The First Empress - Chapter 198

Chapter 198 Bring Disaster to the Fish in the Pond

In the summer, in the sweltering summer, the weather was hot and hot. Linglong was lazy and did not go out of the gates of Qixia Palace to nurture the baby properly. However, who knew that the more peaceful she sat, the more distracted she became. Outside the window, a green willow branch leaned out and pierced through the window lattice carved with blessings and longevity. As Linglong waved her fan, she asked Qin’er to bring over the honey bird’s nest.

Moreover, the fresh fruits of the palace servants were all placed on jade plates. Linglong had Qin’er peel them for her, but she didn’t know what to do. She just peeled them open and lost her appetite.

“Your Highness, the bird’s nest is good, but it can’t be eaten as food. Why don’t you change to another diet, Your Highness?” Qin’er felt that it was a little strange. Linglong’s appetite had become very fast recently.

“Impudent, impudent!” Linglong’s watery eyes looked at Qin’er. “Which Lord did you learn these rules from? Only the Empress has ever instructed this servant. How many servants have done this? Why are you here so bitterly? Do you want this palace to send you to a nearby palace?”

For a moment, Qin’er hurriedly kowtowed, “This concubine didn’t mean that. This concubine just feels that the Empress is getting weirder and weirder these days.”

The pregnant man had a bad temper, Linglong knew that Qin’er was also taking extra care of her, but after thinking about it carefully, there was something wrong. She was a person who was calm and brave, not that frivolous. Why had her mind been absent recently? There was an inexplicable melancholy in her tiredness, and her temper had become even worse in the past few days.

The corner of Linglong’s mouth curled up slightly, “You also feel that this palace’s temperament has changed drastically recently?” Linglong’s red lips parted slightly.

Qin’er’s goose egg pink face was also a little pale, and she couldn’t help but ask seriously, “Did the Empress notice it herself?” “Your Highness is not in the mood to come over these few days. She often beats her servants and scolds them. Your Highness has never been like this before. This servant originally thought that Your Highness Xia Tian was in a bad mood. Later, this servant discovered that once Your Highness was in the inner hall, she would be impetuous. Could it be …”

Linglong looked around with her big eyes full of spirits. She only felt a kind of chestnut growing all over her body. There was also a trick of “suppressing victory” in the harem. If Zhuang Guitaifei hadn’t used the method of suppressing victory to control her mind back then, she probably wouldn’t have fallen down from the Calyx Pavilion …

Thinking of this, Linglong moved slightly to the outer hall. Compared to the inner hall, this place was spacious and the breeze could circulate. Only then did Linglong calmly think about the cause and effect and the details, but she still couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

The golden wind was thin, Linglong felt her entire body turn cold, as if someone had poured the ice residue on her head. Qin’er handed Honey Haitang over. Linglong was afraid now. Qin’er scooped up the bird’s nest with a small porcelain spoon. The jade bowl was cold and dewy, but Linglong’s heart was cold. Now, she was afraid and didn’t dare to eat it.

Linglong raised her eyebrows slightly and said, “Has this palace been lost in thought as soon as we arrived at the inner hall these days?”

Qin’er placed the bird’s nest on the table and thought carefully for a while before nodding, “It seems like this. Could it be that someone has been tampered with in the inner hall?”

As soon as Linglong heard this, she felt anxious. She took someone to invite Chen Chongyi and took a closer look at the bird’s nest. Qin’er hurriedly said, “This was personally cooked by this servant over a slow fire, and she didn’t leave the kitchen at all. She won’t be poisoned. It’s fine if you use it.”

Linglong gently scooped up the bird’s nest with a porcelain spoon. Originally, she wanted to eat a mouthful, but suddenly, an indescribable sour smell came from her throat. She felt that she could not bear it and started to retch. Qin’er had already helped Linglong patted her back.

Although Chen Chongyi often came over, he did not notice this. Being called here by Linglong was a bit urgent. Before she could walk in, Xiangfeng’s beautiful voice had already pierced through the curtain. “Is there something wrong with little sister?”

Seeing Chen Chongyi arrive, Linglong hurriedly explained what had happened. Chen Chongyi frowned slightly. After a long time, she sighed and said, “You are outside. Sister Tongqin’er, go to the inner hall to see if there is anything unusual.”

Linglong saw this as a path to fear, and she felt a little bit of fear in her heart. She nodded gratefully and said, “Thank you, big sister.”

Chen Chongyi and Qin’er went to the inner hall. “Is this the place where little sister usually sits?” Chen Chongyi was also sitting on a sandalwood table. Linglong nodded slightly. Chen Chongyi paced up and down the arena. Suddenly, he saw a pile of gifts lying on the ground. Chen Chongyi couldn’t help but be puzzled. She pointed and asked, “What does this mean?”

Qin’er lowered her head in embarrassment and said, “Anyway, it was sent over by the Lord from the front palace. Servant originally wanted to count and tidy it up, but she didn’t have time.”

Chen Chongyi’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and there was a faint ripple. “Foolishness–No wonder Lord was depressed in five years when you served Concubine like this.” Chen Chongyi looked at the pile of things carefully while reprimanding him. “Move away now. The further away you are from your sister, the better. Right now, only these things are unfamiliar and unused. Just take them away first. If you still can’t find the reason, then we’ll talk about other things,” Chen Chongyi said.

