It seems His Majesty already knows about her pregnancy.

The warmth of the embrace made Gu Jiangli feel a sense of comfort.

The emperor asked in a low voice, "Are you alright?"

His voice was trembling.

He was genuinely scared.

Gu Jiangli gently shook her head in his arms.

The emperor visibly breathed a sigh of relief, then gently placed her down, as if he were placing a fragile treasure, with utmost care.

Lotus and the Empress Dowager quickly ran to Gu Jiangli's side.

The Empress Dowager patted her chest, having almost fainted from fright. She quickly pulled Gu Jiangli to sit on the bed.

"I was terrified! Thank goodness the Emperor arrived. If Consort Gu had fallen, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

Gu Jiangli touched her belly, feigning a look of lingering fear, "Thank goodness His Majesty came and caught me... otherwise..."

She glanced meaningfully at Gu Jiangru, drawing everyone's attention to her.

Gu Jiangru was completely stunned, forgetting even the proper etiquette she should have when seeing the emperor.

Her hands waved frantically in front of her chest as she shook her head, screaming, "No...it wasn't me...I didn't push her, she did it herself..."

"Insolence!" the emperor roared, and everyone instinctively held their breath.

Gu Jiangru's face turned as white as paper, and she uncontrollably collapsed to the ground.

An emperor in a fit of rage exudes a fear that seeps into the very bones.

"Consort Gu, are you planning to commit violence in my Guangming Palace?!"

Gu Jiangru's eyes were red, and her whole body was trembling like a leaf. "I didn't...I didn't do anything...it was my sister...she fell by herself."

The Empress Dowager turned her head with a cold face, "Do you think I'm blind! Consort Gu is pregnant, do you think she would deliberately fall down!"

"Look at this, it's clear that you harbored resentment because your sister hit you, which is why you poisoned her!"