sjar Chapter 379: The Fox Goddess Who Was Calculated During the Tribulation 28
Chapter 379: The Fox Goddess Who Was Calculated During the Tribulation 28
Ah Zhi's face was as calm as water and he spoke slowly, "Mother, you are not poisoned, nor are you suffering from a disease in your fetus."
"You have been secretly planted with a poisonous insect. This insect lies on your chest every day, greedily sucking your blood and releasing toxins that weaken your body."
"That's why you feel chest tightness and shortness of breath. Now that the poison has been removed, mother, why don't you try taking a deep breath and see if you can breathe freely."
Hearing this, Queen Wang did as she was told and took a deep breath.
Suddenly I felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from my chest, and an unprecedented sense of comfort surged over me.
Queen Wang had long heard about the superb medical skills of the Third Prince's wife in Li Xitang's mansion.
It was this extraordinary woman who successfully cured Concubine Chen's long-standing illness.
But even though she had heard of it, Queen Wang had never expected that the other party's medical skills had reached such an advanced level.
With just one glance, he could tell the root of his illness. It was not just an ordinary disease, but a terrifying poison.
Not only that, in just a short moment, she easily eliminated the threat posed by the poisonous insect.
Thinking of this, Queen Wang couldn't help but feel emotional. She hurriedly took out a snow-white handkerchief from her sleeve and gently wiped away the traces of blood that remained at the corners of her mouth.
Ah Zhi reminded her again with a concerned look on her face, "Mother, you must pay more attention to your physical condition. For so many years, that abominable poisonous insect has been sucking your blood from your body."
"Even though the poisonous insect no longer exists, the damage it caused to your body is indeed not small. Mother, you must take more nutritious food and take good care of your body."
As we all know, the heart is the most critical place for blood circulation in the human body.
The damn poisonous insect was actually attached to it, greedily sucking the blood of Queen Wang.
Not only that, the poisonous insect also released deadly toxins indiscriminately, causing Queen Wang to become increasingly weak and eventually die.
This undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Queen Wang's already fragile body.
Queen Wang's health has never been very good. She had a congenital defect since she was born.
The symptom was not very serious, but it inevitably had a certain degree of impact on her body.
Coupled with the invasion of the poisonous insect, Queen Wang's health condition deteriorated further.
Ah Zhi inadvertently saw that the palace maid was about to clean up the disgusting poisonous insect on the ground.
So she quickly said, "Wait a minute, you can use salt and fire to roast it, and this way you can completely kill the poisonous insect."
"Normally, most poisonous insects are afraid of these things."
As soon as Ah Zhi said this, the palace maid who was about to take action was frightened so much that her whole body trembled violently, and the thing in her hand almost fell to the ground.
I saw the poisonous insect slowly wriggling on the ground, its body covered with dark red blood clots, and it looked extremely hideous and terrifying.
Anyone who sees this would probably feel nauseous.
"Yes."
Looking at the poisonous insects rolling and struggling on the ground, Queen Wang covered her chest and felt a little nauseous.
Ah Zhi explained softly to Queen Wang, "Your Majesty, please be careful on a daily basis. You will feel pain in your heart for a while after being possessed by the poisonous insect."
"If you notice anything unusual in your body in the future, you must have your daughter-in-law summoned to the palace. Ordinary people cannot detect the poisonous insect."
Unexpectedly, Queen Wang grabbed Azhi's hand, and her usually dignified and gentle face showed a hint of fear.
"Thank you so much for being here today. Otherwise, I would have lost my life in vain and I wouldn't have had time to rest properly."
"Some time ago, something happened to Concubine Chen. I have been infected with poisonous insects for a while. I think someone in the palace can't tolerate us anymore."
"If I just sit there and wait for death, they will chop our bones into pieces and drink them with water."
Queen Wang only looks docile and harmless on the surface.
Although she was not willing to marry Li Xian back then, she was still aware of her responsibilities.
How can you endure it when someone has harmed you?
She continued to ask Ah Zhi, "You mentioned earlier that there would be a reaction when possessed by a Gu worm. Do you know how long I have had the Gu worm in my body?"
Ah Zhi nodded and replied to Queen Wang, "I can't be sure of the exact number of years, but it's at least ten years."
ten years?
Queen Wang couldn't help but ponder. The maid beside her recalled something and said, "Ten years ago? Your Majesty, do you still remember that ten years ago, you had a serious illness and have been in poor health since then?"
"At first, the queen just felt weak all over, and her chest sometimes felt stabbing and stuffy. Over time, it became more serious, and she would fall ill if she was blown by a breeze."
