Xue Wu's face instantly turned pale. Being demoted already felt like the sky was falling, and now Her Highness had confined him to his room without even a time limit. Was he going to die alone in Yuehua Palace?

Xue Wu wanted to cry and beg, but Shi Qi had already arranged for his servants to cover his mouth, and then half-dragged and half-pulled him back to the delivery room.

Compared to Xue Wu's collapse and loss of composure, Fu Yijing seemed to be standing there very calmly, but his heart had already reached freezing point.

Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has already determined that the medicine was given to Xue Wu by him. The reason she punished Xue Wu and let him go was only for the sake of the Prime Minister and the Fairy Xuanming.

Another thing is that the previous Princess Pei Jiusheng was abolished because of this type of medicine. The Princess concealed the scandal for him just to avoid angering His Majesty.

Ling Shumo looked at the Third Prince, who had his eyes closed and seemed to be asleep. She heard her own cold voice, "The one Xue Wu gave birth to was stillborn. As for this child, send him to the farm outside the capital under anonymity."

The Empress was still ill, and the news that her third daughter was disabled must not reach the palace. Sending the child away, sparing her life, was the best outcome. Once the situation stabilized, she would consider taking the child back. If the child grew up to be resentful, she would only blame her foolish father.

After handling all this, Ling Shumo left. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, Shi Qi ordered the execution of a large number of servants who knew about this matter.

Fu Yijing stared fiercely at Lu Jin's retreating back. From this moment on, the hatred between him and this man would never end.

Shangguan Xu asked Lu Jinshu curiously, "You told me before that Xue Wu would soon be in trouble. Was it you who caused the three princes to become deformed children?"

Lu Jinshu shook his head. "I didn't interfere in this matter. Everything just happened naturally. I said Xue Wu would soon be in trouble because I happened to know that he had taken strong drugs in the early stages of his pregnancy, unknowingly, in order to become more beautiful. So I deduced that there was a high chance that his child would be deformed."

If we have to say what role Lu Jinshu played in this, he just pointed out the matter in front of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess.

Shangguan Xu was visibly relieved when he heard Lu Jinshu say this. Although he hated Fu Yijing and Xue Wu immensely, the child was innocent after all. If he had created a deformed child for revenge, his conscience would have been too much for him. Knowing that all this was Xue Wu's own fault, he finally felt at peace.

The next few days.

Lu Jinshu's Chenyou Hall was bustling with activity. Both the East Palace's masters and retainers rushed to show their affection. Fu Yijing had only been in charge of the household for two days after returning from confinement when Lu Jinshu immediately trampled upon her. Now everyone could clearly see which man was most respected in the East Palace's harem.

Ling Shumo left the morning court.

Jiang He was holding the pastries she had made herself, waiting on the road that she had to take to return to Guangming Palace.

Jiang He came to plead for Fu Yijing. He was deeply grateful for Fu Yijing's life-saving act. He was heartbroken when he heard that Fu Yijing had been severely reprimanded by the Crown Princess and had lost his power over the East Palace. He hadn't immediately gone to plead for her because he was worried that the Crown Princess was furious at the time, so he forced himself to wait two days.

Ling Shumo saw Jiang He from a distance and her expression softened. "Didn't you say a few days ago that you twisted your ankle while practicing dancing? Is the injury healed now?"

Jiang He handed the food box to Shi Qi and replied with a smile, "It's not completely healed yet, but it won't hinder my walking."

As he spoke, he carefully considered his words and mentioned Fu Yijing, "Your Highness, you don't know how excessive those servants in the Food Bureau are.

Last night, my servant went to the food bureau to get food and accidentally spilled the chicken soup made for the princess and the prince in the main kitchen.

The chicken soup was so clear that it seemed transparent, and three pieces of meat fell out of it: one was the chicken head, one was the chicken butt, and the other was the chicken neck.

The princess was only confined, not deposed, yet he was bullied to this extent by those dogs and slaves. When the ministers learned about this, they immediately ran to the food bureau and severely reprimanded them.

Guess what those servants said?

They said that Her Highness the Princess no longer cared about the Princess Sovereign, and that they, the subordinates, naturally wanted to figure out the Master's intentions and make the Princess Sovereign suffer."

Ling Shumo's brow furrowed. Putting everything else aside, Fu Yijing's treatment of the servants in his mansion was undeniably good. He had only been out of power for three days, and he was already being bullied to this extent. Those servants who had once taken advantage of him were truly heartless.

Jiang He said, "The real culprit is Xue Wu. The Crown Princess's son-in-law is at most incompetent in managing the household. Since you have already given the power to manage the East Palace's household to Lu Cejun, this is already a severe punishment. This minister is wondering if the Crown Princess' son-in-law can be imprisoned in Fuyao Palace for a few days less? These two punishments combined are really too severe compared to the mistakes the Crown Princess has made."

Ling Shumo felt disgusted whenever she thought of Fu Yijing, but she remained unmoved. "Don't mention Fu Yijing in front of me anymore. He deserves all the treatment he's going through."

Jiang He hadn't expected Ling Shumo to be so heartless. His beautiful eyes were filled with confusion. "Xue Wu was crazy about having a daughter. He believed in some folk remedies he found outside, and the baby in her belly became stillborn. These were clearly his faults alone. Why are you blaming them on the Princess Royal? The Princess Royal is too innocent to be implicated..."

Before Jiang He finished his plea, Ling Shumo couldn't bear it any longer. "Jiang He, shut up right now. I've already said, don't mention Fu Yijing in front of me anymore. I don't want to hear his name from anyone. If you don't understand what I'm saying, then don't appear in front of me."

Ever since Jiang He swallowed gold and attempted suicide, Ling Shumo felt she owed him something and had always been gentle with him. But when Jiang He was suddenly reprimanded like this again today, tears welled up in his eyes.

Ling Shumo had already sealed the truth about what happened in Yuehua Palace that day, and Jiang He didn't know the truth. He thought Fu Yijing was implicated by Xue Wu, and because the princess was a very reasonable person, he dared to come and plead for Fu Yijing.