nucmednet Chapter 540: She is unlucky
Chapter 540: She is unlucky
"Is there any news about Shen Chengjing?" asked the emperor.
Chao Sihai immediately stepped forward and responded with a cupped hand: "Your Majesty, I haven't received any news from Shen Chengjing yet."
"As soon as you have any news from him, present it to me immediately."
"Yes."
The emperor no longer wants Shen Chengjing to get rid of Rong Yulan, but wants to try every means to win this war first.
The emperor left the imperial study and walked towards the harem.
Chao Sihai followed immediately.
The emperor hasn't been to the harem for a long time. I wonder who he wants to see at this time?
"Your Majesty, where are you going? Do you want me to send someone to inform you first?"
"No thanks." The emperor refused directly.
Chao Sihai could only follow the emperor respectfully.
The emperor went all the way to the palace where Ji Qingyuan was.
After Ji Qingyuan's identity was exposed, although the emperor spared her life, he never favored her again. He even condoned Shen Chengjing's torture of Ji Qingyuan.
Ji Qingyuan is now living a life that is neither human nor ghost.
At first, she still fantasized about gaining the emperor's favor again and becoming his favorite concubine, but later, she didn't even dare to think about it.
Now, there is no meaning in living anymore.
But the more cruel fact is.
She didn't even have the power to choose death.
Ji Qingyuan still retains her previous status, and is served by palace maids and eunuchs. However, her treatment is similar to that of a concubine banished to the cold palace, with no fancy clothes, and no luxurious food.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" A little palace maid ran in quickly.
Ji Qingyuan was combing her somewhat dry and yellow hair, with a blank look in her eyes, as if she hadn't heard anything.
"Empress, the Emperor is here!" the little palace maid shouted again.
Ji Qingyuan still didn't react.
"The Emperor has arrived!" a voice came through the messenger.
The comb in Ji Qingyuan's hand suddenly fell to the ground. This time, there was finally a hint of emotion in her eyes when she looked at the little palace maid.
"Did I hear correctly? The emperor is here?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Emperor is here! Please go and welcome him!" The little palace maid hurried over to help Ji Qingyuan.
Ji Qingyuan pushed her hand away and ran outside.
The emperor had already walked into the room. Ji Qingyuan called out in disbelief, "Your Majesty."
Then she threw herself at the emperor's feet and hugged his legs tightly.
"Your Majesty, I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime."
The emperor had no place to vent his anger, so he raised his foot and kicked Ji Qingyuan aside.
Ji Qingyuan felt a sharp pain in her chest, and a salty and fishy taste surged into her heart. She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
She fell to the ground in a mess, without even the strength to get up.
She is no longer the same as when she first entered the palace. She is now skinny and has a sallow complexion. If she were thrown out, even ordinary men would not be interested in her.
"Ji Qingyuan, it's because of your marriage change that so many things have happened in this life that are different from the previous life. Do you know how much I want to cut you into pieces now? Even if I cut you into pieces, it won't relieve the anger in my heart!"
Ji Qingyuan struggled to get up, not even wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, "Your Majesty, how can you blame me for this? The person who caused this situation is not me at all! It's Ji Chuhe! It's her!"
"It was she who changed the trajectory of the previous life! Your Majesty, I feel that Ji Chuhe must have been reborn as well!" Ji Qingyuan shouted like a madman.
"Your Majesty, there have been so many changes between the past life and this life. Which one is not related to Ji Chuhe? Your Majesty, you should get rid of Ji Chuhe immediately to restore order!"
"Get rid of Ji Chuhe? Shouldn't you be the one who should die?" The emperor's tone was a little cold.
Ji Qingyuan felt nervous.
Could it be that the emperor wants to get rid of her?
"You are still biting Ji Chuhe, you really deserve to die!" The emperor's tone was filled with murderous intent.
Ji Qingyuan heard the emperor's words of protection.
How come even the emperor is protecting Ji Chuhe?
"Someone, pull out her tongue. I don't want to hear such noisy sounds again!"
"Yes." Chao Sihai immediately accepted the order.
Ji Qingyuan was pulled out, and soon a scream was heard. Blood spurted out of Ji Qingyuan's mouth, scaring the palace maids beside her so much that they collapsed on the ground. Some of the timid ones even fainted.
The emperor walked to Ji Qingyuan's side and ordered in a deep voice: "Ask Doctor Zhong to save her life."
"Yes."
The news that Ji Qingyuan had her tongue pulled out soon spread to the palaces of the Queen Mother and the Empress.
"You've been reborn and you're so self-righteous. You deserve this fate." The Queen Mother said coldly.
Cao Yun'er, who was standing by, stroked her bulging belly with a smug look on her face.
"Your Highness, I heard some news that the Queen wants to use Ji Qingyuan."
"She just wanted to know whether the third prince could become the crown prince. Unfortunately, Ji Qingyuan died early in her previous life, before the emperor appointed a crown prince." After the empress dowager finished speaking, she raised her hand and touched Cao Yun'er's belly.
"You must do your best to make me proud! If you get pregnant with a little prince, I will do my best to make him the crown prince."
Cao Yun'er hasn't had a single day of relaxation since she became pregnant with this child.
I was afraid that the baby in my belly was a princess.
She even asked Dr. Zhong to take her pulse on the pretext of feeling unwell, and then asked Dr. Zhong whether she was pregnant with a boy or a girl.
I heard that a person with advanced medical skills can diagnose whether the baby is a boy or a girl while still in the womb.
However, Doctor Zhong said he didn't know.
Even when the Queen Mother came forward, Doctor Zhong still gave the same answer.
Cao Yun'er had no choice but to wait until the day the child was born to find out whether it was a prince or a princess.
"As for the Queen, you don't have to make any plans for now."
Cao Yuner mentioned the Queen just now because she couldn't wait any longer and wanted to pull the Queen down from the throne.
She wanted to become the queen as soon as she gave birth to a prince.
"But if the queen stays in power forever, it will be of great benefit to the Third Prince. Queen Mother, aren't you afraid that the child in my belly is still young and I won't be able to compete with the Third Prince in the future? Besides, because the Third Prince married Prime Minister Qin's granddaughter, Prime Minister Qin is now completely on the side of the Third Prince, and even those oppressed nobles in the court are moving closer to the Third Prince."
"You don't need to worry about these things. What you need to do now is to take good care of the baby in your belly and give birth to the baby safely."
"Yes." Cao Yuner immediately nodded in response.
At this time, in the Queen's Palace.
The nanny had just finished describing Ji Qingyuan’s miserable condition.
"Live again?" The Queen snorted coldly, "I've always said that she is even more pathetic in this life than in the last. She has lived in vain!"