"Have you checked it out?"
"Your Majesty, we have thoroughly investigated. The child is indeed the child of Su Wenzhi and Chen Lu."
A secret conversation was taking place in Xingqing Palace.
Wei Zhong stood in the center of the hall and reported the results of the investigation.
The Jinwu Guards secretly arrested the cook and interrogated her overnight.
The cook couldn't stand the torture and confessed everything.
Emperor Wende smiled coldly and said through gritted teeth, "He is indeed the child of a traitor."
Wei Zhong lowered his head and didn't dare to respond.
"Have Chen Min and Gu Yu found out clearly? Are they involved?" Emperor Wende asked again.
Wei Zhong took a deep breath, glanced furtively at Chang En standing behind His Majesty, and then said, "According to the cook, Chen Min and Gu Yu were kept in the dark and had no idea about it."
Chang En glanced at Wei Zhong approvingly.
He is a sensible person.
He is not so cruel as to easily provoke a major crime.
At this time, Wei Zhong only needed to say that Chen Min and Gu Yu knew about it, and it might be related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which would trigger a new round of bloody storm.
Since Empress Dowager Xiao was poisoned, Emperor Wende has become increasingly insane and bloodthirsty. He would impose capital punishment at will and would not listen to any persuasion.
As long as Wei Zhong keeps biting Liu Zhao, Liu Zhao will be skinned alive even if he doesn't die.
The other princes can't expect to stay out of this either.
It will snowball into a major case with tens of thousands of people implicated.
The consequences are unimaginable.
Fortunately, Wei Zhong still had his wits about him and suppressed the urge in his heart.
Emperor Wende drummed his fingers on the table and ordered Wei Zhong, "Deal with it thoroughly! If you don't remove the grass at its roots, it will grow again in the spring breeze."
"I obey your command!"
Wei Zhong took the order and left.
From then on, the cook and the child were never seen again in the world.
Two people completely disappeared from the world.
Emperor Wende was filled with rage.
Killing one is not enough.
It's far from enough to calm his anger!
It was in vain that he trusted Chen Lu and was willing to give him a chance, even meeting his conditions, cooperating with him in acting, and promising to keep the baby in Zhou Yi's belly.
As a result, Chen Lu played tricks on him.
hehe!
Emperor Wende turned around suddenly and stared at Chang En.
Chang En's heart trembled and he bowed his head.
Emperor Wende said to Chang En, "Whatever means are used to get rid of the child in Zhou Yi's belly. I will never allow the traitor's child to live in this world. If you dare to play tricks on me, I will make sure that your descendants are completely extinct."
Chang En's lips were dry, and he asked cautiously, "How should I explain this to Princess Huyang?"
Emperor Wende chuckled, "Try to act as naturally as possible, Huyang won't suspect anything."
"I obey your command!"
…
Since Chen Lu's death, Zhou Yi has often suffered from nightmares.
She often dreams of Chen Lu lying in a coffin, looking at her with a pair of emotionless eyes.
She was startled awake from her dreams several times.
The whole person became thinner visibly.
The baby is still young and the belly is not obvious yet.
But she could already feel the baby moving in her belly.
If it weren't for her child, she would have collapsed long ago.
Princess Fuming always scolded her, "What an injustice! I've told you Chen Lu is not a good person, yet you still willingly gave birth to his child. Is it worth it to endure this suffering?"
Zhou Yi nodded repeatedly, "It's worth it! I said, I'm not giving birth to a child for him, I'm giving birth to a child for myself."
Princess Fuming sneered, "What's the point of being stubborn? Chen Lu has ruined your life, and yet you still speak up for him with all your heart. You're truly foolish. Chen Lu is dead, and that's all he has left. And you, are you planning to spend the rest of your life with this child? Absurd!"
Zhou Yi said stubbornly, "Having a child is better than not having one. I finally got pregnant, can't your mother say a few less words?"
"cannot!"
Princess Fuming has been in a bad mood. She has been holding back her anger since the day Chen Lu started clamoring to marry Zhou Yi.
His Majesty granted the marriage, and she endured it.
Thinking that it was the emperor who granted the marriage, she reluctantly accepted Chen Lu as her son-in-law.
As a result, when the wedding date was approaching, the person disappeared.
Later, the person died!
It was like a pre-planned drama.
Fu Ming's anger not only did not subside because of Chen Lu's death, but instead became even more intense.
She complained, "Logically, with such a big incident happening, as the victim, Huyang or Chenmin should at least come to see you and apologize. Instead, neither mother nor daughter showed up, and they just sent a servant to send you away. Tell me, what do you want? In the eyes of Huyang and Chenmin, you're practically a servant."
Zhou Yi was very annoyed. "Can you please stop talking? I'm tired of hearing all this."
Fu Ming chuckled, "You're tired of hearing it, but I'm not. You're just not in your right mind, so you're flirting with Chen Lu. What kind of vision do you have? You could be attracted to anyone else, but Chen Lu. Ridiculous!"
"Stop talking, stop talking... I, my stomach hurts... It hurts so much..."
Zhou Yi felt irritable at first, and then suddenly felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen.
The lower body is wet.
A wipe of the hand, a handful of blood.
Zhou Yi's face turned pale as she screamed in fear, "Child, child, my child... Mother, my child..."
As soon as Fu Ming saw the bleeding, he knew the situation was not good and acted decisively. "Hurry up and lie down. Don't be afraid. I'm here. Someone, get the doctor here quickly! Go get the doctor! Bring a bowl of the medicine to preserve the pregnancy..."
