The widow becomes a fairy, and the time-traveling girl counterattacks and becomes the queen

Chapter 263 Unable to Save the Unborn Baby

However, not long after, Concubine Li felt a piercing pain in her abdomen, as if millions of poisonous insects were gnawing at her internal organs.

She groaned in pain, clutched her stomach tightly with both hands, and her body curled up involuntarily.

The palace maid serving beside her was frightened when she saw this. She ran out of the room in a hurry and looked around for someone who could help her.

At this moment, Concubine Li was sweating profusely from the pain, and her face was as pale as paper.

She endured the severe pain, tremblingly pointed her finger in the direction where Xiaojing left, and shouted intermittently:

"Water...it must be that glass of water...it's from the well...my child, my child, Your Majesty...quickly call the imperial physician..."

Before she could finish her words, her vision went dark and she fell straight to the ground like a puppet without support, fainting, blood flowing from her feet.

As time went by, her breathing became weaker and weaker, almost to nothing.

After a while, several imperial physicians came hurriedly, and the leading physician took Concubine Li's pulse as if facing a great enemy.

After a moment, his expression became serious.

At this time, Emperor Zhao Guoan heard the news and rushed over anxiously, only to see Concubine Li lying unconscious on the bed.

His eyes seemed to be burning with rage: "Doctor Liu, what exactly is going on?"

Doctor Liu put down his pulse-taking hand and replied tremblingly:

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine's pulse is chaotic, suggesting she has been poisoned, and the poison is extremely severe. Fortunately, the dosage of the medicine was insufficient, otherwise the Imperial Concubine would have died on the spot."

"What a pity, Your Majesty! Even if I try my best with acupuncture and medicine, I guess I am really powerless to save Concubine Li!" Imperial Physician Liu's face was full of fear and self-blame.

He kowtowed heavily to the ground again, and his forehead made a dull sound when it hit the ground.

The palace maids and eunuchs who had been holding their breath around were all shocked when they heard this.

Some were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, their faces as pale as paper.

"Poisoning, poisoning again... How could such vicious things happen one after another in this harem!"

Zhao Guoan frowned, his face looked terribly gloomy, he muttered to himself, and paced back and forth in the same place.

Suddenly, as if he thought of something important, he stopped abruptly, reached into his arms, and touched a small and exquisite porcelain bottle.

That was the detoxification pill that Wang Xinyao had given him before.

When Zhao Guoan took out the detoxification pill with hope, he found that Concubine Li in front of him had fallen into a deep coma and had completely lost the ability to swallow on her own.

Seeing that the life-saving pill in his hand could not be delivered to Concubine Li's mouth, Zhao Guoan was extremely anxious, veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes were red.

He roared at Doctor Liu and the others in a rage, "Is there any way to feed this elixir to Concubine Li? If you can't save Concubine Li, I will bury all of you quack doctors with me!"

Doctor Liu looked troubled and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, dissolving the pill in water and then forcing it through the mouth might work, but it's extremely risky."

Zhao Guoan gritted his teeth and said, "Then try. I can't just watch Concubine Li die."

Then, the pill that exuded a strange fragrance and had a mysterious luster on its surface was placed in an exquisite porcelain bowl filled with clear water.

The pill dissolved quickly after entering the water. The originally clear and transparent water instantly became turbid and emitted a strong herbal scent.

Zhao Guoan gently picked up the bowl and slowly walked to the bed. He climbed onto the bed gently and sat sideways next to Concubine Li.

At this time, Concubine Li's face was as pale as paper, her eyes were closed, and she lay there weakly, as if she would die at any time.

Zhao Guoan looked at the woman in front of him, whom he loved so much, with heartache. He reached out and gently stroked her face, then slowly helped her up and let her lean on his arms.

Then, he picked up a spoonful of the medicine that had melted into liquid medicine, put it to Concubine Li's mouth, and whispered:

"Concubine Li, open your mouth and take the medicine. After taking this medicine, your illness will be cured."

However, Concubine Li seemed to have lost consciousness and did not respond no matter how Zhao Guoan called her.

In desperation, Zhao Guoan had to tilt the spoon in his hand slightly and pour the medicine little by little into Concubine Li's slightly open mouth.

However, since Concubine Li was unable to swallow on her own, most of the medicine flowed out from the corners of her mouth.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Guoan was extremely anxious, but he did not give up.

Time and again, he patiently repeated the same action, and finally, after unremitting efforts, he successfully transformed a whole pill into most of the potion and sent it into Concubine Li's mouth.

Everyone stared at Concubine Li nervously. After a while, a hint of color gradually appeared on Concubine Li's face and her breathing became more stable.

Doctor Liu began to take the patient's pulse again, but there was no sign of relief on his face.

Zhao Guoan was extremely anxious and hurried forward to ask, "Doctor Liu, what exactly is going on? Tell me the truth!"

When Doctor Liu heard the emperor asking the question, he knelt down respectfully and replied with a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, after my humble diagnosis, Your Majesty is no longer in danger of death. However, I am ashamed. Even if I try my best, I cannot save the fetus in Your Majesty's womb..."

Hearing this, Zhao Guoan was stunned as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue.

"What? Concubine Li is pregnant? How come I didn't know anything about this!" He widened his eyes and exclaimed in disbelief.

Then, a deep sense of self-blame surged in his heart, and he said with deep regret:

"Concubine Li, it's all my fault. I failed to protect you and our child!" After saying this, Zhao Guoan's eyes were red.

"Investigate! We must investigate thoroughly!" Zhao Guoan roared, "Who is that Xiaojing? Bring him to me!"

The maid in charge was trembling all over, with her head lowered. Her voice was trembling with fear as she replied to the emperor:

"Reply... Reporting to Your Majesty, that... that small well is gone, as if it had evaporated into thin air!"

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Guoan suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, his eyes wide open, his face full of disbelief.

He asked loudly: "What? Disappeared out of thin air? How could such a thing happen?!"

His tone was filled with shock and confusion.

Seeing the emperor so angry, the maid in charge was frightened and turned pale, but she still nodded, then took a deep breath and told the whole story again in detail.

After she finished speaking, she quickly added: "After I learned about this, I immediately arranged for people to go look for her, but until now, there has been no news of Xiaojing's whereabouts!"