Story of Yanxi Palace: Fu Ying's banner will never fall

Chapter 174: The art of hating victory

Ye Tianshi stood aside and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The Empress's condition is not optimistic. We can only do our best at the moment."

A hint of despair flashed across the emperor's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.

He said in a low but firm voice: "Ye Tianshi, just treat her. Send people to find any precious medicinal herbs you need. Even if you have to give up the baby in the queen's belly, you must do everything you can to cure her!"

Meanwhile, Mingyu stayed by the Queen's side, constantly trying to feed her various foods in the hope of regaining some of her strength.

From carefully prepared medicinal food to light white porridge, to the clear rice soup...

However, every attempt ended in failure. The Queen Mother was unable to swallow anything, which made Mingyu extremely anxious.

The emperor watched silently from the side, his heart filled with worry and distress. He slowly walked to Mingyu's side and whispered, "Give me the rice soup, I will feed the queen."

Mingyu nodded respectfully, handed the bowl in her hand to the emperor, and then carefully stepped aside.

After the emperor took the bowl, he gently scooped a spoonful of rice soup, his movements as gentle as if he was treating a fragile treasure.

He slowly moved the spoon close to the queen's lips, trying to get the rice soup into her mouth.

However, no matter how careful he was, the queen still clenched her teeth and the rice soup slid down her cheeks.

The emperor looked at the rice soup on the queen's cheek and his face turned gloomy. He immediately picked up the handkerchief beside him and wiped it carefully, then tried again, but all failed.

He sighed deeply, his heart filled with helplessness and sadness.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the time when he had scabies. All the concubines avoided him, and only Rongyin took care of him meticulously.

He recalled how Rongyin took care of him at that time, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart. She must have had it very hard at that time.

Thinking of this, tears welled up in the emperor's eyes, but he dared not let them flow. This was his dignity as an emperor.

He could only hold Empress Fucha's hand tightly and call her name over and over again, hoping to wake her up from her sleep.

Speaking of the emperor's previous experience with scabies, Wei Yingluo avoided it as she didn't want to have too much contact with the emperor.

So this time when the emperor got scabies, Wei Yingluo quickly found an excuse to avoid him and asked Mingyu to serve him in the Yangxin Palace instead of her.

Mingyu naturally wanted it more than she bargained for, because this way she could have more opportunities to spend time with the imperial guard, Hailancha.

After Mingyu arrived at the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, she not only gave the sachet she had mended before to Hailancha again, but also received some novel gadgets from Hailancha.

The two interacted more and more, and their relationship became closer and closer. Their time together was filled with laughter and joy, and they seemed to have forgotten all their troubles.

On the other hand, the Queen Mother was extremely worried when she heard that the Queen was seriously ill, and she immediately ordered her subordinates to find a famous doctor.

As the champion of the previous palace fight, the Queen Mother was well aware of the cruelty of palace struggles. She knew that the Queen's sudden illness was no accident, and she must have been harmed by someone with ulterior motives.

Therefore, the Queen Mother sent her trusted Nanny Liu to investigate the matter, hoping to find the person who poisoned the animal as soon as possible so as to find the antidote.

However, after many days of investigation, Aunt Liu still failed to find any clues, which made her very confused.

For a long time, Madam Liu had lived an easy and comfortable life, and she no longer had the wit and decisiveness she once had. Now that she was suddenly faced with such a difficult problem, she seemed a little overwhelmed.

Just when she was worried, a rumor spread in the palace, and someone sent her a secret letter: "Someone in the palace performed the art of exorcism, causing the queen to fall ill."

Although Nanny Liu did not believe in this superstition, she was eager to get the job done, so she decided to use this as a breakthrough point to launch an investigation.

After thinking for a long time, Nanny Liu believed that the person who had the greatest grudge against Empress Fucha was none other than the arrogant and domineering Concubine Gao.

Besides, Concubine Gao always liked to attack pregnant concubines. Therefore, Madam Liu locked her sights on Concubine Gao, ready to start from her to find out the truth.

So Nanny Liu rushed to Chuxiu Palace as soon as possible, wanting to catch Concubine Gao off guard.

On the fourth day after the Queen fell into a coma, Aunt Liu, a subordinate of the Queen Mother, rushed into Chuxiu Palace with a group of eunuchs and shouted, "Search!"

Concubine Gao had just returned from Changchun Palace and had not had time to change her clothes. She was choosing her daily clothes when she encountered such a situation. She couldn't help but frown and stare at the eunuchs who were rummaging around.

"How dare you! Even though I am no longer a royal concubine, I will not tolerate your insolence in Chuxiu Palace!" Concubine Gao cursed angrily, "You lowly maids, do not touch my things!"

But Madam Liu was an old lady in the Empress Dowager's palace. She just smiled at Concubine Gao and said, "Madam Concubine Gao, if you didn't do anything, don't worry. We will search carefully."

Concubine Gao rolled her eyes so hard that they almost popped out of their sockets. She held her breath and was about to open her mouth to refute.

Zhilan suddenly reached out to stop her and whispered in her ear, "My queen, please don't be anxious. After all, Nanny Liu is someone close to the Queen Mother. We can't offend her easily. It's better to wait until they finish their search before questioning her."

Although Concubine Gao was unhappy, she nodded helplessly, indicating that she agreed with Zhilan's suggestion.

"Search carefully!" Madam Liu's eyes were cold and grim, as if she could see through everything around her. She stared closely at the maids and eunuchs under her command and shouted loudly: "Don't miss any corner!"

Concubine Gao was so angry that she was shaking all over, but she could do nothing but watch them turn her bedroom upside down. She took a deep breath and prepared to call them to account later.

"Empress Gao, please cooperate. If no evidence is found, we will naturally give you an explanation." Nanny Liu said with a smile.

Concubine Gao glared at Nanny Liu with gritted teeth, and secretly swore in her heart that she would take revenge on this old woman.

Unfortunately, within a few moments, a eunuch hurried out from a corner of Concubine Gao's bedroom, carefully holding a wooden figure in his hand, and whispered, "Found it."

I saw that there was a rope hanging around the wooden man's neck. The rope was stained with blood and looked very strange and scary.

Upon seeing this, Madam Liu immediately raised her voice and asked sternly, "Madam Gao, what is this?"

Concubine Gao and Zhilan were both stunned. They looked at each other with expressions of astonishment on their faces.