bestfiction Chapter 396 Wen Yi 25
Chapter 396 Wen Yi 25
Zhang Mi lifted the brocade handkerchief, revealing the jar inside.
Then I immediately smelled a familiar scent.
Zhang Mi's back immediately broke out in a sweat. Could it be that the Empress had attacked another concubine?
The Emperor has caught her red-handed, hasn't he? The Empress hasn't stopped after all these years.
Zhang Mi was really unlucky to have boarded the Empress's pirate ship.
They had to worry about the lives of their entire clan at any moment.
It's best not to involve the Empress or Guan Yu in this matter.
Open the jar and see what's inside.
It really is musk.
The chubby orange cat looked at Zhang Mi and asked in a deep voice.
"Zhang Mi, what's in this jar?"
Zhang Mi was startled, but quickly calmed down.
He knew he couldn't reveal the slightest flaw at this moment.
He answered respectfully:
"Your Majesty, this is musk." The fat orange's face instantly darkened.
This musk was dug out from Suiyuxuan.
Consort Fang's miscarriage was not an accident, and this musk was used...
Big Fat Orange then realized that Consort Fang's matter had nothing to do with Consort Hua.
Although Consort Hua was domineering, she never imagined such a subtle method to deal with Noble Lady Fang.
After much thought, Big Fat Orange felt that the Empress was definitely involved in this matter.
The chubby orange cat suddenly looked sharply at Zhang Mi.
"I remember that you were in charge of ensuring the health of Consort Fang and Consort Xin during their pregnancies."
Were their miscarriages truly accidents?
Didn't you notice anything unusual?
A hint of panic flashed across Zhang Mi's face.
His eyes flickered involuntarily.
Zhang Mi inwardly groaned; the Empress had orchestrated the pregnancies of Consort Xin and Noble Lady Fang.
But the Empress had already seized upon his weakness and was using him for her purposes.
How could he possibly explain the abnormal pulse patterns of these concubines?
Many of the things the Empress did involved Zhang Mi.
If he were to speak, I fear his entire family would be doomed.
From the moment he boarded the Queen's ship, he knew this day would come.
I just never expected this day to come so soon, so unexpectedly.
Zhang Mi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed:
"Your Majesty is wise; my medical skills are limited."
We really didn't notice anything unusual; it was all an accident.
If the big fat orange still doesn't understand at this point, then he is unworthy of being the ruler of a country.
He knew in his heart that Zhang Mi's reaction had already revealed everything.
Big Fat Orange frowned, a hint of coldness in his eyes.
He said slowly:
"Zhang Mi, you have followed me for many years, and I have always treated you well."
Upon my ascension to the throne, I immediately appointed you as the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.
Now I ask you, why did you deceive me?
Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Mi's forehead; he knew he had reached a dead end.
He only asked that his family not be implicated.
Zhang Mi's body trembled.
"Your Majesty, it is the Empress... She holds something against me, and I have no choice but to comply."
Upon hearing this, the big fat orange cat's eyes widened in anger.
"That vile woman, Ulanara Yixiu!"
Zhang Mi has become the Empress's person. What if the Empress can't restrain herself one day?
We'll have Zhang Mi do the dirty work, and then the Empress will support Hongshi's ascension to the throne.
He would then be like a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.
The fat orange cat was burning with anger. "Your Majesty, well done!"
Big Fat Orange slammed his hand on the table, scattering the eighteen coins all over the floor.
Hearing the sounds from inside the hall, the servants outside knelt down.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng could only try to persuade the chubby orange cat despite its anger.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please take care of your health."
Big Fat Orange took a deep breath, trying to calm the anger in his heart, but the gloom on his face was hard to dispel.
He looked coldly at Zhang Mi and said in a deep voice:
"Zhang Mi, what have you done for the Empress all these years?"
What did he do? He did a lot, but how could he dare to say it?
If he reveals this, can his entire family still be protected?
Zhang Mi didn't dare to speak at all, and could only kowtow.
