After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

"Good sister, why do you have time to come here today?" The beautiful lady on the couch had a condescending look on her face, obviously teasing her.

Ke Yiqing secretly asked, what does she mean by saying this for an idler who was locked up by the Queen Mother to raise her child?Could it be that the other party knew his purpose?

"My wife has met the Concubine De."

"Come on, it's time to chat with me to relieve your boredom."

At this time, De Fei's eldest maid brought the juice over, saying that it was sent by the imperial doctor and that she wanted to boil it and smoke it to remove evil spirits. She smelled it but felt something was wrong. When she realized what she was doing, she immediately covered her mouth and nose.

"Mother, is this Thunder God's Vine?"

Although Tripterygium wilfordii has many effects, it is very harmful to pregnant women. If used for a long time, it may cause difficulties in pregnancy. Concubine De has been in the harem for many years, so it is impossible not to know this.

After hearing this, the eldest maid immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Mrs. Ke, have mercy on me. I didn't know you were coming today. In addition, the empress was infected with the wind and cold, so she took the things she used to smoke to drive away evil spirits. I really didn't target you!"

Concubine De frowned and said: "What are you doing? Why don't you open the window to let out some air? If there is something wrong with the child in Mrs. Ke's belly, I will be the first to not let you go."

After saying that, he looked at her with some worry, "How is Madam feeling now? Do you want Dr. Xuan to come and take a look?"

"Thank you for your concern, my wife. My wife noticed it early and didn't feel anything was wrong."

"That's good, that's good, but it scares me." Concubine De patted her chest with a look of fear on her face.

To be honest, Ke Yiqing did not suspect that Concubine De wanted to harm her child. Even if she really wanted to do it, she would definitely not do it in her own bedroom. That would be too stupid. But looking at her posture, she seemed to be quite nervous about her child. ,why is that?
Besides, who in the harem doesn’t want to conceive a dragon?From what the eldest lady said, it seemed that Jingren Palace was smoked with triptych vine all year round. Could it be that she was deliberately trying to avoid pregnancy?

Weird.

Seeing her doubts, Concubine De sighed quietly: "I am quite old. Even if I want to get pregnant, it is very difficult."

"My wife is puzzled."

Her eldest maid winked and immediately sent the others away.

Ke Yiqing knew that Concubine De was planning to tell her something.

"Good sister, I know what you want to ask. Don't worry, I will tell you these things."

Caught up in the memories of the past, Concubine De's eyes showed a trace of hatred: "When I first entered the palace, I was forced to drink some decoction, and I was unable to have children for the rest of my life."

She was shocked, "Who did it?"

Concubine De sneered: "It doesn't matter who did it. What matters is that as long as I come from a noble family, I am not allowed to have an heir. Without the permission of the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother, who would dare to do this to me?"

Backed by eight aristocratic families, Concubine De's background was both respected and feared. Ke Yiqing took a breath, the royal family was ruthless, and she once again realized this deeply.

If he wasn't desperate for the Holy One, how could he use Tripterygium vine to smoke the palace unscrupulously?Isn't this a silent resistance?

"Hmph, even if I hadn't been given the decoction, I still wouldn't be able to conceive the Holy Lord's child."

At this point, Concubine De's eyes flashed with joy, "Good madam, I will tell you a story."

"Mother, please speak."

The story told by Concubine De is very simple. There was an emperor in the previous dynasty who once paid a private visit incognito. Unexpectedly, he fell in love with a charming boat prostitute among the people. After a night of fun, he left the boat prostitute and continued the parade. Unexpectedly, he fell ill on the road. , but had no choice but to return to the palace early.

"The emperor coveted the beauty of the boat prostitute, and he still couldn't forget her when he returned to the palace, so he sent someone to bring her into the palace. Unexpectedly, what he brought back was not the charming boat prostitute, but the news that the other party was dead."

"Did someone kill her?"

There was a fight in the harem, and it was easy for a jealous concubine to kill a boat prostitute.

Unexpectedly, Concubine De smiled mysteriously: "My dear madam, no one killed her. That boat prostitute was infected with the disease, so she died of the disease."

"Then..." "Yes, the emperor is also infected."

Seeing Concubine De's smiling eyes, Ke Yiqing couldn't help but shiver.

The other party continued: "The previous emperor was unlucky. Although he was cured in the end, he would never have any more children."

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When she came out of Jingren Palace, her back was already wet with cold sweat. If the news she learned today were spread, it would be enough to kill her a thousand times.

Yan Ming arrived late at night and was about to ask her if she found out anything, but someone stopped the conversation.

"The Holy One has paid a private visit incognito?"

His expression changed, "Where did you learn about it?"

"Don't ask me this yet, yes or no?"

"Yes, there was a riot in Jingnan before, and there was a flood in the south, so the Lord went all the way south and secretly urged officials everywhere to manage it well."

Flood?She caught the keyword and almost asked, "Then he went by boat?"

Yan Ming had a puzzled look on his face, "That place is flooded, and we have been taking boats since we got to the south of the Yangtze River. How can we do that?"

It was four years ago that there was a flood in Jingnan, but Chu Yun's child was born three years ago. If what Concubine De said is true, then how did the Holy Sage, who had long been infertile, get Chu Yun pregnant? ?
Taking a step back, did the emperor know that he was sterile?
She pointedly said: "In recent years, it seems that only Chu Yun has given birth to an imperial heir."

"Yes, so she is quite favored, and the queen is also afraid of her."

"Yan Ming, do you have anyone at Tai Hospital?"

"Liu Ruyi."

This Divine Doctor Liu is the favorite disciple of the hospital judge. If the hospital is short of manpower, he is often arrested and used as a coolie. It can be said that he knows everything about the big and small matters of the hospital.

"Isn't he from the prime minister?"

Yan Ming snorted: "When doing things on both sides, naturally you can't offend anyone. He always understands what should be said and what shouldn't be said."

"Okay, I want to ask the imperial physician who diagnosed the pulse of His Majesty after he returned from Jingnan."

"What are you asking about this?"

Ke Yiqing had no choice but to explain the matter in detail. After hearing this, Yan Ming also looked shocked, and finally said happily: "Such a bastard, it is God's will to reincarnate!"

But he also had doubts in his heart: "If he is inhumane, he must know it in his heart. How can he not have any suspicion?"

"I don't know either. Concubine De didn't explain it to me in detail, so I asked you to ask."

This is related to a man's self-esteem. I'm afraid that the Holy Emperor would be ashamed to let more people know about it, so even Concubine De doesn't know the inside story.

Yan Ming didn't find the reason, but got some news from the emperor's personal eunuch.

"He said that after returning from Jingnan, many of the eunuchs and maids who served him were killed because they were unable to serve him well. Some of the concubines also died suddenly for no reason."

"At the same time?"

"The difference is not even ten days."

She said amusedly: "Why does it sound a bit angry and angry?"

Thinking about it, that was the beginning of the emperor discovering that he was inhumane. For a man, wouldn't it be a great shame and humiliation?The reason for the illness is still because he solicited prostitutes on the way to visit privately, let alone that.