The emperor coughed for a long time, and the blush on his face did not subside. He pointed at Ruyi and said:

"Ruyi, haven't you tasted it yourself? The rose petals in your plate of vinegar are moldy!"

Langya also glared at Ruyi. Such a good family dinner was ruined by Concubine Xian.

Ruyi covered her mouth with her armor and stood up, "Your Majesty, I did not intend to murder you."

The emperor coughed violently again. Langya brought him another glass of water. After drinking it, the emperor looked at Ruyi and said:

"You've made things worse. You're really stupid!"

Everyone in the seats looked at the emperor nervously. No matter whether they were sincere or not, they had to keep up appearances.

And Yihuan was really worried about the emperor, and because of this she hated Ruyi even more.

She had always disliked Ruyi's self-righteousness and her mockery of others by using her family background. Today, seeing her trying to be cultured but making a fool of herself, she was even more disdainful of Ruyi.

Fu Cha Langya patted the emperor on the back, and the emperor finally calmed down. But Langya suddenly found something wrong. There were sporadic red rashes on the emperor's face and neck.

At the same time, the emperor also felt a little weak and dizzy, and fell off the chair.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Someone, call the imperial physician!"

This New Year's Eve family dinner ended with the emperor's sudden fainting. The concubines below the rank of concubine were sent back to their own palaces, while those above the rank of concubine were led by the empress to the Qianqing Palace to assist.

Ruyi was not convinced. She had a deep friendship with the emperor, and the queen's move was clearly intended to alienate her from the emperor.

"Empress, why can't we go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity with you? We concubines are also worried about the emperor."

Lingpin Yanwan took the others a step back, and Yanwan, along with Concubine Qing and Concubine Shu, were the first to express their views:

"We concubines will return to the palace to wait for the Queen's order and will never cause trouble for her."

The other concubines also responded in the same way and returned to their own palaces obediently.

On the palace road, Ruyi stopped Concubine Qing and Concubine Shu who were accompanying them and said:

"Yihuan, you really love the emperor, how can you tolerate the queen not letting you see the emperor? She clearly wants to take care of the emperor alone so that she can take credit after the emperor recovers."

Yi Huan had never heard such crazy words before. She said coldly:

"The Empress is the Emperor's wife, and it is natural for her to take care of the Emperor. She is the mother of the country, so does she need to seek credit? Concubine Xian is also from a royal family, so she must have been brought up very strictly. Doesn't she know that concubines are the servants of the principal wife and should be obedient and behave in front of the principal wife? You have made irresponsible remarks about the Empress today. According to the palace rules, how should you be dealt with?"

Ruyi was choked by Yihuan and was speechless. What did it mean that a concubine was a slave of the principal wife? It was obvious that the emperor's jade ruyi was given to her. She was the wife in the emperor's heart.

In the Qianqing Palace, candles were brightly lit. Qi Ru came out to answer after taking the patient's pulse.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has scabies. This scabies is mostly caused by excessive internal heat due to long periods of sitting and improper diet. He needs to eat a light diet and rest for a hundred days."

Fu Cha Langya breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a serious illness, it would be fine. She turned around and said to Concubine Hui, Concubine Chun and Concubine Jia:

"Sisters, scabies is contagious and harmful to a woman's appearance. Let me stay here to take care of the emperor. You all have princes. Go back and close the palace gates, ventilate and disinfect every day. Don't panic. You will need to help with the affairs of the harem in the next few days."

Concubine Hui firmly disagreed: "Empress, you are pregnant. If you really take care of the emperor alone, what will happen if the emperor recovers but you collapse?"

Fu Cha Langya was hesitant. On the one hand, there was the baby in her belly, and on the other hand, there were her duties as the queen. She could not give up either. However, she was the mistress of the six palaces and the emperor's first wife. She had to take the lead at this time.

Jin Yuyan did not expect that in this life, the Second Prince was still alive and the Queen had given birth to another legitimate son, and her position was stable, but she still chose to take care of the Emperor herself.

Jin Yuyan sighed that Fu Cha Langya was a good queen both in public and private. She also echoed Concubine Hui and said:

"Oh~ Queen, the Imperial Concubine is right. The dragon heir in your belly is important. You should arrange for a concubine to take care of him. If you are worried, just hang a gauze curtain and watch over it yourself."

Concubine Chun also said, "Empress, why don't you choose some steady sisters among your sisters and divide them into two groups, taking turns to take care of the emperor day and night. You can watch here during the day and go back to rest at night. This way, the people who take care of the emperor will have enough energy and can take better care of the emperor."

Fu Cha Langya was persuaded by the three people. She really shouldn't be so stubborn anymore, so she quickly made a plan.

The princes and princesses were all sent to Xiefang Palace for unified isolation. Xiefang Palace was closed to the public and the palace was fumigated with mugwort for disinfection every day. The children took medicated food prescribed by the imperial physician to strengthen their bodies every day, and were taught by a teacher in the small study in Xiefang Palace.

The Sixth Prince is young, so Concubine Chun will take care of him personally. The Fourth Princess is weak, so Concubine Mei can keep her by her side.

As for tending to the sick, the Empress and Noble Concubine Hui took turns guarding outside the gauze tent. Concubine Jia, Concubine Ling and Concubine Wan formed a group, and Concubine Yu, Concubine Xian, Noble Lady Shu and Noble Lady Qing formed another group, taking turns to tend to the sick.

Fucha Langya also summoned Prince Hongzhou and ordered him to go to Mount Wutai to bring back the empress dowager who was worshiping Buddha. In this way, the palace would have the empress dowager to guard the overall situation.

All the palaces had no objection to this result, and Yihuan was convinced by the fairness of the Queen. She thought, Concubine Xian was really judging others by her own mean character, and perhaps the bottle of vinegar today was the real reason why the Emperor fell ill.

On the second day, Jin Yuyan took Yanwan and Wanyin to take care of the emperor. Wanyin was sincere and considerate to the emperor, Yanwan was smart and clever, and Yuyan had the method of applying medicine taught by Zhenshu, so the three of them were very adept at it.

Jin Yuyan and Yanwan intended to let Wanyin perform more, so they only assisted Wanyin in applying medicine to the emperor, and gave Wanyin the work of going back and forth to boil medicine and show up, so that others could know Wanyin's dedication.

Jin Yuyan thought that Wan Changzai was a member of her palace, so of course she had to give her any benefits.

Wei Yanwan also remembered that in her previous life, Wan Changzai was one of the few good people in the palace, so she might as well help her.

Fu Cha Langya saw all of this and was very satisfied with the three of them. She also thought that Chen Wanyin had been in the palace for a long time but was only a concubine, so she decided to ask for an imperial decree to promote her to a noble lady after the emperor recovered.

Wanyin took Shunxin out to change the medicine. Yanwan looked at the emperor who was still unconscious on the bed and asked Jin Yuyan:

"Concubine Xian is really jealous. The emperor became like this after taking a bite. Shouldn't someone strangle Ruyi immediately?"

Jin Yuyan thought so too. If this happened in her previous life when Ruyi was the queen, the emperor would probably faint after being dipped in vinegar, and Ruyi would have strangled him on the spot.

"Although I didn't strangle her today, she still lost an adult. Yanwan, do you think I have become smarter?"

Yan Wan looked left and right, shook her head and said, "I didn't see him getting smarter, but he's getting more shameless."

Jin Yuyan frowned and said, "Go away."

Yan Wan then said seriously, "I feel that the emperor is different from his previous life. He is not as tolerant of Ruyi now."

Jin Yuyan smiled...

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