Chapter 207 Testing
Here we come!
Chen Fu looked at He Cairen kneeling on the ground. The first thing that came to her mind was not nervousness, but a sense of relief that it was just as expected.
She looked at the man kneeling on the ground.
He Cairen lived with her in the Hehuan Palace and knew her every move best. If anyone else told this matter, they would probably think it was nonsense.
The only appropriate person is to let He Cairen come out.
The person behind this has considered it thoroughly enough.
A smile appeared on Shen Fu's lips, but it quickly disappeared.
And at this quiet moment, He Cairen's words caused an explosion.
"What did you say? Fake pregnancy?"
A surprised sound was heard, and the joy in the tone was not concealed at all.
Shu Guipin hurriedly walked out of the crowd, not even covering up the expression on her face just now, and looked at He Cairen on the ground with surprise: "You just said that Concubine Shen was faking her pregnancy?"
At first, it was Concubine He who told her that Shen Fu was pregnant. Concubine Shu was half-believing and half-doubting, but when she saw how much love the Emperor had for Shen Fu, she was filled with jealousy.
Now He Cairen is saying that the baby in Shen Fu's belly is fake?
Concubine Shu was filled with mixed feelings of sadness and joy. She was so happy that she didn't know what to do. She just stared at Concubine He: "Are you telling the truth? Do you have any evidence?"
Shu Guipin's pointing frightened He Cairen, who was kneeling on the ground, so much that she shuddered.
She quickly covered her chest with her hands and glanced at the crowd.
"Yes, we must have evidence for everything, and we cannot just make up stories." In the crowd, Concubine Rong stepped forward with a serious face:
"Besides, this matter concerns offspring. No jokes are allowed." Concubine Rong said with dignity.
"I dare not." He Cairen looked at Concubine Rong in front of her, and her originally uneasy heart instantly became firm.
With Concubine Rong around, what is she afraid of?
He Cairen straightened his back and smiled triumphantly at Shen Fu: "May I ask, Concubine Shen, are you really pregnant? Is there really a fetus in your belly?"
Chen Fu guessed that He Cairen would attack her and was already prepared.
"Why would He Cairen ask this?" Chen Fu placed her hand on her belly:
"If this isn't a fetus in my belly, then what is it?"
Shen Fu's hand fell gently on her lower abdomen, her palm pressed tightly against hers, but a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
He Cairen was sitting opposite her and happened to see it.
Hope suddenly emerged in her heart. Shen Fu really let the cat out of the bag!
She said, how could Shen Fu have such good luck? The concubines in the harem have been serving His Majesty for a long time and none of them have been pregnant. But Chen Fu, how long has she been serving His Majesty?
Such a good thing happened to her? !
"I dare to guarantee with my life that Concubine Shen is faking her pregnancy!"
“Bold!”
These words made His Majesty extremely dissatisfied. He looked down like a wild beast.
He Cairen knelt on the ground, trembling with fear at the look in His Majesty's eyes.
My throat felt like it was being strangled, and I stammered, not knowing how to start the next sentence.
It was Concubine Rong who came out and said, "You are a talented person, and you are going to expose Concubine Shen. Not to mention how much higher Concubine Shen's position is than yours, just based on Concubine Shen's position in His Majesty's heart, if there is any misunderstanding, isn't it something that a small talent like you can bear?"
What Concubine Rong said was really interesting. On the surface, she was scolding Concubine He, but in fact, her words were a reminder to everyone.
How much favored Chen Fu is by His Majesty.
His Majesty's grace and favor are limited, and if Chen Fu monopolizes them, then naturally there will be no more for others.
How many of the concubines present here do not want to receive the favor of His Majesty?
Identity, status, wealth, glory, and even the family behind you.
These can only last long because of the woman's status in the harem. Even if you don't want to fight for it, you have to go for it.
Now that Concubine Rong has reminded us of this, if Chen Fu is gone, the harem will surely be like before, with everyone being treated equally.
"I dare not lie, let alone expose Concubine Shen casually." Concubine Rong's words directly awakened He Cairen and reminded her directly that Shen Fu's existence was too annoying.
If she were gone, I might not be unable to appear in the eyes of His Majesty in the future.
He Cairen plucked up his courage and looked at Chen Fu. Seeing His Majesty's hand fall on Shen Fu's waist, the two of them were in an intimate posture.
She felt bitter in her heart, and her eyes became more vicious: "Concubine Shen is faking pregnancy! She used her elder sister's pills and tampered with the tonic soup given by the Emperor to fake pregnancy!"
