After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 75: Why does Concubine Shen want to harm me?

"Very good, very good!" The emperor slapped the armrest of the chair vigorously and looked at Shen Meizhuang, "Lady Shen, what else do you have to say? Do you really not want to give birth to my child!?"

Shen Meizhuang looked at the prescription in Doctor Zhang's hand, shook her head blankly, and murmured in a low voice.

"That's impossible. Imperial Doctor Liu clearly told me that this is to regulate my body so that I can get pregnant with a dragon heir sooner!"

The emperor saw Shen Meizhuang was in a state of despair, and felt that she was unwilling to have his child. He was furious and said, "Someone, banish Concubine Shen to the cold palace!"

Zhen Huan stood up again, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Please forgive my sister for her momentary confusion this time, so that she can make amends for her mistakes!"

The emperor felt a little soft-hearted when he saw Zhen Huan's pitiful appearance as she begged for mercy.

Hua Fei also said at this time: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen can just use my contraceptive medicine, why did she ask Imperial Doctor Liu for another prescription? Are you afraid that you don't know? I think there are too many strange things about this matter, please think twice."

The Emperor was originally puzzled. He had favored Concubine Shen many times, but why was she still pregnant? So when he learned that she had actually drunk contraceptive soup and was using witchcraft to harm the Queen Mother in the palace, his anger immediately reached its peak!

Thinking of the scene that night when Shen Meizhuang suddenly got up and asked for water, the emperor snorted coldly. It seemed that she didn't want to drink water, but contraceptive soup!

He was the emperor, and he was the only one who was unwilling; how could anyone else tell him "unwilling"? This noble lady Shen actually didn't want his child, which offended him!

"Perhaps, this Concubine Shen simply doesn't want to give birth to my child! In that case, I will fulfill her wish and banish her to the cold palace!"

The emperor's angry roar finally brought Shen Meizhuang back to reality from her trance.

She knelt step by step to the emperor, and with tears in her eyes, she said word by word: "Your Majesty, I am wronged!"

Zhen Huan knew that the emperor was furious at the moment, and only by admitting her fault could she calm him down. In short, no matter what, she must not let the emperor banish Shen Meizhuang to the cold palace.

"Your Majesty, Sister Mei has been in the palace for nearly a year and has never made any mistakes. You have seen all of this. Please forgive her for the fact that she has served you so well, so that she has a chance to make amends."

Hua Fei also spoke for Shen Guiren, "Your Majesty, I know Shen Guiren. She is a smart person. Whether it is drinking contraceptive soup or the so-called killing of the Queen Mother, I think with her personality, she would have done it perfectly even if she wanted to do it. She would not let others grab her handle and bully her like she is doing now."

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang have had a long-standing relationship, and the Emperor felt it was reasonable for her to speak on behalf of Concubine Shen.

But Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Shen only met after entering the palace, and she actually spoke for Noble Lady Shen. The Emperor had to think carefully about the so-called contraceptive soup and the witchcraft incident in the palace.

"Since Concubine Wan and Concubine Hua both pleaded for you, I will not send you to the cold palace. You should reflect on your mistakes in Cunju Hall. Without my order, you are not allowed to step out of Cunju Hall!" The emperor did not send Shen Meiyu to the cold palace after all, but demoted her to Daying and confined her to house arrest.

As for Concubine Hua, the emperor only fined her one month's salary.

Both Concubine Hua and Zhen Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

After the emperor dealt with Concubine Shen’s affairs, he returned to the Yangxin Palace.

Soon, the imperial physician brought news that the empress dowager had woken up.

The emperor was afraid that people would scold him for being unfilial, so he hurried to Shoukang Palace.

The empress dowager was quite surprised and astonished when she heard that it was Concubine Shen who used witchcraft to harm her in the palace.

"Why did Lady Shen want to harm me?"

The emperor sat on the chair and angrily pounded his thigh with his hand, "I guess Concubine Shen is dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother leaned weakly on the bed and looked at the Emperor, "Why is Concubine Shen dissatisfied with me? I love her very much on weekdays."

The emperor thought for a moment, "She must be unsatisfied."

The Queen Mother asked again: "What benefit can Shen Guiren get by killing me? Can she become the Queen Mother or the Queen?"

The emperor laughed, "How is that possible? She is just dreaming!"

The Queen Mother said meaningfully: "So, Concubine Shen has done me a hundred harms and no benefit, why should she be so foolish?"

This sentence awakened the emperor.

But the emperor still said angrily: "My queen, she is still drinking contraceptive soup and is unwilling to give birth to a child for me! This is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and she should be executed!"

Looking at the emperor's angry face, the empress dowager understood that what the emperor cared about most was not the murder of her, the imperial mother, but the fact that Concubine Shen was unwilling to give birth to a child for him, the emperor.

This hurt the emperor's already fragile yet strong dignity.

The Queen Mother sighed, "That day, Noble Lady Fucha came to pay her respects to me. Noble Lady Shen looked at Noble Lady Fucha with a slightly bulging belly, her eyes full of envy. How could Noble Lady Shen not want to give birth to a child for you?"

In fact, after the emperor calmed down, he also felt that something was a bit strange. However, he was in a difficult situation, and Concubine Shen could not provide evidence to prove her innocence, so the emperor had no choice but to do this.

"Madam, Concubine Hua also gave Lady Shen a dose of contraceptive soup. My son suspects that she may have been involved in harming you." The emperor shifted the subject to Concubine Hua.

When the Queen Mother heard that Concubine Hua might harm her, she pondered for a moment and said, "If she has the intention to harm me, it is understandable. After all, her child was killed by me and the Emperor..." together.

The Queen Mother did not say anything further.

The emperor fell silent after hearing the Queen Mother's words.

"Could it be that Concubine Hua knows what happened back then?" The emperor suddenly became alert.

Hearing the emperor say this, the empress dowager coughed lightly a few times, and her already pale face became even paler.

"A few days ago, Zhu Xi came to tell me that Concubine Hua asked Doctor Wen to treat Concubine Duan, and she also paid the silver that was deducted over the years according to the treatment of the concubine."

The emperor's entire body tensed up.

"My Queen Mother, this is absolutely true. Doesn't Concubine Hua hate Concubine Duan the most for causing her miscarriage? How could she treat her so well?"

The Queen Mother shook her head in confusion, "Only the three of us know what happened back then."

The emperor said: "The Empress Dowager knows, I know, and so does Concubine Duan."

The Queen Mother couldn't possibly tell Concubine Hua about this, after all, she and the Emperor were on the same side of the interests. So only Concubine Duan could have been the one to tell her.

Concubine Duan took all the responsibility, so the emperor and the empress dowager made an exception and promoted her to the position of concubine. However, Concubine Duan was indeed tortured and humiliated by Concubine Hua later, and the emperor and the empress dowager saw it, but due to their position, they turned a blind eye.

"I'm going to see Concubine Duan." The emperor stood up, said goodbye to the empress dowager, and went to Yanqing Palace.