RPAGF Chapter 431 Hating the Wise King
Chapter 431 Hating the Wise King
Si Muyan wouldn't blame her; she simply asked her about the hibiscus flower in detail.
Granny Tian then recounted all the information she had found out.
“I felt something was wrong, so I went to the North Palace to find an old nanny. She had a lot of experience, and after just one glance at the Zichen Palace, she said it was because of the hibiscus flowers. But she wouldn’t say the specific reason, only that she found out by chance and that she didn’t know more.”
The younger sister frowned: "Go and fetch that old nanny for me!"
Granny Tian replied, "Your Highness, this servant thinks she really doesn't know."
The younger sister asked in confusion, "If she didn't know, how could she know that hibiscus flowers could harm the fetus? Hibiscus flowers are not a rare or special plant. If they could really cause miscarriage, wouldn't the imperial physician know that?"
Granny Tian couldn't answer either.
Si Muyan thought about it seriously and said, "Little sister, I think there might have been a problem from the beginning. The hibiscus flower is not harmful to the fetus, but it is harmful to your fetus."
"Will it harm my fetus?"
The younger sister was still wondering when she suddenly realized what was happening. She looked at Granny Tian and saw astonishment in each other's eyes.
The fertility prescription was given to me by Hu Manman, but my younger sister always felt there was something wrong with it, so she didn't use it. It wasn't until this year that she couldn't hold back any longer and asked Granny Tian to find someone to inquire about it.
What if there's something special that looks ordinary but is actually quite unremarkable?
After all, they were certain the prescription was correct and was indeed a fertility-enhancing formula. However, after she became pregnant, all her affairs were taken care of by the imperial physician, who was unaware of the fertility-enhancing formula she had used.
What her body absorbed was perhaps unknown even to the imperial physicians, let alone that these substances, when combined with hibiscus flowers, would be harmful to the fetus.
Si Muyan continued, "Little sister, your love for hibiscus flowers, while not everyone knows it, isn't exactly a secret either. Anyone with a keen eye could find out with a little inquiry. Let me ask you, have you done anything about it?"
The younger sister was extremely nervous. She opened her mouth, wanting to tell the truth, but she really didn't know how to say it in front of her two older sisters.
The second sister was anxious: "Little sister, tell us quickly! Only if you tell us can we think of a way to deal with this."
After a long silence, the younger sister simply shook her head: "I... have no evidence."
The second sister said, "Even without evidence, I can still find it. Tell me, and I'll go back to the Dali Temple and investigate right now."
Si Muyan held down her second sister and shook her head: "If you don't have evidence, you can't make baseless accusations against people, otherwise it will only do you harm. Little sister, now that you're in this mess, it will be difficult for you to get out."
The younger sister closed her eyes helplessly and gave a bitter smile: "Yes, I need to think about it more carefully."
She ordered someone to escort her two older sisters out, and when she returned, she looked listless.
Upon hearing about the incident at the Zichen Palace, the Emperor finished his official duties and rushed over to be with his younger sister. Seeing that she had calmed down somewhat, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After washing up, the younger sister leaned against the couch and earnestly said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, please have the gardeners remove those hibiscus flowers in the Zichen Palace."
"Don't you like hibiscus flowers?"
The Emperor sat down, and the younger sister leaned against him.
"I didn't understand why Your Majesty felt lonely at the top before, but now I understand a little. No wonder Your Majesty never easily reveals your preferences. It's not that you don't have things you like, but that people will notice them and use them to frame you."
The Emperor asked, "You suspect that the miscarriage was caused by the hibiscus flowers? But these hibiscus flowers were sent by Si Muyan. Why would she harm you?"
“She is my older sister. I know she would not harm me, but I never thought that someone would use her to set me up.”
The Emperor's expression turned solemn: "Who is it? Wan'er, you are my wife, I will certainly stand up for you!"
"Your Majesty..." The younger sister looked at him with red eyes, then leaned down again, choking back sobs, "Your Majesty, the one who hurt me was myself. It was my insatiable greed that made me want to have a child with Your Majesty, it was me..."
The Emperor embraced her: "What nonsense are you talking about, Wan'er?"
The younger sister nestled in his arms, looked up at him, and said earnestly, "It's true, Your Majesty. Does Your Majesty still remember when Consort Rong was pregnant?"
Mentioning past women in front of the woman you love always makes you feel a little awkward.
The Emperor said in a deep voice, "That's all in the past."
"But before Consort Rong, His Majesty wasn't entirely averse to women. You haven't had any concubines conceive for over ten years, so how could you suddenly have Consort Rong pregnant?"
The Emperor had considered this point. But the imperial physician said it was because of his effective treatment, and at that time, Consort Rong was indeed also treating his body.
He thought that was the reason.
As for Wan'er's pregnancy this time, he also assumed so.
The younger sister said earnestly, "Lord Hu is very resourceful. The one who cannot conceive is not Your Majesty, but Consort Rong. In order to secure the Emperor's favor, Consort Rong used a strong fertility drug to help her conceive the imperial heir, but that imperial heir will probably not be able to hold on to it from the very beginning."
"What?" The Emperor was quite shocked.
The younger sister continued, "And I, too, was tempted. It's just that I am the only one favored by the Emperor, not to consolidate his favor. It's just that I secretly want to have a child with His Majesty, and I see that His Majesty is quite troubled by the matter of the Prince Xian, so I think that if we could have a little prince, wouldn't that be able to relieve His Majesty's worries?"
Her tears rolled down her cheeks one by one as she spoke slowly and tenderly.
The Emperor never doubted Wan'er's love for him, so he naturally didn't think that she was trying to conceive for the sake of power.
Shocked, he hugged his younger sister tightly: "Wan'er, how could you be so foolish? Why didn't you tell me? If you had told me..."
The younger sister shook her head: "Firstly, I wanted to give Your Majesty a surprise, and secondly... Your Majesty, I'm afraid you might overthink it."
The Emperor was heartbroken, but he also knew that if Wan'er told him, he might really think that Wan'er was not only concerned about the child, but also that she disliked his infertility.
"You... so how did you find out the truth?"
The younger sister said, "I don't know if my guess is correct. Hu Manman gave me that prescription before she entered the Eastern Palace. I didn't intend to use it and left it aside. Until... Your Majesty, I don't blame anyone else. If I have to blame someone, I can only blame myself for being too greedy. I was already with the one I loved, but I was still thinking about other things."
"I am the greedy one, not Wan'er."
The Emperor's gaze was deep: "Hu Manman... my Right Chancellor, she's really a good person."
The two leaned against the couch, and only at this moment did they truly feel that their hearts were intertwined.
We are in the same boat.
Now they have a common enemy, but there are too many other factors involved.
The younger sister's hatred for the virtuous king had reached its peak; no matter what, she would never allow him to ascend the throne.
But what about the Emperor?
The younger sister didn't look up, even though she firmly believed that the current emperor loved her so much that he was willing to give up his own life. But when it came to the country and the successor to the throne...
She still lacked confidence.
Even now, the Emperor shows no intention of calling back the Second and Third Princes.