Chapter 570: Blood
Upon hearing this, Concubine De lowered her voice and spoke.
"Empress, the Second Prince was simply following the trend and sharing His Majesty's worries. Although he's intelligent, he doesn't have the ability to find so much evidence against the Crown Prince in such a short time. Honestly, Your Majesty, the Second Prince was able to share His Majesty's worries and investigate the entire matter in such a short time. He must have been guided by someone with great expertise. Naturally, that evidence was also... ...founded to make the Crown Prince pay for his actions."
The Queen's eyes turned cold when she heard this, and she stepped forward and grabbed Concubine De's wrist.
"De Fei, who are you? Who did you team up with to slander the Crown Prince?"
An Guiren looked at the queen who had approached her, a gleam in her eyes, she reached out and touched her belly, and raised her voice.
"How could you, Empress Dowager, lay hands on Empress Defei? We are all serving the Emperor. If you have anything to say, please talk it over."
The Queen glanced sharply at Concubine An.
"Shut up, a mere noble like you has no right to speak here."
Then he looked into Concubine De's eyes.
"De Fei, you'd better speak more clearly today instead of trying to be ambiguous. I am still the Empress after all, and it would be easy for me to punish a concubine like you."
Defei endured the pain in her wrist, but had a smug smile on her face.
Noble Lady An stood beside Concubine De and spoke anxiously.
"Why is the Empress so angry? Isn't the evidence of the Crown Prince's corruption, bribery, and selling of official positions true? He committed such a serious crime, and the Emperor has shown mercy by merely ordering his imprisonment. This is his own fault. The Crown Prince's current situation is naturally due to his unworthiness and deserved punishment. Who else has this to do with it?"
As expected, he was in a state of disgrace. A small noble dared to shout at him like that. Seeing the smug look in Defei's eyes, he slapped her in the face.
The queen gave orders in a stern voice.
"Madame Su, please calm the noble lady down for me."
Nanny Su had long been fed up with the smug look of Concubine De and Noble Lady An, so she immediately stepped forward, raised her hand with a serious face, and slapped Noble Lady An's cheek mercilessly.
"Pa!" A crisp slapping sound echoed in the imperial garden. Concubine An was forced to take a step back by the sudden slap, covering her slapped face. There was no fear in her eyes, but full of defiance.
"Isn't it? Word has spread throughout the palace that His Royal Highness is a cruel man, forcing the death of the concubines who served him, and torturing several women to death in his mansion. He also buys and sells official positions, disregarding the suffering of the people. Such absurdity, yet he is still the crown prince. It's only a matter of time before God takes him away. What I said is just the truth. Is the Queen so angry because I said it right?"
The queen was immediately furious when she heard this.
"Madame Su, beat her until she admits her mistake. I'll see how long she can keep her mouth shut."
Upon hearing this, a fierce look flashed in Su Ma's eyes. She raised her hand again and hit Concubine An hard in the face.
“Pah…Pah…”
Two loud slaps again.
"Ah..." Concubine An screamed and fell to the side.
With a "plop", the man fell into the fish pond.
"Help me, Madam Defei, save me..."
Concubine De looked at the pond with horror in her eyes.
"Anguiren......"
An Guiren was splashing in the water.
“Aunt, aunt…”
The voice was filled with panic and fear.
Upon seeing this, Concubine De hurriedly spoke in a stern voice.
"Someone, come and rescue Lady An."
As he said this, he jumped down.
"Don't be afraid, Noble An, I'm coming to rescue you right now."
The queen seemed to have suddenly woken up from her anger, and gave hurried and panicked orders while looking at Concubine An and Concubine De struggling in the water.
"Quick, someone come quickly..."
Suddenly an anxious voice sounded.
"Empress Defei, Noble Lady An..."
Ning Shuang rushed over with Mo'er in a few steps, and Ning Shuang lay down directly by the pond.
"Mr. An, come on, give me your hand, I'll pull you up..."
But Concubine An was struggling in the water in panic, and she had already swallowed several mouthfuls of water. After finally struggling to get out of the water, she sank again.
Concubine De tried her best to get closer to Concubine An, but because she couldn't swim, she made her situation even more difficult.
The eunuchs and palace maids who followed her all jumped into the water to rescue people, and Nanny He shouted anxiously.
"Hurry up, Concubine De and Lady An have fallen into the water, hurry up, help!"
The queen anxiously clutched her handkerchief.
Nanny Su supported the queen and comforted her.
"Don't be afraid, Your Majesty. This is all their own fault. You are not to blame."
After struggling for a while, the palace guards heard the shouts and rushed over to lift Concubine De and Guiren An out of the water.
Lady An was already pale and looked unconscious.
Ning Shuang hurried over to support Concubine An and let her lie on her legs. She patted her back so that she could spit out the water she had drunk.
"Mo'er, hurry up, call the imperial physician... Is Concubine An still pregnant?"
Defei's wet clothes stuck to her body, making her look extremely embarrassed, but she no longer cared about her image. She didn't even stand up, but crawled directly towards An Guiren.
"Ruxia, Ruxia, how are you?"
His eyes were full of anxiety.
"Ruxia, please don't be in any trouble. If you have one, what will happen to the baby in your belly? The emperor has always been looking forward to this child, and even the empress dowager is worried about him. Ruxia... wake up..."
Seeing Concubine De crying, the Queen took a step back and became panicked in the face of such a situation.
"how so?"
Nanny Su also started to panic and supported the queen with a nervous look on her face.
Such a big commotion must have alerted the emperor, and the imperial physician rushed over.
Ning Shuang had already made Concubine An spit out several times.
“Ugh… Ugh…”
He pinched An Guiren's philtrum anxiously.
"Imperial Physician, come quickly and check on Lady An."
The imperial physician came forward to treat the patient.
Lady An finally woke up.
She looked pale, gasping for breath, and trembling with fear.
"Empress De... Your Majesty... save me..."
Concubine De rushed over and held her hand.
"I'm here, Ruxia, I'm here. It's okay, it's okay. You'll be fine. The emperor is here too."
Emperor Tianyuan looked at the mess in front of him, then looked at Concubine An who looked like she was on the verge of death. He also stepped forward and squatted beside Concubine An, reaching out to take her from Ning Shuang's arms.
"Mr. An, I am here, don't be afraid."
Ning Shuang suddenly exclaimed.
“Blood… Your Majesty, Concubine An is bleeding…”
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