Phi-Fic Chapter 795 Concubine Luo is in trouble!
Chapter 795 Concubine Luo is in trouble!
Xu felt extremely awkward.
Imagine such a great opportunity, yet his daughter wasn't chosen by the Crown Prince.
In Madam Xu's heart, it wasn't that the Crown Prince was so deeply in love with the Crown Princess, but rather that her daughter wasn't pretty enough, charming enough, and didn't have the ability to bewitch the Crown Prince.
But since things have come to this, there is no other way.
Since the Crown Prince has made it so obvious, if she were to have her daughter follow suit, then the Li family's daughter would be worthless.
Although Xu was displeased, she dared not say these words in front of others.
If the old lady finds out, I wonder how she'll scold her.
Furthermore, in the Ming King's residence, Princess Nali, being beautiful and young, naturally enjoyed the Ming King's favor. Nali's entry into the residence undoubtedly put immense pressure on Consort Luo.
Two months after Princess Nari entered the palace, she was diagnosed with pregnancy.
The Prince Ming seemed quite pleased, and the Princess Ming also had people take good care of him, and arranged for the royal physician to come to her courtyard every day to check his pulse.
Unexpectedly, Princess Nali suffered from severe abdominal pain after drinking the chicken soup sent by Consort Luo, and subsequently miscarried.
As the Princess Consort of Ming was in charge of the inner court and the matriarch of the household, this matter naturally needed to be thoroughly investigated.
Soon, it was discovered that someone had secretly brought safflower into the kitchen, but before they could interrogate the old woman, she disappeared.
It turned out that after she added the medicine to the chicken soup, she made up an excuse to go out of the mansion to buy something for her master, and then she never returned.
Unfortunately, this old woman was one of Consort Luo's dowry maids from back then.
Consort Luo was furious. If she had really harmed Princess Nali, that would be one thing, but the problem was that she hadn't done so. Wasn't she making a huge scapegoat for someone else?
Besides, who is Consort Luo?
For many years, she had been favored by the prince and had never allowed any other beauties to take advantage of her. With just a little thought, she knew that someone must be framing her.
He not only removed the piece of flesh from Nali's belly with his own hands, but also managed to make the prince dislike him.
Consort Luo thought and thought, but still couldn't figure out who had the audacity to frame her!
Princess Ming herself was infertile, and her legitimate son had already been established as the heir of the Ming Prince's Mansion, so she naturally had nothing to fear.
Besides, the Crown Prince is already a teenager. Even if Nari were to have another son, he wouldn't pose the slightest threat. Could it be another woman in the harem?
"My lord, you're only thinking about who has a prejudice against the child. Think carefully, could it be the work of those concubines who were suppressed by you before and never had a chance to do so?"
Consort Luo's eyes lit up. "That makes sense. Investigate again immediately. We must find out the result as soon as possible before the Prince returns to the manor."
"Yes, master."
She had just finished making arrangements when Princess Ming sent someone to summon her.
Consort Luo had also weathered many storms, so she naturally knew how to behave in a moment.
When King Ming returned and heard about this, he immediately went to see Princess Nali.
Upon entering, he was greeted by the stench of blood, and saw the servants carrying out basins of bloody water. He then noticed Princess Ming nodding to him with a pained expression.
King Ming pursed his lips, lifted the curtain, and entered the inner room.
After offering words of comfort, he returned to the main house and listened to the princess recount the results of her investigation.
"Alright, let's leave it at that for now. Men, quickly send people to search everywhere for that old woman. Once you find her, bring her back to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Your Highness, you've worked hard. Nali has just lost her child, so there are some things you'll have to help with. After all, this was our first child. It's one thing for her to be sad right now, but please be careful and make sure she doesn't develop any health problems."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Consort Luo sat tremblingly to the side, remaining silent the whole time. Fortunately, Your Majesty did not reprimand her.
However, what made Consort Luo somewhat uneasy was that the Prince never even glanced at her, as if she were air in the room and didn't exist at all.
"Your Highness, would you like to go back and change your clothes first, or go directly to the study?" Princess Ming asked considerately.
"Alright, let's go back. These past few days, my fourth sister-in-law hasn't been feeling well, and my fourth brother hasn't been in the mood to handle state affairs either. Most of the work has fallen on my shoulders, and I'm quite tired. Let's rest in your courtyard for a while."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
And so, amidst Consort Luo's astonished gaze, the prince and princess went to the princess's main courtyard.
As soon as King Ming entered the room, someone had prepared his clothes.
Princess Ming waved her hand and personally helped him change his clothes.
"Things were handled well. How is Nali's health?"
"Your Highness, please rest assured. As you say, Nali should not think about having children in the future. I am not worried about anything else, but the incense that was burned the other day may be harmful to you again."
"It's alright. I already have children, so it's fine. Besides, didn't the imperial physician say that this kind of incense is harmless to men?"
"Yes," Princess Ming replied as she helped him fasten his belt.
"Thank you for your trouble this time. It's also thanks to your thoughtfulness that this arrangement serves as a reminder to Consort Luo and a warning to the Luo family. What I want to give, she must have. What I don't want to give, if she dares to try and take it by any means necessary, then don't blame me for being impolite."
"Your Highness, you have a lot of affairs to attend to at court lately, so you must take good care of yourself and get plenty of rest. Although the Emperor is willing to give you another important position this time, you still need to take it easy and look after your health."
"Don't worry, I understand. This time, we owe it all to our fourth brother."
Princess Ming was taken aback. Could it be that the Crown Prince was behind this important task being entrusted to Prince Ming?
“It’s just as you think.” King Ming sighed with emotion. “I’ve always known that the fourth prince is a man of deep affection. When our eldest brother died, he traveled thousands of miles to avenge him, and in the end, he still delivered the head of that Prince Jili to our eldest brother’s grave. I thought that because of what happened before, he would no longer want to acknowledge me as his second brother.”
"Your Highness, even tigers fight side by side. Now that Prince Kang is completely finished, among your brothers, only you and His Highness the Crown Prince are left."
"Yes, that's why I feel even more ashamed. Fourth Brother is an upright person, and compared to him, I am indeed inferior. It's no wonder that Father Emperor favors him; in fact, he does better than any of us brothers! Even our eldest brother wasn't as thoughtful as him."
"Your Highness, the matter is over and done with. You should think more about the future."