Chapter 199 Life and Death Are Uncertain
When Chunjia stepped into the Huanhua Palace, there was a chill inside and out.
The palace lady Qing Du took the lead to greet her, her eyes were slightly red, she had obviously just cried, her voice was trembling when she spoke, but her train of thought was still clear: "After the empress sent you off at Yijia Palace this morning, wait until Wei Zhaorong's When my mother's family arrived, I explained to them, and then I went back to change clothes and went to Qingci Palace."
"When I came back from Qingci Palace, I was talking to Mrs. Yi Guogong and Mrs. Xie..."
"Originally, Young Mistress Luo of Xie's family heard that the empress was guarding Wei Zhaorong yesterday, and she didn't rest all night, so she wanted to leave immediately. But the empress said that she hadn't seen Miss Meng Kuo for a long time, and she was afraid that they would come to the palace early in the morning. If you go back like this, you will be disappointed, so even though your complexion was not very good at the time, you still forced yourself to invite the two young ladies to chat and laugh in front of your knees."
"The Qing people in the middle saw that the empress was really tired, so they went out and told the small kitchen to make some refreshments and came over to interrupt. It not only relieved the empress, but also made the empress more energetic."
"In the end, I didn't think about it, the empress just drank two sips of tea, and then..."
She held back her tears and said in a low voice, "The Qing people are already kneeling in the corridor outside the dormitory to take their sins, and Mrs. Yi Guogong and the others are waiting in the flower hall. The things that the empress touched before she fainted , The used cups and plates to eat and eat are also sealed in the original place... The servant girl is incompetent, and I don't know what's going on at the moment, so I can only let the place not be moved lightly, and someone invited the majesty to come down to make the decision."
Chunjia's face was livid, and she walked inward in three steps at a time: "Look at Concubine Xian first, how is Concubine Xian doing now?"
"The imperial physician is in the process of diagnosis and treatment." Qingdu followed him a step behind, speaking quickly, "Hong'e and Chie are standing by... and Mama Xie and Mama Jiang are also present."
These are Jiang's right-hand men, the lives of the whole family are in Jiang's hands, and it is the least likely to betray Yun Fenghuang.
...In fact, all the people sent by Jiang's family are hostages in Jiang's hands. Otherwise, Jiang's family would not be able to rest assured to hand over their daughter's basic necessities of life to them.
However, nothing has gone wrong all these years. With such a sudden change now, it is hard not to make people suspect that there is an inner ghost inside them, especially the Qing people who served the refreshments with their own hands at that time. Before the truth came out, her Suspicion cannot be cleared.
Even if she is emotional and reasonable, she has no reason to be foolish.
Chunjia strode into the sleeping hall, and saw a white wrist protruding from the bottom of the tent in front of the hanging tent. The two imperial doctors who were best at detoxification in the imperial hospital were there, and they were making a diagnosis with a dignified expression.
He frowned, walked over and pulled between the curtains: "Look, hear and ask, how can you be sure only by the pulse and asking? I'm here, you should carefully check the face of the concubine Xian, so as not to misdiagnose!"
"...Yes!" The imperial doctor bowed and agreed, and when they looked at each other, the bitterness in their eyes became stronger.
It's not a good thing for them to be so enlightened by the emperor, because his attitude is that as long as the concubine Xian can be saved, the red tape doesn't matter - what will happen if he can't?
"Your Majesty, I have just looked at the tea left over from the empress before she fainted, and then looked at the pulse of the empress, as well as her pale complexion and cold wrists at the moment, confirming that the poison that the empress was poisoned was crane crest red." The two imperial physicians observed carefully for a while Yun Fenghuang's face was told by the older imperial physician, "Moreover, the weight is probably quite a lot!"
The hearts of Chunjia and the other attendants sank: "There are not many of them? What will happen to Concubine Xian?"
"...Your Majesty's life is in danger right now!" The imperial doctor's forehead broke out in cold sweat, and he gritted his teeth before saying in a low voice, "This humble minister is incompetent and not fully sure, so I can only... can only... try my best... try my best And for!"
There was a moment of silence in the hall where needles could be heard, and then the uncontrollable sobs of Qingdu and other attendants broke the silence.
