Su De stayed close to Xiao Li the whole time. The moment he saw Rou Ge Fei pounce on him, Su De immediately pulled Xiao Li away.
"Consort Rou, let's talk things out instead of resorting to violence."
Consort Rou was at a loss for what to do, and her whole body began to tremble.
She slowly crawled to the emperor's side and grabbed her foot.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! This matter must have been fabricated by Xiao Li. Your Majesty must not listen to her!"
Xiao Li smiled at Consort Rou, "Consort Rou, you haven't forgotten the medicine you gave me, have you? I still have a little bit left, and I've left it in your palace."
Consort Rou was still somewhat reluctant to admit it, but given the current situation, it was no longer something she didn't want to acknowledge.
"Guards, take Consort Rou away! She dared to plot against the imperial heir; her crime is heinous and deserves death. Take her away! Serve her poisoned wine."
Consort Rou was stunned when she heard the emperor say that.
She never expected the emperor to treat her like this; she simply couldn't believe it.
Consort Rou didn't want to die yet, so when the others came to take her away, she couldn't help but shout.
"Your Majesty, this matter was done at the behest of Consort De. I was also threatened!"
Upon hearing that Consort De was also involved in this matter, the Emperor nodded to Su De.
Although he didn't say anything, Su De immediately understood what the emperor meant.
Sude nodded and then walked outside.
When Consort De heard that the Nine Palaces had invited her, she immediately became excited and began to dress up. Su De, who was waiting beside her, was getting a little impatient.
"Your Highness, please hurry up. The Emperor is waiting for you. If you don't hurry, he will definitely be angry."
When Consort De heard that the Nine Palaces would be angry, she could only speed up her movements.
Su De waited for quite some time before Consort Rou finally finished dressing.
In fact, Su De was just about to tell Consort De that the Emperor had summoned her this time because of a crime, and there was no need for her to dress up so beautifully.
However, Su De ultimately did not say those words aloud.
He felt this might be the last time Consort De would have the chance to dress up properly. If it was confirmed that this was indeed related to Consort De, then she wouldn't be able to escape either.
So in the end, Sude just waited for her like that, without saying anything more.
When Consort De came out, Su De took her to see the Nine Palaces.
When she saw that Consort Rou was still there, she had a bad feeling.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, is there something you need to do by having me brought here?"
The moment Consort Rou saw Consort De approaching, she lunged at her.
"Your Highness, you must save me! Everything I did was for you!"
Upon hearing this, Consort De knew exactly what was going on.
She immediately pushed Consort Rou away and angrily rebuked her.
"Consort Rou, what nonsense are you spouting? I don't understand anything you're saying."
"Your Majesty, what has happened? Why is Consort Rou here?"
The emperor looked at her with a serious expression and spoke.
"Consort De, what do you think of this matter? Did you instigate everything Consort Rou did?"
Upon hearing this, Consort De certainly could not admit it.
So she immediately shook her head at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no idea what happened in this matter. It must be Consort Rou trying to frame me. Your Majesty, you must investigate this thoroughly!"
The court ordered Consort Rou to produce evidence, but she couldn't, so she was eventually taken away.
Consort De didn't have any evidence, so the emperor didn't do anything to her in the end. However, he felt that since Consort Rou had said so, he should definitely investigate her thoroughly.
After all, flies don't land on eggs without cracks. Since Consort Rou has said so, Consort De must have something to do with this matter.
However, before the emperor could even find out, Jiang Jingyue launched his plan.
When the emperor heard that Jiang Jingyue had launched her attack, he was still attending the morning court session. Upon hearing this news, he rushed to Jiang Jingyue's palace in a panic.
When he arrived at Jiang Jingyue's place, she had already been taken inside. He was already inside and wanted to go in, but the people inside wouldn't let him in at all.
"How dare you! The Empress is suffering inside, and I must go in and keep her company. Otherwise, what if she's scared?"
Hearing the emperor say this, the guards at the door felt somewhat helpless, but the empress had already instructed them not to let the emperor in.
They were well aware of the Empress's position in the Emperor's heart, so they all adhered to their principle of listening to the Empress.
"Hurry up and open the door. I need to go in and keep the Empress company, or I'll chop off your heads."
Jiugongting originally thought that after he said that, the person in front of him would definitely move aside, but what he didn't expect was...
The two servants guarding the door showed no intention of leaving.
"Your Majesty, please don't make things difficult for us servants anymore. This was done by the Empress. She said that no matter what, Your Majesty must not be allowed to enter. We must obey the Empress's orders!"
When Jiugongting heard that it was Jiang Jingyue's idea, he stopped trying to go in, because he was afraid that Jiang Jingyue would be angry if he really went in.
The Empress Dowager also rushed back. During this period, she had been going out to pray for blessings, hoping that Jiang Jingyue and the baby in her belly would be healthy.
She rushed back as soon as she heard that Jiang Jingyue was about to give birth, and just in time to arrive.
She rushed to the emperor's side and saw that he also looked anxious. She didn't ask any questions and could only wait outside with him.
"Your Majesty, how long has the Empress been inside? How is she now?"
The Empress Dowager spoke up because she saw how nervous the Emperor seemed; she wanted to ease his anxiety.
But what she didn't know was that the emperor knew nothing about the matter she asked, so her question only made him more nervous.
"Mother, when I arrived, Yue Bao had already gone inside. I really don't know how she is doing inside. Yue Bao won't let me in, and I'm really worried."
The emperor suddenly remembered that his mother was a woman, so he could go in and take a look.
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