OBS Chapter 316: Being cursed because of no reason?
Chapter 316: Being cursed because of no reason?
"How is Concubine Xian?"
When Kangxi saw Liu Yuanpan put down his hand, he immediately asked, without taking his eyes off Shi Nanxi who was unconscious on the bed.
Judge Liu fell to his knees and said in shame:
"I am incompetent. I can only find out that Concubine Xian is fine, but I can't find out why she suddenly fell into a coma."
Kangxi's expression changed, thinking he had heard wrongly. He suddenly clasped his jade ring and turned his gaze to Liu Yuanpan, saying word by word:
"Please explain clearly what you mean by Imperial Concubine Xian is fine, but the reason for her coma cannot be found?"
Kneeling on the ground, Liu Yuanpan felt the pressure from the emperor above his head, and instantly broke out in a sweat. He quickly said:
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian's pulse is steady and strong, and her complexion is normal, but she is unconscious. I am incompetent and cannot find the cause."
"How could this be?"
Kangxi heard it clearly this time and looked at the little girl lying on the bed like Sleeping Beauty. If the reason for her coma could not be found, didn’t it mean that the little girl might never wake up?
When he thought of this possibility, Kangxi suddenly covered his chest and staggered. Liang Jiugong behind him was suddenly horrified and rushed over to support the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what happened to you? Are you okay? Imperial Physician, please come and take a look at Your Majesty!"
Liu Yuanpan was also startled and quickly got up to feel the emperor's pulse. Others in the hall knelt down one after another.
However, Kangxi waved his hand, suppressed the discomfort in his heart, and looked at the little girl on the bed with a firm gaze. He knew that the little girl would definitely wake up.
"Come here, gather all the doctors at the Imperial Hospital."
Liang Jiugong immediately gave the order.
Kangxi continued to instruct:
"All people, things, and objects that have come into contact with Concubine Xian today will be thoroughly investigated, including Jiangxuexuan and Chuxiu Palace..."
Liang Jiugong understood what he heard above, but he was a little confused when he heard about Chuxiu Palace. This was the bedroom of Concubine Xian.
But the next moment, Liang Jiugong changed his mind. Although Chuxiu Palace was the bedroom of Concubine Xian, it was inevitable that it would be tampered with by people with ulterior motives.
"And..." Kangxi thought of something and said in a cold tone, "The concubines in Jiangxuexuan should be investigated first, and the concubines in the palace who did not attend the birthday banquet should also be investigated."
The concubines in the harem have always been fighting with each other, using various means. The little girl's symptoms are obviously strange, and it is very likely that one of the concubines did something wrong.
Liang Jiugong took the order and then led people to investigate personally.
At this time, everyone in Jiangxuexuan was investigated one by one, including the wives of princes and dukes of the royal family. Naturally, some people were dissatisfied, but the guards at the side immediately drew their swords, and they had to cooperate.
Imperial Concubine Nianhulu and others also had to suppress their resentment and accept the investigation, but at the same time they became more active in their thinking.
Judging from the situation, Concubine Xian is really in trouble this time, otherwise she wouldn't have conducted such a cautious and strict investigation.
Thinking of this, all their resentment and dissatisfaction disappeared instantly, and they all hoped that Concubine Xian would die, so that no one would monopolize the emperor and the palace could return to its previous state of equal treatment.
With this idea in mind, everyone cooperated. After all, they really did not attack Concubine Xian this time.
Time passed little by little, and although the people in Jiangxuexuan found some minor problems, they had nothing to do with Concubine Xian.
After receiving the report, Liang Jiugong frowned and could only turn his gaze to the concubines who did not attend the birthday banquet.
On the other side, in the side hall of Jiangxuexuan, there were imperial doctors kneeling on the ground. After examining the patient, all of them came to the same conclusion as Liu Yuanpan.
Kangxi sat beside the bed, saying nothing, but the air pressure around him dropped to the bottom. No one dared to breathe, and the atmosphere was heavy and murderous.
"Return to the Emperor."