With the reminder from the palace maid, Queen Wang also discovered that the cause of her illness was ten years ago.
Before Queen Wang married Li Xian, she had already fallen in love with a man she liked.
The other party is the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo. He is as handsome as Li Xian and has been known as a child prodigy since childhood.
Once, Queen Wang met him by chance, and unexpectedly, he also fell in love with her at first sight.
As they met more and more often, they expressed their feelings to each other.
In order to marry him, Queen Wang did not hesitate to quarrel with her parents.
But in the end, she was unable to overcome the imperial power and was granted marriage to Li Xian.
Since then, Queen Wang has been depressed. She had to accept such a cruel arrangement, but she was still missing the young man she had been thinking about in her heart.
The second son of the Duke of Zhenguo also cares about Queen Wang. He has been promoted step by step as an official in the court over the years and has become Li Xian's right-hand man.
He chose to remain single all his life just to protect Queen Wang.
Even though Queen Wang rose from Crown Princess to Queen, a position envied by all women in the world, she still did not feel the slightest bit of joy.
She didn't care about Li Xian's favor, and even if he didn't come on the first or fifteenth day of the month, she would not feel any unfairness.
If you don't love or like each other, why should you torture each other?
Queen Wang was depressed because she could not get what she wanted in her life. Perhaps she was not very happy before she was poisoned, so naturally she could not notice the strangeness after she was poisoned.
Now with Azhi's reminder, Queen Wang seemed to remember something.
She just clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand, but some things were better not to be made public.
Some things can only be discovered quietly. Making it public in advance will only alert the enemy, and the mastermind behind the scenes may have gone into hiding.
She suppressed her emotions and smiled at Azhi.
"Well, it's getting late. You still have to go and pay your respects to the imperial concubine, so go first. She has been waiting for too long. She is really looking forward to it."
In recent years, Queen Wang has been out of power and out of favor. Countless people in the palace have been laughing at her behind her back, and some even stepped on her face.
Only Imperial Concubine Chen is dedicated to protecting Queen Wang's dignity. She is the only warm person in the palace.
Li Xitang and Azhi said goodbye and went to Guanju Palace. They did not mention what happened in Fengyi Palace just now, for fear that someone might hear them.
Just as Queen Wang thought, Concubine Chen had been waiting in Guanju Palace long ago.
When she heard that Azhi had treated Queen Wang.
She couldn't help but ask when Ah Zhi stood up, "You went to Fengyi Palace today. How is the queen's health? Have you found the cause of her illness?"
Concubine Chen was not good at medicine and could not figure out what was wrong with Queen Wang over the years.
But it was clear that Queen Wang's health was getting worse day by day, and it was obvious that she would not live long.
Thinking that Queen Wang was just a poor person, she missed the man she loved and was trapped in the palace for the rest of her life.
Concubine Chen felt that she was really pitiful and they were just helping each other.
Ah Zhi sat upright and replied, "The Queen has been poisoned by a poisonous insect. I think someone has set up a trap for her. This poisonous insect takes a long time to release its toxin. If it is not forced out, the Queen's life will be in danger."
When she heard that it was a poisonous insect, Concubine Chen was surprised. Logically speaking, she was the incarnation of a jade cicada, and they were also insects, so why didn't she feel it?
Perhaps seeing Concubine Chen's confusion, Ah Zhi continued to explain, "The poisonous insect has become very cunning. It will pretend to be dead to protect itself when it senses the slightest danger. That's why it couldn't be discovered this time."
The jade cicada originally came from the realm of immortals and gods, and the poisonous insect is also an insect, so it is naturally suppressed and senses the threat that the jade cicada brings to itself.
The poisonous insect always chose to lie dormant when Concubine Chen appeared. Thanks to Concubine Chen's daily care for Queen Wang, the poisonous insect did not continue to harm Queen Wang.
Otherwise, even with Azhi's help, Queen Wang's life might not be saved, which was why Queen Wang did not deserve to die.
Concubine Chen looked unhappy. It was normal for there to be endless fighting in the palace.
It’s just that some people’s methods are too cruel. Previously, the silver needle was smeared with poison, and now Queen Wang is haunted by a poisonous insect.
Each and every incident was aimed at getting rid of the favorite concubine and the queen.
In this way, it is not difficult to figure out the mastermind behind the scenes.
However, thinking that today was a happy day for her child, Concubine Chen put all her worries behind her.
After leaving court, Li Xian came to Guanju Palace to have lunch with Concubine Chen. The family of four sat together and had lunch.
