noffsinger Chapter 298 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 12
Chapter 298 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 12
The Emperor sat in the west wing of the Phoenix Palace with a somber face. Consort Zhang stood beside him, her expression grim, while Lady Zhou lay on the bed, her face pale.
Madam Zhou was in a bad mood, silently shedding tears, looking withered and not saying a word.
Zhou Niangzi's personal maid, Yun'er, knelt down, choking back tears, "Please, Your Majesty, do justice for our lady."
The official said in a deep voice, "Speak! Tell me everything you know."
"At 3:45 AM today, our lady got up, and at 1:15 AM, Physician Zhang from the Imperial Hospital came to Fengluan Palace to examine her pulse."
"Doctor Zhang said that the lady was weak and the pregnancy was unstable, so she should take care of the pregnancy. After lunch, the lady drank the medicine prescribed by Doctor Zhang to prevent miscarriage. Who knew that less than half an hour after drinking the medicine, the lady... miscarried."
After speaking, Yun'er lowered her head in fear, afraid that the Emperor would implicate her because of this matter, send her out of the palace, or transfer her to the most difficult and tiring place.
The Emperor's gaze turned to Physician Zhang, who immediately knelt down and trembled as he said, "The medicine I prescribed to prevent miscarriage is absolutely safe; the pulse diagnosis records and prescriptions are all on file."
When Lady Zhou miscarried, the Emperor summoned three imperial physicians: Physician Zhang, Physician Wang, and Physician Chen.
Physician Chen, being very perceptive, said, "Your Majesty, Physician Zhang's prescription is indeed without fault. Your humble servant and Physician Wang have examined the dregs of the medicine, and the pregnancy-stabilizing medicine is fine."
Before the Emperor could say anything, a voice came from outside that Empress Cao had arrived.
"Your Majesty, I am late. Please forgive me." The Empress had no intention of coming. Since Consort Zhou became pregnant, Consort Zhang's arrogance and domineering attitude had become increasingly outrageous. She thought that the Emperor would give the child to Consort Zhang to raise and that he would not take her seriously.
The Emperor's anger surged. This Empress was so ignorant of etiquette! Lady Zhou had been in miscarriage for almost half an hour, yet the Empress had not come.
Actually, the Emperor misunderstood the Empress. It was Consort Zhang who didn't send anyone to report to the Empress and even had people guarding the Phoenix Palace. Those who were loyal to the Empress dared not inform her.
"Your Majesty, Consort Zhou is utterly innocent, and her child is so pitiful. If you ask me, it must be those wicked people who couldn't bear to see Your Majesty give birth to a child, and that's why they secretly harmed Consort Zhou," Consort Zhang said, staring at the Empress. Anyone with eyes could see that Consort Zhang suspected the Empress.
Although the Empress did not value the Emperor's offspring, she never actually harmed them. At most, she made things convenient for them. Even if the Emperor found out, he could not blame her.
"Your Majesty, we must now investigate the truth and avenge Lady Zhou," the Empress said, ignoring the sarcastic remarks of Consort Zhang.
The Emperor is absolutely right, but he has already concluded in his heart that the Empress does not value his offspring. He even said that the Empress was virtuous, but now she doesn't even value his offspring.
The Emperor rushed over from Funing Palace and arrived at Fengluan Palace in less than half an hour. However, due to the situation of Lady Zhou's miscarriage, he did not have time to find out the details.
"Imperial Physician Zhang, you were trying to ensure Lady Zhou's safe delivery, but you caused her to miscarry. Your sins are grave. I will now give you a chance to atone for your sins. If you find out what caused Lady Zhou's miscarriage, I will spare your life," the Emperor said sternly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will certainly make amends for my sins," Physician Zhang said anxiously.
The three imperial physicians examined everything that Lady Zhou had come into contact with in the past few days and found that there were residual medications that were harmful to the pregnancy on the clothes that Lady Zhou was sewing.
Whenever she had free time, Zhou Niangzi would make several small clothes for her child. Who would have thought that her devotion to her child would become a weapon that harmed him?
As the head of the harem, the Empress was in charge of managing the inner palace, but a fabric incident occurred that caused a concubine to miscarry. The Emperor sent people to investigate, but they found nothing useful. The person who came into contact with the fabric died suddenly.
Although there is no clear evidence to prove that it was the Empress's doing, she cannot be blamed for negligence.
Therefore, the Empress announced that she was ill and needed to rest, leaving the trivial matters of the inner palace to Consort Zhang and Consort Miao.