Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1262 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 185

Zhang Tingyu calmed down and had a new understanding of the emperor's abilities. The emperor and his subjects seemed to get along well with each other, so Qianlong was in a good mood.

But something happened next that interrupted Qianlong's good mood.

Some people saw that Qianlong took a tacit attitude towards the sea transportation of lychee trees, and did not even criticize this behavior for being a waste of money and time, so they began to extend their tentative tentacles.

Concubine Wan Chen Wanyin's biological father, Chen Yanzhang, was from Suzhou, and his family was well-off and devoted to farming and studying.

It had been nearly ten years since Concubine Wan left home, and she had not seen her father and brother for a long time, nor had they even exchanged letters. But when she was selected by the officials and gentry of Jiangnan to be presented to the palace, the Chen family also used all their strength to bring her several thousand taels of silver notes.

However, the warm-hearted father and brother in my memory have faded in the nearly ten years of estrangement, and even when we meet, I feel awkward and speechless after the excitement.

But Concubine Wan never expected that after she sent the lychees she saved from her mouth back to her parents and brothers, she would bring herself a great disaster.

Concubine Wan's biological mother was a beautiful and kind woman. Although she had not seen her for a long time and was not very close to her daughter, she was very worried that Concubine Wan had not been happy yet. After the greetings, she could not help but ask about this matter: "Concubine Su, who went to the capital with you, already has three princes and princesses. How come Concubine Wan..."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Wan could no longer maintain any smile. Perhaps because she had nothing to talk about, Concubine Wan moved closer and whispered her own experience in Mrs. Chen's ear: "My daughter was unfilial. When I went to the capital, someone accidentally plotted against her. Now I have no chance of having children."

Mrs. Chen was shocked, "How could it be?!"

Concubine Wan smiled bitterly: "Why else can't my daughter get pregnant?"

Mrs. Chen told her husband and sons the news as soon as she returned. The Chen family did not have any high expectations for Concubine Wan, but seeing that Concubine Su's biological father, Su Dingnan, had become rich and powerful, and even the children in the family were on the right track in their studies, the Chen family was naturally a little jealous.

But they didn't expect that their child would be cut off from having children when they went to Beijing. How could they imagine the future? !

So the unwilling Chen family found many relatives and friends and spread the news that Concubine Wan in the palace had been drugged and murdered on her way to the capital, thus cutting off her offspring. They even made a big fuss to recruit other women under the banner of Concubine Wan and tried to send them to Emperor Qianlong so that Concubine Wan could have an offspring.

The Chen family's behavior gave the Jiangnan gentry a better excuse to send people to Qianlong. There was no other way, because Qianlong's attitude showed that he would not bring the people he had previously recruited back to the capital.

With more people involved, some news naturally could not be concealed. What's more, this matter was related to the concubines in the harem, so the news soon reached the ears of the Queen and Qianlong.

The Queen hurriedly invited Concubine Wan to inquire about the inside story. Concubine Wan had not expected that the Queen would find out so quickly that she had been drugged and had no offspring.

The queen saw her pretty face turn pale in an instant, and she felt sad and distressed at the same time. She said softly to Concubine Wan, "I believe the emperor will get the news soon. No matter in the harem or in the palace, poisoning a concubine, especially such a sinister poison that kills off one's offspring, is unforgivable."

Concubine Wan only hated herself for a moment's thought and could not bear her mother's urging and distress, so she told what she had hidden for several years. Now in this situation, she couldn't say much, mainly because she didn't want to make things difficult for Emperor Qianlong. After all, Concubine Su had already given birth to two princes and a princess.

After quickly organizing her words, Concubine Wan finally spoke under the Queen's gentle words: "I used to worry about having children, but I heard that when a woman's body has not stopped growing, it is not the best age for giving birth, so I am not in a hurry."

"So the people around me suggested that I take good care of my body during the mourning period for the late emperor. I really wanted to have a child, so I listened to the advice of the people around me. When the imperial physician who was best at recuperating in the Imperial Hospital was on duty to diagnose my pulse, I specially asked him to pay more attention to my condition."

"But I didn't expect that I would find out that I had been given a secret drug that would kill me. I couldn't believe it at the time, so I quickly asked the imperial physician if he could find out exactly when I was targeted. After listening to the imperial physician's diagnosis, I calculated the time and found that the only time I had to go from Jiangnan was right."

The Queen immediately asked Concubine Wan with concern, "This secret medicine is too harmful. Will it have any harm to your body?"

Concubine Wan shook her head, forced a weak smile, and replied, "This secret medicine is indeed insidious, but it only has one disadvantage, which is that it kills people's offspring. Apart from that, it also has the great benefit of strengthening the body. That's why I can't completely hate the person who did it."

However, the Queen could think of more things. A secret medicine that could kill a person's offspring could only be diagnosed by an expert, and it could even strengthen the body for people who use traditional Chinese medicine. Who knows, the person who first developed this secret medicine did so in order to cure diseases and save lives.

After a pause, the Queen asked, "This secret medicine is difficult to show. How was it discovered that day?"

Concubine Wan replied, "Perhaps because this secret medicine is more of a tonic, so no one noticed it during routine pulse diagnosis. That day, I ate a bowl of peanut soup beforehand. The imperial physician said that peanuts were a species introduced from overseas during the previous dynasty. Some people cannot tolerate peanuts. Eating them will cause sore throats that block the throat and cause suffocation. For milder symptoms, people will also develop rashes all over their bodies."

"I am fond of peanuts and I often eat them at home. There is nothing wrong with them. The reason why I was able to diagnose the secret medicine that day was because I had eaten peanut soup beforehand, which allowed the bad properties of the medicine to gradually show up, and that's how the imperial physician diagnosed it."

The queen also knew that not everyone could eat peanuts, and she even knew that many people could not eat mangoes.

After learning the whole story, seeing that Concubine Wan did not reveal who was the mastermind behind the incident, she did not force her. She just prepared a generous gift for Concubine Wan and sent the person away.

When Concubine Wan was leaving, the Queen advised her to be aware of the situation: "This matter has alarmed the Emperor and me, and the Emperor cannot bear to see anyone resort to any shameful means in the harem. Concubine Wan, you must be aware of the situation."

Concubine Wan just smiled and thanked the Queen for her kindness, but even when Emperor Qianlong asked her personally, he couldn't get any clues from her about the mastermind behind the scenes.

Qianlong knew that Concubine Wan was always docile and obedient. She insisted this time, it must be because the mastermind behind this would make things difficult for him. He appreciated Concubine Wan's good intentions, but the person who possessed such a secret medicine must not continue to stay in the harem.

Not long after, Qianlong investigated the case and found out that it was Concubine Su. From then on, he began to understand Concubine Wan's decision to remain silent about the mastermind behind the incident.