Chunjia stood motionless, with no expression on her face, only her hands hidden in her sleeves were tightly clenched into fists.
After a long time, he didn't have an attack, he just said in a hoarse voice: "Do your best...then do your best, I won't hold your family members accountable."
What this means is that if Concubine Xian cannot be saved, the two imperial physicians will definitely be questioned, but as long as they really try their best, even if the emperor takes revenge on them, they will not implicate their family.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" The two imperial physicians were of course very complicated at the moment, but they also knew that the emperor was very restrained in saying this because of the concubine Xian's great favor.
Chunjia ignored them, but looked at Qingdu: "You come out with me to talk."
Qingdu pinched his palm hard, used the pain to stop the urge to cry, followed him to a secluded place outside, Chunjia stared at a rose plant not far away for a moment, and then asked slowly: "Will you... Concubine Xian has been here after separating from me today, say it again, be more careful!"
"Yes." Qingdu choked up a few times before starting to talk. She spoke slowly and carefully, but Chunjia didn't mean to be impatient. After listening to the whole thing, she thought for a while and said slowly: "The concubine Xian sees the emperor. Queen Mother, did you go in alone?"
Qingdu nodded: "At that time, Mrs. Yi Guogong and the others were already waiting in the Huanhua Palace. The empress left the Qing people to greet them and let the servants serve them to the Qingci Palace. The queen mother only summoned the empress, so the empress went in alone."
Chunjia gave a "hmm" and asked again: "When I came back, I met Meng'er who was clamoring to see Rang'er and the others, but was stopped by the palace guards and there was an argument. Concubine Xian coaxed a few words and took Meng'er away. main hall?"
Seeing Qingdu nodded, he asked, "Did Menger remember to go and see Ranger and the others, or did someone mention a similar topic?"
"This..." Qing Du was stunned for a moment, and said uncertainly, "The servant girl has been following the empress at that time, but she didn't know it. Why don't you let the Qing people come over? She is staying with the main hall all the time today."
Chunjia nodded slightly, and a moment later the pale-faced Qing was called to her, she thought about it carefully, and said: "The servant girl was being dragged by Mrs. Xie and the others to ask about the recent situation of the empress, so she didn't pay much attention to Miss Meng and the others... It seems that before Miss Meng and Miss Kuo went out, she was called by Mrs. Yi Guogong to talk to her for a while. But the servant did not hear what Mrs. Yi Guogong said specifically."
The next step is to confront each other logically, and finally come to the conclusion that Mrs. Yiguo has indeed induced Xie Meng to make a fuss, depending on Gongxiang Rang and Gongxiang.
Han Knelt on the ground in panic and cried out for herself: "My wife just wants to see the eldest prince sooner, and has no other intentions, Your Majesty!"
"It must be you!!!" It's just that Qingdu Qingren and other close servants, Xie's Xiaoluo and other relatives didn't believe this, they all looked at her with hatred, and cried to Chunjia, "Your Majesty, my family The empress has always managed the palace well, and those who can serve close to her are trustworthy people, let alone those who can get in touch with the empress's diet! Moreover, the empress has been in the palace for almost two years, and such a thing has never happened before. Did something happen when you came here?!"
"Because the virtuous concubine is good at governing the palace, how can the minister's wife be an outsider, how can she get in touch with the empress's food?" Mrs. Yi Guogong retorted, "And when the empress's accident happened, the minister's wife was still visiting the eldest prince in the side hall. I don’t know! Furthermore, the minister’s wife’s own daughter, Concubine Shu, died young, and the prince under her name is all raised by the concubine Xian, so what’s the benefit of the minister’s wife harming the concubine Xian?”
This is a fact, regardless of how much the Duke of Yi's government has entanglements with Yun Fenghuang, as long as they still care about the grandson in the name of the eldest prince, they will not touch Yun Fenghuang until Gongxiang Rang is able to stand on his own. Even conversely, they have to pull Yun Fenghuang at critical moments.
Because Gongxiang Rang is different from the fourth prince, he is the eldest son!
Yun Fenghuang can protect him, but Concubine Xie can't!
