vrcanaries Chapter 438 Concubine De wakes up
Chapter 438 Concubine De wakes up
Concubine Sun did not disturb Shen Zhinian too much. She talked with him for a while and then returned to the side hall.
She needs to practice the new piece a few more times so that she can impress her sister Concubine Xian in the afternoon!
After Concubine Sun left, Concubine Xue, Concubine Kang, and other concubines, both big and small, came to visit in Zhongcui Palace.
The two knew that Shen Zhinian needed to rest now, so they put down the gift, said a few words and left.
With Shen Zhinian's current status, she no longer needs to deliberately accommodate others. She did not meet some people of lower status and people she was not familiar with.
They did not even enter the main hall. They just said a few words of congratulations and auspiciousness in the courtyard of Zhongcui Palace and then left.
Concubine Liu was of noble status, so she naturally would not lower herself to visit a virtuous concubine in Zhongcui Palace, but she also had people send expensive gifts over.
Shen Zhinian ordered Tang Luochuan to check everything carefully, and only after making sure there were no problems did he let Fuqiu register them and put them into the warehouse.
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Chengqian Palace.
After being in a coma for three days and three nights, Concubine De finally woke up.
Seeing that the person serving at the bedside was not Qingdai, but another palace maid Fendai, she frowned and asked, "Where is Qingdai?"
It wasn't that Defei cared about Qingdai, but Qingdai knew too many of her secrets. She was afraid that someone had taken Qingdai somewhere during her coma.
Fen Dai said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Sister Qing Dai was bitten by a poisonous snake, and the imperial physician said that she cannot work too hard in the future, so I am here to take over temporarily."
Another young palace maid ran out quickly: "The queen is awake, go and call the imperial physician!"
Defei lay on the bed, her thoughts gradually coming back to her senses.
She remembered that the spies she had planted in Zhongcui Palace had turned against her. As a result, the venomous snakes that were supposed to appear at Concubine Rou's place had all run to Chengqian Palace!
After she was bitten by a poisonous snake, she knew nothing...
De Fei tightly grasped Fendai's hand and asked through gritted teeth, "How is it going in Zhongcui Palace?! Did Concubine Rou give birth?!"
Fendai felt pain, but dared not say it out loud, and trembled as she said, "Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine gave birth to a little prince safely..."
"What did you say?!"
Defei's pupils trembled violently, and extremely complicated emotions surged in her heart!
"So, there is a fourth prince in the palace?!"
Her third prince is no longer His Majesty's only prince...
Especially Concubine Rou was deeply favored by His Majesty, but she had already lost His Majesty's trust...
People always say that a mother is honored by her son. But in the palace, it is more often the case that a son is honored by his mother.
Can the son of a favored concubine be the same as the son of a person who has fallen out of favor?
How can her Third Prince ever compare with the Fourth Prince?
The more Concubine De thought about it, the gloomier her face became!
The queen usually looked gentle and kind. Seeing her current state, Fen Dai was really scared, but she didn't dare not answer, so she had to bite the bullet and repeat: "Yes, queen."
"The virtuous concubine gave birth to the fourth prince safely..."
De Fei's mind was full of the fact that the Fourth Prince was born and the Third Prince was no longer the only prince. Only now did she notice Fendai's address: "Xian Fei?!"
"You mean, His Majesty promoted Concubine Rou to Concubine Xian?!"
Fendai said: "Yes..."
Defei's fingers suddenly tightened and she gripped the bed sheet tightly. She had never felt so unwilling and jealous!
She had served His Majesty since she was in the palace, and had given birth to the second prince for His Majesty very early. After the second prince was killed by Jiang Shuren, she painstakingly planned and endured humiliation before giving birth to the third prince.
But in the end, His Majesty only gave her the last position among the four concubines, but made Shen Zhinian the first of the four concubines? !
Why? !
The more Concubine De thought about it, the angrier she became, and suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her heart!
She covered her chest tightly with both hands and gasped violently, but her face was still as pale as paper due to the pain and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead!
Fendai was startled, and hurried forward to calm Concubine De: "Your Majesty, calm down! The imperial physician told me last time that if you get emotional, not only will your life span be affected, but you will also have heart pain..."
Defei was almost fainting from the pain. The imperial physician finally arrived, opened the medicine box, took out silver needles, and gave her acupuncture.
After a while, the pain in Concubine De's heart finally subsided.
But no one knows your physical condition better than yourself.
She felt like she had no strength left in her body. Even though it was warm in the room, she was still sweating profusely.
Thinking of what the imperial physician had said before, that if she worked too hard, her life span would be greatly shortened, Concubine De's bad premonition became stronger...
She raised her head and stared at the imperial physician: "Imperial physician, how is my body now?!"
Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine De would not live more than half a year, except she herself who didn't know it.
The imperial physician couldn't help but say "bad luck" in his heart!
Why was his luck so bad? He didn't leave earlier or later, but just happened to pass by Chengqian Palace at this time and was seen by the maid of Concubine De.
Since Concubine De had asked, the imperial physician could only sigh and say, "Your Majesty had previously injured her heart meridian, which already reduced her lifespan. She was also injured by a poisonous snake a few days ago. Although the poison was detoxified in time, part of the toxin had already invaded her heart meridian, and no medicine can cure it."
"If you take good care of yourself, you should be able to live for more than half a year..."
Defei's hands fell down weakly.
No matter how strong she was, she couldn't digest this news for a long time.
How, how could this happen...
She was only in her twenties, ranked among the four concubines, and had a prince. Her future should have been smooth!
Why, why did she only have half a year left to live? !
After a long time, Concubine De gradually came back to her senses. She grabbed the doctor's sleeve tightly, stared at him and asked, "Do you have any way to save me and extend my life?!"
"As long as you can do it, I will reward you handsomely!"
The imperial physician lowered his head and said, "I am incompetent..."
After he left, facing life and death, Concubine De could no longer maintain her former gentle appearance.
She looked at Fendai and said sternly, "I don't believe it! Go and ask another imperial physician to come to me! The one just now must have been a quack!"
Fendai wiped her tears and said, "My queen, on the day you were bitten by a poisonous snake, the imperial physician who treated you came to this conclusion. When His Majesty found out, he ordered the director of the Imperial Hospital to come and see you."
"The result, the result is still the same..."
In other words, it wasn’t that the imperial physician’s medical skills were bad, but that Concubine De really wasn’t going to live long.
Concubine De fell weakly on the bed, unable to accept this result at all.
Why? !
Why did she end up losing her own life after all her scheming? !
When Concubine De became emotional, her heart began to ache again; when her heart ache, she became even more emotional. This formed a vicious cycle...
Fendai could only throw herself on the bed, wiping away her tears and persuading him: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince is still so young, even for his sake, you have to cheer up!"