EBE Chapter 441: Born by the Queen Mother
Chapter 441: Born by the Queen Mother
"Back then, I was pregnant with twins." She whispered, "There is a rule in the Western Region Palace that if you are pregnant with twins, both girls, it's fine. It doesn't matter if you have one boy and one girl. If you have two boys, the one born later must be killed, otherwise the Western Region will be overthrown in the future. Therefore, I have been worried. Coincidentally, Concubine Wen was also pregnant at that time. I grew up with her. Although we are not sisters, we are better than sisters. Our pregnancies were similar. If there are no accidents, the delivery time will not be too different. The imperial physician who served her said that she was pregnant with a daughter, so I made an agreement with her that if my pregnancy was all sons, I would secretly exchange them with her daughters, and I could save both children. Although there is an ancestral rule, I am a mother. How can I watch my children drowned alive? Besides, I never believe in the witch's evil words. They are just nonsense to deceive those ignorant people."
She took a few breaths and continued, "Even if we didn't give birth on the same day, it wouldn't be difficult to find a girl outside. We just had to wait until her daughter was born and then switch back. Coincidentally, we both gave birth on the same day. I gave birth to two sons and she gave birth to a daughter. The children I gave birth to looked different. I ordered the nanny to switch the two children. At that time, the births of the two concubines were already chaotic, and no one expected such a thing to happen. Moreover, I was already the queen, above everyone else, so naturally no one would offend me. That's how it was. In this way, the two children grew up day by day. Concubine Wen would bring him to pay respects to me every day. I saw that I liked him more and more. After all, which mother would not like her own child? But for his safety, I wanted to take this matter to my grave. However, no one expected that Concubine Wen's daughter was not the emperor's biological child, but her child with Prince Yong. I also discovered it accidentally. If such a scandal was known by others, the family would be confiscated and the clan would be exterminated. How should my son, who was raised by her, deal with it in the future? What should the princess do?"
Hearing her say this, Shang Ruoyi understood.
It seems that in order to preserve the honor of her family, Concubine Wen committed suicide before the incident could get to the root of the problem. As long as she died, the subsequent events would be suppressed by the Empress and would never be spread.
It turns out that this is the truth of the matter.
The City King, who was originally still angry, was now stunned where he stood. How could this be possible?
"If you don't believe it, go ask your uncle. Although he is old, he is not senile. You will know the answer if you ask him."
The King of the City's eyes turned red as he murmured, "Is what you said true?"
"Who do you think I am? If you were not my biological child, I would have ordered someone to drag you out based on what you just said in Ningshou Palace!"
Upon hearing this, the City King knelt on the ground and said, "Mother."
The Queen Mother stood up, still a little weak, and staggered to him and helped him up: "Get up quickly." She had waited for so many years and finally heard the word "Queen Mother".
No wonder the Queen Mother's attitude towards me is so different, this is the reason.
"It's my fault. If I hadn't made that decision, we wouldn't have been separated..."
Before the Queen Mother could finish, Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "If we hadn't made that decision, it wouldn't be as simple as separation. I'm afraid we would be separated forever."
The Queen Mother burst into laughter upon hearing this, and tapped Shang Ruoyi's little head: "Child, you are always good at making jokes."
"In that case, you are my grandmother."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Yes! Although your mother is no longer with us, but now that you are back with your father, it is a happy ending. Over the years, I have watched your father worry about you and your daughter, and I feel so distressed."
"When did you know that I was the Crown Prince's Consort?"
"When the emperor got the news, I knew it."
Shang Ruoyi raised her eyebrows slightly. There were the Queen Mother's people beside the Emperor.
Seeing her expression, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "What else do you want to ask, you little devil?"
"Nothing." Shang Ruoyi's eyes flickered: "You have a cough, let me take a look at you!"
"it is good."
After Shang Ruoyi felt her pulse, she said in a deep voice, "Your cough comes from your lungs. Did you have tuberculosis in the past few years?"
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "When the late Emperor was still alive, there was an epidemic in the palace. After I got sick, I couldn't stop coughing. Later, the imperial physician said it was tuberculosis. It took a whole winter to cure it, and it was not until I got better that I thought I was going to die."
"This cough is not life-threatening. The reason you often feel unwell is because there is poison in your body."
what?
"Poisoned?"
The Queen Mother frowned: "What kind of poison?"
"It's a chronic poison." She used a needle to draw some blood from her fingertips and dripped it into the powder. The powder instantly turned blue and emitted a very faint fragrance. Shang Ruoyi whispered, "This poison is extracted from the Bauhinia flower. The pods and seeds of this flower are poisonous, especially the seeds, which are extremely toxic. Generally, people use the seeds of this flower as medicine to remove pests. If it is used to poison people, only a very small amount is needed. If it is mixed into the diet every day, it can kill people in a short period of time. If it is used in other ways, it will slowly seep into the body, just like a chronic poison. The body will gradually fail. It will take three to five years at the longest, or one to two years at the shortest, and the person will die."
She looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Although there are toxins in your body right now, fortunately the poisoning is not serious and you are not at the end of your rope yet."
After hearing her say this, everyone finally let go of their worries.
Fortunately, it's not too late.
Shang Ruoyi took out a few porcelain bottles: "Here are the detoxification pills. For this kind of chronic toxin, you only need to take two pills."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother took out two pills and swallowed them directly into her stomach without any hesitation.
Not long after I ate it, I felt a sweet and fishy taste in my throat, and then I saw a mouthful of black blood gushing out, mixed with a fishy smell.
After spitting out the black blood, the Queen Mother felt her body instantly relaxed, and even her breathing became much smoother than before.
Nanny Wang was a little anxious at first and wanted to say a few more words, but when she saw the queen mother's face turn red, she couldn't help but ask with surprise, "Madam, are you feeling better?"
The Queen Mother nodded and looked at Shang Ruoyi: "You little girl, you still say that your medical skills are not good. Many imperial doctors have examined my illness and they all said it was an old illness. No one diagnosed poisoning, but you figured it out."
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said immediately: "Judging from the toxins in your body, this poison doesn't seem to be ingested. I think it cannot be diagnosed by other methods. By the time it is discovered, it is already incurable." If she didn't have the space and what she learned in her previous life, it would be difficult for her to discover such a hidden poison.