Chapter 326: Both Miscarriages
It was not appropriate to confer titles in the new year, so the date for conferring titles on Huipin and Rongyue was set on the first day of February in the seventh year of Qiyuan.
Although the enthronement ceremony could not be held due to the mourning period of Empress Jiarui,
But since the imperial edict was issued, court robes were bestowed, and the imperial seal was awarded, it could be considered legitimate.
Ever since Huibin was promoted to Huifei, her words and actions seem to be very different from before.
The superficial childishness gradually faded away, and his words and actions became more appropriate, and he seldom made jokes.
Others were discussing this privately, thinking that she had undergone these changes because she had become a mother.
Too,
After this year, she will be seventeen years old. It is time to change her image of being naive, harmless and only caring about eating.
Concubine Hui and Rong Yue's pregnancy was smooth.
It's just that Tan Yue said something to Xiao Jingheng a few days ago,
"According to the divination of this humble servant, the hexagram shows something unusual. It indicates that there is a concubine in the harem who is pregnant. This pregnancy will be full of twists and turns. We need to be careful and avoid it."
Xiao Jingheng asked hurriedly: "Tell me how to avoid it so that the dragon fetus can be safe?"
"Empress Hui and Empress Shun are not living alone, and people coming and going are bound to cause conflicts. Why not allow the two ladies to live alone? Perhaps this disaster can be averted."
"Just live alone?" Xiao Jingheng was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Shunpin is already the head of a palace, it is not appropriate for her to live in the Imperial Concubine's Palace. I originally wanted to give her a palace after she gave birth, but since you said so today, I will do it in advance."
Later that day,
Xiao Jingheng ordered Li Changzai, who lived with Concubine Hui, to move to Concubine Yao's Yaohua Palace.
He also allowed Rong Yue to live alone in the newly renovated Zhuixia Palace as a sign of his favor.
The reason why the donor made this suggestion this time was entirely because he was following Concubine Hui's instructions.
Firstly, by driving away Li Changzai from Zhaochun Palace, Concubine Hui would no longer be afraid of being eavesdropped if she wanted to plot something shameful in the future;
Secondly, moving Rong Yue out of Ning Wanshuang's palace would make it easier for her to harm Rong Yue in the future.
After all, Rong Yue is a rising star who has beauty, favor, and family background. If she gives birth to a prince, wouldn't the position of crown prince that Concubine Hui is seeking pose another threat?
Since Rong Yue moved out of Yonghe Palace, Concubine Hui had closer private interactions with her.
Rong Yue was also completely unguarded against her and only treated Concubine Hui as a sister a few years younger than her. She would occasionally make some exquisite and delicious snacks and share them with her.
On this day, Rong Yue took the newly made osmanthus cake to Concubine Hui's palace.
The two of them were very intimate when they met. After they sat down, they tasted cakes together. Rong Yue suddenly smelled a faint scent of gardenia, which seemed to come from Huipin's empty cup, so she asked curiously:
"What are you drinking, sister? It smells so refreshing."
Concubine Hui smiled, "The Emperor remembered that I like gardenia, so he asked the imperial kitchen to make some gardenia nectar for me. Would you like to try it, sister?"
As they were talking, Chan'er had already brought up a new pot.
Rong Yue took the teapot from her naturally.
She opened the lid, put it close to her nose and sniffed it, and said very happily:
"Well, it's really good stuff."
As he said this, he replaced the tea lid and added another cup for her and Concubine Hui.
Later, the two of them drank Gardenia Nectar, bickered over cakes, and chatted about trivia during pregnancy.
They were talking peacefully, but suddenly, Rong Yue covered her belly without any warning and cried out that she was in severe stomachache.
Concubine Hui was also dumbfounded, and hurried to Rong Yue's side to care for her.
But when he got closer, he saw that Rong Yue's body was already covered in bright red...
"Ah..." Concubine Hui took two steps back in shock, "What...what happened to Sister Tong?"
Rong Yue's face turned pale in an instant, biting her lip and saying in pain: "My stomach hurts so badly..."
Concubine Hui secretly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly urged the palace servants, "Quick, go and get the imperial physician! And have someone come over to help, and help Sister Shunpin to the side hall to rest first!"
