amaotonovel Chapter 92 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 19
Chapter 92 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 19
Zhenshu, with her exceptional mental fortitude, whispered a series of provocative words into A'ruo's ear, leaving the furious and momentarily stunned A'ruo, who was already losing her senses, speechless and filled with even greater hatred for Ruyi.
Seeing the hatred on her face, Zhenshu breathed a sigh of relief. As the rain intensified, she gave A'ruo a few instructions and turned back to Qixiang Palace.
Jin Yuyan had made up her mind to use cinnabar to abort Consort Jing's pregnancy, and then use the already resentful A'Ruo to frame Ruyi for it. However, after thinking about it carefully, she was still not at ease and felt that she could not do it herself.
This is the emperor's first child after he ascended the throne. If something happens, the emperor will insist on investigating thoroughly and find her, wouldn't that solve everything?
One scapegoat isn't enough!
Unfortunately, these past few days, because Consort Jing is pregnant, Langhua has been stimulated and has started to force Yonglian to study in various ways, so she has no time to pay attention to Jin Yuyan.
Left with no other option, Jin Yuyan turned her attention back to Gao Xiyue, and began frequently visiting Xianfu Palace to brainwash her in various ways.
With Jin Yuyan going all out, Gao Xiyue was powerless to fight back. Although she had no grudge against Consort Jing and did not intend to harm Consort Jing's child, she immediately agreed when Jin Yuyan said that she could use this matter to bring down Ruyi!
Gao Xiyue never liked Ruyi to begin with, and after the two took control of the palace, they clashed more and more, causing that little bit of hatred to grow bigger and bigger.
If she can really defeat Ruyi this time, she will be overjoyed.
Gao Xiyue, born into a bondservant family and in charge of palace affairs, naturally found it very convenient to do things in the palace. With the guidance of Jin Yuyan behind her back, she easily bribed two eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Kitchen to put cinnabar in Consort Jing's food, while Jin Yuyan secretly increased the amount of cinnabar.
A conspiracy is about to unfold...
At that moment, Ruyi in Yanxi Palace was holding a teacup and gazing at the moon through the window, wondering what her young lover was doing. A night breeze blew by, and she seemed to sense a chill and shivered.
Xianfu Palace seems to have been making some subtle moves lately; shouldn't we investigate that thoroughly?
Ruyi frowned, but in the end she gave up the plan. The intrigues and schemes in the palace never stopped. She only needed to protect herself and had no energy to protect others.
June arrived in the blink of an eye, and the focus of everyone's attention in the palace was still on Consort Jing, who was now almost six months pregnant.
Logically speaking, the pregnancy should have been stable by now, but she was having a very difficult pregnancy. Her mouth was covered with blisters, she was dizzy during the day and couldn't sleep at night. She frequently summoned the imperial physicians to take her pulse and help her have a safe pregnancy. However, even when Qi Ru, the head of the Imperial Hospital, personally examined her, he was helpless and could only say that the symptoms of pregnancy were different for women and that it was probably nothing to worry about.
The Empress specially exempted her from paying her respects, and others who knew about the matter were also afraid that something might happen to her during her pregnancy and implicate them, so they generally avoided getting close to her.
This situation continued until one day at the end of June. After the concubines had paid their respects to the Empress, they were about to leave Changchun Palace when a young palace maid rushed into the hall in a panic: "Your Majesty, someone from Chuxiu Palace has come to report that Consort Jing has started bleeding!"
Everyone present was greatly shocked.
Empress Fucha Langhua's imposing aura instantly intensified, her previous gentleness and composure vanishing. She bombarded the newcomer with questions: "Why is Consort Jing bleeding? She's only six months pregnant, not yet due to give birth. Has someone disturbed her?"
Consort Yingjia and Consort Liao, who lived with Consort Jing, looked worried upon hearing this: "When we left Chuxiu Palace this morning, Consort Jing was perfectly fine!"
The young palace maid shook her head: "This servant does not know! The person who came to report only said that the Noble Lady has seen a bright red robe, and now the Chuxiu Palace is in chaos. They want to ask Her Majesty the Empress to go over and take charge of the situation."
