The next evening, when the young eunuch came over again, Xiao Yinzi, following Ye Jun's instructions, deliberately struck up a few conversations with him.
From his words, I could guess that he was from Zhongcui Palace.
But it was difficult to be sure at the moment, so someone was sent to follow quietly.
The eunuch was very cautious. Not only did he take a detour through the small path, he also made a long detour around the palace. He even stayed in the menial service room for almost an hour, and then came out in the dark to go to Zhongcui Palace.
Fortunately, Kong Qing was cautious and didn't dare to leave, otherwise people would really think that this eunuch was from the menial service room.
After returning to Zhaochun Palace, Kong Qing hurried to report.
Ye Jun leaned on the soft couch and sneered after hearing this.
"Look, this isn't a way to seek death. I haven't even thought about picking up the knife yet, but she rushed forward and bumped into me."
Huiyue also snorted, "Even if she is still determined to do evil, I want to see what evil she will do next."
Ye Jun lowered his eyes and said, "Go and tell Xiao Yinzi that when the eunuch comes again tomorrow, tell him what he wants and what he asks."
Kong Qing nodded and went there immediately.
"Your Majesty, please go to rest early. Concubine Jingxian is so anxious, I think we should take action in the next two days. We just have to wait for her to take the bait." Nan Zhi said with a smile.
Ye Jun curled his lips slightly, nodded, and let her help him into the inner room.
Sure enough, the next morning, when Zhaochun Palace was going out to take care of the scumbag, the eunuch came again.
Xiao Yinzi deliberately let his guard down and watched him pick up the residue.
He immediately went back and reported to Ye Jun.
At this moment, Ye Jun knew what Concubine Jingxian was planning.
The duty of the concubines in the harem is to take good care of the emperor and continue the royal family's offspring. Unless the emperor forbids you to have children, concubines are not allowed to take contraceptive soup secretly.
Ning Chen specifically asked her to drink it because her body was damaged after giving birth and it was not suitable for her to get pregnant again.
Ruan was indeed right in seeing that the medicine had a contraceptive effect, but what she didn't realize was that the medicine also replenished qi and blood.
Therefore, it can both prevent pregnancy and nourish the body. Therefore, Ye Jun has been drinking it as a tonic, having a bowl every day.
Concubine Jingxian had long lost favor in the imperial court, and she wasn't seen getting along well with any of the young concubines, so it was impossible for her to have stolen the prescription to get the medicine.
The only possibility is that she discovered something and wanted to make a fuss about the contraceptive soup.
Sure enough, after breakfast, Concubine Jingxian summoned her usual imperial physician to Zhongcui Palace on the pretext of stomach discomfort.
More than half an hour later, Luzhi, who was watching Zhongcui Palace, came back to report that Concubine Jingxian had gone to Jiuchen Palace.
Calculating the time, Ning Chen had just come out of court.
"You really can't wait." Ye Jun chuckled, "Help me dress up and take the letter. We should also go and add fuel to the fire for the virtuous concubine."
Jiuchen Palace.
Ning Chen had just changed out of his court robes when he heard that Concubine Jingxian wanted to see him for something.
"From what I have seen, Her Majesty the Concubine has a solemn expression on her face and dares not reveal much. I'm afraid it's something important." Yuan Jiu said.
Ning Chen nodded, "Then Xuan, come in."
After a while, Huai'an opened the door, and Concubine Jingxian walked in quickly with Tanxiang.
He bowed first, but because he was excited, the bow was not steady enough.
She always pretended to be dignified and virtuous, so Ning Chen easily noticed this little bit of abnormality.
"No thanks. If Concubine Xian has something to tell me, I will come right now."
Realizing her own impatience, Concubine Jingxian quickly pinched her palms, telling herself to calm down, then slowly stood up and spoke.
"This is about the Imperial Concubine. I think it would be better for His Majesty to dismiss the extraneous talents first."
