Outside the hall, the eunuch's voice was heard, and then Queen Duan appeared in the hall with Xiao Ruyu in her arms.
Concubine Li saw Queen Duan appearing safe and sound, and the two children seemed to be fine, and she suddenly felt panicked.
She lost her patience and wanted to take Xiao Ruyu's life, but some things were simply out of her control.
Concubine Li pretended to be calm and asked, "Why did the Queen come to visit?"
Empress Duan bowed to Emperor Shangwen and looked at Concubine Li with disgust and hatred.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Li is pregnant but she is not taking good care of the baby. She is always thinking about plotting against my child. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision for me."
Concubine Li has done all kinds of bad things, but she is able to handle it easily now. She has a good psychological quality, which is naturally unmatched by ordinary people.
"Your Highness, what nonsense are you talking about? I have been pregnant for four months and have been staying in Qiwu Palace every day to take care of my baby. How could I plot against your child? Besides, I have never even left Qiwu Palace!"
The way Concubine Li argued vigorously was seen as quibbling by others.
It was not until Eunuch Yin interrogated the palace maids of Qiwu Palace that Empress Duan brought the young palace maid from the imperial kitchen to Concubine Li.
It’s strange why Concubine Li hates me so much. There are always people who want to harm this princess.
[If Daddy knew that the child in Concubine Li's belly was caused by witchcraft, would he be frightened? We can't let Concubine Li jump around anymore. ]
The little princess's thoughts were somewhat surprising to Emperor Shangwen.
Emperor Shangwen looked at the maid coldly and said, "Tell me what you know, and I may consider sparing your life."
The maid was threatened by Concubine Li, but she knew clearly who was the most powerful person in the palace, and as long as Emperor Shangwen said a word, she would be safe.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Li had someone buy the poison of Hedinghong and asked me to poison the little princess and His Highness. I couldn't bear it, so I only took half of it. I know I was wrong, and I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
Emperor Shangwen looked at the pale-faced Concubine Li. What was there that he didn't understand? He had given her the opportunity, but Concubine Li was useless.
"Concubine Li secretly bribed the maid and tried to harm the princess. Please punish Concubine Li."
Concubine Li knelt on the ground and refused to confess. "I have never done anything. Please, Your Majesty, clear my name."
Emperor Shangwen was too lazy to verify it. He thought that Concubine Li acted too hastily this time and there were too many flaws. This was why Emperor Shangwen had some ideas in his mind.
"Queen, how do you think we should punish Concubine Li?"
Queen Duan took a look at the Qiwu Palace and saw that most of the people there were arranged by Prime Minister Lu.
It’s not entirely true to say that they are here to serve Lu Jiali, but these people are all members of the Lu family’s influence, so it’s better to take this opportunity to deal with them.
Besides, Queen Duan already knew that the baby in Concubine Li's belly could not be born, so Concubine Li posed no threat to her anymore.
"I think that now that she has agreed, she should live in an ordinary palace, and there shouldn't be so many people serving her in the palace. Your Majesty, please remove the maidservants around Concubine Li and I will make the arrangements."
Concubine Li's face changed drastically. These maids were carefully selected by her father. Keeping them would be useful in the future. If they were sent away, wouldn't it be disadvantageous to her?
"Your Majesty, I have done nothing wrong. I am just infatuated with you. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Xiao Ruyu was so angry that she wanted to scratch Concubine Hua Lifei's face, she said sullenly.
[Your life is precious, but mine and my stinky brother's life are not worth it. You dare to attack in front of mother without even considering your own strength. You really make this princess laugh.]
If you want to turn the tables by relying on the baby in your belly, forget it. The baby in your belly is created by witchcraft, it is clearly fictitious. Your father didn't find out the truth and that's why he didn't punish you.
When the little princess complained, Emperor Shangwen couldn't help laughing. Concubine Li and Prime Minister Lu were so bold that they dared to pretend to be a paper tiger to compete for favors!
He ordered someone to invite Doctor Yang to come and confirm something.
After a while, Doctor Yang really came with a medicine box on his back. After being busy all day, there was a hint of fatigue in his eyes.
"Your Majesty."
Emperor Shang Wen glanced at Concubine Li without any emotion and said in a deep voice, "Treat Concubine Li."
When Concubine Li saw Imperial Physician Yang, she became inexplicably nervous and even began to defend herself by throwing dirty water on him.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Yang has always been on good terms with the Empress. How can you trust what he says? I dare not lie to Your Majesty. How can you hurt my heart like this?"
Doctor Yang rolled his eyes and started to mock without hesitation.
"I don't know whether Madam Li is doubting my ability or feels that my character is untrustworthy. Naturally, I dare not neglect my medical skills."
He checked Concubine Li's pulse without further ado, and found that her pulse was indeed very disordered.
Xiao Ruyu secretly used her spiritual power, and Doctor Yang cooperated with Xiao Ruyu to fix Concubine Li with a needle. Then a poisonous insect appeared and disappeared between Concubine Li's wrists. It looked a little scary anyway.
After seeing this, Emperor Shangwen didn't want to continue talking. Concubine Li's fake pregnancy was also confirmed.
"Concubine Li, you are so bold, how dare you fake a pregnancy?"
Concubine Li hurriedly shook her head, "Impossible, I am clearly pregnant, and someone clearly told me about this.
How could he lie to me? I am pregnant with the Emperor's child. It is already four months old. He will be born in another six months. Your Majesty, you cannot be so biased towards the little princess."
Doctor Yang ruthlessly exposed all his thoughts and sneered.
"Could it be that Your Majesty really doesn't know what's going on with the baby in her belly?
It was obvious that he was using witchcraft to create an illusion, and the so-called bloodline was just a cover-up.
Could it be that the Queen wants to wait until the day of giving birth to find a child through transplantation?"
Concubine Li subconsciously wanted to argue that women know their own bodies best.
The reason why she was so frightened and tried to kill Queen Duan's children by the most vile means was naturally because her so-called pregnancy was fake.
Even though Shan Wandong postponed her period, she still got her period last month. Thinking back to what Shan Wandong said, it was clear that it was full of loopholes.
Her health was actually in extremely poor condition. It was difficult for her to survive, let alone anything else.
"How do you know? Did you come up with this idea?"
Concubine Li was simply stunned. She didn't believe that Imperial Doctor Yang was so smart that he could guess everything.
Doctor Yang sneered, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. It's not difficult to know the answer to this question. There is always a loophole in everything, and it's always like this."
Emperor Shangwen issued the final imperial decree without mercy, sending Concubine Li to the Buddhist temple for meditation. Without his permission, Concubine Li was not allowed to leave the Buddhist temple in Qiwu Palace.
In fact, this is also a disguised form of house arrest.
No matter how Concubine Li said that she was innocent, Emperor Shangwen would never believe it. He only believed the truth he saw before his eyes.
This time, not only was Concubine Li confined to her house, but all the valuables in Qiwu Palace were taken away.
Qiwu Palace suddenly became deserted, like a cold palace.