Chapter 174: Is the Pregnant Person Human or Ghost?
"Your Highness..."
The hug in front of her was too tight, and Shen Fu was held tightly in his arms, and she felt like she could hardly breathe.
She stretched out her hand, trying to push the person in front of her away. But the chest in front of her was too hard, and Shen Fu's fingertips were curled up, making it difficult to shake it at all.
"Your Majesty..." Shen Fu was held in the arms of His Majesty and reminded him in a low voice.
There are people all around here, and His Majesty is holding her in his arms so openly. It will probably cause public outrage in no time.
Chen Fu was really worried, so she pressed hard with her fingertips. Fortunately, Wansui came back to his senses after a while.
He took a few deep breaths before letting Shen Fu go.
After sweeping Shen Fu up and down twice, he finally felt relieved.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Shu had been watching from the side, and she felt a pang of sourness in her heart when she saw this scene.
His Majesty didn't ask anything and just believed Chen Fu?
She felt a panic she had never felt before and glanced at Shen Qingru behind her. Concubine Shu clenched her palms and walked over:
“Your Majesty, Shen Ronghua…” Your Majesty came in such a hurry, she originally thought it was for the sake of his offspring.
But now looking at it this way, does His Majesty actually prefer Concubine Shen?
Concubine Shu felt confused and gritted her teeth while suppressing her headache.
"Your Majesty, Shen Ronghua..." Shen Ronghua just had a miscarriage. How could Your Majesty just ignore it and only care about Shen Jieyu?
After Concubine Shu reminded him, Xiao Yu finally seemed to remember. He held Shen Fu's palm and squeezed it hard.
He said to her calmly, "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any injustice."
His Majesty took Shen Fu's hand and walked up to it, lowered his head and gently sipped the tea, and then he had time to ask:
"What happened today? Come and tell me everything."
"Your Majesty, this is the case..." Lin An had just gone out to inquire about something, and after hearing what Your Majesty said, he quickly bent down and reported.
He is not a member of any palace, so he will not take sides with anyone if he tells everything in detail.
"It's my fault." Concubine Shu knelt down again, her back straight, "If I hadn't invited you sisters to enjoy the flowers today, this wouldn't have happened."
Concubine Shu knew that since the incident had already happened, she could not escape her responsibility.
The more she admitted her mistakes in front of the Emperor, the more he would pity her.
Concubine Shu cried and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. Her face, which was usually full of pride, now looked weak and delicate, and she only begged for punishment from His Majesty.
Xiao Yu glanced at her, remained silent for a long while, and finally said nothing.
"Your Majesty, this incident was entirely caused by hunting dogs injuring people." Lin An investigated it clearly.
He just asked in a deep voice: "Where is the vicious dog?"
"He has been controlled." Lin An lowered his head. The Emperor was still wearing tight clothes and had not changed his deerskin boots.
In the past few years, His Majesty loved to come here to Yuquan Mountain to hunt. That batch of hunting dogs was also selected by His Majesty himself, and he loved them very much.
But I never expected that I would make such a big mistake.
"The hound's beastly nature has not been eliminated, and it hurts people for no reason." His Majesty raised his hand and raised his palm:
"Bring the servant who guards the hounds to me."
The young eunuch guarding the hunting dogs was waiting at the door. As soon as His Majesty gave the order, Lin An immediately sent someone forward to overpower the man.
As the visitor entered the store, he was so frightened that his legs and feet went weak. He took two or three steps forward, his knees weakened and he knelt on the ground: "Your servant... Your servant kowtows to the Lord, Your Majesty."
"Be careful when answering in front of His Majesty." Lin An looked up at His Majesty and then ordered:
"The hound was imprisoned in a cage. How did it escape today and run over to hurt people?"
The hunting dog was locked in an iron cage. If it wasn't released by someone, how could the cage be opened?
And what a coincidence, he rushed into the crowd and bit someone?
The eunuch looked quite old. Although he was trembling all over, judging from his appearance, he must be around thirty years old.
From the moment he knelt down, his whole body began to tremble slightly. After hearing Lin An's question, he straightened up and burped violently: "I...I am drunk, I...I don't know anything."
Lin An walked forward, bent down and took a look. As soon as he got close, he was greeted by a strong smell of alcohol, which made him frown.
"Your Majesty." Lin An turned his head and said, "The man is indeed drunk." And judging from his appearance, he was quite drunk.
It seems that it is just wishful thinking to think of getting any answers from this person.
