Chen Wan'er looked nervous.
"I don't understand what Your Majesty means!"
"What? Chen Wan'er, have you forgotten how you harmed my mother back then?" Consort Gao retorted.
"You used the guise of sisterly affection to send my mother tonics. Everyone says that you, as a concubine, respect the first wife, but little do they know that you harbor such wicked intentions!"
"You knew that if you directly attacked my mother, you would be thrown into jail after the truth came out, so you used this cover-up method!"
"You really are cunning. No wonder you were able to become the first wife. Now that you've given birth to a son, you've risen in status because of your son and have become the wife!"
"You're really riding high!"
Chen Wan'er trembled.
"Your Majesty, I truly had no intention of harming my sister! I only wanted to help her with her pregnancy."
"Preservation? How ridiculous! When the imperial physician came to check Mother's pulse, he said the fetus was a bit large and advised Mother to reduce her intake of tonics, but you acted as if you didn't hear him and still sent them over every day!"
"On the day my mother gave birth to me, she had a difficult labor. The midwife we had hired suddenly fell ill for some reason, and we had to find another midwife, which wasted some time and caused my mother to die in childbirth."
"Chen Wan'er, all the evil deeds you've committed! How many heads do you have to chop off?"
Chen Wan'er didn't know how to respond.
Duke Gao immediately spoke up.
"Your Majesty, Wan'er has no such intentions. Your Majesty must not listen to others' instigation!"
It would have been better if Duke Gao hadn't said that.
As soon as he said that.
Gao Zhu became even angrier.
"Father's words are defending your concubine. I truly admire your intention to favor your concubine over your wife!"
"Back then, there must have been some inside story about the midwife's sudden illness. Duke Gao couldn't possibly be unaware of it, but he simply didn't want to delve too deeply into it because he didn't want to know that this matter was related to Chen Wan'er!"
"You're worried that Chen Wan'er will be punished because of this! You can live without your first wife, but you can't live without your concubine."
"My poor mother thought she had married a perfect husband, but he had no love for her at all, and after her tragic death, he will not give her any justice!"
"However, I will not stand by and watch my mother die with her eyes open!"
"I'll get to the bottom of this right here today!"
"Chen Wan'er, back then, my mother died in childbirth. Did you bribe the midwife?"
"this--"
"Smack—"
Gao Zhu slapped Chen Wan'er.
Chen Wan'er was knocked to the ground.
Duke Gao angrily slapped Gao Zhu across the face.
"How dare you hit your stepmother!"
This is exactly the result Consort Gao wanted!
She pretended to be unsteady on her feet.
He fell to the ground.
He crushed the blood pill he had prepared in his hand.
Then she placed it on her stomach.
"My stomach hurts so much! It hurts so much!"
Then Consort Gao removed her hand.
His hands were covered in blood.
Duke Gao was terrified by this scene!
Did he cause Consort Gao to miscarry?
"Your Majesty!"
The palace maids following Gao Zhu shouted.
"The imperial physician! Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"
Takasugi followed the time that Takatakehara had given him.
They arrived at the mansion just in time.
After hearing this sound.
They immediately ran over here.
After seeing Consort Gao faint on the ground.
Takasugi was startled.
He immediately picked up Consort Gao and ran towards the side room.
After Imperial Physician Chang came to take Consort Gao's pulse.
He frowned.
"Your Highness, Consort Gao—"
Gao Zhu said it casually.
"Imperial Physician Chang, just tell everyone that I have miscarried. Don't worry, I can guarantee your safety."
Physician Chang nodded.
He said in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, the Imperial Noble Consort instructed me to pretend that Your Majesty had a miscarriage."
Consort Gao was taken aback.
He then laughed.
This is exactly the kind of thing that the Imperial Noble Consort would do.
She always thinks ahead of herself.
Consort Gao nodded.
"Alright, then we'll leave everything to Physician Chang to handle."
"yes."
Takasugi was right next to the bed.
I overheard their conversation.
Takasugi was a little confused.
"Little sister, what's wrong with you—"
"Brother, I've said it before, I will definitely avenge Mother!"
"Brother, rest assured, everything is under control. The Imperial Noble Consort is also helping us behind the scenes. Once the Emperor finds out about the fake miscarriage, he will definitely not pursue the matter."
Takasugi nodded.
With the emperor's decree in place, he felt reassured.
News of Consort Gao's miscarriage spread quickly.
Duke Gao was completely panicked.
He never expected that a single slap would cause Gao Fei's unborn child to die!
If Gao Zhu had married into an ordinary family, then the loss of the child would have been the end of her life.
Her in-laws couldn't cause any trouble either.
But this is different.
The child in Gao Zhu's belly is the Emperor's.
When the Emperor finds out, he will surely be furious.
Even if the Duke of Gao had previously rendered meritorious service to the court, the Emperor would certainly investigate this matter.
Duke Gao hurriedly discussed it with Chen Wan'er.
"Wan'er, tell me, what should I do?"
"I just wanted to teach her a lesson; I never intended to abort her baby!"
Chen Wan'er also panicked.
This action by Duke Gao.
The Emperor will surely take action!
It's possible that this will affect the Gao family's future prosperity.
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