After Xiao Ying finished speaking, she glanced at the expressions of the eldest prince and concubine Shu, and sneered from the bottom of her heart, you all forced me to do this!
She wished that the eldest prince and the right minister's mansion would be able to confront each other.
The First Prince frowned, and looked at Xiao Ying questioningly.
Xiao Ying shook her head, with a serious face, "Your Highness, I dare not talk nonsense, what I said is true, and I will not hesitate to break with the Prime Minister for His Highness, if my father speaks, I believe the emperor will definitely let it go, but Your Highness has also seen the father's attitude today, he is indifferent and ruthless, regardless of the relationship between father and daughter for more than ten years, and insists on letting the child in the womb of the concubine die, which is to cut off His Highness's escape route!"
Xiao Ying's words silenced the First Prince.
After a long time, the corner of the eldest prince's mouth showed a hint of sarcasm, "Then tell me, how did the Right Prime Minister poison my Highness?"
Xiao Ying's voice tightened, and panic flashed in her eyes, but she soon came back to her senses, "Your Highness, don't you think the relationship between Master Zhao and his father is somewhat special? Help Your Highness, but it is practical."
The eldest prince's eyes were a little moved, and Xiao Ying persisted and continued, "Your Highness, the concubine's father loves Xiao Jiu so much, if Xiao Jiu doesn't nod, the concubine's father will never agree to marry Xiao Jiu to Marquis Zhao. They have colluded with each other a long time ago!"
"Even if the concubine's father is put aside, the concubine's grandmother treats Xiao Jiu as her own. The grandmother must have known about the arrangement a long time ago, so she will be indifferent, otherwise there will be troubles."
After Xiao Ying said something, her back was wet, "Your Highness, this concubine is really thinking of you, Zhao Houye is simply uneasy and kind, and sooner or later he will harm His Highness!"
The eldest prince clenched his fists tightly, Xiao Ying's words were like a slap on the face of the eldest prince, recalling the past, it was indeed a bit suspicious.
"It was Zhao Zun who poisoned my Highness?" The First Prince burst out a few words through his teeth, his eyes fixed on Xiao Ying without blinking.
Xiao Ying's heart was beating fast, she forced herself to calm down, and met the eldest prince's eyes.
"Yes! Lord Marquis Zhao has the most contact with His Highness. Lord Marquis Zhao has long been secretly seeking refuge with his father, ambush by His Highness's side, and only waits for the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to His Highness. All of this is father's intention."
The more Xiao Ying spoke, the smoother she became, and she was full of confidence. Originally, Zhao Zun was also uneasy and kind to the eldest prince.
The eldest prince sneered, "How could such a detailed matter be known to you with the right minister's brain?"
Xiao Ying was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness?"
"You dare to play tricks on this palace!" The eldest prince grabbed Xiao Ying's throat with one hand, and tightened the strength in his hand little by little. Xiao Ying's face turned red from being suppressed, and she opened her mouth to breathe hard.
"Say, whoever gave you the guts to lie to this hall, your words are full of mistakes and omissions, even if you dare to plot against this hall, this hall will not believe a single word!"
The eldest prince had a stern look on his face, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Ying's heart sank, "Your Highness... what the concubine said is true."
"If Prime Minister Right sent you to this hall, this hall might still believe it a little bit. If Prime Minister Right really thinks that way, there are naturally ten thousand ways to make this hall disappear silently. Why bother to plot against this hall?"
The strength in the eldest prince's hand became tighter and tighter. Xiao Ying put both hands on the first prince's hand, trying to break it apart with great effort. A breath of death gradually approached her, and panic rose in her heart for no reason.
Xiao Ying turned her eyes and landed on Concubine Shu, who was watching the show behind the eldest prince. Seeing this, the first prince gradually loosened his strength, and struggled to get close to the eldest prince's ear and whispered.
"Because... my father wants to support the third prince. If the first prince falls, the emperor and the Lin family will support the third prince wholeheartedly. My father once said that the first prince is suspicious, wise and calm... and the third prince is just the opposite. .”
The eldest prince's pupils shrank sharply, and he unconsciously squeezed Xiao Ying's slender neck tightly.
