"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Gu Guifei gritted her teeth, her face was as pale as paper, and she couldn't help but raised her hand towards him aggrievedly, "I was... fine during the day, but for some reason at night, I suddenly suffered from unbearable abdominal pain. …”
Seeing that she didn't seem to be faking it, Emperor Mu turned to the imperial doctor and asked, "Is it possible that it's a matter of diet?"
Although given Concubine Gu's status in the harem, poisoning was unlikely, but it still felt strange that no symptoms could be found.
The three imperial doctors shook their heads in unison: "The imperial concubine has no signs of poisoning."
Emperor Mu was silent for a moment: "Is there any way to ease the pain of the noble concubine at this time?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I can't find the disease, so I don't dare to prescribe medicine randomly."
"They are all trash." Emperor Mu frowned displeased, "The imperial concubine is in such pain, and there is nothing you can do. Why is the imperial hospital raising you?"
"The old minister is incompetent, please punish me!"
"Get out." Emperor Mu scolded angrily, "Call Chief Wu over."
"Yes!" The three imperial doctors thanked them repeatedly as if they had escaped from death, and then stood up and left.
Emperor Mu sat on the edge of the bed and held Concubine Gu's hand: "Don't be afraid. Chief Wu will be here soon. He should be able to find a solution."
"Your Majesty." Concubine Gu's eyes were red, her tears were about to fall, and her voice was choked with sobs. "Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I taught my daughter poorly and upset the Emperor. This is the punishment I deserve..."
The beloved concubine, who had always been graceful and elegant, rarely showed a weak posture at this time, as if she had completely suppressed her pride.
If Emperor Mu had not heard those words with his own ears and knew that his favorite concubine and most proud son were plotting against him secretly, he would probably have softened his heart when facing such a noble concubine.
After all, he is the person he has pampered for so many years.
But he knew that the women in the palace were not so sincere, especially when they were competing for the heirloom. Her weakness was not because she really realized that she was wrong, but because she gave in temporarily after weighing the pros and cons.
If you really knew you were wrong, why didn't you correct it after so many years?
Emperor Mu silently stroked her hair: "Let Jin Yue be raised with the Queen first to change her arrogant and domineering temper."
Concubine Gu lowered her eyebrows and covered up the dark light in her eyes: "Yes."
"Recently, I want to choose a concubine for each of King Yu, King Chen and King Zhan." Emperor Mu said casually, "Rong Cang's wife's family background is too low, I really want to choose someone with a higher family background for him. For example, the granddaughter of the Taifu family or the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs, what do you think?"
Concubine Gu was so startled that she didn't even care about the pain. She straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, Rong Cang has 400,000 soldiers and power, which is already scary. There is nothing wrong with his wife coming from a small family. Why choose him--"
"Rong Cang holds a large number of troops because he is much better at leading troops to fight than others. Who would be afraid of him?" Emperor Mu frowned, "Is it possible to put military power in the hands of a mediocre person who can't fight?" Is it scary?"
"That's not what I mean." Concubine Gu explained with a wry smile, "I just think that Rong Cang is good at fighting and can only protect his family and country wholeheartedly. He doesn't need too much help. The more support the emperor gives him, the better he will be in the future. The more disadvantageous it is.”
She must never let Rong Cang get the support of the Taifu Palace. Qin Taifu is the emperor's teacher and has always been respected by others. Even if the Qin family is always neutral, with the Taifu's reputation as a highly respected figure, the civil servants in the court will naturally rely on him. to him.
Rong Cangruo won the Taifu Mansion and became the biggest obstacle to King Chen in the future.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs, Shangshu Mansion, is even worse. Shangshu Dou is a powerful official who controls the promotion and demotion of all officials below the third rank. If he becomes Rong Cang's father-in-law, how can he help King Chen?
"Noble Concubine, you don't have to worry so much." Emperor Mu's tone was gentle and less warm, "He is your son and my son, will I still harm him?"
"It is precisely because Rong Cang is my concubine's son, so..." Gu Guifei took a breath and suppressed the pain, "I don't want their brothers to be jealous, and I don't want Rong Cang to be in a difficult situation. Your Majesty, please forgive me. The hard work of being a mother..."
"Brothers are fighting against each other? Are they in a difficult situation?" Emperor Mu smiled faintly, "No. I believe that if Rong Cang gains power in the future, he will treat his brothers well, especially his half-brother."
Concubine Gu was shocked and her pupils shrank suddenly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
What does it mean that Rong Cang has great power?
How else can he hold such power? Is it possible that the emperor plans to pass the throne to Rong Cang?
No, she will never agree to this!
I won't agree even if I die!
Concubine Gu was about to speak when the pain of abdominal spasm suddenly intensified. She turned pale and suddenly grabbed Emperor Mu's hand, "Ah! Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Emperor Mu turned around and asked urgently: "Has the leader of the Wu Academy arrived? Why is it so slow?"
"Come, come, Your Majesty, Chief Wu is here!" Yang Dexi, who was waiting outside the palace door, responded quickly and dragged the Chief Wu into the palace, "Hurry, the imperial concubine is in unbearable abdominal pain. Dean Wu, please take a look quickly."
When Wu Yuan first entered the palace to see the ceremony, Emperor Mu stood up and moved his seat: "There is no need to be more polite. It is important to treat the imperial concubine first."
Chief Wu responded respectfully, borrowed a handkerchief from the maid and put it on Concubine Gu's wrist. He knelt down on the edge of the bed and took Concubine Gu's pulse attentively.
Emperor Mu watched his reaction calmly and did not miss the confused, puzzled and frowning reaction after Wu Yuan took his first pulse.
There was silence in the hall.
Chief Wu’s brows were deeply furrowed. Despite repeated calls, no obvious symptoms were found, so he could only ask respectfully: “How long have you been suffering from abdominal pain? How does it hurt? It feels like being stabbed by a knife, bitten by insects or ants, or spasmodic. pain?"
Concubine Gu tried her best to keep her voice steady: "It hurts like an ant sting, but it's more painful than an ant sting."
Like an ant sting?
Emperor Mu's eyes flashed, and he felt that her abdominal pain was coming from something strange.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered the poison that Rong Cang had been poisoned by. Is the concubine's symptoms related to the poison?
If she was pretending, she shouldn't be so realistic.
If he wasn't pretending, maybe he should let Ji Ziyi enter the palace.
