Being kicked to the knee by Emperor Yanxi, Jun Chengxi was forced to kneel down. Anxiety was evident on the frightened face, and he hurriedly said, "Father."
"You still have the face to call my father emperor?!" Emperor Yanxi said angrily.
"Father, you... are you suspicious of my son? Just because of a beast that doesn't understand anything? Father, my son is wronged!" Jun Chengxi bowed his head.
"Injustice? If you are the same, why doesn't Mo Yu'er attack others, but you? Mo Yu'er is a medicine cat, and you probably don't know what a medicine cat is, but I believe in its judgment! What's more, if you You have no ghosts in your heart, why did you kill Mo Yuer?" Emperor Yanxi stared at Jun Chengxi fiercely.
"Father, my son didn't intend to kill it. It was just that he was upset at the time and made the wrong hand. Besides, it was only injured, not dead." Jun Chengxi looked anxious, as if he had been wronged. "Father, the concubine is the son's own mother, how could the son harm his own mother? Isn't it the law of heaven?"
"Do you still know what the law of heaven means? Then I ask you, how do you explain that you bring a sharp weapon into the palace?" Emperor Yanxi pointed at Jun Chengxi. Seeing this, the queen immediately handed the cold tea to Emperor Yanxi. He calmed down.
Whether it is a civil servant or a military general, a prince or a prince, it is impossible to carry any weapons when entering the palace. This is the rule set by the ancestors and must not be violated. Otherwise, it will be regarded as suspected of regicide, and execution is not an exaggeration.
"It's my son's fault to go back to my father. This dagger was originally ordered by my son to be given to my unborn younger siblings. Today I happened to stop by the blacksmith's shop to pick it up. But before I could give it to my concubine, it came out. Such a thing." Jun Chengxi said as he took out the dagger in his arms and showed it to Emperor Yanxi.
It was indeed a new dagger, which made Emperor Yanxi less angry. But this can't remove the suspicion that Jun Chengxi may be related to the loss of the imperial concubine's son.
After taking a sip of the tea handed by the queen, Emperor Yanxi frowned, no one could guess what he was thinking.
The fourth prince, Jun Chengyan, took a step forward and said, "Father, no matter what the fifth brother has done or not, the most important thing now is the body of the concubine mother. If the fifth brother has been wronged, the father will naturally learn from it, but if Because the fifth brother delayed the concubine's illness, it's not worth it."
Jun Chengyan's words made Emperor Yanxi less angry, at least the four sons still know that filial piety comes first. Putting the teacup aside, Emperor Yanxi said, "Emperor doctor."
"My minister is here." The imperial physician who was waiting at the side knelt down and replied.
"Why did the imperial concubine have a miscarriage?" Just now, a group of people were waiting for the news, the imperial doctor was dealing with it in front of the bed, and Emperor Yanxi didn't have time to ask in detail. Later, the imperial concubine passed out directly, and the imperial doctor reported that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly asked Ling Qiyang to be called. Afterwards, she kept guarding in front of the bed, and there was silence in the bedroom.
"Returning to the emperor, the imperial concubine seems to have taken something that hurt the fetus by mistake, resulting in a miscarriage." The imperial physician replied very cautiously and vaguely, for fear that an accident would hurt her own life.
Emperor Yanxi frowned, and said: "All the meals for the imperial concubine are prepared by the Imperial Dining Room, and I also decree that you must be careful with the ingredients, how could you eat them by mistake?"
"This... I really don't know about my incompetence." The imperial physician bowed his head to the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Emperor Yanxi looked at Gu Yao, and said softly, "Please show the imperial concubine."
Gu Yao nodded.
But before he could take a step forward, Jun Chengxi stepped in front of the bed and said, "Father, this person is not an imperial doctor in the palace, and his mother and concubine are rich and expensive, how can I let a traveling doctor see him? In case of delay How is the condition? Furthermore, he is from Prince Lin’s residence, and the reason for the miscarriage of the concubine’s mother is still unknown, so this person should avoid suspicion.”
Hearing his words, Emperor Yanxi's anger that had been subdued came up again, and he said sharply: "If even the medical sages can't diagnose the reason, then no one in this world will be able to tell my imperial concubine the miscarriage. The reason! You think he is a grassroots person, not worthy of seeing your mother and concubine's illness. I will tell you today—he, Gu Yao, is your emperor's uncle! Your emperor's grandfather raised an old man outside! He kowtowed to pay his respects, but you have forgotten even the most basic respect for elders!"
