Cai Ju, who had just returned, also entered the room. Seeing this scene, she exclaimed, "Oh Buddha, Young Mistress!" She pushed away the helpless Yushu and helped Zhe Man carefully place Qin Guiren back on the bed. Then, she took out a pill and fed it to Qin Guiren. She watched as Qin Guiren gradually fell into a deep sleep before she heaved a sigh of relief.
When she turned around, she saw that Yushu was still standing there like a block of wood. Cai Ju forced herself to open her eyes. She smiled and pulled Yushu to the front of the room.
Cai Ju said, "Although I don't know what's so urgent, Elder Sister has seen the state of our Young Mistress. Please ask Her Highness Consort Xian to forgive you when you return."
Yushu returned to his senses at this moment, "Our Highness knows that Young Mistress's health has always been poor. Moreover, Her Highness has always been magnanimous. She definitely won't think too much about it. You and Zhe Man should take good care of Young Mistress. I'll take my leave first."
Cai Ju said, "I'll send Elder Sister off."
Yushu said, "Aiya, but it's just next door. It's very close. There's no need to send me off. Younger Sister, you should go back and take care of Young Mistress!"
Even so, Cai Ju still escorted Yushu to the front of Fengzhi Palace's main hall.
Seeing that Yushu had walked far away, Qin Buxun, who was supposed to leave the palace, walked out of the main hall with a gloomy face. Cai Ju hurriedly went up to him and said anxiously, "My lord, Young Mistress's condition is very bad. Including the Tranquilizer Pill that I fed her just now, she has already taken the fourth pill today!"
Qin Buxun snorted, "She stopped taking medicine for ten days without permission. Today, she has only taken the fourth pill in a row. She should be thanking Buddha for being able to take medicine!"
Cai Ju followed behind Qin Buxun and cautiously advised, "Daren, you also know that the Young Mistress's temper is just like yours. This servant really can't do anything to her. Daren … please bear with her."
Qin Buxun pursed his lips and quickened his steps. In front of the Green Tapestry Hall, Zhe Man was also anxiously pacing back and forth. Seeing them from afar, she heaved a sigh of relief and came forward to greet them, "Sir, you're finally here!"
When he entered the inner room, he saw Qin Guiren lying on the bed with a sickly face. He sighed and took out some tools from his medicine box, preparing to perform acupuncture.
Yushu returned to the Youhuang Palace even later than the Jubilee who went to the Shuangpo Palace. Consort Wang was pregnant and her emotions were fluctuating greatly. Coupled with her sensitive mind, she couldn't help but overthink when she saw the change in Yushu's expression.
She couldn't help but flare up at the people around her. "What's wrong? Where did you go? Did you go to see the newly bloomed Aqua Lotus in the Imperial Garden, or the Eighteen Scholars in the East Courtyard? "
The four palace maids were all stunned. Yushu hurriedly knelt down, "Your Highness, please forgive me. It was the Imperial Physician Of Qin who ordered people to stop this servant from entering. He said that Qin Guiren was very ill."
When she heard Qin Guiren, Consort Wang was furious, "Who does she think she is? She actually made the head of the Imperial Physician Academy take her pulse? Qin Buxun also doesn't know his place. Your Majesty, Qin Buxun caused this concubine to have a miscarriage half a year ago. It was a six-month-old baby boy … "When she thought of that six-month-old baby boy, Consort Wang only felt a sharp pain in her chest. Her eyes reddened and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Luoshuanga only held Consort Wang's hand and sighed, "Feifei, that child probably isn't fated to be with us. Half a year ago, it was this Emperor's negligence that didn't allow the Imperial Physician Of Qin to take full care of him. Alas ~"
Yan Shi, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't be sad. If you can't take it, then have His Majesty remove Huang Liu from his position and have him scram from the capital."
These words reminded Consort Wang of her pregnancy half a year ago. In order to be safe, there was a Jubilee in the Imperial Physician Academy and Huang Liu outside the Imperial Physician Academy.
