Chapter 92(1/3)
After hearing Xu Muqing's words, Xu Meiren's eyes widened and various suspicions arose in her heart. Her eyes looked at Shufei and she seemed less trustworthy.
She and Xu Muqing have no grudges. Logically speaking, they should not be poisoned by her. If her child is gone, Xu Muqing will not be able to survive.
So, was she used by Concubine Shu this time? Using Xu Muqing's hand to get rid of the child in her belly, which also made the emperor angry and executed Xu Muqing.
This is a trick of killing two birds with one stone. Shufei also gets rid of people she doesn't like. She is so scheming and such a terrible woman.
Concubine Shu was suspicious of Xu Meiren, and she was so angry that she felt so angry that she didn't dare to be angry, and she was angry and anxious, "Xu Muqing, you are really smart and have a good ability to sow discord. Xu Meiren cannot be fooled."
Xu Muqing took the initiative, "What is the truth of the matter? You will find out when the emperor comes. Meiren Xu, make a decision as soon as possible, and don't let yourself regret it."
Xu Meiren was trembling all over in pain. She was afraid that the child would lose the emperor's favor completely. After a brief struggle, she took the pill and threw it into her mouth and swallowed it.
A warm feeling spread from the dantian. After a while, the severe pain disappeared, the blood stopped and no longer flowed.
She felt a very strong feeling in her heart that her child was saved.
The palace maid serving Xu Meiren asked worriedly, "Empress, are you getting better?"
"Let's go to Ningshou Palace, which is closest to here. My father must have come soon. Before finding out the truth of the matter, Concubine Shu should not abuse lynching."
Xiao Linye had a noble and alienated smile on his face. Concubine Shu couldn't help but feel a threat and dared not move again easily.
Everyone rushed to Ningshou Palace. After a while, the imperial doctor rushed over.
The empress dowager's face was gloomy and glared at Xu Muqing fiercely, "It would be fine if the child in Xu Meiren's belly was fine. If the child could not be saved, you should go and bury the unborn child with him."
Xu Muqing lowered her head, without saying a word, and her heart was also filled with strong hatred.
The Empress Dowager, the old witch, pretends to really love her grandson. Who was pushing her towards Xu Meiren's belly?
Why did Concubine Shu meet her so coincidental? Xu Muqing would not believe that the Empress Dowager did not play any role in the conspiracy where Meiren fell.
"Aren't you a very hard bone before and arrogant? Why are you becoming mute now? Talking, the Ai family wants to hear how you pick yourself out."
Xu Muqing suddenly raised her head and said openly and calmly, "My daughter has a clear conscience."
"I'm so stubborn. When the emperor comes, it depends on what you say."
The Queen Mother really wanted to slap her two loud slaps in the face, completely destroying her face like a vixen.
She was about to let the nanny beside her slap her mouth, and the emperor's anxious and worried voice came from the door.
"How is the fetus in Xu Meiren's belly? What did the imperial doctor say?"
The imperial doctor said carefully, "Your Majesty, the fetus in Xu Meiren's belly is not serious. There was a slight bleeding before, but Miss Xu has already given Xu Meiren a pill to protect her fetus, and it is not serious. However, the next time needs to be rested and you can't be frightened anymore."
When Xiao Lie heard the doctor's words, his heart finally put it back in his stomach, "It's good that the child is fine."
"Your Majesty, I am really scared. I beg you to protect our children."
When Xu Meiren saw the emperor coming, her emotions that had just stabilized collapsed again and her tears broke down again.
"My dear concubine, don't cry. I know that you are wronged this time. Just take care of the baby and wait attentively for the child to be born."
The emperor comforted Xu Meiren with a gentle whisper, and promised to mention her position, so that she could mention the fourth-rank Jieyu from the current level.
"Concubine Shu, I will pack up the Zhaoyang Palace later and let Concubine Xu live in. The environment there is quiet and suitable for raising the baby."
Xiao Lie spoke. Concubine Shu didn't expect that the child in Meiren Xu's belly was not removed, but instead made her a blessing in disguise and was promoted directly to the position. She felt so sad that she felt like she was knocking over a bottle of jealousy, and she felt so uncomfortable that she was almost crazy.
"I follow the order."
Concubine Shu's face was still decent and dignified, but only she knew that the resentment and jealousy in her heart were about to drive her crazy.
