"Rubia, the imperial concubine is currently under house arrest. If she dies now, will everyone think she committed suicide out of fear of punishment?"

"No, my lady."

Qiancao hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "Your Majesty's actions clearly show that he doesn't believe the noble concubine would murder the heir. After she's confined, she will definitely be under guard. If you act now, the risk is too great and you might even end up in trouble."

Xi Zhaoyi gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with resentment: "But it's such a good opportunity."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. There are many people in this palace who are jealous of Concubine Yi and want her life. Why dirty your hands?"

Xi Zhaoyi thought for a moment and laughed again, "Yes, there is no such thing as true love in the palace. I don't believe that Concubine Li and Concubine Wan can watch helplessly as Fu regains her favor."

Zichen Palace.

After Zhao Yuancheng came back, he sat cross-legged on the couch.

There was an unfinished game of chess on the table in front of him, which was the one Fu Qianyu played with him before she gave birth.

Fu Qianyu's situation now is just like the white piece on the chessboard, which is gradually being swallowed up by the black piece.

Zhu Yu brought the tea and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I have made a cup of chrysanthemum tea for you to moisten your throat."

"How is the queen?" Zhao Yuancheng raised his hand and placed a white piece on the chessboard, and asked lightly.

"The imperial physician has been waiting in Fengqi Palace, but she hasn't woken up yet. Your Majesty is the mistress of the six palaces and has the blessing of our ancestors. She will definitely be safe."

"Hmph, the Lord of the Six Palaces?"

There was disdain in Zhao Yuancheng's tone, and Zhu Yu lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

"You have followed me for many years. What are your thoughts on today's game?"

Zhu Yu stared at the chessboard, his eyes slightly shifting as he pondered, "Although the white piece is being pressed relentlessly by the black piece, leaving it with no chance of recovery, I daresay that placing the white piece here could clear the fog and offer a glimmer of hope."

Zhao Yuancheng stared at the spot where Zhu Yu had made his move, a smile gradually appearing in his cold eyes, "You've made progress indeed."

"I don't know how to play chess, but I've been with the emperor for a long time, so I've gained some wisdom."

Zhao Yuancheng casually threw the chess piece in his hand into the chess box and said nonchalantly, "Why don't you go quickly?"

“Yeah.”

Zhu Yu bowed and left.

Outside the door, Xiao Dezi came up and asked in confusion: "Master, when did you learn to play chess?"

Zhu Yu glanced at him sideways and snorted coldly, "You little bastard, you've been with me for so long, how come you still don't have any sense at all? The Emperor isn't playing chess, he's just using chess as a metaphor."

Xiao Dezi chuckled twice and said flatteringly, "Master is really smart."

"Stop flattering me." Zhu Yu reached out and grabbed Xiao Dezi's ear, lowering his voice and ordering, "Go and find out the details of Doctor Wang. Then tell people to guard Huayang Palace well and don't let any cats or dogs sneak in and scare the imperial concubine and the two young masters."

"Hey, disciple, I understand."

——

Xiao Guizi disappeared until dark.

Huayang Palace was very quiet, and the red silk ribbons hanging during the day were removed one by one.

Since everyone left in the afternoon, Fu Qianyu has been sitting on the couch without saying a word, and it is almost time for dinner.

Lingyun stepped forward and said distressedly, "My Lady, you haven't eaten much all day. If you don't eat dinner, you'll starve. You just came out of confinement."

"Is Xiao Guizi not back yet?"

Fu Qianyu supported her forehead with one hand. Her expression could not be seen, but her voice was cold.

"Haining has asked the guards at the gate to inquire, but there's no trace of Xiao Guizi. For a living person to disappear for no apparent reason, I'm afraid she's in grave danger."

Fu Qianyu's eyebrows twitched suddenly, and she said in a deep voice, "It was me who harmed Xiao Guizi."

"Don't say that. No one wanted what happened today to happen. But what I find strange is that I prepared the tea myself and had it served. There should be no problem at all, but why did the Queen still have a miscarriage?"

Fu Qianyu snorted coldly, "That's because the Queen had a miscarriage a long time ago."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.

"How could the Imperial Hospital not report such a serious matter as a miscarriage, especially to the Empress?"

"Usually, the imperial physician Xun treats the concubines, but today, the imperial physician Wang suddenly showed up. It's obvious that this imperial physician Wang must have been bribed by the queen."

Peirong asked anxiously, "What should we do next? We can't just sit there and wait for death, right?"

The hall was extremely quiet, so quiet that one could hear the flapping of crows' wings in the distant treetops.

Fu Qianyu's voice was devoid of any emotion. She simply said, "This afternoon, I publicly pleaded with the Emperor to invite another imperial physician to diagnose my pulse. I'm sure the Emperor understood what I meant. Zhu Yu is a smart man, and the first person he checked was Imperial Physician Wang."

"But, but we can't just wait like this. If Zhu Yu doesn't find out anything, won't we be locked up for life?"

"Just sit there and wait for death?"

Fu Qianyu sneered and glanced out the window. The two lanterns in the corridor flickered like ghosts.

"You underestimate the women in this palace."

Peirong didn't understand this unclear sentence, but Lingyun looked serious and clenched her hands tightly on her abdomen.

"By the way, how are Baozhan and Xiangyue?"

"Don't worry, Madam. They are both fine. I have also asked them, and they said that someone did knock them unconscious. The attacker was wearing eunuch clothes, but they didn't see what he looked like. As for other things, they don't know anything."

"How are Heng'er and Yi'er?"

"Don't worry, when the incident happened, Aunt Lan immediately carried the two princes into the side room, and Honglian and Cuixi were also watching."

Fu Qianyu breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. We've been making a fuss all day. You guys should go down and rest first. I want to be alone and quiet."

Peirong and Lingyun looked at each other. Although they were worried, they still knelt down and left.

Fu Qianyu closed her eyes and thought.

Queen, Queen, we could have lived in peace, but you went too far.

Then don't blame me for being cruel.

Since the queen was sent back to Fengqi Palace in the afternoon, she immediately ordered Xia He to pass on the message that Doctor Wang must not be left alive.

As a result, he encountered robbers on the way out of the palace.

Xiao Dezi was ordered to investigate his background. As soon as he arrived at the Imperial Garden, he met the panicked Madam Su, who had not entered the palace today because of illness.

After learning that her daughter had a miscarriage, she fainted immediately.

After all, she was a second-rank lady, so Xiao Dezi could not ignore her. He hurriedly ordered someone to call the imperial physician, and then personally escorted Madam Su to Fengqi Palace.

This back and forth took up quite a bit of time.

When he left the palace again, Doctor Wang had been murdered. Not only him, but the entire Wang family, from his eighty-year-old mother to his one-month-old grandson, was killed.

All fifteen members of the family were burned to death, and no one survived.

Doctor Wang is the key figure, so the clues are cut off.

After Xiao Dezi returned to the palace to report, Zhu Yu sighed deeply, "Killing innocent people indiscriminately will only bring about divine punishment."