Chapter 61 Happy Pulse
The spring chill was steep and the lake water was icy cold.
Seven or eight eunuchs had already jumped into the lake, and Yanyu Guyu was also struggling on the surface of the lake and screaming miserably.
"Hurry up and save my master!"
"Ahem! Master!"
"Porcelain!"
Lin Sulan rushed over in horror and jumped into the water, but was held tightly by Lu and Tian.
"Let me go! My porcelain!"
“His Majesty has arrived!!”
Before everyone could react, they saw a bright yellow figure leap up and dive into the lake!
"His Majesty!"
In an instant, the king surfaced, holding the concubine with her eyes closed in his arms.
What was most shocking was that there was a rope around Concubine Shu’s ankle!
Xuan Yi grabbed the scabbard that Fang Zhi handed to him and went up to the shore.
He untied the rope around Su Ci's ankle and threw it to Fang Zhi. His face, dripping with water, was extremely gloomy. His sharp black eyes swept over everyone and he strode towards the pavilion next to him.
"Call the imperial physician!"
"Surround Merlin and investigate thoroughly. No one is allowed to leave without permission!"
"yes!"
“…”
The dark mass of imperial guards surrounded them instantly.
The officials' wives dared not breathe, standing there in panic, looking at the pale-faced Concubine Xian with strange eyes from time to time.
The queen was stiff and clutched her handkerchief.
Just now, she witnessed Su Ci drinking the glass of wine with her own eyes, and also witnessed Yan Zhiwan reaching out and pushing Su Ci into the lake.
Besides being shocked, I was also filled with confusion.
She learned that the wife of the Marquis of Runan had secretly bought a strange poison from a Hu merchant outside the Great Wall. The incense and the powder added to the wine were non-toxic separately, but if the poisoned person smelled the incense and then drank the wine with the powder, he would become drunk and die silently in his sleep.
The poison was brought into Huilan Palace by a young eunuch. She was secretly delighted but did not take any action. She sent people to investigate the small jar of plum wine that Yan Zhiwan wanted to poison, and added a highly toxic ingredient that was easily identified. She intended to take advantage of the situation and kill Su Ci while the oriole was behind. This would expose Yan Zhiwan's crime and kill two birds with one stone.
But Yan Zhiwan had clearly succeeded, so why did she still do this unnecessary action that would undoubtedly lead to her own death?
Could it be that Su Ci had already noticed...
"cough!"
"The master is awake!"
"The Queen is awake!"
There were charcoal braziers at the four corners of the pavilion. Su Ci was wrapped in a thick fox fur coat, his face flushed and he was coughing.
Xuan Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, patted her on the back, and shouted in a deep voice, "Where's the imperial physician?"
“Here it comes!”
Several imperial physicians, followed by Nanny Qin, rushed into the pavilion and knelt, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Take the pulse quickly!"
"yes!"
"Ahem, Your Majesty..."
Su Ci curled up and coughed in pain: "It hurts so much..."
"Where does it hurt?"
Xuan Yi's heart sank slightly, his jaw tense as he held her wrists and let the imperial physician feel her pulse.
“…”
The two imperial doctors took each other's pulse and then looked at each other in shock.
Su Ci glanced at the two people's expressions and said in her heart: "Ahem! Your Majesty, your concubine, your concubine's stomach hurts so much, it hurts so much..."
"stomachache?"
Xuan Yi froze and looked at the imperial physician: "How is Concubine Shu? Tell me quickly!"
“…Your Majesty, Consort Shu is pregnant!”
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Shu is pregnant!"
“…”
Snap!
The surroundings were suddenly quiet, and the sound of the beads in the queen's hand falling was particularly clear.
"really?"
Xuan Yi's voice was filled with obvious ecstasy, but after seeing Su Ci's pale face, it all turned into panic.
"Is Concubine Shu feeling well? Is the child feeling well?"
"Well…"
"it hurts…"
Su Ci closed her eyes and curled up, biting her pale lips and moaning: "It hurts, mother, mother, save me..."
"Porcelain!"
Lin Sulan staggered in and knelt down, her face horrified and tears streaming down her face. "Ci'er, don't be afraid. Mother is here... Your Majesty, please save the Empress and the baby in her belly. Please help the Empress..."
