The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Songzhi glanced at the emperor cautiously, and seeing that he did not show any impatience, she continued, "When the Queen saw that my queen did not drink, she began to ask if my queen was disrespectful to her. She said that although my queen was an imperial concubine, she was still a concubine after all, and she must be courteous when she saw the queen. My queen saw that she could not refuse, so she had to tell the Queen that she was pregnant. Unexpectedly, the Queen flew into a rage, scolding why my queen's pregnancy was not reported to her earlier, saying that my queen was arrogant because of her favor, and then..."

Songzhi suddenly stopped talking. The emperor looked at her unhappily and said in a reproachful tone, "Keep talking. You were never so hesitant when you were with your queen in the past!"

Songzhi looked a little hesitant, then she said as if she had mustered up a lot of courage: "My queen was so angry that she argued with the queen. Unexpectedly, the queen said that when she was in the palace, she was not the legitimate wife, and the child of Queen Chunyuan could not be born safely without her consent, not to mention that she was the queen after entering the palace."

The emperor had his eyes closed, but when he heard about Queen Chunyuan, his eyes suddenly opened, flashing with anger. The veins on his neck bulged out of extreme anger, turning purple and hideous, and he roared in his throat: "How dare you!"

This roar resounded throughout the palace like thunder, causing everyone present to tremble. The guards fell to their knees in panic, and the palace maids turned pale with fear, lowering their heads and not daring to speak. The whole scene instantly became silent, with only the emperor's voice full of majesty and anger echoing in the air.

At this moment, the emperor's anger had been ignited to the extreme. Queen Chunyuan meant a lot to him, but the sudden mention of her and the memory of her death made the emperor become a little tyrannical.

Songzhi kowtowed tremblingly and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I dare not say anything nonsense. I just told you what I heard and saw. Please forgive me."

The emperor's voice was a little cold, "Can the queen tell me why she can't tolerate Chun Yuan and his child?"

Songzhi thought about it carefully, and then said in a trembling voice: "I didn't know. The Queen only said that she added something to the food, and got rid of Queen Chunyuan without anyone noticing."

The emperor calmed down and thought carefully. He remembered that when Queen Chunyuan just died, he had sent Su Peisheng to conduct a thorough investigation in the palace, but the final result was that some died and some went crazy. At that time, they said that it was because they lost such a good master like Chunyuan, and the servants blamed themselves and felt guilty. Although the emperor thought it was a bit strange at the time, he was distracted by the matter of the nine princes competing for the throne, so he let it go. Now the emperor has the idea of ​​conducting another thorough investigation.

At this time Wen Shichu walked out of the palace. Just now when the emperor was questioning Songzhi, it was because he saw basin after basin of blood being brought out from Nian Shilan's bedroom. The emperor couldn't bear it in his heart, so he closed his eyes and wanted to avoid the result.

Wen Shichu knelt in front of the emperor with sweat all over his forehead. "To answer your question, the Imperial Noble Consort had a miscarriage and lost the baby. Fortunately, the Imperial Noble Consort was not seriously injured and may still get pregnant in the future."

The emperor gripped the armrest of the chair with a little force, and after a long while, he said in a hoarse voice: "Take good care of the imperial concubine, use the best medicinal materials, and make sure she gets well."

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Lingzhi's scream in the hall: "Oh no! Doctor Wen, come quickly, the Imperial Concubine is bleeding!"

When Wen Shichu heard the noise in the palace, he hurried to the bedroom, followed by Songzhi. The emperor could no longer sit still, so he stood up first and ran into Nian Shilan's palace, regardless of the rules of the ancestors.

After Wen Shichu entered the hall, he first sniffed around, then said in horror: "Go and put out the incense!"

Songzhi and Lingzhi hurriedly took the teacup to extinguish the incense on the windowsill. At this time, the emperor looked at Nian Shilan lying on the couch, her face as pale as paper, her forehead covered with sweat, and a basin full of blood under her body.

Seeing this, Wen Shichu quickly took out the 100-year-old ginseng and mugwort leaves that he had prepared in advance from his medicine box, and asked Songzhi to boil them into soup and then give it to Nian Shilan.

The emperor was relieved to see that Nian Shilan was no longer in danger, and asked, "What happened to the incense?"

Wen Shichu explained, "In reply to the emperor, a large amount of safflower, musk, and Cistanche deserticola were added to the incense. The dosage of the medicine has been increased a lot. If used by pregnant women who have had a miscarriage or have just given birth, it will cause bleeding and death."

Upon hearing this, the emperor became furious again and asked, "Why is there such a thing in the Yikun Palace?"

Song Zhi heard Wen Shichu's explanation and said in disbelief, "Doctor Wen, are you serious? You really didn't make a mistake?"

Wen Shichu and Song Zhi exchanged a glance and said with certainty, "I will never mistake this thing!"

The emperor saw Songzhi's reaction and figured out that there must be something else going on, so he asked, "What's going on?"

Song Zhi said in disbelief, "This incense was sent by Aunt Jianqiu from the Queen Mother when Concubine Xi gave birth. When Concubine Xi had just lit it, my queen found it smelled good, so she asked Concubine Xi for some. Concubine Xi was grateful to my queen for protecting her and allowing her to give birth safely, so she gave all the incense to my queen."

When the Emperor heard that this matter involved Zhen Huan, he wanted to get to the bottom of it, so he asked Su Peisheng to bring Zhen Huan to Yikun Palace.

When Zhen Huan arrived at the Yikun Palace, she was still confused. "Your Majesty, I wonder why you asked me to come here?"

The Emperor motioned for Songzhi to hand the incense to Zhen Huan, and then asked, "Do you recognize this?"

When Zhen Huan saw the incense in Song Zhi's hand, her expression did not change at all, her eyes were clear, and she was not panicked at all. "I know this. The Queen gave it to me when I was giving birth, saying that it would help me recover. The Imperial Noble Consort was also there that day, and she loved the scent so much that she asked me for it. So I gave it to the Imperial Noble Consort."

The emperor listened to Zhen Huan's words with a somewhat cold expression. Seeing this, Zhen Huan seemed to suddenly remember something and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, why are you asking me about this thing today? Is this thing strange? No..."

At this time, Zhen Huan covered her lips with her hands, her eyes widened in disbelief.

Seeing this, the Emperor guessed that this matter had nothing to do with Zhen Huan, so he looked at Wen Shichu and asked, "If an ordinary woman used this fragrance, would there be any problem?"

Wen Shichu said calmly, "If a woman who is not pregnant uses this fragrance, there will be no abnormality."

When Zhen Huan heard Wen Shichu's words, she knew that Nian Shilan might be taking a risky move.