Luoshuanga also mentioned once that Qin Buxun should be responsible for Consort Wang's miscarriage. However, she refused because of the difference in status and requested that Huang Liu be fully responsible. After returning, she only had Qin Buxun check the prescription. If there were no mistakes, then she had Huang Liu prepare the medicine according to the prescription.
Logically speaking, since they were all family, there shouldn't be any problems. However, when she was six months pregnant, her abdominal pain was unbearable and she saw blood very quickly. A fully formed baby boy was gone just like that. She looked at the prescription several times and even asked the Jubilee to bring it out of the Imperial Palace to find a famous doctor. However, no problem could be found.
Taking the pulse, writing the prescription, preparing the medicine, and decocting the medicine were all done by the Wang Family. The miscarriage really couldn't be blamed on Qin Buxun. Especially at that time, Qin Guiren's health wasn't good, so she couldn't be bothered with Huang Liu.
After straightening out her logic, Consort Wang broke out in a cold sweat. At this moment, she could still use her stomach as an excuse to throw a tantrum. However, if she continued to make trouble, it would be unreasonable. It was a big taboo for the head of the Imperial Palace.
Luoshuanga also said angrily at this time, "Huang Liu, this quack, has taken the title of the Left Head of the Imperial Physician for nothing. I will abolish him right now!"
"Your Majesty, you can't!" Consort Wang subconsciously stopped him. She pursed her lips and said solemnly, "This concubine is guilty. This concubine has overstepped her authority. Although Imperial Physician Huang is from the Imperial Physician Bureau, he is also an official of the imperial court. How can he abolish an official of the imperial court for a woman like this concubine? Abolishing etiquette based on love is not something a wise emperor should do."
Luoshuanga seemed to be still angry. He said coldly, "He's just an imperial physician. Moreover, don't you always like to watch the Palace of Immortals?"
Consort Wang clasped his left hand with both hands. "Your Majesty, although this concubine envies Li Yang's love, Your Majesty is not the Tang Ming Emperor. This concubine also doesn't want to be a femme fatale like Yang Guifei, who brings disaster to the country and the people."
Luoshuanga stood up and took her into his arms. He gently stroked Consort Wang's black hair. "Feifei is really my good wife."
Consort Wang's face reddened. "Your Majesty."
Yushu heaved a sigh of relief. The other chief palace maids who accompanied her also felt relieved. Their hearts relaxed, but their backs were already soaked with cold sweat.
Qin Buxun was recommended to be in charge of the Imperial Physician Bureau by His Majesty. Qin Buxun's condition for being in charge of the Imperial Physician Bureau was that he would be responsible for his niece, Qin Guiren's old illness.
In other words, it was His Majesty who agreed to let Qin Buxun take care of Qin Guiren. If Consort Wang scolded Qin Buxun for not knowing the etiquette of seniority, she was indirectly scolding Luoshuanga.
After being comforted, Consort Wang also came back to her senses. Her pretty face paled. She carefully peeked at Luoshuanga's expression. She saw that he didn't look angry. If she mentioned it again, she was afraid that he would react unhappily. If she didn't mention it, she was afraid that it would leave a bad impression in the future.
Consort Wang was still distressed. Luoshuanga had already let go of her and returned to his seat. "Continue. How is Qin Guiren?"
Yushu carefully answered, "Qin Guiren's old illness has relapsed. When this servant went there, Green Tapestry Hall had already summoned the Imperial Physician Of Qin. This servant waited outside the hall for a long time."
Consort Wang didn't wait for Luoshuanga to ask again. With a concerned expression, she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? She was fine this morning. What did she use to attack her?"
Yushu said, "The Imperial Physician Of Qin said that this is a sudden relapse. It has nothing to do with food. This servant took a look. Qin Guiren's face is sallow. She can't even sit up. I'm afraid that she won't be able to come."
Lady Wen Yu, who had been a wallflower for half a day, snorted and said, "One or two of them is really coincidental. They all claim to be sick, making Imperial Concubine Sister Xian still have to suffer while pregnant."
