frightfiction Chapter 73 Dongchun is jealous and sad
Chapter 73 Dongchun is jealous and sad
The imperial physician knelt aside and didn't dare to stand up. God knows how frightened he was when he came to pay his respects to Xia Dongchun today and saw Xia Dongchun's appearance.
Although he had received the order long ago, if something really happened to Xia Dongchun in his hands, he would not be able to escape blame and would eventually be implicated.
So he was really afraid and not pretending.
Qi Ling had just received the order and did not dare to delay for a moment. She almost ran to the Qinzheng Hall.
Fortunately, Xinghuachun Pavilion was not too far from Qinzheng Palace, and she arrived there quickly.
Su Peisheng was waiting outside. He saw Qi Ling running towards him from a distance. He was shocked and thought to himself, could something have happened to Xia Dongchun?
When Qi Ling ran up to him, she didn't even have time to catch her breath, and hurriedly said, "Eunuch Su, please tell me that someone has adulterated something in my young lady's food, and she is feeling very uncomfortable. My young lady knew that the emperor was busy with government affairs, so she didn't ask me to tell him, so I ran away secretly."
Qi Ling is also very smart. She has been following Xia Dongchun for a year and knows what kind of image Xia Dongchun wants to maintain in front of Yinzhen. Even though she is anxious at this time, she has not forgotten this point.
When Su Peisheng heard that Xia Dongchun was in trouble, he did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried into the hall to report it.
But a moment later, Yinzhen strode out of the hall, followed by Su Peisheng. Yinzhen's face was gloomy. When he saw Qi Ling, he asked as he walked, "What happened? How did something go wrong?"
Qi Ling followed Yin Zhen and answered as they walked, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the young lady has been drinking a bowl of plum soup every day. This morning, she felt uncomfortable and couldn't even go to pay respects to the empress, so she quickly invited the imperial physician to come. But after checking what the young lady had eaten, the imperial physician said that someone had mixed hawthorn, which promotes blood circulation, into the plum soup, and the mother's body was weak in midsummer, which caused the young lady's discomfort."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Yinzhen frowned, and he probably had an idea in his mind.
"My lady... Your Majesty knows my personality. My lady said that you are busy with government affairs and didn't want Your Majesty to work so hard, so she kept it a secret so as not to upset Your Majesty. But Your Majesty doesn't know my miserable condition right now. My face is pale. I have served you for a year and you have treated me very well. I couldn't bear it, so I took the initiative to come and tell Your Majesty. Please take a look at my lady first before punishing me."
After hearing this, Yinzhen couldn't help but look at Qi Ling for a second, and then said: "She is always so sensible and considerate of me, but other people don't let me live in peace!"
The group hurried to the Xinghuachun Pavilion. When they entered the house, Yinzhen saw the pale-faced Xia Dongchun at a glance. He stepped forward quickly and said, "Why is it so serious? Check! Check it out for me! How come hawthorn was mixed into the plum soup for no reason!"
"Your Majesty..." Xia Dongchun's voice was weak. She stretched out her hand, and Yinzhen held her hand without hesitation. Xia Dongchun closed her eyes and took a deep breath before she had the strength to speak, "Why is the emperor here?"
"It's already like this, are you still going to hide it from me?" Yinzhen said, "You are always so sensible, but others won't let you go."
"The emperor knows everything?" Xia Dongchun pretended to be stupid, but this time her words were very concise, unlike what she said to Yinzhen every time before. The main reason was that she was still feeling uncomfortable at the moment, and even if she wanted to, she didn't have the energy.
Yinzhen used his other free hand to play with the beads in his hand and said, "Of course I know. Since you became pregnant, the Imperial Hospital, the Imperial Kitchen, and the Imperial Household Department have all been extra careful. If someone didn't do it on purpose, how could hawthorn be mixed into the plum soup?"
Speaking of this, Yinzhen suddenly thought of something and turned to Su Peisheng and said, "Su Peisheng, send someone to Xianyue Pavilion immediately. Concubine Shen is also drinking plum soup. Send someone to check if there is anything wrong with hers."
"Yes, I'll ask someone to go right away." Su Peisheng agreed and went out to instruct Xiao Xiazi.
Xia Dongchun's eyes darkened. She was already feeling uncomfortable physically, and now she felt uncomfortable in her heart. It was obvious that she was the one who was feeling uncomfortable. The emperor was right in front of her, but he was still caring about another woman...
But because she was feeling unwell, her face didn't look good to begin with, so Yinzhen didn't think much about it. He just sat down beside her bed. When he looked up, he seemed to have just noticed the noble lady Borjigit who had been standing quietly: "Yaruo is here too."
The full name of Lady Borjigit is Borjigit Yaro.
She nodded: "Sister Xia is in such a bad situation. I am as close to her as a sister and we live together. How can I ignore it? Sister Xia has a good temper and knows how to consider His Majesty. I cannot bear to see her suffer such an unprovoked disaster. Please investigate this matter and give her justice."
"You are also a sensible person." Even without her saying it, Yinzhen also wanted to find out clearly, but he would be more happy to see that everyone in his harem could live in harmony and be as close as sisters like Noble Borjigit and Xia Dongchun, so he followed Noble Borjigit's words and praised her.
After praising Lady Borjigit, Yinzhen turned his attention to the imperial physician: "The imperial physician is useless!"
The imperial physician's knees ached from kneeling, and after being reprimanded by Yinzhen, he lowered his head even lower: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It was all because of my incompetence and negligence that the young lady's diet went wrong. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Just as Yinzhen was about to speak, Xia Dongchun hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, someone has this intention. No matter how careful the imperial physician is, he cannot prevent it. Moreover, Imperial Physician Li has been doing his best, and I can feel it. Your Majesty, for my sake, let the imperial physician atone for his crime and take good care of the baby in my belly."
What a joke. Xia Dongchun was not that stupid. If Yinzhen really punished the imperial physician, he would be happy. Outsiders would think that she was highly valued by Yinzhen, but what would the people in the Imperial Hospital think? Who would dare to come to protect her pregnancy in the future? Moreover, the imperial physician Li was the one who was most familiar with her pregnancy. Even if there was really a problem, he could only deal with it secretly. If the imperial physician was punished in such a high-profile manner, it was hard to guarantee that the imperial physician Li would not harm her more directly.
At the very least, Doctor Li could not be openly punished because of her.
Yinzhen frowned: "You are too considerate of others."
"Your Majesty..." Xia Dongchun looked at him.
"Okay, okay." Yinzhen finally compromised. After all, it was not a big deal, so it would be fine to follow her wishes. "Then I'll do as you say, but I must find out who is behind this."
As they were talking, Zi Su came in and said, "I pay my respects to the Emperor and the two young ladies."
"But what did you find out?" asked Noble Lady Borjigit. Before Yinzhen came, she asked Zisu to go out and investigate.
Yinzhen also looked over.
Zi Su looked outside: "Bring it in."