"Nourishing soup?!" The nourishing soup that His Majesty gave to Shen Fu was quite a lot.
This incident had caused a lot of discussion in the harem before.
There are really too many things that His Majesty has bestowed upon us. Even if they are just ordinary nourishing medicines, in the eyes of the concubines in the harem, they are all favors from the Emperor.
"I remember that His Majesty gave Concubine Shen a lot of things as a reward." A concubine came out to explain:
"A stream of supplements are being sent to the Hehuan Palace. Some time ago, the small kitchen was full of people from the Hehuan Palace. Every day, it's either bird's nest or snow lotus. I'm afraid even the Imperial Concubine's Palace doesn't have this kind of thing."
"I didn't expect that there was something added to this tonic soup."
Chen Fu just sneered in her heart when she heard the sound behind her.
Sure enough, these concubines were eager to get rid of her as soon as possible.
The matter hasn't even come to a conclusion yet, but the blame has already been put on her.
"I drank a lot of tonic soup recently." Chen Fu pulled the sleeve of His Majesty, and her palm tightened subconsciously:
"These are all rewards from His Majesty. I just want to drink them and live up to His Majesty's kindness."
"I know!" His Majesty held Chen Fu's palm tightly, tightening his palm in silent comfort.
Bitch!
Even when she is about to die, she still acts like a spoiled child to try to gain the sympathy of His Majesty!
He Cairen's eyes seemed to be filled with tears as he stared at Chen Fu.
"I swear on my life!"
He Cairen was not in good health. After the intense noise, he coughed a few times.
She covered her chest, kowtowed several times with her forehead pressed to the ground, and then stood up, shouting in a deafening voice:
"In order to win the emperor's favor, Concubine Shen deliberately took a fake pregnancy drug to win his favor. She is just like her elder sister, who will do anything to win his favor. On weekdays, Concubine Shen relies on her appearance to seduce the emperor, and now she is directly reaching out to his offspring!!!"
"It is unfortunate to have such a woman in the harem, and even more unfortunate for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly and do not let this person destroy the harem's atmosphere! And do not let the traitor succeed and use the offspring to gain favor!!"
He Cairen's series of words came down with a resounding force.
She looked at Shen Fu who was held in the arms of His Majesty, and forced out a confident smile provocatively.
“This…” Concubine Rong pretended to be embarrassed and turned her head, looking at His Majesty, and then glanced at Chen Fu in His Majesty’s arms.
"Your Majesty, this happened suddenly, and I am helpless." Concubine Rong said, looking at Chen Fu:
"But Mr. He said it so absolutely, and he was willing to swear on it with his own life. I really don't know how to deal with it."
"How about sending someone to the Hehuan Palace to investigate?"
"Impossible!" His Majesty refused.
His palm fell on Shen Fu's, and the two held hands, palms clasped tightly: "I believe that Concubine Shen will never do this."
After saying that, he glanced at Concubine Rong and said, "He Cairen is ignorant and stupid, are you also getting confused as well?"
Concubine Rong never expected that the Emperor would say this.
As she listened to the Emperor's disgusted and confused tone, she felt that these three words were like a slap in the face, landing firmly on her face.
Concubine Rong stood there stiffly, her cheeks flushed red.
His Majesty is too disrespectful to Concubine Rong.
Chen Fu was held in the arms of His Majesty, and she almost couldn't help laughing out loud when she saw this scene.
"Drag He Cairen away." His Majesty obviously didn't want to continue this farce.
After dealing with Concubine Rong, His Majesty raised his eyes and glanced at He Cairen lying on the ground, and said lightly: "He Cairen has committed treason and slandered his superiors. Push him out and don't come out again in the future."
"I obey your command!" Lin An bent down and kowtowed on the ground. After standing up, he immediately ordered the eunuch beside him to drag He Cairen up.
"Your Majesty, spare my life!"
He Cairen didn't react at first. She waited for Lin An and his men to pull her up from the ground before she hurriedly begged loudly.
She knelt on the ground and trembled constantly, waving her hands desperately trying to push away the eunuch who was pulling her.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life!!!"
How was this different from what she expected?
"Your Majesty, please spare me. Your Majesty, please spare me." He Cairen begged desperately, staring at Concubine Rong.
She hadn't even had the chance to say what she wanted to say, so why did His Majesty just pull her away without even listening?
