Suddenly, chaos broke out in Jiuchen Palace.
Such blood stains certainly could not dirty the dragon bed, so Yuan Jiu hurriedly directed people to move Concubine Su to the side hall.
There wasn't even a stretcher, so they found a eunuch to carry the person over.
Soon, Su's shrill screams were heard from the side hall.
It must not be an easy thing to miscarry a baby who is almost six months old.
It was impossible for Ning Chen to stay there, as there was still Doctor Hu and Yunxi to interrogate, and even Baicao who had already followed into the side hall was pulled out.
These few are doomed to fail.
Doctor Hu was the first to be affected.
"I didn't know there was such a quack in the palace. Is this what you call a stable pregnancy?!"
Ning Chen was so angry that he didn't show any courtesy at all and kicked Doctor Hu on the shoulder.
Doctor Hu was not young either, he was in his fifties. He fell to the ground and was in so much pain that he could hardly get up.
Ye Jun raised her eyes and stepped forward to persuade him at the right time, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I think that Doctor Hu's medical skills are not so bad that he can't even diagnose this. If he is not incompetent, then he may be deliberately concealing it."
"Su Jieyu is pregnant with the emperor's blood. How dare he, a mere imperial physician, do this? He must have someone backing him up!" Yi Xiuyuan frowned and immediately added, "Doctor Hu, your head is protecting more than just you. You also have your family. Don't make the wrong decision."
The two of them reminded him verbally, so Ning Chen naturally understood.
He stared at the three people kneeling on the ground with disgust, and suppressed his anger and shouted, "Hurry up and tell me! If you tell the truth, I can spare the lives of your family members!"
Doctor Hu's lips were shaking as he thought rapidly about how to respond.
The emperor cannot spare their family, so can that person be let off
Suddenly, a sentence came to mind, and he spoke quickly, "Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you. I have examined Concubine Su's pulse these days and there is nothing unusual. But, I remember that more than half a month ago, Concubine Su was unwell and summoned me once. Although it was not serious, Concubine Su asked me if it would be harmful if I forced pregnancy with drugs. I thought, could it be the drug that Concubine Su mentioned?"
Seeing him say this, Baicao on the side turned pale.
Sure enough, Yi Xiuyuan immediately asked her about it.
"You are Concubine Su's maidservant. Did Concubine Su really take any medicine to get pregnant? What on earth do you want to do by taking the Kuncao in my prescription from Yunxi?!"
Baicao gritted his teeth and refused to speak, nor did he look up, staring at the ground, as if he had not heard anything.
She didn't dare to admit it. If she did, their master would be ruined.
Others may not know, but she knows clearly how An Cainu was demoted. If the emperor knew that her master had also taken that medicine, her fate would be even worse than that of An.
There is a world of difference between a miscarriage caused by someone else and a miscarriage caused by one's own actions.
Ning Chen clenched his fists until they creaked, and sneered, "You won't tell me? Yuan Jiu, ask the people from the Dark Chamber to interrogate me. No matter what punishment they use, I want to hear the truth."
When Baicao heard the word "Dark Chamber", he became really scared.
She had accompanied Su into the palace for quite some time, and had heard a little about the Dark Chamber that killed people without spilling blood. If the people from the Dark Chamber were really allowed to torture... Baicao shuddered all over when she thought of this.
"I say, I say, Your Majesty, please allow me to think about it!"
Baicao was trembling all over. The first thing that came to her mind was to sell Fang Xiuyuan, but she denied it in an instant.
Fang Xiuyuan knew exactly how she and Jieyu were able to enter the palace, and what was done to Princess Duolan back then. If Fang Xiuyuan was pushed out, it would be a disaster for both of them.
Moreover, Fang Xiuyuan acted cleanly in this matter and never left any traces. She might be blamed back and not only would she not be able to escape, but she would also implicate the Prince of Zasak.
She can die, but nothing can happen to her master.
During these days when she was out of favor, her master treated her well and even ate and slept with her when things were tough. Now that life was finally getting better, how could she let her master down again
After much thought, Baicao finally made up his mind.
She closed her eyes tightly and lowered her head. "The Concubine did take the medicine. I brought that medicine from Zasak. It said that it would help her get pregnant. But I didn't expect something bad would happen later. The child could not be saved, but it couldn't be lost in vain. I heard that Yi Xiuyuan was taking Kuncao. Kuncao can invigorate blood circulation and can cause women to have miscarriages. So I bribed Yunxi, thinking that if the Concubine really had a miscarriage one day, I could put the blame on Yi Xiuyuan."
After hearing what she said, Ning Chen immediately sneered.
"Do you think I'm a fool? Even you can find out that there's something wrong with Concubine Su's fetus, so can't Doctor Hu find out? Or are you guys teaming up to plot against other concubines at the cost of the heir's life?"
"Your Majesty, I remember that Doctor Hu served with me at Lingxi Garden. That is to say, when Concubine Su was first pregnant, the doctor who took her pulse was not Doctor Hu. How come it became Doctor Hu when the situation became serious?"
Ye Jun took a few steps closer and stared at Baicao and Doctor Hu with a cold look in his eyes.
Yi Xiuyuan also added very considerately, "I also remembered something. Doctor Hu is very close to Fang Xiuyuan and often goes to Weiruixuan to check her pulse. Fang Xiuyuan also happens to be close to Concubine Su."
As soon as the two of them finished talking, Baicao began to tremble all over, as if she would fall apart at any time.
"You're shaking so violently, could it be... that this matter really has something to do with Fang Xiuyuan?" Yi Xiuyuan narrowed her eyes slightly and pressed the issue.
Baicao hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, there is no connection. Fang Xiuyuan just recommended Doctor Hu out of kindness and didn't do anything."
Ye Jun curled his lips and sneered, then quickly took over.
"So, Fang Xiuyuan specifically recommended Doctor Hu to diagnose Concubine Su's pulse, but Concubine Su was about to die in her womb, but Doctor Hu didn't notice it and said that Concubine Su's pulse was stable. Did he deliberately recommend a mediocre doctor, or did Fang Xiuyuan have other intentions?"
Knowing that he had said something wrong, Baicao felt cold all over.
She could still hear some of Concubine Su's screams in the side hall, and she felt like she was marrying into an ice cellar.
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make.
Well, why not just not say anything.
Thinking of this, Baicao made up her mind, suddenly pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed it into her neck with great force.
In an instant, her eyes widened, and she fell down with a ferocious face, like a fish thrown on the shore, gasping for breath.
Hoarse and unpleasant gasps accompanied by scarlet blood foam overflowed from her mouth, and the big hole in her neck continued to bleed uncontrollably.
Yunxi, who was kneeling beside her, screamed in fear and crawled to the side like crazy to avoid it.
Yuan Jiu hurried over to check the situation, but found that Baicao was no longer alive.
The stab was deep and fierce. Even if the person was determined to die, the blood vessel in the neck was pierced and even the gods could not save him.