Fucha Langhua naturally could not refuse such a request, so she immediately got up and led a group of concubines to Chuxiu Palace in a grand procession. On the way, Gao Xiyue glanced at Jin Yuyan with a questioning look in her eyes, but Jin Yuyan seemed not to see it and walked quietly with her head down.
As soon as the group arrived at Chuxiu Palace, they heard a woman's heartbroken cries coming from inside, and Fucha Langhua immediately understood what was going on.
It's highly likely that Consort Jing's child didn't survive.
When Qi Ruyi, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, saw the Empress arrive, he quickly stepped forward to pay his respects.
"No need for formalities. Tell me quickly, what is Consort Jing's current condition?" Fucha Langhua asked directly.
Qi Ru knelt on the ground, repeatedly begging for forgiveness: "Your humble servant is incompetent and failed to protect Consort Jing's unborn child!"
The speculation was confirmed, and Fucha Langhua was momentarily unable to tell whether she was happy or sad.
It's certainly a good thing that one less prince is vying for Yonglian's favor, but since the Emperor ascended the throne, no more princes or princesses have been born in the harem, which is a dereliction of duty on her part as the Empress. Now that Consort Jing has miscarried, it seems to confirm this statement even more.
Now, Empress Fucha Langhua only hopes that there were no human factors behind Consort Jing's miscarriage.
"Why could the dragon fetus not be saved?" Fucha Langhua's breathing became heavier, her tone filled with a chilling coldness.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Please allow me to explain in detail. When I arrived just now, the dragon fetus in Consort Jing's womb had already died in the womb. After I forced the fetus to be delivered, the entire body of the fetus, along with the umbilical cord, was bluish-black, clearly indicating poisoning."
What I feared most came to pass!
Do you know what kind of poison it is?
Qi Ru hesitated for a moment: "If I am not mistaken, Consort Jing was poisoned by mercury. There are signs of long-term ingestion, which led to the death of the imperial fetus. Consort Jing's symptoms of palpitations, insomnia, fever, and profuse sweating during her pregnancy are consistent with the symptoms of mercury poisoning."
Empress Fucha Langhua asked in surprise, "Where did this come from in the palace?"
Qi Ru said, "When cinnabar is heated, it will release mercury. Although there is no mercury in the palace, there is plenty of cinnabar. For example, there is plenty of cinnabar in the Baohua Hall of the palace. The Imperial Medical Academy also occasionally uses cinnabar in medicine. So it is not difficult to obtain mercury in the palace."
Fucha Langhua angrily said, "Consort Jing is six months pregnant and going through a difficult pregnancy. You have come every day to check her pulse, how come you didn't notice that she was poisoned?"
Qi Ru hurriedly kowtowed again to beg for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The symptoms of mercury poisoning are extremely similar to those during pregnancy. It is difficult to detect whether it is mercury poisoning based solely on the pulse."
Empress Fucha was furious, but she quickly calmed down and regained her usual dignified and generous demeanor. Finally, her gaze fell on Gao Xiyue and Ruyi, her eyes filled with reproach, silently blaming the two for their incompetence.
The two men felt a chill run down their spines and quickly squatted down to apologize.
Ruyi remembered Gao Xiyue's previous actions and quickly said, "It was our dereliction of duty that Consort Jing suffered a miscarriage due to poisoning. Please allow Your Majesty to make amends and thoroughly investigate this matter to comfort the spirit of the imperial heir in heaven."
Gao Xiyue rolled her eyes at Ruyi, understanding her thoughts: "Your Majesty, Consort Jing's unborn child is the first son after His Majesty's ascension to the throne, which is the most auspicious and precious. Now someone is deliberately plotting to harm the imperial heir and shake the auspiciousness of the nation's destiny. I propose that we thoroughly investigate the six palaces to see who has done such a vicious thing!"
Empress Fucha Langhua immediately agreed: "I grant your request. You two must investigate this matter thoroughly."
"Yes! Your Majesty the Empress will obey your decree!"
Fucha Langhua nodded and returned to Changchun Palace first.