Concubine Shu didn't understand, so she just said, "Ming'er, she must be talking nonsense, don't be confused!"
The eldest prince subconsciously raised his eyes to look at Concubine Shu, something in his heart gradually became clear, Concubine Shu was startled by the look in the eyes of the eldest prince, and when he looked carefully, the eldest prince had recovered his expression.
The eldest prince looked up at Lianqiao, "Take the pulse of this hall!"
Lianqiao was stunned for a moment, glanced at Concubine Shu, then nodded, "Yes!"
The eldest prince sat on the chair, stretched out one wrist and put it on the table, Lian Qiao knelt on the ground, and probed for the eldest prince's pulse with two fingers.
Seeing Lianqiao's appearance, the First Prince frowned, "Speak!"
Lian Qiao put down her hands and said in a low voice, "As Aunt Ying said, Your Highness has indeed been drugged."
The First Prince pursed his lips tightly, his eyes suddenly sharpened three points, as cold as ice.
Concubine Shu stood up first, her face changed slightly, "What? How did it become like this, is it serious?"
Lian Qiao bit the bullet and glanced at the First Prince, the First Prince's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
"explain!"
Lian Qiao knelt on the ground, "Your Highness is badly injured, if there is no doctor with good medical skills, I'm afraid...I'm afraid this life will be difficult for your offspring, please forgive me, Your Highness!"
"Presumptuous!" Concubine Shu's face turned red with anger, "Nonsense! It's pure nonsense!"
Concubine Shu was so angry that she couldn't even finish her sentence, she pointed at Forsythia with a trembling hand.
Lian Qiao knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, this servant is not skilled in medicine, if someone can treat him, there may be a glimmer of hope for the Eldest Prince's condition, if it continues to delay, I'm afraid it will be hard to get better."
Forsythia's words fell into the ears of the eldest prince, like a bolt from the blue, and he could not recover for a long time. It would be a shame for a man to be infertile.
Especially since he is still the First Prince and has no descendants, how can he pass on to the next generation of emperors? This is undoubtedly strangling all the options for the First Prince.
No matter how hard the eldest prince works, he is just making wedding dresses for others, and handing them over to others in vain.
There was a sneer at the corner of the First Prince's mouth, and one hand tightly clutched Xiao Ying's arm, "This child, this palace will definitely allow him to be born safely!"
Xiao Ying was overjoyed, she made the right bet.
"Ming'er!" Concubine Shu turned pale with shock, "You must be crazy, mother and concubine will definitely invite famous doctors from all over the world to heal you, this child cannot be kept."
The eldest prince glanced at Concubine Shu, "Mother and concubine, if the world knows about the trouble, what face will my minister have to live in the world!"
Concubine Shu choked.
"Forsythia was born in a family of doctors, and my mother and concubine know best about her medical skills. I can't afford to gamble, so I beg my mother and concubine to make it happen!"
Concubine Shu waited for a while before she came back to her senses, she gritted her teeth tightly, regardless of whether what Xiao Ying said was true or not, it is a fact that the eldest prince's heirs are difficult, but the one in Xiao Ying's stomach is very likely to be the eldest prince the only heir.
The eldest prince has been excellent since he was a child, and he never let Concubine Shu worry about it. Now that he was assassinated, Concubine Shu is also very distressed, and in her heart she can't wait to cut that person alive to relieve her anger!
Concubine Shu took a deep breath, "Concubine Mu promises you."
It's just a child, if the Eldest Prince heals his body, Xiao Ying is not bad.
"Thank you, mother and concubine, for making it happen!" the eldest prince said.
Xiao Ying breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but saw the eldest prince suddenly turn his eyes, and his eyes were slightly cold, "It's best not to let this palace find out that you are lying to this palace, otherwise this palace will definitely die!"
Xiao Ying was shocked in vain, and smiled embarrassingly, "How could it be, the maidservant only has His Highness in her heart."
Concubine Shu pondered for a while, although Emperor Dongming didn't do it himself, his every move was under the watchful eyes of Emperor Dongming, and if she wanted to hide it for a while, I'm afraid it would be troublesome.
The eldest prince said, "The most important thing right now is to find a way to find a pregnant woman."
