three months."
Anyway, Zhaopin can't sleep with the emperor. After the emperor comes back, he can continue to favor other concubines. Zhaopin is far away, so even if she feels jealous, she can't stop him.
She was an experienced person and had seen many concubines become jealous because of pregnancy.
She would never allow such a thing to happen. Having only one royal heir was not enough; she had to have as many as possible.
Even though Wen Chuyun made a mistake, she had a healthy body and her family was blessed with many children, so the possibility of her being pregnant was very high.
The empress dowager used to think that Wen Chuyun was useless, but now she knows the truth: the emperor never stayed in her palace and went to Bai Wutong. How could she get pregnant alone?
It was precisely because of this that she deliberately kept the person and sent him to the cold palace, hoping to let him out when there was a chance and let him continue to enjoy favor.
The empress dowager doesn’t care whether a concubine is right or wrong, or evil or not. As long as a concubine can get pregnant, she is a good one!
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