allonlinenovel Chapter 29 There just happens to be a soup that you need to go and have a bite to eat.
Chapter 29 There just happens to be a soup that you need to go and have a bite to eat.
Everyone turned around and saw that the person who came was the Third Prince's guard, who was carrying a package in his hands.
"Is this the evidence you spoke of?" the Queen asked.
The kneeling physician, Shen, glanced at it, then immediately lowered his head, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
Zhai Rongyu nodded, stepped forward to take the package, and opened it in front of everyone. "This is the evidence found at Physician Shen's residence. Physician Shen, what else do you have to say?"
Everyone craned their necks to look.
Inside the package lay a medical record and several pieces of dragon heart grass that had not yet been used as medicine!
“This medical record is the real one; the Imperial Medical Academy’s archives are just a cover-up,” Zhai Rongyu said.
"How dare you!" The Empress was furious, slamming her hand on the table. "How dare you use the imperial heir as bait to deceive me!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Imperial Physician Shen trembled and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy. Knowing that his secret had been exposed, he simply confessed everything, "This was instigated by Consort Zhao. This humble subject had no choice but to comply! I beg Your Majesty for mercy!"
"Consort Zhao! Do you know your crime?"
Consort Zhao turned pale with fright and slumped in her seat, her fingers still gripping the side of the chair tightly as she forced herself to say, "It wasn't me...it wasn't me...this was found at Physician Shen's place, what does it have to do with me!"
"They really won't shed a tear until they see the coffin." The Third Prince sneered, took a box from the guard, and slammed it down in front of Consort Zhao.
"This is the Thousand-Mechanism Powder found in your room!"
"Now that we have both witnesses and physical evidence, let's see how you can refute it!"
The box landed on the ground, and the lid was flung open. Physician Zhang stepped forward to examine it and replied, "It is indeed Qianji Powder!"
Everyone was astonished and moved away from the box.
Consort Shu shook her head and sighed, "Sister Zhaoyi, you're so foolish!"
A look of sorrow appeared on Zhao Zhaoyi's face. Overwhelmed with anxiety, she fainted again, leaving a pool of bright red blood beneath her.
The palace maid standing nearby screamed, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is hemorrhaging!"
Imperial Physician Zhang, acting on the Empress's orders, stepped forward to examine the child, shook his head, and said, "Consort Zhao was too frightened; the child cannot be saved..."
The Empress's expression turned solemn, her brows furrowed in sternness.
"By imperial decree, Consort Zhao has committed moral transgressions and harmed other concubines. She should be banished to the Cold Palace, but considering that this is her first offense and she is still recovering from the loss of her son, she is demoted to the rank of Talented Lady, stripped of her title, and confined to the palace gates, forbidden to leave, as a form of punishment!"
Physician Shen was also dismissed from his post and investigated in accordance with the law.
Consort Shu lifted her eyelids slightly and chuckled softly, "Your Majesty the Empress is quite majestic."
The Empress frowned and said reproachfully, "His Majesty is seriously ill. I have been attending to his illness and worshipping Buddha for a long time and have not paid attention to the affairs of the inner palace. Now that Consort Shu has been ordered by the Emperor to assist in managing the six palaces, she should also pay more attention to the affairs of the inner palace."
Consort Shu lowered her brows and said respectfully, "Your Majesty is right to reprimand me. I will definitely pay more attention in the future and not cause Your Majesty any trouble."
A dark light flickered in his lowered eyes.
*
Zhai Rongyu stepped out of the pavilion and gazed at the vibrant life in the garden, somewhat lost in thought.
In this palace, life is deliberately created, and death is entirely beyond one's control.
Alright, alright, let's go watch the fish~
She had barely taken a step when the Third Prince caught up, "Second Miss Zhai!"
He stopped in front of Zhai Rongyu, scratched his head sheepishly, and said, "Sorry! And thank you."
"What, are you going to hold me accountable?" Zhai Rongyu smiled.
