As another imperial physician approached her, Princess Changning suddenly became frightened. She opened her eyes wide and shouted.
"I don't need you to examine me. I'm fine. You may all leave!"
Seeing Changning's panicked state, the Empress Dowager suddenly realized that Changning was not actually pregnant at all, and that all her claims about being pregnant were lies.
There were still two imperial physicians who hadn't been seen. Seeing that Princess Changning refused to let them come forward, they were unsure whether they should step forward or not.
Seeing their expressions, the Empress Dowager immediately said, "Continue reading. Tell me your results when you're done."
Since the Empress Dowager had said so, the remaining two imperial physicians nodded and slowly walked towards Princess Changning.
Princess Changning was startled as the imperial physician approached her step by step. She immediately jumped out of bed and kept shaking her head.
"No need, Mother. I'm fine and don't need to see the imperial physician. Please have them all leave!"
Changning looked utterly rejected and appeared extremely agitated.
"You guys go over there and hold the princess down so she doesn't move, and let the imperial physician take her pulse properly."
Upon hearing the Empress Dowager's words, Princess Changning's face turned ashen, realizing that no matter how much she struggled, it would be useless.
"Mother, there's no need to see. I am not pregnant. You don't need to have the imperial physician examine me."
As soon as Changning uttered these words, the Empress Dowager, for some unknown reason, suddenly felt dizzy and fainted.
"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager."
Fortunately, the imperial physician happened to be in the Empress Dowager's palace at that moment. He examined her and confirmed that she had fainted because she couldn't accept the situation. Only then was the physician relieved.
Princess Changning secretly ran away from the palace before the Empress Dowager woke up. Now that her secret has been exposed, she can no longer stay in the palace.
She had just returned to her princess residence when she received an imperial decree.
Upon hearing the contents of the imperial edict, Princess Changning was instantly stunned.
Confined to her quarters, for life—how could the eldest princess accept this? Her plans hadn't even been realized yet.
What she found even more unacceptable was that her male lover, Miao Lang, packed his things and ran away the moment he heard the news.
This was unacceptable to Princess Changning. She thought of her husband again, but when she found him, she suddenly discovered that he was living in the princess's residence with a woman and a child.
Seeing this scene, she was almost driven to the brink of madness, but thankfully she managed to control the blood that was about to spill from her throat.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by this? Aren't you afraid that my brother might do something to your beloved concubine?"
"I remember that the rule of our dynasty is that a prince consort is not allowed to take concubines. You have now violated the law and will be beheaded."
At this point, the princess paused for a moment, then looked at the man in front of her with a smile and began to speak.
"Of course, if you kill this woman and her child now, I can let it go and won't report you to my brother."
As soon as Princess Changning finished speaking, the prince consort in front of her burst into laughter.
“Princess, do you think I would dare bring people into the palace without His Majesty’s permission? The reason I dared to do this was because His Majesty gave me permission, and His Majesty even sent people to help me bring the people here.”
Princess Changning instinctively took a step back upon hearing the prince consort's words, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"Impossible. My brother would never do this to me. I don't believe it."
The woman standing next to the prince consort covered her mouth and laughed when she heard the princess say that.
"Princess, not only that, the Emperor has also bestowed the title of Prince upon my child. Rest assured, as long as you live, we will serve you well. However, you will never be able to leave your courtyard again."
The woman's words were like a thorn piercing Princess Changning's heart. She didn't believe it and wanted to go to the palace to find her mother, who would surely not want her to be imprisoned.
If she were imprisoned here, she would never be able to enter the palace to see the Empress Dowager again, and the Empress Dowager would definitely be reluctant to let her go.
Upon thinking of this, Changning immediately stood up and ran out of the princess's residence.
The prince consort originally wanted to stop him, but was stopped by the woman next to him.
"Don't worry about her. Once she's gone, no one will be able to help her. Let her experience what it's like to be worse than dead. It will definitely be very painful."
Princess Changning ran all the way, and when she arrived at the Empress Dowager's Longevity Palace, she heard voices inside.
"Your Majesty, why are you treating your elder sister like this? If you continue like this, she will become a laughingstock of the entire dynasty."
How will she face anyone after this? Although she deceived me, I know she must have had her reasons. You can't treat her like this! Have the Prince Consort send that woman back! She can't stay in the Princess's residence.
The moment the Empress Dowager uttered those words, the outer door was suddenly pushed open.
When she saw the person who ran in kneel down in front of her, the Empress Dowager's heart softened instantly.
"Royal brother, Empress Dowager, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you. I know I was wrong now. Can you forgive me, royal brother? I promise I will never do it again."
"I myself was deceived, that's why they thought I was pregnant. I didn't say that on purpose."
Seeing Princess Changning's state, Mo Yuhan slowly spoke.
"I heard that you have been having people search for children who are due to be born in a few months. I didn't believe it at first, but after investigating, I found out it was true. I don't need to tell you what your plans are; you know it in your heart."
As soon as Mo Yuhan said this, Princess Changning's eyes widened in disbelief.
She does these things very secretly, so there's no way anyone else could know.
"Who told you this? This is not true at all. Someone must be framing me. Your Highness, you must find out the truth and clear my name!"
The Empress Dowager, who was standing nearby, also spoke up.
"Your Majesty, are you sure about this? No matter how bad Changning is, I believe she wouldn't do such a thing. Impersonating a royal heir is a capital offense."
Mo Yuhan sneered, looking at the Empress Dowager with eyes full of mockery.
"Your Majesty, impersonating a royal heir is a capital offense, but what about murdering a royal heir?"
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