At this time, the people who investigated Chuxiu Palace came back and reported:
"Investigations have revealed that a red lacquer screen inlaid with jade and lotus patterns in Chuxiu Palace was soaked in safflower. The pen holder and inkstone in the study were smeared with two kinds of incense. If you smell them often, your body will gradually become weak. The drawstring on the neck of the Persian cat in the side hall was pierced with musk. Apart from that, there was nothing unusual elsewhere."
After these words were said, the already solemn and murderous atmosphere gave people the illusion that everyone was about to be beheaded in the next moment.
With a bang, the jade ring in Kangxi's hand was smashed to the ground, and everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.
"Okay, okay, this is my harem."
At this time, another person came back and reported:
"Your Majesty, after investigating all the ladies and concubines in Jiangxuexuan, nothing unusual happened."
Kangxi listened expressionlessly. He didn't believe that everything was fine. There must be a problem somewhere, but it had not been investigated yet.
Time passed little by little. Kangxi was not a man who would sit and wait for death. While continuing to ask people to investigate, he also sent people to invite Old Liu into the palace as quickly as possible.
Finally, Old Liu arrived at Jiangxuexuan first. After seeing Shi Nanxi, he came to the same conclusion as everyone else.
Even Kangxi couldn't keep his composure now. As the personal maids of Concubine Xian, Nanny Yang and Hongying couldn't hold back any longer and collapsed to the ground after Old Liu shook his head. Hongying even broke down and sobbed softly:
"How could this happen? How could this happen? The queen was fine when she woke up in the morning. After I passed on the emperor's instructions, she happily drank half a bowl of chicken porridge and said she was looking forward to today's birthday banquet and the emperor's gift."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi, with a gloomy face, clenched his fists tightly, and Hongying burst into tears.
"Hasn't the queen's health been almost restored? I checked her pulse yesterday. How could she suddenly fall into a coma? Someone must have harmed her. Who is it? Who would harm the queen?"
The only sound in the quiet inner hall at this time was Hongying's soft sobbing. Nanny Yang also had red eyes and tears in them.
Just then, a hurried sound of footsteps was heard. Liang Jiugong, who had gone to investigate the concubines who did not attend the birthday banquet, finally returned.
As soon as he came in, he brought good news.
"Your Majesty, I have found a clue."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi looked suddenly at Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong did not immediately explain the clues he had found, but moved his body to reveal a pretty woman behind him.
The woman was dressed like a concubine in the harem, but she was probably not favored and her position was not high either, because her clothes were rather shabby and her expression was somewhat timid and cowardly.
"Your Majesty, this is Concubine Xu."
Xu Changzai didn't dare to look at the emperor. She immediately knelt down with her head down and saluted silently. Liang Jiugong explained.
"I just investigated Xu Changzai and found that there was nothing wrong with her. I was just worried, so I asked her if she had encountered anything related to Concubine Xian recently. Anything would be fine. After listening, Xu Changzai hesitated and told me something. I think it is related to Concubine Xian's coma for no reason."
When Kangxi heard this, he curled his fingers slightly and stared at Liang Jiugong closely. Liang Jiugong did not dare to keep it a secret and quickly reported the clue.
"The palace where Concubine Xu lived was not far from the cold palace. Recently, the weather had been fine, so Concubine Xu often took the palace maids out for a walk. Once, when they were near the cold palace, they accidentally heard the commoner Hesheli cursing Concubine Xian.
Xu Changzai was frightened and left quickly. Because of fear, she never went to the cold palace again. However, since this matter concerned Concubine Xian, she told it out.
After the words fell, the air fell silent. In other words, someone heard Hesheli, a commoner who was banished to the cold palace, cursing Concubine Xian, so Concubine Xian might have fallen into a coma because of this. This sounded a bit absurd.
But it was also absurd that Concubine Xian was in good health but fell into a coma for no reason and no one could find out the cause. At least for Kangxi, he would not let go of any clue that could lead to the cause of the girl's coma.
"Come here, bring Hesheli here."