Concubine Shu turned her eyes when she heard the words, and winked at Lianqiao, Lianqiao quickly retreated knowingly.
Two hours later, the maid of Yuhe Palace walked out carrying basins of bloody water. The woman's sharp yell pierced her eardrums, and soon there was no movement again.
Concubine Shu called a doctor Li to come because she was not feeling well. It was not doctor Zhong. Through a layer of veil, the woman showed her slender wrist. Doctor Li reached out and nodded.
"Your Majesty, this girl has just conceived, and she has been prescribed a few medicines, and she will be fine after a while of cultivation."
Concubine Shu nodded, "Please trouble Dr. Li."
"Your Majesty is polite, I will take my leave first."
Physician Li was in a hurry to reply to the emperor, Concubine Shu didn't stay long.
Soon everything returned to calm.
"Let's go in a while." Concubine Shu lightly covered the tip of her nose, there was a strong smell of blood in the air that made people sick, Concubine Shu couldn't stay still for a moment, and hurried back to the main hall.
The eldest prince whispered, "Mother, what's in there?"
Concubine Shu smiled, "It can't be just a small promise. I served your father a few days ago, and I didn't know that I was pregnant."
Concubine Shu was in charge of the harem before, and nothing could hide it from her eyes, especially the emperor's heirs, if one more jump out, it would be a threat to the eldest prince and the third prince.
Countless people have died at the hands of Concubine Shu over the years. Concubine Shu originally wanted to use this promise to win Emperor Dongming's favor, but she didn't do it for a while, but now it came in handy.
"You don't have to worry about these things, there is mother and concubine here, go back quickly while the weather is clear."
Concubine Shu's eyes did not hide her fatigue. After tossing all day, her whole body was sore and limp. She didn't feel annoyed or guilty at all because Chang Zai lost her child.
The eldest prince's gaze wandered over the few palace servants present, and he did not conceal the murderous intent in his eyes.
Concubine Shu hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I will not leave any concubine who should be dealt with. These are all old people who follow the concubine mother. It is absolutely impossible to reveal a word about this matter."
The few people in Yuhe Palace knew that they were all confidantes who had followed Concubine Shu for decades, and there would definitely be no problems. Concubine Shu still had this bit of self-confidence, otherwise she would not have raised the two princes alone.
The eldest prince nodded when he heard the words, "Your servant will leave!"
Soon the Eldest Prince took Xiao Ying out of the palace. Xiao Ying was wearing the bloody dress and was supported by the servant girl to leave. She was stuffed into a sedan chair until she left the palace gate, and returned to the Eldest Prince's Mansion bumping all the way.
Xiao Ying almost died that day, and when she returned home, Luzhi was startled, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Ying was covered in blood, the slap marks on her face were shocking, and there were bruises on her neck, she was about to collapse after walking a few weak steps.
"It's okay, let me have a good rest." Xiao Ying had been terrified for a whole day, and she had already collapsed from exhaustion. From this moment on, she had to be careful all the time, once she was punctured, the First Prince would never spare her!
After a while, Mother Fang came in with a bowl of soup, "Auntie, drink it while it's hot."
Lu Zhi stopped in front of Xiao Ying, "What kind of medicine does my aunt take?"
Mother Fang squinted at Xiao Ying, and Xiao Ying said to Luzhi, "Luzhi, get out of the way."
Lu Zhi was confused, obediently stepped aside, Xiao Ying reached out to take the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, "I'm sorry, ma'am."
"Aunt Ying, you're being polite." Nanny Fang replied with a half smile, and left with the bowl.
"Auntie?" Lu Zhi came over with concern, Xiao Ying waved her hands, "I can't explain this matter clearly in a few words, just keep your mouth shut in the future, don't ask if you shouldn't ask."
Lu Zhi's face turned pale, "Yes, this servant knows."
Xiao Ying slept very deeply this time. In her dream, a pair of big hands were tightly clutching her neck, which was about to strangle her, making it difficult to breathe.
The next moment, Xiao Ying opened her eyes in vain, "Ah!"
Xiao Ying was stunned for a moment, the eldest prince was actually sitting in front of her bed, Xiao Ying adjusted her thoughts, and asked awkwardly, "Why did your Highness come here suddenly?"
