lcionline Chapter 527: Concubine Sun is suspected to be pregnant (27 reward points plus additional content)
Chapter 527: Concubine Sun is suspected to be pregnant (27 reward points plus additional content)
The moment she saw Concubine Xiao, the hatred and anger in Concubine Shu's eyes could hardly be suppressed!
If she wasn't afraid that His Majesty would scold her for being impolite, she really wanted to rush up and give Concubine Xiao a few slaps in the face!
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Concubine Xiao with a gloomy look in his eyes: "Why did you poison the Queen Mother?"
Since Concubine Xiao dared to do this, she was already prepared to die, so there was naturally nothing to hide at this moment.
She looked up at Nangong Xuanyu and said slowly, "A few days ago, a note suddenly appeared in my Ruixuexuan."
"The note said that the reason why I am dying is not because of the hairpin pierced by Zhou Shuren. It is because the Queen Mother interfered and ordered the imperial physician to replace the medicinal materials used to treat me."
"She wants my life so that she can take away the Third Prince. How can I be willing to let it go after she has harmed me to this extent?"
Concubine Xiao said this on purpose.
Since the owner of the note wanted to use her to deal with Queen Mother Liu, how could she let the other party stay out of it?
However, with her ability, she couldn't find out who wrote the note, so she reported the matter to the emperor.
The crowd was instantly in an uproar!
In the eyes of many palace concubines, although the Empress Dowager held a high position, she had always been fasting and chanting Buddhist scriptures in the Cining Palace and never interfered in the affairs of the harem. She was a very good person.
How could he do such a thing as killing the mother and taking away the child?
On the day of the third prince’s full-month ceremony, Concubine Xiao appeared in front of everyone for the first time, and many people were stunned!
The once gentle, beautiful, bright and charming beauty has now become this haggard appearance, and it was all caused by the Queen Mother? !
Just thinking about it, these people felt like they were about to break out in a cold sweat...
No wonder Concubine Xiao risked her life to poison the Empress Dowager.
Knowing that Concubine Shu had an impulsive temper, Empress Dowager Liu kept everything she did a secret from her from beginning to end.
Hearing what Concubine Xiao said, Concubine Shu frowned fiercely, looked at her and said sternly: "Nonsense!"
"You ended up like this because of your own wrongdoings. That's why you were retaliated by Zhou Shuren. What does the Queen Mother have to do with it?!"
Concubine Xiao was too lazy to pay attention to her and just sneered.
Shen Zhinian looked at this scene, his eyes darkened.
Of course she knew that Concubine Xiao mentioned the note at this time because she wanted to use the power of the Ministry of Punishment to find out who threw the note at Ruixuexuan.
But Xiao Zhouzi was always cautious in his actions and did not leave any trace. He even wrote the note with his feet.
Concubine Xiao's wish was destined to fail.
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Concubine Xiao coldly: "The harem has strict rules, and you are imprisoned in Ruixuexuan. Where did the poison come from?"
Concubine Xiao risked her own life, but her cousin was so good to her that she never thought of implicating him.
She met Nangong Xuanyu's gaze, looking ready to die: "A person can always find a way to do something if he wants to."
"It was indeed I who poisoned the Queen Mother, but I only wanted revenge. Unfortunately, that old woman was lucky enough not to be poisoned to death."
"At this point, I have nothing to say. Your Majesty, if you want to kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you. If there's more, I'm sorry I can't tell you."
Shen Zhinian's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
Even if Concubine Xiao didn't want to live, she had to think about the Third Prince. She was the Third Prince's biological mother, and if she made the Emperor dislike her even more, what good would that do to the Third Prince?
Moreover, with Concubine Xiao's shrewdness, she is fully capable of arranging the follow-up matters.
She said this so casually, as if she was still planning something...
Nangong Xuanyu didn't look at Xiao Guiren again, and waved his hand: "Su Quanye."
Su Quanyue took the order and ordered his men to drag Xiao Guiren and Li Cairong away.
The Queen Mother was poisoned and paralyzed, and it was not just a matter for the harem. When the news spread tomorrow, it would also cause an uproar in the court!
It is reasonable for the emperor to thoroughly investigate the matter and give an explanation to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.
With His Majesty's order, the Ministry of Punishment can torture Concubine Xiao without any worries!
"When the Queen Mother wakes up, send someone to tell me immediately."
"Yes!"
It was already late, and after what had happened, the emperor naturally had no intention of favoring his concubines, so he returned to the Yangxin Palace alone.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off!"
Everyone left the Cining Palace one after another, leaving only Concubine Shu still guarding here.
Back at Zhongcui Palace, Nanny Xiao helped Shen Zhinian into the main hall.
"My lady, I see that Concubine Xiao seems to have a backup plan."
Shen Zhinian sneered: "What she is best at is using a series of tricks."
"After this incident, His Majesty will definitely not spare her life. This is the last attempt, and Concubine Xiao will certainly not give up so easily."
But there is no need to worry.
Shen Zhinian had sent people to keep an eye on Ruixuexuan a long time ago, and he had a lot of information in his hands. No matter what, this fire would not burn Zhongcui Palace.
Seeing her so calm, everyone felt relieved.
Concubine Sun yawned tiredly: "I don't know why I always feel sleepy easily recently."
"Sister Xianfei, it's getting late. You should rest first. I won't disturb you anymore."
Shen Zhinian didn't think much about it at first. His eyes fell on the drum on the table where the fourth prince had played. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind: "Have you always felt sleepy recently?"
"When did this situation start?!"
She remembered that when she was pregnant with Ah Xu, she was also easily tired every day.
Concubine Sun thought about it carefully and said, "I can't remember the exact time, it seems to have started recently..."
Nanny Lin seemed to have thought of something, and asked with concern: "Besides being easily tired, does the young lady have any other reactions?"
"Other reactions?"
Lady Sun was a little confused at first, but she suddenly opened her eyes wide when she heard this: "Also, I feel nauseous from time to time. No, no..."
She simply didn't dare to think about that!
Shen Zhinian quickly asked, "Sister Sun, have you had your period this month?"
Concubine Sun looked at Zhu'er.
What she was most obsessed with every day was practicing the pipa. Her personal maid kept track of these things and prepared everything.
Zhu Er bowed and said, "My lady, your period has indeed been delayed for several days this month. Since my lady's period was often late in the past, I did not think much of it for the time being."
"Could it be, couldn't it be..."
If it were a palace concubine who was always looking forward to getting pregnant, she would definitely notice something at the first moment if these abnormalities appeared in her body.
But Concubine Sun had been serving the emperor since she came to the palace, and after so many years, there was no good news. She had given up long ago and had no intention of going in this direction at all.
At this moment, Concubine Sun was both surprised and couldn't believe it!
She touched her belly, then looked at Shen Zhinian: "Sister Xianfei, you said, it won't, it won't really be..."