Chapter 202: The Snipe and the Clam Fight
Someone just fainted, and now, in less than an hour, another one fainted.
have to.
Lin An looked at Concubine Zhou lying on the ground, then looked at the Emperor who stood motionless in front of him, and he was not surprised at all.
Except for Concubine Shen, His Majesty was equally ruthless to other concubines. No matter how many concubines fell in front of him, His Majesty remained unmoved.
Lin An looked at His Majesty's expression, and he didn't seem to be at all as anxious as he was when he saw Concubine Shen faint just now.
His Majesty didn't even move his eyelids, which showed that he was not moved at all.
Besides, Concubine Shen just fainted. His Majesty was thinking about Concubine Shen in the room and couldn't spare any thought for Lady Zhou.
Lin An sighed and looked at Lady Zhou who had fainted in the rain.
Lady Zhou was born slender and thin. Although her complexion was not very good, her temperament was outstanding.
She was wearing a sky-blue skirt that set off her graceful and alluring figure. Because of the rain, the half-wet and half-transparent skirt stuck to her body, revealing her figure.
Now she was lying unconscious on the ground, her long black hair falling on her shoulders like silk, revealing a section of her snow-white shoulders. In the rain, she looked extremely adorable. .
Lin An looked at Lady Zhou lying on the ground as if he was looking at a withered lilac flower.
Such beauty is lovable, but the Emperor is unmoved.
I have to say that this week's beauty fainted at a really inappropriate time.
Lin An half-opened his eyes and saw the Emperor turn around, and he was not surprised at all.
He bent over and hurriedly followed, but just after he took a step, His Majesty turned around and ordered: "Send someone to send Lady Zhou back."
Lin An was still mumbling to himself, but when he heard this, his half-closed eyes suddenly opened.
There was a hint of surprise in his eyes as he looked at His Majesty.
Your Majesty, what is this? He actually felt pity for Concubine Zhou?
Lin An's heart suddenly started to skip a beat and he quickly turned around.
"Hurry up and help Concubine Zhou up..." Lin An didn't dare to think too much, and quickly raised his hand to command the eunuch beside him to step forward.
He then personally stepped forward, took the cloak and wrapped the beautiful Zhou in it, and only then did he feel relieved.
Today is quite a rare day, His Majesty actually cares about others.
Lin An clicked his tongue in surprise and stood on the bluestone platform, watching the young eunuchs escort Concubine Zhou to the sedan chair. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
I'm afraid this beauty will be blessed in the future.
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Wang Ruer was demoted from the position of a beauty to the lowest rank of selected concubine.
This incident did not cause a big uproar in the harem.
Right now, the harem is busy preparing for Concubine Shu's birthday. The rank of the concubine selected this week is too low, so no one would pay attention to her even if she wanted to make trouble.
However, while others were paying attention to Concubine Zhou, the person in Hehuan Palace, who was the focus of everyone in the harem, started to inquire about Concubine Zhou's news.
"Let's see how rampant she will be in the future!" In the Hehuan Palace, Zi Su was very happy for several days.
"Before, she was just a beauty, with her eyes almost looking up to the sky. Now she is just a selected concubine. Let's see how wild and noisy she will be in the future." When Zi Su said this, she covered her mouth and almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
The position of a selected concubine is really too low. In fact, it is only slightly higher than that of a palace maid.
What's more, their treatment is even worse than that of the senior palace maids around the favored concubines.
Concubine Zhou had relied on the fact that she was the first among the concubines to be promoted and the first to serve the Emperor. She was so proud of this subtle favor that she wanted to be so proud of herself.
Now that this little bit of grace is gone, let's see how she will cope with the future.
"I heard that since Concubine Wang was demoted to a concubine, she has been scolding you in the palace every day."
When Zi Su said this, she stamped her feet angrily.
"I really want to tear her mouth to pieces, to see if she dares to talk about the young master like that again in the future."
When Chen Fu heard this, she looked at Zi Su with displeasure.
"Be careful."
Although Wang Ruer has been demoted now, she is still the Emperor's concubine after all.
His Majesty's woman, even if she is not favored, will not tolerate a palace maid talking about her.
"You can just say this in front of me. If someone outside hears it and tells others about it, I'm afraid even I won't be able to save you!"
Shiso sometimes speaks too boldly.
After Chen Fu hit him once, Zi Su behaved herself for a while. But as time goes by, I will forget it.
Shen Fu was afraid that she would get into trouble sooner or later because of her mouth.
"Who would be able to hear me talking in the Hehuan Palace?" Zi Su muttered to herself, feeling a little unconvinced.
"Besides me, who else lives in this Hehuan Palace? Have you forgotten?" Chen Fu raised her eyes and looked at her.
Zi Su looked at the young lady's eyes and her head was confused. Then she seemed to remember that there was another person named He Cai in the Hehuan Palace.
"It's been a long time since He Cai appeared." Zi Su asked in confusion.
Not only Zi Su felt puzzled, but even Chen Fu felt a little surprised.
"Mr. He is not feeling well, so he should still be resting." Chen Fu was not bothered by Mr. He.
