As soon as Xi Zhaoyi returned to Zhilin Palace, she immediately ordered Qiancao to bring the pregnancy medicine.

Qiancao left as instructed, but just as she reached the small kitchen, she saw the palace maid in charge of boiling the medicine, named Qinghe, secretly putting something into the medicine.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing that the situation was going badly, Qinghe immediately wanted to throw the things in his hand into the stove without saying a word to destroy the evidence.

Qiancao was quick-witted and snatched the thing from Qinghe's hand before she could, and asked angrily, "How dare you poison the queen?"

Seeing this, Qing He did not argue, but knelt down in front of Qian Cao and begged bitterly: "Sister, please spare my life. I have no choice but to do this. Sister, please spare my life."

Xi Zhaoyi was still waiting in the room for Qiancao to bring the pregnancy-maintaining medicine. When she raised her eyes, she saw Qiancao coming in angrily, followed by a distraught little palace maid.

She knew this girl, who was responsible for making medicine for her. Her name seemed to be Qinghe.

"What's going on?"

Qiancao placed the packet of white powder in front of Xi Zhaoyi and said angrily, "Your Majesty, I just went to the kitchen and saw this lowly servant sprinkle this powder into your pregnancy medicine."

Xi Zhaoyi slammed the table and said angrily, "You lowly creature, what the hell is this?"

Qing He initially refused to speak, but Qian Cao, seeing this, raised her hand and slapped her, scolding her, "It's come to this, and you still dare to hide it? Madam, I thought this lowly servant would never tell the truth unless she was severely punished."

"Come here." Xi Zhaoyi gave an order, and four young eunuchs immediately rushed in from outside the door. Seeing this scene, Qinghe dared not hide it anymore.

He immediately cried out, "My Queen, please spare me, please spare me!"

"Hurry up and tell me!"

"Yes." Qing He leaned over the ground, his body shaking like a sieve. "This is a secret medicine from the market. It has a contraceptive effect."

"What did you say?"

Xi Zhaoyi's expression changed immediately, and her sharp, cold eyes shot at Qinghe like a knife, "Have you been giving me contraceptive drugs?"

"My Queen, please spare me, my Queen, please spare me!"

She has been taking pregnancy-maintaining medicine since she was favored by the emperor. No wonder her belly has been still for such a long time.

It turned out that someone around him drugged him.

Xi Zhaoyi felt dizzy. Qiancao stepped forward and supported her in time, saying in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Qinghe is just a little palace maid. How could she have the ability to obtain secret medicines from the market? She must have been bribed."

Taking a deep breath, Xi Zhaoyi looked at Qinghe coldly and said word by word, "If you tell the truth, I will spare your life!"

Qing He raised her head tremblingly, "Yes, it's Empress Yue."

"Yuefei!!"

Concubine Xi's eyes widened in anger, her chest rising and falling rapidly. "How long have you been drugging me?"

Qing He did not hide it: "It starts from the time you sleep with me!"

"Concubine Yue! Concubine Yue!"

At this moment, the anger had already reached Xi Zhaoyi's throat, and a fishy smell surged up.

Xi Zhaoyi tilted her head and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Qiancao was horrified and hurriedly shouted outside to call for the imperial physician.

There are no secrets in the harem.

As soon as the people from Zhilin Palace left, the news reached Zhu Yu's ears.

"Your Majesty, the Zhilin Palace has just invited the imperial physician."

Zhao Yuancheng smiled faintly, "It's faster than I thought."

"According to your instructions, Imperial Physician Xun has gone to check Empress Zhaoyi's pulse."

"Well, since Concubine Xi is not feeling well, I will naturally go and see her."

When they arrived at Zhilin Palace, the queen was about to arrive.

"The Queen is here too?"

The Queen bowed to Zhao Yuancheng and said worriedly, "I heard that Sister Xi vomited blood. I was worried, so I came to see her."

"The Queen is interested, so let's go in together."

The two entered the bedroom one after the other. At that time, Doctor Xun was already taking Concubine Xi's pulse.

Lying on the bed, Xi Zhaoyi's face was as pale as paper, completely different from her cute and lovely appearance in the morning.

Seeing Zhao Yuancheng coming, Xi Zhaoyi was overwhelmed with grief and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Yuancheng sat down next to Xi Zhaoyi and said soothingly, "Alright, alright, I'm here. What's wrong, my beloved concubine?"

"Your Majesty, someone is trying to poison me. Please help me."

"Someone hurt you?"

Zhao Yuancheng feigned ignorance and asked Qiancao beside him in a deep voice, "You are the one who serves the Empress personally. Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Qiancao knelt on the ground and recounted what had just happened. At the end, her tone was filled with resentment. "Qinghe has already confessed that it was Concubine Yue of Qiulan Palace who ordered her to do this."

The queen sat aside without saying a word. She knew that with Xi Zhaoyi's background, Zhao Yuancheng would never let her give birth to a child.

But unexpectedly, Concubine Yue was also involved.

But she felt that there was something wrong with it.

Xi Zhaoyi wept bitterly, and anyone who saw her could not help but feel pity for her. "How cruel is Concubine Yue! I only ask the Emperor to see clearly and give me justice."

"Come here, Concubine Xuanyue."

Zhu Yu left in response. Zhao Yuancheng comforted Xi Zhaoyi, "Don't worry. If this was really done by Concubine Yue, I will definitely not tolerate it. Your health is more important right now."

After saying that, he turned to look at the Imperial Physician Xun who was standing beside him, "How is Xi Zhaoyi's health? Will she be able to get pregnant in the future?"

Xi Zhaoyi was looking forward to seeing Doctor Xun, hoping to hear a glimmer of hope from him, but what Doctor Xun said next would undoubtedly plunge her into an abyss from which there was no escape.

"In reply to Your Majesty, I have just seen the secret medicine. This is a method used by brothels to control women. One dose of this medicine can permanently prevent fertility. Your Majesty has been in the palace for six months, and she has taken this medicine every time she sleeps with you. This has already damaged her muscles. I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to have children in the future."

Upon hearing these words, Xi Zhaoyi's heart suddenly became dejected, and she quickly withered and died like a rose that had lost its moisture.

Not long after, someone outside the door announced that Yue Fei had arrived.

As soon as she saw Concubine Yue, hatred burned in Xi Zhaoyi's eyes. She didn't care that Zhao Yuancheng and the Queen were still there, and she stepped forward and slapped Concubine Yue hard.

"You bitch!!"

Xi Zhaoyi was born into a military family, so she was naturally much stronger than an ordinary woman. She used all her strength in this slap.

Yue Fei was caught off guard and fell to the ground. Her fair cheeks swelled up and the corners of her mouth were broken.

Xi Zhaoyi was still not satisfied and wanted to fight again, but the Queen stopped her, "Xi Zhaoyi, the matter has not been investigated yet. After all, Yue Fei's position is higher than yours. How can you easily attack her?"

"Empress, has she harmed me more than once? Now she has even made me infertile. I can't get rid of the hatred in my heart unless I kill her!"

"Xi Zhaoyi, please don't lose your composure in front of the Emperor." The Empress tilted her head to look at Qiancao, who was standing beside her. "Hurry up and help your Madam sit down!"

"yes."

Qiancao stepped forward, supported Xi Zhaoyi, and advised, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is still here."

Concubine Yue was really stunned. Although her ears were buzzing, she could still hear the conversation between the two clearly, especially the part where she said that she had caused Concubine Xi to be unable to have children.

"Your Majesty, I am the prince's biological mother. Xi Zhaoyi has repeatedly disrespected me, relying on her family background. Now she is slandering me with empty words. Please, Your Majesty, help me."