Chapter 158 Thorough Investigation of Shu Fei
While the two were arguing, Xiao Fuzi had already fished Concubine Xiao out.
She was soaked all over and was terrified, standing in the wind, shivering.
Song Zhao took off his coat and put it on her, "Are you okay, sister?"
Concubine Xiao's eyes were dull, but she didn't say a word in response to her.
The Concubine Chen said, "Take him back to Yonghe Palace first and ask the imperial physician to come and see if there is anything wrong."
Song Zhao and Xiao Fuzi took Concubine Xiao back to Yonghe Palace first.
Shu Fei tried her best to defend herself, saying, "This has nothing to do with me! She fell down by herself!"
The concubine's phoenix eyes flew, and she stared at her sharply, "I saw it clearly, how can I allow you to quibble here? Kang Yubin, take her back to Yonghe Palace and wait for the emperor's decision!"
"I obey your orders!"
Kang Yubin rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to fight Shu Fei.
Shu Fei took two steps back, pointed at him and shouted:
"How dare you! I am a concubine appointed by the Emperor himself, and I am the second among the four concubines! Without the Emperor's oral order and the Empress's decree, who dares to touch me!?"
Kang Yubin was frightened by her aura and froze in place, unable to move forward or backward. "I am entrusted by Heaven to assist in managing the six palaces, and I am also the head of the four concubines appointed by the Emperor himself! I said I would take you, and I will take you today! Do it!"
Thus, under the strong pressure of the Concubine Chen,
Shu Fei was unable to persuade the strong Kang Yubin and was forced to be taken back to Yonghe Palace.
Qiulan went to the emperor and delivered a message.
Since the safety of the royal heir was at stake, Queen Xiao Jingheng arrived quickly.
When they arrived, the imperial physician was treating Concubine Xiao in the inner hall.
Concubine Chen stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The imperial physician is treating Concubine Xiao. I just went in and asked, and Concubine Xiao's baby is fine."
Xiao Jingheng's frown finally relaxed a little, and the queen also breathed a sigh of relief and chanted a Buddhist saying, "Fortunately, the royal heir is safe."
As she was talking, she caught a glimpse of Kang Yubin holding Shu Fei in the corner, and she scolded:
"How dare you, Kang Yubin! How dare a servant like you hold your master hostage?"
Kang Yubin then let go of Shu Fei in panic.
After Shu Fei broke free, she hurried to Xiao Jingheng and said with a sad face:
"Your Majesty! I did not push Concubine Xiao. This is all because of Concubine Chen who wronged me. Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me!"
Xiao Jingheng stared at her, his eyes covered with a thin layer of shadow.
Before he could speak, Concubine Chen spoke first:
"I have wronged you? I can see clearly with my eyes, how could I have wronged you?"
The two of them were talking back and forth, making it very noisy.
The Queen scolded him: "Who do you want the Emperor to listen to when you are arguing like this?"
After they calmed down, he looked at Concubine Chen, "Concubine Chen, tell me first, what happened? You are responsible for taking care of Concubine Xiao, why did she fall into the water for no reason?"
Concubine Chen said, "Today, Concubine Yi came to my palace to visit Concubine Xiao. Concubine Xiao said she was bored and wanted to go out for some fresh air. I was sewing a pillow cover for the emperor at the time, so I asked Concubine Yi and Concubine Xiao to sit in the pavilion near Yonghe Palace and I would go find them later.
When I went there, I saw Shu Fei and Xiao Guiren quarreling over something. Shu Fei got angry and pushed Xiao Guiren directly into the Imperial Lake!"
"Dispute?" Xiao Jingheng asked solemnly, "Dispute about what?"
Shu Fei replied, "I heard Concubine Xiao talking about me behind my back, saying that my miscarriage was my own fault. I was so angry that I argued with her. I wanted to pull her to see the emperor, but she shook my hand off. As a result, I lost my balance and fell from the pavilion! This was all accidental. I knew she was pregnant, so how could I push her?"
