CH 18. Not Alone Anymore

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It's been 3 months. Wan ZhanShao emperor didn't visit like before at all. They had many quarrels in this time. Suprisingly, he didn't behave like before. He threatened him in many ways like interfering in his daily activities. But there were quite some happy moments that made Shenling having questions.

But affection meter saved the day reveling how he is actually thought of. Soon the people started to call ShenLing a disobedient, lonely empress. But ShenLing doesn't care leaving some people dumbfounded at her ignorance to some people to some people calling her crazy.

Soon there was news after some days. It was about some other favorite Consort, Consort Qu. She's pregnant.
Now, naturally the emperor would give her so much care which fueled her courage to stir up trouble. She tried to go to the Empress's palace to deliberately make some trouble.

Like ShenLing doesn't know, he knows that he would be framed for her miscarriage or pushing her when she herself fell. Then for harming the future royal descendent, ShenLing would be either killed or stripped from the empress title depending on the emperor's mood. He had also watched those dramas after her mother refused the remote.So no matter how many times, ShenLing didn't let her enter the palace.

After some days, the grand empress Dowagar called ShenLing. She told her to take care of the pregnant mother. After all, the whole palace was full of rumors that how jealous the empress is, not even letting a pitiful soon to be mother enter.

Even after that, ShenLing didn't let her enter. Better to be safe than sorry. The emperor finally came to discuss this matter out.

Wan ZhanShao, "Why don't you let her come here?"

ShenLing, "She just always comes at wrong time. "

Wan ZhanShao, "Then you go visit her."

ShenLing, "I'm busy. Besides this is already the 4th month. She needs rest. "

Wan ZhanShao, "So the rumors were indeed true. You're burning with jealousy. "

ShenLing, "I'm not. Besides even if I were, I'm not a concubine who can't show his jealousy. "

Wan ZhanShao, "Fine! But you better not harm her."

ShenLing turned around and nonchalantly said,

"I'm not interested-- cough..cough. "

ShenLing fell on the ground. He coughed a mouthful blood. Wan ZhanShao stunned seeing the scenery. He quickly ordered the imperial pshycian to come. ShenLing's lips are purple coughing vigorously.

The imperial pshycian came after a while. Bowed to the emperor. Then went to check ShenLing.

Pshycian, "Your Majesty, the empress is poisoned. For the antidote, I've to know the poison."

Wan ZhanShao turned and told, "Check the meals the empress ate today. "

Servants, "Yes."

..........

After a while, the servants came.

Servants, "Your Majesty, there's no poison in the meals and plates or tea cups. "

Pshycian, "Your Majesty, the poison can be some smoke or powder. "

ShenLing slowly lifted his hands and pointed to the west.

ShenLing, "Cough..cough.. cough.. the.. cough.. in-incense.. cough... cough..."

He pointed to the incense burner Consort Wu gave him. The pshycian quickly went to check it. After a while, he tensly said,

"Your Majesty, there's a strange powder in the incense burner. It's Fu poison. It won't kill. Bit if it's used for 3 weeks, it will cause infertility. "

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