Even Concubine Xie was able to conceive and give birth to the fourth prince. The mother and son have lived peacefully so far, and they are more or less blessed by Yun Fenghuang. Only Yun Fenghuang raised the eldest prince who was in the limelight, his biological mother was not favored, and the concubine Xie and his son were not even valued by the Duke of Yi, so they were able to live a peaceful life in the palace in a low-key manner.
Chunjia was silent for a while, then said slowly: "Duke Yi has always been loyal to me, and Mrs. Yi would not do such a thing."
Mrs. Yi Guogong breathed a sigh of relief, kowtowed hurriedly, looked around, not caring about these people who still believed and doubted her, thanked her with a sob, and asked: "Xianfei is recorded in the Yun family tree, Even though Concubine Xian has been adopted to Yun Clan not long ago and is closer to Xie Clan, she is Yun Clan's daughter after all! I implore Your Majesty to look into this matter thoroughly for the sake of your wife and husband, and give justice to Concubine Xian and Empress Xian!"
This is the gesture she must make, and it is also her real thought now - what should the eldest prince do if the concubine Xian dies? What about the other daughter of the Duke's Mansion, Concubine Xie's mother and son?
Although the palace guards knew that the relationship between Yun Fenghuang and Concubine Xie was actually not as close as she said, and Yun Fenghuang might not even want to see Concubine Xie. But as long as Yun Fenghuang is willing to show sisterly affection with Concubine Xie one day, others will not dare to reach out to Tongxia Palace. After all, killing an unfavorable concubine or a prince who is not of high-ranking background may not be of much benefit.
Once Yun Fenghuang finds out the clues to make use of the problem, God knows how much trouble will be caused?
This lord is a ruthless person who has disturbed the lords of the palace from nothing, and can make three points without reason. Whoever touches her concubine Xie's mother and son who are like her "sisters", I am afraid that even the family will not think about it.
This kind of loss-making transaction is something that no normal person would do.
"Of course I will make the decision for the virtuous concubine." Chunjia closed her eyes and said, "It's getting late, Mrs. Yi Guogong, let's go back first."
Mrs. Yi Guogong looked at the bedroom hall full of worry and was relieved, not daring to say that she wanted to stay and help look at it: "Yes."
Not only her, Xie and others were also sent away by the emperor, but when Xie Meng and Xie Kuo were also pulled away together, Xie Meng suddenly broke away from Xie's hand, turned to Chunjia and knelt down: "Your Majesty, I want to Stay with Auntie!"
"Meng'er, don't mess around!" Both Xie Shi and Xiao Luo Shi were taken aback. They always knew that Xie Meng was particularly spoiled among girls of the same age. After coming to the Imperial Capital, she was raised by Yun Fenghuang for a few days. It is said that even Chunjia treated her very favorably, and her temperament became more and more arrogant.
But I didn't expect her to appear at this time—Xiao Luoshi panicked, stepped forward and grabbed her to cover her mouth, and was about to kneel down to apologize to Chunjia, but Chunjia stared at Xie Meng for a while , suddenly said: "Yes."
Little Luo was stunned for a moment, but before he could respond, Chunjia said again, "What's the name of that little girl? She's also Concubine Xian's niece?"
Seeing that she didn't make a sound immediately, Mrs. Xie quickly answered on her behalf: "Replying to Your Majesty, it is exactly that this is Xie Kuo, the son of Concubine Xian's concubine's cousin."
As he spoke, he pushed Xie Kuo.
Xie Kuo subconsciously knelt down.
"Then let's all stay with Concubine Xian." Chun Jia sat at the head, under the candlelight, his expression was flat, but his eyes were cold, he only turned around on Xie Meng Xie Kuo's body before moving away, looking towards the palace door In the courtyard outside, he said in a leisurely tone, "Wait until Concubine Xian is ready, and then send them back, okay?"
Such a turn of events, if it weren't for Yun Fenghuang's life and death being uncertain now, it would have been a surprise.
But I don't know why, Xie and Xiao Luo felt a little strange, but the emperor said so himself, they are not Yun Fenghuang, who have the courage to disobey the sacred order, so they answered in a low voice: "Yes. "
He didn't say any more words of gratitude, and didn't even have time to tell the two children to be better, so they were sent out.