After lunch, Azhi and Li Xitang prepared to return home.
But I didn't expect to meet Li Jingxun and the eldest prince on the road.
The two brothers looked very majestic in their court robes. Although the eldest prince was usually a fool, he still greeted them in a familiar manner.
"Third brother, third sister-in-law, I didn't expect to run into you here, what a coincidence."
The eldest prince looks a bit honest, but he is actually an ambitious man.
Li Xitang bowed to the eldest prince.
"Brother Royal."
Ah Zhi bowed gracefully.
"Brother Royal."
Li Jingxun on the side bowed to Li Xitang.
"Brother Three Emperors."
The eldest prince laughed and helped Li Xitang up, saying, "Alright, why are you so polite? You and I are brothers, and being too polite will make us seem distant."
"Thank you, brother."
The eldest prince pulled Li Xitang aside for a long chat, and he really showed his care and concern for him as a brother.
Li Jingxun's eyes couldn't help but fall on Azhi.
Today is the day for the wedding to pay respects in the palace, so the newlyweds naturally have to wear festive red, so Ah Zhi wore a long skirt with a pattern of "Golden Branches Announce Good News".
The bulging belly adds a touch of femininity. There are two golden phoenix hairpins on her bun. No doubt they were given by Queen Wang. These two golden phoenix hairpins are of great origin.
When Queen Wang married Li Xian, the late emperor awarded her this pair of double-headed phoenix hairpins.
Li Jingxun's gaze was too blatant, and Ah Zhi couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to.
Thinking that Yu Qin was very close to Li Jingxun and was now Li Jingxun's concubine, Azhi's eyes flickered slightly.
The next moment, he turned his head and looked at Li Jingxun, but the rippling look in his eyes was enough to make Li Jingxun lose his mind on the spot.
I never expected that Azhi would look at me. You know, Azhi was extremely cold to me last time, and I thought that the other party didn't want to pay attention to me.
But Ah Zhi quickly withdrew his gaze, held his waist and followed Li Xitang away.
When the eldest prince saw Li Jingxun looking at Azhi's back, he couldn't help but squinted his eyes and patted him on the shoulder.
"What are you looking at? You are so fascinated by it. If someone doesn't know, they would think you have some relationship with Yu. Didn't you just get a beautiful woman? Why are you still thinking about Yu?"
The eldest prince was very clear about the way men looked at women.
Before the eldest prince's wife got married, he already had many concubines and two concubines.
In order to compete with the second prince to see who can give birth to the eldest grandson first, the eldest prince has put in all his efforts.
The little grandson was born two years ago, but Li Xian didn't like him very much and was not as happy as the eldest prince had imagined.
Li Jingxun came back to his senses and hurriedly explained, "My great brother, you misunderstood. I am not worried about you."
"I just didn't expect that the Third Brother would return to his ancestral home and never thought of abandoning the Yu family. This really surprised me."
"Fool."
The eldest prince, who had just been friendly to Li Xitang, now looked disdainful. He really said one thing in front of others and another behind their backs.
Today's greetings are over, and it will be the day to return home in three days.
Wei Suzhi likes Nan Nian, and Azhi always keeps Nan Nian by her side.
Everything was calm in the capital, but things started to get chaotic in the palace.
The poisonous insect in Queen Wang's body is related to the eldest prince's biological mother.
The eldest prince's biological mother, Concubine Xian, was also born into a noble family and the daughter of a military general. After entering the palace, she became the leader of the four concubines.
The Imperial Concubine is above the Four Concubines, but is not considered one of the Four Concubines. Her rank is one grade higher.
In order to check and balance Concubine Xian, Li Xian also promoted the second prince's biological mother, Concubine Liang.
The four concubines were all virtuous and kind, and were ranked according to their status.
Because Concubine Xian and Concubine Liang were close to each other, they gave birth to the eldest prince and the second prince one after the other, and they were fighting openly and secretly.
Concubine Xian is older than Li Xian. She is relatively calm in character but likes to do little tricks in private.
This Concubine Liang was a domineering person. She would jump up and down as soon as she got a little bit of a good look. It was unknown how many people she offended.
However, neither of them dared to provoke Concubine Chen easily.
Perhaps it was because both the eldest prince and the second prince had the advantage of becoming the crown prince, and the two virtuous concubines both had their own little ideas.
They believed that if it weren't for Queen Wang's pressure on them, they all would have had a chance to become queens.
As long as she became the queen, her son would naturally become the crown prince.