Consort Wang said, "What are you talking about? Who doesn't have a small illness or disaster? But there aren't many people in the palace … Next year, for His Majesty's birthday, why don't we choose from the noble ladies in advance?"
Luoshuanga shook his head. "Don't worry about that for now. What's the matter with Yan Sheng?"
Consort Wang calmly sighed in relief. Then, with a serious expression, she said, "I've already ordered people to ask around. They've already brought the relevant people here and detained them in the back room. Yan Shi."
Yan Shi knelt beside Yushu. "Your Majesty, according to her roommates in Yaoyuan, Yaoyuan's health wasn't very good a while ago. She thought that it was just a cold and didn't dare to bother the imperial physician. Unexpectedly, she passed away suddenly. Yaoyuan was grateful and asked for something to keep as a memento. The eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was afraid that it would be contagious and refused. While they were pulling, they found a small figure made of silk with Xiao Changzai's birth characters written on it."
"Xiao Changzai?"
Yan Shi said, "I also asked Xiao Changzai. She also felt that it was strange. According to Xiao Changzai, ever since she moved into Willow Courtyard, she has been recuperating behind closed doors. Normally, she hasn't seen Yaoyuan's people even once. Could it be that she's jealous?"
The art of Yan Sheng had existed since ancient times. It could be big or small. It was explicitly forbidden in the palace, but it depended on the mood of the day to deal with it.
Yan Sheng was originally a witchcraft used by women in the harem to pray for favor or children. Over time, it developed into the art of cursing each other.
Objects like Yan Sheng were easy to make. It was just a piece of wood, a piece of cloth, or even a handful of straw. Therefore, it couldn't be stopped.
After being silent for a long time, Luo Shuang finally said, "Since it's jealousy, then this matter will end here. The harem should be peaceful, and with only a few people, something has happened. In three years, another group will come. According to this trend, when the time comes, won't the Heavenly Palace be in chaos?" In the end, her tone was already very impolite.
Consort Wang didn't care about her body and knelt at his feet to beg for forgiveness. "This concubine is guilty. This concubine promises that this kind of thing won't happen again."
Luoshuanga rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Feifei, you've disappointed Us in this matter. Alright, Us will go see Qiao Zhen. She's timid. She must be frightened and anxious after this unexpected disaster."
He didn't allow the people kneeling on the ground to get up. When he reached the door, Luoshuanga turned around and said, "That's right. Next year is Us's birthday, so there's no need for a small selection. Let the lower ranked people in the harem be promoted by one rank. Now that you're pregnant, you can take on the role of general manager. Let Wen Yu be in charge. Consort Yan's health hasn't been bad recently, so you can let her do some work."
Consort Wang and Lady Wen Yu stood up and kowtowed in thanks. Seeing his figure disappear through the door, Yan Shi straightened up and carefully helped Consort Wang up. "Niang niang, be careful."
This was the first time that Consort Wang had been reprimanded in front of so many people. For a moment, she felt dizzy. After being helped to sit down, she didn't regain her senses for a long time.
Yan Shi called out a few times, but Consort Wang only muttered in a daze, "He's never reprimanded me like this. He's never treated me like this … never …"
To the side, Lady Wen Yu lowered her head and looked at the sash embroidered with a multicolored luan and a five-tailed phoenix on her waist. The corners of her mouth curved, but soon a layer of sorrow appeared in her eyes.
On the other side, although it was called the back room, it was actually a room where Xiao Changzai and the others were locked up in for a long time. The room was filled with only a few shaky, dusty tables that were on the verge of collapse.
Eunuch Le used his sleeve to brush away the dust on a low couch that was missing a corner. He then took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve and spread it out. Only then did he help Xiao Changzai slowly sit down.
Yao Yuan's status was low, so she naturally didn't dare to sit down with Xiao Changzai, who had a higher status than her, without being invited. Usually, she even shared her maidservant with others. The maidservant she lived in was called Ping 'er.
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