The Third Prince chuckled, trying to cover his embarrassment. "I misunderstood you. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know, and I'll go through fire and water for you!"
"really?"
"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!" the Third Prince declared, patting his chest.
"Perfect timing, there's a soup I need you to go and have some."
"what?"
After a stick of incense.
Zhai Rong stood with her hands on her hips beside the Thousand Carp Pond, directing the Third Prince who was splashing around in the water.
"Behind you! Behind you!"
"Tsk! He swam past!"
"Slow down, slow down, slow down... Oh! Just a little bit more!"
"Ahhhh, I caught him!"
"Hey! Not this one!"
The Third Prince surfaced from the water, wiped his face, and looked like he was about to cry. "Second Miss Zhai, do we really have to catch this carp?"
Ugh.
Zhai Rongyu sighed, "Come up here."
They even talked about going through fire and water, but they can't even make a colorful carp soup!
San San, I'm very disappointed in you!
The third prince, still in the water, sneezed loudly.
……
As the sun sets and the city lights begin to twinkle, the sun begins to set.
The palace road was filled with the rumble of carriages and the throngs of people. From afar, one could hear the sounds of silk and bamboo instruments and the songs of musicians flowing from the embroidered palaces.
The group arrived at Showa-den for the banquet.
Outside the side gate, someone spotted a young girl dressed in a green dress with talisman patterns, a white jade hairpin slanted into her single bun, bending down among the flowers, seemingly smelling their fragrance and admiring them. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her beautiful profile, as if it were edged with gold.
Some couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful face!"
The scenery and people are perfectly matched, truly a scene of poetic beauty.
For a time, quite a few people quietly inquired about whose daughter she was.
Zhai Rongyu stared at the flower stamen in front of her, completely unaware that she had caused a commotion.
She has very important things to do now.
His clear, bright pupils were fixed on the grasshopper resting in the flower's heart, and his breathing slowed.
Grasshoppers can't speak, because they've become speechless.
He's already been tackled through several bushes by this super-strong girl!
Throughout his entire career, he had never encountered such a formidable opponent.
It was tired, really tired.
Little grasshopper, little darling, tell your sister, where are your brothers and sisters?
A family should be together, all together.
How about I turn you all into grasshopper skewers?
[I guarantee you'll smell delicious!]
After saying that, he pounced!
She straightened up, grabbed the grasshopper's thin little feet, and chuckled.
The old man lost a carp, but who knows if it wasn't a grasshopper!
As soon as Zhai Muling found her sister, all she heard was her sister's "care" for the entire grasshopper family. Everyone around her was praising Rong'er for her gentle and kind nature. Zhai Muling couldn't help but twitch her lips.
"Rong'er".
"Sister!" Zhai Rongyu tossed the grasshopper back into the bushes.
Did my sister see me catching grasshoppers?
[Given her gentle and virtuous female lead persona, she's probably an animal rights activist.]
If they knew I ate grasshoppers, they'd probably be horrified for three days straight!
I'd better not scare her.
Zhai Muling lowered her head and chuckled softly.
The two entered Showa-den hand in hand.
A banquet was held in the palace, with men and women seated on opposite sides.
After Zhai Rongyu took her seat, she realized that she was sitting next to Wen Yin, with Zhai Muling on her left and Wen Yin on her right.
She smiled and said to Wen Yin, "Oh, the little brat's out on the street?"
Wen Yin surprisingly didn't reply, but instead glared at Zhai Rongyu with a venomous look before turning her head away.
Zhai Rongyu raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Wow, she didn't even say anything after all that provocation?
Is this a change of heart, or is it a storm brewing to get me?
Upon hearing this, Zhai Muling gave Wen Yin a cold look.
She needs to keep a close eye on Wen Yin.
We can't let her harm Rong'er.
"The Prince Regent has arrived!"
"The Queen has arrived!"
"The Concubine Shu is here!"
The eunuch's high-pitched voice rang out in the main hall, and everyone rose to greet him.