Qin’er hurriedly ordered a few junior inspectors to carry the items away. Chen Chongyi looked at Linglong and said, “It’s probably better now.”

Linglong didn’t know what was wrong with her at all. Seeing Chen Chongyi doing things in an orderly manner, she could not help but calm her mind. She slightly stepped in. Chen Chongyi hurriedly extended her hand to let Linglong carry them. The two of them entered the inner hall.

Chen Chongyi couldn’t help but be full of worries. She looked at Linglong and said, “It’s better to invite the imperial physician over to take a look. Naturally, Pei Minghai would have to come over every day to take a look when the month is big.”

Linglong nodded. Before the two of them could finish their conversation, Pei Minghai had already walked into the inner hall with the medicine chest on his back. He saw Chen Chongyi and Linglong bowing slightly. “Why did the two of you ask this servant to come over?”

Qin’er quickly opened the window. Pei Minghai didn’t feel anything at all. After a while, his complexion became complicated. He looked at Linglong with a serious expression and said, “Your Highness, please come to the outer hall.”

Linglong was puzzled, but she still followed his instructions and went to the outer hall. The air here was cool and the light was exceptionally plump. Just as Linglong was about to say something, Pei Minghai said, “Does the Empress feel that her mind isn’t in the right place recently and her retching is much stronger than before?”

Linglong felt that Pei Minghai had some tricks. She nodded her head repeatedly. Pei Minghai’s face instantly turned pale as she looked at Linglong and said for a long time, “Your Highness, if this official tells you something, please don’t panic. If you had discovered anything, you would have been fine.”

Linglong didn’t know what he was going to say. Chen Chongyi was afraid that Linglong would be frightened. She reached out and held Linglong. She also stood beside Linglong, lest Linglong fall down and hurt the fetus. This way, Linglong’s body would be blocked by her. Only then did Pei Minghai say, “There is a strong musk fragrance in the inner hall-”

“Musk again?” Linglong raised her eyebrows and shivered.

Chen Chongyi patted Linglong’s hand and said, “Don’t be afraid. Listen to what Imperial Physician Pei has to say.”

Pei Minghai sniffed inside the inner hall and said, “Although I don’t know where the smell came from, I dare to confirm that it must be an ice musk deer. This ice musk deer is not just an ordinary musk, it’s even more potent.”

Linglong’s face was ashen. The armrest holding the red sandalwood chair trembled slightly. Her fingers were white and translucent. She stood up slightly, her hands slightly supporting her back and her hands gently stroking her belly that was the size of a leather ball. She said coldly, “I don’t know who wants to harm my child, but I won’t let the adulterer succeed with a single breath.”

Pei Minghai came over to give Linglong the pulse. After pondering for a long time, he said, “I’m afraid the Empress’ fetal position isn’t right. Her left vein clashes with the sun and her right vein is low …” Linglong knew what Pei Minghai meant. After being frightened by so many times in the past few days, even an iron man had the energy to crumble. Pei Minghai prescribed two prescriptions and entrusted Linglong with taking care of them. He also bowed when he agreed to come over the next day to get his pulse.

Seeing Pei Minghai leave, Linglong called Qin’er over and said, “Be careful for this palace. Don’t let any unfamiliar faces come in, but don’t alarm me. If you catch them, just tell this palace directly.”

“On the other hand, there was a little palace maid, Ling Lian, from Lan Sou Yu Palace the day before yesterday. She said that she came to borrow silver scissors to cut flower branches, but she did not go to the outer hall or the inner hall. Could it be this person?”

Linglong could not make a rash decision. She could only shake her head and say, “Just be careful. As long as someone does something, they will naturally come over to make a profit. Only then will they get their head in the middle.”

Qin’er listened carefully.

At dinner time, Huiqi actually came over. Seeing Linglong in the outer hall, he couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled. Linglong told him about the past. Huiqi glared at him angrily, “Lawless is getting more and more. Is this also a wild place?” “Linglong saw that Huiqi was enraged and couldn’t help but console her. However, Linglong’s words still flashed with her teeth and Lan Sou Yu. Huiqi had long suspected that Lan Sou Yu had done something to her.

Huiqi waved his wide-robed sleeve and went straight to Changle Palace. “I’ve already made her change her mind. Since she has no intention of repenting, I don’t have anything else to say.”

The pond water was slightly warm. Hui Qi sat on his shoulders in the warm wind and went to Changle Palace. He did not know what Lan Sou Yu was doing. He only heard the sound of a song. When Hui Qi arrived at Changle Palace, he gave Lan Sou Yu a slap in the face. He only slapped Lan Sou Yu like a monk. He was confused.

“What crime did this concubine commit? The Emperor also wanted to let this concubine know if anyone had caused trouble.”

At the side of the incense stairs below Yu Goulan, she stood there tenderly, looking sideways at Hui Qi, tears rolling down her eyes.

Huiqi said coldly, “Don’t quibble. The matter of the white jade hairpin has not been settled yet. Now it is musk again. Do you want all my children to die at your hands? What a ruthless woman.”