The sound of Ganoderma frightened Zhou Ninghai into excitement, and he banged on the door, alerting Concubine Hua who was drinking medicine inside.
Concubine Hua's face was bloodless, her eyes were black and she was leaning on the bedside. She heard the movement at the door and asked weakly, "Is it Zhou Ninghai? Why didn't you see him come in?"
"Songzhi, go over and have a look. If it's him, let him come over."
Songzhi nodded, put down the soup, stood up and went out. Only the two of them knew why Concubine Hua suddenly became seriously ill.
Songzhi also knew what Zhou Ninghai was doing. Looking at his helpless and flustered look, one knew that there was something wrong with Huan Yixiang.
After the incident, she thought a lot. Long-term pain was better than short-term pain. It was better to know early than late.
Songzhi pushed Ganoderma away and said, "Lingzhi, don't stay here. Go to the kitchen to cook glutinous rice porridge. Your Majesty will drink it later."
Lingzhi felt that the atmosphere was a bit dull. Seeing her angry look, Zhou Ninghai might have been interrupted by her unintentionally because of something.
She wanted to leave quickly, but when she heard Songzhi asking her to go to the kitchen, she immediately retreated, not daring to stay for a moment.
Zhou Ninghai asked, "How is your Majesty?"
Songzhi's face was not very good, showing a hint of worry, and whispered, "I just drank the medicine and asked you to go in and reply."
Zhou Ninghai walked in with his head lowered. As soon as he stepped in, Songzhi grabbed his sleeve.
"etc!"
"What's wrong?" Zhou Ninghai asked in confusion.
Songzhi said, "My queen is not in good health. Please speak more slowly later so as not to make her feel uncomfortable."
Zhou Ninghai was speechless for a moment. Because of this, the empress, who had not even had a cold in the past few years, was directly sick with anger.
How should he explain it, how should he explain it slowly, so as not to make Concubine Hua uncomfortable?
Although Zhou Ninghai nodded to Songzhi, he was just trying to cheer himself up and find some comfort.
After entering, Songzhi quickly walked to the bed and tucked Concubine Hua into bed.
Concubine Hua's tearful eyes were full of expectation. . . And prayer.
She lay weakly on the edge of the bed and asked Zhou Ninghai impatiently,
"How about it, is there musk in this Huanyi incense? No, right?"
Ever since Concubine Hua married into the palace, he has been waiting by her side. I have seen Concubine Hua’s pride, flamboyance, ruthlessness, kindness, innocence, grief, and madness...
But this was the first time I saw her looking so haggard and humble as dust.
The facts are before our eyes, and even though we already have the answer, we still don't want to admit it.
Zhou Ninghai couldn't speak, and his head hung lower. In fact, the empress was not unaware of anything before, she just didn't want to think about it. Otherwise, Concubine Duan has already spoken so clearly, how could she not understand.
"Empress, slave...slave..."
"Needless to say, I know... I already know..."
Songzhi saw that Concubine Hua's face was even more decayed than before, and the last bit of light in her eyes had disappeared. I couldn't think of words such as long-term pain being worse than short-term pain, so I tried hard to find a reason.
"Maybe there is some misunderstanding here, and it may not be the emperor's intention. Maybe, maybe the queen has tampered with it, and the emperor doesn't know about Musk!"
Concubine Hua raised her head, looked at Songzhi, and said with tears in her eyes, "Are you going to lie to me too?"
Songzhi lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Concubine Hua's eyes, "I dare not..."
Concubine Hua said, "Yes, you don't dare..."
"In order for me to have a child these years, all the famous doctors from the imperial hospital have been invited to diagnose my pulse."
"If it wasn't the emperor's intention, why would no one tell me? It turns out that there are traces of musk on my body."
"In Yikun Palace, we light it day and night. No matter how much I drink to induce pregnancy, I will never have fetal gas. Even the child I had back then was him...!" "
"No wonder Concubine Duan was not favored and her family was in ruins. She was accused of murdering the prince, but she was still able to make the concubine equal to me. It turns out that she took the blame for the emperor and took the blame for murdering her own son."
After saying that, Concubine Hua actually laughed, which made Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai feel scared.
"Mother, if you are sad, just cry. Don't scare me!"
"Zhou Ninghai, what are you doing standing still and not saying a word?"
Zhou Ninghai felt that since the emperor was so defensive and would not even allow the empress to give birth to a child, his fear of the general was as deep as the late emperor's grudge against Ao Bai.
If the empress is always immersed in sorrow, sooner or later she will not be able to bear it any longer. It is better to find some thoughts for her, which will make things easier.
Zhou Ninghai knelt directly on the ground, gritted his teeth and said, "Empress, I know you are feeling uncomfortable, but I'll forgive you for telling me that things have already happened, and no matter how sad you are, it won't change anything."
"The Emperor is treating you like this because he must have murderous intentions towards the General. If you don't cheer up, who else can take care of the General and the Nian family!"
Songzhi also said, "Mother, Zhou Ninghai is right. For the sake of the general, you cannot continue like this."
Concubine Hua's dead eyes were ignited with a few rays of life. Yes, she still has a brother and family.
The emperor wanted to hide everything, but she couldn't watch the Nian family being destroyed.
Concubine Hua wiped her tears with her sleeves and said, "You are right, I cannot continue like this."
"But I don't want to think or look at anything now."
"You guys go out, I want to be alone for a while. Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid."
Songzhi could not trust her to leave her alone in the house, but she also knew that at this time, she should give her some space.
Zhou Ninghai and Songzhi hesitated, and Concubine Hua said sharply, "Get out!"
The two had no choice but to retreat and guard the door. Paying attention to the movement inside, she was afraid that Concubine Hua would be too angry and accidentally hurt herself.
Due to her illness, she hadn't seen anyone for more than half a month. Jiang Shen, a double agent, had concealed Huan Yixiang's affairs from Concubine Hua despite being ordered by Big Fat Jue.
However, Concubine Hua was at the height of her power at this time, and Nian Gengyao showed no sign of decline. Under Zhou Ninghai's threat, he did not dare to reveal Concubine Hua's inner problems.
Big Fat Jue called him over and asked about Concubine Hua's condition. Jiang Shen only dared to say that she had an occasional cold and high fever. Factors affect health, so falling ill suddenly will be particularly serious.
Fortunately, Concubine Hua refused to see him during this period, so Big Fat Orange didn't see anything wrong, and she didn't think Jiang Shen dared to deceive the emperor, so there was no disturbance.
Some people are frustrated, while others are proud. Concubine Hua was sad, but without her suppression, the other concubines were happier than during the New Year.
Especially the queen, she smiles from ear to ear every day during the morning meeting.
