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Hearing the maid's announcement, Zhao Yi rushed to Consort Hua's chamber, her clothes in disarray. Her usually gentle eyes were now cold as she scanned the room, finally resting on the court physician who knelt before her. In a stern voice, she demanded, "Speak! How could Wan'er have a miscarriage under such circumstances?"
Consort Xi, who had fainted, slowly regained consciousness. Upon seeing Zhao Yi, her pale face filled with tears, her eyes shimmering like a clear spring about to overflow. Gone was her usual haughty demeanor; she appeared pitiful and vulnerable, reaching out with trembling hands as if to grasp Zhao Yi's robes.
Upon catching sight of Consort Hua behind the Emperor, she seemed to be struck by fear, her eyes widening in terror as if they might pop from their sockets. She muttered, "Don't come near me, don't come near me..."
Then, clutching Zhao Yi's sleeve tightly with both hands, she pleaded, "Your Majesty! Please help me! Help me understand why my child had to leave this world so unjustly!"
"Your Majesty," the court physician stammered, "I did not know the reason before, but now I have some understanding. Consort Xi's miscarriage was caused by her prolonged exposure to the fragrance of Consort Hua."
Consort Hua stood frozen in place, as if her soul had been sucked away. She hurriedly waved her hands and said, "Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with me... I haven't been to my sister's chamber recently at all."
At that moment, a voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, there is a palace maid seeking an audience."
"Oh?" Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity in her gaze. "Let her in."
"Your Majesty, I am Bu Lanchan from Consort Hua's chamber. Consort Hua asked me if I knew of any aphrodisiac that could entice you and whether there was anything that could cause a pregnant woman to miscarry after prolonged exposure," Bu Lanchan said as she entered slowly, bowing slightly and speaking calmly.
"Nonsense."
Consort Hua quickly interjected, her agitation causing her body to tremble slightly. "Your Majesty, this lowly maid is originally from Consort Xi's palace; she must be colluding with Consort Xi to frame me."
"Sister, can you still not admit it at this point?" Consort Xi sobbed softly from the bed, her voice choked with emotion. "Your Majesty, how could I possibly harm Consort Hua by risking my own child's life? I value my child's life even more than my own."
"Consort Hua," Zhao Yi shouted, "with both witnesses and evidence present, what do you have to say for yourself?!"
His voice thundered, echoing throughout the room.
Consort Hua's legs went weak with fear, and she collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with despair and unwillingness.
Consort Xi had lost her child!
The culprit was Consort Hua.
What a dramatic scene it was.
"Someone, take Consort Hua to the Cold Palace," Zhao Yi commanded darkly.
She was about to be cast into the Cold Palace; why should she pretend to maintain a gentle and virtuous facade?
Consort Hua couldn't help but curse loudly, "Bu Lanchan, you ungrateful little wretch! I treated you well, and yet you conspire with Consort Xi to harm me!"
In her fury, she pulled a silver hairpin from her hair and charged at Bu Lanchan. Her steps were unsteady, but the guards seized the hairpin from her grasp and restrained her. She continued to struggle, her eyes filled with hatred.
"Your Highness, I am merely speaking the truth. What reason do you have to suddenly go mad at me?"
Bu Lanchan replied softly, feigning weakness, yet her gaze was cold as she looked at Consort Hua, full of mockery as if laughing at her current predicament, a slight smirk playing on her lips.
"Bu Lanchan, I will never spare you." Consort Hua's anger surged, and she couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood, splattering it on the ground.
A smirk flickered across Bu Lanchan's lips, quickly vanishing.
She treated her well? Who was it that had caused her to become what she was now? Lowering her head, she pretended not to see anything, while a cold laugh echoed in her heart.
"You have helped me eliminate Consort Hua. What do you want in return?"
Once the matter was settled, Consort Xi sat up in bed, her previous weakness after the miscarriage gone. Her eyes sparkled with shrewdness as she pondered, "Do you wish for me to recommend you to His Majesty?"
Bu Lanchan shook her head and said, "I know my appearance is unappealing and that I could never catch His Majesty's eye. Ever since I was sold into the palace, I have regretted it deeply. Your Highness, palace maids can only leave the palace at twenty-five; I do not wish to grow old and die here. I hope to find a good man outside. I ask for your support."
Consort Xi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, her eyes glinting as she replied, "It's a small matter."
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