Or maybe, the time was even earlier, from the moment I gave her the sachet, she had already told the emperor!
The more Concubine Duan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Otherwise, why did she wait three days before showing up when the sachet I gave her clearly indicated that it would be delivered on that day?
It was obvious that after informing on the emperor, he was going to have a fight with him and catch him in the trap!
Compared to her confidence, Song Shiwei was completely confused.
As soon as she separated from Concubine Duan, a young eunuch came to tell her to come to the imperial study.
When she arrived, the emperor just asked her to kneel down without saying a word.
"Ahem...you should go down and rest first."
The emperor looked at Song Shiwei and spoke. Song Shiwei's body reacted faster than her brain. When she came to her senses, she had already left the hall.
In the imperial study, the emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the kneeling Concubine Duan, "There's no need to act crazy or stupid anymore. You know the consequences of deceiving the emperor."
His tone was calm, but Concubine Duan was sweating profusely down her back.
"Your Majesty," Concubine Duan said in a trembling voice, "I did not commit such a heinous crime on purpose. There really was a reason..."
She swallowed her saliva and said, "Your Majesty also saw my miserable state that day. If I hadn't pretended to be crazy and stupid, I would not be able to see Your Majesty alive now!"
She cried so hard that she even pretended to lift up her sleeves to show the emperor the scars on her body.
Concubine Duan thought the emperor would pity her, but she never expected that the emperor's expression would change and he said coldly, "Are you blaming me for not disciplining you strictly?"
Concubine Duan was stunned.
"Or do you think I would condone the palace maids and eunuchs to murder my concubines? That's ridiculous!"
The emperor was furious, his eyes as sharp as knives.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I never meant to do that. Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
Concubine Duan kept begging for mercy, but she didn't notice that the moment she lowered her head, the anger on the emperor's face disappeared without a trace.
The emperor twirled the ring on his finger, and only spoke after Concubine Duan's voice became hoarse after shouting, "Since you are so worried, then go to the cold palace and don't come out again."
Concubine Duan suddenly raised her head and looked at him in disbelief.
"By the way, since you said the palace maids and eunuchs wanted to harm you, then you don't need to bring anyone with you. Go by yourself."
After the emperor finished speaking, he no longer listened to Concubine Duan's pleas for mercy. He waved his hand and Concubine Duan was dragged away.
When he does things, he always likes to do it once and for all. He makes this today and finds that tomorrow, which is very troublesome.
Now that Concubine Duan is imprisoned, Xiao Siyuan and Xiao Qingwu will definitely not be able to sit still.
…
In the Third Assistant Minister's residence, Xiao Qingwu's maid had already found someone to pretend to be the imperial physician. They were still discussing the details when the Third Assistant Minister came in with a happy face, followed by a man carrying a medicine box.
Xiao Qingwu thought it was someone the Third Assistant Minister had found outside, and fearing exposure, he spoke first, "Didn't you ask me to go to the palace to get a doctor? This is Doctor Gao. He just took my pulse. Don't worry."
The Third Assistant Minister's face lit up with joy, but the man carrying the medicine box suddenly asked, "The princess said he was the imperial physician?"
Xiao Qingwu responded with a hint of impatience: "That's right, the imperial physician's medical skills are countless times better than those of you quacks. With the imperial physician here, you can leave."
The Third Assistant Minister's expression changed slightly.
Xiao Qingwu saw that the man not only did not leave in shame, but was still staring at him, with anger on his face: "Why don't you leave? What are you looking at me for?"
Afraid that she would say anything more serious, the Third Assistant Minister reached out and covered her mouth with his long arm: "This is the imperial physician that the emperor personally found to take care of you!"
Xiao Qingwu: “!!!”
Father, are you still concerned about her?
Xiao Qingwu was excited about this, but at the same time he was also extremely nervous.
My father found the person himself, so he certainly wouldn't lie for himself.
If he had directly admitted in public that he was not pregnant...
Xiao Qingwu shuddered violently.
"Princess, please extend your hand."
Xiao Qingwu's body was trembling slightly. He did not stretch out his hand, but hid it behind his back.
Imperial Physician: “???”
Third Assistant Minister: “???”
"Princess?"
The imperial physician expressed doubts, but Xiao Qingwu pretended to be calm and said, "He has already taken my pulse. There is no need to do it again. Let's wait for next time."
The Third Assistant Minister frowned slightly. The Imperial Physician said, "I was just about to say this. I've never seen him before in the Imperial Hospital. What's your name?"
The man avoided her gaze and spoke tremblingly, "Gao, Gao Ping."
"There's no one named Gao Ping in the Imperial Hospital. Who are you? How dare you pretend to be an imperial physician?"
Everyone was shocked, and the Third Assistant Minister shouted loudly. The servants outside the courtyard rushed in and suppressed Gao Ping who was trying to escape.
"Impersonating an imperial physician and treating the princess is a capital crime."
When he heard the word death, the man turned pale with fear and stammered, "No, no, it was her! She found me!"
The man pointed at the maid with a trembling finger: "It's her, it's her, she brought me here!"
The maid opened her eyes wide, met the Third Assistant Minister's gaze, and then looked away in panic.
Xiao Qingwu's heart almost jumped into her throat. The Third Assistant Minister's eyes wandered over them, and it was unknown what he was thinking about. After a long while, he raised his foot and kicked the man on the ground.
"You still don't repent even when death is imminent! Drag him down and beat him to death, don't let this taint the eyes of others!"
The servant answered yes, covered the man's mouth as he begged for mercy, and dragged him away.
Before Xiao Qingwu could breathe a sigh of relief, the Third Assistant Minister whispered in her ear, "Since that person just now was a fake, then his pulse diagnosis doesn't count. Let the imperial physician examine you carefully again."
He emphasized the word "carefully".
Xiao Qingwu could almost hear the sound of her teeth chattering. She was pushed to the front of the table by the Third Assistant Minister, forced to sit down, and her hands were placed on the table, holding them tightly.
The imperial physician placed a handkerchief between her wrists and examined her with his eyes closed.
"how?"
The Third Assistant Minister's tone was filled with anticipation. After half a minute, the Imperial Physician withdrew his hand and said, "Excuse me for being blunt, but the Princess is not pregnant."
The Third Assistant Minister's eyes froze, and the smile on his face seemed carved into it. After a long while, he whispered, "No pregnancy pulse..."
He grabbed Xiao Qingwu's hand with such force that he almost crushed Xiao Qingwu's bones. In the past, Xiao Qingwu would never be so obedient.
But now, Xiao Qingwu endured the pain and did not dare to pull his hand out of his hand.
Especially after hearing the Third Assistant Minister mutter another sentence, he was so frightened that he could not move and dared not even breathe.
But this kind of thing cannot be avoided by running away.
The imperial physician packed up his medicine box and said to Xiao Qingwu, "Princess, you should go to the palace as soon as possible and explain to His Majesty."
When the topic of entering the palace was mentioned, the Third Assistant Minister finally woke up as if from a dream and let go of Xiao Qingwu.
Xiao Qingwu didn't dare to say anything. As soon as he let go, he quickly ran to the corner and stood there quietly with the maid.
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