Song Qingzhi glanced at Ning Wanyin, secretly observing her every move out of the corner of her eye.

Trying to find a fault.

This kind of palace sacrificial ritual is very easy to make mistakes if it is not learned in advance and only prepared for a few days.

But there are so many people here, and unless someone is staring at you, you won’t notice it.

Song Qingzhi secretly wanted to report Ning Wanyin for a crime of improper sacrificial ceremony!

But her eyes were almost rolled back, and she didn't notice anything wrong with Ning Wanyin.

I couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Ever since Ning Wanyin intercepted her favor last time, she regarded it as a great shame and humiliation and had been looking for an opportunity to take revenge.

The sacrificial ceremony was about to end.

Song Qingzhi suddenly had an idea and shouted, "Ning Wanyin, why did you push me..."

As he spoke, he fell backwards and rolled down the white jade steps.

She fell directly in front of the low-ranking concubines at the foot of the altar.

"Jieyi Song!" The concubines were kneeling to pay their respects when they suddenly saw Jieyi Song falling from the high platform.

"It hurts--" Song Qingzhi covered her stomach, her face pale.

She herself didn't understand why she fell and had a stomachache.

Large amounts of blood flowed out from under her body, dyeing her crescent-white dress scarlet.

Ning Wanyin on the high platform was also stunned.

She had noticed that Song Qingzhi was looking at her, so in case she did something naughty, she was very careful not to have any contact with her.

But unexpectedly, she rolled down by herself.

"Master, she seems to be bleeding..." Lian Rui said in panic.

Ning Wanyin's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes were also tinged with gloom. So much blood, the situation is not good...

Concubine Shu and others were all stunned and hurried to call the imperial physician.

The sacrifice was interrupted.

No one dared to touch Song Qingzhi, wondering where she was injured...

Soon, the imperial physician rushed over, felt the patient's pulse, knelt down and apologized:

"Song Jieyu had a miscarriage..."

When these words were spoken, all the concubines were shocked.

The most shocked person was Song Qingzhi, "What did you say? I... I'm pregnant?"

"Concubine Song, you have been pregnant for more than a month, but the dragon fetus could not be saved..." said the imperial physician tremblingly.

Song Qingzhi was shocked and regretful, tears falling down, "My child..."

Her menstrual period has always been irregular.

This time it was postponed for a few days, and she didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, she was already pregnant...

If she had known, she would never have fallen down on purpose!

She originally just wanted to get hurt a little so that the emperor would feel sorry for her and hate Ning Wanyin, but she didn't expect to lose the child...

"Jieyu Song, you seemed to have shouted just now, 'Jieyu Ning pushed you down?'" Jieyu Cen's eyes were also full of surprise, and she reminded her at the right time.

They tried every way to deal with Ning Wanyin, but Ning Wanyin always managed to break the situation.

This time...

What a pleasant surprise.

"It was you...it was you who pushed me..." Song Qingzhi pointed at Ning Wanyin, her eyes full of resentment.

If Ning Wanyin hadn't been so bullying, why would she choose to fall down, and her child wouldn't have died.

All of this is Ning Wanyin’s fault!

The eunuch sang, "The Emperor has arrived!"

The emperor's procession came from Ganxin Hall and the concubines saluted.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Song fell from the altar and suffered a miscarriage. She pointed out that it was Concubine Ning who pushed her down." Concubine Shu reported.

Helian Qi glanced at Song Qingzhi, who was covered in blood, and finally looked at Ning Wanyin.

"I didn't touch Concubine Song at all. She fell down by herself." Ning Wanyin looked back at Helian Qi frankly.

Lady Xue sneered, "Could it be that Concubine Song deliberately harmed herself? I thought that Concubine Ning was jealous of Concubine Song's pregnancy and deliberately murdered Concubine Song!"

"I didn't know that Concubine Song was pregnant." Ning Wanyin clarified.

"Whether she knows or not, only Concubine Ning herself knows clearly." Concubine Cen took over the conversation.

The Xue and Cen families joined forces to deal with Ning Wanyin.

"I can testify that Concubine Song fell down by herself. I saw it with my own eyes—" No one expected that Concubine Zhuang would suddenly speak.

All the concubines looked at Concubine Zhuang with surprised expressions.

"Just now, I came out from burning incense to the God of Ji, and I saw with my own eyes that Concubine Song fell off the high platform. Concubine Ning didn't even reach out her hand and didn't touch her." Concubine Zhuang said directly.

She and Concubine Shu offered incense on behalf of all the concubines.

Coming out of the shrine, he was facing the direction of Ning Wanyin and others.

All the concubines lowered their heads and kowtowed, and it was very obvious whether Ning Wanyin touched Concubine Song.

Song Qingzhi was startled. She didn't expect there was a witness.

But before she could say anything, Concubine Cen had already called back for her:

"Empress Zhuang was once saved by Concubine Ning. We can understand that you want to help Concubine Ning now. But this matter involves the heir to the throne. This is a serious matter. Empress Zhuang must not confuse public and private matters."

Concubine Zhuang's eyes turned cold, and she said angrily, "Do you think I lied because I saved your life?"

"Empress Zhuang and Empress Shu came out together. I wonder if Empress Shu saw it?" asked Concubine Cen.

Concubine Shu blamed herself, "I was so focused on the sacrifice that I didn't notice anything... I wonder if any of the sisters in the harem saw this?"

Of course, she saw it as clearly as Concubine Zhuang.

But why should she testify for Ning Wanyin?

Of course, she would not come forward to give false testimony to avoid implicating herself.

When these words came out, all the concubines looked at each other in bewilderment.

That moment happened so fast. Everyone was performing the sacrificial ritual to make sure they didn't make any mistakes. No one would deliberately look around to see what others were doing.

But as soon as Concubine Shu said this, the smart concubines immediately stepped forward.

"I just saw it. It was Concubine Ning who pushed Concubine Song." Zhang Zhaoyi stepped forward and said.

Although Tang Miaoling saw nothing, Concubine Zhuang had come out to testify, so how could she fall behind? She immediately testified:

"Your Majesty, I clearly saw that Concubine Song fell down by herself!"

A concubine from Xue's party came out and said, "Your Majesty, it was Concubine Ning who recommended Concubine Song!"

"It was Concubine Song who fell down!" Wei Yingya retorted. She didn't see anything, but I did whatever the heroine did!

The situation was a little weird for a while.

There were actually two groups of witnesses to the same incident. Xue and Cen's factions successively presented four concubines, who testified that they saw Ning Wanyin push Song Qingzhi.

However, Concubine Zhuang, Tang Miaoling and Wei Yingya testified that Concubine Song fell herself.

Both sides hold different opinions.

Song Qingzhi burst into tears when she saw this scene. "Your Majesty, they are all friends of Concubine Ning, so they will naturally help Concubine Ning. But, would I harm my own child just to frame her? Why would I do this!"

Helian Qi had a complicated expression and his eyes were dark and unclear.

There was no need for Song Qingzhi to sacrifice a child in order to frame Ning Wanyin.

But he also felt that it was not right that Ning Wanyin would do such a thing.

"Someone, send Concubine Song back to the palace and have a good rest. Concubine Ning will be imprisoned for the time being. I will make the final decision after I have investigated the case thoroughly." Helian Qi said in a deep voice.