Shu Fei and Chen Fei each had their own opinions, and Xiao Jingheng certainly didn't believe anyone's words.
Hearing from Concubine Chen that Song Zhao had been with Concubine Xiao the whole time, he asked Song Zhao,
"You have been here all this time, what's going on?"
Song Zhao said with lingering fear: "We did have an argument and a tug of war, but was it Lady Xiao's carelessness or Lady Shufei... I was so flustered at the time that I didn't see clearly, and it's hard to say."
Just at this moment, the imperial physician came out and said that Concubine Xiao had woken up.
The group went to the side hall to visit her.
Concubine Xiao was lying on the couch, her hair still wet and sticking to her pale cheeks.
Xiao Jingheng stood in front of the couch and asked with concern, "What do you think?"
Concubine Xiao hurriedly pulled Xiao Jingheng's sleeve and cried, "Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me!"
The Queen said, "Don't cry for now. Just tell me if you have any grievances. The Emperor and I are both here."
"It was Concubine Shu!" Concubine Xiao suddenly pointed at Concubine Shu and shouted in a crying voice, "She pushed me!"
"You are lying!" Shu Fei's eyes were filled with fear and she raised her voice to deny it: "When did I push you? It was obviously you who fell down accidentally!"
But now no matter how Shu Fei explained, it seemed pale.
Concubine Chen saw this, and Concubine Xiao also said that she was the one who did it. Although Song Zhao did not see it clearly, he also proved that there was indeed a tug of war between the two.
The only two people who can provide evidence are Xiao Fuzi and Qingyue.
Xiao Fuzi said that he was standing far away and was distracted by playing with the koi in the Imperial Lake and did not see it.
But Qingyue said confidently: "Your Majesty! Queen! I can testify that my queen did not push Concubine Xiao. She fell because she could not stand steadily."
"Oh?" Concubine Chen sneered, "You are Shufei's maid, so you should be on Shufei's side. Since you want to prove your master's innocence, you should let the people from the Ministry of Punishment come forward to question you, so that they can hear the truth from you."
Shu Fei protected Qingyue and said, "What kind of place is the Ministry of Punishment? People who go in can't easily get out without being skinned alive? Why should I use the name of a maid to prove my innocence when I haven't done anything?"
The Concubine Chen ignored him and just looked at Xiao Jingheng and said, "The Emperor has to make the decision on this matter. I feel sorry for Sister Xiao. What if something happens to her during this late pregnancy? What should we do?"
Xiao Jingheng remained silent, neither responding nor refusing.
But the queen had already guessed what he was thinking from his gloomy expression.
So she said to Qingyue, "In order to prove your master's innocence, I have no choice but to inconvenience you this time. Yan Jiude, take the man to the Ministry of Punishment and make sure to get to the bottom of this matter."
Each of the criminal officials in the Ministry of Punishment has his own unique skills.
No matter how loyal you are, once you are tortured, you will have to confess everything.
Qingyue was Shufei's confidant, and she helped Shufei do a lot of things, both openly and secretly.
Once she goes in, I wonder how exciting things will come out of her mouth.
Song Zhao saw that Shu Fei had lost her soul. Her eyes were empty and her legs and feet were numb. He leaned against the wall and then collapsed on the ground.
At this moment, she suddenly cried out in pain.
"hiss......"
Jamel Xiao immediately looked at her, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay..." Song Zhao moved his wrist and whispered, "Maybe my wrist was twisted when I was playing Xiao Sister's music just now."
"You too, knowing that you are pregnant, you still rush out to save people." Xiao Jingheng raised his eyes to the imperial physician, "Come and let Concubine Yi take a look."
Doctor Liu followed the procedure and first checked Song Zhao's external injuries, and then began to take her pulse.
But it wasn't long before I took his pulse.
His expression suddenly changed, and he stammered in panic:
"Your Majesty, the sprained wrist of Concubine Yi is not serious.
It’s just…it’s just that there seems to be signs of musk being used in the queen’s body!”
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