"Noble Lady Zhou, please accept the imperial edict," Eunuch Li held the imperial edict in both hands and gestured for Zhou Hui to kowtow before accepting it.
Zhou Hui knelt on the ground, her eyes blank, obviously she had not yet recovered from the shock.
Jiang Zhili was not in a hurry. She just looked at the expression on Zhou Hui's face, waiting for her to recover from her shock.
Bai Cui, who was standing by, couldn't bear it.
She reminded softly: "Your Excellency, please accept my order."
Zhou Hui, who was in disbelief, finally reacted. She stood up, snatched the imperial edict from Eunuch Li's hand, and began to look at it carefully.
She didn't believe it. She didn't believe that His Majesty would demote her to a noble!
Zhou Hui read the contents of the imperial edict word by word, but saw the four extremely glaring words "frame the offspring".
She suddenly looked up and looked at Jiang Zhili's belly.
Xiao Tao and Eunuch Li hurried forward and stood in front of Jiang Zhili.
Zhou Hui shook her head and muttered, "Impossible, impossible. Your Majesty is clearly in a state of...how could he possibly have children?"
But it was clearly written in the imperial edict that she was the one framing her offspring.
Could it be that Jiang Zhili is really pregnant? But she has only been in the palace for a few days...
Thinking of this, Zhou Hui suddenly remembered the night when His Majesty left the palace.
"You bitch! How dare you plot against His Majesty!" Zhou Hui looked at Jiang Zhili fiercely.
There were countless women in the harem, but none of them had given birth over the years. She couldn't believe that Jiang Zhili got pregnant in just one night!
There must be something fishy going on here!
Thinking of this, Zhou Hui tightly grasped the imperial edict and rushed towards Jiang Zhili. She wanted to see whether this bitch Jiang Zhili was really pregnant or not.
The palace maids around noticed Zhou Hui's actions, stepped forward to restrain her, and made her kneel in front of Jiang Zhili.
After Zhou Hui's actions, her hair was already disheveled and her face was very pale. Combined with the gauze on her face, she looked a little crazy.
Jiang Zhili was carefully supported by Xiaotao, and she looked down at the embarrassed Zhou Hui.
Zhou Hui was pinned to the ground, unable to move. She raised her head and looked hatefully at Jiang Zhili in front of her.
Zhou Hui's eyes were vicious and cruel, making people feel cold on their backs. Xiao Tao held Jiang Zhili's hand and couldn't help but tighten it.
Mr. Zhou's appearance is really scary.
Jiang Zhili was not afraid of Zhou Hui. She had a gentle smile on her lips and her eyes were fixed on the gauze on Zhou Hui's face.
"That kick that Noble Lady Zhou gave me yesterday really hurt. Now let me see if the blow you hit against the corner of the table was serious."
After saying that, Jiang Zhili raised her hand and tore off the gauze on Zhou Hui's face.
"Ah——" Zhou Hui's face twitched and she couldn't help but scream in pain.
The purple wound on her face was exposed.
Zhou Hui's entire cheekbone was bruised by the corner of the table and looked swollen. The purple color almost spread to her entire cheek, and even the fundus of the eye on the injured side was a little bloodshot.
Without the gauze covering it, Zhou Hui's half-bruised face looked a little scary.
Jiang Zhili blinked, his gentle tone tinged with sarcasm: "Tsk, Your Majesty is really cruel. He actually injured Concubine Zhou like this, and after carrying me back to the Qinzheng Palace, he didn't mention Concubine Zhou a word.
Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, you are only concerned about the happiness of the child in my belly. Concubine Zhou is kind-hearted and will not blame me, right? "
Concubine Zhou was being held on the ground, and she felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave.
Although it was summer, she felt cold all over.
Even her aunt doesn't care about her anymore...
Zhou Hui looked a little distracted, but she didn't accept her fate in her heart. Instead, she hated Jiang Zhili even more.
She murmured, "You deceived His Majesty and Auntie. You are a demon, a demon that brings disaster to Yu Country. His Majesty and Auntie cannot judge people clearly. You deserve to die, you really deserve to die!"
At the end of her words, jealousy burned in Zhou Hui's eyes. She struggled and screamed, trying to get up and pounce on Jiang Zhili, but was pinned down by the palace servants around her and could not move.
Zhou Hui could only rage helplessly, collapse and scream, like a mad woman...
At this moment, she knew what anger and despair were.
She knew too well how important an heir was to His Majesty and the entire Yu Kingdom. Jiang Zhili's pregnancy was like having a golden ticket to immunity from death.
Even if Jiang Zhili wanted the moon in the sky, His Majesty and her aunt would pick it up and bring it to her.
If Jiang Zhili wanted to suppress her so that she would never be able to stand up again, it would be easier than crushing an ant...
Jiang Zhili had seen enough of Zhou Hui's collapsed look, and then he happily left Chuxiu Palace with the palace servants.
The gate of Chuxiu Palace was closed again.
Zhou Hui slumped on the ground, everything about Jiang Zhili kept flashing through her mind.
"My dear, my dear, you have to cheer up," Bai Cui wiped her tears and helped Zhou Hui up.
Zhou Hui entered the hall with Bai Cui, still clutching the imperial edict tightly in her hand.
Bai Cui continued, "Mother... Noble Lady, Noble Concubine Yi still has the bracelet on her hand. We still have a chance. You must hold on!"
Zhou Hui pursed her lips, her face icy cold: "I must hold on. There must be something fishy about that bitch's pregnancy. Even if she is really pregnant, it can't be your Majesty's!
What's more, it's impossible for her to give birth safely with that bracelet. She wants to abort me while I'm pregnant, but I won't fall for her trick!
Now I just have to wait for her pregnancy to abort on its own."
She was extremely glad at this moment that she had given the bracelet away.
Bai Cui's face was filled with worry: "Wasn't it too ostentatious when Her Majesty gave Concubine Yi the bracelet that day...
Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager are very concerned about having children. If Concubine Yi has a miscarriage, they will definitely investigate thoroughly, and they might even find out about the bracelet."
Zhou Hui raised her hand and touched the injured half of her face.
A sinister smile appeared on her face: "Although my gift of the bracelet is ostentatious, it is nothing compared to Concubine Chen's jealousy and hatred for Concubine Yi's pregnancy!
Bai Cui, find a suitable time and send a message to Concubine Chen's palace..."
How would Concubine Chen react if she found out that Jiang Zhili was not pregnant with a royal heir?
Bai Cui hesitated, and she spoke carefully, "My lord, if I don't handle this matter properly, it might implicate you. My mother has only one child, and I am her only child..."
She didn't want to die, and she also thought about her age, so she left the palace to accompany her mother.
Zhou Hui sneered. She looked at Bai Cui and said sarcastically, "It really is true that when the wall falls, everyone pushes it. Now even you want to disobey me?"
Bai Cui knelt down and kowtowed to Zhou Hui. "My dear, that's not what I meant. I just think there must be other ways..."
Before Bai Cui could finish her words, she was slapped by Zhou Hui.
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