"Is everyone here?" The bright yellow figure standing in front of the hall slowly spoke in a heavy voice.
"Yes, Imperial Father. Everyone is here." The one who answered was Qi Yin, who was the closest to Emperor Zhao. Beside him stood a group of concubines from the Eastern Palace, but only the Crown Princess, Yang Xianwan, was not seen.
"I called all of you here today to tell you something. The Crown Princess gave birth to a baby boy at midnight.”
Hearing Emperor Zhao's words, a trace of surprise flashed across Lou Huan's face. She had always thought that something had happened to Yang Xianwan's child. Since she had given birth to an imperial grandson, why did she summon them? Was it just to announce the good news?
The hall was silent again until Emperor Zhao coughed. The head of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, Chen Ji, who was standing beside Emperor Zhao, stepped forward and said," The imperial grandson is congenitally deficient. I'm afraid he's an idiot."”
The imperial physician spoke with trepidation, and the people listening below also felt their bodies turn cold. The Crown Prince's eldest son, the future crown prince, was actually a fool!
Lou Huan quickly glanced at Qi Mu. Seeing that he was calm and not surprised at all, she knew that he already knew about this news. If she didn't know that Yang Xianwan's fetus was actually injured by Zhaoxue that day, she would really think that Qi Mu was the one who did it.
She knew that Ye Shaoying had used Zhaoxue to hurt Yang Xianwan that day, causing her pregnancy to be unstable, but she didn't expect that the child was saved, but her mind was damaged.
"It is my grave sin that the heavens have brought misfortune upon me. The Crown Princess is the Phoenix Maiden. Someone tried to harm her but failed, but it implicated the fetus in her womb. There is actually someone in the palace who has such evil intentions and uses such a vicious spell!”
The art of witchcraft had been taboo throughout the dynasties. It had even led to large-scale massacres. What was more, as long as one had anything to do with witchcraft, no matter if it was a noble or a royal family, they could not escape the punishment of killing nine families.
"Yao Xiyun, bengong thought you were well-read and should be well-educated, but I didn't expect you to be so crazy as to do such a thing!”Empress Zhao said coldly. With a wave of her wide sleeves, a doll was thrown in front of them. On the chest of the doll were the words Yang Xianwan and her birth characters.
Yao Xiyun's face darkened when she was suddenly called out. Her delicate body trembled slightly, as if she did not expect that this matter would be related to her. However, she still maintained her dignified demeanor and forced herself to be calm." Mother, why do you say that? How can you be sure that Xiyun did it just based on such a doll?”
"You still dare to quibble, bengong will make you convinced. Men, bring him up.”
"Dai Yun?" Lou Huan couldn't help but exclaim when she saw the woman being escorted to the palace by the guards.
"Stay silent and observe the situation." Qi Mu had obviously heard Lou Huan's extremely low voice, so he used a voice transmission to calm her down. His clear eyes stared at Daiyun. He had some impression of this woman. She seemed to be one of Huan 'er's dowry maids. How did she have a relationship with Fourth Sister-in-law?
"Dai Yun? Why is it you?" Yao Xiyun's lips quivered, her dark eyes filled with disbelief and sadness.
"Wangfei, this servant has let you down, but if this servant doesn't speak of this matter, this servant will probably feel uneasy for the rest of her life.”Dai Yun knelt down before Yao Xiyun and bowed to the Empress." Your servant Dai Yun greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."”
"No need for formalities. Tell me everything you know. If you lie, I won't forgive you easily.”
"Yes, this servant was originally the Seventh Princess Consort's dowry maid. However, I offended the Eleventh Princess and was expelled from the princess 'residence. Unexpectedly, I was bullied by a group of local ruffians. Fortunately, the Fourth Princess Consort appeared in time and saved this servant. She even let this servant stay in the Fourth Prince's mansion to serve the Princess Consort. The Princess Consort's great kindness to this servant is something this servant will never forget. However, this servant cannot hide the truth against her conscience. The Fourth Princess Consort was jealous of the Crown Princess Consort and secretly found a wizard to do the ritual. It was said that as long as a person's life and eight characters were written on a doll, that person could be killed.”Dai Yun spoke word by word, clearly explaining the situation. The entire Eastern Palace was as cold as ice, and the terrifying cold air was like a sharp blade that could cut through anyone's throat at any moment.
"Yao Xiyun, what else do you have to say!”Empress Zhao appeared fierce on the outside but was weak on the inside. The majesty of the mother of a country was especially terrifying at this moment.
