Helian Qi sent Song Qingzhi back to Mozhuxuan, rewarded her with a bunch of nourishing herbs, and ordered the imperial physician to give her a thorough examination.
"Song Jieyu had a miscarriage. Are there any signs of drug effects?" Helian Qi looked at the imperial physician and asked.
The imperial physician knelt down and reported, "Jieyu did not come into contact with any inappropriate medications. She fell and had a miscarriage."
"Your Majesty, are you doubting what I said? I was really pushed down!" Song Qingzhi lay on the sickbed, tears in her eyes.
"I'm just asking as usual. Think carefully about whether you saw Concubine Ning pushing you with your own eyes? Or did you not see clearly who it was, but just guessed that it was Ning Wanyin." Helian Qi stared at Song Qingzhi with a burning gaze.
He suspected that someone else pushed Song Qingzhi.
But she didn't see it clearly...
Just because Ning Wanyin was close, he mistakenly thought it was her.
"I saw it with my own eyes. It was Concubine Ning who pushed me." Song Qingzhi didn't expect the emperor to ask so carefully, as if he wanted to exonerate Ning Wanyin. She was even more angry because she had lost her child...
But the emperor is reluctant to blame Ning Wanyin?
"Your Majesty loves Concubine Ning so much that you are partial to her even though you know she harmed me and your child. Do you insist that I change my words and say that I fell down by myself so that you can fulfill your protection for her?" Song Qingzhi looked at Helian Qi with resentment.
Every word a scholar says can hurt your heart.
If Helian Qi really did this, wouldn't he become a tyrant who was criticized and despised by the whole court and the people?
Helian Qi was so angry at her words that his expression turned cold. "I just want to find out the truth and give an explanation to the unborn heir."
"Then Your Majesty, please kill Ning Wanyin and avenge my child!" Song Qingzhi said hatefully.
Seeing her so excited, Helian Qi did not ask any more questions and stood up and said:
"You take good care of yourself, and I will give you an explanation."
After Helian Qi left.
Song Qingzhi was heartbroken and full of regret.
She finally got pregnant, and she could obviously rely on the child to surpass Ning Wanyin's love...
result.
It’s too late to regret. Now I can only let Ning Wanyin be buried with my child!
…
Helian Qi returned to Ganxin Palace.
Concubine Zhuang was already waiting in front of the palace gate.
"What are you doing here?" Helian Qi asked.
Concubine Zhuang looked surprised and annoyed, "Your Majesty, do you think like everyone else that I gave false testimony for Ning Wanyin because I saved her life?"
"I don't mean that." Helian Qi said calmly. However, he didn't really believe Concubine Zhuang's testimony.
Concubine Zhuang, Tang Miaoling, and Wei Yingya, the relationships between these three and Ning Wanyin are all too subtle.
Of course, he did not believe the testimonies of the concubines from the Xue and Cen factions. Their relationship with Ning Wanyin was as hostile as fire and water.
Helian Qi was more inclined to believe that there were no witnesses in this case.
People from both sides took sides for their own interests and personalities.
Song Qingzhi's words became the only testimony. It was impossible for her to deliberately cause a miscarriage in order to frame Ning Wanyin. The gain would be worth the loss.
If she could have an imperial heir, she would soon be promoted to concubine and have a bright future.
This is more beneficial than framing Ning Wanyin.
"Your Majesty just didn't believe me!" Concubine Zhuang glared at him in dissatisfaction, full of grievance: "Your Majesty, what do you think is the most important thing in my heart?"
"It's you."
"I owe Ning Wanyin a favor, but I hate her. But no matter how I treat her, it has nothing to do with this matter! No matter if it's her or someone else, whoever harms your child, I will not lie for them."
"That Song girl is lying to you. Don't you believe her or me? I don't know why she wants to hurt herself, but what I said is the truth!"
Concubine Zhuang stared at Helian Qi, listening to every word.
She was not trying to plead for Ning Wanyin. What made her sad was that the emperor no longer trusted her.
They grew up together and were childhood sweethearts. In Concubine Zhuang's heart, whether he was the emperor now or the prince who was ignored in the past, they were just her lover.
The emperor always treated her differently. All the women in the palace were outsiders, but she was the only one who always stood by the emperor.
But the emperor didn't believe her...
Concubine Zhuang's eyes were red and tears fell one by one, "Brother Qi, how could I lie to you? You...you trusted an outsider..."
It was very quiet in the Ganxin Hall.
Helian Qi looked at her quietly without saying a word.
Concubine Zhuang was upset, angry and sad. She covered her face and ran out crying. The accompanying palace maid hurriedly bowed and chased after her.
Wang Degui didn't dare to breathe heavily during the whole process.
The emperor imprisoned Concubine Ning, but she didn't make a scene or cry, and she didn't ask the emperor why he didn't believe her. Concubine Zhuang, who had nothing to do with the incident, was so angry that she cried...
Who could have thought of this?
"Wang Degui, send a few people to follow her. Don't let her get upset and cause trouble." Helian Qi ordered.
Wang Degui took the order and quickly ordered his eunuchs to chase after him.
Seeing the emperor's gloomy face, he asked tentatively, "Your Majesty loves Concubine Zhuang so much, I believe you believe in Concubine Zhuang..."
"Empress Zhuang has always been frank. There are indeed some suspicious points in this matter." Helian Qi said casually.
But it is even more unacceptable that Song Qingzhi harmed herself.
At this moment, the eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shun requests to see you!"
Since the last time she went to Linlang Palace and almost got into trouble, Shunpin never dared to go out again. This was the first time she left Changchun Palace.
"Let her in." Helian Qi said.
Shunpin entered the hall, knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you——"
"No thanks, get up." Helian Qi said.
Shunpin did not stand up, and said, "I believe that Concubine Ning would not murder Concubine Song. There must be some misunderstanding! Concubine Ning has always taken care of me wholeheartedly. I do not believe she is such a person. Please, Your Majesty, clear Concubine Ning's name!"
When she first heard about this, she was quite gloating.
Then she thought, what would she do without Ning Wanyin?
So he hurried over to plead for mercy.
"Your Majesty, if Concubine Ning is jealous of the pregnant concubine, how can she take good care of me? I cannot leave Concubine Ning, please think twice!"
Helian Qi understood Shunpin's thoughts at a glance.
She was scared without Ning Wanyin.
Ning Wanyin did a really good job in protecting Shunpin's pregnancy.
"I understand what you mean. Go back and take good care of it. I will make the decision myself." Helian Qi said.
Shunpin didn't understand what the emperor meant, so she could only bow and leave with the help of the palace maid.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shun is truly a man of integrity and righteousness, and what she said is not without reason..." Wang Degui hinted, "Concubine Ning has always done her best to protect Concubine Shun's pregnancy."
The emperor was looking for evidence to exonerate Concubine Ning.
He clearly didn't want Concubine Ning to be the murderer, so he naturally said what the emperor wanted.
"Merits and faults cannot offset each other..." Helian Qi looked depressed. No matter how many merits she had, they could not offset the crime of murdering the heir to the throne.
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