"What are you doing? Why don't you go water the flowers?"
Xiaoju responded immediately and left timidly.
When An Qingran thought of Dongfang Jin, she felt much more at ease.
He was trying to negotiate for himself outside, but he didn't know whether the Queen Mother would give him this face.
Concubine Xian and Prince Ning have been waiting for news. Concubine Xian still has a glimmer of hope, but the child has not been born yet. Is there any hope of saving it?
However, reality soon shattered their hopes. When the fetus fell to the ground, Concubine Xian saw that the fully formed fetus was actually a boy. Her body shook a few times. Dongfang Yan didn't care. When he heard Qin Xiangning's screams, he also came over. The mother and child supported each other to calm down, and waved their hands for someone to take the child away.
Qin Xiangning cried out, "Give me back my child, I don't want..."
Dongfang Yan stepped forward and supported her: "There will be a child. I will take good care of the child. You take good care of yourself. We will not let An Qingran go!"
"Yes, I will never let her go." Concubine Xian's face was grim.
Concubine Shu beside her also spoke up: "Yes, this is a boy, how can you let An Qingran go? Why don't you and your son go and ask the Queen Mother for help? The Queen Mother is the most fair."
Qin Xiangning didn't say anything either. She just sat there crying, mumbling the name of the child, her eyes staring blankly, as if she was crazy.
Dongfang Yan began to arrange for people to send Qin Xiangning back to Prince Ning's Mansion.
He tried to comfort Qin Xiangning, knowing that she was most heartbroken at the moment, but Dongfang Yan felt that his heartache was no less than hers, because that was his son!
God knows how much he wants this son.
After Dongfang Yan made the arrangements, he and Concubine Xian strode away.
Seeing this, Concubine Shu was unwilling to stay for long, so she followed the mother and son and left.
Qin Xiangning had been crying the whole time. After everyone left, she stopped crying and a strange look appeared in her eyes. However, when she looked at the blood in the room, she stroked her belly with her hand and was overwhelmed with grief. She threw herself on the bed, grieving...
Her child is truly gone.
That was a boy.
She was taken back to Prince Ning's Mansion, and the grief was taken back to Prince Ning's Mansion as well. People in the mansion didn't even dare to breathe, just like the Queen during the national mourning period.
Phoenix Palace.
After the Queen Mother heard what Rong Mama said, her expression changed several times, and she finally said, "You don't have to worry about this matter."
After listening to this, Nanny Rong nodded weakly: "I know."
"You may leave now." There was a hint of displeasure in the Queen Mother's voice.
Nanny Rong wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, she stepped aside.
At this moment, he heard Concubine Xian and Prince Ning asking for a meeting.
There was a hint of joy on her face, but after they entered the house, she looked concerned: "How is it? Is the baby safe?"
In fact, there was no need to ask, just look at the expressions of the two people to know, so after she asked, she sighed and said with a sad face: "My poor grandson..."
As he spoke, he slapped the table with his hands, looking heartbroken.
Upon seeing this, Prince Ning knelt down on the ground and cried sadly: "Grandmother, please make the decision for your grandson..."
Xian Fei also knelt on the ground: "Please let the Queen Mother make the decision."
"Get up quickly. I will of course take care of you. You also have to take care of yourselves and don't be too sad. You will still have children... Someone, bring An Qingran up to me." The Queen Mother said at the end, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and her voice became sharp.
Someone immediately brought An Qingran up.
Seeing the look on the face of the person in the room, An Qingran understood and approached with her head lowered.
She was wondering when the emperor would come.
Will Dongfang Jin be able to save himself in time?
"An Qingran, do you admit your guilt?" The Queen Mother looked as if she was trying a case in court.
When Concubine Xian saw An Qingran, she stood up and rushed forward two steps, raising her hand to hit her, but An Qingran dodged. She looked at Concubine Xian calmly: "Concubine Xian, arresting people and seizing stolen goods, I wonder what crime you are going to frame me for?"
"You are too arrogant. You dare to say this in front of me. It shows how domineering you are in normal times. As the Crown Princess, instead of behaving properly and respectfully, you have no respect for etiquette and dare to challenge me!" The Queen Mother was so angry that she pointed at An Qingran with shaking hands.
Under An Qingran's gaze, Concubine Xian did not strike him down. She just gritted her teeth and said, "Pay my grandson's life."
"Your Majesty, I have never pushed Princess Ning. Please understand clearly."
"Clearly? Everyone has seen it, what's the point of clearly observing it?" The Queen Mother refused. "You are so stubborn, do you want me to torture you?"
An Qingran frowned when she heard this and laughed in her heart. The Queen Mother was so reckless as she was. Was she doing it on purpose?
She hated herself, An Qingran was very clear about it.
She knelt on the cold marble floor, her body straight, her eyes clear, "Queen Mother, even if you torture me, it won't change the situation. I didn't do it, and I didn't do it."
