Chapter 418 Cheng Huan is seriously ill
After Zhaohua returned to the palace that day, he was in a bad mood.
She looked towards the courtyard and saw Chengyu and Ruoxin having fun.
It was such a warm moment that made Zhaohua instantly understand Ning Wanshuang's motherly love.
If she were in someone else's shoes, she thought, if one day Ning Wanshuang told her what horrific things Cheng Yu had done,
Then her first reaction must be complete disbelief.
As a mother, no matter what the circumstances, it is her nature to do her best to protect her children and not allow others to slander her.
However, if Cheng Huan is really such a vicious person, if he is left with Ning Wanshuang, wouldn't he become the second Xiao Jingheng in the future?
Zhao Hua could not allow such a thing to happen, nor could he allow the tragedy of the former Queen Mother to be repeated on Ning Wanshuang.
Therefore, even if Ning Wanshuang wanted to turn against her because of this matter, she had to pull Ning Wanshuang out of the fire pit.
Just like that day when she was trapped in the cold palace and unable to save herself, Rong Yue and Wan Shuang helped her without regard for the consequences and spared no efforts.
Zhao Hua knew very well that at this point, the only way to make Ning Wanshuang sober after the brief pain was to put the overwhelming evidence of Cheng Huan's evil deeds in front of her, forcing her to believe it and face it.
So Zhaohua told Yunshan:
"Go and call over all the maids who were protecting the princes in the Imperial Garden that day. I want to question them one by one."
Yunshan respectfully agreed and was about to do the matter when he happened to meet Xiao Fuzi returning.
Zhao Hua asked him, "What do you think? Did Judge Guo hide something?"
Xiao Fuzi said, "Your Majesty's guess is correct. Judge Guo went to Yonghe Palace today to explain the eldest prince's condition to the imperial concubine. Over the years, the eldest prince's shingles have not subsided, and his body has repeatedly festered. This has hollowed out the eldest prince's foundation, and he is relying on medicine to hang on to his life.
Judge Guo said that the weather will turn dry in the fall and winter of this year, which will surely aggravate the condition of the eldest prince. By then... the eldest prince's skin will be chapped, ulcerated, and festering, and he will eventually become a bloody man beyond recognition, and die in unimaginable pain and torture..."
Blood Man...
There wasn't even a piece of good skin or flesh left on his body.
Zhao Hua didn't dare to think about that scene, but just hearing such a description made him feel heartbroken.
No wonder when she went to look for Ning Wanshuang today, she saw her eyes were red and sore, as if she had just cried.
It's ridiculous to say,
A moment ago, Zhao Hua was still thinking about how to bring Cheng Huan to justice.
The next moment, someone came to tell her that there was no need for her to take action, as Cheng Huan would not live long.
As the saying goes: Heaven's law will always pay off.
But such words should not be used on a child...
Yunshan saw Zhaohua remained silent and was at a loss.
After struggling for a long time, he asked Zhaohua in a low voice,
"Miss, do we still need to continue investigating the death of the eldest princess..."
Zhao Hua waved his hands with a frustrated look and sighed:
"Forget it. Let's end this matter here. The child is about to die. Since Sister Wan doesn't want to believe this, let's not bother letting the truth come to light."
In the days that followed, Ning Wanshuang asked for leave from the Shangshufang on behalf of Chenghuan, so that the child's food, clothing, housing and transportation could be kept in Yonghe Palace so that she could take care of him more easily.
If Cheng Huan never leaves Yonghe Palace again, it means that no one can threaten Cheng Yu anymore.
Zhaohua then felt relieved and let Chengyu continue to go to the Shangshufang, but Xiaofuzi had to pick him up and drop him off every day.
Another month passed peacefully.
By the beginning of June, the Jingshifang and the Neiwufu submitted the list of candidates for this year's draft.
Zhao Hua looked at the list of beauties who were only fourteen or fifteen years old, and couldn't help but sigh:
"It has been a long time since we held a beauty pageant. It is time to select some new people to join the palace and expand the royal family."
The names on the list are so densely packed that it makes one dizzy.
Zhao Hua simply closed the list and asked Chen Minzhong, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs:
"Who do you think the emperor likes this time?"
Chen Minzhong said: "I dare not guess the emperor's intention, but when the emperor was looking through the list of concubines, he paid more attention to the daughter of the Nalan family."
"Oh?" Zhao Hua tapped the name list softly, "Which one is it?"
Chen Minzhong immediately found the portrait of Nalan from a pile of scrolls of beautiful women nearby and presented it to Zhaohua respectfully.
"Your Highness, this is the legitimate daughter of the Nalan family, Nalan Ruge."
Zhaohua looked carefully at the woman in the portrait.
Beautiful, bright and beautiful,
More importantly, this person's eyebrows are 30% similar to hers.
Chen Minzhong flattered her, "It's no wonder that the emperor has a special eye for her. Nalan Ruge and the Empress do look alike. If a woman in this world can be even one-tenth as similar to the Empress, she would be one in a million in beauty."
Zhaohua smiled and stroked his temples, saying jokingly:
"Eunuch Chen is joking. Nalan is only fifteen years old, and I am already twenty-one after the Qianqiu Festival last month. After all, I cannot compare to her pure and innocent beauty."
After hearing the sadness in Zhaohua's words, Chen Minzhong realized that he had made a mistake and hurriedly said a lot of flattering words to make up for it.
But Zhao Hua had no interest in what he said, and forgot it as soon as he heard it. He just said:
"Since the emperor likes her, you should pick a good position for her during the selection process in July Palace, so that she can bloom where she should."
"Your Majesty is virtuous! I understand."
As they were talking, Xiao Fuzi came with Doctor Zhang to check Zhaohua's pulse. Chen Minzhong asked someone to pick up the stack of name lists and scrolls, then bowed and left.
When Doctor Zhang was taking his pulse, Zhao Hua noticed that his expression was a little serious, so he asked him,
"What's wrong with you today? You look like you have something on your mind."
Doctor Zhang sighed, "Reporting to Her Majesty the Queen, the eldest prince's condition has worsened. I'm afraid... he won't survive these few days."
"What did you say?" Zhao Hua was stunned and asked repeatedly, "Didn't you say that if you just take care of it, you can survive New Year's Eve no matter what?"
Doctor Zhang said, "Originally, that was the case, but when Judge Guo went to check the eldest prince's pulse the day before yesterday, he found that the eldest prince's condition had taken a sharp turn for the worse. For him to deteriorate so quickly in such a short period of time, I'm afraid... someone changed his medicine or stopped taking it."
Xiao Fuzi asked, "Brother, what you mean is that someone has tampered with the eldest prince's medicine?"
Zhao Hua was busy saying, "Impossible. Sister Wan loves her son dearly, and Cheng Huan's medicine has always been prepared by Sister Wan herself in Yonghe Palace. How could it be possible..."
Halfway through the conversation, the reason why Cheng Huan's condition worsened was already obvious.
Zhao Hua stared blankly at the subtle changes in the expression on Doctor Zhang's face.
After a while, he murmured sadly,
"Is it...Sister Wan?"
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