Shangshi female official

When Doctor Zha saw that the little prince was awake, he turned around and reported to the Queen: "Empress, the little prince should not burn too much charcoal fire in the past few days. If he burns charcoal, he must open some windows for ventilation. He must drink more in the past few days. Water, the little prince is young, so if you can do it without medicine, drink it as soon as you feel you can, and use the toilet to urinate as often as possible, the more the better."

The Empress smiled and said: "Physician Cha, you saved the little prince's life, and I will remember your contribution."

"This is the duty of a humble minister. I dare not ask for credit from the empress."

Only then did the little prince realize that there were a large number of people in the room, all talking around him, and the wet nurse whom he was usually close to was nowhere to be seen, so he said, "Where is the wet nurse? I want a wet nurse..."

The queen walked up to him and raised her hand slightly, feeling distressed and wanting to hug the child. When the little prince saw the queen, he knelt down on the bed and said, "See you, queen."

At that moment, the Queen's breathing seemed to have stopped. She spent a lot of effort to force a smile, dropped her hands, and asked: "My son, are you feeling better?"

The little prince raised his round eyes, feeling extremely aggrieved. Faced with this intimate inquiry, he still nodded.

"If you feel uncomfortable, you should take a good rest. Doctor Cha, the little prince is not feeling well, please stay here for a while."

"The minister obeys the order."

The empress turned around and ordered the palace maids and eunuchs: "The wind is a bit strong, so close the windows a little. Later, ask the housekeeper to bring clean charcoal fire. When burning charcoal for heating, don't close the windows too tightly."

No matter how bold the people in the room were, they would not dare to go against what the Queen Mother said, and they all obeyed the orders. When the Queen Mother saw that the little prince was safe, she walked out of the door and said to the wet nurse who was kneeling outside: "You come with me."

The Empress was not willing to interrogate the nanny on the spot in Dongwu Institute, for fear of making the young prince sad, so she took her to Kunning Palace and stared at the nanny fiercely for a long time. Fang said: "I treat you well, but you dare to hurt my relatives. Son, who gave you the courage?"

The wet nurse pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Why can't you understand what the queen is saying? Where does the little one get the courage to hurt the little prince..."

Seeing that she was not telling the truth, the nanny said angrily: "You asked someone to pour snow water on the red charcoal. The charcoal burned and made the little prince faint. If the imperial doctor hadn't come today, the little prince would have died." Sang Huangquan, how many lives do you have left to accompany you? Are you still pretending to be stupid?"

"Little one, I don't know that carbon can't be watered. I heard others say that watering can remove smoke..."

The maid and the empress looked at each other, and their eyes softened, as if they believed the nanny's nonsense.

"Who told you?" Wang Yifu asked.

The wet nurse couldn't speak for a long time, and then hesitantly said: "My father-in-law... my father-in-law said it."

Wang Yifu immediately bowed to the Queen and said: "Your Majesty, since it was the wet nurse's father-in-law who said it, why not inform Ying Tian Mansion to arrest him, and use the iron or whip to extract a confession. If the wet nurse lies, it is true that the little prince fainted, and he will be guilty." No one from the nine Zhu tribes can be spared."

When the wet nurse heard that Zhu Jiu Clan was wanted, she immediately panicked and begged again: "No, no, it wasn't my father-in-law who told me...Yes, it was the neighbor next door. The neighbor told me..."

Seeing that there was something strange in her answer, the nun who had just softened her eyes became firm and angry, and said: "Can you think clearly before you answer? Who told you that pouring snow water can remove smoke? And another lie?" By the way, I’m afraid you don’t want your son anymore?”

"My Majesty, your Majesty, I...this...all the mistakes I made are all small and careless mistakes. You are also the mother of the child. There are many adults. Please let the little son go."

"Tell me, who taught you to ask the eunuch to pour snow water on the carbon?" the Empress asked in a cold voice. Her intimidating aura made Wang Yifu frightened. She had never seen the dignified and loving Empress angry. At this moment, everyone in the palace lowered their heads and didn't even dare to look at him.

"Empress...little one..." "Don't want to tell me? Drag me to Gong Zhengsi, and use whatever punishment you have, until you tell me."

The nuns came up to drag people out, hooking their arms and pulling them out. The wet nurse became frightened and shouted loudly: "Mother... you have a lot of people, please spare the little one! Madam! Please spare the little one... I say! I explain!"

"Wait a minute!" the Queen Mother gave an order, and the nuns stopped pulling. The wet nurse knelt down again, trembling and cried. The Queen Mother could no longer be deceived by her pity, and asked: "Say, who? Taught you?"

The nanny choked and replied: "Yes...it was ordered by Empress Dowager De. Concubine De is holding my son. You are also a mother. There is nothing I can do."

"With your son in hand, you dare to assassinate the prince?"

"Your Majesty, I didn't harm the prince. Concubine De only said that snow water can remove smoke, so she asked the eunuchs to pour some snow water and use charcoal. Your Majesty, it was only today that I found out that this method would kill the little prince. Yes, if the carbon is stained with snow or water, it will kill people, so the small ones are also used together!"

The wet nurse cried more and more aggrieved as she spoke. Seeing this, the empress held her forehead and rubbed her temples, feeling restless, and continued: "Let Gong Zheng record her confession and give it to the emperor."

"Empress, you...you must let me live..."

"If you tell the truth, I will spare your life."

The wet nurse prostrated herself gratefully and shouted her thanks, and was dragged down by the nannies. Her face no longer looked frightened, but was replaced by a smile.

Seeing that the Queen was sad, Wang Yifu had no choice but to comfort her: "Don't worry, Madam, at least we found out about this and the little prince saved the day."

The Empress said with hatred: "I have been careful in every aspect, but I didn't expect that she still found a gap."

"The emperor knows this and will definitely punish him severely."

The empress shook her head and said: "The emperor is suspicious, I'm afraid he will still blame me for stirring up trouble."

"Then why would you let me send you this confession?"

"That's my child!" The Empress choked, "In this palace with red walls and gold tiles, the only thing I think about is the little prince. I really can't bear it."

"My lady..."

"You go down, I want to calm down."

The Empress was feeling uncomfortable, so Wang Yifu had no choice but to bow and leave as the Empress requested. When she walked to the door of the side hall, she heard the Empress calling for concubines to come over.

The snow in winter was getting heavier and heavier, but the palace was still calm. The housekeeper changed the little prince's wet nurse to serve him. Although the little prince was unhappy, he did not make unreasonable noises, but accepted it calmly.

Zha Yunfan was entrusted by the Empress to check the little prince's pulse every day, and checked the things given to the little prince by Dongwu more carefully.

However, Concubine De in Jingren Palace was still as stable as a rock. The emperor had full authority to handle the small palace banquet on New Year's Eve and the grand palace banquet on thirtieth year, leaving the queen to not worry about it.