Chapter 173 So Cruel
The imperial physician who had been treating Concubine Li had the same stiff expression as the queen. He had been responsible for Concubine Li's health from the beginning. When Xuanyuan Ling called other imperial physicians just now, he had a feeling that something was not going well. But he always thought that the Imperial Hospital believed in the principle of less trouble is more important, and since Concubine Li had given birth safely, no one would mention this matter.
But at this moment someone actually reported it.
The queen instinctively felt something was wrong and immediately gave Jinzhi a look. Jinzhi immediately went out while holding the child.
The imperial physician's hands began to tremble.
"I examined Lady Li's pulse and found that she had taken too much tonic and was also obese. Not to mention that she had been forced to take abortion-inducing medicine to speed up the birth, which resulted in her lack of strength during the birth."
Xuanyuan Ling had a good impression of the Fourth Prince, but then this happened.
He knew that the queen did not like the children of other concubines in the palace, but if a child died of illness, any means without evidence could say that it was due to poor physical condition or an accident. However, if a child was obviously harmed by someone, such as the Second Prince, that was an open case of being harmed.
Giving birth is like going through the gates of hell for a woman, and it is possible that she cannot make it through.
He just called out to the imperial physician because he really didn't trust the queen. After all, the queen wanted to kill the mother and keep the child, which was normal in his opinion. Keeping Concubine Li would cause endless troubles. Given the queen's decisiveness, he could have predicted that she would tamper with the child during delivery. After all, if the child was born safely, it would be difficult for her to take action later without leaving any evidence.
Therefore, when he heard that Concubine Li could not be saved, he called the Imperial Hospital over.
Xuanyuan Ling hated such things, but if the queen hadn't done it yet, it would be difficult for him to convict her.
But now, the Queen has been plotting against Concubine Li since she became pregnant. She treats you well on the surface, but actually wants to kill you behind your back. That man even wants to give the child to her. How vicious is the Queen?
Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Ling even felt for a moment that the deaths of the eldest princess and the second princess who had died of illness in the past were both strange.
And those miscarriages…how many were accidents and how many were man-made?
Xuanyuan Ling: "Catch the imperial physician who took care of Lady Li, and the midwife who delivered her earlier, and interrogate them!"
Zhao Hai knew something was wrong when he heard this, so he acted extremely quickly and immediately subdued the man and took him away for interrogation.
I felt a chill in my heart when I walked out. If this was really the Queen, I was afraid that things in the harem would be in turmoil.
The queen knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Majesty, I never did such a thing. I never thought so. I thought giving Li Meiren a tonic would be good for her health."
She added: "I have never had a child, and I only wanted the best for Lady Li. I really didn't know it would be like this."
This is the best excuse, I have never been pregnant and I didn't know it would be like this.
The people around knelt in a circle. Xuanyuan Ling looked at the queen expressionlessly: "Why are you kneeling, Queen? The matter has not been concluded yet. Wait with me for the result of the interrogation."
The Queen was extremely frightened. She had a premonition that if the Emperor really found out that she had done something wrong this time and there were witnesses, he would not let it go.
I cannot admit this, I absolutely cannot admit it!
The imperial physician and the midwife didn't dare to give her away, they definitely didn't dare.
The imperial physician and the midwife really didn't dare to do so, as their families were still under the control of the Queen. Now that they were facing interrogation, they could not accuse the Queen.
But I also regretted it deeply in my heart. For that benefit, I am now going to risk my life.
The queen was sure that they would not dare to do so, but she was still worried. She couldn't let go of the worry until the matter was concluded.
Over there, Concubine Yu was also paying attention to this matter. When she learned that the imperial physician and the midwife were taken away, she finally laughed out loud.
Things went so smoothly, so smoothly that Concubine Yu seemed to see the Queen falling from the Phoenix Throne.
She would never miss this opportunity.
"We must let them have their day." Concubine Yu said, "Zhao Hai is handling this matter now. He might suppress it for the sake of peace."
At this moment, Concubine Yu didn't dare to believe whether Xuanyuan Ling would deliberately suppress the matter for the sake of the royal family's reputation.
She doesn't want to gamble, she just wants those people to be punished, she wants justice for her two poor children who are gone!
They knew about this matter very early, and Luhua Palace had already arranged people, and the fact that the imperial physician and the midwife's family were controlled was discovered long ago.
They were just waiting for Concubine Li to give birth. Although it was a premature birth, Concubine Yu was still under house arrest during the time when the Queen went to the palace. She never thought that Concubine Li would realize this and ask Concubine Yu for help. Therefore, what Concubine Yu did really caught the Queen off guard.
The people arranged by Wan Zhao took advantage of the day when Zhao Hai was resting from interrogating the people to leak the news to the imperial physician and the midwife. The two knew that their family members had simply replaced someone else in charge, and this person wanted them to tell the truth.
But before Zhao Hai came back, the second wave of people arrived.
The atmosphere at this moment was stormy and the sky outside was covered with dark clouds.
Late in the night, Shen Qing was woken up by a sudden rain. It was already October, not summer, and it was quite cold when it suddenly rained.
Outside, Chunhua came to see if Chen Qing would be cold at night and brought a blanket.
But I didn’t expect Shen Qing to be awake.
Chunhua asked, "Why did you wake up, Madam? Did you think the rain outside was too noisy?"
In fact, Shen Qing was only woken up for a moment, but it was actually okay, as she felt sleepy again after a while.
But there are not many people who are as sleepy as she is, and nowadays many people can’t sleep.
Soon, Zhao Hai came back to report. He knelt down in front of Xuanyuan Ling and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, please punish us. Those two people are gone."
Xuanyuan Ling's gaze swept across the queen's face.
The queen also looked stunned and confused at this moment.
Xuanyuan Ling sneered and waved away everyone except the Queen. The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. Inside, the couple who had grown up together from their youth remained silent.
"Empress." Xuanyuan Ling really didn't want to hear the Queen's words, so she started by saying, "There won't be a next time."
He stood up.
"The Fourth Prince was born prematurely, so it is not appropriate for him to leave his birth mother. He should be raised by her first. As for Lady Li, oh, now she is Concubine Li, she should be raised in Luhua Palace. I will trouble the Queen to take care of her."
He left after he said that.
The queen looked at his back and suddenly had an illusion that these were the last words he would say to her in his life, this was his final ultimatum.
Queen, there will be no next time.
If so, she wouldn't be the queen, right?
Could he still abolish the queen?
Deposing the queen is a big deal, will he do it?
The Queen wanted a child. In order to have this child, she had torn her face with the Emperor and painstakingly planned until now. Now that the child was obtained, Xuanyuan Ling did not say that he would give the child to someone else, but he asked Li Guiren to raise him by herself, and asked her to take care of Li Guiren. Was he leaving her there to see how she would behave in the future? If anything happened to Li Guiren, he would blame her?
Is this the fate of having this child? Leaving behind a child that doesn't belong to her, and a person that she can't touch in the future? This means that she is not going to have a child in the future, but is using the Fourth Prince to silence others!
The emperor is so cruel.
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