Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 115

A couple of days later, the Empress's health became worse. When the news finally spread to the Emperor, the Emperor sneered and said nothing. But in a short while, Grand Councilor came and asked for a presence.

On the afternoon of the same day, Lady Li arrived at Qiwu Palace with a servant girl. As soon as Lady Li set foot in the Empress's chamber, she saw her daughter lying on the bed. Her eyes were hollow. She looked like a puppet without a soul. Lady Li could not help but sob at the pitiful sight of her daughter. She walked to the bed with the servant girl, and said to the Empress, "Your Majesty, His Majesty won't allow any physicians to enter the Palace from the outside. I was at my wits end. So I had to find a female physician, and disguise her as a servant girl. But she is a good physician. It took a great effort to bring her here. Please let her take a look at you, Your Majesty."

The Empress turned to look at her mother. She seemed dazed at her mother's words. After a long while, the Empress finally regained her composure and stretched out her hand. The servant girl stepped forward and felt the Empress's pulse. She spoke with the Empress after a moment, "Your Majesty gets irritated easily. Your fury has negatively affected your health. Your Majesty will be fine if you take care of yourself. But you should stay calm and prevent yourself from getting melancholic, or no medicine would be beneficial for your health."

After a long while, the female physician continued hesitantly, "Your Majesty, did you ever take any potent medicine? I find that Your Majesty's body has been severely impaired. Though some medicines are quite effective in treating some illness, they only take effect at the sacrifice of physical conditions. So, Your Majesty cannot feel grieved any more. Otherwise, I'm afraid Your Majesty's health will deteriorate to the point of no return."

A trace of coldness emerged in the Empress's eyes. She propped herself up on the bed all of a sudden. "What did you mean? What happened to my body?"

The female physician fell to the ground, and trembled as she said, "Did Your Majesty know nothing about this? It seems that Your Majesty's body has been in a bad condition for a long time. I just noticed this and wanted to let Your Majesty know about this."

Having spent so many years in the imperial household, the Empress knew what the female physician meant. The Empress was so enraged that she could not prevent herself from trembling. After a long while, the Empress subdued her fury and asked, "Did you mean it would be impossible for me to get pregnant again, right?"

The female physician hesitated for a short while, but nodded at last.

The Empress clutched the bedside tightly in fury after seeing the female physician nod. The Empress seemed confused at first. But then, the hollowness in her eyes gave way to despair. In the end, the Empress unexpectedly burst into a roar of laughter. "Good! Good! I always thought I could do whatever I like to anyone in the imperial household and nobody could dare plot against me. But how stupid I was! I knew nothing about my body, not to mention my sterility."

Lady Li was shocked at her daughter's response. She asked repeatedly, "How could it be possible? How could it be possible?" She felt worried for the Empress as the Empress was so desperate. She could not image what crazy things her daughter would do. But the Empress just sank into a trance after her wild laugh. She sat on the bedside and stared blankly straight ahead. This made Lady Li feel more agitated. The old lady sobbed and spoke with her daughter, "It is all your father's fault. You are my beloved daughter. But your father insisted on marrying you to His Majesty. What a miserable life you lead..."

The sobbing of mother and daughter echoed in the empty halls of Qiwu Palace.

But in Qingxin Palace, Yun Shang curled her lips into a smile while hearing Qian Yin report to her. "The Empress must know what it is like to have her heart broken. Ha-ha...." Then she turned to ask her maid, "Qian Yi disguised herself as a female physician. Did she leave the Imperial Palace safely after the treatment?"

Qian Yin replied coldly, "I didn't expect that the Empress's mother is also a cruel woman, though she seems not to be. Qian Yi is safe now. But when she and Lady Li left the Palace in a carriage, Lady Li asked her servant drive them to a remote place. She wanted to kill Qian Yi there. Luckily, Qian Yi was quite alert. She ran away safely. Lady Li never expected that Qian Yi knew Kung Fu. So she just brought some ordinary servants with her. It was easy for Qian Yi to deal with them."

Yun Shang nodded, and closed her eyes with a smile. She was very happy when she thought of the Empress's face. The Empress must have felt tremendous grief when she heard the news of her sterility. Now, Hua Jing was imprisoned and Xiu Xin was dead. Today, the Empress learned that she would never have any chance of getting pregnant. The pain the Empress has to endure must be very harsh! This would be Yun Shang's best moment in her two lives. Everything the Empress wished for had been destroyed. Though Hua Jing was leading a comfortable life in the prison because of her grandfather, it would end soon. When the baby in her belly grows bigger and when Qingsu arrives at the Imperial City, Hua Jing would also experience a pain that would gnaw at her heart. Wouldn't it be nice to watch the enemies fall into the abyss of suffering? Qian Yin grinned and said, "Your Highness, Prince Jing sent you a message. He wonders whether Your Highness is in the mood to take a cruise with him on the lake."

Yun Shang frowned after hearing this. She stood and walked into the inner hall in anger. "No way."