The Imperial Noble Consort looked at the Emperor through teary eyes, only to see that he seemed to doubt her, and her heart sank instantly.
Then, she glared fiercely at Long Mo.
"What a joke! This is my own flesh and blood, and she is my only child. How could I possibly poison my own child?"
You actually said that I would use my own child's life to frame you? That's ridiculous.
You are nothing but a powerless prince living in exile.
After the Imperial Noble Consort finished speaking, she turned to the Emperor and knelt before him.
"Yu'er is the apple of my eye. How could I possibly use my child's life to frame someone else?"
"Your Majesty, you must do me justice!"
The emperor frowned at this point, realizing that what the Imperial Noble Consort had said was true.
There was indeed no need to use one's own child to frame a powerless prince.
Moreover, Yu'er has always been the Imperial Noble Consort's darling, so this conjecture is absolutely unfounded.
The Imperial Noble Consort felt a pang of pain in her heart. Her enemy was right in front of her, but she couldn't do anything about it and had to ask the Emperor to find out the truth.
The Imperial Noble Consort was filled with hatred!
"Your Majesty, I think the Imperial Noble Consort's words make sense."
This happened so soon after the Seventh Prince returned. Could it be that this matter really has nothing to do with the Seventh Prince?
Your Majesty thinks what the Imperial Noble Consort said makes sense, after all, there is some distance between the Seventh Prince's mother and the Imperial Noble Consort.
In addition, the Seventh Prince and Consort Hua encountered people who wanted to kill them outside.
It's not impossible that in the Seventh Prince's heart, the Imperial Noble Consort is the murderer who harmed his mother.
The one who spoke was another concubine, who had always served under the Imperial Noble Consort and the two could be considered sisters.
How much genuine affection is behind the word "sister" is anyone's guess.
Long Mo looked at the concubine and said, "Oh, Your Majesty believes that only the Imperial Noble Consort could have done this."
That's why they thought I knew about this matter, which is why they targeted my younger brother.
The emperor was rubbing his temples at that moment.
In fact, everyone here believes that this matter is inextricably linked to the Seventh Prince.
But the emperor didn't believe it, and they thought it was pointless.
The emperor already felt sorry for the seventh prince who had been wandering outside, and now that the seventh prince had finally returned.
Of course, we can't let others wrong us.
In addition, the Seventh Prince was very well-behaved before, and it seems that he has not changed at all after being away for more than two years!
Therefore, the emperor did not believe a word the Imperial Noble Consort said.
"Alright, let's send the Imperial Noble Consort back first."
"I am saddened by the loss of the Eighth Prince, but this matter must be thoroughly investigated so that no one is wrongly accused."
The emperor's two easy sentences brought the family banquet to a close.
The Imperial Noble Consort carried the Eighth Prince back to her own palace.
Looking at the child who had already stopped breathing, and then thinking back to the little person before attending the family banquet.
She hugged her own legs and said softly, "Mother, don't be afraid. Yu'er has grown up now and can protect you."
That Long Mohua bullied Mother Consort. Yu'er will definitely find a chance to teach him a lesson he won't forget.
The Imperial Noble Consort wept bitterly in her palace.
No matter what, I cannot give up.
We must avenge Yu'er.
The Imperial Noble Consort cried and then collapsed.
The palace physicians rushed to examine the Imperial Noble Consort and discovered that she was nearly a month pregnant.
When the Imperial Noble Consort woke up, she cried uncontrollably upon learning the news.
"Waaaaah, Yu'er, you've always said you wanted a little sister."
Now that your younger siblings are coming soon, but you're gone, how am I supposed to live without you?
A maidservant patted the Imperial Noble Consort on the back: "Your Highness, please don't cry. Even if it's for the sake of the baby in your belly, you must take care of yourself!"
"Now that the Eighth Prince has just left, you've found out you're pregnant. Who knows, the Eighth Prince might even be reincarnated in your womb!"
The maid who spoke was a maid who had accompanied the Imperial Noble Consort on her dowry; the two had grown up together since childhood.
There were some things that only this little girl dared to say, while everyone else knelt on the ground, looking timid and submissive.
This female doctor was one of the Imperial Noble Consort's dowry maids, but no one knew that she was skilled in medicine.
The Imperial Noble Consort suddenly looked up at the female physician.
"This matter must not be leaked; this will be my last resort to protect myself..."
At this moment, the Imperial Noble Consort had already begun to devise a plan for revenge.
The baby in her womb will be her last resort, as long as she doesn't reveal the baby's existence.
Even if all his crimes were eventually discovered, the emperor would not truly banish him to the cold palace for the sake of his child.
Therefore, the Imperial Noble Consort then decided to give Long Mo a slow-acting poison.
Thinking of this, he looked at the female doctor beside him.
"You may all leave. I have something to say to Xiangyao."
After all the maids left the room, only the Imperial Noble Consort's most trusted dowry maid and the physician Xiangyao remained.
"Xiangyao, I know you are skilled in medicine."
Even more capable than those old scoundrels in the Imperial Medical Academy, I need your help.
Is there a fragrance that's undetectable to others? One that can make one's body increasingly weak.
Xiangyao knew exactly what the Imperial Noble Consort meant, so she nodded.
"Your Highness, I heard that the Seventh Prince has a particular fondness for incense. When Consort Hua was alive, the bedding on his bed was always scented with incense."
Otherwise, even the Seventh Prince wouldn't want to sleep!
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Noble Consort immediately understood what Xiangyao meant.
She nodded: "I'll leave this matter to you. If you handle it well, I'll let you leave the palace. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Xiangyao immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the Imperial Concubine.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will handle this matter to your satisfaction."
The Imperial Noble Consort then beckoned the two of them to leave.
Xiangyao was engaged to her childhood sweetheart when she was young.
The two grew up together and have a very good relationship.
Moreover, Xiangyao's medical skills were taught to her by that man.
However, the Imperial Noble Consort took a liking to her medical skills and made her accompany her as part of her dowry.
Xiangyao was originally the daughter of the Imperial Noble Consort's maternal clan from an outer branch. Logically speaking, even in a marriage alliance, there would be no need to use a concubine's daughter who was several generations below her in rank.
That's why Xiangyao's parents arranged a marriage between their children and another family.
The parents of that family and Xiangyao's parents had known each other since childhood and had an extremely good relationship, plus they were neighbors.
Both felt that the other's child was very well-mannered, so they were overjoyed and got married.
Little did anyone know that Xiangyao would be chosen by a concubine to enter the palace.
Having spent so many years in the palace, Xiangyao had heard that her childhood sweetheart brother had never married.
He said he would wait until she left the palace before marrying her.
Now that the Imperial Noble Consort has actually agreed to let me leave the palace, I must do this for her no matter what.
Thinking of her brother, she thought, "Wait a moment, I'll be able to leave the palace soon."
Xiangyao sat in the courtyard until the early hours of the morning.
She knew that if this matter were exposed, she would likely face certain death.
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