Chapter 223 Dark Cloud Pearl & New Moon (V)

Wu Yunzhu thought with a headache. Now the queen and two concubines in the palace are pregnant. She doesn't have much advantage in this regard. If the child is gone, what's the use of arousing the emperor's pity? When she recovers and can compete for favor, she doesn't know how many things will happen. The queen mother is different now. She can't guess what the queen mother is thinking. The queen can lead the emperor over during her pregnancy. It must be the queen mother's guidance. Will there be more people competing for favor with her in the future?

Wu Yunzhu glanced at the four maids not far away and finally made up her mind. She wanted to give birth to this child and take a gamble. Although it may not be the emperor's child, it may not be. As long as she insists that she and Boguer have been in name only, the emperor must believe her. Why should she take such a big risk to get rid of the child? She touched her belly and laughed. The emperor promised to make her son the prince. With the emperor's current obsession with her, maybe it will really work! She must spend more time to win over the emperor.

Wu Yunzhu stood up and called her personal maid, and told her to send the tonic soup in the small kitchen to the emperor, and then stood in front of the desk to fiddle with the pen and ink. The emperor liked her calligraphy and painting, which was different from other women. She hadn't created a new work for a long time. Why not write a poem that the emperor liked and wait for him to appreciate it together when he came? She smiled and concentrated on writing cursive.

Xiaozhuang also had a puppet in her. Although Wu Yunzhu didn't say anything, from her uneasy behavior and the month of the fetus reported by the nanny, Xiaozhuang guessed that the child's blood might have problems. Xiaozhuang lowered her head and turned the bracelet playfully. No wonder the original fourth prince died three months after birth. It's just that Wu Yunzhu has no power and has too many enemies. After the death of the fourth prince, she must have been repeatedly plotted against and died of illness before the next child was born.

Xiaozhuang thought of Concubine Yijing Namu Zhong again. Since Boguer's death, Namu Zhong has been overwhelmed with grief. She built a Buddhist temple in Prince Xiang's mansion and stopped entering the palace. But in fact, Namu Zhong has been planning to avenge her son! She still has a force in her hands and many confidants in the palace. It will take time to clean them up. It is better to use this child to stabilize her first, and then use Wuyunzhu to vent her anger. After cleaning up her power in the future, she will be treated as an ordinary concubine.

Xiaozhuang sat firmly in the Cining Palace, slowly sorting out the former dynasty and the harem, and walked towards her expectations step by step. However, just when she thought she came through to punish Shunzhi and Wuyunzhu, she was shocked by the news of the rebellion in Jingzhou! Jingzhou? Is it the Jingzhou she thought of?

The connection between the two words Qing Dynasty and Jingzhou inevitably reminded her of the extremely strange Xinyue Princess. She hurriedly called Su Moer and asked, "Su Ma, among the ladies who usually enter the palace, is there one called Yan Ji?"

Su Moer thought for a while and smiled, "Yes, Princess, why do you think of her? Yan Ji is the wife of the Hetala family. Although her rank is not high, she is also famous in the circle of noble ladies in the capital."

"Oh? How do you mean?"

Su Moer smiled and said some news she heard, "I heard that he... General La and her husband loved each other and had never taken a concubine for twenty years. Yan Ji gave birth to a son and a daughter, and her position in the general's mansion was stable. Many people envied her, but there were also rumors that she was a jealous woman and refused to take a concubine for her husband. "

Xiaozhuang shook her head and smiled, "Go and find out where she came from and whether she has any relatives in her natal family. Arrange a few people to sneak into the mansion of Hetala to monitor and report their situation. "

Su Moer was the best helper. She never asked her why. She could always do what she asked, and she didn't have to worry about it at all. Xiaozhuang pondered for a while and issued a secret order to the deputy general, stating that if Nu Dahai had any inappropriate behavior in the process of suppressing the rebellion in Jingzhou, he could be escorted back to Beijing.

The ministers in the court had to choose sides, and there were undoubtedly the most people standing on Xiaozhuang's side. Shunzhi was impetuous and would act willfully at any time, which made the ministers quite dissatisfied. Several powerful people in the royal family had been hit hard with the death of Dorgon. It can be said that the most powerful person now is Xiaozhuang.

However, she had no plans to become an empress for the time being. First, it was okay for a woman to be in power in secret, but if it was in the open, many stubborn people would not accept it, and there would be a bloody storm. Second, even if she became an empress, she would have to pass the throne to Shunzhi's son. It would be better to help Xuanye ascend the throne and rule behind the scenes from the beginning, which would be convenient in all aspects. However, it depends on the situation. If Shunzhi always makes trouble for her, she doesn't mind replacing him and letting him live with his true love.

The puppet around Shunzhi came back to report that Wu Liangfu seemed to be taking action. Xiaozhuang had already given Naren a pregnancy-preserving medicine, and just in case, she had specially put a talisman on her body, so she was not afraid of anything happening. She only told Su Moer to let the spies in Chuxiu Palace pay close attention.

Wu Liangfu knew that this matter was of great importance, and he dared not let others do it, nor did he dare to fail. He found an opportunity to stop the maid who was delivering soup to the queen in a hidden place on the road, and sprinkled safflower powder into the soup when she was not paying attention. The powder was ground very finely and melted instantly.