The Empress Dowager spoke again at this critical moment, "Emperor, although Xu Meiren was fine, she was so scared and fell, should she be punished? This time, Xu Meiren is strong and has a good foundation. What if any concubine with a slightly weak body encounters such a thing?"
The emperor looked at Xu Muqing kneeling on the ground and couldn't help frowning, "Didn't you go out of the palace long ago? Why are you still here? You scared Meiren Xu?"
"My daughter was originally going to leave the palace. The Empress Dowager sent someone to ask her to take her pulse and diagnose her. When the Emperor left, he met Concubine Shu and several empresses came over. Then Concubine Shu said a few words to the minister. Not knowing what happened later, the minister was pushed from behind and almost hit the beauty queen."
Xu Muqing paused, her face full of grievances, "Your Majesty, I am about to fall toward Meiren Xu. It's not right. When Xu Jieyu Concubine Xu, she has tried her best to save her. My Maid never met the Queen of Concubine Jieyu. But the palace maid next to Xu Jieyu pulled her, and somehow, she actually threw the Queen of Concubine."
Her eyes were both aggrieved and puzzled, "Your Majesty, I think it's very strange. Even if there is an accident, shouldn't Concubine Xu's palace maid fall under her to protect the master? Why do you have to pull it back?"
"Don't confuse the audience here. Everyone present saw that it was your fault. Why did you rely on others? You didn't hit Xu Jieyu, but she fell down because she was frightened by you."
Concubine Shu was full of indignation, "Emperor, Xu Muqing just wanted to escape responsibility, it was her fault first."
Xu Muqing didn't care what Concubine Shu said, and continued to raise her voice and said, "Your Majesty, I have another important discovery. Xu Jieyu's soles seemed to have been touched by someone. My Majesty saw that there was a shallow mimeogram in the place where she fell."
Her words were like throwing stones on the calm lake, and instantly ignited waves.
Xu Jieyu was so shocked that she forgot her grievances and crying. She couldn't help but look down at her soles. She did see a little oil seeping out from the soles.
"Your Majesty, it turns out that it is not Xu Muqing who wants to harm me, but someone else doesn't want me to give birth to my child healthily and safely. Some people deliberately want me to miscarriage, but they deliberately use Xu Muqing's hand to get rid of our child."
Xu Jieyu's face showed a strong fear, and she took off her shoes. "I'm wearing a thick layer of oil on the soles of my shoes, and then sealed it with a thin layer of wax. When the layer of wax was worn off, the oil leaked out. My body was heavy and inflexible, and my shoes were slippery. When I fell, the child would run away. That man was so cruel."
Xiao Lie was so angry that he was almost crazy. He didn't expect such a thing to happen under his nose, and immediately started to curse at Concubine Shu.
"How did you take charge of the harem? It's such a sinister plot that even the emperor dares to harm me. Is it time to kill my life next?"
Concubine Shu was so scared that her face was pale, and her legs were weak and she knelt on the ground, "It's all my fault that I didn't take care of the people in Concubine Xu's palace, and let the bad guys take advantage of the loopholes. Please punish the emperor."
Xiao Lie was very disappointed with her, "Concubine De, leave this matter to you to investigate. You must investigate it hard, and the murderer must be caught."
"I follow the order." Concubine De responded respectfully.
The emperor looked at the two palace maids beside Xu Jieyu with a bloodthirsty look, "Your master will not protect you if you fall down. What's the use of me raising you? I'll demoted to the lowest level of rough palace maids, let you do any dirty and heavy work."
Xu Jieyu said with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, I suspect that these two sluts and the murderer behind the murderer who murdered me, please make the decision for our children. If it weren't for Xu Muqing today, the child in my belly would not be able to be saved."
"The Empress Shu Concubine is only concerned about treating Xu Muqing's crime. The imperial doctor invited her so long before she came. If she hadn't taken the pill to protect her fetus, I wouldn't have imagined what the consequence would be."
Xiao Lie's eyes when he looked at Concubine Shu was obviously suspicious, and his eyes fell on her like a knife.
Concubine Shu's tears immediately overflowed her eyes, feeling very aggrieved, "Does the emperor doubt that I did this? How could I be so stupid? If Concubine Xu Jie is a miscarriage, I will be the first to escape responsibility. How could I do such a thankless thing?"
The Queen Mother seemed to be very tired of these intrigues and said angrily, "It's enough, why are you crying? I'm so annoying, it's fine if the child is fine."
"Your Majesty, when hasn't the matter in Shu's harem been properly managed over the years? If you doubt her, it would be too much."
