Ye Jinyun sneered in her heart, haha, they are all her people, of course they speak for her.
She wanted to open her mouth again to defend herself.
At this time, Shen Lanxin stood up and knelt before the emperor and said:
"Your Majesty, you must not listen to what Chu Zhaoyi and these maids say. I was also in the pavilion in the middle of the lake at the time. I saw with my own eyes that it was Chu Zhaoyi who rushed towards Yun Zhaoyi and knocked her into the lake. As for why she fell in herself, I have no idea.
But what happened today was definitely not as Chu Zhaoyi said, inviting the concubines and Yun Zhaoyi to a small gathering in the pavilion.
It was because Yun Zhaoyi happened to see Chu Zhaoyi ordering her servants to drown the concubines and the servants, so she tried to save them, which angered Chu Zhaoyi. She then ordered these servants to deal with the three of us, and thus implicated Yun Zhaoyi. I hope Your Majesty will investigate this matter."
With these words, she explained the whole cause and effect clearly. Ye Jinyun applauded her in her heart. She was worthy of saving her just now. She was really loyal.
When Mo Qiyuan heard the real reason, a storm filled his eyes and his face was so gloomy that tears seemed to drip out of it. He was about to explode.
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived," a shrill voice rang out.
The imperial concubine rushed over in a hurry upon receiving the news. As soon as she arrived, she saw the emperor staring at Chu Mingrou with a sullen face. Her heart skipped a beat and she thought to herself that something was wrong. It seemed that the emperor already knew the whole story.
On her way here, she had already heard what the old woman who came to report the news said about the two people falling into the water. She also understood the whole cause and effect and knew that it was Chu Mingrou's fault. And seeing the emperor's expression, she was afraid that he would punish her, so she went there immediately with tears in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, you must not wrongly accuse Rou'er. She is pregnant now, how could she possibly bump into Yun Zhaoyi? This must be a conspiracy between Yun Zhaoyi and Li Jieyu to frame Rou'er."
At this time, the Queen Mother also received the news that Chu Mingrou fell into the water. She rushed to the edge of the Imperial Lake in a sedan chair. When she heard what the Imperial Concubine said, she immediately said:
"That's right, my prince. Rou'er is pregnant. How could she possibly go and bump into Yun Zhaoyi? That would be a joke to her unborn son. It's absolutely impossible."
Then he glanced at Ye Jinyun angrily, and when he saw that the emperor was still holding her back, he became even angrier and said with a sullen face:
"Yun Zhaoyi, kneel down before me. How dare you harm the heir to the throne? It seems the emperor has truly spoiled you too much, allowing you to do such a thing. Today, I will punish you severely. Not even the emperor can help you."
Mo Qiyuan frowned. Things would be difficult to handle once the Queen Mother came. She would definitely favor Chu Mingrou because of her pregnancy.
He also had doubts in his mind. Originally, he thought that Chu Mingrou could not be pregnant and must be pretending. However, the imperial physician had been taking Chu Mingrou's pulse for the past few days and reported back to him that she was indeed pregnant. He was a little confused about whether it was true or not.
Today's situation has made it clear that it was Chu Mingrou who was behind it, but now the Queen Mother has come in to interfere and wants to punish Yun'er without any reason. This made him feel overwhelmed for a moment, and he frowned and said nothing.
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Ye Jinyun was already kneeling on the ground, feeling speechless that the Queen Mother was forcing the blame on her, but she was not afraid because she still had a trump card in her hand.
She straightened her back, raised her head and looked at the emperor and the queen mother, and finally set her eyes on Chu Mingrou, and slowly spoke:
"Of course, I am guilty of offending the Dragon Heir, but what if Chu Zhaoyi's pregnancy is fake? If she wasn't pregnant at all, would the Queen Mother still favor her?"
The imperial concubine and Chu Mingrou were suddenly startled and their pupils shrank sharply.
How did she know the fetus was fake? Did she know something else?
The two sisters looked at each other secretly and exchanged glances. Even if she said so, they would never admit it and they must deny it to the end.
"Yun Zhaoyi, you said Rou'er's pregnancy was fake? Do you know what crime you are guilty of for slandering the royal heir?" The imperial concubine stared at her viciously.
Ye Jinyun sneered in her heart and did not answer her. She had already heard familiar footsteps.
Soon the two imperial concubine sisters will be slapped in the face.
Sure enough, Lin Qingtang's voice sounded in the distance:
"Then I wonder how the Imperial Concubine and Chu Zhaoyi should be dealt with for the crime of deceiving the emperor."
The cold voice, mixed with internal strength, was heard clearly by everyone present.
The imperial concubine turned around and looked at her ferociously: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lin Qingtang walked towards this side with calm steps, and gave her a provocative look when passing by the imperial concubine:
"Whether or not I'm talking nonsense, Your Majesty will decide for himself."
Then he walked up to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, bowed, and handed over a roll of cloth:
"Your Majesty, my second brother has sent someone to find out there's a secret medicine in the martial arts world that can make a woman fake a pregnancy. Once taken, the medicine works immediately, and the pulse is indistinguishable from a real pregnancy, making it impossible for the imperial physician to tell the difference."
Mo Qiyuan took the cloth from her hand and began to examine it, then asked:
"Then how did you know that there was something wrong with Chu Zhaoyi's fetus?"
Lin Qingtang continued to answer calmly:
"Your Majesty, to be honest, Yun Zhaoyi accidentally overheard the conversation between Chu Zhaoyi and her mother during the autumn hunt in the forest six months ago. She learned that her mother had given Chu Zhaoyi some kind of medicine and had told her not to let anyone find out.
Yun Zhaoyi had not told anyone about this matter until a few days ago, when she suddenly saw Chu Zhaoyi was pregnant. Yun Zhaoyi was afraid that something was wrong, so she told the matter to the concubine. The concubine then asked her second brother outside the palace to find out if there was any medicine that could make a person look pregnant, so as to prevent others from using it to confuse the royal bloodline.
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