The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 1169 - 1163: Poisoned

Chapter 1169: Chapter 1163: Poisoned

After reading, his expression became even more grave.

Then the third, the same.

The Empress, sensing that something was amiss, hurriedly asked, "Imperial Physician Cui, has something happened?"

Imperial Physician Cui stood up and bowed to the Empress: "Your Majesty, perhaps the lack of heirs of His Highness King Jin really has nothing to do with King Jin himself."

"What?" The Empress was stunned on the spot.

All the ladies were stunned on the spot.

Nurse Li grunted in bewilderment, thinking that’s impossible!

A woman standing next to Imperial Physician Hu clenched her hand almost imperceptibly.

Must not panic, the more critical the moment, the less one should panic.

"What are you saying?" The Empress could hardly believe her ears.

"Your Majesty, what I mean is, perhaps the reason His Highness King Jin has no heirs is really not due to King Jin himself."

Although the Empress was extremely reluctant to admit that her son was infertile, deep down she had already accepted that King Jin was infertile.

But now the words of the Imperial Physician rekindled hope in her.

"What do you mean the cause is not with King Jin? Imperial Physician Cui, be more clear."

King Jin, momentarily taken aback, also hastened to Imperial Physician Cui’s side, urging, "What on earth is going on?"

Everyone was watching Imperial Physician Cui, who had mixed feelings in his heart.

He glanced around at the women in the room, feeling that these ladies were indeed pitiful and pathetic.

However, as a doctor, he was not going to concern himself with the petty squabbles among the women of the inner court. He would speak only what he should say, and do only what he should do.

He said, "Just now, when I examined the consort of King Jin and the two Madams, I found a common issue."

"What issue?" King Jin was incredibly anxious.

He was perplexed about not being able to father children.

He felt he had no issues, but how to explain that none of these women could conceive?

Listening to Imperial Physician Cui, it seemed everyone could not bear children—there must indeed be a reason.

"They have been poisoned!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room erupted into uproar.

"This poison does no harm to the body of the poisoned themselves but leads them to infertility. Initially, the symptoms are not obvious. Apart from being unable to conceive, there are no visible abnormalities. However, as the poison lingers longer and deeper, some surface symptoms of poisoning can be detected, such as an abnormal color on their upper palate."

After hearing Imperial Physician Cui’s words, the ladies began to open their mouths and look at each other.

"Eh, there’s a white patch on your upper palate, and it even has a layer of purplish-blue."

"Yours is the same."

"Yours as well, alas, we really have been poisoned."

"Yes, who could be so malicious to poison all of us, preventing us all from bearing children."

Enraged, veins bulging in her forehead, the Empress roared, "Who is it? Who dares to scheme against me?"

Seeing Sheng Qiaoyue present her grandson while she had no grandchild to show, not to mention the revelation that her son was infertile, a series of blows had kept her up countless nights.

Now, at last, she was faced with the truth behind her lack of grandchildren.

The Empress, who had schemed against others her entire life, now faced someone daring to scheme against her; she could not bear it and resolved to flay the culprit alive.

After the Empress shouted fiercely, everyone in the hall was silenced by her demeanor; they all stood still, not daring to move or make a sound.

The Empress’s sharp gaze swept over everyone, her face devoid of its usual gentleness, now twisted like a vengeful demon.