When Emperor Yanxi said these words, everyone present was startled. They had never heard of the former emperor's old son.
Ling Qiyang tugged at the corner of Gu Yao's clothes in surprise, Gu Yao turned to look at him with a calm expression on his face.
Ling Qiyang has too many questions in his heart, but he doesn't know where to start, and this is not the place to ask.
In the astonishment of everyone, Emperor Yanxi sighed slowly, and said to Gu Yao: "I know you don't want others to know, I was also confused by this rebellious son today."
Gu Yao didn't say anything, he went to the bedside to feel the pulse of the imperial concubine, even Ling Qiyang, who was pulling at the hem of his clothes and forgot to let go, walked forward with him, but he didn't say anything. Gu Yao understands that his identity will make many people uneasy, and this uneasiness may be a threat in the hearts of others, but for Ling Qiyang, it is just fear of losing him as a master. So if this can reassure Ling Qiyang, Gu Yao won't say much.
After a while, Gu Yao withdrew his hand, patted Ling Qiyang's arm, and said, "Go and write the prescription."
"Yes." Ling Qiyang obediently walked to the table, handed Mo Yu'er to Jun Lixuan, then picked up the pen, Gu Yao said while he was writing.
After the prescription was written, Gu Yao gave it to the personal attendants of Emperor Yanxi, and asked them to grab the medicine, and boil three bowls of water into one bowl. At this time, all the concubines and princes also came back to their senses, but it seems that it is not suitable to greet and salute now, but it would be rather embarrassing if they did not say anything.
Jun Liyuan and Jun Liche quietly looked at Jun Lixuan, wanting to ask what's going on. But Jun Lixuan could only shake his head, he only found out today, and was also taken aback. Thinking about the wild ginseng that Gu Yao gave to Ling Daddy before, he felt that the box looked familiar, not that there was something similar. It was taken out of the palace at all, maybe it was appointed by the emperor himself.
"How?" Emperor Yanxi asked.
"The imperial concubine did eat something that breaks swelling and removes bruises, causing her tire to slip. Judging from the amount of the medicine, the person who dispensed the medicine should be a novice. He only knows that these things will make people slip, so in order to get rid of the child, he took a dose of the medicine. It was so severe that it hurt the mother, the imperial concubine lost too much blood, and there were signs of poisoning." Gu Yao said.
"How do you know that this person doesn't want to get rid of the imperial concubine?" Emperor Yanxi looked tired, and he didn't bother to hide it in front of Gu Yao.
"If this person is really like getting rid of the imperial concubine, the medicine can be purified in large quantities, so that the imperial concubine has a miscarriage and collapses. In addition to being poisoned, even if Qi Yang is here, with his current medical skills, it is impossible to recover." Gu Yao said . He wasn't dissatisfied with Ling Qiyang's progress in medical skills, after all, Ling Qiyang was still young, so it was impossible for him to be proficient in everything. It's just that if that person really wants to harm the imperial concubine, he will definitely prevent Ling Qiyang from doing anything.
Emperor Yanxi nodded when he heard the words, looked at the maids and servants standing aside, and asked, "What did you eat before the imperial concubine suffered from abdominal pain? You should be more careful, if there are any mistakes, I will not forgive you lightly!"
The waiters and maids were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.
The queen said: "The loss of the imperial concubine's son is a major event. If you can't make up for your mistakes, according to the rules, you will all be executed. What's more, you didn't remind the imperial concubine today that you let Princess Lin get up and you haven't been punished yet. I will give you a chance to make up The emperor has always been lenient, if you can help find the original culprit, I will also ask the emperor to spare your lives."
Several servants hesitated for a long time without saying anything.
Seeing Jun Lixuan who was supporting Ling Qiyang, Emperor Yanxi hurriedly said, "Bring two stools for Qiyang and Gu Yao to sit on."
"yes."
The attendant responded and immediately brought two stools over.
"Thank you, father." Ling Qi saluted, and sat down with Mo Yu'er, who was already asleep. He was indeed tired, and he didn't know if he was getting lazy or because of the child.
Gu Yao didn't say anything, just sat down, and didn't seem to care about the result.
"What did you come up with?" Emperor Yanxi asked.
The imperial concubine's personal servants trembled, and said with a sudden heart: "Your Majesty, the servants and maids are really wronged, please let the emperor learn from you."
"Just say what you know!" Emperor Yanxi said coldly.