The guard standing beside Daiyun did not have time to react before he saw Lord Fourth kick Daiyun in the chest. Qi Yao shouted angrily," B * tch, how can you speak nonsense in front of His Majesty?!"”
"Ah!" At this moment, there were many women in the hall. Seeing this scene, they couldn't help but scream.
Daiyun was a weak woman. How could she withstand a kick from Qi Yao, who had lived in the army for many years? She immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. Her beautiful face turned pale as she clutched her chest and said with difficulty," Your Majesty, the Empress is wise. This servant... will never lie..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he fainted and lost consciousness.
"Fourth brother, what are you doing! In front of Imperial Father and Imperial Mother, he was too daring.”Qi Yin's long and narrow eyes were filled with anger, and the tense atmosphere instantly froze.
Qi Yao snorted coldly and took a few steps forward to kneel down." Father, Mother, the words of that lowly servant just now were not to be trusted. Your son did not want her to spread her lies to confuse the public, so he lost his sense of propriety!”
"Lost control for a moment? The Fourth Prince's actions just now, in Bengong's eyes, it's inevitable that he's trying to cover it up. If the Fourth Princess Consort is really innocent, why is the Fourth Prince so nervous?”Empress Zhao snorted coldly. Clearly, she did not care about Qi Yao's words.
"Yun 'er is this son's wangfei. This matter concerns her innocence, so how can this son not be nervous?”
"Fourth brother, don't forget that the one whose life is hanging by a thread is also this crown prince's crown princess, and the one whose mind is damaged is this crown prince's eldest son!”Qi Yin's usually beautiful voice was tight and hoarse at this moment. His expression was pained and sorrowful. He turned to Emperor Zhao and knelt down.”
As soon as the Crown Prince knelt down, the womenfolk beside him also followed suit, and a subtle atmosphere arose spontaneously.
Emperor Zhao's cold gaze swept over, but he remained silent.
"Concubine Rou has arrived."
Accompanied by the voice transmission, a woman covered in soft light came over. She was like the most gentle stream, without the slightest bit of sharpness." This concubine greets the Emperor and the Empress."”
"Why are you here?" When Emperor Zhao saw Concubine Rou, his tense face relaxed a lot.
"Little Sister Rou Fei's body isn't feeling well, so why did you leave Yonghe Palace today?”Empress Zhao said indifferently.
Concubine Rou smiled amiably." Something big has happened in the Eastern Palace. If ChenQie doesn't come, I'm afraid my son and daughter-in-law will be wronged and punished.”
"The evidence is conclusive. How can you be wronged?"
"If you want to add a crime, why worry about having no excuse?”
"Younger Sister means that Bengong framed the Fourth Princess Consort?”Empress Zhao saw Concubine Rou's beauty and became even angrier. This woman had always been so weak. She was clearly not a stunning beauty, but she was able to occupy a place in the harem and make the emperor miss her from beginning to end.
Concubine Rou was still gentle, and her gentle appearance made people unable to bear to speak sternly to her." ChenQie did not have such intentions. I just don't want the Emperor and elder sister to jump to conclusions based on a mere servant girl's one-sided statement.”
"Alright! There was insufficient evidence in this matter, so it was handed over to the Supreme Court to deal with it first. The four princes and their wives were grounded in the Fourth Prince's residence until the truth was revealed.”Seeing that he was about to lose control, Emperor Zhao slowly spoke, suppressing Empress Zhao's arrogance.
"Your Majesty!"
"Father!"
Empress Zhao and the Crown Prince seemed unwilling and wanted to say something more, but they were stopped by Emperor Zhao's terrifying gaze. It had been a long time since they had seen Emperor Zhao's expression. All these years, they had thought that he had long lost the sharpness of his youth.
"Take her away. Alright, you guys can leave too. The Crown Princess Consort still needs to rest.”Emperor Zhao waved his hand. His face was pale and he coughed a few times. He seemed to have thought of something and stopped Qi Mu." Mu 'er…"
Qi Mu's footsteps halted as he left. He turned around and asked doubtfully," Father, do you have any other instructions?”
Emperor Zhao thought about it and shook his head. He sighed and said," You may leave."”
Lou Huan looked back at the weak Emperor Zhao. A strange feeling flashed across her heart, but she did not grasp anything. This matter was considered to have reached a higher level, but she always felt that everything was not simple.
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