Upon seeing this, the chubby orange said in a deep voice
"Su Peisheng, I'm entrusting Zhang Mi to you."
"I want you to find out exactly what he did for the Empress. If he conceals anything, you will be held accountable."
Su Peisheng readily agreed; luckily, he had found the jar.
Otherwise, he won't have a good ending if he doesn't handle things well.
Big Fat Orange waved his hand, signaling him to take Zhang Mi away.
Only the chubby orange cat was left inside the hall. He never expected this.
He was shocked to discover that his own spouse was so cruel, having been harming his children right under his nose for years.
His last shred of affection for the Empress vanished completely at this moment.
However, he has only recently ascended the throne, and deposing the empress would likely cause turmoil within the harem.
The previous dynasty was probably not stable either.
Without the Empress, Consort Hua became the most powerful woman in the palace.
This was unacceptable to the chubby orange cat; Nian Gengyao had already been arrogant enough in the previous dynasty.
Big Fat Orange felt a headache coming on; his father, the former emperor, had left him a crippled wretch.
The harem was also thrown into chaos by Ulanara.
These are all good wives chosen for him by his good mother.
Think about the wives, concubines, and princesses in the fourteenth prince's harem; you wouldn't know unless you compared them.
Upon comparison, the difference was immediately apparent in the large orange cat.
My heart is broken. Does my mother dislike me so much?
The fat orange cat grew angrier and angrier, pacing back and forth inside the hall.
He cannot act rashly against the Empress now.
But he couldn't allow the Empress to do as she pleased in the palace.
Thinking about the women who were chosen for the imperial concubines this time, I wonder if they can be used...
Fucha and Shen clans—during the struggle for the throne, how many Manchu nobles did he offend?
In this selection process, apart from one member of the Fuca clan, none of the Manchu bannermen had a high social status.
The Borjigit clan of the Mongol banners had a decent status, but...
King Yama said that from now on, only girls will be born into the Aisin Gioro clan.
This is what's giving him the biggest headache.
This means he can only have three sons: Hongshi, Hongli, and Hongzhou.
And even if they get married and have children, they will only have girls.
He will only have granddaughters.
If this news gets out, will he still be able to hold onto the throne of Aisin Gioro?
Over the years, the forces advocating for the restoration of the Ming dynasty have been stirring up trouble.
Once his Aisin Gioro clan has no successor...
I fear these forces might take the opportunity to cause trouble and shake the foundations of the Qing Dynasty.
No, he can't give up.
How old is Hongshi this year? (This is a fanfiction about Hongshi being 15 years old.)
It seems like it's time for him to understand human affairs.
Consort Qi, his mother, never mentioned it to him.
This talent show will be a perfect opportunity for him to bestow talent upon Hongshi.
How could Consort Qi be such a good mother? And why doesn't the Empress, as the legal mother, care at all?
He was devastated to be empress, utterly devastated. He deeply regretted it now.
Back then, following the advice of the Empress Dowager and Chun Yuan, Ulanara Yixiu was elevated to the position of Empress.
Ulanara family, Uya family
He cannot touch the Empress now, and the Empress Dowager is his birth mother.
But he still has the Ulanara family and the Uya family to rely on.
On the Lingkun Palace side, Consort Hua and the others were still listening to the young eunuch talk about...
An Lingrong, Shen Meizhuang, Zhen Huan, and others' performance during the palace selection
Hearing Xiao Tailin mention that An Lingrong almost failed to be selected
However, thanks to her sweet talk and gentle manner, she won the favor of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor and was successfully selected.
Nian Shilan raised an eyebrow slightly, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes, and said:
"An Lingrong is quite adept at handling things; she almost failed to be selected but managed to turn things around."
If she were clever, she could figure out who the real master was in this palace.
"I can barely tolerate her."
Fei Yunyan quickly chimed in:
"The Empress is the Emperor's most beloved person. Who in the harem doesn't know the Empress's majesty?"
If An Lingrong were sensible and knew who to follow in the palace, she might still have a way out.
If she dared to oppose the Empress, she would be courting death.