Chapter 172 She is pregnant!
Fu Qingyin looked at the corpse of Concubine Yu. Yu Shengsheng was right. What she said were the symptoms of a person being strangled to death.
But what the prince said was right. The person who was trapped to death should have a purple face, not like this.
The emperor frowned and was about to speak when Yu Shengsheng suddenly said, "Your Highness, I'm sorry."
After saying this, she held the handkerchief in her hand and grasped the prince's wrist.
The prince didn't understand, but when he saw that she was holding his hand with a silk handkerchief under it, anger flashed in his eyes.
Okay, so you dislike him?
The prince curled his lips slightly, and at an angle where no one else could see, he mouthed something to her and said something silently.
Yu Shengsheng paused for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, please look at the Crown Prince's nails."
The emperor squinted his eyes, but still couldn't see clearly.
"come over."
The prince moved his fierce gaze away from Yu Shengsheng’s face and walked in front of the emperor.
Fu Qingyin glanced at the prince's hand.
Concubine Shu blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "This looks like powder."
Yu Shengsheng took over the conversation: "Your Majesty, what the Imperial Concubine said is absolutely right, it is indeed powder."
After saying that, she used the handkerchief in her hand to wipe Yu Guiren's left cheek vigorously.
The makeup was wiped off, revealing the true skin color underneath.
It is definitely purple.
Concubine Shu exclaimed: "This... Your Majesty, it is indeed so."
The prince's face changed slightly, and he knelt down again: "Father, this is really none of your business."
The emperor had a gloomy face and was silent.
Yu Shengsheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have noticed something, but... I dare not say it."
The emperor's gaze was heavy, like a substance, pressing down on her head: "I allow you to follow Qing Yin to investigate the death of Yu Guiren."
Yu Shengsheng felt a little relieved, but still didn't dare to look up.
"You must tell the truth, don't hide anything, and don't talk nonsense."
"Yes," Yu Shengsheng knelt down, "Your Majesty, if I am not mistaken, Concubine Yu is nearly four months pregnant."
The emperor's eyes were filled with anger: "What?!"
The Queen shouted, "Don't talk nonsense. How could I not know that the concubine is pregnant?"
Imperial Concubine Shu said softly, "Yes, any woman in the harem, whether concubine or anyone else, will be known to the Empress if she is pregnant. Yu Shengsheng, please don't say anything nonsense."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I dare not say anything. Please ask the imperial physician or a midwife who knows how to deliver babies. They will know the answer by just feeling it."
Fu Qingyin said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if Concubine Yu is really pregnant, I'm afraid... it's related to the heir to the throne, so we must not be careless."
If she is really pregnant, she will be suspected of harming the prince, which is no small matter.
The emperor naturally understood this and nodded slowly: "Investigate it thoroughly for me."
There are many concubines in the palace, and any of them may become pregnant and give birth at any time. Nannies who know how to deliver babies are ready, and the Red Dragon Guards soon called two of them.
They exchanged greetings, but when they saw this scene, their legs went weak.
They quickly followed the instructions, went forward to check, and came to the conclusion that the Red Dragon Guards would not let them speak immediately, but took them to both sides and interrogated them separately.
Fu Qingyin whispered in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, the two maids came to the same conclusion. Concubine Yu is indeed pregnant."
The emperor closed his eyes slightly to hide the anger in his eyes.
He doesn't have many children. Apart from the crown prince, there is a third child who has no ambition and doesn't take care of things. All he does all day is go out to play or build strange things.
Then there is Prince Yi. Prince Yi is rarely in Beijing and is always away, but it is difficult for him to get close to his heart.
There is also the seventh prince who is just over ten years old.
The others are a few daughters.
It would be a good thing if Concubine Yu could really give birth to another son.
He opened his eyes again and looked at the queen: "Noble Lady Yu has been pregnant for nearly four months, didn't you know?"
The queen's heart skipped a beat: "I have failed in my duty."
Imperial Concubine Shu said softly, "The menstrual periods of the imperial concubines and the number of times they served the Emperor are all recorded. The Empress has been busy with the palace banquet recently and may have forgotten to check."
"What could be more important than the royal heir?" the emperor said with a double meaning.
He gently brushed away the Queen's hand that was on his leg.
The Queen immediately knelt straight and clenched her hands - she had no way to defend herself. If she insisted that she didn't know, it would be a definite dereliction of duty. The Emperor was furious when he lost his child.
If she knew that Concubine Yu was dead, she would definitely despise the prince for murdering him.
Neither right nor left is right.
The queen secretly hated Yu Shengsheng, this bitch, who was so talkative!
The emperor glanced at Concubine Shu and said, "Are you cold? Go change your clothes."
Concubine Shu came here just after dancing. She was still wearing her dance costume, which was thin and flowing. It was beautiful, but not very cold-resistant.
Imperial Concubine Shu's nose turned red: "I am not cold. I am not cold next to the emperor."
The emperor patted her hand and said, "Go and change it."
As soon as Concubine Shu stood up, two Red Dragon Guards came in, followed by two stewardesses and a palace maid.
Yu Shengsheng took a glance and her eyebrows twitched slightly - the palace maid was caught.
The Red Dragon Guard stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we have found the palace maid that Princess Ruiyang mentioned."
"Bring it up."
The maid was brought before the emperor, who first looked at her arms.
Fu Qingyin stepped forward, took Yu Shengsheng's hairpin, and stabbed the palace maid's arm.
The palace maid cried out in pain, and Fu Qingyin tapped her mute point and lifted her chin, all in one smooth motion.
Without him saying anything, the emperor could tell by comparing the two wounds that it was this palace maid.
At this time, Fang looked at her face.
The emperor couldn't remember her name, but he felt that she looked familiar.
The Queen angrily asked, "You are Xianglan from Concubine Shu's palace. Tell me, who ordered you to frame the Crown Prince?"
Concubine Shu was also stunned, and the color drained away from her pretty face.
"Xianglan? Is it really you? Why are you…"
The prince said sadly, "Mother Shu, I have always been respectful and polite to you, and have never been disrespectful or inconsiderate to you. Why do you want to hurt me like this?"
The Queen's eyes turned red. "Noble Concubine Shu, if you have any complaints against me, just come to me. Why do you want to harm the Crown Prince? And why do you want to set up such a vicious and vile scheme?"
"I understand," the Queen suddenly thought of something, "You knew Concubine Yu was pregnant, so you used this scheme to get rid of Concubine Yu's pregnancy, frame the Crown Prince, and let the Emperor punish me. It's three birds with one stone. What a good plan."
"Your Majesty," the Queen knelt down and took a step towards the Emperor, "Please make the decision for me and my son."
Yu Shengsheng listened to every word spoken by the queen with tears and blood, and a sneer flashed in her eyes.
The queen's words made her sound so pure and innocent, as if all the vicious and despicable things had nothing to do with her.
In fact, they, mother and son, do more vicious and obscene things than anyone else.
The emperor looked at Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu came back to her senses from her daze. Her eyes and nose were red, but her eyes were stubborn.
"Your Majesty, do you also doubt me?"
She pointed at Xianglan and said, "Just because Xianglan is a maid in my palace?"
"Is it not possible for a mere maid to be bribed or threatened to betray me and collude with others to frame me?"
The emperor frowned slightly: "I didn't say I didn't trust you, why are you feeling wronged?"
The Queen said anxiously: "Your Majesty!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Zhuo, the maid beside the queen, suddenly pointed at Xianglan.
"Your Majesty, she has the fragrance of Yuhua Awakening and Intoxicating Fragrance on her!"
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