The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 467: Toxic Psoralea corylifolia
Concubine Li had been spoiled since she was a child. When she suddenly saw this scene, she felt nauseous, but she suppressed it and forced a smile.

"No problem, no problem. I've always heard that being pregnant is very hard for women, but today I see that the rumors are true."

Cao Changzai also said.

"Yes, we only heard about it before, and we have never been pregnant.
I didn't know it would be so hard. My sister has worked so hard.

The Emperor came to see you yesterday, and he must have known that your sister was feeling unwell."

Xin Changzai let out a deep breath. She had been feeling chest tightness and shortness of breath recently. Wen Shichu even prescribed Guizhi Decoction for her to drink, saying that she was suffering from insufficient qi and blood.

"To be honest, I envy my sisters for not being pregnant.

You see, I feel weak even when I speak a word now, and it feels like something is blocking my chest.

I heard that when the belly gets bigger, the internal organs are pushed to the chest.

It will be even more difficult then. I heard that we won’t even be able to eat properly.

Since I got pregnant, I couldn't eat or drink. When Sister Li approached me just now,
I couldn't stand the fragrance coming from Sister Li.

That’s why I lost my composure in front of my sisters.”

Concubine Li exclaimed "Ah?" and quickly looked down at herself. Apart from the sachet given by the Empress Dowager during the Dragon Boat Festival, there was no other fragrance.

"Is this what my sister is talking about?"

As Li Guiren spoke, she moved the sachet on her body with her hand. The fragrance in the sachet emanated and Xin Changzai immediately covered her nose.

Cao Changzai was very perceptive and quickly pulled Li Guiren back two steps.

Xin Changzai looked at Li Guiren standing far away, then she tremblingly took off the handkerchief that was covering her mouth and nose.

"That's exactly the smell. Please forgive me, sister. I really can't stand the smell of it now."

Concubine Li breathed a sigh of relief, took off the sachet and handed it to Cuiguo who was following her, asking her to take the sachet back to her room first.

"Since you can't stand hearing this, I won't wear it. What a pity.
The Queen knows that the people under us like fragrance,

We were also given some delicious fragrant cakes.

I burned it yesterday. The smell was sweet and refreshing in this hot summer weather.

Sister Cao, you received it too, oh?"

Cao Changzai smiled.

“Yes, but the biscuits I received tasted a little different from my sister’s.

But now Xin Chang can't stand the smell, so I can't take it out.

I woke up early this morning and saw that Lady Wan had sent someone to come and see Xin Chang.

But Lady Wan is also thinking about you and came to see you?"

Xin Changzai thought about the box of ginseng that Concubine Wan had sent her by eunuch earlier, saying it was a reward from the Emperor. She was reluctant to use it, but when she heard that a pregnant woman needed to take supplements, she asked someone to send it all over.

"Yes, Lady Wan also sent a lot of things, including a box of wild ginseng.
It should be extremely precious, Concubine Wan said, and it was a reward from the Emperor.

She was reluctant to use it herself, so she gave it all to me."

Concubine Li sneered.

"She's quite generous. Who wouldn't do something cheap?
But since she gave it to you, you should take good care of yourself."

Xin Changzai smiled.

"Lady Wan sent a lot of ginseng, and she wanted a big box.

Since the two sisters are here, they can each take some back to make soup to nourish their bodies.

Only by moisturizing yourself can you better serve the emperor." As he said this, he beckoned Meng'er to bring the ginseng box.

Li Guiren blushed for a rare moment.

"Sister, what are you talking about? You and I will serve the emperor together.
You are already pregnant, so you are more blessed after all."

Cao Changzai went to look at the opened ginseng box, and sure enough, he saw two thick ginsengs inside, with many chopped ginsengs next to them.

"When I was at home, I had seen ginseng that was not as thick as this one.

But they are all intact roots. How come there are so many scattered ginsengs given by the emperor?"

Li Guiren also stretched her head to look, and indeed saw many scattered ginsengs.

Cao Changzai picked up a piece at random and looked at it, but couldn't see anything, so he put it down and picked up another one.

She found that this piece of ginseng was slightly different, but she couldn't remember what was different, so she took a closer look at it.

However, Concubine Xin had a full view of everything Concubine Cao did.

After she politely gave Li Guiren and Cao Changzai the ginseng, she watched them leave, reached out and picked up the piece of ginseng that Cao Changzai had just been looking at and looked at it carefully.

But seeing that the ginseng looked a little different in color from the other ginsengs, Xin Chang carefully picked out the remaining ginsengs in the box.

Only then did I realize that two subtly different types of ginseng were mixed together.

She vaguely thought of something, quickly put the remaining ginseng into the box, and called Meng'er.

“Master Xiao Wen said that although I am deficient in Qi and blood, I should not take too much tonic.

These wild ginsengs are very nutritious, and I’m afraid that my body is too weak to absorb them.

But it's useless to just leave it there, and the effect will fade over time.

You take these ginsengs to Lord Xiao Wen and give them to him.

It would be better to let him use it as medicine and give it to those who need it."

Meng'er took the box and went to the Imperial Hospital to find Wen Shichu as she was told. Cao Changzai returned to her room and looked at the ginseng given by Xin Changzai for a while. Suddenly, she remembered what was different about that ginseng.

When Cao Changzai was at home, she once saw her grandmother take a few ginseng and rhubarb and give them to the younger generation to identify.

The ginseng piece that Xin Chang had just seen in the box, which was slightly different from the other ginseng pieces, was actually the rhizome of Phytolacca americana!
Wild ginseng is a good tonic, but Rhizoma Cistanches is a highly poisonous substance!
Cao Changzai thought of Xin Chang's pleased expression as she said that the box of ginseng was sent by Concubine Wan.

Could it be that Concubine Wan wanted to poison Concubine Xin?
But Concubine Wan had also said when she sent someone to deliver the gift that the ginseng was a reward from the Emperor. Although the Emperor has not been doting on Concubine Wan as much as before, he would not want to kill her, right? !

Cao Changzai had no idea what to do and broke out in a cold sweat.

She hurriedly asked someone to put away the ginseng she had obtained, and told the palace servants not to touch these precious things easily.

Cao Changzai only knew that it was common for women in the harem to be jealous of each other, but this was the first time she had seen such a terrible thing.

She felt cold all over in this hot weather, and the cold sweat on her back made her underwear stick to her back.

She wanted to find someone to discuss it with, but found that she had no one to turn to.

After much thought, she decided to wait and see.

Now Xin Changzai is pregnant. If she accidentally uses this highly poisonous Shanglu, not only will the dragon fetus be in danger, but Xin Changzai herself may not live to see the Forbidden City.

I heard that a new person will enter the palace after the emperor returns. Could it be that Concubine Wan wants to take advantage of Concubine Xin's pregnancy to get rid of her and her child in one fell swoop so as to compete for favor with the new person?

The more Cao Changzai thought about it, the more frightened she became. She looked down at her clothes, the moon-white color looking very eye-catching.

"Yinxiu, it's too hot today, and this dress is stuffy and not breathable.

Go get me that lake blue one and change it."