Perhaps because she was too shocked, Concubine Jiang accidentally said what was in her heart.
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Tinghao's face became even gloomier, and the air around him seemed to have frozen, making the servants around him so cold that they got goose bumps all over their bodies.
"Next!"
Without any intention of explaining to Concubine Jiang, the prince, with a cold face, led the palace physician and servant to the courtyard of the next concubine.
Confused Concubine Jiang also followed behind and went to the other concubine's room...
**
"Beauty Yue, you, aren't you curious?"
Listening to the noise outside, Taohong was extremely curious, but since Liu Ruyue, the master, didn't follow, she, as a maid, naturally couldn't go up either.
"snort!"
Hearing that the maid was instigating her, Liu Ruyue snorted coldly, raised her eyes slightly, looked at the maid in front of her nonchalantly, and said faintly: "Why are you curious? Anyway, your good princess is going to be in big trouble."
After saying this, he continued to enjoy his dinner elegantly and leisurely under Tao Hongliu Lu's shocked gaze: Instead of following to watch the fun, it would be better to eat more to replenish the body and conserve energy, and then work harder in the evening.
Everyone has limited energy, so they must know where to spend their energy.
After dinner, Liu Ruyue went to bed to rest...
The backyard of the palace became increasingly lively. At first, it was just Concubine Jiang, then Concubine Wang, Concubine Li, Concubine Zhang...
The court physician examined more than 20 concubines in a row and found that all of them had been given abortion drugs. With each new one he found, Zhao Tinghao's face became uglier.
The commotion here was so loud that not only Liu Mengyao knew about it, but even the old princess who usually didn't take care of things heard the noise and rushed over.
"Check it out! Check it out for me thoroughly!"
Knowing that someone actually dared to give the concubine in the mansion a contraceptive drug, the old princess was furious and shouted sternly.
The usually gentle old princess exploded in anger, scaring Liu Mengyao, who had just walked out of the courtyard, so much that she shivered and looked uneasily at Aunt Zhang behind her.
The latter patted her arm and looked at her soothingly for a few times. Only then did Liu Mengyao muster up the courage to step into the courtyard which was now crowded with people.
After visiting more than ten courtyards, Zhao Tinghao found it troublesome and asked the servant to notify the remaining concubines to come directly to this courtyard for examination. At this moment, the court doctor was like a worker tightening screws on an assembly line, quickly checking the physical condition of each concubine.
Seeing Liu Mengyao walk in, she thought she was also notified by the prince, and immediately said, "Princess, please wait a moment. I will examine you right after I finish examining Concubine Zhou!"
Liu Mengyao did not respond to the palace doctor. Instead, she looked at the old princess and Zhao Tinghao and asked, "Mother, Prince, what happened?"
Even though she had already guessed something in her heart, Liu Mengyao still looked innocent on the surface.
The old princess arrived late and had no idea why her son was investigating this matter. She did not suspect her daughter-in-law. Instead, she looked at Liu Mengyao with concern and said, "Yao'er, quickly ask the palace doctor to check your body. Someone is so bold as to give the concubines in the palace a sterilizing drug."
The old princess saw that the court doctor had finished examining Concubine Zhou and immediately waved for someone to come over.
It was too late for Liu Mengyao to refuse, so she could only let the court doctor take her pulse.
"how?"
Seeing the court doctor's frown gradually relax, the old princess felt a glimmer of hope in her heart and asked anxiously.
"It's okay, the princess doesn't have any Chinese medicine!"
As soon as the old princess asked the question, the court doctor immediately replied excitedly.
When Liu Mengyao heard the words of the court doctor, her heart skipped a beat: so many women have taken Chinese medicine, but she is the only one who is fine. Isn't this too obvious?
Just as her mind was racing, thinking about how to explain, she heard Zhao Tinghao's majestic voice: "Liu, shouldn't you give me an explanation for this matter?"
Hearing her son's question, the old princess looked at Liu Mengyao in confusion and asked, "How, how could it be? You are Hao'er's princess, how could you drug his women?"
Being questioned, Liu Mengyao had no idea how much Zhao Tinghao knew. She fell to her knees, crying as if she had thought about it hundreds or thousands of times before, "Mother, Prince, it's Mengyao who has let you down. Mengyao knows that as a mistress, especially the mistress of Prince Yan's Mansion, I need to prioritize the glory of the mansion and my offspring.
But, mother, prince, I really can't do this. My heart and eyes are full of you. When I think about if another woman gave birth to the prince before me, my heart aches so much.
Therefore, I thought of drugging my sisters, just wanting to monopolize the prince's favor.
I was wrong. My mistake was that I loved the prince too much..."
Liu Mengyao knelt on the ground and cried miserably, expressing her true love for the prince in a resentful voice. She managed to quench some of the anger in the hearts of the old princess and Prince Yan. However, the eyes of the concubines around her who knew that they were drugged by the princess all turned red when they looked at Liu Mengyao. They wanted to go forward and tear Liu Mengyao to pieces. They all knelt on the ground and begged the old princess and the prince to take charge of them.
They all knew in their hearts that the Prince of Yan was most likely to have problems with having children, but it was the Prince of Yan who was unable to have children, not them. Wouldn't it be good for them to live a peaceful and stable life in the Prince of Yan's mansion?
But now, they were drugged and their chances of having children were cut off.
They are still clear about the huge gap between their own inability to have children and men's inability to have children.
The old princess and Prince Yan's hearts, which had been softened by Liu Mengyao's crying, became even more angry at the concubines. Seeing their anger, Liu Mengyao cried even harder.
For a moment, the backyard of the palace was filled with the howling of ghosts and wolves. The old princess gnashed her teeth in anger and shouted at Liu Mengyao, "Lock up Liu and ask Minister Liu to come here tomorrow morning!"
After saying this, no matter how Liu Mengyao begged, Zhao Tinghao had Liu Mengyao locked up. After sending away the group of crying girls, he walked towards Liu Ruyue's yard in anger.
Liu Ruyue, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by someone. She opened her eyes and saw that it was Zhao Tinghao who left in the afternoon. A triumphant smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: She knew that after a big scene at night, Zhao Tinghao was upset and wanted to find a place to rest his body and mind. Apart from the study, her small courtyard was the only place.
Compared to the cold study, she was sure that Zhao Tinghao would prefer to come to her warm and comfortable courtyard.
Her delicate hand gently stroked the man's furrowed brow, and Liu Ruyue shyly called out "Your Highness".
However, the frown on the man's face didn't relax, but instead became even more severe. He asked with a hint of suspicion in his eyes, "How did you know there was a sterilizing drug in the tonic soup?"
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