The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The lights in Changrui Palace were bright.

Concubine Zhang, who was in premature labor, had been struggling for most of the day, but until the Golden Crow set in the west and the Jade Rabbit rose in the east, she still could not give birth to the premature baby in her belly.

"If this continues, I'm afraid both the beauty and the little prince will..." Pei'er's face was full of worry.

Because she had been instructed by Concubine Zhang to spy in Shouning Palace, she was punished by the emperor to do hard labor in the palace, but she still retained her position as Concubine Zhang's personal maid.

After a period of time, the once tender girl had become weathered and worn, and Concubine Zhang fell out of favor after that incident. Then the entire Meng family, whom she had wanted to get close to, was executed. Upon hearing the news, Concubine Zhang could not hold on any longer. She was afraid that her connection with the Meng family would be discovered, so she hurriedly cleaned up all traces and fell ill.

It was because of this incident that her originally healthy fetus became unstable. She gritted her teeth and took one dose of pregnancy-stabilizing medicine after another, and it finally got better. But she unexpectedly fell down today for no apparent reason and was about to give birth.

Pei'er had never expected that Concubine Zhang's premature birth would frighten Concubine Deng so much that she fell off the carriage and fell into a coma. Concubine Deng was the mistress of Changrui Palace, and she should have been present when Concubine Zhang gave birth.

There were not many people in Changrui Palace. Since the death of Meng Ronghua, there were only two concubines of low rank left, namely Concubine Zhang and Lady Wang. In such a situation, Lady Wang could not make any decisions.

Seeing that Concubine Zhang was having a difficult delivery and there was no one in the palace who could make the decision, Pei'er became more and more anxious and felt heartbroken.

The midwives and female doctors were still working hard with Concubine Zhang in the delivery room, but the imperial physician just wrote a prescription and hurried to the main hall of Changrui Palace to see Concubine Deng.

Ever since Concubine Zhang fell out of favor, there hasn't been much change in her living conditions, except that some invisible flattery and convenience disappeared in an instant. The Shanggong Bureau has also become cold, and the imperial physician who came today was also... It is obvious that Concubine Deng cannot be without a doctor, so what can he get by going there?

He simply left in a hurry because he saw that Lady Zhang had fallen out of favor and was in a cold state, and that he was afraid that the child would not be born, so he could find an excuse to shirk responsibility after the incident...

Pei'er was so angry at his shameless behavior that she fell backwards, but she couldn't stop him.

Hearing the increasingly shrill cries of Concubine Zhang in the delivery room, he was getting anxious, but then he heard a report from outside the door. It was the Queen who came rushing over.

"Empress!" Pei'er's tears rolled down all of a sudden, "Empress, please save my wife. She has been unable to give birth for a long time, and she has been bleeding..."

"Don't worry, don't worry. Call out the midwife, the female doctor, and the imperial physician who can speak." The queen said, frowning and coughing twice.

Pei'er's nose felt more and more sore, and she said with great grievance: "Several medical officials have been inside the whole time, but the imperial physician just wrote a prescription for my wife and then went to the main hall."

Hearing her say this, the Queen frowned and asked, "Is the name of the imperial physician Wei Yin?"

"It seems so." Pei'er didn't understand why the queen suddenly asked this.

Wei Yin, the imperial physician, was the one who helped Liu Shuyi secretly figure out that the water in the vase contained the scent of the bewitching god. The queen thought about it and said, "No wonder we couldn't find her when we sent people to the imperial hospital to look for her. She was actually here early in the morning... I didn't know before that she was good at managing palace affairs. She was very careful in leaving a way out for herself."

Concubine Zhang's premature birth was not a deliberate act by the emperor to find an excuse for the unconscious Concubine Deng.

But this person was used to being cautious, and originally planned to wait for Liu Shuyi to get into trouble, to make sure that he could use this incident to kill Concubine Xu, or after killing Liu Shuyi, he could immediately use the excuse of taking care of Concubine Zhang who had given birth prematurely, to find a way out.

Unfortunately, the development of the matter was beyond her expectations, and Xie Yuzhen's unreasonable behavior of directly picking up the sword and swinging it at people made Concubine Deng completely lose the chance to turn the situation around.

"Gao Sheng, take people to the main hall to arrest Wei Yin immediately, and ask someone to take my order and invite another imperial physician." The queen said as she was about to go to the delivery room.

Pei'er tried to stop him: "The delivery room is filled with the smell of blood, how can your precious body get involved? Your Majesty... Your Majesty is willing to make the decision for my wife, which is already..."

The Queen waved her hand and said, "It's alright. The birth of a new child is a very auspicious occasion..."

just.

How many times can I see such a scene again and help?

No matter how chaotic the harem is,

The funeral of Concubine Huaijing was still proceeding in an orderly manner.

The ladies of honor had to go to the palace to mourn every day. Early in the morning of the day after Concubine Xu's blood was spilled in the mourning hall, several sharp-eyed ladies of honor got off their own carriages at the palace gate. They looked up and saw that there was an extra carriage from the Duke of Yingguo's mansion. They also saw several young girls in plain clothes being taken away by the palace servants of the Cining Palace. They couldn't help but look at each other, and then closed their mouths, pretending they hadn't seen anything. They only made a note in their hearts to say a few words to the head of the family when they got home.

The atmosphere in Changrui Palace was dead silent.

Concubine Zhang struggled until the early hours of this morning, leaving only a skinny little prince. The little prince didn't even have time to cry before he lost his life silently.

The queen, who had been guarding for most of the night, sighed tiredly, ordered someone to take the baby's body away, and told Pei'er to take good care of Concubine Zhang, who had just stopped bleeding and fainted, and then she got up and left.

When she passed by the main hall of Changrui Palace, she saw that the palace servants guarding the door had been quietly replaced by new faces she had never seen before. After hesitating for a long time, the queen finally hardened her heart and chose not to visit Concubine Deng - she now felt numb and confused in her heart, and didn't know how to face this old friend who was hypocritical.

When she reached the gate of Changrui Palace, the queen looked at the blood-red palace walls. Somehow, she suddenly felt dizzy, her vision quickly dimmed, and her whole body seemed to have been drained of all strength in an instant, and she fell to the ground.

"Miss!"

"Young lady!!"

The queen opened her eyes in a trance and found herself being hugged by Yun Rong and another person. This time the dizziness lasted only a short moment. When she fell, her consciousness began to recover in a critical situation, but she could no longer control her body.

"Your Majesty, what's going on? One by one..." Concubine Li, who had also been busy in the Shanggong Bureau all night and whose makeup was all ruined and whose face was haggard, was the other person who rushed over to catch the Queen. "I hope nothing will happen to you!"

She sniffed sharply, without much image.

The queen staggered to her feet. She knew that Concubine Li and Concubine Xian were always on good terms. Although Concubine Li's words were always harsh and she had some jealous behavior, she was only good at talking. She could not do anything bad.

What's more, the female official Ruyi beside her was very clever and could always coax Concubine Li.

But now the virtuous concubine...

"Are you here to visit Consort Xian?"

Concubine Li nodded and said, "Your Majesty, since you came out of Changrui Palace, do you know how Concubine Xian is doing?"

The queen was silent for a moment, then said, "She hasn't woken up yet."

Maybe.

The emperor would not allow her to wake up again.