Fengqi Palace.
As soon as the queen came back, the imperial physician immediately gave her acupuncture to stabilize the pregnancy and she also drank a bowl of pregnancy-stabilizing medicine.
With this two-pronged approach, it took a full hour for his complexion to improve.
The judge, Imperial Physician Zhang, did not dare to leave at all. He just sat in the side hall and waited. He would go in to check every two incense sticks, and he was very nervous.
It is really difficult to protect the Queen's pregnancy.
First of all, the timing of her pregnancy was wrong. She had been staying up late to take care of the patient. She was so tired that she had redness when she first got pregnant. After she finally recovered a little, she was exhausted from taking care of the chores during the New Year. Then she had to kneel in the Taimiao and entertain guests every day from the first to the fifth day of the New Year. It was extremely dangerous.
The last time the queen moved, she almost lost the job.
He had only rested for more than half a month, but he was making trouble again.
Doctor Zhang sighed inwardly. If this continued, even if the fetus was not aborted, the baby would be born weak and infertile.
"Imperial Physician, the Queen wants you to come in and talk." Su'e came out to invite the person.
In a short while, Doctor Zhang entered the main hall carrying a medicine box.
Concubine Zhao was also here at this moment.
It was she who served the medicine just now.
"Please sit down, Imperial Physician. I want you to tell me the truth. Can I still keep this baby?" The Queen went straight to the point.
Ever since she became pregnant, she has been feeling uncomfortable and uneasy, and wants to take a reassurance pill.
Doctor Zhang bowed and said, "Since Your Majesty asked me this, I believe you feel that the dragon fetus is too weak. However, as long as Your Majesty rests and does not overwork, with my medical skills, this fetus can still be saved."
After all, the queen is young, and the medicine she has taken to recuperate over the years is not in vain.
In fact, if it weren’t for the Queen’s good foundation, this pregnancy would have been gone long ago.
"With the words of the imperial physician, I feel relieved." The queen folded her hands on her belly, lowered her eyes for a moment, and finally made up her mind, "Madame Ding, please go to Yimeixuan later. I will leave the things in my hands to Wang Xiuyuan for the time being."
Anyway, it will not be returned to Concubine Wende.
At that time, the palace power was taken back under the pretext of asking Concubine Wende to concentrate on taking care of the eldest prince, and it would be inappropriate to give it back now.
Wang Xiuyuan was also an old man who followed the Qiandi, and she gave birth to the second princess. Her position and qualifications were sufficient.
She still wants to keep this baby, so she has to give up something else first.
The imperial physician was relieved by this decision. He left a prescription for abortion-stabilizing medicine and gave a few other instructions before leaving.
But the Queen couldn't rest at this moment. She had to write a letter and send it to the south to inform the Emperor of Yang's death.
After all, she was the one who gave birth to the second prince. It would be wrong not to tell the emperor if she died in such an unclear manner.
"Your Majesty, are you not going to investigate this matter?" Suqin asked carefully while grinding ink.
The queen sighed, raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, her eyes full of fatigue.
"I really don't dare to worry about it anymore. You and Su'e should continue to investigate this matter secretly. Let's just keep it calm and make a decision for now."
In case there really is someone behind this, it would be better to let that person relax and take the opportunity to find clues.
After the letter was written, someone was sent out on horseback at full speed that day.
It will take at least six days for this to reach Ning Chen.
At that time, Ning Chen had already left Jiangzhou and went to Huzhou.
The prefect of Huzhou hosted a banquet to entertain them. There was a palace of the previous emperor here, which was just cleaned up for Ning Chen and his party to live in.
Ning Chen drank a lot of wine at the dinner and was a little tipsy now.
Yuan Jiu helped him into the house. "Your Majesty, please sit for a moment. I have asked someone to prepare water. You can take a hot bath and have a good sleep. You don't have to get up early tomorrow."
Ning Chen nodded weakly, "Go ask the kitchen to make a bowl of hangover soup. I drank too much tonight and my stomach is not feeling well."
These officials from Jiangnan look gentle, but they can actually drink a lot.
He is also very smart, and when he persuades people to drink, he has a lot of excuses to make people give him favors.
He was not completely drunk. It was only when King Ping passed out on the spot that he was carried back.
"Then Your Majesty, please wait. I will go right away." Yuan Jiu helped the man sit down and then walked out.
He had to go to the kitchen in person to take a look at the food before eating.
But less than a cup of tea after he left, there was a knock on Ning Chen's door.
The eunuch guarding the door outside was a second-class eunuch, who whispered, "Your Majesty, the hangover soup has been served."
Ning Chen frowned, not expecting it to happen so soon. Then he thought that it was probably arranged by the governor of Huzhou, so he agreed.
"Bring it in."
The door was pushed open with a creak, and a pair of Xiangfei-colored embroidered shoes stepped in.
A young girl in a gauze skirt was holding a mahogany tray with a white jade bowl filled with sobering soup.
There is an evening breeze in March. The moment she enters the house, her gauze skirt is blown by the wind, outlining the girl's graceful figure and bringing in a rich fragrance.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." The woman's voice was soft and had the unique charm of girls from the south of the Yangtze River. It was very pleasant to hear.
Ning Chen frowned slightly, looked up, and saw that the visitor was dressed very lightly, without any dignity of a lady.
"Cui, why are you here instead of staying in your courtyard?"
He drank some wine and felt sleepy again. He was already in a bad mood, and seeing this woman made him even more uncomfortable.
Cui was the only daughter of Cui Guang, the governor of Jiangzhou. Cui Guang was a very talented man, but his only daughter was a concubine's daughter.
That day in the prefectural government, Cui Guang strongly recommended her in words and deeds, and only then did he accept the woman.
Although Cui was extremely beautiful, after spending these days together, she discovered the shortcomings of a concubine's daughter.
This child was badly brought up wrongly. She doesn't have any of the reserve and dignity that a girl should have. Instead, she has learned 80% of her mother's ways, who was a singer.
If it were an ordinary man, he would definitely fall for this, but Ning Chen is the emperor, he has seen all kinds of women, fat or thin.
So when appearance doesn't have much of an advantage, Ning Chen pays more attention to inner qualities, and Cui... really doesn't have any inner qualities.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I was just worried that you might feel uncomfortable after drinking so I took the initiative to send you the sobering soup."
Cui was frightened and immediately knelt down. Her eyes rolled back and she started to cry.
I felt pity for him because of his tearful look.
What a pity, Ning Chen was so dizzy at the moment that he didn't even watch her performance and just slammed the table impatiently.
"Cui, if this is how your father taught you to do things, I will order someone to send you back to Jiangzhou right now!"
"Your Majesty!" Cui was really panicking this time, and kowtowed hurriedly, "I dare not do it anymore, I will withdraw now, Your Majesty, please don't chase me away."
"Get out!" Ning Chen growled.
The way this woman dresses and looks reveals what dirty thoughts she has, it's really disgusting.
If Cui Guang hadn't been able to use her, why would he have accepted this woman
Not long after, Yuan Jiu saw Cui, who was in a miserable state, on his way back. He was shocked and guessed that something had happened.
As expected, he was punished by being beaten with ten boards when he returned.
The second-class eunuch guarding the gate was beaten with thirty boards and sent away without any more service.
What a mess it is to put such a person in front of the emperor, he deserves to be put to death.