When Chunjia stepped into Huanhua Hall, there was a chill inside and outside.
The eldest maid, Qingdu, took the lead to come out to greet you. Her eyes were slightly red, and she had obviously just cried. Her voice was still trembling a little when she spoke, but her thoughts were clear: "After I see you off at Yijia Palace this morning, wait until Wei Zhaorong's arrival." When my parents arrived, I explained to them, then came back to change my clothes and went to Qingci Palace."
"I came back from Qingci Palace to say hello, just to talk to Mrs. Yi Guogong and Mrs. Xie..."
"Originally, Miss Luo from the Xie family wanted to leave immediately when she heard that the empress was watching over Wei Zhaorong yesterday and had no rest all night. But the empress said that she hadn't seen Miss Meng and Miss Kuo for a long time, and she was afraid that they would have to come to the palace in the early morning. "He would be disappointed if he went back like this, so even though he didn't look very good at the time, he still managed to invite the two ladies to chat and laugh in front of him."
"In the meantime, the Qing people saw that the queen was really tired, so they went out to ask the kitchen to make some refreshments for a break. This not only allowed the queen to take a breath, but also allowed her to be more energetic."
"I never thought that after just two sips of tea, the empress..."
She held back her tears and whispered, "The Qing people are already kneeling in the corridor outside the dormitory to apologize for their sins, while Duke Yi and his wife are waiting in the flower hall. The things that the empress had touched before she fainted , the used cups and plates for eating are also sealed in their original places... The servant is incompetent, and we still don’t know what’s going on. We can only order everything to be quiet, and invite someone to come and make the decision.”
Chunjia's face was livid, and she walked inward with three steps at a time: "Let's see Concubine Xian first. How is Concubine Xian doing now?"
"The imperial doctor is making diagnosis and treatment." Qingdu followed him one step behind and spoke quickly, "Hongcalyx and Chihe are guarding the side... Mother Xie and Mother Jiang are also present."
These are Jiang's right-hand men, whose families' lives are in Jiang's hands, and they are the least likely to betray Yun Fenghuang.
... In fact, all the people sent in by Jiang have hostages in Jiang's hands. Otherwise, Jiang would not be able to trust them with their daughter's food, clothing, housing and transportation despite being so far away.
But nothing has gone wrong for years, and now such a sudden change has made it difficult for people to suspect that there is something inside them, especially Kiyoto, who personally served the tea at that time. Before the truth came out, her The suspicion cannot be cleared.
Even if she was sentimental and reasonable, she had no reason to cheat Yun Fenghuang.
Chunjia strode into the dormitory and saw a long arm protruding from the bottom of the tent in front of the low-hanging curtain. Two of the imperial doctors who were best at detoxifying the hospital were there, making serious diagnoses.
He frowned, walked over and pulled the curtains apart: "I'll listen carefully and ask questions. How can I be sure based only on the pulse and asking questions? I'm here. Please check Xian Fei's face carefully to avoid misdiagnosis!"
"...Yes!" The imperial doctor bowed and agreed, looking at each other, the bitterness in his eyes became a little stronger.
It's not a good thing for them that the emperor is so open-minded, because his attitude is that as long as he can save the good concubine, red tape doesn't matter - what will happen if she can't be saved
"Your Majesty, I have just seen the leftover tea that the queen drank before she fainted, and then looked at the pulse condition of the queen, as well as the pale complexion and cold wrists at this moment, confirming that the poison that the queen was poisoned was Hedinghong." The two imperial doctors observed carefully for a moment. The older imperial physician stepped forward to report Yun Fenghuang's face, "Besides, the weight is probably not small!"
The hearts of Chunjia and many of the waiters were heavy: "Not a few? What will happen to Concubine Xian?"
"...My empress is now in danger of life!" Cold sweat broke out on the imperial doctor's forehead for a moment, and he gritted his teeth before whispering, "I am incompetent, and I am not completely sure. I can only... I can only... try my best... do my best!"
There was a moment of silence in the hall, and then the silence was broken by the uncontrollable sobs of Qingdu and other attendants.
Chunjia stood motionless, with no expression on her face, only her hands hidden in her sleeves clenched tightly.