Seeing this, people who didn’t know her would think she was caring about Ye Jun.
But there were many servants standing in the hall at that moment, and they had heard more or less. At least, what the virtuous concubine was going to say next was about the imperial concubine, and many people already knew it.
Her little thoughts are disgusting.
But when Ning Chen heard about Ye Jun, he was concerned for a moment and didn't think about this detail, so he just asked everyone to go back.
But even if they heard it, these people didn't dare to say anything.
When there were only a few people left in the room, Concubine Jingxian took out a paper bag from Tanxiang's arms.
When I opened it, there were scattered medicinal residues inside.
"Your Majesty, Ying Wanrong came to my palace a few days ago and mentioned that she had been serving Your Majesty for a long time and had been drinking nourishing medicine every day but still couldn't get pregnant. I thought of asking the imperial physician to look at her prescription, maybe it would be useful. But after taking a look, I found out that what she had been drinking for so long was not nourishing medicine to help her get pregnant, but contraceptive soup."
Hearing this, Ning Chen frowned slightly and his pupils shrank slightly.
Combined with what Concubine Jingxian had just said about the Imperial Concubine, he had roughly guessed what it was about.
But I didn't expect that the prescription would mislead people.
The virtuous concubine did not notice his abnormality and continued to speak.
"I originally thought that some concubine had the wrong intention and was plotting to murder her, but when I asked her further, Ying Wanrong actually said that she had found a way to get the prescription from the Imperial Concubine. I shouldn't have made such malicious assumptions about the Imperial Concubine. It's true that Ying Wanrong is young and beautiful, and has a very good family background. If she gave birth to an heir..."
Concubine Jingxian didn’t say anything more after that.
This is what Ning Chen wanted to think about.
But when she said this, Ning Chen's face had already darkened.
I didn't expect that Concubine Jingxian came here in such a hurry just to say these things.
At this moment, Concubine Jingxian looked up and saw that Ning Chen's face changed. She thought that he was angry with Ye Jun, so she immediately added fuel to the fire.
"At first, I didn't believe it. Ying Wanrong said that this was a special prescription from the Emperor for the Imperial Concubine to take care of her health. I thought there might be some misunderstanding, so I asked someone to get some medicine residue. I didn't expect that it was the residue of the contraceptive soup. How could the Imperial Concubine drink this and accidentally hurt Ying Wanrong?"
After saying this, Concubine Jingxian pretended to be embarrassed, holding her handkerchief and said nothing more.
Ning Chen didn't say anything, but a chill had already arisen in his heart.
If he had not personally arranged these things for Ye Jun's health, he would probably have been extremely angry when Concubine Jingxian said such words.
Firstly, he was angry that Ye Jun had betrayed the emperor's grace and secretly taken the contraceptive soup. Secondly, he would suspect that she had deliberately asked Ying Wanrong to drink the same medicine.
The two things combined are enough to make Ye Jun very upset.
If Concubine Jingxian had simply told the story calmly, Ning Chen would have regarded her as innocent and suppressed the matter.
But when she was telling the story, Concubine Jingxian exaggerated and fanned the flames. Her appearance, coupled with the fact that she came in a hurry, made it clear that she wanted to use this incident to stab Ye Jun.
At this point, the image of Concubine Jingxian that she had created in Ning Chen's mind over the years, that of being gentle, submissive, and non-competitive, had been shattered to pieces.
"What do you think, Concubine? How should I deal with this matter?" Ning Chen said coldly.
Seeing that it was about to be accomplished, Concubine Jingxian was so happy that she didn't even pay attention to the emperor's tone.
He immediately said, "Although the Imperial Concubine's actions are a betrayal of the Emperor's grace, I think there must be some underlying reason. Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to search Zhaochun Palace and find the contraceptive soup? It won't be too late to deal with it later."
Just as he finished speaking, the palace door behind him was suddenly pushed open with a creaking sound.