Concubine Tang is a very beautiful woman with a scholarly air.
She has a gentle attitude and is good at talking. No wonder the emperor likes her so much.
Li Congwen took Concubine Tang's pulse and said under Concubine Tang's anxious eyes: "Concubine Tang is fine."
Concubine Tang asked: "I am in good health, why have I not been pregnant for so many years?"
Li Congwen: "It must be that fate has not arrived yet."
Concubine Tang frowned and didn't quite agree with this sentence.
Liu Heng said: "In these years, no princess or prince has been born in the palace."
After being reminded, Concubine Tang remembered that Zhu Qiyu's only child was born several years ago.
Could it be that there is something wrong with His Majesty's health?
Concubine Tang knew she shouldn't bring up this topic, but it was related to her future happiness, so she still asked in a low voice.
Liu Hao answered first: "The poison on Your Majesty's body has been cured, and there is no problem now."
Concubine Tang thought she understood.
She thought that the reason why she had no children in the years since she left the palace was because Zhu Qiyu had been poisoned early in the morning, so he could not get his concubines pregnant.
In the past two years, the emperor's poison was cured, and he has been recuperating his body since then. Only now has he completely recuperated his body.
Concubine Tang was relieved.
Concubine Tang happily asked people to reward Li Congwen and Liu Heng. She was generous and gave both of them good things, which were very valuable.
After walking out of Concubine Tang's palace, the two of them were accompanied by a young eunuch and walked outside the palace.
Passing by a palace, I saw a palace maid being made to kneel down.
It's winter now, and it snowed all night last night.
The ground was covered with thick snow, and the palace maid was kneeling on the snow, her calves buried in the snow.
I don’t know how long the palace maid has been kneeling. If she keeps kneeling like this, her legs will become useless.
Not only his legs, but also his life will be lost here.
Li Congwen knew that in the palace, there were many things that he could not intervene in.
But as a doctor, she couldn't bear to see a life disappear in front of her.
If she can't see it, she won't do anything.
But now that she sees it, if she doesn't do something, she will feel sorry for her conscience.
Li Congwen wanted to step forward, but Liu Heng held him back.
Li Congwen said: "Let me go."
Liu Heng whispered: "Look carefully."
Li Congwen was confused: "What?"
Liu Heng: "Look at the layer of snow under the maid's legs."
Li Congwen looked over and found nothing unusual.
Liu Heng pointed out: "The palace maid's calves are covered with snow. It stands to reason that the body temperature emitted will melt the snow, wet her pants, and then condense into ice. You see, her pants are now frozen. Is it ice?"
Li Congwen shook his head.
Liu Heng: "This palace lady's legs are probably tied with leather or other things to protect her from the cold."
Li Congwen was shocked: "Thank you for the reminder."
The palace maid was afraid that she had a plan in her heart, and she stepped forward rashly, possibly ruining her plan. Not only would she make the person who punished the palace maid unhappy, but she would also be hated by the palace maid.
Sure enough, the harem was more terrifying than the battlefield.
Li Congwen sighed and said to Liu Heng, "Let's go."
She didn't want to worry about anything.
When you enter the palace from now on, leave immediately after doing what you need to do. Don't listen, don't watch, and don't interfere with anything in the palace.
The two spoke very quietly, and the young eunuch did not hear the content of their conversation, but looking at Li Congwen's movements, he knew what she was going to do.
The young eunuch also wanted to persuade Li Congwen not to mind his own business, but Liu Heng had already persuaded Li Congwen.
The little eunuch secretly breathed out.
The most important thing for little eunuchs like them, who have no power and no backing, is to protect themselves wisely and not to be implicated in the harem's fights.
Liu Heng saw the little eunuch's move and understood the little eunuch's worries.
He patted the young eunuch on the shoulder, took out a golden peanut and handed it to the young eunuch as a shock relief.
The little eunuch took the golden peanut with tears of gratitude and wanted to lead the two of them to the palace gate.
Suddenly, Liu Heng's ears moved.
