The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Chapter 60: After one wave, another wave arises

The Emperor looked at the Empress meaningfully, and ordered Imperial Physician Zhang to check if there was anything wrong with the food Zhen Huan was eating.

When Doctor Zhang heard the emperor's order, he hurried to check the food. The emperor was worried and asked Doctor Wen to check it together.

When Doctor Zhang heard the emperor's order, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He did not dare to delay and knelt down to report, "Your Majesty, I found croton and coix seed in this plate of lotus cake. They are sharp weapons that can harm the fetus."

When the emperor heard the report from Doctor Zhang, he suppressed his anger and looked at Wen Shichu. Doctor Wen nodded but said nothing.

The emperor slammed the table in frustration and glared at the queen, "You should give me an explanation."

The queen knelt down quickly and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's not me. It's really not me. I have no reason to harm Huipin."

The queen really had not thought of causing trouble today. No matter how stupid she was, she would not poison the royal heir at a banquet that she had hosted. After all, it would do her no good and only harm her. If anything happened, she would be the first one to be involved.

The emperor said angrily: "You prepared the banquet yourself. Now this has happened. Don't you have any responsibility?"

The queen shed tears and looked at the emperor, "Because it was me who hosted the banquet, if anything happens, I can't escape the consequences. Your Majesty, please investigate. Someone must be trying to harm me."

Without waiting for the emperor to speak, the queen turned her face slightly to the side, staring into the distance with tears in her eyes, and said in a rather sympathetic way: "If my sister were here, she would definitely believe me."

The emperor's anger was somewhat extinguished by the Queen's mention of Queen Chunyuan. Nian Shilan couldn't stand Yixiu's pretentious attitude, so she said in a very arrogant tone, "Queen, now we are talking about the fact that someone has added croton and coix seeds into cakes to harm the fetus. Why did you mention Queen Chunyuan for no reason? Could it be that you remembered to help Queen Chunyuan keep the fetus safe?"

Nian Shilan didn't say anything else, but the emperor understood. Yes, the reason why the queen helped Chun Yuan to maintain her pregnancy was because she was quite knowledgeable in pharmacology. There was probably no one else in the harem who was more proficient in pharmacology than Yixiu. And who would dare to openly frame the queen in the harem?

Thinking of this, the emperor was very angry, "Su Peisheng, pass on my order, the queen..."

"The Empress Dowager has arrived." The eunuch's voice came from outside the door, interrupting what the emperor was about to say.

When Nian Shilan saw the Queen Mother coming, she knew that the Queen was probably safe today. The Queen Mother must have heard the news and came to rescue the Queen. Nian Shilan rolled her eyes in her heart with disdain.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." When the Emperor and the Empress saw the Queen Mother enter the hall, they knelt down and saluted.

The emperor was very unhappy. The empress dowager was like this every time. Whenever there was something concerning the Ulanara family, the empress dowager would always rush there first and rescue the queen from the dire straits.

The Queen's mood at this time was exactly the opposite of the Emperor's. The moment the Queen saw the Queen Mother, she knew that her savior had come, and she felt slightly relieved. No matter what, her aunt would not abandon her.

After the Queen Mother entered the palace, she said, "You all should get up first. I heard that something unpleasant happened at the banquet today, so I came here specially to take a look. Your Majesty, what happened?"

The emperor listened to the queen mother's words, "Concubine Wan accidentally ate something that was harmful to the fetus and is now resting in a side hall."

The Queen Mother's expression did not change after hearing this. "If that's the case, then why are you blaming the Queen? Wanpin's pregnancy was not reported, so it's inevitable that there were omissions in the food."

After hearing this, the Emperor looked at the Queen Mother meaningfully and said, "Wanpin ate the snacks on Huipin's table."

The Queen Mother remained calm and said, "Call the people from the Imperial Kitchen. How could they be so careless in their duties?"

When the emperor heard the empress dowager's words, he was very angry, but he took into consideration that the empress dowager was his mother and he did not want to offend her too much.

At this moment, Wen Yi suddenly vomited, and Nian Shilan was frightened.

Wen Yi was crying non-stop in Nian Shilan's arms, vomiting violently, and her face was flushed. Nian Shilan hurriedly shouted, "Doctor Wen, come quickly and take a look at the princess."

When the emperor saw Wen Yi like this, he hurriedly walked to Nian Shilan, picked up Wen Yi, and called Wen Yi's name softly.

Wen Shichu hurried forward to feel the princess' pulse, and after hesitating for a while, he decided to tell the truth, "The princess may have been poisoned."

As soon as these words came out, the emperor and Nian Shilan's faces changed, and they asked in unison: "What kind of poison?"

Wen Shichu bowed and said, "As for what the poison is, I still need to check it carefully, but it's okay. I brought the antidote pill with me. As long as it's not a highly toxic poison, it can be cured. I have also checked it, and this poison is not highly toxic."

Upon hearing this, Nian Shilan quickly asked Wen Shichu to take out the detoxification pill and give it to Wen Yi to take. Concubine Cao, who was standing by, had a slightly pale face, and one could tell how worried she was by looking at her trembling hands.

After taking the detoxification pill, Wen Yi calmed down a while later. Her face was no longer as red as before. Her hands tightly grasped Nian Shilan's clothes. Nian Shilan hugged Wen Yi with red eyes and comforted her in a gentle voice, "Mother is here. Be good, Wen Yi. Don't be afraid."

Wen Shichu checked all of Wen Yi's food, and finally found something wrong with the water chestnut cake. "Your Majesty, tapioca flour was mixed into Princess Wen Yi's water chestnut cake. The princess was young and weak, and her stomach could not absorb the tapioca flour, so she was poisoned."

Wen Shichu's words shocked the emperor and Nian Shilan. Nian Shilan thought that she had used this method to win favor in her previous life, but she did not do so in this life, so why did the cassava flour incident happen?

The emperor was furious at this time. There were so many disturbances at Wen Yi's first birthday party. One by one, they wanted to put his child to death. The emperor could not bear it any longer. "Su Peisheng, bring all the eunuchs and palace maids who prepare meals in the imperial kitchen to me immediately. I want to interrogate them personally. I will never allow such a vicious woman to exist in the harem."

Su Peisheng took the order and went to the imperial kitchen. The empress dowager was very sad when she saw this. She thought that the queen was really stupid.

The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "My Queen Mother, you are not in good health right now. Please leave these matters to me, your son. You should go back to the palace and have a rest."

The emperor's words were a warning to the queen mother not to interfere in the affairs of the palace. The queen mother closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she looked at the queen who was standing there stupidly, not knowing what she was thinking, and then looked at the emperor meaningfully, "I am old, and I will return to the palace first. But your majesty, please don't forget what Chunyuan said to you that day."

The Queen Mother did not stay for a moment after she finished speaking and allowed Zhuxi to support her back to the palace.

When the emperor heard the empress dowager's words, his expression froze for a moment. He thought for a moment and said to the people in the audience, "You all should go back to the palace first. Concubine Hua and Concubine Jing will stay."

The other concubines and princes bowed to the emperor and then went back.