"It is necessary to investigate, but there is no evidence that Concubine Shu should not be suspected. Concubine Shu in the entire harem is the most appropriate, the most filial to the Ai family, and the most understanding. Even if there are some minor tempers occasionally, it is because you love your son. You must not wrongly accuse the person who treats you the best."
Xiao Lie was very unhappy, but since the empress dowager had spoken, he couldn't disobey his mother, so he could only bear it and say, "Concubine De, be sure to investigate this matter clearly. Anyone who participates in the murder of the royal heir will be executed!"
The matter of Xu Jieyu almost miscarried came to an end.
When Xiao Lie saw Xu Muqing with aggrieved and scared face, he was both angry and helpless, "Xu Muqing, sometimes you are possessed by a disaster. Wherever you go, you will be uneasy. Although you did not do it on purpose today, it also scared Xu Jieyu. If you have nothing to do in the future, it will not enter the palace to avoid harming others and yourself."
Xu Muqing couldn't help but say in her heart, it was obvious that Concubine Shu and the Empress Dowager disliked me and wanted to harm me, so why did I become a disaster star? Am I wronged?
Also, do you think I like to enter the palace? This is clearly a place where people eat and don’t vomit bones. It is the largest haunted house in Liang State, okay? It’s gloomy and lifeless. If it weren’t for nothing, I wouldn’t want to come.
"I'm sorry, the emperor, it's all the ministers who have caused Xu Jiewei to be frightened. I'm really sorry."
She apologized sincerely and sincerely, then took out a silver note of 200 taels from her pocket and handed it to Xu Jieyu, smiling flatteringly and pleasingly.
"Empress, these silver notes were given to you by the little prince in your belly. I hope you can forgive me. I'm sorry, I've frightened you."
Xu Muqing's operation shocked all the concubines present. They didn't expect that there was a noble girl who was so unpretentious and realistic. Didn't it mean that the daughters of famous families were noble, elegant, gentle and dignified, and regarded money as nothing?
Why did the girl in front of her use the silver notes so calmly to smash people?
Xu Jieyu looked at her with helpless and panic, "What are you doing? Get the silver note back quickly."
Although so much money is very attractive, she also wants it very much, but now she dares to accept it in front of so many concubines and the emperor and the empress dowager.
Xiao Lie was also amused by Xu Muqing's apology. For the first time, he felt that the girl in front of him was interesting and very fun.
"Concubine Xu Jie, since it is the money Xu Muqing apologized for you, you can accept it and buy some delicious and fun things for your child in the future."
Since the emperor said that, Xu Jieyu was no longer modest. "Thank you Miss Xu, this gift of apology is quite special."
Xu Muqing felt so distressed that her flesh was bleeding. She said quietly in her heart, "It's not special, two hundred taels of silver, that's a huge sum of money."
Who made her cause trouble? She could only lose money and eliminate disasters.
"Okay, your father is still waiting for you to take care of you. Hurry out the palace. Your two maids should have been waiting for you at the palace gate for a long time."
Xu Muqing then said, "That minister takes his leave."
When she came out of Ningshou Palace again, the cold wind blew over, and her body couldn't help but tremble for a moment, and then she realized that the cold sweat behind her was soaked.
It was so dangerous that she almost died at the hands of the Queen Mother and Concubine Shu. She swore that she must be far away from the Queen Mother and Concubine Shu in the future. These two women's methods were too vicious and terrible.
Xu Muqing covered her beating heart and walked quickly towards the place where the carriage was parked.
When he walked to the relatively sparsely populated plum blossom forest, a slender and distinctive hand suddenly reached out, grabbed her hand and dragged it into the plum forest.
Xu Muqing felt panicked and almost screamed.
"Don't be afraid, you're lonely." Xiao Linye's familiar voice sounded in her ears, and a familiar and clear smell spread across the tip of her nose.
Xu Muqing's legs became weak and she fell on the grass without any image. She raised her head and looked at the slender and handsome man with a grudge.
"Your Highness, what are you doing? Do you know if you scare me to death?" She was frightened so much today that her soul almost flew away. It's easy for her.
Xiao Linye pulled her up from the ground, "The ground is cold, be careful that the chills invade the body, get up quickly."
The young and handsome man pulled her down on a branch and asked with concern, "Did they not punish you? Are you injured?"
After the emperor arrived at Ningshou Palace, Xiao Linye left in order to avoid suspicion. He had no idea how things would develop in the future.
To be continued...