The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Wen Shichu came in a hurry. In the past two years, Doctor Wen had been quite popular in front of the emperor because of his superb medical skills and was highly valued by the emperor.

When the emperor saw that the person coming was Wen Shichu, he quickly called him over and said, "No need to be polite. Show it to Concubine Fang."

Wen Shichu had long known that there was something wrong with Concubine Fang's dragon fetus, but it was a game played by several favored concubines in the palace, especially Concubine Hua, who threatened not to return Yun'er's indenture contract. Wen Shichu had to help them deceive the emperor and gave Concubine Fang a fake pregnancy drug to perfect their loopholes, for fear that someone with ulterior motives would discover something was wrong.

After Wen Shichu took Concubine Fang's pulse, he pretended to think for a while, then frowned, which made the emperor feel very worried.

It's not that the emperor cares about Concubine Fang, but when Concubine Fang was in the palace, she was indeed well-behaved and sensible. After Chunyuan left, it was Concubine Fang who accompanied him out for a period of time. Because of the Queen's calculations, Concubine Fang had a miscarriage, but the emperor did not investigate the cause due to various concerns, and blindly alienated Concubine Fang, which eventually led to her strong hatred for Nian Shilan in her heart. She was demoted to the cold palace before she was out of the confinement. Fortunately, Shilan found the musk hidden under the crabapple tree and restored the truth, so the emperor still felt a little guilty towards Concubine Fang.

Doctor Wen said with some regret: "In reply to the emperor, Concubine Fang had a miscarriage and the baby cannot be kept. Her body is also quite weak and needs to be taken care of."

When Concubine Fang just woke up and heard Wen Shichu's words, she was heartbroken, "Your Majesty, you have to take care of my lost child." Then she fainted again due to her excessive emotional fluctuations.

When the emperor heard what Doctor Wen and Concubine Fang said, he felt very uncomfortable. This was the second time that Concubine Fang had a miscarriage while pregnant.

The emperor looked at the concubines from various palaces waiting here and suddenly felt that it was a bit annoying. He waved his hand and said, "You all go back to your respective palaces."

Then he looked at Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang with some guilt. Such a thing happened during the full moon banquet. The emperor was really troubled. He didn't know when the harem would be peaceful.

Seeing that the emperor had no place to vent his anger, the concubines were afraid of bringing bad luck upon themselves, so they quickly stood up, bowed, and left the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing that most of the concubines had left, and only the emperor, Mei Jie and herself were left in the palace, Zhen Huan took out the things in her hand and said, "Your Majesty, this is what I saw where Concubine Fang and Noble Lady An fell. I always felt that the cat today was a little strange."

The emperor took the item from Zhen Huan, which was wrapped in a handkerchief. When he opened it, he found that the small box contained safflower, musk and an unknown medicinal ingredient.

The emperor quickly called Doctor Wen over and asked, "Can you help me see what's in here?"

After Wen Shichu opened it and examined it carefully, he said, "Your Majesty, safflower and musk are powerful weapons that can harm the fetus. There is also catnip. If a cat smells it, it will easily go into heat and will also make the cat present a completely different state than usual. For example, a usually docile cat will become abnormally excited and aggressive after smelling it."

The emperor was furious when he heard this, "Such a vicious person has sneaked into the harem."

The emperor suddenly remembered that the cat just now seemed very similar to the cat he had once given to Concubine Mi, and his expression paused.

"Su Peisheng, go and bring Concubine Mi to me." The emperor ordered.

After hearing this, Su Peisheng hurried to Luoyang Palace to invite Concubine Mi to come to the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor. When Concubine Mi heard the message from Eunuch Su, she guessed what was going on, so she was not at all panicked.

After entering the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Concubine Mi saw that the Emperor, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were all there, so she calmly bowed to the Emperor.

The emperor looked very unhappy. "I gave you a cat as a reward a few days ago. Is it with you now?"

