Chapter 43 Someone wants to harm me!
Outside the imperial study, a pretty young maid knelt and gently rubbed her legs. When she heard the shrill voice of the eunuch inside, her expression brightened, and she knelt deeply and groaned on the ground: "Your Highness."
"Hmm." Emperor Zhou Xian responded casually, without even looking at Aunt Wen, who was being helped up by other young palace maids and was unable to stand steadily on her trembling legs. "Are the imperial doctors sent recently useless? Why is Concubine Jia's illness still not getting better?"
Aunt Wen said with red eyes: "In reply to your Majesty, my queen has always been in poor health. After the shock she had last time, she had nightmares all night long. She hasn't had a good night's sleep for a long time."
"The Concubine Jia has always been delicate, just like the orchids I raise. Too much water or too little water will not be good. If I don't pay attention, they will wither. I feel so distressed when I see them." The emperor said slowly, "If an imperial physician is not good enough, we can replace him. I recently heard from the national master that hysteria that has not been cured for a long time is caused by demons and monsters. If the Concubine Jia still cannot see people during the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, I will ask the national master to perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirits."
Aunt Wen was a little dumbfounded. She never expected that a simple hysteria would be turned into a case of being possessed by evil spirits when the emperor spoke of it. She quickly said, "With your majesty's divine power, no demons or monsters can escape. As long as you go to see Concubine Jia, I guarantee that she will recover."
The emperor was really pleased with what he said, and he said, "Then I will go and see what is going on."
Having knelt for too long, Aunt Wen limped behind, walking unsteadily but not daring to say a word.
Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace, several maids were all on high alert. The beautiful concubine on the bed was no longer as glamorous as usual. She curled up in the bed with her hair loose, and she would not allow anyone to open the bed curtains, and no one was allowed to leave her even ten feet away.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Hearing this voice, Concubine Jia, who was originally in a trance, suddenly raised her head, as if a savior had come, and rushed over barefoot from the bed, crying and shouting, "Your Majesty!"
In the past, Concubine Jia also liked to pretend to be weak, but she was actually strong and healthy, so if she wanted to create the image of a frail beauty she could only use makeup, which always made her look a little fake. Today, with her bare face and tears in her eyes, she looks much more real than before.
The emperor had seen her act like a demon many times, and now that she was embraced like a swallow, he felt a little relieved: "My beloved concubine, I am here."
"Your Majesty, you are finally here. I am afraid... someone wants to kill me!" Concubine Jia cried in the old emperor's arms: "My father's severed finger... How is my father now? Is he okay?"
Aunt Wen said worriedly, "My lady, nothing happened to the minister, don't worry."
"My Queen Jia, this palace is heavily guarded. Not even a fly can fly in. How could there be an assassin?" Rong Baolin observed the emperor's expression and reminded her to be careful with her words and actions so as not to anger His Majesty.
But Concubine Jia was really frightened these days. When she opened her eyes that night, she saw her neatly cut fingers next to her pillow, and the blood was flowing on her face. The huge jewel ring was her favorite when she was a child.
Therefore, she didn't listen to Rong Baolin's hint at all, and continued to cry to herself: "It's not an assassin, an assassin can't get in, it must be a ghost... Only a ghost can be so free and easy!"
"I saw it clearly that night. There was a dark shadow standing at the head of my bed! It wanted to kill me!"
"The ghost came again the next night, and the third night as well. But as soon as I called for help, the ghost immediately disappeared. Only I could see it!"
"Your Majesty, please save me, please save me. Will the ghost really come to claim my life after the seventh day?"
"The palace is a very important place, how can ghosts come and go freely?"
Even though the emperor had been very patient before he came, he was now annoyed by her crying and crazy talk. He reprimanded her in a deep voice: "I think you have done too many bad things in your daily life, which is why you are acting hysterically."
There are already many women in the harem. Today I killed a maid in your palace, and you caused me to have a miscarriage. There are too many wronged souls gathered here. The higher the position you hold, the more lives you have on your hands. As the most favored master of a palace, Concubine Jia has also done many dirty things.
Concubine Jia was stunned for a moment, and even sobered up a little after being scolded: "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant... Can there be more guards in Gyeongbokgung Palace?"
"The Jinwu Guards all have more important places to guard. If you start a war over a small Gyeongbokgung Palace, won't people laugh at you?" The emperor rejected her without hesitation: "You should take good care of your illness in the palace, and don't come out to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, otherwise people will think I married a crazy concubine."
"Your Majesty, I am not crazy..." Tears flowed from Concubine Jia's eyes: "Everything I said is true."
Is she grounded now? What did she do wrong? She is also sick!
The emperor left without any patience.
Concubine Jia couldn't stop him. She didn't dare to shout loudly because of the grievance in her heart. She suddenly fell to her knees and murmured, "Your Majesty won't let me go out to see people... Is he going to banish me to the cold palace next?"
She suddenly became furious and started smashing things in the palace like a madman. A little palace maid was beaten to a bloody mess by a teacup thrown at her, but she could only kneel and tremble. Aunt Wen and several other senior palace maids did not dare to stop her, for fear that Concubine Jia would beat them as well.
When she smashed the palace into a mess, fell to the ground, covered her face and began to cry, Aunt Wen dared to approach her and whispered to comfort her: "Don't worry, your majesty, you still have the Fifth Prince. His Majesty will never banish you to the cold palace."
Concubine Jia then remembered that she still had a precious son, and her eyes lit up: "You are right, I still have Yu'er."
Her son is so outstanding. He has been praised by His Majesty several times recently. Sometimes he even overshadows the Crown Prince. The Emperor likes him so much that he will definitely treat her well for the sake of his son.
"I still have a son..." Concubine Jia murmured, "My son is much more useful than my daughter!"
Her emotions finally settled down. Aunt Wen winked at the maids to come in and clean up the mess. She continued to coax her patiently, "You were just frightened that day. Didn't the Minister send a letter asking you not to worry? I asked the Imperial Hospital to prescribe a few prescriptions to calm your nerves. You will be fine after a few days of rest. Nothing will happen."
"Are you really alright?" Concubine Jia looked confused and angrily asked, "Who on earth is harming me like this? Who on earth is it?"
During this period of time, she was living a life worse than death. She dreamed every night about the people she had harmed seeking revenge on her, and she could even hear the crying of babies. If it weren't for ghosts... who else would have such extraordinary abilities to reach into the palace and stir up trouble like this?
Being targeted by such a person, Concubine Jia couldn't help but shiver.
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