Ye Zi was Su Wanti's personal maid, and everything she did must have been instructed by Su Wanti.
Although Wen Guiren didn't understand, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and stepped back.
The imperial concubine's words were so sincere that everyone who heard them was moved. Even Rong Zhou's heart softened a little and his expression eased a little.
No one in the palace dared to speak. In the huge Linde Hall, only the sad crying of the imperial concubine could be heard.
The imperial physician has already gone to examine the medicine residue.
After a while, the imperial physician came to report.
"Your Majesty, we have not found any herbs such as safflower, moutan bark, aconite root, or peach kernel in these dregs. The dregs contain herbs such as jujube kernel, cypress kernel, cinnabar, lotus seed, Polygonum multiflorum vine, and Albizia julibrissin bark. These are the most common tranquilizers."
Chi Liangdi in the corner's pupils trembled.
She raised her eyes to look at the imperial concubine, and saw that she was wiping away her tears and looking up at the emperor with a delicate and sad look.
The imperial concubine's clear eyes glanced in her direction seemingly unintentionally, with a hint of pride in her eyes.
Chi Liangdi began to panic.
The imperial concubine looked aggrieved, "Your Majesty, this is the tranquilizer I took. It doesn't contain any abortion-inducing medicine. Your Majesty has checked. Do you believe me now?"
Rong Zhou lowered his eyebrows slightly, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, please get up quickly and stop kneeling."
The Queen was unhappy, but she had to restrain her expression and said:
"My Lady, if you need to take tranquilizers, then go find the Imperial Physician to prescribe them. How can you prepare and take the medicine on your own? This is against the rules and has caused such a big misunderstanding."
Hearing this, the imperial concubine shed tears, looking like a pear blossom in the rain, so pitiful.
"I've been missing the Emperor lately and haven't been able to sleep well at night. I wanted to ask the Imperial Physician to see me, but I was afraid others would find out and say I was jealous of Concubine Su's pregnancy, which is why I'm restless day and night. I had no choice but to secretly have someone prepare a tranquilizer and take it privately. This is my fault. I know I was wrong and won't do it again. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
After hearing what the imperial concubine said, the emperor was somewhat moved.
The imperial concubine was bright and beautiful. When she was young, she always acted coquettishly and silly to him, which was very cute. Later, he was busy with state affairs and had no time to indulge in love affairs, so he neglected the imperial concubine.
I didn't expect that someone as proud as her would miss me to the point of being unable to eat or sleep at night.
"My Royal Concubine, I have been neglecting you recently." Rong Zhou gently comforted the Royal Concubine.
Hearing this, the imperial concubine widened her eyes in surprise, her cheeks flushed, and she looked like a shy little girl. "As long as the emperor remembers me, I am happy that I can see him from time to time."
Seeing this, Concubine Wen understood and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Ye Zi held her back and prevented her from rushing up foolishly.
The situation changed in the blink of an eye. Now the emperor and the imperial concubine are in love. If I had really rushed out to criticize the imperial concubine, I would have been in danger.
She looked at the imperial concubine coldly, and only then realized that the imperial concubine was only simple on the surface.
But think about it, how could the imperial concubine be such a simple-minded person if she could live safely in the palace for decades?
Seeing how affectionate she is with the emperor now, she will surely receive the emperor's favor in the future!
At this time, Chi Liangdi, who had been sitting in the corner and remained silent, was extremely frightened. Her face was pale, her eyes were flustered, and she didn't know where to put her hands.
At this time, the eunuch in front of the emperor came running into the hall and shouted, "Your Majesty, I have found more medicine residue in Chi Liangdi's palace."
"clang"
Chi Liangdi's body swayed and she lost her balance, knocking over the cups, plates and dishes in front of her.
The color drained from her face, and she knelt on the ground like a frightened bird, her voice trembling, "I have been disrespectful in front of your Highness. I beg Your Majesty to punish me. I didn't mean to do it..."
Her panicked reaction made everyone suspicious.
However, because of the previous example of the imperial concubine, even though everyone had doubts in their hearts, they dared not say anything.
Rong Zhou glared at Chi Liangdi coldly and said in a deep voice, "Let the imperial physician take a good look at it!"
Hearing this, Chi Liangdi closed her eyes and almost fainted.
At this moment, she realized that she had been plotted against by the imperial concubine.
This morning, she had someone hide the residue of the abortion medicine in the Imperial Concubine's Palace.
Now, the medicinal residue found in the imperial concubine's palace is a tranquilizer, not an abortion drug at all. So where did she hide the abortion drug residue?
Her plan must have been discovered by the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine found the residue of the abortion drug and hid it in her palace!
Otherwise, how could the drug residue be found in her palace?
Chi Liangdi was covered in cold sweat. She felt wet and sticky, like a fish lying on a chopping board, waiting for the knife to fall.
The imperial concubine sat next to Rong Zhou, her red lips curled up, with an expression that looked like she was enjoying a good show.
She pinched her handkerchief, gently covering the corners of her lips, and said softly, "Oh, Chi Liangdi, how come there are medicine residues in your palace? Did you also secretly take the medicine and drink it? What's wrong with you? Are you suffering from insomnia like me?"
The imperial concubine's mocking attitude and ambiguous words further strengthened Chi Liangdi's judgment.
Chi Liangdi's head was buzzing and she was speechless.
The imperial physician examined the medicine thoroughly and reported, "Your Majesty, I have carefully examined it and found safflower, moutan bark, aconite root, and peach kernel in the dregs. These are the same herbs used in the sweet soup with red dates and lotus seeds that Concubine Su drank."
"hiss--"
Everyone gasped.
Biting their ears, whispering.
"It's actually Chi Liangdi? She's so brave!"
"She is really desperate to kill herself by murdering the dragon fetus!"
"I didn't expect that she looked so gentle and docile, but her heart was so cruel!"
"You can only judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart!"
Rong Zhou was furious, his eyes seemed to be burning with fire, able to burn everything.
"What else do you have to say?"
His voice was like thunder, rumbling and making people tremble all over.
"I, I..." Chi Liangdi's eyes went dark, but she still tried her best to struggle.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. Someone has deliberately framed me! Someone must have hidden these medicinal residues in my palace! I beg Your Majesty to investigate!"
Chi Liangdi said these words bravely. After she finished speaking, she bit her lips tightly, fearing that she would faint from fear, which would really confirm the crime of murdering the dragon fetus.
As soon as she finished speaking, another person from the imperial court hurried into the hall.
The man was accompanied by a palace maid, who lowered her head and her face could not be seen clearly.
However, Chi Liangdi was very familiar with that palace maid. That palace maid was none other than her personal maid.
It's over, everything is over.
Chi Liangdi sat on the ground with a look of despair on her face.
"Your Majesty, this is Chi Liangdi's personal maid. Some have seen her leaving the palace frequently, and others have seen her buying herbs at a pharmacy. I've investigated and found that she bought safflower, moutan bark, aconite root, and peach kernel."
There are both witnesses and evidence, and the evidence is conclusive.
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