"You are so unreasonable and self-righteous." The Queen Mother picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at An Qingran. An Qingran just dodged and the teacup flew past her head and shattered on the ground behind her. The fragments and tea splashed on her back. It didn't hurt, but it made her feel cool.
An Qingran's attitude of not blinking an eye completely angered everyone in the room. Dongfang Yan clenched his fists and almost rushed forward, but was stopped by Concubine Xian, who still had a trace of rationality.
Concubine Xian was also filled with grief and anger. She pointed at An Qingran and said, "I never expected that. Tell me, tell me a reason why you harmed Princess Ning. Why did you want to harm my grandson? What were you thinking?"
"My Lady Consort Xian, please be more rational. I never did that. Such accusations are groundless. You can go back and ask Princess Ning. She knows the truth best." When An Qingran said this, her eyes swept across Aunt Rong who was standing in the corner. She knew that Aunt Rong was standing behind her at the time. She must have seen the truth, but how could she expect her to help her out now? She was the Queen Mother's person.
But will Qin Xiangning tell the truth?
An Qingran didn't care about so many things. She tried her best to look humble. Maybe this would make her less annoying and wouldn't drive them crazy?
"Someone come." The Queen Mother seemed unwilling to waste any more time talking to her and called for someone to come.
A group of maids came in, with big shoulders and strong waists.
They walked forward and surrounded An Qingran.
"Someone, torture the Crown Princess. I don't believe she will keep her mouth shut."
"Empress Dowager, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to use torture like this..." Nanny Rong finally spoke in a low voice, with a somewhat conflicted expression on her face. The Empress Dowager glanced at her and said bitterly, "What's wrong with that? Is there anything in the harem that I can't intervene in?"
Although An Qingran didn't like Nanny Rong, she took her words to heart.
Her arms were pulled up by the sturdy maids. An Qingran secretly tried to compete with them and just raised her arms. The maids felt their hands go numb and couldn't help but take a step back. An Qingran looked at the queen mother with a serious expression: "Queen Mother, are you really going to torture me?"
"Why not? Do I have to listen to you? Can't I govern the harem impartially and punish evil deeds? You are usually in charge of the harem's affairs, but you are so immoral and wanton. Do you think this harem is your world and you are the only one in power?" The queen mother said while slapping the table, and the cups on the table jumped and clinked.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I have always been cautious in my words and actions. Although I am young and have some shortcomings, I cannot bear the title of wanton and unscrupulous."
The Queen Mother no longer wanted to hear a word she said. She just waved her hands impatiently and angrily: "Quick, what are you waiting for? Don't you want to die?
The maids were no longer able to be dazed and rushed forward to pull her. An Qingran knew that if she was tortured, she might even lose her life. She looked around and saw Dongfang Yan staring at her with red eyes, wishing he could eat her alive. The virtuous concubine gritted her teeth, pulled the collar of her clothes with one hand, stared at her and nodded continuously, and she was just short of clapping and cheering. No one would save her.
Soon, the nanny brought a greasy black rattan stick, as thick as a thumb. Is the black stuff on it human blood?
An Qingran didn't know that the Queen Mother had always been abusing lynching.
"Beat her, beat her hard, and see if this woman will admit it or not."
"Empress Dowager, I didn't do it and I didn't do it." An Qingran straightened his back and secretly gathered his strength, preparing to endure the torture that was coming.
No one spoke, everyone was waiting to see the show. The nanny raised the cane high and whipped it hard...
There was no pain as imagined, but there were screams from the crowd.
She opened her eyes.
But Dongfang Jin grabbed one end of the cane and glared at her. The nanny let out a cry of fear and let go of her hand and stepped aside. Dongfang Jin then threw the cane away and bowed to the empress dowager: "Greetings to the Imperial Grandmother, and to the Consort Xian."
Concubine Xian and Prince Ning had already knelt on the ground in panic. They were not kneeling to the Crown Prince, but to the Emperor Yunqi who was wearing a dragon robe and glaring at the Crown Prince.
Seeing this, An Qingran breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over, and knelt on the ground. There was a good show going on, and she was waiting for it to begin.
Emperor Yunqi and the Queen Mother looked at each other, and Emperor Yunqi simply said, "My son greets the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother sat there with a gloomy face. It was obvious that she was extremely dissatisfied with Dongfang Jin. Was he trying to intimidate her as soon as he came in?
Finally, she spoke in a deep voice: "You came at the right time. An Qingran pushed down Princess Ning and caused her child to miscarry. How can such a thing happen in the harem? If she is not punished, how can we enforce the law and order in the palace?"
"Someone, send the Crown Princess back to the East Palace." Emperor Yunqi spoke directly, shocking everyone. An Qingran was equally surprised. Is the Emperor going to break with the Queen Mother now?
But what if there is no evidence and it gets out?
The Queen Mother had not expected the Emperor to do this. She said anxiously, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Are you blaming me for seeking justice?"
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