The glaring red burned into Yuwen Wuji's eyes; he couldn't believe that this was what he had vomited!
What's going on?! What's going on?!
How old is he? Why is he vomiting blood?
"Summon the Imperial Physician!" Li Wei kicked the bewildered Li Decai and quickly stepped forward to wipe Yuwen Wuji with a handkerchief.
When the imperial physicians entered in a panic, they trembled as they took Yuwen Wuji's pulse, fearing that if the emperor had a serious illness, their entire families would be doomed.
After taking his pulse, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"His Majesty was so angry that he vomited blood. He has also been suffering from internal heat recently and has been consuming too much meat, which has damaged his spleen and stomach. I will prescribe some medicine to nourish your spleen and stomach. In the future, you should eat a light diet and take care of your spleen and stomach."
Yuwen Wuji breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out to be just a problem with his spleen and stomach. He had almost thought he had a terminal illness and was going to die.
The news that Yuwen Wuji had vomited blood again reached the ears of Imperial Noble Consort Lu Yinghong. She pursed her lips and thought to herself, "The Emperor may not live much longer. It's a pity that I have no heir."
However, there is a ready-made child right now. As long as Song Wenyue is killed, I can take the child and raise him. He will become an empress dowager in the future.
It doesn't matter if I can't be the empress, as long as I can become the empress dowager.
Her father sent word that the clan wanted to elect the Prince of Yong, who had been demoted to a fiefdom. She couldn't help but scoff. Could that grown-up wolf cub be as obedient as the one she had raised?
But what kind of title should we come up with?
We absolutely cannot frame Song Wenyue for adultery with the guard, otherwise the imperial bloodline will be questioned, and the child will be ruined.
Lu Yinghong tapped her bright red fingernails, stained with balsam juice, lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and made up her mind.
Then let's resort to witchcraft.
Since the emperor just coughed up blood, we can take advantage of this situation.
Meanwhile, Song Wenyue was fuming in her room. In her courtyard lived a woman with the vixen-like appearance that Song Wenyue despised. Lu Yinghong had deliberately arranged for this woman to live with her, just to annoy her.
Song Hanzhi, that fool, made a mistake. Not only did she fail to win Lu Yujie's heart, but she was also hurt by her. Now, there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two families.
To avoid escalating the conflict, she asked Song Chengzhang to return the betrothal letter. But Lu Yinghong seemed determined not to let her off the hook.
"Your Highness, I just saw one of Consort's maids sneaking out to meet an old woman. When she came back, she was carrying something."
Song Wenyue raised an eyebrow. How dare Chongrong make such a move right under her nose?
It just so happens that she's been holding back a lot of anger lately and has nowhere to vent it!
"Come on, let's go see my dear sister."
She led several palace maids into Consort Chong's room, much to Consort Chong's surprise. She knew Song Wenyue disliked her, so she never approached her. Even though they lived in the same courtyard, she always stayed in this room, avoiding going out whenever possible.
"Greetings, Consort Zhen," Chongrong said cautiously.
Song Wenyue sat upright at the head of the table, looking at Chongrong who was squatting down to greet her, without saying anything about getting up, and just let her squat there.
Chongrong's grade was not high, so she received very little ice, and once it was used up, it was gone. The room was extremely hot, and in no time, Chongrong was soaked in sweat.
She gritted her teeth, her legs were aching terribly, but she dared not utter a sound.
Seemingly also feeling the heat, Song Wenyue finally spoke up unhurriedly: "What did your maid go out to get just now?"
Upon hearing this, the maid immediately knelt down in fear, crawling on all fours on the ground.
"Your Highness has not had a good appetite these past few days, so I only asked one of the maids to get me a watermelon for Your Highness to eat at night. I did nothing else!"
Seeing her intense reaction, Song Wenyue immediately turned cold and said, "Confess now! Do you want me to use torture on you?"
The maid refused to admit it, but Song Wenyue gave her a look, and she immediately understood. She then led her maid to search the room thoroughly.
Chongrong's face turned deathly pale. "Your Majesty, I don't know what I've done wrong!"
Soon, the maid came out of the room carrying a palm-sized jade porcelain box.
"Your Majesty, we found it. It was found at the head of Consort Chongrong's bed."
Chongrong's face showed surprise, and her eyes darted around.
"Where did you come from, you filthy thing?!"
Startled, Chongrong immediately treated them to everything.
Song Wenyue was also surprised and suspicious; she had only been bluffing. She hadn't expected the woman to know the contents of the box.
Back in her room, Song Wenyue looked at the porcelain box on the table and, for some reason, felt a chill run down her spine.
"Your Majesty, if this ointment truly has such miraculous effects, why don't I help you apply it?"
Song Wenyue waved her hand.
According to Consort Chong, this Jade Bone Regenerating Cream was widely circulated among the concubines, and everyone used it. But this was the first time she had heard of it. Why was it that something everyone else knew, she had only learned about after being in the palace for so long?
And this box of medicine seemed to be used by every woman in the imperial harem. They all shared a common trait that was overlooked by everyone—they had no children.
She never used it, even after having a child.
With all the women unable to bear children, the emperor became impotent. Furthermore, given the previous rumors that he had been poisoned with a curse that would prevent him from having offspring, people were even less likely to suspect that the impotence of the women in the harem was the cause.
Actually, it's not that the emperor is incompetent, it's that the women in the harem are incompetent!
Upon realizing this, Song Wenyue panicked and knocked the box of ointment to the ground. The porcelain box shattered, and the bright white ointment became dirty with dust from the ground.
"Quickly put this filthy thing away!"
The palace maid was bewildered, then heard Song Wenyue order, "Call that little slut over, I have something to tell you!"
Chongrong entered with trepidation, only to find Song Wenyue at the head of the table looking perfectly normal. She took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly, "Where did you get this item? I think it's quite nice."
Chongrong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It was Aunt Ci, who serves the Imperial Noble Consort, who introduced us!"
Song Wenyue's smile deepened; she hadn't expected the fish behind her to be so big!
After leaving the room, Chongrong's legs went weak and she was helped back to her room by her maid.
The maidservant quietly helped her sit down on the edge of the bed, saying, "I'll go tell the eunuch in a little while that things have been taken care of."
Chongrong rubbed her aching legs, her eyes filled with sorrow.
She looked out at the night scene and two lines of tears streamed down her face.
Before entering the palace, she already had a childhood sweetheart with whom she was to be married. However, when her family heard that the emperor was going to hold a general election, they immediately sent her over.
She considered disfiguring herself, believing that scarring would prevent her from being selected. However, her stepmother bound her with soft cloth, restricting her movement until the day of the election.
"I want to leave the palace."
The maid immediately covered her mouth, "Master, we'll keep those words to ourselves. The eunuch said that as long as we obey, he will help us!"
Chongrong gave a bitter laugh. Everyone was just a pawn. He was a eunuch, trapped in this world his whole life. He was struggling himself, so how could he help her?
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