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Chapter 462: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (212)

Chapter 462: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Twelve)

The Queen Mother took the baby from Wang Po's hands. The little face was blue and purple, and it hadn't cried for such a long time. She trembled and checked the child's breathing. The breathing was weak, and she hurriedly called out:

"Call the imperial physician, call Li Yuanzheng here immediately! Where's the female doctor? The female doctor should come and check on the little prince!"

The queen looked at the baby being treated with acupuncture by the female doctor, her eyes flashing with complex emotions. Finally, she looked at the baby with concern and said, "Mother, the little prince will be fine. Let Wang Po go in to see Concubine Ji first. Concubine Ji needs someone by her side. Isn't there a little princess? Let Wang Po bring the little princess out."

The Queen Mother waved her hand, signaling Wang Po to go in and take care of Concubine Ji.

As soon as Wang Po entered, someone grabbed her throat and she couldn't speak.

"Who do you belong to? Why do you want to harm Concubine Ji?"

Mrs. Wang stared with wide eyes at the palace maid who suddenly appeared and struggled desperately.

"Ahem...what did you give me to eat?"

Mrs. Wang pressed her stomach and gasped in pain.

The maid sneered, "This is a medicine that will make your life worse than death. Take my poison. If there is no antidote within five hours, you will bleed to death from all seven orifices. Before you die, your flesh and blood will be sucked away by my poisonous insects. Do you feel anything biting you now? Don't be afraid, they can't kill you for now."

Old Lady Wang looked at the palace maid in horror and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy, "Please let me go! I know nothing. I only carried the little prince away to the imperial physician for treatment. I didn't mean to harm Concubine Ji or the little prince!"

Ji Wei sat on the bed, gritting her teeth and saying, "You lowly slave, I heard everything. You were slandering me in front of the Queen Mother and trying to harm me!"

Wang Po quickly kowtowed and said, "Empress Ji, please calm down. I was panicked. Seeing that the little prince was about to die, I was afraid of the wrath of my masters, so I pushed the blame on you. I can tell the Empress Dowager right away that you have nothing to do with the little prince's affairs. You didn't even see the little prince's face at the time, and you didn't intend to hide it."

Wu Lan kicked Wang Pozi in the chest, then lifted her up and said fiercely, "If you don't explain clearly, I'll make you taste other poisons. Tell me, who told you to put the poison in the medicine bowl? Who told you to wear this purse today? The incense inside, combined with the medicine on the edge of the bowl, is most likely to cause a miscarriage in a woman."

Old Lady Wang quickly said, "I will tell you everything. It was the Imperial Noble Consort who threatened me with my family, asking me to replace the medicine bowl in the kitchen. If you drank that medicine, the fetus would likely suffocate to death. This purse was also prepared by the Imperial Noble Consort. She also told me to act according to the circumstances. If the fetus is dying, I should quickly make it known to everyone, lest the Imperial Noble Consort Ji has a backup plan, swap the babies, and eliminate all of us who know about it." Ji Wei was so angry that she almost died. She said hatefully, "Cui Li, you are so cruel, why didn't I kill you!"

"Princess, please calm down and don't listen to what this lowly slave says."

Wu Lan grabbed the old woman's hair and demanded, "Do you think that because the Imperial Concubine is confined to the palace, she can't confront you? Since that's your attitude, how about going to the front hall and confronting the Empress Dowager in front of her? See if the Empress Dowager believes your story. Since Concubine Ji wants you, she must have thoroughly investigated your background. You have no children, no parents, and you are all alone. How could the Imperial Concubine have found a fake family member to threaten you?"

When Ji Wei heard this, she realized that by the time she finally confirmed the midwife's selection, Cui Li had already left the palace! How could she possibly bribe Wang Po to harm her?

"Ah! It must be Ji Shilan! It must be her! She has been restless lately! Xiaolan, help me up. I want to go out and see how my son is doing!"