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Hu Yue 'er's lower abdomen was cramping for the whole night, and her whole body was sore and uncomfortable. She fainted from the pain, woke up, and continued to take the medicine. After taking the medicine, she continued to endure the pain, and then fell asleep again. She repeated this over and over again, and it was already dawn outside.
Her entire body was covered in sweat, as if she had been fished out of the water. Miao Ling called over two other palace maids and helped her behind the screen to freshen up and change into clean clothes. Then, she laid her down again. Even the bedsheets had been changed. Only then did she feel a little better, as if she had finally survived.
"Sister Miao Ling, is Honored Consort Shu still sleeping?" A palace maid came in and asked in a low voice.
Hu Yue 'er was in a daze and could only vaguely hear voices.
"He just took the medicine and is sleeping now. Did Eunuch Fu tell him anything?" Miao Ling asked in a low voice.
"Eunuch Fu sent someone to ask. It should be His Majesty's concern." The palace maid said with a smile. "His Majesty is very concerned about Your Highness. He hopes that Your Highness can get a man in one fell swoop." The palace maid said with a smile.
In the entire Xiuhe Palace, except for Miao Ling and another eunuch, no one knew the real situation of Honored Consort Shu lying on the bed. They all thought that she was protecting the fetus.
Miao Ling smiled and said, "That's right, who doesn't want that? Ginkgo, go and tell Eunuch Fu that everything is fine with the Empress."
Ginkgo nodded vigorously. "I'll go right away."
Seeing the little palace maid leave in high spirits, Miao Ling looked back at the bed. Seeing that Hu Yue 'er was still sleeping, she was relieved.
She had always been working in Yeting. She was originally the daughter of a criminal and could not serve the nobles. Her life was originally very difficult, but it was Eunuch Fu who pulled her out of despair. Her only wish in this life was to leave the palace.
Eunuch Fu said that as long as she worked hard in Xiuhe Palace and did what she was supposed to do, he would let her leave the palace in a year or two. She would be able to get the freedom she wanted.
The temptation of leaving the palace was too great. Even if she had to go through a mountain of daggers or a sea of flames, she was willing to try.
At first, she thought that Honored Consort Shu was really pregnant. When she came to Xiuhe Palace, she realized that she was wrong.
It turned out that the rumors circulating in the palace about Honored Consort Shu being favored were not true.
If it was true, the emperor would not be so indifferent to Honored Consort Shu being poisoned.
Was Empress Shu pitiful? Miao Ling glanced at Hu Yue 'er, who was lying on the bed. She sighed and shook her head in her heart. Which woman in the palace wasn't pitiful? This was all fate.
She turned around and walked out. She sat down on the steps outside the bedchamber. The sunlight shone on her feet. She held a jade necklace in her hand and waited for the Imperial Hospital to send the medicine over so she could feed it to Shu Fei.
Hu Yue 'er slowly opened her eyes. The palace maid's words had sobered her up.
What did he mean by hoping that she would get a man in one fell swoop? Did everyone really believe that she was pregnant? She was clearly poisoned …
It seemed like the emperor wanted everyone to think that way … Why? Why did the emperor do this? Someone poisoned her, that meant they wanted to harm her. Wouldn't the emperor find out who wanted to harm her?
She had always been a cautious person and never offended anyone in the palace. Who would want to harm her?
Because she was favored!
Hu Yue 'er's body trembled as if she was enlightened. She finally understood why she had this disaster. It wasn't because of anything else, but because she had become the most favored consort in the palace. Someone was jealous of her and wanted to harm her!
No, no, she wasn't favored at all. That was all fake. The emperor didn't really love her. The person he loved the most was still the empress, Lu Yaoyao ah.
However, others didn't know, only she knew that Lu Yaoyao wasn't being left out in Cheng De Villa, but was being protected by the emperor.
She was the pitiful worm that was poisoned in the palace for Lu Yaoyao. The one who should have been poisoned yesterday was Lu Yaoyao, not her.
Why … What did she do wrong? Why did she have to suffer like this? She had never wanted to fight for favor with Lu Yaoyao. Was it because she was serving tea in the imperial garden that she deserved to suffer like this?
"Niang niang, you're awake?" Miao Ling came in to see Hu Yue 'er, but found that her body was trembling. She asked in a small voice.
Hu Yue 'er slowly opened her eyes and looked at the unfamiliar palace maid. She wanted to speak, but she couldn't speak for a long time. Her throat was dry and painful.
Miao Ling went to pour a cup of water and fed it to Hu Yue 'er, "Niang niang, your throat is injured. You'll need to rest for a few days to recover."
After drinking the water, Hu Yue 'er felt her throat become much more comfortable. She spoke in a hoarse voice, "Call Xiang Qiao over. This consort wants her by my side."
When Miao Ling heard this, she gave a warm smile, "Niang niang, Xiang Qiao has already left the palace."
What? Hu Yue 'er's expression changed, "Why would she leave the palace?"
"This servant isn't clear. I heard that she didn't serve niang niang well." Miao Ling said with a smile, "Niang niang, if there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to tell this servant."
She wanted to see the emperor. She wanted to ask him why?
Mo Rong's cold and handsome face appeared in Hu Yue 'er's mind. She revealed a bitter smile. Even if she saw the emperor, would she be able to ask him?
"This consort wants to lie down over there." Hu Yue 'er pointed at the soft couch by the window. There was sunlight there, so she didn't want to lie on the bed. It was so cold that she felt like she was going to die.
Miao Ling agreed in a low voice. She helped her up and slowly walked over to the soft couch to lie down.
"Niang niang, you must be hungry. This servant will have someone send some food over," said Miao Ling.
Hu Yue 'er nodded lightly. Right now, it was probably impossible for her to obtain anything she wanted. The emperor wanted her to stay in Xiuhe Palace to take care of the fetus, so she had to pretend that she was taking care of the fetus. Otherwise, she definitely wouldn't be able to live for long.
Miao Ling walked out of the sleeping chambers and whispered a few words to the eunuch outside. Then she smiled and had the little palace maid go to the imperial kitchen to get some food.
The eunuch turned and walked in the direction of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Mo Rongzhan was currently in the Imperial Study, discussing matters with Elder Xu and Lu Shiming. They were talking about the old case of Nanyue. Elder Xu and Lu Shiming had lived for a long time, so they might have heard some things about the Pan and Feng Families.
"Your Majesty, the two cases of the Pan and Feng Families were actually the same back then. They both refused to pay taxes and sold official salt. Back then, the previous emperor had just ascended to the throne and needed to establish his might. If all of Nanyue didn't pay taxes, then it would affect the Jin Country. That's why he was so swift and decisive in raiding the families." Elder Xu said, "The person in charge of this case back then was Governor Cao of Nanyue. Your Majesty, could it be that there's a problem with this case?"
Mo Rongzhan said, "If there was no problem with this case, then Tianlu Pavilion and Huang Ceku wouldn't be unable to find any records."
Lu Shiming thought of his son who had just arrived in Nanyue. Could it be that the emperor had him go to Nanyue for this matter?
"Zhen will have people reinvestigate the case back then. Don't make this matter public for now. You guys just have to help in secret." Mo Rongzhan lightly said.
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(Nine Headed Bird Academy)
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