The entire Zhaochun Palace was in chaos.
Concubine Hui was also busy running around, showing that she cared about Rong Yue more than anyone else.
It was true that she wanted to plot against Rong Yue, but she would not be so stupid as to do it when someone was in her palace.
If Rong Yue really lost her child in her palace this time, then she would naturally not be able to escape suspicion.
As she became nervous, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen.
She wanted to sit down and rest, but she heard Chan'er, who was supporting her, suddenly said in a lost voice:
"My lady...you, you are bleeding too!"
Huipin was horrified and subconsciously reached out to touch the hem of her skirt.
After seeing the deep red on his hands, he was so shocked that he could not be more astonished. He was dumbfounded and muttered,
“How, how could this happen? Aa ...
The stabbing pain in the abdomen suddenly turned into a sharp pain.
Concubine Hui could not bear it for a moment. She screamed in pain and then fainted.
Because both of their pregnancies were under the care of Imperial Physician Zhang, and both of them were unwell at the same time, Imperial Physician Zhang hurried to Zhaochun Palace to treat them.
According to the order, he first went to see Concubine Hui,
At this moment, Concubine Hui was still unconscious.
Her bleeding from lower body continued, and the royal heir was doomed to die.
Imperial Physician Zhang had no choice but to prescribe some medicine to help Concubine Hui get rid of the impurities in her body as soon as possible.
While she was treating Concubine Hui, she could faintly hear Rong Yue's hysterical screams coming from the side hall.
When he went out to the side hall, he happened to meet Xiao Jingheng who had rushed over after hearing the news.
"Your humble servant pays respects to His Majesty."
Xiao Jingheng asked anxiously: "How is the royal heir?"
Doctor Zhang said with a sad face, "Empress Hui's baby cannot be saved. I am about to go to see Concubine Shun. If the emperor wants to make a decision, please wait until I have treated Concubine Shun. It will not be too late to make a decision after that."
Rong Yue's screams continued to ring out, and Xiao Jingheng urged Doctor Zhang to come in and treat her.
But when Doctor Zhang entered, Rong Yue was sitting on the couch intact.
Apart from pretending to scream in pain from time to time, she looked no different from an ordinary person.
Xiao Fuzi took a freshly boiled medicine and placed it on the small table in front of Rong Yue's bed.
Rong Yue glanced at it indifferently, reached out to pick it up and was about to drink it.
Doctor Zhang hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, please think twice. If you drink this bowl of medicine, you will never have any hope of getting pregnant again in this life..."
Rong Yue paused and said with a smile:
"If I don't drink it, then any other doctor who takes my pulse will find out that I am faking my pregnancy. I have to completely ruin my body so that others can't diagnose anything. A concubine faking pregnancy to win favor is a capital crime of deceiving the emperor. Doctor Zhang doesn't let me drink this medicine. Does that mean you don't want to give me a chance to live?"
"this......"
Doctor Zhang looked troubled, but Xiao Fuzi pulled him aside, shook his head with a bitter face, and whispered:
"Brother, Master Tong has made up his mind, so let's stop trying to persuade him."
As he spoke, Rong Yue swallowed a bowl of medicine without even blinking an brow.
After taking the medicine, she felt relieved.
She smiled and wiped the medicine stains from the corners of her lips, and said with a long sigh:
"After taking this medicine, I will have peace in the future. I also want to let the emperor know how evil the person who secretly plotted to murder me is!"
A quarter of an hour later,
Doctor Zhang ran out of the side hall in panic and knelt down in front of Xiao Jingheng, kowtowed repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me... I am incompetent and cannot save the life of the heir. Moreover... this is the second time that Concubine Shun has given someone drugs and caused a miscarriage. She has hurt her body. I am afraid that in the future... there is no hope for her to get pregnant again!"
"You bastard!"
Xiao Jingheng was furious and kicked Doctor Zhang aside.
"Drug? Who dares to drug Shunpin!?"
As he was furious, Xiao Yinzi came forward tremblingly holding a teapot and replied in a weak voice:
"Your Majesty... I and the eunuchs who tasted the food have checked everything the two ladies used today, and only found something wrong in the pot of Gardenia Nectar in Concubine Hui's palace..."
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