flstandardbreds Chapter 125 Musk
Chapter 125 Musk
She grabbed Zhou Lingge's wrist and said in a trembling voice, "Don't leave, Concubine Yu. Explain your situation clearly."
Zhou Lingge looked very secretive and looked around nervously.
She quickly pried Shufei's hand away and said, "Sister Shufei, please just pretend I never mentioned what happened today. Let's just keep this to ourselves, okay? The Queen and I are both members of the Zhou family, after all, and I don't want to make enemies for the Queen. It's been so long, maybe I misheard it and remembered it wrongly."
"Don't take it seriously. It's all just nonsense. At first, I was just a little curious and a little jealous. Your Majesty hasn't even asked for a talisman for me. I was simply curious about what a talisman looks like. Other than that... I really don't know anything."
"I'm tired, so I'll take my leave now."
Zhou Lingge looked hurried and asked Jin Xin to support him as he left quickly.
Concubine Shu stared at Zhou Lingge's departing figure in a daze. She felt that her breathing was getting difficult. She tightly grasped the amulet in her hand and fell into great emotional turmoil.
Yan'er looked at Concubine Shu with some concern: "My Lady, are you okay?"
Concubine Shu's hands and feet were cold. She stared at the amulet in a daze. Her legs suddenly went weak and she almost fell to the ground.
Yan'er quickly supported her arm.
"Miss."
"Go... go back, ask... ask Imperial Physician Li to come over." Concubine Shu's face turned pale, and her voice trembled.
She tried her best to suppress the waves surging in her heart and tried to calm herself down.
Yan'er naturally knew the importance of the matter, so she immediately sent someone to invite Doctor Li.
Imperial Physician Li was originally found by the Zhao family and sent to the harem to be protected by Concubine Shu.
Over the years, the safety of Concubine Shu has been taken care of by Imperial Physician Li.
Concubine Shu naturally trusted Doctor Li very much.
Half an hour later, Doctor Li came in carrying a medicine box.
He knelt down to pay his respects, and Concubine Shu asked Yan'er to place the amulet in front of Doctor Li.
"Doctor Li, please help me take a look at this amulet to see if there is anything wrong with it."
Doctor Li's eyes were full of suspicion, but he didn't ask any more questions.
He nodded in agreement and began to take the amulet and examine it.
At first his expression was relatively calm, but gradually his eyes began to change.
Concubine Shu had been staring at Doctor Li's expression. When she saw his face change, her heart sank slowly.
The sharp nails pierced into the flesh.
Her throat couldn't help but itch, and she asked Doctor Li word by word, "How is it? Is there anything wrong with this amulet?"
Imperial Physician Li turned his head and glanced around the hall. Seeing no one else around, he replied truthfully, "Your Majesty... this amulet seems to be mixed with musk, cinnamon, sandalwood, and other spices..."
Concubine Shu's face was extremely pale. She looked at Doctor Li with red eyes, "But I don't smell any musk. This amulet only has a slight floral scent..."
If she smelled musk, how could she possibly keep it close to her?
She is not a fool, she still knows the routine problems.
Doctor Li's expression was extremely solemn.
"This amulet must have been soaked in musk, cinnamon, sandalwood, and other spices for a period of time. Then, using a special technique, their surface scents were removed, and then covered with floral fragrance... Therefore, although there's no musk scent on the surface, it's tinged with the scents of these three spices within."
"This scent is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. If placed close to the body... over time, it will seep through the skin and into the body... In mild cases, it can prevent pregnancy... In severe cases, it can even cause infertility."
Pah... Concubine Shu's body was shaking, and she accidentally knocked over the teacup on the table next to her.
The teacup fell to the ground and shattered into pieces in an instant.
Everything went dark before her eyes.
She couldn't help but choke up, "What if there's a pregnant woman?"
Doctor Li prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "If a pregnant woman places this close to her body, the fetus will stop developing when she is about to give birth..."
There was a look of sadness in Concubine Shu's eyes.
She couldn't help but cover her cheeks and burst into tears: "So, this is why I lost my child."
"Haha, poor me, I've been so confused for so many years that I didn't even realize that the clues to all this are in the amulet."
"No wonder... No wonder my child, who was perfectly fine in my womb, suddenly stopped breathing and stopped growing."
"No wonder, no matter how hard I tried these years, no matter how many pregnancy-preserving pills I took, I couldn't get pregnant again. Haha, she bullied me so cruelly. It was her, all of this was her doing."
Concubine Shu was almost going crazy.
She couldn't control the hatred and anger in her heart. She thought of the male fetus that had already taken shape. If nothing had happened to that child, he would be His Majesty's eldest son.
When she was six months pregnant, the fetus stopped developing.
The imperial physician diagnosed at the time that she had to have an induced labor to give birth to the child, otherwise her life would be in danger.
She endured the excruciating pain and gave birth to the child who had already died.
She held the already cold little body in her arms and kept her eyes open almost until dawn.
No one can understand how painful and desperate she is!
"Zhou Shiya...it was her who killed my child. Zhou Shiya, you are so cruel...Zhou Shiya, I swear, I will never forgive you...I will never stop until one of you dies. I will not let you go...I must kill you..." Concubine Shu couldn't control her hysterical roar.
Yan'er and Doctor Li were frightened, and Doctor Li quickly locked the palace door.
Yan'er hugged Shufei tightly.
Concubine Shu couldn't catch her breath and fainted.
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Zhou Lingge finally returned to Yuanchen Palace in the evening.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped into the palace, she saw Qin Feiling sitting inside the palace... Ye Wanxi, who was dressed modestly, was accompanying him. She poured tea for Qin Feiling with a gentle look in her eyes.
Zhou Lingge raised an eyebrow. "Why is Your Majesty here? And with Concubine Wan?"
Ye Wanxi quickly stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhou Lingge: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Zhou Lingge asked Qiao'er to help Ye Wanxi get up.
Ye Wanxi smiled and explained quickly, "I accidentally witnessed something and didn't know what to do, so I thought of coming to Yuanchen Palace to warn the Imperial Concubine. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager suddenly summoned the Imperial Concubine to the Cining Palace. Worried, I had no choice but to go to His Majesty."
"Now that the Imperial Concubine has returned safely, I am relieved. I know that no matter what the Imperial Concubine does, His Majesty will protect her."
Zhou Lingge's eyes were full of confusion, and she turned to look at Qin Feiling.
Qin Feiling's expression was gloomy, and he didn't look at her... He just held the teacup and drank the tea in silence.
Then, he looked at Ye Wanxi: "Concubine Wan, go back and rest first. I will come to see you when I have time."