The Crown Princess was dressed too brightly, and the light shining through the clouds was not as dazzling as him.
Unfortunately, everyone in the palace is feeling insecure right now. Concubine Li's situation has become so turbulent that anyone who comes into contact with her is feeling uneasy. In the palace, human life is worthless; who knows if they'll suddenly be dragged into the spotlight?
The old eunuch who had been accompanying Emperor Chengyuan was standing at the door. Seeing Wei Sushen and Fang Shan, he exclaimed, "Ouch!" and quickly stepped forward to Fang Shan, saying, "His Majesty is furious. You might be scolded for wearing such extravagant clothes."
It's no wonder he reminded me that at first glance, the couple looked more like they were there to watch a show than to visit.
"It's no problem." Fang Shan showed a decent smile and walked in with Wei Sushen.
The eunuch standing behind them looked confused, unable to understand what they were thinking.
The imperial physician who was kneeling inside had already stood up and was now checking the items in Concubine Li's palace one by one.
Emperor Chengyuan frowned tightly and asked, "How long will it take?"
The imperial physician did not dare to be careless and tried to speed up his movements.
When Wei Sushen walked in, he saw Concubine Li crying with tears in her eyes, and Emperor Chengyuan standing aside with a terribly cold expression.
"Father."
Emperor Chengyuan turned his head. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were dressed very appropriately, and it was obvious that they had been carefully dressed up. The two of them stood side by side, looking like they had walked out of a painting.
Emperor Chengyuan was indeed somewhat unhappy. Concubine Li had just lost her child, and they were more like rubbing salt into her wounds.
As the confidant of Emperor Chengyuan, the eunuch could slightly guess some of the emperor's thoughts, but he still underestimated the extent of Emperor Chengyuan's double standards.
The prince has gone too far this time.
This was Emperor Chengyuan’s first thought.
However, a second thought immediately emerged: the prince was spoiled by him, too dependent on his father, and didn't even know how to hide his true emotions in front of him.
The child trusts his father so much, so although his behavior is wrong, we should not be too harsh on him.
So, apart from a disapproving look, he did not scold her.
Fang Shan was the Crown Princess, and scolding him would be tantamount to losing face for the Crown Prince, so Emperor Cheng Yuan did not say much.
Even if Wei Sushen was extremely clever, he couldn't have guessed that Emperor Chengyuan was putting on a drama for himself. His original plan was to first suppress the emperor and then praise him, hoping to make the emperor angry, so that when Concubine Li's conspiracy was exposed, he would feel even more guilty.
Concubine Li did not wait until Emperor Chengyuan got angry with the prince. She made some noise on purpose to draw Emperor Chengyuan's attention back to herself.
No matter how much dissatisfaction Emperor Chengyuan had with Concubine Li before, facing a woman who had just lost a child, he was more tolerant: "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Concubine Li's face was pale, and she covered her belly with her hands: "I am useless, I failed to protect the child."
Emperor Chengyuan sat beside the bed and patiently comforted her.
After the imperial physicians finished their hurried examination, they looked at each other and shook their heads one after another under Emperor Chengyuan's stern gaze.
"Useless!" Emperor Chengyuan, despite his good temper, couldn't help but get angry: "They said it was caused by the drugs, why can't they find the source?"
Several imperial physicians instinctively turned to the most senior one. An emperor's anger wasn't always a good thing. Knowing that remaining silent would only escalate matters, the physician stepped forward and knelt, saying, "Your Majesty, there are generally three ways for drugs to enter the body: ingestion, inhalation, or through the skin. Concubine Li's food has been carefully inspected, as have the jars used to decoct the medicine. There's nothing wrong with them. The pots of flowers in the room are just common orchids, which won't affect the pregnant woman or the fetus. So, the last possibility is the only one."
The imperial physician, always paying attention to Emperor Chengyuan's expression, asked carefully, "Everything else in the room has been checked, and the next thing is Concubine Li's underwear."
Emperor Chengyuan's expression changed repeatedly, and finally he said coldly, "Investigate!"
Concubine Li had begun to cry again, unable to hold back her tears, and she wiped them away with a handkerchief. She was now thin, and when she moved her arms, her sleeves fell down, revealing a section of her fair wrist.
The imperial physician also noticed this and said, "Your Majesty's jewelry also needs to be checked."
Concubine Li took off the jade pendant and agate bracelet from her waist as instructed.
The imperial physician carefully examined the bracelet, and his expression suddenly changed while checking it. Soon, several imperial physicians gathered around the bracelet, and after repeated confirmation, they said, "The bracelet has been soaked in medicine."
Concubine Li seemed unable to bear the blow and murmured, "How, how could it be?"
She leaned in Emperor Chengyuan's arms, so she naturally couldn't see that when the bracelet discovered the problem, Emperor Chengyuan's eyes suddenly turned cold.
While no one was paying attention, Fang Shan pretended to cough and took the opportunity to throw a few peanuts into his mouth.
Feeling it was not proper to eat alone, he used the wide sleeves of his robe as a cover and secretly stuffed a few into Wei Sushen's mouth.
The imperial physician reported truthfully: "It's fine for ordinary people to wear it, but the drugs on it can definitely cause miscarriage."
"Impossible!" Concubine Li's voice gradually turned from sharp to weak: "This bracelet is too..."
She didn't finish the rest of her words, but the imperial physician's face changed drastically in shock.
Concubine Li panicked and grabbed Emperor Chengyuan's hand, her eyes filled with pain and confusion. "Your Majesty."
Fang Shan was so impressed by her acting skills that he could hardly chew peanuts and had to eat candy instead.
