si-mexico Chapter 197 Give it to me, or you'll die of stuffiness
Chapter 197 Give it to me, or you'll die of stuffiness
Concubine Hua looked at the Queen coldly, as if she could see through all her thoughts.
"Yes, an epidemic has broken out, so we have to be careful about everything. Things used by the infected person must be cleaned up immediately. Even if the epidemic has not been discovered in your palaces, you must still take precautions."
The Queen seemed not to understand the hidden meaning of Concubine Hua's words, and turned to the people standing behind her and said,
"When you return to your respective palaces, tell the servants to burn mugwort leaves everywhere for disinfection. I have also asked the Imperial Hospital to prepare medicine for you to prevent epidemics. Remember, gather less and move less during the epidemic." The Queen was hinting at something, and everyone could hear it. It seemed that Ling Xiang had complained to the Queen many times that day.
"Since you have asked us to gather less and move less, Your Majesty, I will temporarily dispense with the greetings." Concubine Hua suddenly smiled brightly.
"You have a point." The Queen rolled her eyes at Concubine Hua. It doesn't matter to you whether this is inevitable or not.
Hua Fei: I am working for the well-being of the entire palace.
After the Queen left, Concubine Hua and the others also returned to their respective palaces.
Xin Changzai, Jing Fei and Shen Meizhuang were all very grateful to Hua Fei for saving the three children and not sending them to the prince's residence.
When Concubine Hua returned to the palace, she saw that the three incense sticks on the incense table had burned out, so she picked up three more incense sticks and put them in, then picked up three more incense sticks and put them in, and then picked up three more incense sticks and put them in.
Maitreya Buddha: ······
"Empress, isn't this too much?" Songzhi looked at the nine incense sticks inserted in a row and couldn't help frowning. The way the Empress burned the incense didn't look like she was worshiping Buddha, but rather like she was blaming Buddha.
It feels like "give it to me, or you'll die of stuffing."
"It's okay. Maitreya Buddha has worked hard in heaven. I have many requests, so you should offer him more offerings." It was unknown whether Maitreya Buddha could hear the sarcasm in Hua Fei's words.
"This Maitreya Buddha was specially sent to the Baohua Palace for consecration during the Chinese New Year. It will surely bless our Yikun Palace and the Queen." Songzhi said.
During the Chinese New Year, Concubine Hua did personally bring the Maitreya Buddha to the Baohua Hall and asked Master Hongyi to chant sutras and consecrate the statue for seven days before inviting it back.
When sending Maitreya Buddha away and when bringing Maitreya Buddha back, Concubine Hua met Noble Lady Fucha who was burning incense and worshiping Buddha in Baohua Hall.
It was then that Concubine Hua discovered that Noble Lady Fucha was truly a Buddhist. Perhaps it was really because of the Buddha's blessing that Noble Lady Fucha was able to become pregnant twice.
Concubine Hua recalled the scene of her meeting with Noble Lady Fucha in Baohua Palace, wondering where the omission had occurred.
When Noble Lady Fucha saw Concubine Hua, she was not rude and greeted her respectfully.
Before entering the palace, Noble Lady Fucha was told by her father that she should be loyal to the Queen after entering the palace.
This was an alliance between the Fucha clan and the Ulanara clan.
Therefore, Noble Lady Fucha was naturally not very close to Concubine Hua.
"I heard that Noble Lady Fucha often comes to Baohua Palace to chant sutras and pray for the Empress~" Noble Lady Fucha turned around and was about to leave, but unexpectedly, Concubine Hua, who was kneeling on the cushion and worshiping Buddha behind her, spoke lightly.
"The Empress is the master of the six palaces, and we concubines should respect her." Noble Lady Fucha replied.
"Humph, seeing as Lady Fucha is a Buddhist, I hope that the Buddha can really bless your child so that he can be delivered smoothly under the care of the Queen this time."
Noble Lady Fucha originally thought that Concubine Hua was being sarcastic to her.
