An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The servant was so frightened that he trembled. He looked at Lady Xia and said, "Slave, slave, I was just spreading the anthelmintic normally. There was more in Chengqian Palace because my subordinates did not control the dosage well.

Besides, Concubine Sheng of Chengqian Palace is not here, so even if too much anthelmintic is applied, it will not affect Concubine Sheng."

The servant argued, and it made some sense, "Besides, this toad venom is indeed precious, but as long as you don't touch it intentionally, it won't cause any harm to the human body.

I was only following orders to spread the medicine. How could I have expected that you, my Lord, would go to Chengqian Palace?

Putting aside other matters, the medicine in Yanxi Palace is not an overdose, my lady!"

"This...what you said does make some sense." Xia Dongchun was stunned for a moment, and actually agreed with what the servant said.

Su Peisheng even uttered an "ah" in his heart. He really couldn't understand how his master could trust others so easily.

"Hu Guangjin, you said you didn't know," Su Peisheng took over the conversation, "then where did the toad venom in the anthelmintic come from? This herb has never been included in the anthelmintic medicines used in the palace.

If you tell the truth, Miss Xia may still show mercy and not take your mistake to heart.

But if you insist on playing dumb, I will take you to the Old Summer Palace and have the Emperor deal with you personally!"

The eunuch named Hu Guangjin became afraid when he heard the emperor's name. He looked at Concubine Xia timidly and said, "Your servant... Your servant was just following Kang Da Ying's instructions to sprinkle more insect repellent powder in Chengqian Palace.

As for how the toad venom was put in and why more powder was added, Kang Da Ying did not explain it to the servant.

I really know nothing about this, Miss Xia, please forgive me."

"Kang Da Ying?" Xia Dongchun's temper flared up again. She did not question Hu Guangjin any further, but turned to look at Mingyu, "Go, bring that bitch Kang Da Ying to me!"

"Yes, my lord."

Mingyu left in a hurry, without even giving Su Peisheng time to stop him.

In this case, Su Peisheng had no choice but to stand aside and let Xia Dongchun continue to take charge of the matter.

But he was also prepared to listen carefully to Concubine Xia's interrogation and add a few words from time to time to prevent Concubine Xia from being deceived again and missing the real murderer.

Because there would be many people coming soon, Rushuang was worried that the hall would be too hot, which would make Xia Dongchun feel dry and hot, so he moved the ice jar in from behind the door.

Not long after, Mingyu brought Kang Da Ying over. The latter looked puzzled. Even when she saw Hu Guangjin, she still looked like that, as if she knew nothing.

"Sister Xia, Mingyu suddenly came to me and was talking incoherently. You..."

"Bitch, how dare you murder me!" Xia Dongchun slammed the table and began to scold Kang Da Ying. "Now that Mingyu has explained everything to you, you actually still act so pitiful and ask questions about me!"

"What?" Kang Da Ying hurriedly shook her head and took two steps forward, "Sister, I have always wanted to support you and gain your favor. How could I be so desperate as to murder you?

Sister, please don't believe this servant's nonsense. It will alienate the sisterhood between us!"

"Friendship? There has never been any friendship between you and me, and I will never associate with a slut like you.

This...this slave has already told you what you did, and you still don't admit it?"

Xia Dongchun forgot Hu Guangjin's name for a moment, and she pointed at him angrily, scaring the latter.

However, because she was too angry, Xia Dongchun began to feel unwell. She felt a pain in her lower abdomen, and even her facial features began to distort.

Su Peisheng was the first to notice something was wrong. He called Mingyu and signaled her to ask about Concubine Xia's situation.

"Young Master, Young Master?" Mingyu was quite flustered. She and Rushuang rushed to Xia Dongchun, "Rushuang, go get the imperial physician and have him feel Young Master's pulse. Remember, call more imperial physicians!"

Rushuang ran out in a hurry. Xia Dongchun could barely say a few words at this time, but sweat had already seeped out of his face. "My stomach, my stomach hurts... Mingyu..."

"My lady, Rushuang has already gone to ask the imperial physician. Everything will be fine, don't worry!" Mingyu was so anxious that tears were about to fall. She could only try her best to ask Xia Dongchun to lie flat and adjust her breathing to relieve the pain.