"Drunk?" Xiao Yu's eyes moved around the lower head and sneered: "What a coincidence."
His Majesty's words were full of meaning. When his gaze met my eyes, my eyes fluttered for a moment.
"Since he is drunk, let someone wake him up." His Majesty raised the teacup and said calmly, "If cold water doesn't wake him up, use boiling hot water. Repeat this several times, and even the most drunk person will wake up."
As His Majesty had just finished speaking, the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground and burping changed his expression.
His already trembling body became even more trembling, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed:
"Minion, it's the servant's fault."
The young eunuch kept knocking his head: "Today... Today is my turn to be on duty, but I was lazy and forgot to feed the hounds."
"The hound broke through the iron cage and escaped." The young eunuch said:
"However, I don't know how he ended up at the place of Concubine Shu later."
The place where the hunting dogs are guarded is not close to where Concubine Shu is, so it is not impossible that he happened to run there.
Lin An nodded to His Majesty, then bent down and reported everything the guards had found out:
"Indeed, a few palace maids saw the hound escape and ran towards Concubine Shu."
Xiao Yu paused as he stroked the teacup. Lin An continued, "The cage guarding the hound was torn open. The guards have gone to check and found traces of canine teeth."
All of this was consistent with what the eunuch said.
The hunting dog tore the cage apart and escaped from it, accidentally running into the pavilion and happening to run into the concubines admiring the flowers.
That's what hurts people.
It seems like such a coincidence, one thing connected to another, very logical.
Can't really find any fault with it.
"Everything that happened today is quite a coincidence." Xiao Yu murmured, and no emotion could be heard in his low tone.
When he looked down again, his eyes were cold: "Drag him away and kill him!"
The young eunuch did not struggle at all. The two guards dragged him away forcefully. No sound was heard until they were out of the yard.
Concubine Shu knelt on the ground, watching the young eunuch disappear before her eyes, and she instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
This was originally done by the young eunuch, she just showed some attention.
Even if His Majesty had suspicions, he would not be able to trace it back to her.
"Your Majesty, it's all my fault today." Concubine Shu is the best at taking responsibility.
She kept saying that she had done something wrong, but she couldn't tell where she had done it wrong or how she had done it.
But he didn't say a word.
"If I hadn't invited all the sisters to come and enjoy the flowers today, this wouldn't have happened today. Not only did the sisters get scared, but Shen Ronghua also had a miscarriage."
Shu Fei just heard that after Shen Ronghua had a miscarriage, she shouted that it was Shen Fu who caused it.
If today's incident could really be blamed on Shen Fu, then it would be killing two birds with one stone.
Not only did he get rid of the eyesore Shen Fu, but he also made Shen Qingru lose her baby.
Isn't it God helping me?
Concubine Shu tried hard to lead the topic to Shen Qingru's belly. Shen Ronghua was really dead.
There are not many heirs in the palace. Does His Majesty really not mind at all?
"We concubines are fine, just a little frightened." Concubine Shu's eyes were red, and she pretended to raise her hand to wipe away her tears.
"It's just pitiful for Shen Ronghua. The fetus in her belly is so big and is about to be born, but she didn't expect..."
Concubine Shu stopped talking here and glanced at Shen Fu: "The situation was chaotic at the time, and I guess Concubine Shen didn't mean to bump into Shen Ronghua. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Chen Fu stood aside, feeling a dull pain in her shoulder. After hearing what Concubine Shu said, she was not surprised at all. Instead, she felt a sense of certainty.
I've been trying every possible way for so long, and it turns out I've been waiting here for her all this time.
"Your Majesty." Upon hearing this, Shen Fu quickly knelt down and lowered her head: "I don't understand, what does Madam Shufei mean by this?"
She raised her head and looked directly at Concubine Shu: “What do you mean by concubine didn’t mean to bump into Shen Ronghua? Please explain it to Concubine Shu.”
The expression on Concubine Shu's face almost couldn't be maintained. Facing Shen Fu's face, she really couldn't imagine that she had such courage.
He actually spoke to her so blatantly. She was really too bold.
There was a hint of ruthlessness in Concubine Shu's eyes. She looked at Shen Fu and said after a while, "Your Highness, look, I haven't said anything yet, and Concubine Shen is so arrogant."
“Besides, you and Shen Ronghua bumped into each other today, but so many eyes were watching. I didn’t say anything nonsense. Why did Concubine Shen have to be so impatient?”
