Song Xibai originally thought that the Crown Princess would come to find him soon, but to his surprise, she was quite patient and waited for so long before making a move.
Song Xibai glanced at the inner room, then lifted the curtain and came out.
"Don't let anyone disturb His Majesty. I'll go to the front and meet her."
To everyone's surprise, just as Wei Hong had finished putting the fur cloak on her, the Crown Princess barged in with a large entourage.
The eunuch, accompanied by seven or eight young eunuchs, tried to stop him, but to no avail. Despite the freezing weather, his face was covered in cold sweat.
"Get out of the way!"
The Crown Princess, her face contorted with rage, strode into the courtyard and headed straight for the main hall.
Song Xibai straightened her fur collar and looked at the Crown Princess with an indifferent expression.
"What brings Your Highness, the Crown Princess, to visit me?"
"You, Song Xibai, have entered the harem before even being made a concubine. The Emperor really dotes on you! Back then, you concealed your identity and entered the harem as a criminal to get close to the Emperor, treating us like monkeys. Such cunning and scheming are as serious as deceiving the Emperor, and cannot be forgiven!"
The Crown Princess spoke rapidly, pointing at Song Xibai and launching into a tirade of insults.
Song Xibai raised an eyebrow knowingly.
It turned out that it was because he had regained his original identity.
"I dare not accept the Crown Princess's accusations. It was His Majesty who brought me into the Eastern Palace. His Majesty knows everything about me. How can you say I have deceived the Emperor?"
"With your sharp tongue and witty remarks, how can you stay by the Emperor's side? If you know what's good for you, ask to leave the palace. Considering that you gave birth to the Crown Prince, I will spare your life. Otherwise, don't blame me for revealing your past outside the palace."
The Crown Princess's gaze was icy.
Song Xibai crossed her arms and said, "Please do as you wish, Your Highness. I have done nothing wrong."
"you!"
The Crown Princess was furious; the veins on her forehead bulged and her eyes were bloodshot.
Song Xibai felt that something was off about her.
She was careful and quietly took two steps back, increasing the distance between herself and the Crown Princess.
The thought had barely formed when suddenly, the Crown Princess abruptly lunged forward.
Wei Hong's expression changed, and she quickly stepped in front of Song Xibai.
The Crown Princess happened to bump into Wei Hong.
The next moment, a blush rose on the Crown Princess's face, and she suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "poof".
"Your Majesty!"
The women behind her, including Granny Hu, gasped and rushed over, causing chaos and commotion.
Song Xibai pulled Wei Hong aside and examined her body.
"I'm fine," Wei Hong said, clutching her stomach. "It just happened so suddenly that I couldn't dodge it."
Song Xibai carefully touched her lower abdomen and took her pulse. Only after confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Turning his head, he saw that the Crown Princess had her eyes closed and looked as if she had fainted.
At this moment, Granny Hu and the others started wailing and crying.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Your Majesty, please don't frighten me!"
"Help! Someone's in danger!"
The eunuchs and others stood aside, unsure of what to do, and secretly glanced at Song Xibai.
Song Xibai frowned; this matter was too strange.
Song Xibai instinctively had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, a sharp voice suddenly rang out the next moment.
"Xi Liangdi, how could you be so cruel to our Empress?!"
Song Xibai narrowed her eyes and looked over.
Then Wei Zi, the Crown Princess's former head maid, jumped out and pointed at herself with righteous indignation.
"Our Empress was betrothed by the late Emperor and Empress, and is the Emperor's first wife. Do you want the Empress's position, but do you have to take our Empress's life?"
As Wei Zi shouted, her eyes kept glancing towards the inner chamber of the main hall.
A flash of insight struck Song Xibai, and he instantly understood her intention.
So, they knew Yuan Shen was here, so they deliberately staged this scene to frame him?
The Crown Princess is really going all out.
Song Xibai thought to himself.
She didn't try to defend herself, but instead gave her father-in-law a meaningful look.
The old man immediately understood, turned around, and ran off to find the person.
As for who to find... is there even a question? It's definitely Miss Dingxiang!
Dingxiang went to the Imperial Pharmacy early in the morning to collect the medicinal herbs, and judging by the time, she should be on her way back.
Before confirming the Crown Princess's situation, Song Xibai would never touch her.
Wei Zi called out for three or four minutes in a row, and finally, a commotion came from inside the hall.
Her face lit up with barely suppressed ecstasy, but she quickly composed herself.
Song Xibai saw it clearly and sneered inwardly, waiting for her to make her move.
The curtain was lifted, and Yuan Shen, dressed in casual clothes, walked out.
He glanced indifferently at everyone present.
"What is this for?"
Before anyone else could speak, Wei Zi answered first.
"Your Majesty, you must do justice for our Empress! Our Empress has served in the Eastern Palace for many years, and even if she has not made any great contributions, she has certainly worked hard and devoted herself to you. Yet she has been tragically murdered by that vile woman!"
Yuan Shen glanced at her, his expression unreadable.
"Oh? Murdered? I had no idea you, a mere palace maid, possessed the ability to judge cases? It's truly a waste for you to stay in the Eastern Palace; you should be going to the Dali Temple."
Song Xibai, who was standing to the side, almost burst out laughing.
That was a well-deserved sarcastic remark!
She covered her mouth, trying hard to hold back her laughter.
Yuan Shen turned and glanced at her, his eyes filled with a doting helplessness.
When I turned back, all the smiles vanished, leaving only coldness.
"Guards, drag this palace maid who has slandered her master away! First, give her twenty lashes, then interrogate her thoroughly!"
"yes."
Suddenly, Eunuch Feng appeared from nowhere, staring at Wei Zi with a sinister gaze. He then summoned four eunuchs who subdued her.
Wei Zi looked on in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, how could you do this? How could you protect Consort Xi like this?!"
Yuan Shen snorted coldly and flicked his sleeve.
"What I do is none of your business, a mere palace maid!"
Wei Zi struggled and refused to give in, so Eunuch Feng strode forward and slapped her hard twice.
"Insubordination and disrespect to one's master—she deserves to die even if she has several lives! Quickly gag her and drag her away!"
A quick-thinking eunuch immediately removed his gauntlets, pried open Wei Zi's mouth, and stuffed them inside.
Wei Zi was quickly dragged away.
Granny Hu and the others were so frightened that they trembled.
Just as Yuan Shen was about to deal with them, Song Xibai suddenly grabbed his sleeve.
"I think the Crown Princess is not feeling well. Shall we settle her in the side hall at the front? Dingxiang should be here soon."
Yuan Shen nodded slightly: "Don't worry about it, go inside and rest!"
Song Xibai smiled, nodded, and helped Wei Hong into the room.
The Crown Princess was carried to a side hall by the crowd. Not long after, Dingxiang returned with Eunuch Lai. Upon hearing what had happened, she was furious and wished she could stab the Crown Princess to death on the spot.
Taking a deep breath, Dingxiang suppressed her anger and went into the side hall to take the Crown Princess's pulse.
Not long after I took her pulse, her expression suddenly turned serious.
"She's dying."
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