Kang Da Ying also panicked. She took small steps forward and held Xia Dongchun's other hand. "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Although Xia Dongchun was still in pain, she was furious when she saw Kang agreeing to murder her. She pushed him away with all her strength, "Bitch, get out of here! It's only because of you that I'm in so much pain... Mingyu, let her go!"

Before Xia Dongchun could finish her words, Mingyu had already started asking Kang to agree to leave, but she didn't dare to pull him and could only dissuade him with words.

But Kang agreed as if on purpose, still holding Xia Dongchun's hand, "Sister Xia, I am worried about your situation. If I can't see you safe, how can my sister feel at ease?"

"Kang Da Ying!" Mingyu was so anxious that she didn't care about the master-servant relationship. She grabbed Kang Da Ying's arm and threw him away. "My young master is in unbearable pain. If I accidentally hurt you, it would be bad. You'd better stay away."

"How dare you, a servant who committed treason, lay hands on your master," Kang Da Ying was thrown to the ground and almost lost her balance. She swayed for a long time before she finally stabilized. She immediately became angry, "Since Sister Xia is not feeling well, I will not punish you for the time being.

When Sister Xia's condition stabilizes, you can go to Chuxiu Palace to receive your punishment!"

Mingyu was angry, but she didn't dare to say anything. She went straight to Kang Da Ying's side and continued to hold Xia Dongchun's hand, "My lady, the doctor will be here soon."

Seeing that there was no one in charge in the palace, Su Peisheng spoke quietly, "Young Master Kang, you look anxious, with sweat all over your head and face. Why don't you sit down and rest first? The imperial physician must be on the way."

Kang Da Ying dared to get angry with Ming Yu, but she didn't dare to get angry with Su Peisheng. She even nodded and sat down with a look on her face as if she was trying to suppress her anger.

After a while, He Anming, Wei Lin and Doctor Zhu all came over with medicine boxes. Ru Shuang followed behind them, panting. As soon as they entered the room, they asked how the young lady was.

He Anming and three other imperial doctors took Concubine Xia's pulse respectively, and then asked Ru Shuang to boil medicine to preserve the pregnancy.

"Miss Mingyu, what on earth did Lady Xia come into contact with that caused her to suddenly suffer from unbearable abdominal pain?"

"My lady... My lady has been interrogating Hu Guangjin and..." Mingyu glanced at Kang Da Ying and did not dare to say her name, "So she has been sitting here all this time and has not come into contact with anything strange. She has not even had a sip of tea."

"Give me acupuncture to relieve the pain first, Doctor Wei." He Anming did not continue to ask questions, but called Mingyu out on the pretext of checking the surrounding situation.

"Doctor He, where should we check?"

"Miss Mingyu, please tell me in detail who has come into contact with Concubine Xia, or whether there is anything different in the palace than before."

"When the young lady was interrogating Hu Guangjin, she was very good, but after Kang agreed to come in, the young lady became very angry and started to behave abnormally.

Doctor He, could this young lady's condition be caused by emotional fluctuations?"

“That’s part of the reason, but Lady Xia’s pulse is not right, or she may have been stimulated by something else.

Could it be that Kang promised to..."

Mingyu's eyes widened when she heard that. She immediately turned around and was about to go back to the palace to question Kang Da Ying.

"Ms. Mingyu, don't be impatient." He Anming said, stopping Mingyu. "Strictly speaking, you and I are both servants, and Kang Da Ying is the master. If you rush in, you won't be able to search Kang Da Ying, and it will get you into trouble.

Let's wait until Lady Xia's condition stabilizes and let her take charge of the investigation. What do you think of this?"

"Doctor He is right." Mingyu tried to calm herself down, but Concubine Xia's sudden scream in the main hall still made her anxious, so she turned around and rushed in.

He Anming followed and saw Mingyu bump into Bingjian.

"careful!"

Mingyu didn't remember that there was an ice jar here, and she bumped into it without paying attention. Fortunately, nothing happened and she didn't pay too much attention to it and ran straight to Xia Dongchun.

Su Peisheng and He Anming were more concerned about the ice jar. They walked to the ice jar together and exchanged glances.

"This ice mirror is placed in the wrong place. It seems to have been moved here temporarily."

"Otherwise, Miss Mingyu wouldn't have bumped into him." He Anming also felt that something was wrong. He moved closer to the ice jar, but didn't smell anything. After all, medicines like musk cannot be used in the ice jar.

"Doctor He, is there something wrong with this ice mirror?"

