Chapter 505 I have never touched you, where did your belly come from?
The cries for help from the fire scene grew weaker and weaker. Zhao Yunci ordered the guards around him: "Save them!"
"Yes!" Several guards immediately rushed to the fire scene.
After about a cup of tea, the guards finally carried two people out of the fire.
The young eunuch was unconscious and his body was charred.
Although Concubine Shu was still conscious, she looked completely different - she was protecting her stomach with both hands, and her bulging belly was particularly conspicuous in the firelight.
Zhao Yunci's face instantly turned gloomy. He strode up to Concubine Shu, his voice as cold as the dead of winter.
"I've never touched you, where did your belly come from?"
Concubine Shu's breath was weak, but she still managed to speak: "Your Majesty, this child is your flesh and blood!"
Zhao Yunci was furious, "When did I ever have physical contact with you?"
"The day before I was sent to the cold palace, I drugged the emperor, and he has forgotten everything." Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and spoke word by word, "That night, I served Your Majesty, and this child was conceived then."
Su Wan's expression turned ugly when he heard this.
Although she believed in Zhao Yunci's character, who could tell the truth about such things?
After hearing this, Zhao Yunci was so angry that she trembled all over.
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
"Your Majesty, the drug I used was obtained from outside the palace. Not only will I lose consciousness after taking it, but I will also forget everything afterwards." Seeing Zhao Yunci's disbelief, Concubine Shu hurriedly explained, "How dare I joke about such a thing?"
"What a Shufei!" Zhao Yunci was furious and turned to the guards, "Come here, drag her away and behead her!"
"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable!" Concubine Shu screamed in horror. "I am carrying a dragon in my belly! How can you be so cruel?"
"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have used that method, but the child is innocent!"
She kowtowed desperately and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, even if you don't care about our past, you should still think about the child!"
Su Wan couldn't bear to see Concubine Shu's miserable appearance.
She had never seen Concubine Shu, and she didn't know why the emperor had banished her to the cold palace, but if she was really pregnant, such a treatment would be too cruel.
"Your Majesty," Su Wan said softly, "Why don't we wait and talk about it?"
Zhao Yunci turned around to look at her, the anger in her eyes still undiminished: "The Queen wants to plead for her?"
"I'm not pleading for her." Su Wan shook her head and walked over to Zhao Yunci. "Since she's about to give birth, why not wait until the child is born and use a blood test to determine if the child is your Majesty's flesh and blood?"
When Concubine Shu heard the words "blood test", a trace of panic flashed across her face.
Although it was quickly concealed, it was still caught by Zhao Yunci's keen eyes.
"What?" Zhao Yunci sneered, "Are you scared?"
She tried to defend herself, "Why would I be afraid? This child is your Majesty's own flesh and blood. It doesn't matter what method you use to test him."
Zhao Yunci narrowed his eyes and moved closer to observe her expression carefully.
"In that case, I will wait until you give birth and I will personally verify it. If it is not mine, I will skin you and that adulterer skinned and ripped out your tendons."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu turned pale and fell to the ground.
No matter what, my life is saved today...
Zhao Yunci glanced at the disheveled Concubine Shu and said coldly, "Take her away and keep a close eye on her. No one is allowed to approach her."
"Yes!" Several guards immediately stepped forward and carried Concubine Shu away.
Su Wan turned to look at Zhao Yunci. Seeing his face was as gloomy as water, she asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you really not remember that incident?"
Zhao Yunci held her hand and said sincerely, "Wan'er, I swear to heaven that I have never touched her at all."
"I did feel unwell for a few days during that period, but it was definitely not due to any drugs."
Su Wan nodded: "I believe Your Majesty, but since she dares to say so, she must have something to rely on."
"A reliance?" Zhao Yunci sneered, "You're just trying to save your life with a child. Once the child is born, we'll know for sure."
At this moment, the chief eunuch in charge of the firefighting came running over again: "Your Majesty, the fire has been brought under control, but most of the cold palace has been burned."
"How is the injured little eunuch?" Su Wan asked with concern.
"Her Majesty, the Imperial Physician is treating him, and he is not in danger of death for the time being."
Zhao Yunci nodded: "Send more people and make sure the fire is completely extinguished. Also, investigate the cause of this fire."
"Yes!" The eunuch chief hurriedly retreated.
Su Wan looked at the fire in the distance and suddenly remembered something: "Your Majesty, why was Concubine Shu banished to the cold palace?"
Zhao Yunci was silent for a moment before she spoke, "Her father is the Prince of Pingnan. Her brother committed many evil deeds in his fiefdom, raping and looting. The people suffered terribly. I...she can be considered a victim of the reduction of the fiefdom."
Su Wan didn't know what to say. She felt a little sympathy for the woman, but His Majesty said that the child was not his?
Zhao Yunci held her hand tightly, "Wan'er, don't let her words affect your mood."
Su Wan shook her head: "I won't. I just think that, no matter what, the child is always innocent."
Zhao Yunci looked at her kind face and felt even more pity in her heart: "You are always so kind..."
In a side hall of the imperial palace, a woman was sitting in front of a mirror drawing her eyebrows, and her delicate face was reflected in the bronze mirror.
"Your Majesty." A thin eunuch walked in quietly and knelt on the ground to report.
"I just came back from over there to find out about Concubine Shu's matter."
The woman paused for a moment with her eyebrow pencil in her hand, then looked at the eunuch in the mirror and said, "Speak."
"To answer your Majesty, Concubine Shu is indeed pregnant and is about to give birth. She told the Emperor that the child is a dragon seed, conceived by using a drug." The young eunuch carefully observed the Majesty's expression.
The woman snorted coldly, a hint of sarcasm flashing between her eyebrows: "A bastard dares to pretend to be the heir to the throne."
"When did the Emperor become so merciful? He should have been dragged out and beheaded long ago."
"The Emperor was originally going to order her execution," the young eunuch swallowed, "but the Empress pleaded for mercy, saying she wanted to wait until the child was born to verify the paternity through a blood test. That's why the Emperor temporarily spared Concubine Shu's life."
The eyebrow pencil in the woman's hand snapped, "You foolish woman!"
The young eunuch was frightened by her anger and trembled, and quickly lowered his head.
The woman stood up and paced around the room a few times, a calculating glint in her eyes. "She seems to be a good person, but she doesn't know who she's helping."
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" the young eunuch asked tentatively.
The woman walked to the window and looked through the window lattice towards the cold palace in the distance where smoke was still rising.
"Since she wants a blood test, let her have it done. Tell father immediately and proceed as planned."
"Yes! I'll pass the message on right away." The young eunuch stood up and was about to go out when he was stopped again.
"Wait." The woman turned around and looked at him. "Remember, this must be done cleanly and neatly. No traces should be left."
"Don't worry, your Majesty. I understand."
The young eunuch hurriedly retreated, and the woman stood alone in front of the window with a sneer on her lips.
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