Song Yaozhu didn't care how angry Tuoba Hongyun would be; she'd rather she died of anger in prison, saving Song Yaozhu the trouble of dealing with her.
She had been waiting for an opportunity to "abort" her fake pregnancy, and Tuoba Hongyun just happened to appear, so she reluctantly accepted this "gift".
"Your Highness, should you still drink this medicine?" Granny Qin was a little conflicted. This medicine could make the princess's pulse look like she had miscarried, but after all, all medicines have some degree of toxicity, so she couldn't drink too much.
“Drink. Yuwen Wuji is an extremely meticulous person. Although he sent a royal physician yesterday, he will send another one today to confirm the diagnosis again.”
While tenderly feeding Song Yaozhu her medicine, Granny Qin cursed that damned Yuwen Wuji.
As expected, another imperial physician was dispatched, accompanied by officials from the Court of Judicial Review, who said they were to take a statement.
Song Yaozhu recounted all the "grievances" she had suffered at Tuoba Hongyun's hands. She naturally knew that Tuoba Hongyun was not as arrogant as she appeared. She simply wanted to use her domineering appearance to lower Da Chen's guard against her, thereby achieving some of her own goals.
Since she likes to pretend so much, she probably doesn't mind taking on more sins.
After receiving the same answer, the imperial physician returned to the palace to report. Yuwen Wuji couldn't help but wonder, "Master Qingxu, wouldn't a child born with medicine be born with congenital deficiencies?"
Master Qingxu was not angry at being questioned. Instead, he stroked his goatee with a kind smile and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of offspring is predetermined by Heaven. I have only borrowed a little more blessing from Heaven. The Prince did not absorb enough blessing, so the father-son relationship was severed."
Yuwen Wuji appeared to be "learned" and talked with him at length about Buddhism before letting him leave.
He had to admit that this Master Qingxu was truly remarkable; no matter what he said, the other party could always respond with a few words, and his responses were substantial.
Such refined speech clearly showed the wisdom and experience gained over time. Therefore, Yuwen Wuji placed even more faith in Master Qingxu.
Inside the palace, Consort Shu felt lost and confused about the day's affairs, and rubbed her temples wearily.
"Have you found out who got the Fifth Prince's clothes wet that day?"
As Consort Shu finished speaking, everyone in the room trembled, and no one dared to answer. She let out a heavy sigh, feeling somewhat weary.
If the Crown Prince had been present, she could have blamed him for the incident, since he and her son were rivals.
But the Crown Prince wasn't present that night. That's why she dismissed her suspicions about him.
Could it be Consort Zhen?
But how old is her child? He can't even walk properly yet, and he's already thinking about running away?
"Forget it, no need to investigate. Did Imperial Physician Liu go to the Prince of Xiaoyao's residence today? Has any news come back?"
"Your Majesty, Princess Xiaoyao has indeed suffered a miscarriage, and His Majesty has bestowed upon her a great many medicinal herbs to help her recover."
Consort Shu pondered for a moment and said, "Take some medicine to replenish qi and blood from my private treasury and send it to the Princess."
The trusted aunt was a little surprised, "Your Majesty, you haven't acquired anything good over the years!"
She and Song Yaozhu are not related, so why would she waste good things on such a person?
Could it be that her mistress wants to win over Prince Xiaoyao to her side?
But the Prince of Xiaoyao, despite his princely status, is really just a lowly seventh-rank official! With the Emperor watching over him, he'll never be able to climb any higher in his life!
"Go and deliver it!" Consort Shu said, then added, "If you embarrass me, you'll regret it!"
My aunt shuddered and immediately went to the storeroom to pick out some good things.
This was the first time she had ever seen her mistress value her reputation so much. In the past, when it came to social interactions, Consort Shu always tried to keep a low profile.
The expensive bird's nest was delivered to Song Yaozhu's residence, and Song Yaozhu couldn't help but laugh when she saw it.
Tang Shuang had received many favors from him in the past. After giving birth, Tang Shuang's health was damaged, and he had given her many prescriptions and expensive medicinal herbs to help her recover. Now, the tables had turned, and it was Tang Shuang's turn to "show off."
"This is a nice gift, but it's unlucky for the person who gave it to it." Xie Liwei snorted and told Qin Mama to put it away, so he could use it as a return gift for someone he didn't like next time.
"What a waste of such good stuff! Why didn't you just say you bought it to nourish my body?"
Xie Liwei waved his hand and said, "Buy it! I'll have someone go out and buy it for you right away!"
Song Yaozhu covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Alright, stop spouting nonsense in front of me. You'd better hurry up and think of a way to get promoted. You're going to grow mushrooms from spending all day in the Hanlin Academy."
Xie Liwei said nonchalantly, "No rush, no rush. Now there's hope for the future. After my shift, I can come back and have a meal, play with the kids, how wonderful! If I don't want to go on duty, I can just send someone a message. How comfortable is that!"
Song Yaozhu rolled her eyes, but she knew that Xie Liwei was just saying it; in reality, he was adjusting all the plans.
"By the way, the Crown Prince has been having some bad luck these past few days."
The incident at the palace banquet that night, with neither the Crown Prince nor the Fifth Prince present, inevitably angered Yuwen Wuji. Even though the banquet was almost over, it was truly inappropriate for one to be the heir apparent and the other a prince, both absent.
Therefore, in the past few days, Yuwen Wuji severely reprimanded the Crown Prince, leaving him physically and mentally exhausted.
"Hmph, I only used a little trick, and Yuwen Wuji was utterly defeated!"
She instructed Song Wenyue to send people to keep an eye on the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince, and then devise a way to keep the two princes out of the public eye.
At such an important state banquet, the two princes lingered for so long that Yuwen Wuji, with his magnanimous nature, would surely hold a grudge. And that one grudge would be enough to cause him a lot of trouble.
"Yes, yes, our princess is truly intelligent and kind-hearted!" Xie Liwei praised, pulling her into his arms.
"However, we two did indeed make a fool of ourselves at this palace banquet. For the next few days, let's just behave ourselves like quails."
Song Yaozhu nodded in agreement and immediately had someone refuse all the invitations that came to her door, citing her need to take care of herself during her postpartum period.
However, some invitations were not ones that Song Yaozhu could refuse at will, such as the invitation from the Dowager Consort.
Song Yaozhu had only been able to establish herself thanks to her, but now she didn't like the old woman anymore.
Perhaps it was because she was getting old that she couldn't wait any longer and kept urging Song Yaozhu and Xie Liwei.
Song Yaozhu pinched the bridge of her nose and said, "Please invite her in."
Then, utterly exhausted, she complained to Xie Liwei, "I don't even know how to talk to her anymore. Although she didn't admit it last time, I still feel that the assassination of Yuwen Wuji was related to her."
“But we can’t produce any evidence.” Xie Liwei sighed and stood up to give her and the Empress Dowager some space to talk.
"Don't take it too seriously. With Lord Yu around, the South won't descend into chaos."
Song Yaozhu nodded, but she also knew that Xie Liwei's words contained some element of comfort.
Yu Gong is a man, not a god. If the Prince of Yan really wants to rebel, how can he possibly turn the tide?
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