"I can't tell at the moment," He Anming still didn't give up. He pinched a piece of ice, but his hands were inexplicably stained with red. "This is..."

Su Peisheng was surprised. He also leaned over and touched a handful of ice, and his hands were also stained red.

"Eunuch Su, this has never happened to the ice in other palaces."

Su Peisheng nodded, without making any noise, and called on others to bring out the ice jar, "Lady Xia is in so much pain, she shouldn't be exposed to the cold any more, take it out quickly."

Because his hands were stained with an unknown substance, He Anming did not dare to get close to Concubine Xia for fear of causing trouble.

Fortunately, after a few injections, Concubine Xia's condition has improved and her cries of pain have gradually disappeared.

Kang Da Ying looked at Xia Dongchun, then at the imperial doctors, his face looked rather bad, "Since Lady Xia is in stable condition, I will go back first."

"Kang promised, please stay a little longer," Mingyu hurriedly spoke up to stop him. She lowered her head and glanced at Xia Dongchun, "Our young master still has something to say to you."

Kang Da Ying looked suspiciously at Xia Dongchun, whose face was covered in sweat. He couldn't leave immediately, so he sat down again and said, "Look at my sister's condition. How can she have the energy to talk to me?"

"I asked you to wait, so you wait."

The pain in Lady Xia's body had barely subsided. She turned pale and scolded, "You're talking too much. Didn't you keep saying that you're my sister?"

"Yes..." Kang Da Ying was very unhappy, but since Concubine Xia had spoken, she naturally dared not disobey.

"When you came close to me just now, my stomach started to hurt even more. It must be that there is something dirty on your body.

Mingyu, go check it out!"

"Yes, my lady." Mingyu agreed immediately. She quickly moved closer to Kang and pretended to ask her to go to the side hall for a body search.

Kang Ying couldn't stand it any longer, she scolded Mingyu, "I don't have anything on me, you little bitch, you dare to be rude to me.

Lady Xia, you have no evidence, and you have no authority to manage the six palaces, so why do you want this lowly maid to search my body? "

“As soon as you arrived at Yixingxuan, I had an unbearable stomachache. Mingyu, take Kang Ying to search him.

Now that Concubine Tian is not here, I am the one who makes the decisions in Yanxi Palace!"

After getting permission, Mingyu half-coerced and half-invited Kang Ying to the side hall. Kang Ying's personal maid Wen Fang wanted to stop her, but was grabbed by Rushuang and thrown aside.

"Eunuch Su, you are the emperor's man, and you didn't even try to stop me!"

Wen Fang endured the pain and crawled up from the ground. She shouted loudly to Su Peisheng, trying to ask him to save her young mistress.

Who knew that Su Peisheng would not help. He groaned and followed Doctor He out, taking Bingjian and Bing with him.

"Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!"

"Stop shouting!" Xia Dongchun was annoyed by Wen Fang's noise, and it took another scolding for her to completely quiet down.

Wei Lin and Doctor Zhu looked at each other without saying much. They asked a little palace maid to bring the pregnancy-preserving medicine and helped Concubine Xia drink it.

After taking this bowl of medicine, Concubine Xia's condition became much more stable, and Wei Lin and Doctor Zhu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Mingyu also rushed back with a sachet and handed it directly to Doctor Zhu.

"Doctor Zhu, please take a look at what's in here."

When Doctor Zhu opened the sachet, he was greeted by a rich aroma, mixed with a very familiar smell, which was musk.

"It contains musk." Doctor Zhu quickly put away the sachet and stood further away.

"My lady, this sachet was found on Kang Da Ying's body. It is because of the musk in it that you feel so uncomfortable.

No wonder the young lady couldn't find the reason for her physical discomfort on weekdays. It turned out that this musk was not in the palace at all, but in Kang Da Ying's body!"

"Bitch, in order to harm me, you actually used this method that hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt yourself by eight hundred. No wonder you couldn't find it.

Mingyu, tell Eunuch Su about this, and ask the Emperor to make the decision for me. As for that bitch, lock her up in the side hall and don’t let her go out.”

"Lady Xia, you can't do this!" Wen Fang said hurriedly, "You don't have the power to help manage the six palaces, you can't punish concubines at will, and you don't have the power to confine them.

Don't you feel guilty about humiliating and framing Kang Chengying like this?

If the Empress and the Emperor knew about this, you would be punished as well!"