After all, she was young and fertile. Once she gave birth to a prince, she would be made a concubine, or even a consort like Concubine Hui. Concubine Hua must have thought of this and was afraid that she would threaten her position, so it was not surprising that she was so sarcastic.
Noble Lady Fucha didn't want to pay any attention to it, but Concubine Hua deliberately emphasized the word "Queen", which made Noble Lady Fucha intuitively feel that something was wrong.
Noble Lady Fucha stopped, turned to Concubine Hua and bowed.
"What does Empress Hua mean? Why don't I understand?"
"It was just a bowl of wontons stuffed with purslane. I heard from the imperial kitchen that Noble Lady Fucha only ate a few that day and she started to have a stomachache. But I heard from the imperial physician that although purslane is a cold ingredient, it must be used in extremely large doses to be effective."
Concubine Hua was helped up by Songzhi. There were only Concubine Hua, Songzhi and Noble Lady Fucha in the entire Baohua Palace.
Noble Lady Fucha didn't like to have other people accompany her when she was worshiping Buddha, so the palace people were guarding outside.
Hua Fei's voice fell coldly into Fu Cha's ears in Baohua Palace, shocking her so much that she almost lost her balance and swayed a little.
"Songzhi, go and help Noble Lady Fucha."
Noble Lady Fucha was originally in good health. When she was at home, the doctors and the nanny who was good at bearing children told her that she had a body suitable for bearing children, so she was chosen by the Fucha family to enter the palace as a concubine.
If it weren't for the fact that Concubine Fucha usually pretends to be delicate, a closer look would reveal that her pregnancy is indeed very good.
Now, when she heard that her previous child was murdered and the murderer was unknown, Fucha Guiren was shocked. Fortunately, she was in good health and the fetus in her belly was not harmed.
"Thank you, Empress Hua." Songzhi helped Noble Lady Fucha. At this time, Noble Lady Fucha no longer had the rebellious feeling she had just had, and sincerely thanked Empress Hua.
"No need to thank me. It's not easy for Noble Lady Fucha to get pregnant. Not only do you have to be careful, but you also have to take care of the people around you."
These were the last words Concubine Hua said to Noble Lady Fucha when she went to send off the Maitreya Buddha.
Seven days later, Concubine Hua went to Baohua Palace again. At that time, Noble Lady Fucha was already waiting in the palace.
"Is Noble Lady Fucha still praying for the Empress today?" Concubine Hua stood in front of the futon, took the three incense sticks lit by Songzhi in front of the candlelight, bowed three times to the Buddha, and then Songzhi inserted them into the incense burner.
Beside him, Noble Lady Fucha knelt on a cushion embroidered with golden lotus flowers, chanting scriptures with her eyes closed.
"No, it's for the child we couldn't keep last year." Noble Lady Fucha replied.
"It seems that Noble Lady Fucha is also a person with clear vision."
Noble Lady Fucha stood up and looked into the eyes of Concubine Hua, who was smiling gently.
Noblewoman Fucha told Concubine Hua in the Buddhist temple that she only found out that there was a scent of musk in the sachet worn by her personal maid Sang'er.
Apart from this, there are no other details.
As for why musk can cause women to have miscarriages, it was asked by Concubine Fucha one day when Wei Lin was on duty to check her pulse.
Na Sang'er was the maid that the Queen specially arranged for Noble Lady Fucha when she entered the palace.
At that time, Noble Lady Fucha kept her family's instructions in mind and naturally trusted the Queen.
Sang'er was always by her side and was very smart. After a year, she soon became Noble Lady Fucha's personal maid.
Last year, when Noble Lady Fucha was pregnant, Sang'er was always by her side.
As for the musk in the sachet, it was only because Sang'er still wore it every day that Noble Lady Fucha discovered the clue.
"I just want to know how Your Majesty knew that someone close to me was up to something?" Noble Lady Fucha expressed her doubts.