The eldest prince's eyes were indescribably complicated, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "This palace is here to see you."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, the body of the concubine is fine." For some reason, Xiao Ying's heart beat faster, and she was a little nervous facing the eldest prince, her palms were covered with beads of sweat.
"If you give birth to a child well, the hall will promote you to be a flat concubine in the future, on an equal footing with the great prince and concubine."
The eldest prince said something out of nowhere, Xiao Ying was stunned for a moment, and then she was ecstatic, "Thank you Your Highness, the concubine will definitely give birth to the child safe and sound, and will never disappoint His Highness's hope."
The eldest prince smiled, but the smile on his face didn't reach his eyes.
"Take care of yourself. If you need anything, just tell Nanny Fang outside the door. Nanny Fang has raised several children and is very experienced. If it's nothing important, try not to leave the house. You know, this child should not have stayed of."
The eldest prince looked at Xiao Ying with gentleness like water, and slowly instructed her.
Xiao Ying nodded, "The servant girl knows, and she will definitely not cause trouble to His Highness."
"When you calm down in a few days, the hall will send you to the suburbs to raise you. At that time, if you enter the prince's mansion with a different identity, it will not arouse suspicion."
The eldest prince seemed to be comforting Xiao Ying, and thoughtful of Xiao Ying in every way. It seemed that he desperately wanted this child.
Xiao Ying understood the reason, and nodded, "All maids and concubines follow His Highness's arrangement."
The eldest prince stood up, "Take care of it well, and the palace will visit you again in a few days."
"The concubine and concubine sent you off respectfully." Xiao Ying was about to get out of bed but was stopped by the eldest prince, so she simply did not refuse.
As soon as the eldest prince came out of the room, his face became gloomy and erratic, and he winked at Nanny Fang, who nodded understandingly.
The Great Prince's Mansion seemed to have calmed down.
Prime Minister
Xiao Concubine smacked her lips when she got the news, she was still the same as in her previous life, the position of First Concubine was destined to be Lin Xu's.
The imperial decree was issued, which caused an uproar. Lin Xu was preparing to marry at home. Mr. Zhao returned the dowry gift that the eldest prince had brought earlier. The eldest prince added another hundred gifts, and carried them to the Minister of Rites, which is the Lin family.
After carrying away the dowry, Mrs. Zhao's illness improved day by day, and her mind cleared up a lot. After three or five days, she was able to call for help.
The entire Zhao family was overjoyed, and Mrs. Zhao also breathed a sigh of relief. Not to mention suffering, even if she lost a life, as long as the Zhao family could be saved, that would be willing!
Zhao Xian'er looked at the emaciated Mrs. Zhao and felt distressed, "Grandmother, let the small kitchen cook some supplements to make up for it."
Mrs. Zhao looked away, and patted Zhao Xianer's arm, "Good boy, grandma is fine."
"Second Miss is not well. Eldest Miss is making a lot of noise in the room. She puts scissors on her neck to commit suicide. She clamors to see the old lady and the master. The servants are about to be unable to stop her."
The servant girl hurried over to report the letter, and Mrs. Zhao's expression darkened, "Take me to have a look!"
Four servants carried Mrs. Zhao on a stretcher to Zhao Chanling's yard, and before they got close, they heard Zhao Chanling screaming like crazy.
"Go away! I'm the eldest concubine, let me see if any of you dare to stop me!"
Zhao Chanling's hair was disheveled, and after more than half a month of raising her, although her body was a little weak, she was almost healed.
Zhao Chanling actively cooperates with drinking medicine every day, and strives to maintain a healthy body. Just today, the Zhao family suddenly came with an imperial decree, and the maids discussed privately, which happened to be heard by Zhao Chanling.
Zhao Chanling was stunned on the spot, lifted the quilt, opened the door and grabbed one of the maids tightly with one hand, and asked, "How could the emperor revoke the imperial decree and make Lin Xu the eldest concubine? I am the eldest concubine." !"
The servant girl was taken aback, how could she dare to refute, Zhao Chanling couldn't accept this fact, so she wanted to go to Mrs. Zhao, but was stopped, Zhao Chanling had doubts in her heart, that's why she did this.