When Su Yunfu entered the hall, Sheng Xiyan keenly noticed the way the jade belt around her waist was tied - it was a loose way tied specifically for pregnant women, and her lower abdomen was slightly bulging.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine looks so good." Su Yunfu bowed, but her eyes kept glancing at the furnishings in the hall.
"Miss Su, come here and let me take a look at you."
This was the first time that Sheng Xiyan was so kind to her. Su Yunfu felt proud. It seemed that the imperial concubine had accepted her.
Go forward without any doubt.
Sheng Xiyan smiled but didn't answer. Suddenly, she reached out and held her wrist: "Miss Su, the jade bracelet on your hand is really unique. Let me take a look."
Su Yunfu subconsciously tried to withdraw her hand, but her pulse point was firmly held.
Sheng Xiyan pressed down with her fingertips imperceptibly, and the silver needle pierced into the Sanyinjiao point on Su Yunfu's wrist.
"Ah!" Su Yunfu cried out in pain, "What is your Majesty doing?"
"Oops, my golden armor accidentally scratched Miss Su."
Sheng Xiyan pretended to be sorry, but her pupils shrank the moment she saw the tip of the needle change color - the end of the silver needle turned a strange purple-red, which was exactly the characteristic of "Phantom Fetus Powder".
This secret medicine can fake a pregnancy for three months, but it has a fatal weakness...
"Hua Xia, give Miss Su my blood bird's nest." Sheng Xiyan said with a smile, "It is the best for maintaining a healthy pregnancy and nourishing the baby."
Su Yunfu's face suddenly changed: "No, no need, the imperial physician said that my daughter's pregnancy is unstable and it is not suitable for me to take too much tonic..."
"Oh?" Sheng Xiyan stepped closer, "But I took your pulse and it's very strong."
The hall suddenly became quiet.
Sweat broke out on Su Yunfu's forehead, and her fingers were unconsciously twisting the handkerchief.
Sheng Xiyan suddenly slammed the table and stood up: "How dare you use the Illusion Fetus Powder to deceive the emperor!"
Su Yunfu's legs softened and she fell to her knees. "Your Majesty, please be advised. I am not pregnant with Jing Heng's child. The imperial physician has testified to this..."
Hua Xia brought bird's nest soup.
"Licorice is added to the blood bird's nest." Sheng Xiyan sneered and picked up the porcelain cup. "The illusion powder will be dissolved when it comes into contact with licorice. Do you want to test it on the spot?"
Su Yunfu's face turned pale as death, and she suddenly pounced forward to snatch the bird's nest bowl.
Mingyue and Huaxia grabbed her arms, and while she was struggling, a cushion suddenly fell out from Su Yunfu's waist.
"I see." Sheng Xiyan used her toes to move the cotton pad that disguised her pregnant belly.
Xuan Ling walked out from behind the screen, his dragon robe gleaming with a cold golden glow in the candlelight.
He looked down at Su Yunfu, who was lying limp on the ground, with a cold smile on his lips: "What a wicked commoner who bullies the emperor."
"Come here. Send this cushion to the Cining Palace for the Empress Dowager's inspection."
Su Yunfu trembled all over when she heard this, and her carefully applied makeup was smudged by her tears into a messy stain.
"Your Majesty, please understand! I really like Sheng Jingheng!" Her voice suddenly became sharp. "I am already his, and he must be responsible!"
Xuan Ling's eyes turned cold. "Su has deceived the emperor and deceived his superiors. Drag him out and give him twenty strokes of the cane."
"Your Majesty, spare my life!" Su Yunfu's shrill cries echoed throughout the palace, and two guards carried her and dragged her out.
The screams of being beaten gradually faded away.
Xuan Ling turned around, took Sheng Xiyan into his arms, and covered her ears.
"Yanyan is really amazing." He bent down and kissed her forehead, his tone doting, "With just a few words, that shrew exposed her true colors."
Sheng Xiyan frowned, and her fair fingertips played with the dragon-patterned jade pendant on his waist: "But the most difficult problem has not been solved yet. What should I do with my brother and sister-in-law?"
She raised her little face, her almond-shaped eyes filled with worry, "I just took Su Yunfu's pulse and it's true that she is no longer virgin... If you insist that it was Big Brother who did it..."
Xuan Ling stroked her round belly, feeling the warmth of the baby's movement in his palm: "Since Sheng Qing has left the capital, the Su family can't afford to waste this time."
"Maybe... there will be an unexpected turn of events? Yanyan must believe that sincerity can move mountains and break rocks, and true love is invincible."
"Thank you for your good wishes, Your Majesty." Sheng Xiyan hugged his neck and smiled sweetly.
Five days later, there was a drizzle in Gusu City.
Sheng Jingheng pushed open the mottled wooden door of the old house. The pomegranate tree in front of the yard was still hanging with dried fruits from last year.
Suddenly, he saw smoke rising from the direction of the kitchen. His heart was shocked and his official boots stepped on the puddles on the ground.
";Ruan Niang!";
The person who turned around in front of the stove was Aunt Zhou with a wrinkled face.
The old man was so shocked that he dropped the spoon: "Master?!"
Hope collapsed.
Sheng Jingheng held onto the door frame, his knuckles turning pale.
Rain mixed with tears rolled down, leaving dark marks on the blue shirt.
";Husband...?";
A familiar female voice sounded behind him.
Sheng Jingheng turned around suddenly and saw Ruan Niang standing in the rain curtain holding a bamboo basket.
Her lilac-colored skirt was half soaked through, and her strands of hair stuck to her pale cheeks.
He rushed over and hugged the person in his arms, and the fragrance of green bamboo mixed with rain water penetrated into his lungs.
Ruan Niang froze for a moment, then suddenly dragged him towards the backyard.
";What are you doing here?";
The bamboo racks used to dry medicinal herbs last year cast a chaotic shadow between them.
Sheng Jingheng pulled out the divorce agreement from his pocket. The paper was soaked by rainwater. "I didn't sign it."
He said in a hoarse voice, "It doesn't count."
Ruan Niang turned her face away, revealing the small cinnabar mole on the side of her neck - he had kissed her countless times under the red candlelight on their wedding night.
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