The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

"Your Majesty, I am really scared! Do you think our child will be okay? Please save our child!" I clutched the emperor's sleeve tightly, my face full of worry and fear, and told him in a trembling voice about my inner anxiety and panic.

"Don't be afraid. With me here, no one will dare to harm you. Where's the imperial physician? Come and take a look at the imperial concubine. What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, Doctor Wei is here!"

After Wei Lin's careful examination, he slowly replied after a moment: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the dragon fetus is safe!"

"What on earth is going on? Everything was fine yesterday, but this happened today?"

"Your Majesty, judging by your Majesty's pulse, it seems you may have taken some medication, which is why you are experiencing signs of miscarriage. Fortunately, it was discovered early. However, I need to check your daily diet to see if there is anything wrong."

"Investigate, investigate for me. I want to find out who dares to harm you and the child."

Then Baojuan took Wei Lin to check my daily diet. After a cup of tea, Baojuan came back with Wei Lin.

"Your Majesty, after my humble inspection, there is nothing wrong with Your Majesty's diet. It's just that the almonds Your Majesty used were replaced with bitter almonds. If taken for a long time, it will cause miscarriage or poisoning, leading to fetal stillbirth. Fortunately, Your Majesty has taken less recently, otherwise it would be dangerous." Wei Lin explained everything in detail.

"The person who could replace the sweet almonds with bitter almonds without being discovered must be someone close to the Queen."

The emperor's expression was extremely ugly, and his eyes were filled with anger.

"Su Peisheng, you go there in person and make sure to verify it."

"Yes, I obey your command!"

"However, judging from your Majesty's pulse, there are indeed traces of medication, but I have found nothing about it. Your Majesty, think carefully, is there anything wrong?"

"Rong'er, think about it, is there anything special about it?" The emperor said to me. He accidentally saw the bracelet on my hand and suddenly had an idea.

"Wei Lin, take a look at this bracelet, is there anything wrong with it?" As he said that, the emperor took my hand, took off the bracelet and handed it to Wei Lin. This bracelet was naturally the one given by the queen.

Wei Lin took the bracelet, smelled it first, then looked at it carefully in his hand. He seemed to have discovered something, but was a little uncertain.

After a while, he suddenly said, "My Lady, may I borrow your hairpin?"

I pretended not to understand and took a hairpin from my bun and gave it to him. He tried on the bracelet for a long time, and suddenly opened the interlayer of the bracelet.

There was a small gap behind the bracelet, where some small pills were placed. In front of the emperor, Wei Lin poured the pills into a bowl and then picked it up to examine it carefully.

The Emperor seemed to have a rough idea of ​​what was happening, but he said nothing. I couldn't tell what he was thinking: was he surprised by the Empress's viciousness, or was he already accustomed to the harem's infighting?

The emperor finally spoke: "Wei Lin, what is this? Why is it hidden in this bracelet?"

"Your Majesty, these pills are made of Linglingxiang. Linglingxiang, also known as Xuncao, is pungent, sweet, and warm in nature. It can treat colds and is also used as a spice. If the dosage is carefully adjusted and inhaled for a long time, it will damage the blood and qi, causing infertility in women. I think this is the reason."

"Your Majesty, that's impossible. This bracelet was given to me by the Empress herself. It's said to be a precious tribute. The Empress has always been kind to me and would never do this."

Su Peisheng had already found out the result, so he hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, I have carefully checked and found that the Empress's diet has been taken care of by the palace maid Bao Que. This palace maid was given to Concubine Rong by the Empress. She has confessed that it was the Empress's intention to replace the almonds used by the Empress with bitter almonds. Your Majesty, please take a look..."

Su Peisheng looked at the emperor's expression and said nothing. Instead, he stood quietly aside, thinking for a moment, and then slowly said, "This servant has thought of something, but I don't know whether I should say it..."

"What do you think."

"Your Majesty, speaking of almonds, I remember that when Empress Chunyuan first became pregnant, she also used almonds. And the Empress Chunyuan's pregnancy was personally cared for by the Empress. The Empress is quite knowledgeable in medicine and will definitely not make a mistake."

"You're right. Yixiu is quite knowledgeable in medicine. If she wants to harm someone, she naturally has many ways to do it..."

At this moment, no one dared to speak anymore, and no one could figure out what the emperor was thinking.

"Su Peisheng, go there in person and investigate for me what secrets are hidden in the Queen's palace."

Su Peisheng was embarrassed to speak: "Your Majesty, I dare not."

"What are you afraid of? If I tell you to go, just go. Just tell them that Concubine Rong is unwell and ask the Queen to come and see her. Then you can go and take people to investigate. Don't alarm anyone."

After receiving the emperor's signal, Su Peisheng understood what the emperor meant, and quickly agreed and prepared to take people with him.

"Eunuch Su, please wait a moment. Your Majesty, if you let Eunuch Su go to the Empress, he must have someone to serve him. He can't all go. I think Eunuch Xia is very good, otherwise he can stay."

Xiao Xiazi's expression changed immediately when she heard what I said. Su Peisheng was so smart that he immediately understood what I meant. Although he didn't know why I wanted Xiao Xiazi to stay, he immediately replied, "Your Majesty, the Queen is right. Your Majesty cannot be left alone to serve you. I will go quickly!"

"Well... you go ahead!"

Su Peisheng rushed all the way to Kunning Palace to invite the Queen. The Queen was reluctant to come at first, but since Su Peisheng came in person to invite her, it was the Emperor's wish, so she could not refuse any longer.

Sitting in the sedan chair, the Empress frowned slightly and said to Jianqiu beside her, "Jianqiu, I'm so nervous, I don't know what's wrong. Concubine Rong is ill now. Normally, the Emperor should have sent someone to find the imperial physician to treat her. Why would he suddenly summon me?"

Jianqiu hurriedly comforted her, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everything will be fine. Perhaps the Emperor is just in a hurry and wants to discuss Concubine Rong's illness with you. Your Majesty, don't worry."

The queen nodded slightly after hearing this, but the worry in her heart did not decrease in the slightest.

Along the way, the group moved forward in a mighty manner, but the queen was always absent-minded and looked back from time to time.

After a long while, the Queen finally couldn't help but ask, "Jianqiu, why isn't Eunuch Su here with you? He usually serves the Emperor and rarely leaves him. It's very rare for him to be here today!"

After saying that, she looked back again, but still did not see Su Peisheng, which made the queen feel even more uneasy.