For Zhou Yi, every minute and every second of the following time was torture.
It’s no longer the case that every day feels like a year, but every minute feels like a year.
The doctor was called in.
The doctor took the patient's pulse, gave him acupuncture and administered medicine in an orderly manner.
The bleeding stopped successfully.
"Doctor, where's the child?"
The doctor shook his head and said, "My medical skills are not good enough. I couldn't save the child."
Zhou Yi burst into tears.
Fu Ming was also sad and comforted Zhou Yi, "Don't cry, don't cry, be careful not to hurt your body. You are still in the early stage of confinement, you can't cry."
Then, Fu Ming asked the doctor, "Doctor, will my daughter Yi'er still have a chance to get pregnant in the future?"
The doctor shook his head. "It's difficult. As you get older, it becomes almost impossible to get pregnant."
When Zhou Yi heard this, she cried so hard that she almost fainted.
Fu Ming sighed and asked his servant to send the doctor out first.
She stayed by Zhou Yi's side, worried that something might happen to her.
She secretly thought in her heart that it was better to lose the child.
She is very selfish. She would rather Zhou Yi be childless for her whole life than have Zhou Yi give birth to a child for Chen Lu.
Princess Fuming never liked Chen Lu.
I can’t explain why, I just don’t like it.
When Chen Lu was little, she felt disgusted the first time she saw him.
Some children are born annoying.
Chen Lu belongs to this category.
Princess Fuming sighed repeatedly and thought it would be better to abort the child so that they wouldn't get tired of looking at the child in the future.
…
The news of Zhou Yi's miscarriage could not be concealed.
The news soon reached Huyang's ears.
Hu Yang was stunned when he suddenly heard the news.
Even the little monk Wuwei was left aside by Huyang.
Huyang’s first reaction was that the emperor had changed his mind!
The emperor finally couldn't hold back and took action, causing Zhou Yi to have a miscarriage and completely extinct the Chen family. This was what an emperor wanted.
Hu Yang lowered his head, his shoulders twitching.
I don’t know whether I’m crying or laughing.
Or crying and laughing.
She murmured to herself, "It's better to lose the child. It's all over!"
She sighed tiredly, as if she had released all the depression of the past few decades, and her whole body was full of energy again.
She called the housekeeper over and said, "Prepare a fine gift and send it to Zhou Yi. Tell her it's a small compensation from me, and tell her to relax and take good care of her health."
After thinking for a moment, she took off the jade bracelet worth a thousand gold from her wrist and said, "Send these two bracelets over as well. Tell her that I won't visit her. Her marriage with Chen Lu will be treated as if it never happened. It will be better for both of them."
The housekeeper asked cautiously, "Won't the Queen go there in person?"
Hu Yang shook his head. "I won't go. Remember to watch your mouth and don't talk nonsense."
"I understand."
…
Emperor Wende waited for Huyang to enter the palace to question him.
He had already thought of the wording and how to appease Hu Yang, and even prepared a gift to send Hu Yang away.
Emperor Wende was rarely generous and prepared valuable items for Huyang, but they did not have the imperial emblem and could be sold at any time.
Emperor Wende was very thoughtful and knew Huyang very well.
Knowing that Huyang loves money, he specially rewards Huyang with toys that can be exchanged for money to make him happy.
It's a good intention.
As a result, no matter how long they waited, Hu Yang never showed up.
Emperor Wende was curious and asked Chang En, "What is Huyang busy with?"
"Your Majesty, the princess went out for a trip yesterday with a few of her lovers. It is said that this trip will take at least two weeks."
Emperor Wende's mouth twitched, and he held his forehead and asked, "Does she not know about Zhou Yi's miscarriage?"
Chang En bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the princess knows that Zhou Yi had a miscarriage. She even sent someone to give Zhou Yi a fine gift and told her to take good care of her health and not to overthink it."
Emperor Wende was even more surprised. "Zhou Yi had a miscarriage, but she didn't even enter the palace?"
Chang En's eyebrows twitched. It was a good thing that Hu Yang did not enter the palace.
But from the tone of His Majesty's voice, he seemed to be very regretful.
Is Your Majesty regretting that the gift he carefully prepared cannot be given away?
Chang En suddenly thought of a word: cheapskate!
These three words flashed through his mind, and he was so scared that he almost knelt on the ground to apologize.
He quickly threw the word "cheap bastard" out of his head.
He is really tired of living and actually thinks that Your Majesty is being a masochist.
It shouldn't be!
You should never have such thoughts.
Because of this matter, Chang En has been reflecting on himself, wondering if he has been too lax recently and is feeling too nervous.
Quickly tighten the skin.
Serving the king is like serving a tiger. You cannot be lax at all.
Emperor Wende was in a bad mood and felt uncomfortable.
Hu Yang didn't even go to the palace to cause trouble with him?
So disappointed!
This is totally not Huyang’s style!
"Have I been too harsh on her? Has she become estranged from me?"
"She has had this temper since she was little. Even my father can't do anything about her, so why should I be so harsh on her?"
"If the Queen Mother knew that Huyang and I were estranged, she would definitely be unhappy."
"Should I compensate her?"
"She must be frightened. I was too impatient and frightened her. Well, I only have this one sister. From now on, I will continue to tolerate her. Send someone to deliver the gift I prepared for her and tell her to have fun. Tell me what she needs and I will satisfy her."
"As you wish!"
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