What?
"Who hit it?" Ning Yuxi asked in surprise.
"The eldest princess."
"The eldest princess? How could she have bumped into Concubine Xiao?" Ning Yuxi thought of something and said, "You just came in from outside too. Will she implicate you?"
Xianpin comforted the third princess in her arms: "Don't worry, Shuyun and I are far away and will not be implicated. Just now, Shuyun and I walked to the door and suddenly heard a commotion coming from behind.
When I looked back, Concubine Xiao had already fallen to the ground, and beside her was only the stunned Princess. Then someone shouted, "The Princess knocked Concubine Xiao down."
At this time, the emperor and empress who were sitting at the top also knew about it. Because the guests were still there, the emperor did not leave, but asked the empress to go and see what was going on.
The queen agreed, found an excuse and quietly left.
At this time, Concubine Xiao had been helped to the side hall by the palace servants. The imperial physician had not arrived yet. The queen hurried into the side hall and heard Concubine Xiao's suppressed cry of pain as soon as she entered.
"Ah... My stomach hurts so much, my child..."
The Queen came to the bedside to check on Concubine Xiao's condition and asked her chief maid, Youzhu, "How is Concubine Xiao? Have you called the imperial physician?"
You Zhu said with red eyes: "Your Majesty, my master has had her period. I have asked someone to call the imperial physician, but he hasn't come yet. Your Majesty, it was the eldest princess who hit my master. Please, please, do something for my master."
The queen soothed him, "Okay, stop crying. Let's wait until the imperial physician comes to see us."
As she spoke, she turned to look at Rong Xin, the palace maid who was following her: "Go and see why the imperial physician hasn't arrived yet."
Rong Xin responded and retreated. Just as she reached the door, she ran into the imperial physician who came hurriedly.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "The doctor is coming! The doctor is coming!"
A path was immediately made clear in the chaotic palace. The Queen turned to look at the imperial physician and said with concern, "Imperial Physician Zhao, Concubine Xiao has fallen. Please go and see her quickly. You must save the dragon fetus."
Doctor Zhao knew that a fetus over three months old was most likely to have a miscarriage, so he did not dare to agree lightly and only said that he would do his best.
The queen cleared out the extra people in the bedroom and went to wait in the outer room. Only then did she have time to inquire about the details in detail.
She called over Xiao Guiren's personal maid, Youzhu, and asked sternly, "Youzhu, what's going on? How could Xiao Guiren be bumped into by the eldest princess out of the blue?"
You Zhu calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, my mistress has not been feeling well during her pregnancy, and she has been suffering from severe morning sickness. One of the dishes at the banquet today was too greasy, and she started to have difficulty eating. So she decided to come out for some fresh air, and will return when she feels better.
Unexpectedly, we ran into the princess on the road. Everything was going well, but for some reason, when we passed by the princess and her friends, the princess suddenly bumped into our master and knocked him to the ground.
The Queen frowned and asked, "Why did the eldest princess suddenly bump into your master? Did you have any conflict?"
You Zhu: "Your Majesty, I don't know either. Our master and the eldest princess just happened to meet by chance. There was no conflict. There were many palace servants present at the time, and they can all testify."
The queen then ordered everyone who had been present to come and questioned them one by one. She found that their testimonies were consistent with what Youzhu had said.
At this time, Doctor Zhao came out and reported to the Queen, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Concubine Xiao's dragon fetus... is gone."
Hearing this, the Queen's heart began to lift: "Doctor Zhao, is there really no other solution?"
Doctor Zhao shook his head with a bitter face.
The Queen fell silent for a moment. After Doctor Zhao bowed and left, the Queen turned around and went in to see Concubine Xiao.
At this moment, Concubine Xiao had fallen asleep. Her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, and her brows were tightly furrowed. It was obvious that she did not sleep well.
After the Queen ordered her men to take good care of Concubine Xiao, she withdrew and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the eldest princess? Bring her here."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone responded and went to look for the eldest princess.
Soon the eldest princess was brought in. Seeing the queen with a stern face, her heart sank.
Before she could speak, the Queen sternly said, "Grand Princess, why did you plot to murder the dragon fetus in Concubine Xiao's belly?"
"What, I didn't..."
"No? The dragon fetus in Concubine Xiao's belly is gone. It was you who hit her. Everyone saw it. Do you still want to deny it?" The Queen's tone became increasingly cold.
"No... I didn't mean to hit her, it's..."
Before she could finish her words, the Queen interrupted her: "You didn't mean it? Can a simple 'you didn't mean it' make up for the mistake you made? Can it make up for the pain that the Emperor and Concubine Xiao have suffered from the loss of their child?"
"It is a serious crime to murder the dragon fetus. Come, take the princess down and wait for her punishment."
As soon as the queen finished speaking, palace maids came over and held the eldest princess hostage, trying to take her away.
Seeing this, the eldest princess panicked: "No... I didn't, please go away, I want to see my father, please let me go..."
She struggled desperately, but she was still a child after all. Soon several palace servants held her hostage and were about to drag her out when the eunuch's voice came from the door: "The Emperor has arrived!"
The eldest princess seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and she shouted loudly: "Father, Father, save me."
Gu Qilan looked in the direction of the sound and saw the eldest princess being dragged out by two palace maids. His brows sank and he said sternly, "Stop it! You dare to attack the princess if you don't want to live."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the queen also signaled the palace servants to let the man go. The eldest princess was freed. She immediately ran behind Gu Qilan and hugged him with red eyes.
Gu Qilan comforted the eldest princess for a while, then looked at the queen: "What's going on?"
The Queen stepped forward and bowed before saying, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xiao is pregnant. All the palace people saw it. It was the eldest princess who knocked Concubine Xiao down, causing her miscarriage."
Hearing this, Gu Qilan's face darkened. He turned to look at the eldest princess behind him and asked, "Shu Yan, is what the Queen said true?"
The eldest princess hastily defended herself, "Father, I didn't do that. I have no reason to harm the dragon fetus. Father, someone must be trying to frame me."
"Someone wants to frame you?" Gu Qilan asked with a frown.
Without waiting for the eldest princess to reply, the queen said, "Princess, so many people saw that it was you who bumped into Concubine Xiao. How can you say that someone else framed you?"
The eldest princess forced herself to calm down and said to Gu Qilan, "Father, I felt my feet slip suddenly and I bumped into Concubine Xiao uncontrollably.
This son definitely didn't do it on purpose. I looked back and saw a puddle of water there for no apparent reason. It was because I stepped into that puddle that I lost control and bumped into Lady Xiao."
"Princess, you say someone framed you just based on a puddle of water? That's too far-fetched." The queen said expressionlessly.
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