Chapter 114 Let the Queen Take the Blame
In the harem, there were those who faked pregnancy to win favor, and those who used their own children to frame others for favor, but there were few who would harm their own children for the sake of a dance.
Sun Miaoqing had a miscarriage for unknown reasons, and most likely she was unaware of it.
The emperor was furious just because of her stupidity and incompetence.
After venting his anger, the emperor returned to his palace. He still wanted to figure out who was attacking the dragon clan?
He opened the booklet that Su Peisheng had handed over, which clearly recorded the time, what Sun Miaoqing ate, what he used, and even who handled it.
Jiang Cheng made the fertility-enhancing formula into a powder and mixed it into the tonic that Wei Lin prescribed for Sun Miaoqing. The people in the pharmacy prepared the medicine, and Wei Lin went to get it in person.
Then give it to Xiao Lezi to fry.
The medicine soup boils until not a trace of powder remains.
All the people involved were Sun Miaoqing's own people.
When Zhen Huan was drugged, she was able to find the problem from the difference between the medicine jar and the medicine jar lid. She couldn't even find a suspicious medicine jar lid.
Sun Miaoqing would probably never have thought until her death that the form she had worked so hard on did not protect her from being attacked, but instead completely eliminated the suspicion of the Empress and Concubine Hua.
Even though she had the brain to suspect that there was something wrong with the food at the banquet, now even the plates had been washed.
There is no evidence.
After reading these books, the emperor came to only one conclusion:
Idiot looking for death!
He sighed, "Su Peisheng."
"The servant is here."
"Tell me, is this my retribution?"
"Your Majesty, how can you say that?" Su Peisheng said hurriedly, "It is unlucky to agree, and it will bring trouble to the heir to the throne. Why should Your Majesty punish yourself for the mistakes of others?"
The emperor nodded, thinking it made sense.
Seeing the emperor's expression relax, Su Peisheng reminded him, "Your Majesty, you turned over the name card of An Changzai tonight. An Changzai has already arrived at the bedroom."
The emperor got up and went to his bedroom.
This time, An Lingrong was not timid or afraid, and she shyly called out "Your Majesty".
The emperor briefly forgot that he had just lost a son or daughter, and the guilt he had for having sent a son away with his own hands also disappeared.
"Why did your Majesty suddenly decide to ask Imperial Doctor Jiang to examine the Empress today?"
In Yinfeng Hall, Songzhi was helping Nian Shilan remove her makeup.
Nian Shilan looked at herself in the bronze mirror, wearing a purple nightgown, with her hairpins removed and no makeup on.
She couldn't explain it, maybe it was because she tried her best to get her husband's love but couldn't get it, and she tried her best to protect her own flesh and blood but couldn't.
What's the difference between her and her?
Nian Shilan once wanted to be the queen, and wanted to monopolize the emperor from both emotional and power.
But on this night in the previous life, there was the same thunderstorm, and the queen sat under the window, thinking about her son and everything that was taken away from her.
Sometimes Nian Shilan also wanted to tell the queen that it didn't matter whether the child was legitimate or illegitimate.
She is the pampered eldest daughter of the Nian family, but isn't she still a concubine, inferior to a concubine?
There was lightning and thunder outside. Nian Shilan walked to the window, her face occasionally illuminated.
At least the empress was able to spend two years with her own children. She was able to hear the eldest prince call her "mother", learn to recite poems, and learn to write.
She had no chance to even see what her own children looked like.
The queen is so nice that she can take advantage of her headache to have a good cry.
What about her?
Why would Concubine Hua, who is loved by everyone and the younger sister of General Nian, who can call the wind and rain and is strong and healthy, shed tears?
Songzhi held Nian Shilan's arm and said, "My lady, the wind is strong near the window. You must have hurt yourself. You have been tired all day. You should rest now."
Nian Shilan didn't know why, but she felt increasingly sad lately.
She exhaled and returned to the bedroom.
The sick person was in a light sleep, and there was a roar of thunder, awakening the "calm and peaceful" Concubine Duan.
It was a hot day and she had already covered herself with the quilt.
There was a stove in the corner of the hall. Jixiang had just put out the fire before going to bed, but the remaining fire was warming the teapot.
“Ahem…”
Jixiang heard the noise and quickly lit the light.