For a long time, he didn't have an attack. He just said in a hoarse voice: "Try your best... Then just do your best. I won't hold your family accountable."
What this means is that if the Concubine Xian cannot be saved, the two imperial doctors will definitely be held accountable, but as long as they really try their best, even if the emperor takes it out on them, his family will not be affected.
"I would like to thank your Majesty for your kindness!" The two imperial doctors were certainly feeling very complicated at the moment, but they also knew that with the concubine Xian's favor, the emperor was already very restrained in saying this.
Chunjia ignored them and looked at Qingdu: "You come out with me to speak."
Qingdu pinched his palms hard, using the pain to stop the urge to cry, and followed him to a quiet place outside. Chunjia stared at a rose not far away for a moment, and then asked slowly: "Will you... Xian The concubine has been here since she separated from me today, please tell me again, be careful!"
"Yes." Qingdu choked up a few times before she began to tell. She spoke very slowly and carefully, but Chunjia didn't mean to be impatient. After listening to the whole story, she thought for a while and slowly spoke: "The Concubine Xian meets the Emperor. Queen Mother, did you go in alone?"
Qingdu nodded: "At that time, Duke Yiguo and his wife were already waiting at Huanhua Palace. The empress left the Qing people to greet them and asked the maid to wait on them when they went to Qingci Palace. When they asked for an audience outside Qingci Palace, the Emperor The Queen Mother only summoned the Empress, so the Empress went in alone."
Chunjia said "hmm" and asked again: "When I came back, I met Meng'er making a fuss about going to see Rang'er and the others. They were stopped by the palace servants and had an argument. Concubine Xian coaxed her a little and took Meng'er with her. main hall?"
Seeing Qingdu nodding, he asked, "Did Meng'er remember to go see Rang'er and the others on his own, or did someone mention a similar topic?"
"This..." Qingdu was stunned and said uncertainly, "My maid was always following the queen, but she didn't know it. Why don't we ask Qingren to come over? She has been staying with me in the main hall today."
Chunjia nodded slightly, and a moment later the pale Qingren was called to her side. She thought about it carefully and said, "My servant was being pulled by Mrs. Before Miss Meng and Miss Kuo went out, Mrs. Yi Guogong called her to talk to them for a while. But the maid did not hear what Mrs. Yi Guogong said specifically. "
What followed was a logical confrontation one by one, and finally it was concluded that Mrs. Yi Guogong had indeed induced Xie Meng to make a fuss and want to see Gong Xiang Rang and Gong Xiang Jing.
Han kneeled on the ground in panic and cried out for her injustice: "I just want to see the eldest prince as soon as possible, your Majesty!"
"It must be you!!!" Neither the close servants such as Qingdu Qingren nor the Xie family and Xiao Luo family members believed this. They all looked at her with hatred and cried to Chunjia, "Your Majesty, my family The empress has always managed the palace well, and those who can serve her closely are trustworthy people, let alone those who have access to the empress' food! Moreover, it has been almost two years since the empress entered the palace, and nothing like this has ever happened. Why did Mrs. Yi Guogong Something happened when you came here?!"
"Because the Concubine Xian is so good at running the palace, how can I, as an outsider, have access to her food?" Mrs. Yi Guogong retorted, "Moreover, when something happened to the Concubine, I was still visiting the eldest prince in the side hall. I don’t know! Furthermore, my biological daughter, Concubine Shu, died young, and the prince in her name is entirely dependent on Concubine Xian to raise her. What good does it do me to harm Concubine Xian?”
This is a fact. No matter how much the Duke of Yi Kingdom feels about Yun Fenghuang, as long as they still care about their grandson in the name of the eldest prince, they will not touch Yun Fenghuang until Duke Xiang Rang can stand on his own feet. In turn, he even had to pull Yun Feng Huang back at the critical moment.
Because Gong Xiang Rang is different from the fourth prince, he is the eldest son!
Yun Fenghuang can protect him, but Concubine Xie has no such ability!
Even if Concubine Xie was able to conceive and give birth to the fourth prince, the mother and son had been perfectly fine so far, which was partly due to Yun Fenghuang's glory. Because Yun Fenghuang raised the eldest prince in the limelight, Concubine Xie and her daughter, whose biological mother was not favored and who was not even highly valued by Duke Yi, were able to live a low-key and peaceful life in the palace.
