novelhk Chapter 116: Won the argument, won the fight.
Chapter 116: Won the argument, won the fight.
Li Yuanke reassured her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
The rest of the people: ...
Was the emperor blind?
I've never seen anyone as blatant as Shen Shixi, who dares to distort the facts, make unreasonable accusations, and file false complaints!
The Empress Dowager, only just regaining her senses, shouted, "Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"
Chaos erupted inside the hall.
The Empress, disregarding everything else, rushed to see her sister, the Princess Consort of Jin. Her face was covered in blood; her leg wasn't broken, but it was likely fractured, causing her excruciating pain. Enraged, she shoved the Empress aside, saying, "Your Majesty, no need for such trouble!"
The empress was pushed to the ground, and her stomach suddenly tightened with pain, turning her face pale.
Granny Qu was startled. "Princess Consort Jin, how could you push Her Majesty the Empress!"
"It hurts! Summon the imperial physician!" The empress curled up on the ground.
Upon seeing this, the Emperor said, "Li Fude, send someone to escort the Empress to the side hall and see what's wrong with her."
She was pushed to the ground and sat down. There was lichen on the ground, and nobody took the Empress seriously.
It is the Prince of Jin and his wife who are truly the wounded and sick today.
All three people were escorted out, and the staff quickly came up to clean up Lin Guiyou's table, replacing the table and the food and drinks on it.
The main problem is that Shen Shixi smashed her table to pieces, rendering it unusable.
The Empress Dowager sat down, still shaken, propping her head up; it ached a little.
The emperor then instructed Li Fude to go and serve him, and then said, "Let's begin the banquet. I'm sure everyone is hungry; we all need to eat."
Yes, it's not like we've been invaded by foreign enemies. Besides, we're all really hungry.
The emperor escorted Shen Shixi to her seat, saying, "Have your meal first. We can talk after you've finished eating."
Shen Shixi was in a great mood. She had won the argument and the fight today. As for any aftereffects, what did they have to do with her? It was nothing more than cursing her father for not disciplining her and cursing Li Yuanke for not controlling her. These things would be handled by others.
She was very happy. She sat in her seat, propped her chin up, humming a song in her heart, and tapped her feet to the rhythm under the hem of her skirt, swaying like a cat's tail.
Who is it, who is it, that knocks on my heart's door? Who is it, who is it, that I cannot forget?
This is an Indian hit song called "Nijamena," which has been rated as one of the world's top battle songs on Bilibili.
Li Yuanke couldn't help but chuckle at her smug little face.
That bastard only cares about his own momentary pleasure, unaware of the immense trouble he's caused. Tomorrow in court, who knows how many people will use this to stir up trouble.
Before tomorrow even arrived, the Prince of Han could no longer sit still. "Your Majesty, regarding this matter today..."
Li Yuanke interrupted him, "Today, the Prince of Jin and his wife were indeed wrong. They did not show me the proper respect, and they also relentlessly pressured Consort Yuan because of the Binzhou private iron case. Uncle, there is no need to say more. I know all of this."
Today is my birthday, and the Empress Dowager's intention is for us, the imperial family, to gather together in joy. Please, everyone, drink this cup to the fullest, so as not to disappoint the Empress Dowager's kind intentions.
The Empress Dowager also said, "As the children grow a year older, I grow a year older, and I think more and more about how the whole family should be together."
As a result, no one dared to speak.
Yanxi Hall was the residence where the emperor summoned his concubines. The empress was sent here, and after examining her pulse, Zhang Yuanpan and Jiang Lingyou were quite shocked.
"Your Majesty, you are pregnant and the pregnancy is threatened. Please allow me to give you acupuncture to stabilize the pregnancy, and then I will prescribe a medicine to help prevent miscarriage."
Upon hearing this, the Empress was utterly stunned, as if struck by lightning. "What did you say? Didn't you say that my body is damaged and I have difficulty conceiving?"
Granny Qu also felt dizzy and wished she could die on the spot.
Jiangling Youdao said, "Even so, there are traces of Rehmannia glutinosa and Cuscuta chinensis in Her body. Both of these medicines can help with fertility."
In other words, the empress would not normally be able to get pregnant, but with the use of drugs, it's hard to say.
"Could you find out how I used this drug?"