"Reporting to the emperor, the imperial concubine did not eat anything when she came back from Hexiang Palace. She only talked with the fifth prince in the palace. Later, when it was time for the imperial concubine to eat and help Yan Dan, the fifth prince went to fetch it for the imperial concubine. After eating, the fifth prince left, but not a moment later, the imperial concubine suddenly said that she had a stomachache, and the servant hurriedly asked someone to call the imperial doctor, but before the imperial doctor came, the imperial concubine became popular. I really don't care about the servant Ah!" Shi Hua said truthfully.
"What help Yan Dan? Where is it?" Emperor Yanxi asked.
"It's in the box under the imperial concubine's dressing table." The servant girl said.
Emperor Yanxi motioned to the attendants at the side, and the attendants knew how to look for it, and they found a red box. The attendant handed it forward with both hands, and Emperor Yanxi opened it to see that there were more than a dozen cherry-sized dark red pills inside.
"Show it to the medical sage." Emperor Yanxi ordered, and then asked the imperial concubine's maidservant, "Where did these things come from?"
The servant girl lowered her head and said: "It was presented by the imperial concubine's mother's family. The imperial concubine pays attention to her appearance, and she is afraid of getting old and fading, and losing the emperor's favor, so she searches everywhere for ways to help her beauty. The formula of this beauty pill is The imperial concubine's mother's family found it, and then made it into medicine, and entrusted someone to bring it in for the imperial concubine to eat every month." Although she is the imperial concubine's personal maid and the imperial concubine's dowry, in order to save her life, she has to Not telling the truth. After all, no matter how loyal you are, what's the use of losing your life
Emperor Yanxi's face was very ugly. As a concubine, for the sake of the emperor's blood, it is strictly forbidden to take medicines indiscriminately. The prescriptions prescribed by the non-tai hospital are all forbidden, in order to take good care of the mother's body and continue the blood. But since the imperial concubine committed a taboo under his nose.
"The imperial concubine has been taking this medicine for three years, and there has been no problem. Moreover, the imperial concubine praised that the medicine is indeed effective." said the maidservant.
Emperor Yanxi looked at the empress, who immediately saluted and said, "It's the concubine who was missing."
"It's true that you missed the investigation, but it's not that I missed the investigation! I didn't know that the head of the palace since three years ago is the imperial concubine!" How can he not be angry if it is airtight.
"The emperor calm down." The concubines knelt down one after another.
"Father, please calm down." The fifth prince also said anxiously: "My concubine did all this to please my father, and please forgive me this time for the sake of my mother's sincerity towards you."
"Who else knows about helping Yan Dan?" Emperor Yanxi ignored Jun Chengxi and continued to ask the servant girl.
"Back to the emperor. The servants outside the palace don't know, but in the palace, apart from the imperial concubine and the servants, only the fifth prince knows..." The maid gave Jun Chengxi a cautious look.
Jun Chengxi's face turned pale, but he didn't make any further excuses.
Emperor Yanxi looked at Gu Yao and asked, "What's wrong with this medicine?"
Gu Yao returned the box to the attendant, and did not let Ling Qiyang handle it at all. Ling Qiyang wanted to take a look at it just now, but Jun Lixuan grabbed his hand and refused to touch it, for fear of poisoning Ling Qiyang.
"This Zhuyan Pill is a pill, not a pill made by the doctors of the time. All pills contain sulfur and mercury. Although the amount is not much, taking it for a long time will hurt a woman's body. In addition, there are some The medicines used to help the face are more or less toxic, and it is inevitable that they will remain after being used for a long time. Therefore, the body of the imperial concubine is actually not suitable for childbearing, even if this child is barely born to full term, it will probably be stillborn, and even if it does not die, it will die young." Gu Yao was showing face to Emperor Yanxi, and explained as detailed as possible.
"The imperial concubine is so courageous!" The queen was also a little angry, she had been worried for several months, but she didn't want to be a child who couldn't survive at all.
"I just sniffed it, and found that some of the medicines were slightly smeared with the smell of safflower and trigonum, but these two ingredients are not in this medicine pill. It must be that the medicine pill was added to it, and then it was taken out. Go let the imperial concubine take it, and finally have a miscarriage." Others may not find it, but as a doctor, as long as they are careful, they will be aware of it.
After listening, Emperor Yanxi looked at Jun Chengxi again. Although it cannot be concluded that Jun Chengxi did it, how can Mo Yuer explain it when he jumped at him