He Cairen struggled hard, tears streaming down her face. She looked involuntarily at Concubine Rong, her eyes full of pleading.
He was about to shout out the three words "Rong Guifei".
Concubine Rong, who was frozen in place by the word "old and confused", stepped forward in time.
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Rong spoke out to stop them. It was obvious that they had alerted the enemy today.
If I can't hit the target with one strike, I'm afraid Shen Fu will escape.
Concubine Rong has spent a long time preparing for today. How could she be willing to let this matter go away so easily?
"Does Your Majesty trust Concubine Shen so much?" After Imperial Concubine Rong stopped the eunuch from putting Concubine He down, she took two steps forward and walked to the side of Your Majesty.
"Even if a concubine swore on her life, Your Majesty would believe it without any purpose?"
"What exactly do you want to say?" Xiao Yu stepped forward and came in front of Concubine Rong, his eyes cold and icy.
It was like looking at a stranger.
Concubine Rong has served His Majesty for so many years, and all she remembers is His Majesty's expression that said "no strangers allowed" and he treated everyone the same way.
Only when talking to himself would His Majesty be considerate, and sometimes tenderness would appear on his face.
She has always known that His Majesty is a ruthless person. The same applies to Concubine Shu.
The more doting someone was before, the more ruthless they will be when they turn against you.
Therefore, when His Majesty discusses all matters, big or small, with her, Concubine Rong will feel that she is different from others in His Majesty's heart.
But now, she stared at the man in front of her with an impatient look on his face, and all her previous thoughts became a thing of the past.
"Empress Rong!" His Majesty frowned, his cold face full of impatience: "I am asking you a question!"
She knew His Majesty's expression very well.
Concubine Rong looked at the expression of the Emperor in front of her and knew that he was extremely annoyed at this moment.
Given His Majesty's temper, if he is impatient with you, I'm afraid that no matter what you say later, He won't listen.
"What Lady He said does not make sense." Concubine Rong was really too confident.
She was certain that Shen Fu's pregnancy was fake, so how could she let go of such a golden opportunity?
"I am the imperial concubine appointed by His Majesty personally. Now that there is no queen in the harem, I am responsible for managing the harem."
"What Lady He said was not only about Concubine Shen, but also about the child in her belly." Concubine Rong said, kneeling directly towards His Majesty:
"This is about the heir to the throne, so I dare not be careless. Please ask Your Majesty to send the imperial physician to take my pulse, so that Concubine Shen can be cleared of all charges."
Concubine Rong took the lead in kneeling, and the concubines behind her naturally did not dare to stand.
"Your Majesty, please conduct a thorough investigation." Shu Guipin came back to her senses first. She looked at Chen Fu in the crowd, and then at Rong Guifei who was kneeling on the ground.
No matter how much dissatisfaction she had with Concubine Rong before, she was now able to form a united front when facing Chen Fu.
Compared with Concubine Rong, she relies on her seniority and status to be an eyesore in front of His Majesty. Shen Fu, who is young and beautiful and occupies the heart of the Emperor, is even more frightening.
It won’t be too late to fight Concubine Rong after dealing with Chen Fu.
"I am also very surprised. Concubine Shen's sister took fake pregnancy medicine to win favor. Now Concubine Shen's pregnancy came too suddenly. Whether it is the same remains to be seen."
"Today is my birthday. Since this incident happened at my banquet, Your Majesty should ask someone to go to the Hehuan Palace to investigate."
There was a bloodstain on Shu Guipin's palm, and she was in so much pain that she could hardly clench her fist. But at this time she was smiling: "Just let someone bring some tonic, it won't hurt, and it won't cause any harm to Concubine Shen."
"It's just that all the concubines in the palace are here now, and there are no other children born in the harem for the time being." Shu Guipin paused, gritted her teeth and said boldly after thinking of something:
"The Queen Mother is practicing outside the palace, but she has been paying attention to the news in the palace. The Queen Mother is also looking forward to Concubine Shen's pregnancy. It would be good to find out the truth so that this matter can be explained."
Shu Guipin's words were well-founded, and she even brought up the Empress Dowager who was outside the palace.
The royal heirs really cannot be neglected. Now that the year is coming to an end, the news of Shen Fu's heirs will definitely reach the ears of the Queen Mother...
Xiao Yu wanted to take a look at Chen Fu beside him, and tightened his grip on Chen Fu's palm, but his peripheral vision was directed at Lin An:
"You must personally take people to the Hehuan Palace and get to the bottom of this matter!"
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