mtl008 Chapter 158 Launch
Chapter 158 Launch
"Sister Wan, I heard that you gave the life-saving ginseng given by Madam to Concubine Hui. Is that true?"
Upon hearing the news, Huanbi could no longer sit still and hurried to the door to inquire.
"Huanbi, Sister Mei had a difficult pregnancy, and she needs old ginseng as medicine."
Zhen Huan persuaded gently.
"I will find a way to collect a few old ginseng roots for future use."
The implication was that Huanbi should stop worrying about the ginseng she had given away.
"I understand, so I won't bother you anymore."
After receiving the expected answer, Huanbi returned to the inner room in silence.
Her mother was seriously ill at that time, and the doctor said that if she had ginseng that was more than 20 years old, she might live longer.
Daddy clearly promised to help find ginseng.
But he never came back until my mother died.
It’s not that the Zhen family can’t produce ginseng, but they just don’t want to waste it on people with low lives.
Just like no matter how many times he went to the main hall, he could never find a place on the couch.
"Mom, I miss you."
That night, Huanbi dreamed of her mother whose face had long since become blurred.
When she woke up, she only remembered one sentence her mother repeated over and over again: Love yourself before you love others.
Huanbi calmed herself down, washed up, and after having breakfast, she was practicing calligraphy in the study when Fubao came to report it with envy.
"My lady, the Emperor gave Concubine Wan two fifty-year-old ginsengs as a reward, telling her to keep them for health."
"Why didn't I hear anything?"
"My lady, it was a young eunuch from the Yangxin Palace who secretly brought it here. Concubine Wan didn't allow it to be made public."
Huanbi placed the pen heavily on the shelf.
"I was wondering why the whole Suiyuxuan knew about her sending a ginseng root to Huipin. It turns out she was waiting for the emperor here."
"Fubao, find a way to get Chuxiu Palace... Forget it. Concubine Hui has always trusted Sister Wanpin, so let's not waste our efforts."
Huanbi hid in the east wing hall for the whole day, privately pondering her elder sister's words and deeds. She did not even show up when the emperor came to the main hall again.
Fubao did not follow Huanbi's instructions. The next day, he told Caixing that Wanpin had received a reward from the emperor.
Caixing wanted to angrily complain to her master, but was stopped by Caiyue.
"Cai Xing, the master had a difficult pregnancy. After Concubine Wan left yesterday, her spirit and energy changed drastically."
"Doctor Chen mentioned that it is important to keep the master in a good mood."
"For the sake of the master, you should keep it secret for now."
The old ginseng sent by Concubine Wan solved the urgent problem. She profited from the emperor through this incident, so both sides got what they needed.
Caiyue, who was devoted to her master, even went to Suiyuxuan to invite Zhen Huan several times and asked her to have meals with her master in Chuxiu Palace.
On several occasions, he met the emperor and was invited to the Chuxiu Palace.
Concubine Wan loves to show sisterhood in front of the emperor, so Caiyue will lend her a hand.
The emperor went to Chuxiu Palace frequently, and Doctor Chen's work at the Imperial Hospital became much more relaxed. He would no longer be turned away when he took some precious medicinal materials.
Caiyue carefully collected the old ginseng sent by Wanpin in case of emergency.
The concubines who were unaware of the inside story envied the pure sisterhood between Concubine Wan and Concubine Hui.
An Lingrong was so absorbed in taking care of her pregnancy and child in Yonghe Palace that she ignored all this without any reaction.
But the queen, who was in confinement in Jingren Palace, could no longer sit still.
"Jianqiu, what has Concubine Hua been doing recently?"
Could it be that you are deaf?
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang teamed up to monopolize the emperor, but she didn't jump out to get jealous. It was really weird.
"Your Majesty, the gates of Concubine Hua's Yikun Palace are tightly closed, and our people are unable to get in."
"However, palace servants passing by did hear the occasional chirping of poultry."
"I think Concubine Hua might be addicted to raising ducks."
Jianqiu reported in a low voice.
She also didn't expect that the extremely flamboyant Concubine Hua would stay quietly in the Yiku Palace and not care about worldly affairs.
"Didn't the Emperor ask her to take over the palace affairs temporarily?"
There was a hint of disbelief in the Queen's tone.
"Reporting to the Empress, Concubine Hua has instructed the Imperial Household Department to follow your previous instructions, only occasionally sending Zhou Ninghai and Songzhi for spot checks."
Everything follows the old rules, so even if something goes wrong, there is still someone to blame.
Yixiu immediately understood Hua Fei's malicious intentions.
In fact, the Queen really wronged Concubine Hua this time. She just wanted to be lazy and didn't want to get involved in her troubles.
"Why is there no movement from Zhen Huan?"
She clearly misled people into thinking that it was Concubine Hua who attacked Ma Er.
Logically speaking, as the emperor's most beloved woman, she should not swallow this.
"My Lady, there is no news from our people yet."
The queen slapped the quilt hard.
Everything that was arranged went wrong, and the Queen Mother forced her to show goodwill towards the Yanx Palace.
"Did the people from Shoukang Palace go to Yanxi Palace again?"
"Your Majesty, the one who went to visit Noble Lady Ke this time was Canglan, the female doctor who was hiding by the Empress Dowager's side."
"It seems that the Queen Mother is determined to have me adopt Concubine Ke's prince."
The anger surrounding the queen was almost solidified.
"Jianqiu, Madam Ke has gone through a lot of hardship during her pregnancy, so let her give birth soon."
"Your Majesty, I will make the arrangements right away. Don't worry, Concubine Ke is definitely not blessed enough to give birth to a prince."
The Empress thinks of Prince Honghui's name in her dreams, so how could Jianqiu let another wild child live in Jingren Palace?
After finishing her breakfast, Concubine Ke, with a greatly increased appetite, excitedly asked someone to help her go to the small kitchen in the backyard.
"Shuang'er, hurry up! I want to see what new and delicious food we have today."
The Empress Dowager valued Concubine Ke and specially allocated rare good things from her allowance to the Yanx Palace.
Concubine Ke, who had been confined to the Yanx Palace for more than two months, was particularly interested in this and looked forward to going to the small kitchen early every day to find out what was going on.
"My lady, the imperial physician says the dragon fetus is about to be born. How about you wait in the palace while I go to the small kitchen and bring you some fresh ingredients?"
Shuang'er stared at the young lady's huge belly and offered some suggestions with concern.
"Shuang'er, I understand my body very well. It will take several days for the dragon fetus to move."
After retorting, Noble Lady Ke quickened her pace.
Somehow, my foot slipped and I stumbled into the door.
"Shuang'er, my stomach hurts so much!"
"My dear, please be patient!"
The frightened Shuang'er yelled at the passing palace maids, "Hurry up and get the midwife to the delivery room."
Concubine Ke's due date is in these few days, and the midwife has already moved into the Yanx Palace half a month ago.
As soon as Concubine Ke lay down on the bed, the midwives rushed over.
"My lady, you are seeing red, this is about to start."