The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Empress Ning is dead!"

"Concubine Ning...died..."

"...dead..."

The female official's shrill wails were quickly transmitted to the ears of many concubines in the palace through the mouths of the palace servants.

For a moment, everyone was in disbelief. The trembling Xia Cainv looked at the person next to her for help: "Could it be...could it be that what the king's concubine said is...true?"

Chen Cainv, who was sitting next to her, was startled: "What are you talking about?!"

The two of them lived together in Zhaoyang Palace and had worked together under Zhu Xianshi (formerly Zhu Guipin). Chen Cainv was more aggressive and was not controlled by her, but Xia Cainv was a weak and indecisive person. Ever since Zhu Xianshi was demoted and imprisoned, she began to move closer to Chen Cainv and put her first in everything.

As soon as the two finished speaking, they saw Concubine Li looking at them with eyes that looked like knives flying out of her eyes: "Even if the concubines in the palace are to be sentenced to death, there are still rules. Since you believe the slanderous words of this bitch, come over and kneel with her!"

After saying that, Concubine Li no longer cared about Xia Cainv, who looked regretful, and said, "Bring in the woman who was making a noise outside!"

Ruyi quickly dragged Concubine Ning's female official in. As soon as the female official arrived in front of the concubines, her legs immediately collapsed and she knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, before dawn this morning, a female official came with two palace servants to ask to see my queen. For some reason, the queen sent us all away to meet the female official alone, and then..."

This female official was the one who took care of Concubine Ning personally, and she had some understanding of her condition. Although she had sensed something was wrong with Concubine Ning, she never dared to get to know her in depth. She only followed the instructions of the Emperor and Empress, and did her best to take care of Concubine Ning and coax her. When Concubine Ning occasionally "fell ill", she followed the instructions, blocked the news, calmed her down, and fed her medicine to let her sleep...

"......Then the female official left, but Concubine Ning didn't call us in for nearly half a quarter of an hour. I...I was worried about the Concubine, so I opened the door and went in to check. As a result, I found that the Concubine...she fell beside the table, and she was already dead!" The female official cried.

When she saw that Concubine Ning was dead, most of her soul and spirit flew away. In a daze, she ordered others to quickly ask the imperial physician to see the Third Princess, and she took people and hurried to the direction of Kunning Palace.

On the way, they happened to run into a few Yulin Guards who were patrolling outside Changrui Palace. Seeing that they were in a hurry, they wanted to stop them and check their identities. The female official was already anxious and flustered, and did not want to argue too much with the Yulin Guards, but the Yulin Guards only obeyed the emperor's orders. Even if the female official said directly that Concubine Ning had passed away, they would stop them and complete the interrogation procedures before letting them go.

In a moment of desperation, the female official took advantage of the scuffle between other palace servants and the Yulin Guards and ran towards Kunning Palace alone.

After hearing her crying, Concubine Li was also stunned: "What kind of female official dares to go to the Concubine's palace so early in the morning without the order of the Shanggong Bureau?!"

"She only said her last name was Wang..." the female official sobbed, "I don't know what the queen said to her. When I found out, the Queen Concubine Ning was already gone..."

Concubine Li felt her head swelling up. "Then do you know where the lady-in-waiting went after she left?"

"I asked people to chase him, but..." the female official was about to defend herself.

At this moment, a familiar female voice suddenly sounded: "Concubine Ning...what's wrong?"

The concubines looked up suddenly.

But he saw the queen, who looked very haggard, standing at the small door. She looked haggard, but her eyes were bright, her skin was pale and bluish, and her cheeks were abnormally flushed.

Princess Li was stuck.

She subconsciously looked up at the expression of Xie Yuzhen, who was supporting the queen. The latter had panic in his eyes and shook his head at her frantically.

Is this... a last gasp of energy, Madam? !

Concubine Li felt her whole body suddenly turn cold. She quickly gave Ruyi a look, signaling her to cover Concubine Wang's mouth, and then forced a smile: "Are you feeling better, Madam? Concubine Ning is fine, but... she suddenly had the idea to build a knife rack in her own palace for someone to climb on. This female official couldn't persuade her, so..."

"Concubine Ning is dead!"

Consort Wang, who was being held in the hall, let out a loud shout. She struggled to raise her head, and saw several slap marks on her face. Her eyes were wide open, and her eyeballs were about to pop out. "Consort Ning is dead! You're next!"

Concubine Li turned back hastily. She couldn't understand why Concubine Wang, who was held down and gagged by several palace servants, suddenly broke free.

But Wang Xuanshi was acting like a madman, with a sudden burst of strength that no one knew where it came from. She kept laughing and struggling, and it was difficult for several palace maids to subdue her even if they worked together.

But her madness did not attract people's attention.

When the Queen standing above heard Concubine Wang shout out the four words "Concubine Ning is dead", the ominous color on her cheeks suddenly faded away. She took two steps forward uncontrollably and then fell down.

"Miss!"

"Queen!"

The concubines immediately stood up and rushed forward, but Xie Yuzhen had once again taken the queen in her arms. Everyone surrounded her and watched her carefully and steadily place the queen's body on the phoenix throne.

"Imperial physician, imperial physician."

"Call the doctor quickly!"

The concubines were in a commotion, having lost the calmness that the Queen had managed to maintain when she fainted for the first time.

Amidst the chaotic and chaotic female voices, Xie Yuzhen touched the Queen's wrist and felt that her pulse had gradually disappeared. The Turtle Breathing Pill was taking effect. She lowered her head with a sad look on her face, then looked up with tears in her eyes, trying to put the Queen's weak hand back on the Phoenix Throne.

Perhaps the effect of this Turtle Breathing Pill was too strong, causing Xie Yuzhen to be unable to help but think back to the death that he had failed to prevent...

Her hand trembled, and the queen's arm, which was placed on the edge of the Phoenix throne, fell limply.

"Young lady!!"

I don't know who saw this scene, but after screaming, the group of women who were originally clamoring to call the imperial physician all fell into a terrifying silence in an instant.

It was so quiet that not even the sound of breathing could be heard.

Xie Yuzhen bit his lip to free himself from the dark past that he no longer needed to look back on, and concentrated on performing his part.

She picked up the queen's fallen arm and placed it back on the woman's calm chest. A sob was heard from the crowd.

Xie Yuzhen glared at the person who made the noise with red eyes: "Why are you crying? Don't cry! Everyone, go back and sit still! Are you all surrounding me here to make it hard for me to breathe?!"

The concubines trembled and held back their tears, silently moving their feet quickly to make room for air circulation, as if at this moment they really believed that it was their fault for surrounding them too tightly.

When Imperial Physician Lin and others arrived, they saw the concubines in light-colored clothes quietly and orderly evacuating the area around the Queen's throne, like ripples spreading out on a calm autumn pond. In the middle was the Queen, who had lost all her blood color and was lying on the wide throne. There was another woman, who was like a wild beast guarding a treasure, looking at them with a pair of red, tearful, but extremely ferocious and sharp eyes.