sbdcsierra Chapter 561 Concubine Liang is also suspicious
Chapter 561 Concubine Liang is also suspicious
Concubine Hao wanted to do everything she could to make His Majesty pay attention to her child. With Concubine Sun as an example, she had not originally planned to announce the good news tonight.
Unexpectedly, drinking stale milk tea caused abdominal pain, and the imperial physician diagnosed her pregnancy.
Without waiting for Concubine Hao to respond, Nangong Xuanyu asked, "Is this true?!"
In the past, not only did he have few children, but his concubines who were pregnant were also rare. Tonight, he heard two pieces of good news in a row? !
The imperial physician said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hao has been pregnant for more than three months. I will never make a mistake!"
Nangong Xuanyu's dark eyes showed a hint of nervousness, and he asked hurriedly, "Then, Lady Hao's abdominal pain just now, will it affect the heir to the throne?"
The imperial physician immediately said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hao did not drink much milk tea. I will prescribe some medicine to treat her and it will be fine."
Nangong Xuanyu then breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, no one cared about who was responsible for the stale milk, and they all said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"As the new year is about to begin, I learned that the two young ladies are pregnant. It is truly a blessing for our Great Zhou to have more children for the royal family!"
"Not only will we welcome the new year, but two new heirs will also be born in the palace. This is truly a great joyous event!"
"..."
The expressions on the faces of the palace concubines were all extremely interesting. Their eyes fell on Concubine Hao's still flat belly with very complicated expressions.
Concubine Shu was so furious that she almost exploded!
First, Concubine Sun was pregnant with the dragon seed, and then Concubine Hao. What on earth do they want to do? !
What's more, Concubine Hao was someone she hated very much!
Concubine Shu thought that after the last slapping incident, Concubine Hao had completely disappeared from the palace. Unexpectedly, this bitch secretly planned such a big move!
However, at this moment, even if Concubine Shu was angry, she didn't dare to say anything bad.
It would be too false to say that you are more than three months pregnant and still don’t know you are pregnant.
Concubine Hao stood up and touched her belly, with a bit of shyness in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I wanted to tell you this good news tonight, but I never thought that Concubine Sun was also pregnant."
"I am happy for both Noble Lady Sun and Your Majesty, but I couldn't find the right time to announce this good news. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
Nangong Xuanyu did not delve into what Concubine Hao was really thinking.
In this case, he naturally couldn't blame her: "It doesn't matter, you are pregnant, it's a great joy."
"As long as the royal heir is born safely, you will all be heroes of the Great Zhou!"
Just as Concubine Hao had guessed before, Nangong Xuanyu was also very happy when he heard the news. But when Concubine Sun told him about the pregnancy, he was already too excited.
Although I am happy at this moment, I am not as excited and excited as before.
Concubine Liang looked at Concubine Hao with a very gentle gaze, and said in a gentle voice: "Sister Sun and Sister Hao are pregnant one after another, which is indeed an auspicious sign."
"Sister Hao, please take good care of yourself from now on."
Concubine Hao nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Liang. I know about it."
Although Concubine Shu was unhappy, she knew that things had come to this point and she had to find a way to defeat her opponent.
Otherwise, wouldn't all the anger I've endured tonight be in vain?
She glanced at Shen Zhinian, then said slowly, "Your Majesty, fortunately, Concubine Hao drank the stale milk tea tonight and did not harm the heir. Otherwise, who would be able to take this responsibility?"
"In my opinion, we must investigate this matter thoroughly and find the culprit!"
Led by Concubine Xia, the concubines who were attached to Concubine Shu said, "I appeal for your approval!"
Nangong Xuanyu asked Shen Zhinian to assist in managing the six palaces because he believed in her ability.
Besides, he and Nian Nian have been together for such a long time, so he naturally knows that she is a very meticulous person when it comes to doing things. How could she make such a low-level mistake?
However, on such an important occasion, all the royal family members are present. If the emperor does not clarify the matter and give an explanation to everyone, where is his face?
He looked down at Shen Zhinian, his tone slightly cold, without a trace of favoritism: "Xian Fei, what do you have to say?"
Before the emperor asked this question, Shen Zhinian calmly analyzed what happened tonight.
Her incompetence and lack of ability can highlight Concubine Shu's abilities in the past.
Moreover, Concubine Shu has been managing the six palaces for so long, and even a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Who knows how many tricks she has in the palace that must be known to others. At worst, she still has Empress Dowager Liu behind her to give her advice.
There has been a long-standing grudge between Shen Zhinian and Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu has every ability and motive to set a trap for her tonight.
Before the New Year's Eve palace banquet began, Concubine Shu had done some little things to disgust her and Concubine Liang.
It is very likely that those things were just to paralyze them and let her relax her vigilance. The milk issue is the highlight of Concubine Shu!
Of course, Concubine Liang is also a big suspect.
With Concubine Sun Zhu Yu having announced Concubine Hao's pregnancy in the past, if they wanted to achieve a great effect, they had to find another way.
For example, first arouse the emperor's pity...
Moreover, Concubine Hao was pregnant, but she drank stale milk tea at the palace banquet, so Shen Zhinian's crime was even more serious!
Chen Yangming, the current head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is a Liang Fei's man. Liang Fei wants to steal under Shen Zhinian's heavy defense, which is difficult but not impossible.
After some analysis, Shen Zhinian had more suspicions in his mind, but he still needed to clarify some things.
She did not shirk responsibility, but looked up at the emperor and said slowly, "It is indeed my fault that such a mistake occurred at the New Year's Eve palace banquet. I am willing to accept the punishment."
"But before that, I want to find out where the problem lies. If I encounter something like this again in the future, I can correct it if it's wrong, and learn from it if it's not."
Some royal relatives who had doubted Shen Zhinian's ability because of this incident, after hearing these words, looked up to her.
Precisely because they are members of the royal family, they know better that when concubines in the past made similar mistakes, they either begged for mercy in a panic or tried hard to shirk their responsibility.
It's really disgusting!
There are not many people as responsible as Concubine Xian.
However, if this matter was really her negligence, it would be useless no matter how responsible she was.
Shen Zhinian continued, "The milk used for the New Year's Eve banquet was purchased by the imperial kitchen staff early this morning. It is the freshest batch. According to today's weather, it should not go bad after being stored for a day."
"So I am also very confused. Where did the spoiled milk at the banquet come from?"
Concubine Shu sneered: "You are in charge of this matter, you don't know what the problem is, but you ask others?"
"It's really the most ridiculous thing in the world!"
Shen Zhinian met her gaze without fear.