"My lady, are you feeling unwell?"
"My body, how have I ever felt comfortable in all these years? Ahem..."
Jixiang poured a cup of hot water and said, "My queen, please drink some hot tea first."
Concubine Duan was helped to sit up and leaned against the bed to drink a sip of tea.
Jixiang stroked Concubine Duan's chest and comforted her, "It's all Concubine Hua Gui's fault. If it weren't for her, how could you be in this situation, Your Majesty?"
"Hua Guifei... Guifei..."
Concubine Duan looked at the light that occasionally flashed on the window, muttered to herself for a long time, and said, "I thought I would hate her, eat her flesh and drink her blood."
"When I saw that person today, I was still thinking that she could help me a lot."
"But when I heard..."
Jixiang didn't wait for the next words, "What did the queen hear?"
What did you hear?
Concubine Duan didn't know what she heard, "Starting tomorrow, let's go and pay our respects to the Queen."
Jixiang didn't understand. "Your Majesty has always been in poor health. The Emperor and Empress specifically allowed you not to pay respects. Why do you have to torture yourself?"
Concubine Duan didn't know how to explain to Jixiang that she couldn't go to Yinfeng Palace and could only go to Louyue Kaiyun.
"Only by paying respects to the Queen can you ..."
"If you go to pay respects to the Empress, you will definitely meet Concubine Hua Gui. She is always arrogant and domineering, and she will definitely not show you any mercy. Why bother?"
Jixiang felt sorry for his master. "I wonder if Concubine Hua Gui was behind what Sun agreed to today?"
Concubine Duan shook her head, "It's not her."
"Why are you so sure, madam?"
Why?
She is so stupid that she didn't even know Sun Miaoqing was pregnant until today. How could she expect someone to have a miscarriage?
Moreover, although she was arrogant and domineering, she had lost a child herself and would never harm someone else's unborn child.
Concubine Duan shook her head again. Why was she speaking for her?
"You will know the truth of the matter when you go to the Queen."
She patted Jixiang's hand in a comforting manner and said, "Go to bed early. Don't worry about my health. It's not a big deal."
They said they would pay respects tomorrow, but now that the weather is hot, the Empress has exempted the six palaces from paying respects. Even if Concubine Duan wants to go, she has to wait until the first or fifteenth day of the month.
The next day, Jiang Cheng went to the Qinzheng Palace to ask for leave from the emperor due to family matters.
He thought the emperor would first ask about Concubine Hua Gui's health, but the emperor asked:
"You and Jiang Shen have both asked for leave. Who will be responsible for Concubine Hua Gui's pulse?"
What the emperor was worried about was not Concubine Hua Gui's health, but that Huan Yixiang's affair would be exposed.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. Concubine Hua Gui has always been in good health. She just has been afraid of heat and cold recently, and..."
"Speak directly, don't hesitate!"
"Because of the incense, your period has been delayed for two months. But Your Majesty, don't worry. This has happened before. I have already prescribed a prescription for conditioning. As long as your majesty follows the prescription, your body will get better soon. There is no need to take your pulse before I return."
The emperor nodded. "You have considered it very carefully."
This is a threatening statement. If there is any mistake, you should think carefully.
Jiang Cheng now feels like there are three huge mountains on his back, his spine is about to bend, and he dares not even breathe.
"When it comes to pulse diagnosis, Concubine Hua Gui has always trusted only me, a humble minister, and would not easily summon anyone else." This is true for everyone in the harem.
He also assured: "Before I leave, I will make sure everything is arranged and will not allow any mistakes to happen."
"Go down."
Even so, the emperor still felt uneasy.
After all, Shilan is now a royal concubine, so whenever she has a headache or a fever, the people around her must ask the imperial physician for help.
I have been using Huan Yi Xiang for many years, but I am afraid it will be hard to find another idiot like Wei Lin, who can't even tell my pulse.
Thinking of this, the emperor actually felt a little regretful. He should have kept that fool behind.
"Su Peisheng."
"The servant is here."
"Go tell the Queen that I will have lunch at her place."
“Yeah.”
If the emperor is not convenient to come forward, the empress has to come forward.
She is the one who comes forward and takes responsibility, so if anything goes wrong, you can just put the blame on her.