Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 181 177. Hate

Xia Dongchun took a deep breath when she heard this. This news was so shocking that she asked in a lost voice, "What? How is it possible?"

Concubine Ji motioned for her to lower her voice, then continued, "It's a precious person."

Xia Dongchun became more and more shocked and confused. Several emotions intertwined in his heart, making him feel heavy and uncomfortable.

"On New Year's Eve, when everything was in chaos, I saw Zhengui's maid take a hand warmer from her and leave, so I sent someone to follow her quietly. Unexpectedly, the maid found a secluded place and burned the cover of the hand warmer. That night I went to look for Zhengui," said Concubine Ji.

Xia Dongchun couldn't help but admire her audacity.

"Zuigui is Concubine Nian's person, and I have a deep relationship with Concubine Nian. Unable to resist my soft and hard questioning, she told me everything."

Xia Dongchun listened carefully, afraid of missing anything.

"Zuigui's name is Lan Zhen. She originally worked for Concubine Nian. Later, the Nian family got into trouble and Concubine Nian fell into decline. After many twists and turns, she came to Yikun Palace and surrendered to her old master. She originally wanted to be rich and noble, and she was good-looking, so Concubine Nian agreed to lend a hand to her, on the premise that Guigui would help her after she came to power, and Concubine Nian would also help her to remain in favor."

"After Zhengui was favored by the emperor, she seduced the emperor to indulge in sensual pleasures every day. At that time, the emperor's body had already shown signs of deficiency, and he could not be so indulged. Not only that, Zhengui also often tempted the emperor to take aphrodisiacs. We knew all this and deliberately condoned it. Who knew that Concubine Nian and Zhengui had a trick up their sleeve." Concubine Ji sighed and said slowly.

"The emperor killed her child and ruined her body, causing her to be infatuated with the wrong person for more than a decade, but unable to get what she wanted. She wants to let the emperor taste the same pain. The cruelest thing in the world is to give people hope and then destroy that hope, further making them despair." Xia Dongchun concluded.

"That's right. We all know how the emperor is doing. It's strange that five concubines were found to be pregnant at the same time. But the emperor has become more and more unwilling to accept his old age in recent years. He was overwhelmed by such great joy. He only thought that he was still in good shape after all, and didn't realize how abnormal this matter was." Concubine Ji said a little excitedly.

Xia Dongchun pondered and said, "Even if the emperor noticed something was wrong and sent all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital out, they still couldn't find anything."

"Is this fake pregnancy medicine so powerful? Is there really such a magical medicine?" Concubine Ji was surprised.

"Based on Concubine Nian's character, if she is determined to accomplish this, she will definitely strive for safety. In this way, that precious person should not be underestimated. Now that Concubine Nian's goal has been achieved, the Emperor has suffered a heavy blow this time. He had been planning to have a son in his old age, but instead he lost children one after another. No one can bear it." Xia Dongchun frowned.

She and Concubine Ji both knew that the emperor's condition was not very good. The entire Imperial Hospital was helpless. Even the Flying Guillotine was secretly looking for famous doctors in the world.

"I'm afraid the situation is not optimistic this time. Our noble man has calculated that the emperor's health has been depleted to the extreme, so he launched this move at this time, in order to make this plan exert its greatest power." Concubine Ji's face sank and she was in a bad mood.

"But is the precious person so confused? What good will it do her if the emperor is seriously ill? After all, she is the emperor's concubine now." Xia Dongchun frowned and expressed her doubts.

"Her mother's family has received favors from Nian Gengyao. She came to the throne for the sake of wealth and glory, and now she has achieved what she wanted, and all that's left is to repay the Nian family's favor." Concubine Ji replied.

"Noble Lady Wu was pregnant for five months, and the other four were four months pregnant. Even if it was a miscarriage, the fetus in her belly should have been formed. If it was a false pregnancy, it would be easily exposed. How could it be so smooth?" Xia Dongchun continued to ask. "This is the cleverness of the nobles. Whether the concubines had a miscarriage or gave birth, the imperial physician was only responsible for diagnosing the pulse and prescribing medicine. The only people who served the concubines were midwives. When these five people had miscarriages, there were only two midwives who served them personally. These two midwives were arranged by Concubine Nian before she died." Concubine Ji was also frightened by such a plan.

"In that case, everything was planned by Concubine Nian. It's a pity for the five concubines who became victims of this power struggle. From this we can see that Concubine Nian hates the emperor so much that she not only wants his life, but also his heart." Xia Dongchun sighed.

"Yes, it's not an exaggeration to say that the hatred is overwhelming." Concubine Ji's eyes were deep, "The emperor has endured too much hatred."

"I have endured tremendous hatred." Xia Dongchun repeated.

Yes, that precious person seduced the emperor to take all kinds of elixirs to increase his pleasure, and led some low-ranking concubines to have fun with the emperor every night, and even the empress dowager's mourning period was not interrupted. This was known to everyone in the palace.

At first, the Imperial Noble Consort was willing to offer advice and persuasion, and it seemed to have some effect.

Concubine Jing and Shen Meizhuang never thought of stopping it. Shen Meizhuang even personally selected two gentle and graceful women from the south of the Yangtze River to present to the emperor, who praised her for her virtue, magnanimity and understanding of the emperor.

Concubine Jing watched Hongzhou grow up day by day and now he is able to take charge of things on his own. Her attitude towards the emperor's indulgence in pleasure is a little subtle, so she simply lets it go and pretends not to know.

"Is that precious person so powerful? I didn't know that and have never dealt with her before." Xia Dongchun couldn't help but be shocked. Such means and scheming should not be underestimated.

"Maybe there are some other inside stories, but the precious person just doesn't want to tell me." Concubine Ji said absentmindedly.

Xia Dongchun's heart trembled, and he asked suspiciously, "Speaking of which, even if you are all deeply involved with Concubine Nian, and you have never been involved in these things, how can she be willing to tell you everything? Isn't she afraid that you will report her?"

Hearing this, Concubine Ji smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Of course she is not afraid. We are all in the same boat. If I go and report it, with her methods, she will definitely drag me down with her."

Xia Dongchun understood, and the two of them were speechless, each immersed in the conversation just now. After a while of silence, Concubine Ji spoke again, "Sister, please remind the two concubines to be careful of precious people. This is my sincerity in surrendering."

Xia Dongchun nodded, indicating his agreement.

At night, he found Concubine Jing and Shen Meizhuang and told them about this matter. They were also shocked.

They have controlled the harem for several years. In the past, Zhenyi was indeed quite favored, but she has always been a law-abiding person. They did not expect that she had been hidden so deeply.

Besides being shocked, she also broke out in a cold sweat. Under their noses, someone had completed such a sophisticated plan without anyone noticing. If that person had intended to go against them, wouldn't he have fallen into the trap without knowing it?

The two of them immediately began to think about countermeasures. Xia Dongchun never participated in decision-making, so she had played the greatest role.