Yanyu Guyu, who was soaked all over, was also shocked by the news that his master was pregnant. He knelt down and kowtowed, crying loudly.
"It was the virtuous concubine who pushed our queen into the lake! Many people saw it with their own eyes. Your Majesty, please help the queen!"
"Your Majesty, please punish this servant. It is because I failed to protect my master. Please, Your Majesty, help the queen!"
Xuan Yi glared at the two imperial physicians who looked nervous.
"What happened to Concubine Shu? Tell me!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
The imperial physician kowtowed hurriedly: "The Empress Shufei is still pregnant and has fallen into this icy lake. Her pregnancy is very unstable. Acupuncture must be performed immediately to protect the fetus!"
Xuan Yi stood up while holding the person in his arms, his sharp black eyes sweeping over Yan Zhiwan.
"Summon the Imperial Hospital to Yufu Palace to protect Concubine Shu's pregnancy! Fang Zhi, detain Concubine Xian and everyone in Huilan Palace. Zhuang Yu, go get the Queen Mother here and make sure to get to the bottom of what happened today!"
"yes!"
"No! I didn't push her! I didn't!"
Yan Zhiwan looked at the surrounding imperial guards in astonishment and shouted to the king who had already walked away in an instant: "Your Majesty! I am innocent! I did not push her!"
"Ah! Let me go! I didn't push her!"
The virtuous concubine, who was noble, elegant and high-spirited just now, was now dragged away by several imperial guards with her hair in disarray. Her precious and dazzling jewellery fell into the dirty floral mud and was trampled upon.
…
Yufu Palace.
There were palace maids kneeling on the ground in front of the palace gate, and a group of imperial doctors kneeling inside the palace, all of them looking nervous and panicked.
In the dormitory, the women of the Su family supported Lin Sulan, who was almost fainting, and looked at the person on the bed in fear.
Xu Lizhi, the director of the Imperial Hospital, pulled out the last needle, carefully felt the patient's pulse, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and took a long breath.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu's condition has stabilized. Fortunately..."
In the gauze tent, Su Ci clutched Xuan Yi's hand and panted softly, her voice trembling: "Your Majesty, my child is fine, right..."
"Yes, you and the baby will be fine."
Xuan Yi, sweat soaking his temples, tried to comfort the man while glaring at Xu Lizhi fiercely, "What do you mean by 'fortunately'?"
“…Your Majesty, please forgive me.”
Xu Lizhi lowered his eyes with a solemn expression, "When I approached the Concubine Shu just now, I smelled a hint of musk, which is undoubtedly extremely poisonous to a pregnant woman."
"Musk?!"
The women of the Su family gasped, and the old lady almost fell to the ground, holding her chest.
Xuan Yi's dark eyes suddenly flashed with murderous intent, and his jaw was clenched tightly.
“Bold!”
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Xu Lizhi quickly explained, "Fortunately, your Majesty is in good health. You're still young and haven't inhaled too much musk. It was the sudden shock and cold from falling into the water that caused the unstable fetus. I've already performed acupuncture and taken her pulse. Your Majesty only needs to take good care of herself daily to ensure the safety of both mother and child."
"His Majesty…"
Su Ci's eyes were red as she tugged at the king's clothes, her whole body trembling: "Yes, is it Sister Xianfei who wants to harm me? But I didn't even know I was pregnant. She is usually very nice to me, why did she push me..."
Yanyu Guyu kowtowed with tears streaming down her face.
"It's all our fault. We were so careless that we didn't realize your Majesty was pregnant. Please punish us, Your Majesty!"
"Stop knocking."
Su Ci felt pained just watching this, and quickly spoke out to stop her: "The imperial physician said that the period is still young, it's none of your business..."
"The Queen is kind-hearted."
Xu Lizhi nodded slightly. "Indeed, I have just reviewed the Empress' medical records. Your menstrual period happened today, and you are still pregnant. If I had not carefully examined your pulse based on the abdominal pain, I would have been unable to detect it. This is why the Imperial Physician on duty who was checking your pulse didn't notice it."
"However, the musk scent is extremely faint. I think Your Majesty has only recently picked it up. Think carefully, Your Majesty, have you ever accidentally touched, eaten, or smelled anything inappropriate? Or when did you first start feeling unwell?"
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