Chapter 422 Exposing Yun Jiaoyue's Fake Pregnancy
After Su Wan'er decided to select Consort Zhang as her ally, she devised a plan.
She confronted Liu Yiyi, while Zhang Pin secretly eavesdropped.
Liu Yiyi must know how Princess Zhenrou got her cat.
Liu Yiyi's daughter was her Achilles' heel. Su Wan'er told her that Yun Jiaoyue intended to raise Qingyun and had mentioned it to the Emperor several times.
Liu Yiyi's daughter is her Achilles' heel.
She knew what kind of person Yun Jiaoyue was and that she would definitely not treat her daughter well.
There's only one way to keep her away from her daughter: pull her down from her high position.
She recounted everything she knew in detail.
“I often send people to keep an eye on her every move. It was Yu Ping, the goddaughter of Cao Mama who serves Consort Yun, who bought the cat outside the palace. She then placed the cat at the entrance of Princess Zhenrou’s Hibiscus Palace.”
"Later, they secretly fed the cat a powder that made it go into heat and become agitated, and then sprinkled another powder on you, causing the cat to go crazy and charge at you."
After listening to this, Consort Zhang, who was hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but rush out and questioned her directly, "Is everything you said true?"
“It’s absolutely true! If I, Liu Yiyi, have told even one lie, may I, Liu Yiyi, die a violent death, and may my daughter die young. Do you believe me now?”
Consort Zhang knew that her daughter cared about her most, and since she was willing to make such a solemn vow, it was probably true. She laughed self-deprecatingly, "Haha!! I was stupid, I was too stupid to have been kept in the dark all this time."
It turned out she had reported the wrong person; her child had been killed by the person she considered her best friend.
She's too naive and stupid, that's why she's easily fooled.
"They added another kind of powder, which drove the cat mad and made it charge at you."
Consort Zhang cried in anger; her son had died unjustly.
"I genuinely considered her a sister, and I really thought she was thinking of me. How could she treat me like this?"
"How cruel she is! She killed four princes."
Liu Yiyi pleaded with her, "Wan'er, I've told you everything I know. Please, for the sake of our past sisterly bond, don't harm my Yun'er while I'm imprisoned in the Cold Palace. Please protect her and don't let anyone hurt her. She's a good child."
“Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. I’m not as heartless as you; I wouldn’t harm a child.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Yiyi's face paled. Yes, if she really wanted to harm Yun'er, she wouldn't have someone fake it and apply the medicine to her body.
But this biological mother was heartless enough to let someone actually strangle her own daughter.
Su Wan'er and Consort Zhang were eager to find evidence and left without lingering. Liu Yiyi kowtowed to their retreating figures, murmuring softly, "Thank you, and...I'm sorry..."
She once genuinely considered Su Wan'er her best friend.
Because she's stupid, she's foolish, easy to control, and poses no threat.
Upon hearing her apology, Su Wan'er paused, then walked away without looking back.
Back then, on the road to exile, she risked her life to turn back and save her. Now, she's being spared this time; it's an exchange of lives. Let her repent properly in the cold palace.
Consort Zhang immediately sent a message to his family outside the palace, ordering them to arrest Yu Ping's family and then bring Yu Ping to Zhao Xuan.
If she refuses to confess, then torture her severely; I refuse to believe she won't talk.
Su Wan'er also knew the inside story of Yun Jiaoyue's fake pregnancy.
If her faking pregnancy isn't exposed, Zhao Xuan will definitely treat her leniently because of her pregnancy.
This is not what she wants to see. She must trample the other party underfoot and not give her any chance to turn the tables so that she can be done with it once and for all.
Consort Zhang listened to her because she thought it made sense.
Su Wan'er first went to Zhao Furou's place and won over another helper.
Zhao Furou's child was also killed by Yun Jiaoyue, and of course, Zhao Xuan was also involved.
Moreover, Princess Zhenrou's death was also related to them.
Two lives were lost, and Zhao Furou was not someone they could easily manipulate.
She wanted revenge and decided to cooperate with Su Wan'er. Tomorrow, she would pretend to be unwell and invite Physician Hua to the palace.
Given how much Yun Jiaoyue values her child, she would definitely ask the divine physician to examine her pulse to confirm her pregnancy once she learns of the divine physician's arrival in the palace. At that time, her false pregnancy would be exposed.
The following day, Hua Murong entered the palace.
First, go to Zhao Furou's palace.
Su Wan'er, Consort Zhang, and several other concubines who had suffered miscarriages and were diagnosed by the imperial physicians as having difficulty conceiving in the future lined up to have Hua Murong take their pulse.
When Yun Jiaoyue received the news, she was furious. She absolutely could not let the divine doctor cure them. It would be best if they could never get pregnant for the rest of their lives. She immediately sent Granny Cao to intercept them.
Because it was inconvenient for Hua Murong, a man, to treat the women in the harem, he brought his female apprentice, Xiao Mingshu, into the palace.
He followed Granny Cao to Consort Yun's palace first.
Tell Xiao Mingshu to wait at Su Wan'er's place for a while.
Xiao Mingshu relayed a message from Zhao Jiu to her, telling her that the Su family members were all alive and had been placed in a safe place.
The day the Su family sold their antiques and paintings to pay off their debts.
As Zhao Jiu passed by the Su family's house, he noticed several people acting suspiciously and watching them. Following them for a while, he discovered that they had bought more than a dozen barrels of tung oil and more than a dozen bundles of firewood.
They guessed that they might set fire to the Su family's house.
He wanted to tell Master Su to be more vigilant tonight, because as soon as he entered the Su family home, he saw the Su family dismissing their servants.
Without servants, most of the remaining members of the Su family were elderly, weak, women, children, and so on. They were powerless to resist, and there would be countless more nights to come after tonight.
You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.
He couldn't think of a good solution, so he went back and told Yun Zhaoxue about it.
Yun Zhaoxue told them to play along and gave them a few things called fire extinguishers. They could put out the fire by pressing the switch and spraying out dust.
After rescuing the Su family, they settled them in a manor in the city.
Furthermore, the beam across which Su Wan'er hanged herself in the Cold Palace wasn't broken by her own hand; it was done by a spy Yun Zhaoxue had planted in the palace. Xiao Mingshu didn't mention these things, nor was it necessary. Such a secretive matter as the spy's involvement was best left to one's own people.
Su Wan'er felt she owed Yun Zhaoxue a huge debt of gratitude, and secretly resolved in her heart that even if it cost her her life, she would kill Yun Jiaoyue and stop her from causing trouble.
On the other side, Zhao Xuan heard that the divine physician had taken Yun Jiaoyue's pulse, and he quickly put down the comprehension document in his hand.
Now that there is no war on the border and Prime Minister Qin is in the court, his burden has been greatly reduced. Once people relax, they don't want to be diligent and will slack off when they want to.
Hua Murong took his pulse once, his brows furrowing slightly.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Yun Jiaoyue's heart skipped a beat. "Divine Physician, how is my child? Please say something."
Hua Murong took the pulse again without saying a word, but before he could get a result, Zhao Xuan arrived.
The eunuch's drawn-out voice rang out, "The Emperor has arrived!"
"Your Majesty, you've arrived? Please forgive me for not being able to greet you properly due to my pregnancy." When Yun Jiaoyue saw Zhao Xuan arrive, her restless heart calmed down. The child in her womb was a prince, protected by Heaven, so how could anything happen to him?
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