Everyone was talking.
"I just said, who would plot against the crown prince and his concubine in the palace? Isn't this life tiring?"
"It turns out that Concubine Fang directed and acted herself. She used the fetus in her belly to plot against others, and she didn't know what she was planning."
"I heard from people that Concubine Fang has been trying to protect her pregnancy during this period. Maybe the baby has been saved for a long time. Let's take a look at Princess Pingxi."
"I just don't understand why the Duke's wife perjured herself on behalf of Concubine Fang."
"..."
The Duke's wife's hands suddenly tightened.
She opened her lips and spoke with difficulty: "Maybe I saw it wrong. I should have fallen forward..."
But few people believed her words anymore.
She bit her lip in embarrassment and glanced in the emperor's direction from the corner of her eye.
She said slowly, "I lost my child in an accident when I was young, so I lost the qualifications to be a mother. I will not see anyone harming the fetus... No matter how Concubine Fang fell, I can tell you responsibly that it is indeed It was Princess Pingxi who did it...I am a very old person, so there is no need to lie about such a thing."
The emperor's expression suddenly changed.
Generally speaking, the emperor would leave such harem matters to the queen and would not interfere.
but now……
The emperor said coldly: "The brave girl of the Yun family dared to harm the blood of our Jin Dynasty royal family. What kind of crime should she deserve!"
Everyone present was stunned.
There is obviously a hidden agenda in this matter. Why did the emperor convict Princess Pingxi?
Chu Yi stepped forward: "Father, the two children are also present. You should not just listen to the words of the Duke and his wife."
"Two children who are only five years old, their words cannot be used as testimony." The emperor's eyes were cold, "The Yun family's daughter killed the royal bloodline, and according to law, the weapons department will be detained at home..."
Chu Yi glanced at the Duke's wife with a gloomy look.
He knew there was no turning around on this matter.
He lifted his robe and knelt directly on the ground: "Father, I am willing to be punished on behalf of my wife!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Dali Temple to investigate more carefully?" the queen said warmly, "I think maybe..."
"There is no need to check anymore." The emperor said coldly, "Third brother, since you want to be punished instead, go and get the twenty sticks. Your errands at the Ministry of Works will also be stopped for the time being."
Chu Yi cupped his hands: "Yes!"
The emperor waved his hands and walked away.
Chu Yi went to receive the punishment, and Yun Chu took the two children with him.
The queen had to stay behind to clean up the mess, first seeing off the guests, and then asking the imperial doctor how the concubine was doing.
The imperial doctor shook his head: "The fetus has been stillborn. I need to drink medicine to help the baby come down..."
The queen exhaled slowly: "Then ask the imperial doctor to prescribe a prescription."
She stood in the yard and watched her grandma bring a bowl of medicine into the house. Immediately afterwards, she heard Fang Xinyan's painful voice, and the maids brought out basins of blood...
Suddenly a shadow appeared in front of her eyes, and the queen saw the Duke's wife approaching.
"Queen, please don't be sad." Madam the Duke said, "The prince is still young and will have children."
The queen pursed her lips and said nothing.
The Duke's wife sighed: "Last time at the flower viewing banquet, the married woman and Concubine Fang hit it off in the back garden. At that time, her face was filled with the joy of becoming a mother. Who would have thought that the child would be gone."
The queen's expression changed.
Concubine Fang began to feel unwell after the last flower-viewing feast, so she went to the imperial doctor every day to check her pulse and drink anti-fetal medicine.
Could it be that this matter has something to do with the Duke’s wife?
The Duke's wife suddenly raised her hand and touched her hair.
The queen looked over and saw the duchess's raised arms. The sleeves had dropped a little, revealing a bracelet on her wrist.
The bracelet was very special. It was inlaid with colorful small jade stones and entwined with gold threads. It was so dazzling in the sunlight that people couldn't take their eyes away.
The Duke's wife deliberately shook her wrist, and the bracelet was radiant and even more dazzling.
After confirming that the queen saw the bracelet, the Duke's wife put down her hand and said: "It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
She took several steps, turned around, and saw the queen asking the maid about the situation of the concubine Fang.
She couldn't help but twitch the corners of her lips.
This bracelet was a tribute tribute from the Western Regions last year. It is the only one in the world. It was supposed to be given to the mother of a country, but the emperor gave it to her instead.
She showed the bracelet in front of the queen, but the queen didn't have any doubts.
In the past, she avoided the queen everywhere, fearing that her affair would be discovered.
But now, she doesn't want to hide it anymore.
She wanted to get out of the dark and dark place, and she wanted to stand by the emperor's side openly.
After the Duke's wife left, Fang Xinyan's painful voice gradually weakened.
The Queen walked into the inner room with a frozen face. The room was filled with the smell of blood, which made the Queen frown.
She sat on the chair next to Fang Xinyan's bed and asked calmly: "There is something fishy about what happened today. Are you going to take the initiative to tell me, or are you going to ask me to find someone from Dali Temple to pry your mouth open?"
Fang Xinyan bit her lip and said nothing.
"I cannot torture the Duke's wife, but it is not difficult to interrogate you." The Queen sneered, "I will give you one last chance."
Fang Xinyan trembled all over.
She didn't dare to say anything about the Duke's wife and the Emperor, but if she didn't, the Queen would not let her go.
She took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "At the flower viewing banquet held by the Crown Princess not long ago, I met the Duke's wife. At that time, the Emperor was also there... I clearly heard the Duke's wife calling the Emperor Erlang... …”
The Queen's heart sank hard and she sank to the bottom of a bottomless well.
"In order to keep the secret, the emperor wanted to kill people and silence them..." Fang Xinyan trembled, "The duchess and his wife begged for mercy, and I saved my life, but I was frightened that day, and I have been falling in love since I came back... I also I don’t know why the Duke’s wife helped perjury this time.”
The queen clutched the veil tightly.
In order to prevent others from discovering the affair, the emperor actually wanted to kill the prince's concubine, who still had the prince's blood in her belly.
More than twenty years have passed. In the heart of the emperor, the most important person is still the Duke's wife, that is, the eldest lady of the Li family, Li Jingshu.
No matter how ridiculous the emperor and Li Jingshu were in private, she could turn a blind eye.
However, Li Jingshu shouldn't show off in front of her.
It seems that she is too cowardly as a queen.
"Mother!" The prince walked in with a hurt look on his face, "The third child and his princess dare to plot against my heirs. I will never let the third child go. Mother, please think of something!"
"This matter has nothing to do with the third child." The queen said, "The third child also suffered a terrible disaster. If you are free, go and see the third child. Don't let any rifts arise between the brothers."
The prince was stunned: "If it's not the third child, who is that?"
The Queen said warmly: "The Queen Mother will handle this matter, so don't worry about it."
She walked out of the house, and as soon as she got outside, a person came from under the palace wall next to her: "My son, please give my regards to the queen."
The queen looked at Chu Mo in front of her and said softly: "It's getting late, why are you still in the palace?"
"Something happened at the Queen Mother's birthday party just now, and I didn't have time to present birthday gifts." King Gongxi, Chu Mo, raised a small box and said, "Please accept it with a smile, Queen Mother."
The queen took the box and asked the nanny behind her to accept it: "Mo'er is interested."
Chu Mo raised his head: "Mother, why don't you look at the birthday gifts now?"
The queen didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd, so she opened the box and found a letter. She frowned and read the letter, and her face suddenly changed.
