The favored imperial concubine

Chapter 42

In Jingren Palace, Concubine Tong stared closely at Imperial Physician Feng who was kneeling in front of her, feeling an inexplicable tension in her heart, "I wonder if Imperial Physician Feng found out anything? Mu Chang was in Chuxiu Palace this morning. Is there anything wrong with the cup of tea you drank?"

Imperial Physician Feng signaled the little eunuch to present the teacup brought from Chuxiu Palace to Concubine Tong Gui, and said in a serious manner: "The servant has carefully checked the two cups of tea left by Mr. Xigui and Mu Changzai. The tea of ​​Mr. Xigui There is no abnormality in the tea, but Mu Changzai's tea contains some medicines for invigorating blood and promoting menstruation. According to the servants, these medicines have obviously been processed by people who are proficient in medical skills. They are not only colorless but also have a very light taste. Women who drink this tea may cause fetal gas in mild cases, or miscarriage in severe cases.”

Concubine Tong breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Imperial Physician Feng's reply, and couldn't help but feel joy and pride in her heart.

Concubine Tong Guifei sneered, put the teacup in her hand on the table fiercely, and angrily said: "Your Majesty Xi, what do you have to say now? Murdering the emperor's heir, being jealous and immoral, it is in vain that the emperor loves you so much. We must punish you properly and seek justice for Mu Guiren and the heir who died innocently!"

Nian Xilan raised her head, her exquisite jade face showed no fear, and a pair of watery and clear starry eyes looked at Concubine Tong frankly, and said clearly: "Please learn from the concubine, if I am serious and vicious, I will be here The poison in the tea is intended to murder the dragon fetus in Mu Guiren's womb. After the concubine dies, she should destroy the evidence immediately. How can she put the material evidence that is not good for her in the palace and ask the maid to take care of it so that the imperial physician can find the cause for Mu Chang. ?”

Concubine Tong Gui was slightly taken aback, then smiled slowly, raised her eyebrows and said: "Perhaps, this is where you are clever! It is the so-called death and rebirth. You are planning to use this method to confuse everyone, trying to play a good show. play so that I can get rid of the crime!"

"If the concubine wants to play a good show to exonerate herself, she will at least order the maid to replace the tea in Mu Chang's cup, or swap the tea used by the concubine herself with that of Mu Changzai, and wash it upside down. Get rid of your own suspicion." Nian Xilan looked at Concubine Tong, and said in a clear and melodious voice with a calm tone: "There is only one reason why I didn't do this. That is, I didn't do anything to hurt Mu. I'm always having an affair with her, so there's no need to cover it up at all."

Concubine Tong Guifei saw that Nian Xilan didn't know how to repent at all, and she dared to argue with her. She felt that Nian Xilan was so spoiled that she trembled slightly with anger.

Concubine Tong pointed at Nian Xilan, gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Come here, drag Mrs. Xi out of the palace, let her kneel for two hours, and reflect on yourself!"

As soon as Concubine Tong said this, all the concubines present knew that Concubine Tong was determined to punish Nian Xilan.Everyone couldn't help thinking that it was almost the twelfth lunar month, and although the snow in front of the palace had been cleaned by the palace people, the weather was extremely dry and cold.With Nian Xilan's slender body, kneeling for half an hour, let alone two hours, is enough to freeze her to the bone.

And women's bodies are most afraid of cold.If Nian Xilan had been subjected to such severe cold at a young age, she might have ruined her body. Not only would it be difficult to conceive in the future, but she would even be lingering on the sick bed, hindering her lifespan.

Nian Xilan originally thought that as long as it could make Kangxi feel more sympathetic and doting on her, it would be nothing to use some bitter tricks at the right time.After all, that kind of physical pain is really nothing compared to the pain of losing the children back then.

However, now that Nian Xilan thought of the bitterly cold weather outside the palace, she felt flustered in her heart, her lower abdomen ached even more, and her uneasiness and uneasiness grew stronger.

Nian Xilan thought about her body's unusual reactions in the past few days, and suddenly felt an inexplicable thought: Recently, Kangxi often called her to bed, and her menstrual period was a few days late.Fatigue, anorexia, and sore waist and abdomen, all these signs seemed to indicate that she was very likely to be pregnant.

Although Nian Xilan felt that the child's arrival was a bit sudden, but since he had already arrived, Nian Xilan naturally decided to keep him and prevent him from making any mistakes.What she can do now is to find ways to reduce Tong Guifei's punishment for her, and at the very least try to delay the time.If her estimate is correct, Kangxi still loves her now, and he should not let her fall into danger and ignore her.

Nian Xilan raised her head, and said in a calm tone: "I should have obeyed the imperial concubine's will and immediately knelt down outside the hall to reflect on myself. However, there is one thing that I must tell the imperial concubine clearly, otherwise I am afraid that it will harm the imperial concubine. Empress's good reputation of peace and justice, kindness and kindness."

Concubine Tong laughed angrily, "Now that things have come to an end, you still dare to make excuses! Good! Good! You can talk about it. I don't believe that just a few words of yours can make me take back my life, so that I won't be punished. Your punishment!"

Nian Xilan carefully chose her words, and said loudly: "I have been feeling tired and tired for the past two days, and I have lost my appetite. When I had breakfast with the emperor this morning, I felt a little nauseous after looking at the meat dishes that I usually like, so I just use it. After eating some light porridge, he stopped talking. Seeing this situation, the emperor attached great importance to it. Even if he wanted to announce that the imperial doctor Liu came to check the concubine's pulse. The concubine was worried that it would delay the emperor's early court, so he asked the emperor to order Liu The imperial doctor went to Chuxiu Palace this morning to check my concubine's pulse."

Although Nian Xilan didn't say it outright, all the concubines present had sharp eyes and ears, and they couldn't help but have some guesses in their hearts when they heard this, and they even changed their eyes when they looked at Nian Xilan.Some of the concubines were jealous, some were envious, and some deliberately pretended to be indifferent, but almost tore the brocade handkerchief in their hands.

Concubine Tong Gui was also shocked by Nian Xilan's words. She leaned forward involuntarily, staring at Nian Xilan with burning eyes, but when she was about to speak, she heard Nian Xilan continue to say: " If the imperial concubine punishes the concubine to kneel outside the palace at this time, if the concubine faints due to physical discomfort, wouldn’t it be a waste of trouble for the imperial concubine? It would cause other uninformed people to misunderstand the imperial concubine and damage the reputation of the imperial concubine Is this not the fault of my concubine? That's why I have the courage to report this matter to the imperial concubine first, and ask the imperial concubine to think twice. I am willing to be a vegetarian for three months to pray for Mu Changzai and the emperor's heir who died in vain. "

(End of this chapter)