Song Dynasty female artist

"Why did my child die, while Your Majesty and Prince An can grow up smoothly? I just want to have another child, a healthy child, is that not possible?"

Empress Dowager Cao shook her head and said, "Miao, you still refuse to face your true feelings. Was it just for the sake of having a healthy child? If so, I think the late emperor would not refuse. After all, he also hopes to have many offspring. But you only want another prince and you don't care about other people's lives for this."

Miao clenched her palms and turned to look at Cao Yuyan.

"The Queen Mother said that I disregarded other people's lives. I don't believe that you have never taken an innocent life."

Queen Mother Cao was silent for a moment.

Concubine Miao smiled coldly: "In this harem, who doesn't have the blood of innocent people on their hands. Queen Mother, you can't deny the path taken by others just because you are lucky. If you were me, you might not be as kind as me. Go back, I, the Queen Mother of Ciyuan Palace, please don't come here again."

Not long after Su Yixin and her husband returned home, they heard the news that Concubine Miao had passed away.

Zhao Jin kept the cause of Concubine Miao's death a secret, and others only thought that Concubine Miao was distracted by the haunted palace and was frightened to death.

"died?"

Su Yixin: "Since Chuntao is determined to save the Concubine even if she dies, she shouldn't admit it so quickly. Concubine Miao won't commit suicide, right?"

That’s right, the news Gu Qingjue got from Zhao Rui was that Concubine Miao committed suicide.

"Not long after we left, the Queen Mother went to Concubine Miao's palace. At that time, there were only the two of them in the inner hall. I don't know what they talked about. Half an hour after the Queen Mother left, she hanged herself!"

The Princess's Mansion received the news at the same time as them.

The eldest princess stood up from her chair in shock, and after a moment of stunned silence, she fell back into her chair, dazed.

"Mother, mother, please don't scare your daughter."

Princess Huai'an shouted, "Come here, quickly ask the court doctor to come over, and send someone to notify my father."

When Han Dun and his son Han Shixuan arrived, the court doctor was already checking the eldest princess' pulse. Princess Huai'an was worried about her mother's health while staring at the court doctor's expression: "Doctor Ye, how is it?"

Han Dun told his daughter not to be so anxious.

After a while, Doctor Ye stopped and put the pulse pillow into the medicine box.

Han Dun: "Doctor Ye, please give me an accurate answer on how the princess is doing."

"Don't worry, Prince Consort. The princess is fine. She just fainted because she was suddenly stimulated and couldn't relieve it for a while. But when I took her pulse just now, I found something strange. The princess seems to be taking a medicine. This medicine can delay the aging of her face, but it is harmful to her heart and lungs. If possible, Prince Consort should persuade the princess to stop taking it."

"Drugs to delay aging?"

Doctor Ye nodded and said, "Yes, I have never seen this kind of medicine before, and I cannot determine its prescription. I can only know something based on the pulse."

"Don't worry, Prince Consort. Fortunately, it hasn't been used for a long time and it was discovered early, so it hasn't caused much damage. I've prescribed a prescription for conditioning. If you take it on time, you will be well again in a few months."

Han Shixuan took Doctor Ye's prescription and said, "Father, sister, I will go get the medicine myself."

After saying that, he followed Doctor Ye out of the room.

After they left, Han Dun looked at the maids around the princess with a suspicious look.

"You all heard what Doctor Ye said just now. How did you serve the princess? Did you let her take harmful things?"

"It is our fault that we did not serve you well. Please spare my life, Prince Consort."

"I have no interest in taking your lives. Where did the medicine the princess took come from?"

The maid Xiao Liu went to the bedroom and took out a box with more than 20 red pills in it. She said, "These are the pills that the princess takes. They are called Beauty Pills. I bought them at the Red Makeup Pavilion on the cross street." Han Dun was surprised and asked, "A powder shop?"

Xiao Liu nodded shyly, "Yes, the princess went to visit the sick Madam Yang two months ago. When she came back, she heard the granddaughter-in-law of the Yang family talking about this pill. After asking around, the princess found out that it was bought at the Red Makeup Pavilion, so she asked me to buy two boxes. This is the second box that the princess is taking."

Han Dun slammed the table in anger and said, "Ridiculous. It's ok to buy some things that you can wipe off in a gouache shop, but how can you just buy something that you eat?"

Xiao Liu and another maid named Yun Qiao prostrated themselves on the ground. Yun Qiao said, "We have advised the princess to let Doctor Ye take a look before taking it, but the princess' temper is well known to the prince consort."

The eldest princess seems to have a good temper, but she is very stubborn. How could she listen to the maids when she has made her own decision?

What's more, the princess only ate one pill and the change in her appearance was obvious. How could she listen to their words of dissuasion?

In fact, seeing such obvious effects, not only the princess, but also the maids were very tempted.

If it wasn't too expensive, I would definitely buy it to eat.

Women all hope to have a pretty face, and preferably one that never ages, like Princess Shuyang, who still looks young and beautiful even in her forties.

"Huaian, take good care of your mother. Your father still has things to do."

Han Dun originally wanted to go to Hongzhuang Pavilion and make a scene, but then he remembered what the maid said. It was obvious that this beauty pill had become popular among the ladies, and there were many people who had been harmed like the princess.

It is better to report this matter to Jingzhao Prefecture and let Jingzhao Prefecture investigate.

However, not long after he left Han's house, he met Leng Zhongyan. Leng Zhongyan saw that Han Dun was in a hurry and asked, "Where are you going, Lord Han?"

"Let's go to Jingzhao Prefecture."

"What a coincidence! I'm also going to Jingzhao Prefecture."

Han Dun: "Lord Leng is also going to Jingzhao Prefecture, could it be because of Madam?"

Leng Zhongyan looked at Han Dun in confusion and asked, "What does this have to do with my wife?"

"Isn't it because Madam took the beauty pills and became unwell that Lord Leng went to Jingzhao Prefecture to report the case?"

"Beauty pills?"

Seeing that Leng Zhongyan seemed unaware, Han Dun told him about the princess taking the beauty pills: "I heard from the maid that she heard about the beauty pills at Yang's house. So I thought your wife also took the beauty pills and got into trouble, so I went to Jingzhao Prefecture to report it."

Leng Zhongyan: "There is such a thing."

"That's right. The owner of Hongzhuanglou is so bold that he dares to sell things that can harm people's lives. He must be arrested."

"Master Han, wait a minute."

Han Dun looked at Leng Zhongyan without knowing what was going on.

"Sir Han, can we not send this matter to Jingzhao Prefecture and suppress it for the time being?"

"Why?"

Leng Zhongyan said: "Lord Han must have seen the recent situation in Kyoto. I suspect that the whole thing is related. If we go to Jingzhao Prefecture like this, it will inevitably alert the enemy."

Han Dun was silent for a while, then said, "Okay, I'll give you this box of pills. Sir Leng, please make sure to check the matter thoroughly." (End of this chapter)