Li Yunyan's cry was shrill and painful, like the final song of a cuckoo.

He Beiyi's heart tightened immediately. Ignoring Li Mama's obstruction, he walked over quickly and kicked open the delivery room door!

The scene before him made his pupils constrict, and he felt a pang of heartbreak.

It pierced his heart deeply.

Endless blood flowed down the delivery bed, staining the entire bed and the precious white carpet on the floor.

Li Yunyan lay quietly in a pool of blood, her face as pale as paper.

Their fate is unknown.

He Beiyi shouted as if he were in a frenzy:

"Imperial Physician!"

"Quickly summon the imperial physician!!!"

*

When Li Yunyan woke up, it was already the evening of the third day.

The moment she opened her eyes, she was met with He Beiyi's anxious face.

And on the eaves of a house not far away, there were Ying Huai's bloodshot eyes.

"His Majesty."

Her voice was dry and rough; she started coughing after saying just two words.

He Beiyi quickly got up and poured her a glass of water.

His voice was equally hoarse, "Yan'er, drink some water!"

He helped Li Yunyan up, and she drank it in big gulps, feeling much better in her throat.

Feeling pain in her lower abdomen, she immediately had the system administer a quick recovery pill into her mouth.

Seeing that she had drunk water, He Beiyi called out loudly for the imperial physician to come inside.

She winked at Ying Huai while he turned his head away.

Ying Huai breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes visibly relaxed.

Physician Lin then entered and, after taking Li Yunyan's pulse, said to He Beiyi, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is out of danger. She will recover as long as she rests."

Seeing that He Beiyi also looked relieved, she asked the imperial physician to go and prepare her medicine.

Li Yunyan, now able to speak, asked, "Your Majesty, where are the children?"

He Beiyi smiled slightly, "The three children have been taken to Cining Palace by the Empress Dowager. Once you recover, I will bring them back."

Since he's already placed her in the Cining Palace for protection, it seems he's not planning to let the Empress off this time.

She looked into his eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, was I framed?"

"Um."

He Beiyi nodded without hesitation, and said with deep remorse, "Yan'er, it was arranged by the Empress. Granny Li and that midwife are both her people!"

Seeing that he was no longer trying to hide it, Li Yunyan asked directly, "How does Your Majesty intend to deal with the Empress?"

"The Empress wants to harm you, and I will never tolerate her!"

Li Yunyan's eyes darkened. "So, she only wanted to kill me. I'm just a powerless concubine; my life is insignificant. Therefore, the Empress doesn't deserve to die. Is she still alive?"

He felt extremely sorry for her when he heard her belittle herself like that, but she was telling the truth, so he nodded with a pained expression.

She had already guessed it, so He Beiyi simply laid it on the table with her, "The Empress's family is very powerful. Unless there is a crime punishable by death, even if I depose her as Empress, her family will simply put forward another Empress. I don't want to do that!"

Li Yunyan remained silent for a long time before speaking, "What if the Empress and her family were also charged with harming the imperial heir?"

"What did you say?"

He gripped her arm tightly and urged, "Yan'er, what do you know? Are you saying the Empress wants to harm our child?"

"Not only that," Li Yunyan looked up at him, "Your Majesty, the Empress may be the culprit behind your childlessness all these years!"

"What?!"

The fact that he had never had a child was a source of pain for He Beiyi. He worked hard every day to cultivate his child, never stopping. Now that he suddenly learned that it was all because of the Empress, he was filled with grief and anger.

"Yan'er! Explain yourself clearly!"

Li Yunyan pointed to her wardrobe, "Your Majesty, there is a hidden compartment at the bottom of my wardrobe with three handkerchiefs inside. Could you please take them out for me?"

He Beiyi accurately located the hidden compartment and took out three stained handkerchiefs.

Looking at the three handkerchiefs, Li Yunyan recounted, "Your Majesty, do you remember when I first entered the palace, I told you that the Empress invited me to drink tea, and although the tea smelled very fragrant, I felt very uncomfortable drinking it?"

He Beiyi nodded; he always remembered her matters very clearly.

“At that time, I had just entered the palace and was shy. I felt that the drink was not good, but I dared not refuse to drink it. So I covered my mouth with a handkerchief and secretly spat it out.”

"Normally, this wouldn't have been a problem, but after drinking that awful tea for three days in a row, the tea on the fourth day was no longer unpleasant, so I became suspicious."

"I thought it was just three handkerchiefs, and it wouldn't matter if I didn't wash them, so I kept them until now. Your Majesty, could you please have the imperial physician examine them to see if the tea stains on these handkerchiefs contain any other ingredients?"

She explained it so clearly that He Beiyi understood perfectly, and immediately summoned Physician Lin in.

Physician Lin took the handkerchief, smelled it, and frowned.

"Your Majesty, besides the tea stains, there is indeed a peculiar smell on this handkerchief, but I cannot identify it at the moment. Please allow me to take the handkerchief back to the Imperial Hospital for further examination!"

He Beiyi kept one handkerchief as a backup, handed the other two to him, and whispered, "This matter must not be made public."

"Your Majesty understands!"

"You may leave! You must find out as soon as possible what's on this handkerchief!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave!"

After Physician Lin left, He Beiyi grasped Li Yunyan's hand and said excitedly, "Yan'er, if this is true, I will definitely have the Empress and her entire family executed!"

"Um."

Li Yunyan lowered her eyes, a cold smile playing on her lips.

If it involves her, the Empress alone won't die; but if it involves the imperial heirs, the entire family can be executed.

What a terrifying and laughable era of imperial power!

She came to this small world with the task of simply having children to accumulate lifespan, but for some reason, she always had a desire to avenge the original owner of the body, which is why she has kept the empress alive until now.

Although she couldn't kill, she had many other options besides killing the Empress. But she simply didn't want to do that; without ruining the Empress's reputation, she couldn't avenge the original owner of this body!

Hearing Li Yunyan's inner grumbling, the system nervously started plotting its next move. How did the host manage to discover all the hidden missions?

This host is terrifying!

Li Yunyan didn't want to deal with He Beiyi anymore. She yawned and said apologetically, "Your Majesty, I feel so tired and want to sleep."

He Beiyi also wanted to rush to the Imperial Hospital to see Physician Lin handle the matter in person.

He immediately kissed her forehead and whispered, "Then you should rest well. I will come to see you tomorrow!"

"Um."

Li Yunyan responded softly and then closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.

Once he was completely outside the gates of Chonghua Palace, Ying Huai rushed down and hugged Li Yunyan tightly.