Anyway, this guy is still under our noses, so no matter how much trouble he makes, he won’t be able to cause any trouble.
On the contrary, that person...
Thinking of this, Shen Fu reached out and touched her belly.
Her slender waist was still the same as before, but Chen Fu knew that there was a child underneath her flat belly.
After Wang Yuanpan felt Shen Fu's pulse that day, her doubts were dispelled, but she still couldn't completely let go of her worries.
After she came back, she summoned several newly-entered imperial doctors to check under the pretext that Shisu was pregnant, and it turned out that Chen Fu was indeed pregnant.
It's just that the fetus is still small, and Shen Fu hasn't eaten much during this period, so her originally flat belly has become even thinner. It's not because the fetus is fake.
"How's your investigation going on with the thing I asked you to investigate a few days ago?"
When Shen Fu thought of this, her hand that was stroking her belly stopped.
"I was just about to report to you, young lady." Zi Su turned around and signaled Xiao Guizi behind her to come up quickly.
The latter glanced at Zi Su, then bent over and quietly walked forward: "Slave...slave did find out something."
As Xiao Guizi spoke, she took out a sachet from her bosom.
"I picked out the supplements given by His Majesty one by one and showed them to the imperial doctors. It is true that something was added to them."
When the sachet was opened, there were some crumbs inside.
Some were ginseng roots, some were bird's nest pieces, and some were Tianshan snow frog. They were all chopped into small pieces and taken out, for fear of suspicion.
"I took them out one by one for the imperial doctors to examine. There are certain things added to each of these supplements."
Chen Fu took the crumbs in it and looked at them carefully. These supplements were all of the best quality, and each one was valuable and priceless.
The Emperor had bestowed these upon her in the past, and they flowed into her room like water.
The eunuchs who were cooking the food naturally did not have any doubts for a moment. No one had expected that someone would dare to tamper with the things given by the Emperor.
"Did Shen Qingru add the fake pregnancy medicine that she used to create it?" Shen Fu couldn't figure out where Shen Qingru's fake pregnancy medicine came from.
Now it seems that there is an answer.
"Not entirely." The young eunuch shook his head. "The person behind this is extremely cautious. He only adds one medicinal ingredient to each tonic. If we only check one ingredient, we won't be able to find out the crime, and we won't be able to convict him."
When Shen Fu heard this, she couldn't help but admire: "Each of them looks like a tonic medicine, but when combined together, it's the tonic that made Shen Qingru fake pregnant before."
Putting down the hand that was sticking with the herbs, Shen Fu couldn't help but sigh when she heard this: "I almost got tricked."
This is about the reward given by His Majesty. From the scheming and means to the connections and status, if you don't have absolute say in the harem, you can't get involved at all.
But this person did it, and not only did he do it, he did it very well.
Something has been added to each of these herbs, and the person who prepares this carefully will be infallible.
But Chen Fu was a picky eater. She complained that this was too greasy, and that was too fishy. She didn't drink most of the food, but instead put it into the mouths of Zi Su and Xiao Songzi.
But precisely because of this, and precisely because Shen Fu was picky about food, she was able to escape this disaster.
"The person behind this is really trying his best to kill me." Chen Fu still felt cold in her heart when she said this.
"What the young lady said is not entirely true." Xiao Guizi looked at the young lady, bent down and put away the brocade bag in her hand, so that the thing would not hinder the young lady's eyes.
"If the person behind this wanted to kill you, then the medicine added to this wouldn't be a fake pregnancy medicine."
When Chen Fu heard this, she was stunned at first, then looked at Xiao Guizi's sharp eyes and smiled.
"yes."
Xiao Guizi was extremely clever and pointed out the key point of the matter in just one sentence.
If the person behind this wanted her life, he would have added a drug that would cause a false pregnancy to the tonic, but a poison that would kill her.
But this person just put so much thought into it and used so many methods.
He didn't want her life, but at the same time he wanted her to fall out of favor because of her fake pregnancy, thus making the Emperor dislike her.
Shen Fu lowered her head, her eyes falling on her lower abdomen: "I don't know who it is, but they want me to be doomed forever."
"When the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits." Xiao Guizi half-bent over and said calmly, "When the time comes, you will see who is the fisherman, and then you will know who is the mastermind behind this matter."
"The fisherman benefits?" Chen Fu picked up the teacup beside her, lowered her head and took a sip of tea.
“Not necessarily.” What if there is someone behind this fisherman?
"What are you talking about?" Zi Su watched the two people playing guessing games and couldn't understand anything.
A pair of eyes fell on the two of them and looked back and forth.
Shen Fu looked at Xiao Guizi, shook her head and smiled softly: "Besides, I became that fish."
The baby in her belly was real, but the person behind it, or the mastermind who harmed her, had no idea about it.
I thought the baby in her belly was fake.
If anyone wanted to make her fall from favor, he would definitely take the initiative to point out her fake pregnancy.
Now, Chen Fu just needs to be the fish and take the bait, and both the fisherman and the clam will rush out.
Chen Fu raised her hand and stroked her belly leisurely:
"When the time comes, we will know who is the snipe and who is the fisherman."
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