Halfway through carrying it, Xiaowu pushed open the door and walked in. Hongli raised his eyebrows and said displeasedly: "Didn't I tell you to stay outside and not come in unless I summoned you?"
"This slave deserves to die." Xiao Wu quickly knelt down to admit his mistake, and then said: "But this slave has something important to report, and I hope the emperor will forgive me." Seeing that Hongli didn't speak, he raised his voice slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry.
Xiaoquanzi from Fu Palace has come to report that Concubine Yu suddenly had labor pains. Doctor Zhou has seen her and said she is going to give birth tonight, so I have come to invite you over."
"Now? I remember she is only eight months old, right?" Hongli asked in shock. He had never seen Yubi again since the last incident.
"Yes, Xiao Quanzi said that Yubi had a miscarriage, which resulted in premature birth. He also said... Yubi has a few words to say to you, so I hope you can come over."
Although Hongli blamed Yubi for the previous incident, it was a matter of life and his own flesh and blood. Before leaving, he said to Yonghuang who was standing aside: "Go to Yanxi Palace and tell the imperial concubine about this matter, and
Please come with her."
After Yonghuang left, Hongli took Sixi and Xiaowu to Xianfu Palace quickly. Once there, he saw the palace people busy non-stop.
Hongli passed by the palace people who were saluting him and came to the inner hall. Concubine Yu was lying on the bed, covered with a thin brocade quilt, her belly raised high, Dongmei kept wiping the cold sweat from her face, and she saw
Hongli came in, said something quickly in Yubi's ear, and then knelt down to salute.
Hongli sat down on the edge of the couch, looked down at the pale-faced concubine Yu, and asked, "Does it hurt too much?"
Yubi tried her best to squeeze out a smile and said: "I finally saw the emperor again. I had been thinking just now whether the emperor would not let me see him even for the last time."
Hongli scolded lightly: "Don't talk nonsense about the last meeting. Both you and the child will be fine."
Yubi shook her head and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to comfort me. I know in my heart that I am afraid that I will not be able to survive this test, so I hurriedly asked Xiao Quanzi to invite the emperor. If I don't say it now, I am worried that I will not have a chance in the future."
Say." At this point
A sharp pain hit her, forcing her to stop talking. After the pain passed, she continued: "Your Majesty, I really did not add any medicine to the water to frame the imperial concubine. I was wronged. Do you believe me?"
Concubine."
Hongli was silent for a moment and said: "Don't talk about this now. The most important thing for you now is to maintain your energy and wait for the child to be born."
Yubi grabbed his slightly prickly sleeves and said with a plaintive expression: "Your Majesty, you still don't believe me, do you?"
Hongli looked at her and said: "The noble concubine will not harm you."
Concubine Yu was secretly annoyed, suppressed her anger, and cried: "Maybe this matter really has nothing to do with the imperial concubine, but it is definitely not my concubine's fault. I have been with you for many years. Doesn't the emperor not know who I am?
I wonder how I could do such a despicable thing." Seeing that Hongli didn't speak, she added: "It is said that when a person is about to die, his words are good; I have no reason to continue to lie to the emperor."
Hong Li said coldly: "If it weren't for you, why would you ask someone for an appetizer recipe?"
Concubine Yu looked gloomy and said, "I don't know. I only know that among the things I have done, I have never drugged the noble concubine to frame her."
After her words fell, Dongmei knelt down and said with tears: "To inform the emperor, I did go to the Song Dynasty doctor to find a prescription for appetizing, but the master did not know about it."
Yubi looked at Dongmei kneeling under the bed in shock, and said in a trembling voice: "You...you really went to see Dr. Song, why...why didn't you tell me?"
Dongmei cried and said: "My family sent me a letter earlier, saying that my mother couldn't eat and often had cold sweats. However, my mother was afraid of spending money on medical treatment and refused to go to the hospital. My servant was worried and wanted to go to Taipei."
The hospital asked for a prescription, and Imperial Physician Song happened to be there, so he asked him for a prescription. Since it was not a big deal, the servant forgot about it until that night.
The slave girl remembered it when her mother mentioned it. However, the slave girl was afraid that she would be blamed if she spoke out, so she denied it. Unexpectedly, she had harmed her master. Looking back on it afterwards, the slave girl really regretted it. Now that the master is in danger, she doesn’t know whether she will be able to survive.
After passing this test, I really can’t bear my master to be misunderstood by the emperor again, so even if I am punished, I will tell the truth and restore my master’s innocence.”
Concubine Yu said angrily: "You...you are really mad at me. If your Majesty hadn't been kind-hearted, I would have been killed by you."
Faced with Yubi's slap, Dongmei didn't dare to dodge. After suffering a few blows, she kowtowed to Hongli with tears and said: "Your Majesty, the medicine in the master's water is really not from the slave. After the slave took the prescription, he
He has been sent out of the palace. If the emperor does not believe it, he can send someone to the slave's home to investigate. If the slave makes a false statement, he is willing to be punished with the death penalty."
Concubine Yu said from the side: "Your Majesty, although Dongmei made the mistake of concealing it, she has never been disgusted. I hope that the Emperor will be magnanimous and spare her once and don't take heavy responsibility."
Hongli frowned and stared at Dongmei for a long time, then said in a deep voice: "I will send someone to investigate this matter, you get up first."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Master." Dongmei stood up gratefully, holding on to the cold floor tiles. At this moment, Concubine Yu's expression became extremely painful, she was sweating profusely and moaning incessantly.
Seeing this, Dongmei hurriedly said: "Master, how are you? Are you about to give birth? I will call Po Wen in now."
"Wait a minute." Concubine Yu reluctantly called her, looked at Hongli, and said weakly and expectantly: "Your Majesty, are you willing to believe me?"
Seeing her like this, Hongli couldn't bear it after all, and said: "I believe in you, just be good at giving birth and be energetic enough to give birth to a healthy prince for me."
Concubine Yu had a look of relief on her face, as if even the pain had eased a lot, "With the emperor's words, I will have no regrets even if I die now." She took a breath and said intermittently: "Later, if I can't
Both mother and child are harmonious. Your Majesty, please remember.
...We must protect the child. Over the years, I have been favored and cared for by the emperor. The only way I can repay the emperor is to leave a little blood for the emperor. In the future...when the emperor sees the child, he will occasionally think of me, concubine.
I am completely satisfied.”
No matter what she said, Hongli would definitely protect the child once it was difficult to give birth. In this case, why not go with the flow and say something nice to make Hongli feel guilty. In this way, once he survived this disaster, Hongli would definitely
Treat her with compassion and care.
Yubi was right. After hearing these words, Hongli was moved and guilty. He held her hand for the first time after coming in and said, "Stop saying such silly things. You and the child will be fine."