Concubine Shu raised her chin with a look of contempt on her face.
Chen Fu knew that Concubine Shu did it on purpose, and she sneered in her heart but had no way to deal with it: "The situation was critical at that time, and someone behind me pushed me, so I bumped forward."
To be honest, Shen Fu has not yet found the person who pushed her from behind. The situation was too urgent at the time and everyone was only focused on looking at the dog. I'm afraid no one noticed who was behind them.
Shen Fu also didn't notice it, but now was not the time to dwell on it: "But I didn't bump into Shen Qingru at that time. On the contrary, it was she who took the initiative to bump into me."
"What a joke!" Before Concubine Shu could even speak, she immediately sneered, "Could it be that Concubine Shen meant that not only did you not bump into Shen Ronghua, but you caught her instead?"
"That's right." Shen Fu nodded.
At that time, it was Shen Qingru who took the initiative to throw herself on her, and her only intention was to frame her.
It’s just that I never expected Shen Fu to dodge.
"Who in the harem doesn't know that you two sisters are incompatible?" Before, Shen Ronghua was favored, and His Majesty could stay at her place for several days in a row.
But ever since Shen Fu entered the palace, His Majesty has never been to Shen Ronghua's palace again.
Who in the harem wouldn’t say anything? Even the servants were probably laughing in secret.
Just based on this point, it is impossible for Shen Qingru and Shen Fu to get along well. Now Shen Fu actually had the nerve to say that it was she who caught Shen Qingru.
How shameless!
"Your Majesty, what I say is useless. No matter how much I say, I'm sure Concubine Shen will not admit it."
Concubine Shu said directly: "If Your Majesty doesn't trust me, why not ask Shen Ronghua herself directly."
Considering how much Shen Qingru hated Shen Fu, Shen Fu was afraid that she would not be able to escape today no matter what.
Concubine Shu swore solemnly.
The fetus in Shen Qingru's belly is gone, and the Emperor now only has pity for her.
As long as she bit it to death, it was Shen Fu who pushed her.
She just couldn't believe that His Majesty would be so foolish that he didn't even care about the hard work Shen Qingru had put in for him during those months of pregnancy, and only had Shen Fu in his heart.
Concubine Shu's face was full of confidence.
Lin An raised his head and glanced at the Emperor. When he saw the Emperor nod, he quietly bent over and went over to do it.
Shen Ronghua had just had a miscarriage and was unable to move. When she heard that His Majesty wanted to summon her, she was extremely anxious.
Several young eunuchs helped her lie on the beauty bed and carried Shen Qingru over together.
"Your Majesty." Shen Qingru cried out to His Majesty as soon as she entered the room.
"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me, Your Majesty."
After the fetus in the belly disappeared, the raised area became flat.
Shen Qingru knew that she didn't have to pretend anymore. While she was overjoyed, she became more determined to pull Chen Fu into the water.
I have been carrying this big belly for such a long time, just waiting for this day. If only this fetus could be used to pull Shen Fu down from her high and mighty position.
She must, must find ways to humiliate her and let her experience the feeling of being ignored and laughed at.
"My child is gone, it's not an accident." As soon as the beauty couch came to a stop, Shen Qingru couldn't wait to throw dirty water on Shen Fu.
She stretched out her hand, pointed at Shen Fu and said tremblingly: "But, it was Shen Fu who harmed me, Your Majesty."
I just know that these two sisters are biting each other.
The corner of Shufei's mouth curled up a smile: "Chen Ronghua is too pitiful, please ask Your Majesty to make the decision for Shen Ronghua."
Xiao Yu had a calm expression on his face, and he only touched the jade ring with his fingertips: "Who gave Chen Ronghua the fetus today?"
The imperial physician in the room looked around twice, then stepped forward and knelt down: "Your Majesty, it is your servant."
As soon as they heard that something had happened to Concubine Shu, the imperial doctors came over immediately without any delay.
Who knew that the one in trouble was Shen Ronghua. Not only was the bleeding not stopping, but the fetus was already dead by the time they arrived.
"It is our fault that we are not well-trained in skills. We hope Your Majesty will forgive us." The two imperial doctors knelt on the ground and kowtowed, but their heads had not yet fallen to the ground.
Then the Emperor's eyes turned cold: "A miscarriage at six months of pregnancy, only bleeding, no fetus?"
His Majesty pointed at Shen Qingru and said, "Take her pulse again to see if she is carrying a human or a ghost!"
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