Chunjia was silent for a while, then spoke slowly: "Dong Yi has always been loyal to me, and Mrs. Yi Guo never expected to do such a thing."
Duke Yi Guo breathed a sigh of relief, kowtowed hurriedly, looked around, and did not bother to argue with those who still looked at her with suspicion. She choked with sobs and thanked her, and then requested: "The Concubine Xian is recorded in the Yun family genealogy. Although Concubine Xian adopted the Yun family not long ago and is closer to the Xie family, she is the daughter of the Yun family after all! Please take your Majesty’s consideration of my wife and husband into account, investigate this matter thoroughly, and give justice to Concubine Xian!”
This is the gesture she must make, and it is also what she is really thinking about now - what will happen to the eldest prince if the wise concubine dies? What about the other daughter of the Duke of Guo, Concubine Xie and her son
Although everyone in the palace knew that the relationship between Yun Fenghuang and Concubine Xie was not as close as she said, Yun Fenghuang might not even like Concubine Xie. But as long as Yun Fenghuang is willing to show his sisterly affection to Concubine Xie, others will not dare to reach out to Tongxia Palace. After all, killing an unpopular concubine and a prince who does not take advantage of his rank and birth may not necessarily bring much benefit.
Once Yun Fenghuang finds out the clues and uses them to make excuses, who knows how much of a commotion it will cause
This mistress is a ruthless person who started from scratch and disturbed the throne of the whole palace. He can always make excuses. Whoever touches Concubine Xie and her son, who are like her "sisters", may not even think about the family.
This kind of loss-making transaction is something no normal person would do.
"I will naturally make the decision for the virtuous concubine." Chunjia closed her eyes and said, "It's getting late. Mrs. Yiguo will go back first."
Mrs. Yi Guogong glanced at the bedroom with worry, not daring to say that she wanted to stay and help keep an eye on things: "Yes."
Not only her, but Xie Shi and others were also dismissed by the emperor. However, when Xie Meng and Xie Kuo were also pulled away, Xie Meng suddenly broke away from Xie Shi's hand, turned around and knelt down towards Chun Jia: "Your Majesty, I want to Stay with aunt!"
"Meng, please don't mess around!" Xie Meng and Xiao Luo were both shocked. They had always known that Xie Meng was extraordinarily outgoing and indulgent among girls of the same age. This was because she was born like Yun Fenghuang and had Jiang's family name since she was a child. After coming to the imperial capital, she was raised by Yun Fenghuang for some time. It is said that even Chunjia was very kind to her, and her temperament became more and more overbearing and wanton.
But he didn't expect that she would show up at this time. In panic, little Luo Shi stepped forward and grabbed her to cover her mouth. He was about to kneel down and apologize to Chunjia. However, Chunjia stared at Xie Meng for a while. Suddenly said: "Yes."
Little Luo Shi was stunned for a moment, but before he could respond, Chunjia said again, "What's that little girl's name? Is she also the niece of Concubine Xian?"
When Mrs. Xie saw that she didn't say anything immediately, she quickly answered on her behalf: "In response to your Majesty's words, it is true that this is Xie Kuo, the child of the cousin of the Concubine Xian."
As he said this, he pushed Xie Kuo.
Xie Kuo knelt down subconsciously.
"Then just stay with the Concubine Xian." Chunjia sat at the top. Under the candlelight, his expression was calm, but his eyes were very cold. He only turned slightly around Xie Meng and Xie Kuo before moving away and looking towards the palace door. In the courtyard outside, he said in a leisurely tone, "Wait until Concubine Xian is well, then send them back, okay?"
Such a turn of events would have been an unexpected surprise if it weren't for the fact that Yun Fenghuang's life and death were now uncertain.
But for some reason, both Xie and Xiao Luo felt something strange, but the emperor said so himself. They were not Yun Fenghuang, who had the guts to disobey the holy order, so they responded calmly: "Yes. "
He didn't say any more words of gratitude, and he didn't even have time to tell the two children to be better before they were sent out.