Chapter 189 The Poisonous Plan Exposed 1
Before going to the Imperial Hospital, Shuang Ruo first ordered the palace servants to run between the six palaces, summoning the concubines to go to Kunning Palace, saying that the Queen wanted to talk to them.
She did this with the Queen's approval, just to ensure that when something happened, all the concubines were trapped in Kunning Palace, so as not to give Concubine Chen and Concubine Yun time to withdraw.
Among the concubines, except Song Zhao who was accompanying the Empress Dowager in the palace and could not disturb her,
The rest of the people hurried over and finally gathered together.
After everyone was present, Shuang Ruo said:
"The reason why I invited you all here today is to take care of the Queen. Her heart disease has come back and she is in great pain."
The main hall was crowded with people, all of whom had come here under the scorching sun, and their bodies were covered with sweat.
The concubine sat beside the ice jar. Even though the palace servants fanned her with all their might to cool her down, she still felt very hot.
Therefore, she did not treat Shuang Ruo well.
"When the queen was ill, you summoned all the concubines first instead of going to the imperial physician. What's the logic behind this?"
Seeing Shuang Ruo was silent, Concubine Chen became even more presumptuous and said:
"Why? Is she unable to bear it any longer and is anxious to tell us about her affairs after her death?"
Shuang Ruo was about to explain when Yan Jiude and a group of imperial doctors came over.
She hurriedly called the imperial physician to go to the inner chamber.
"President Chu, you are here. Please go and see the Queen!"
The concubine's eyes were almost rolling up to the sky.
"Whoever wants to serve here can do so. I am very tired and do not have the time to waste time with you."
She stood up and was about to walk out of the hall, but saw that the hall door had been tightly surrounded by Yan Jiude's servants.
The concubine paused, raised her eyebrows and stared at him, "What do you mean?"
Yan Jiude did not back down and said, "The Queen's heart disease has relapsed and she is in danger. As the head of the concubines, please lead the masters to burn incense and pray for the Queen's safety."
"Have all these gods and Buddhas received the Queen's share? They have given up their duties and are only concerned about keeping an eye on the Queen to ensure her well-being?" The Concubine Chen said this with a half-smile, then lowered her voice and threatened Yan Jiude:
"The person who is now assisting the six palaces is Concubine Ying, you can just ask her to take the people with her. I'm telling you, if you dare to stop me and say something inappropriate again, even if you are the chief eunuch in the Queen's palace, I will still have a way to strip you of your official hat and peel off your skin!"
——"The Emperor has arrived!"
When the two sides were in a stalemate, Xiao Jingheng rushed over at this time.
Well, the Queen had asked all the concubines in the palace to take care of her because of her heart disease, and the Imperial Hospital was alerted. How could Xiao Jingheng not know about it?
When he entered, he saw Yan Jiude and his men blocking the entrance to the main hall, and it seemed that they had a conflict with the Concubine Chen, so he asked solemnly:
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Concubine Chen rushed over to Yan Jiude and replied with a sad face, "The Queen's heart disease has relapsed. I am really worried about her health. I am planning to take the sisters to the side hall to burn incense and pray for her safety."
Xiao Jingheng nodded slightly, "It's good that you have this intention, take people with you."
"yes."
Just as the Concubine Chen was about to respond, she saw Judge Chu hurriedly walking out from the inner chamber.
"Your Majesty, the Empress' heart disease has relapsed this time because of the reverse flow of qi and blood. It looks very bad."
Xiao Jingheng frowned and asked, "Didn't you say that the Queen's condition has stabilized? Why did something like this suddenly happen again?"
"This..." Judge Chu wiped his sweat with his sleeves and said with some difficulty: "When I examined the Queen's pulse just now, I found that the Queen's body seemed to have used Qi-Exerting Powder, and the amount was not light."
No one present knew what Xingqi Powder was, so Judge Chu continued to explain,
"Xingqi San is a good medicine for accelerating the circulation of qi and blood. It is very effective for chest qi stagnation and qi and blood obstruction. It is not a big deal for ordinary people to smell this thing, but the queen has a heart disease and must not touch it."
Hearing this, Xiao Jingheng's face was covered with a layer of coldness.
"You mean someone is trying to murder the queen?"
The emperor and the empress were originally one, and the crime of murdering the empress was no less than that of murdering the emperor.
Who else in the palace would be so bold as to do this openly?
When Xiao Jingheng asked this question, his eyes subconsciously fell on Concubine Chen.
But the concubine Chen didn't seem to take it to heart at all.
While she was fanning Xiao Jingheng to cool him down, she also ordered the palace servants to move the ice jar closer to Xiao Jingheng.
It seemed as if she hadn't heard what Judge Chu had just said.
When Xiao Jingheng's hesitant eyes met hers, she actually smiled and asked:
"Your Majesty, what do you think of the strength of my fanning? The weather is so stuffy, no wonder the Queen is always in a bad mood."
After saying that, he took off the handkerchief from his waist and wiped the sparse sweat on Xiao Jingheng's forehead.
Xiao Jingheng knew the Concubine Chen. Although she was domineering, she was not cunning and everything was written on her face.
There was nothing wrong with her performance, but Concubine Yun, who was standing next to her, looked a little unpleasant.
She deliberately flickered and avoided looking at Xiao Jingheng.
Her lowered hands were stirring the silk handkerchief nervously, and she looked guilty.
Later, Judge Chu said:
"Whether this was man-made or an accident, I'm afraid we can only determine it after the Queen wakes up and asks her in person."
"Doctor Chu, please come in quickly! The Queen is coughing up blood!"
The female doctor who was attending to the patient in the inner chamber cried out in a tearful voice,
Judge Chu did not dare to be negligent, and bowed hurriedly before returning to the inner chamber.
And what he said just now was enough to make Xiao Jingheng suspicious of the Queen's sudden heart attack.
He saw Shuang Ruomao hiding in the corner, suppressing her tears and praying for the queen's safety, so he called her,
"How do you serve the Queen? How could you be so careless as to let her smell something that could harm her health?"
Shuang Ruo knelt in front of Xiao Jingheng and choked up:
"Ever since the Empress gave birth prematurely, I have been even more careful in taking care of her. Her daily food, clothing, and daily expenses must be checked by me twice to ensure they are safe before I hand them over to her.
I can guarantee with my life that we will never be careless about this matter."
Xiao Jingheng pondered silently, thinking that since the Qi-moving powder could work just by smelling it, it didn't need to be included in the queen's daily expenses.
If it is added to perfumed powder, wouldn't it be able to kill people even more invisible?
So he asked, "Has the Queen used any spices recently?"
Shuang Ruo said, "Her Majesty the Queen doesn't like to use incense normally. It was only a few days ago that Her Majesty the Concubine Yun sent her a first-grade fruit fragrance. The fragrance was pure and refreshing. Her Majesty liked it very much and often burned some."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Jingheng immediately turned his head and looked at Concubine Yun.
[Mental disorder, continue three more chapters]
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