Imperial Physician Zhang lacked the ability, and Jiang Lingyou wasn't entirely certain either. "This humble subject is incompetent; I can only vaguely deduce whether Her Majesty used a fertility-enhancing incense?"
She and the emperor only shared a room on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now that she thinks about it, the fragrance that day was indeed a bit strange. The emperor always wore perfume, and she thought it was a mixture of the incense in her palace and the emperor's perfume. Now it seems that someone had tampered with it.
There have been several instances of tampering with her palace.
Granny Qu couldn't care less about anything else at this point and asked, "Prefect Zhang, may I ask about Her Majesty the Empress's pregnancy?"
Now that I'm pregnant, I definitely need to make sure I keep it safe.
Jiang Lingyou didn't have the ability, so he simply retreated, thinking it was better to fall than to fall.
After careful consideration, Imperial Physician Zhang said, "We will naturally do our utmost to save Her Majesty the Empress's pregnancy."
It's going to be lost sooner or later, so we'll just have to hold on for as long as we can.
As for the Prince of Jin and his wife, there were imperial physicians to treat their injuries. The Prince of Jin had a fractured scapula and a dislocated arm, while the Princess of Jin had a head injury and a fractured leg. These were considered minor injuries on the battlefield, but for members of the imperial family, they were serious injuries, second only to death.
Li Fude was good at talking. He first downplayed the injuries of the Prince of Jin and his wife, saying, "They are not serious, but they will need to rest for a while."
The Emperor said, "Then send them back. Tell them to rest and recover at their residence, and there's no need for them to come and thank me!"
Li Fude added, "There is another matter to congratulate His Majesty. The Empress is pregnant with the Emperor's child. However, just now, she was pushed by the Princess Consort of Jin, which aggravated the pregnancy. Fortunately, His Majesty is blessed and the pregnancy was saved."
This was truly a mix of surprise and delight.
The Emperor, seemingly taking the imperial heir very seriously, immediately declared angrily, "Issue an imperial decree: The Princess Consort of Jin has lost her virtue, harbors rebellious intentions, and is as vicious as a tiger and wolf, plotting to harm the Empress's unborn child. This is truly due to the Prince of Jin's lack of discipline. According to the law, she should be stripped of her title as Prince of Jin. However, this title was bestowed by the late Emperor, and out of filial piety, I cannot simply abolish her title. Instead, I will reduce her princely stipend by half as a warning to others!"
Shen Shixi admired his ability to seize such an opportunity.
This saved a lot of money.
The Prince of Jin received a considerable salary.
Knowing full well that the Empress's pregnancy was doomed, he planted a seed here, leaving room for how Li Yuanke would punish her after the miscarriage.
[The Empress is pregnant! Wasn't she in poor health? Who did this? Li Yuanke has done something good; he won't have to pay his respects early for quite some time now!]
Li Yuanke looked at her, his face dark with anger.
Shen Shixi only had a few complaints in her heart; what did it have to do with her?
Even if the Empress gives birth to a legitimate son, so what?
All she needs to care about is her own interests.
She swirled her wine glass, and Lin Guiyou came over to speak to her, "You know, if Her Majesty the Empress is pregnant, doesn't that mean she'll have a legitimate son?"
The Empress's injury was kept secret. Shen Shixi knew because, apart from Bai Ping and Bai Kui, everyone around her was Li Yuanke's man.
It's impossible for everyone under her to know everything about Li Yuange, but besides that, she would naturally know what others knew as well.
"If it's there, it's there. It's not like the Empress can't have children."
The imperial family members all came to congratulate the emperor on the birth of his legitimate son. The emperor was as happy as if he had actually had a legitimate son, and his face was beaming.
He's young now, so of course he looks good.
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, it was time to present birthday gifts. The relatives would naturally choose the best items to give, such as gold and jade objects, embroidered textiles, etc., which were both valuable and auspicious.
The standing screen sent by the Prince An's mansion was very beautiful, with a landscape painting embroidered on both sides, grand and exquisite.
Li Yuanyin also presented a screen, but it was a glass screen, which was very rare and aroused everyone's interest. The main reason was that the glass was the same as the glass windows in the Qian Yuan Palace, which meant that the Great Zhou was able to make such fine glass.
Li Yuanyin said, "Mine is nothing special; Consort Yuan's gift should be truly amazing!"
This statement thrust Shen Shixi into the public eye.