After hearing this, Concubine Mi looked up at the emperor with clear eyes, "I went to the Queen's palace to pay my respects a few days ago. The Queen loved the cat very much, so I gave the cat to the Queen."

When the emperor heard what Concubine Mi said, he was a little surprised. He was indeed unaware that the cat was kept by the queen.

Concubine Mi looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, are you blaming me for giving the things you gave me to the Empress on my own initiative? I just thought that this cat was rare and that the palace was lonely, so I let it keep the Empress company."

After Concubine Mi finished speaking, she looked at the emperor pitifully, and the emperor felt a little headache.

This matter had nothing to do with Concubine Mi, and it was not easy for him to blame her, so he raised his hand to let her get up, "It's okay, I'm just asking."

The emperor knew that this matter might be related to the vicious queen, so he asked his servants to wait until Concubine Fang woke up before moving her back to his palace.

The Emperor let Zhen Huan and the other three go, and went straight to the Queen's Jingren Palace.

The Queen was leisurely talking with Jianqiu about today's events in Jingren Palace, lamenting that another child had been lost in the palace, when she heard Su Peisheng's report outside the door.

"The Emperor has arrived."

The queen quickly stood up and walked to the main hall with Jianqiu's help, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

The emperor's face seemed to be covered with a layer of ice. When he looked at the queen, a flame appeared in his eyes. His voice was cold, "You are really my good queen. First, you made Concubine Mi unable to get pregnant for the rest of her life, and then you caused Concubine Fang to have a miscarriage. You have done this again and again. Are you not satisfied until my harem has no offspring?"

When the queen heard the emperor questioning her, her heart suddenly tightened. How could the emperor know that it was her who did it? No, the emperor must have lied to her.

The queen comforted herself in her heart, but pretended to be extremely aggrieved on her face, "Your Majesty, I didn't do that... I am innocent!"

The emperor was furious. He threw the things Zhen Huan had picked up in front of the queen and shouted angrily, "Did I wrong you? Look at what's here!"

The queen hurriedly opened the box that the emperor had thrown to the ground, and saw safflower, musk and catnip inside. The queen felt much more at ease.

The Queen looked up at the Emperor, her eyes full of pretended confusion and bewilderment, "What does your Majesty mean? I don't know, I hope your Majesty can explain it clearly."

The emperor saw that the queen was still pretending to be confused in front of him, and his patience had been exhausted. "Not long ago, I gave you, Concubine Mi, a cat sent from Persia. Concubine Mi said that she had already given it to you. Today, it just so happened that a cat was stimulated by catnip and pounced on Concubine Fang. Tell me, how can there be such a coincidence in the world?"

When the Queen heard the Emperor say this, she knew that the Emperor had long suspected her. Fortunately, she had been prepared. She cried and said, "Your Majesty, you really wronged me. It is true that Concubine Mi gave me a cat, but it was not the one that bumped into me at the banquet today."

The emperor's face was full of disbelief and suspicion. Seeing this, the queen asked Jianqiu to bring over the cat that Concubine Mi had given her.

When Jianqiu brought the cat in from the courtyard, she saw that the cat, which was supposed to be black and white, was now completely black and no longer looked its original appearance.

Before the emperor could speak, the queen explained, "When I was still a married woman, I heard from a storyteller that black and white cats are inferior, and only cats with a completely black body are of the highest quality and are a sign of good fortune."

The Queen carefully glanced at the Emperor again, and seeing that he looked somewhat surprised, but no longer furious, she said aggrievedly, "As the mother of a country, I know that I am not favored by the Emperor, but like the Emperor, I want peace and prosperity for the country and the people, so after Concubine Mi sent the cat, I sent someone to dye it black, in the hope of auspiciousness, protection for the Emperor, and God's blessing for the Qing Dynasty. If the Emperor does not believe me, you can ask the servants of Jingren Palace to see if I am lying."