Although he did not practice martial arts in this life, his soul automatically absorbed the thin spiritual energy in the space and improved his body, making his five senses very sharp.
Liu Heng was one step ahead of the other two people and heard the sound of someone coming.
The whip cleared the way, and the emperor came.
Liu Heng understood that the palace maid's target was the emperor.
Liu Heng took Li Congwen with one hand and the little eunuch with the other, and hid behind the rockery on the side.
Li Congwen and the little eunuch were shocked, wondering what Liu Tong was up to.
Liu Heng raised his right index finger and put it to his lips.
The two of them kept their mouths shut and looked out from the gap in the rockery along with Liu Heng.
After a while, Zhu Qiyu led someone past and saw the palace maid kneeling on the snow.
Zhu Qiyu frowned and said, "What's going on with the palace maid?"
The people around him immediately went to investigate and soon reported the investigation results to Zhu Qiyu.
"Your Majesty, the maid is called Fu Dongxue. She is a maid in Concubine Wang's palace. She was punished to kneel in the snow because she offended Concubine Wang."
Hearing Concubine Wang, Zhu Qiyu's face showed a look of disgust and said: "What kind of monster is this person? Do you want to punish the palace maid in a snowy day? Do you want her life?"
The eunuch who inquired about the news reported back: "That Fu Dongxue burned paper for Prince Huai Xian, and was discovered by Concubine Wang, who offended Concubine Wang."
Zhu Qiyu became even more angry.
It was related to Zhu Qiyu's son, and Concubine Wang's actions made Zhu Qiyu furious.
"What a Wang family. You didn't want to see my son at first, but now that my son is gone, you still continue to bully my son."
Zhu Qiyu issued an edict: "The Wang family humiliated the prince Huai Xian, demoted him to a commoner, and relegated him to the cold palace."
He raised his eyes and saw that the kneeling palace maid couldn't bear it anymore and fainted. He then said, "She is a loyal servant. Let the imperial doctor treat her well. When she is well, she will be transferred to my side to serve."
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu left.
The fainted palace maid was also carried away.
Li Congwen walked out from behind the rockery with a complex expression, glanced at the place where the palace maid had knelt before, sighed, and said to Liu Heng: "Let's go."
Liu Heng followed Li Congwen out of the palace. Before leaving, he gave the little eunuch another golden peanut.
The little eunuch happily took the golden peanut and whispered: "I won't say anything about today's events."
Liu Heng smiled and patted the young eunuch on the shoulder, and accompanied Li Congwen to leave the palace.
While walking on the road, Liu Tong, who was not very proficient in history, asked Li Congwen: "Is Prince Huaixian the dead son of Zhu Qiyu? What happened to Concubine Wang?"
Li Congwen: "Huaixian Crown Prince Zhu Jianji, whose mother is Queen Hang. After Zhu Qiyu became the emperor, he deposed Zhu Qizhen's son Zhu Jianshen as the crown prince and made his own son Zhu Jianji the crown prince. But the child had a poor reputation and died at the age of nine. He died of illness. However, seeing that Zhu Qiyu himself was poisoned, I'm afraid Zhu Jianji's death was not simple. It is possible that he was poisoned to death."
"Then Concubine Wang should be Zhu Qiyu's original wife. Because she opposed the establishment of Zhu Jianji as the crown prince, she offended Zhu Qiyu and was deposed. Originally, after Zhu Qizhen was restored to power, she was recognized as Zhu Qiyu's official wife again, and she was renamed Princess Xi. Empress Dowager Sun, Empress Qian and later Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen took care of her."
"That's why Zhu Qiyu hates her. Maybe he thinks Wang is in the same group as Zhu Qizhen and Queen Mother Zhang."
Liu Heng: "I think Wang's objection to Zhu Jianji becoming the crown prince is because he doesn't want Zhu Jianji's biological mother to be proud, right?"
Li Congwen nodded in agreement: "I would prefer my nephew over the son my husband had with another woman." (End of Chapter)