After Xiaozhuang knew that he had done it, she took people to Chuxiu Palace, "Naren, I am bored in Cining Palace, so I came to see you. Are you feeling uncomfortable? It will be more difficult for you to be pregnant for the first time. Tell your nanny if you feel anything, okay?"

Naren's smile was full of happiness. She looked at Xiaozhuang and said, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager. I'm fine."

Xiaozhuang nodded and looked at the soup in her hand. Just before she was about to drink it, she flicked her finger and knocked the bowl to the ground. However, she used very little force, so everyone thought that Naren didn't hold it firmly. Naren stared at the fragments on the ground, not understanding what was going on. Suddenly, she felt a pain in her stomach and immediately frowned and covered her stomach.

Xiaozhuang controlled the spirit to circulate in her belly, carefully avoiding the fetus. Seeing Naren in pain, she stood up and shouted: "Call all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital! Hurry up! Help the queen to the bed to rest."

Xiaozhuang frowned and stayed by Naren's bed. After a while, the doctors on duty came over. Sun Zhibai had received Xiaozhuang's instructions. After taking Naren's pulse, he immediately knelt down and said: "Replying to the Queen Mother, I am afraid that the Queen Mother may have taken something that is easy to miscarry, which has caused a big fetal movement and unstable fetus."

Several doctors behind him couldn't help but take a breath and knelt down. They glanced at the overturned soup bowl on the ground and their hearts were beating. Sun Zhibai's medical skills were the best in the Imperial Hospital, and since it involved the legitimate son of the main wife, no one suspected that he was lying. The timid ones couldn't help but sweat coldly, and kept cursing the people who were behind the murder of the heir.

Xiaozhuang was furious, pointing at the mess on the ground and shouting: "Check it for me! See what's in the soup!"

Dr. Sun looked back, and two other doctors ran over to check. Naren was scared after hearing what they said, and struggled to get up. Xiaozhuang held her hand, stared at her and whispered: "Don't be afraid, child, the Empress Dowager won't let you get hurt!"

Naren looked at her expression, forced back her tears, nodded and lay back on the bed waiting for the situation to develop. She took a deep breath and suddenly remembered that she didn't drink the bowl of soup at all, so even if the soup was poisonous, she couldn't be in trouble, and the Empress Dowager's sudden arrival might be because she knew something in advance. She comforted herself in her heart and slowly calmed her breathing. At least now she didn't feel any pain, but just a little weak.

The two doctors knelt in front of Xiaozhuang in fear and trembling voices, saying that there was a lot of safflower mixed in the soup. Several other doctors who were hoping for the best could not help but secretly wipe their sweat. Fortunately, the queen only drank a sip. If she had drunk all of it, it would not be as simple as miscarriage.

Nearly half an hour had passed, but Shunzhi did not show up. He was indeed a person who liked to escape when encountering problems. The eunuch in charge led people to search for the maid who delivered the soup, but finally found her in a dry well. The circle of strangulation marks on her neck was shocking!

Everyone in the room hung their heads and was silent. Xiaozhuang looked at Sun Zhibai obscurely and said coldly: "Sun Zhibai, go and see if she can be saved. As long as she has a breath, she must be saved!"

"I obey your order!"

Sun Zhibai took the doctors to carefully examine the maid. This maid was also arranged by Xiaozhuang in advance. She knew some kung fu and was not really strangled to death. The doctors used acupuncture, ginseng soup and other emergency things, and finally let the maid breathe. Although the maid was still very weak, she coughed twice, and after seeing Xiaozhuang, she still said intermittently, "Ahem, Wu Liang... Fu... Ahem, kill me..."

Naren opened her eyes wide and looked at the roof, her fingers trembling slightly, and she couldn't believe what she heard. Wu Liangfu! The emperor's confidant! The emperor who had a deep affection for her, was so heartless? Maybe others would guess that Wu Liangfu was bribed by the concubines, after all, the emperor would not harm his own children, but she knew that if it was someone else, Xiaozhuang would definitely not go around in such a big circle, and would definitely deal with him early! Now she would take the trouble to convict Wu Liangfu just to let him take the blame for the emperor!

Xiaozhuang felt Naren's emotional fluctuations, held her hand tightly and turned to look at her, "I will handle this matter, Naren, have a good rest and don't think too much. No matter what, this child will grow up safely."

A tear slid down the corner of Naren's eyes, but she immediately laughed again, "I know, Empress Dowager." Empress Dowager said "grow up" instead of "born"! This means that Empress Dowager will personally protect her child, and she is satisfied! Anyway, she didn't love the emperor at first.

What Xiaozhuang likes most about Naren is that she can see her position clearly, guard her heart, and choose the most beneficial way of life for herself, not utilitarian, just for self-protection, and to live safely.

She turned her head and squinted her eyes, and put on a stern expression, "Su Ma, you personally take my imperial decree to capture Wu Liangfu, no one is allowed to stop, if Wu Liangfu dares to resist... the guards will kill him without mercy!"

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