The Sixth Prince's hot water bottle fell to the ground, startling the wet nurse who was engrossed in watching the fireworks.
To provide warmth, the hot water bottle was filled with hot water. When it fell to the ground, the scalding hot water splashed onto the wet nurse's foot, startling several people nearby.
It is well known that when people are frightened, they will instinctively try to dodge. If there are many people around, these people will naturally bump into other people if they suddenly dodge to the side.
Like dominoes, with the Sixth Prince at the center, people around him lost their balance due to the impact, and many fell down one after another.
The commotion here was quite loud, and the crowd became noisy and restless because of it.
Hongli frowned. What had happened on this joyous day that made it so noisy?
Li Yu had already sent people over when the incident occurred. Now, Hongli gave him a look, and Li Yu whispered that he had already sent people, which made Hongli nod with a gentle expression.
Behind the concubines were the princes and princesses. The sixth prince was small and was held by his wet nurse, standing on the side. Xilin Jueluo was two rows away from him, but they were all on the side and relatively close.
Bihua was overjoyed; the opportunity she had been waiting for had finally arrived.
She secretly patted the still dazed Xilin Jue Luo Shi and said in a very soft voice, "Master, this is a good opportunity. Quickly pretend to fall!"
Pulled back to reality by the voice, Xilinjueluo regained her senses and realized that Bihua was right; this was indeed a good opportunity.
Amidst the commotion in the crowd, and seeing that those around her were also getting agitated, Xilinjueluo was "accidentally" knocked down.
Then, as she fell, she bent down and put another small pill into her mouth.
This was also made by Physician Wang. After taking it, it can change the pulse, and the imperial physicians will only be able to diagnose the miscarriage, but will not be able to detect her original true pulse.
Blood flowed down her thighs, and Xilin Jueluo clutched her stomach and wailed. Bihua also delivered a powerful performance, portraying the anxious palace maid very realistically.
This was serious. Rumors spread among the crowd that Consort E had tripped and fallen, and that she might have miscarried. Niohuru, who was nearby, also heard Consort E's cries of pain and became extremely anxious.
As soon as the Empress Dowager spoke, the crowd immediately fell silent. Niohuru ordered people to quickly carry Xilinjueluo to a safe and quiet place, for fear that the crowd would disturb her.
The strong old women carried Consort E to a nearby palace to settle her in, while Niohuru prayed in her heart that nothing bad would happen on this joyous day.
After Niohuru finished praying, she turned around and saw Yunyi standing behind her. Feeling uncomfortable, she said a few words of scolding.
Yunyi was completely baffled. She hadn't done anything, so how could the old woman blame her?
After taking her anger out on the disliked Lady Gao, the somewhat confused Lady Niohuru also felt that Empress Fucha had not done a good job, and muttered a few words of criticism in a lukewarm manner.
Hongli was speechless. How come his mother had become even more unreasonable since she became Empress Dowager?
What does this have to do with Gao? She stood there quietly without moving, so why blame her for no reason?
The Empress was also innocent; her carefully prepared New Year's banquet was ruined by Xilin Jueluo, and she also suffered an undeserved calamity from her mother's anger.
While Emperor Hongli felt sorry for his wives and concubines, he was also dissatisfied with his mother, Lady Niohuru.
After this incident, Hongli guessed the intentions of the Xilin Gioro clan. Although he wanted to watch the show, he did not want to be the one being watched.
He first dismissed the princes, ministers, and their families, and only after the concubines of the harem remained did Hongli have the mind to deal with the matter of the Xilin Gioro clan.
Just then, the imperial physician came to report that Consort E had miscarried.
Physician Wang was indeed very skilled. The pills he gave to Lady Xilinjueluo were extremely effective. The physician examined her for a long time but could only say that she had miscarried, without finding any other problems.
Before Hongli could speak, Niohuru asked anxiously, "Is Consort E really having a miscarriage? Is there no way to save her?"
The imperial physician shook his head, indicating there was nothing he could do, which made Lady Niohuru even more heartbroken.
She had high hopes for this pregnancy. The Xilin Gioro family was of high status and they were from the Manchu Banner. Her child would be the highest-ranking person in the harem besides the Gao family.
Although she hoped that her daughter-in-law, Lady Fuca, could give birth to a legitimate son, if Lady Fuca failed to achieve her wish, Lady Niohuru could continue to manipulate the situation so that the child of Lady Xilin Gioro could become the crown prince.
It can be said that Xilin Gioro was a tool chosen by Niohuru, a tool that could connect with Fucha and suppress Gao.
But now that this "tool" has "aborted," Niohuru's plan has fallen through, and she is heartbroken.
The thought that Empress Fucha would not give birth to a legitimate son, and that the throne would be given to Empress Gao and her son, with Empress Gao becoming the Empress Dowager, made Empress Niohuru feel uncomfortable.
Thinking about this, she regretted it. She shouldn't have been soft-hearted and agreed to her son's request. If she had dealt with the Gao family back then, none of this would have happened.
Upon hearing that Consort E had miscarried, Niohuru felt uncomfortable and found herself displeasing everyone present.
As the cause of the incident, the Sixth Prince, Niohuru, would not blame her beloved grandson, but the wet nurse who served the Sixth Prince and his mother, Jin, could not escape accountability.
Niohuru even wanted to punish the palace maids, eunuchs, and nannies who had fallen around her, as well as a few young concubines.
Seeing that Hongli's anger was growing, Empress Fucha felt a little soft-hearted and wanted to plead for these people, but was scolded by Niohuru in her rage.
Hongli finally couldn't hold back his anger. He felt that his mother was so stupid and unreasonable, completely fooled by Xilin Jue Luo Shi, and was even here taking revenge for that woman.
Looking at the others around him, Hongli first patted the Empress's hand to comfort her silently, and then told her to take the other concubines back.
Afterwards, Hongli pulled his mother back to Shou Kang Palace. He wanted to tell her the whole truth, because he really didn't want to see his mother do anything foolish.
Leaving aside how angry, remorseful, and ashamed Niohuru felt after learning the truth, one thing is certain: the favor bestowed upon Xilin Gioro was over.
After the New Year's banquet, everyone could clearly sense that Consort E had fallen out of favor. The Emperor hadn't visited her for a long time, and even the Empress Dowager hadn't shown any concern for her since that day.
No one knew what had happened. Hongli wouldn't say that his concubines had faked their pregnancies, and Niohuru didn't want people to know that Xilinjueluo had lied about her pregnancy.
The mother and son both remained silent, so no one else knew the truth of the matter.
Although she didn't say it, Niohuru, the instigator of the whole thing, said she wouldn't let this person off the hook.
But before she could take any action, Hongli demoted Consort E to the lowest rank of concubine, citing her breach of etiquette before the emperor, and confined her to the palace for six months, forbidding her from leaving.
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