Emperor Chengyuan's face was expressionless, and his voice was unpredictable: "Are you saying that the Crown Prince is plotting against you?"
Concubine Li bit her lip and said, "I dare not."
It’s just that I don’t dare, not that I don’t.
"I think you're quite courageous," Emperor Chengyuan pulled his hand out and looked at her coldly, "You even dared to frame the Crown Prince."
Concubine Li didn't say anything.
Emperor Chengyuan sneered: "Who else has touched this thing?"
Concubine Li said aggrievedly, "I have been wearing this bracelet since the prince gave it to me. I have never taken it off. Moreover, the imperial physician used it to examine me just now."
The imperial physician knelt down and kowtowed, "Your servants would never dare to frame the Crown Prince. Besides, the medicine above will only take effect after being worn for a period of time."
On the other hand, Concubine Li insisted that no one else was involved. She had a good idea. Even if Emperor Chengyuan did not punish the prince, he would still be dissatisfied with him.
The already tense atmosphere became even more frightening because of the sudden silence. Fang Shan poked Wei Sushen and lamented that the snacks he brought were too few and not worthy of this big show at all.
Emperor Chengyuan's throne came with great difficulty, and to be exact, it was not glorious. The previous emperor favored Prince An, and he finally obtained the throne by all means, and of course the empress dowager also made great efforts.
He had seen a lot about the secrets of the harem and had even suffered losses, so he quickly understood what Concubine Li was planning.
"I'll ask you one last time," Emperor Chengyuan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was a hint of violence in them: "What's going on with this bracelet?"
Concubine Li hadn't expected Emperor Chengyuan to be the first to blame her. The slight sense of guilt she had felt vanished, and she shouted at the top of her voice, "Your Majesty, why do you treat me like this?"
Emperor Chengyuan looked at him coldly.
Concubine Li's heart clenched, and she pinched the corner of the quilt with her fingers. "Your Majesty, do you think I would frame the Crown Prince at the cost of my child's life? Even if I succeed, what will I gain?"
Emperor Chengyuan looked at her with a grievance and shook his head: "The bracelet was taken from me."
Concubine Li's pupils trembled suddenly, and her lips moved as if she was about to speak again.
Emperor Chengyuan interrupted her directly: "They sent it in front of me. Do you want me to call the eunuch who delivered it over to question him to see if he was the one who did it?"
Concubine Li lowered her head and did not respond. From the moment Emperor Chengyuan withdrew his hand, she knew that she was about to face the suspicion of an emperor.
At this time, no matter what she said, it would only make Emperor Chengyuan even angrier.
"Call Li Yuan." Emperor Chengyuan no longer looked at Concubine Li. There was only sinisterness in his eyes. He gave orders to the people around him in a deep voice.
Concubine Li didn't care about her weak body, she grabbed Emperor Chengyuan's sleeve and begged him to take back his decision.
Li Yuan had actually been in the Dali Temple before. He was asked to investigate in order to make the matter public. If anything was really found out, it would also implicate his mother's family.
After the autumn hunt, Li Yuan planned to have a good rest for a while. However, before he could recover, he was hurriedly called to the palace. He guessed that something bad must have happened again.
Following the eunuch all the way to the gate of Concubine Li's palace, he couldn't help but sigh softly, thinking that it was probably the emperor's family affair.
Emperor Chengyuan did not even wait for him to pay his respects but immediately ordered a thorough investigation.
Li Yuan couldn't ask the furious Emperor Chengyuan directly, but Fang Shan had lip-synced the situation. Li Yuan's expression remained unchanged, but he sighed inwardly: This is courting death.
"It's you!" Concubine Li's eyes were bloodshot, and without any warning she suddenly pounced on Wei Sushen: "It's you who plotted against me."
Fang Shan helped Wei Sushen block it, and the melon seed shells and candy wrappers in his sleeves were almost knocked out.
After all, Concubine Li was a woman, and she had just suffered a miscarriage. Her steps were weak and she could not cause much harm.
Fang Shan fell into Wei Sushen's arms, seeming to be in excruciating pain.
Emperor Chengyuan roughly threw Concubine Li aside and looked at the imperial physician on the ground: "What are you kneeling for?"
The imperial physician then remembered that the Crown Princess was pregnant and hurriedly stood up to take her pulse.
Fang Shan had no idea that she was faking her pregnancy and reached out her hand.
The imperial physician breathed a sigh of relief: "The pulse is stable, there is nothing serious."
Wei Sushen glanced at Fang Shan, curious about how he did it.
Fang Shan whispered to him, "The system is different from others. You can get pregnant with just a kiss, and the pregnancy can last for three years."
Wei Sushen's body suddenly stiffened.
Fang Shan was amused by his reaction: "You believe this?"
Wei Sushen felt as if he was pulled back from the brink of death. If Fang Shan's abilities were balanced with his own personality, if they really had a child, how wild would the child be?
I'm afraid the world is going to end.
Fang Shan had no idea what he was thinking, otherwise he would definitely pretend to be heartbroken and take the opportunity to trick him again.
Concubine Li was still screaming, but Emperor Chengyuan ignored her and said to Wei Sushen, "The Crown Princess is frightened. Take her back first."
Wei Sushen looked at Fang Shan and asked, do you want to continue watching the show or go back?
Fang Shan's eyebrows twitched, and he finished eating all the melon seeds and left quickly.
After reaching a consensus, the two supported each other and left.
Li Yuan stood aside and didn't dare to speak. When he saw a melon seed shell slip out of the Crown Princess's sleeve, his eyelids twitched violently.
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