bookrandom Chapter 131 The Imperial Concubine is Using Her as a Shield Again Today
Chapter 131 The Imperial Concubine is Using Her as a Shield Again Today
Jiang He asked Xia He to prepare snacks, tea, melon seeds, and fruit. She leaned back on the couch, ready to listen to the opera.
The listening devices produced by this store are not easy to detect, and the earphones are also very small.
A small clip-on pearl, when worn on the ear, looks just like any other piece of jewelry.
It also has a separate switch, and it's just an ordinary little box.
Even if someone picks up these earphones and puts them on their ears, without this little box, there will be no sound.
If you are more than ten meters away from the small box, even if the switch on the small box is turned on, it cannot be used.
The maids in Fengzao Palace kept a close eye on Jiang He's every move, and all her actions were reported to the Emperor.
Everyone in every position at Fengzao Palace has someone affiliated with the Emperor.
In addition, other concubines also had people planted in their ranks.
Consort Yue returned to Mingyue Palace and wept bitterly.
Hearing the mournful cry, Jiang He picked up a crab roe pastry.
Hmm, this crab roe is really good.
"Xia He, are there any crabs left?"
"Your Majesty, we used a basket of crabs to make these crab roe pastries, and there's still a basket left untouched."
"Hmm, I steamed two crabs for lunch, the crab roe smells so good. Oh, and you guys can share the crab roe pastries."
They're not lucky enough to have such good food. We won't let them try any.
"Thank you for your generous gift, Your Highness. These crabs are considered cold in nature, and pregnant women should not eat too many of them. Fortunately, none of you ladies ate them. Otherwise, if something had happened in our Fengzao Palace, we would have been unable to explain ourselves."
"That's because they're not lucky enough to have crabs. Hmm, give them to the one who brought the crabs. Send them over again next time you have something good."
Jiang He casually tossed a handful of golden peanuts.
"Yes, this servant thanks Your Highness for the reward on his behalf."
Jiang He's position in the harem was that of a favored concubine. Since the emperor wanted to use her as a shield, he naturally had to give her his favor.
These palace servants are all shrewd opportunists.
They eagerly send over any good stuff they have.
These two baskets of crabs were specially presented to us.
Ever since Consort Yue vomited after smelling fish and learned she was pregnant, the Emperor has refused to accept any river fish or similar ingredients.
The Emperor refused, so the palace servants selected the two best baskets and sent them all to Fengzao Palace.
Whenever the concubines went to pay their respects, the Imperial Concubine would have the best snacks and tea prepared for them.
It's all to show off how favored they are.
Today's crab roe pastry doesn't seem out of place at all.
The four concubines were somewhat unhappy that their pregnancy had been exposed in Fengzao Palace.
But they themselves didn't know before, so they can't blame the Imperial Concubine now.
I can only be thankful that I didn't eat anything I shouldn't have.
They all had a share of these crabs in the palace, but they hadn't had a chance to eat them yet. If they ate them without knowing the risks, it might harm themselves and their children.
The palace became lively after the four concubines returned.
Check everything that can't be touched, smelled, or eaten.
She also wrote to her family, asking them to find a way to send a familiar nanny to the palace.
The Emperor finally arrived at Mingyue Palace.
Today's events happened so suddenly that the concubines in the harem were all told to go back and rest, but they all ended up chatting idly outside.
The emperor had to hide and evade his way to Mingyue Palace, and it took him a long time to finally reach it.
Consort Yue was almost crying herself to death.
She began to feel resentful. Why hadn't the Emperor come yet? Who was he with?
"Moon".
The Emperor arrived at Mingyue Palace in a somewhat disheveled state.
Consort Yue turned her head away, refusing to look at the Emperor.
The Emperor stepped forward, turned Consort Yue's head around, saw her red, tear-filled eyes, and wiped away her tears.
"Moon, don't cry. I... I never expected them to be pregnant."
"So what does Your Majesty intend to do? The four children, will Your Majesty keep them? They are all Your Majesty's flesh and blood."
"Moon, I've said it before, only you are worthy to bear my children, no one else is. Don't worry, I will handle it. Let these children be buried with our children."
"emperor."
"Moon, the most important thing now is to take good care of your health. Don't worry about anything else. Leave everything to me."
Consort Yue is asleep.
The Emperor ordered Peony to prepare several doses of abortifacient medicine.
He will not let those women have children.
The four concubines were all high-ranking officials from the previous dynasty.
If they were to give birth to a child, especially a prince, who knows what kind of thoughts he might have?
How will he be able to hold onto his position then?
Therefore, these children cannot be kept.
All four concubines are now pregnant.
The emperor intends to let them fight amongst themselves.
They give them abortions and then frame others for it.
If just one of them succeeds, it will throw them all into chaos.
There was also the Imperial Concubine.
If only the Imperial Concubine could get involved again.
Punishing them by making them stand or kneel, or even worse, killing them off completely.
It would be even better if they both suffered heavy losses.
I heard that the Imperial Concubine liked incense, so perhaps we could add some abortifacient powder to her incense.
When the four concubines get into trouble with the Imperial Concubine, he can take the opportunity to investigate and directly pin the blame on the Imperial Concubine.
The Emperor asked for some peony powder that had no obvious odor, which would affect the child.
However, such a powder is certainly not as effective as an abortion pill.
However, the main idea behind this incense is to provide a slow and steady effect.
If they can't detect it right away, they'll let their guard down and smell it every day for a while. Over time, the child will definitely not survive.
Unfortunately, before the Emperor could deliver the medicine powder to the maid in Fengzao Palace, Jiang He announced the cancellation of her greetings.
Why was the greeting cancelled again?
The emperor became anxious again.
Jiang He reported to the Emperor that the imperial physician said the pregnancy was unstable in the first three months and that precautions should be taken to ensure a safe pregnancy.
For the sake of the imperial heir, this is the emperor's first child, and we must take good care of him.
All four concubines needed to rest during their pregnancies, so they were not allowed to come to Fengzao Palace to pay their respects.
Let's wait until the pregnancy is stable before making any decisions.
Since none of the four concubines were coming, there was no need for the other sisters to come either.
If everyone has the leisure time, they can get together to admire the flowers or brew some tea.
The Emperor thought that Consort Yue also needed to rest and recuperate, so he didn't say anything.
For the first three months, he can start from other areas.
As for the Imperial Concubine, let's leave that for later.
Even if we make a mistake earlier, there will be plenty of other opportunities.
Even on the day of production, there will be an opportunity to get involved.
It's not impossible for a mother and child to die during childbirth, resulting in both mother and child perishing.
Therefore, arrangements for midwives and the like should be made in advance.
Oh, and the wet nurse too.
If they're really that lucky, then they should start with the wet nurse.
It directly turns the child into an idiot.
He had seen many of these things since he was a child.
Of all the emperor's many concubines, few gave birth safely, and many children died before the age of three.
My mother once said, "If a person doesn't look out for himself, he'll be punished by heaven and earth."
Not everyone is born into royalty.
Not everyone can grow up safely in this harem.
Either you die or I die.
He took this position by stepping on the blood and flesh of countless people, and he will not allow anyone to take it away.
He will only reserve this position for his child with Yue'er.
Anyone else who covets this position will die.