frightfiction Chapter 525 Concubine Xiao is pregnant
Chapter 525 Concubine Xiao is pregnant
It was not an accident that Li Xi was infected with the disease. It was a conspiracy between Murong Linzhi and Tinglan. Originally, Tinglan wanted to be ruthless and let Li Xi die of the disease, but then she thought that if Li Xi died, she would definitely not know how Gu Shiyi would torture her, and she had not yet obtained her indenture contract.
Murong Linzhi also suggested that the disease was now controllable, so if Li Xi died from it, it would surely arouse suspicion from others. Ultimately, the two men agreed to let him suffer for a while, delaying the illness for as long as possible.
In Chang'an City, Gu Shiyi naturally had a wishful thinking. After she learned that Tinglan had disappeared, she sent people to search. When the search was fruitless, she thought that while Li Xi was away, this was a good opportunity to make Tinglan disappear completely.
So, when she went to the palace to pay her respects to Concubine Xiao, she shared the information about the Li family with her and said to her, "Mother, I am truly sorry to Your Highness for losing your beloved concubine Lan."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xiao frowned and said, "Is she just a concubine? Is she worth your frown?"
Gu Shiyi pretended to wipe her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Mother, you should also know that my concubine gave birth prematurely because of this woman. She...she really looks too much like Guo Fengmin, so..."
Before she could finish, Concubine Xiao frowned even deeper: "I was saying, Xi'er is not the kind of person who is seduced by beauty, so why is he so partial to this woman?"
Gu Shiyi continued, "Yes, His Highness dotes on her very much. She sleeps with him ten days a month, and I can only say that I share his affections with her. But I don't understand why she would run away even after all this. I treat her well!"
Concubine Xiao thought for a moment, then said with some disdain, "What are you afraid of? This is also a good opportunity. Xi'er hates people who betray him the most. As long as Xi'er thinks she is taking the opportunity to escape, Xi'er will definitely not let her go."
Gu Shiyi seemed to have suddenly realized something and said, "Mother is indeed wise. I have to admit that I am inferior to her."
Concubine Xiao waved her hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. You two are still young and have a lot to learn. Well, I'm a little tired. You can take Yu'er back home first."
Gu Shiyi stood up and saluted. After the wet nurse brought Li Yu back, the few of them said goodbye.
After they left, Concubine Xiao naturally complained to the nanny beside her about how useless Gu Shiyi was. However, as an outsider, the nanny realized that Gu Shiyi might be deliberately waiting for Concubine Xiao to come up with a solution. In this way, even if the Li family blamed her later, she could say that it was Concubine Xiao who gave her the idea.
I have to say that old people are more experienced. It is indeed as the nanny said. This is the reason why Gu Shiyi deliberately went to Concubine Xiao to complain.
Concubine Xiao clenched her fists fiercely and said, "Oh, this Gu Shiyi, I really underestimated her. But it doesn't matter. After I get rid of this Tinglan, I will find a way to deal with her!"
The very next day, news came back that Li Xi had been infected with the disease after entering the epidemic area.
Gu Shiyi secretly felt that Li Xi was really disappointing. The emperor gave him a relatively simple task, but he still contracted the plague in the process.
When Concubine Xiao in the palace heard the news, she fainted. The imperial physician was called to see her, and the doctor said that she fainted due to anger. Another reason was that Concubine Xiao was more than two months pregnant.
Although Concubine Xiao knew that Li Xi had a plan, she thought it was too risky. What if she really got infected with the disease? So she fainted in panic.
When Concubine Xiao woke up, she found that Emperor Suzong was looking at her with surprise and confusion. She asked, "Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like this? And so happy?"
Emperor Suzong did not blame Concubine Xiao for her tough tone, but simply said, "I am naturally happy when there is good news."
Concubine Xiao was furious and burst into tears, "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Xi'er has been infected with the disease and his life or death is uncertain. How can there be any happy event?"
Seeing Concubine Xiao sobbing, Emperor Suzong quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, my dear. The epidemic has been brought under control and will not cause any deaths. When I heard about this, I immediately sent Imperial Physician Zhang to Xi'er. With Divine Doctor Gongsun here, Xi'er will be fine."
Concubine Xiao's sobs subsided a little after hearing this, and she asked, "Really? Your Majesty, will Xi'er really be okay?"
Emperor Suzong nodded and said, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. How could I lie to you?"
Concubine Xiao stopped crying and said, "But Your Majesty, is this considered a happy event?"
Emperor Suzong smiled and said, "Haha, look, I forgot to tell you. When the imperial physician took your pulse just now, he found that you are more than two months pregnant."
Concubine Xiao was also very unbelievable when she heard this. After all, although she was favored, she had not been pregnant for more than ten years. How could she be pregnant?
Emperor Suzong saw Concubine Xiao's expression and said, "My dear, don't worry about Xi'er. Just rest assured and take care of your pregnancy. When Xi'er returns safely, I will make him a prince."
Concubine Xiao finally recovered from her excitement, bursting into laughter and trying to express her gratitude. Emperor Suzong held her down and said, "Alright, now that you're pregnant, don't be so polite. Just take a good rest and don't worry about other things."
Concubine Xiao then said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The news that Li Xi went to the epidemic area to take care of the people in order to provide disaster relief and unfortunately contracted the epidemic spread quickly in Chang'an City.
Naturally, the Chu Palace also got the news. When Dugu Jingyao heard the news, she was crawling on the ground with Li Shi and Li Ying!
Li Shi and Li Ying were climbing happily. Dugu Jingyao heard this and whispered, "I didn't expect it to be so fast. I just hope it can last a little longer."
But she was still worried about Li Chu. She didn't know how long he could last there and whether he had collected any evidence.
I received a letter from Dugu the day before yesterday, saying that they had already set off. I wonder how long it will take for them to arrive?
Dugu Jingyao turned around and said to Shi Jian, "Send a pigeon to Jinling and ask the prince if there has been any progress."
Shi Jian agreed and went out to do it. After all, she was also worried about Feng Shengyi.
In Jinling, although Li Chu asked Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi to stop searching for evidence, he still asked Feng Shengyi to secretly send people to collect evidence.
Probably on the third night after receiving the letter from Dugu Jingyao saying that the Dugu army had set out from Yunnan, Feng Shengyi finally discovered some clues.
The secret guard followed Magistrate Du and found that he entered the study, opened the wall behind the bookshelf, and stayed in there for about half an hour before coming out.
After Magistrate Du left, Feng Shengyi checked to make sure there was no one around before entering the study through the back window.
He lit a light and, following the same pattern he had just seen Du Zhifu do, moved the flower pot on the table and the two ancient books on the bookshelf. Sure enough, the bookshelf opened, revealing a door behind it.
He walked in alone and found a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as some stored grain. They hadn't distributed it to the people, leaving them cold and hungry! Furious, he punched the wall hard. If anyone was found to have been here, he was afraid these things would have been moved. He had to find some clues to prove these were there so he could capture Magistrate Du.
However, Feng Shengyi searched everywhere but didn't find any useful clues. He was afraid that if he stayed here for too long he would be discovered, so he had to go out first, restore the things to their original state, and report the matter to Li Chu.