“Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my fault that I failed to notice in time that Liu Zhaoyi was pregnant and did not take good care of her. It was all my fault!” Shu Fei knelt down and apologized.
Cen Jieyu bowed and chimed in, “Your Majesty, Liu Zhaoyi knew that she was pregnant, but didn’t tell Shu Fei. The dragon fetus was in trouble because of her own carelessness.”
The Emperor glanced at the two of them coldly without saying a word.
At this moment, the Chief of the Imperial Medical Bureau and the female physician Sun came out and kowtowed to the Emperor.
“Your humble servant greets the Emperor! Fortunately, the female physician arrived just in time and protected the fetus. Congratulations, Your Majesty! The baby is safe!” The Chief of the Imperial Medical Bureau, a white-bearded old man and the Emperor’s most trusted physician, reported truthfully.
The Emperor’s expression softened slightly, “The female physician will be generously rewarded. Chief Zhao, this pregnancy of Liu Zhaoyi is now in your care.”
“Yes!” The two imperial physicians saluted and accepted the order.
Chief Zhao continued, “Your Majesty, Liu Zhaoyi nearly had a miscarriage due to the medication that harmed the fetus.”
Medicine?
Liu Zhaoyi’s personal maid immediately knelt on the ground and said, “Your Majesty, please help my Master! Someone is trying to harm my Master!”
The Emperor coldly shouted, “Investigate!”
Liu Zhaoyi had not eaten or drunk anything since she went out today, and the incident happened when she came to Jingxi Palace.
An imperial physician went to check the incense in Jingxi Palace.
He then checked the concubines and palace maids closest to Liu Zhaoyi one by one, and soon, the investigation led him to Dan Li.
“Your sachet…”
The female physician Sun picked up a sachet tied to Dan Li and opened it. Her expression changed instantly.
“Tianzhu grass! This contains Tianzhu grass! Tianzhu grass can cause miscarriage in pregnant women.”
Shu Fei immediately turned to Dan Li and angrily exclaimed, “So it was you, a lowly maid, who murdered Liu Zhaoyi!”
Dan Li’s face turned pale as she knelt and kowtowed, “This servant of yours is innocent! Li Guiren loves incense and ordered all the palace maids to wear scented sachets. This incense of this servant is distributed by Li Guiren’s palace!”
“What nonsense are you talking about!” Li Guiren was shocked and knelt down to the Emperor.
She cried out, “I have never had any contact with Liu Zhaoyi. I had no idea she was pregnant, so how could I have harmed her!”
When Xue Zhaoyi saw this scene, her heart sank.
Li Guiren is her person. If Li Guiren is involved, it is inevitable that people will suspect that it is related to her.
“As far as I know, Tianzhu grass can not only cause miscarriage, but is also extremely harmful to the body and can cause infertility. Li Guiren has already been poisoned by it. I suspect someone deliberately harmed Li Guiren, but accidentally harmed Liu Zhaoyi. Liu Zhaoyi’s pregnancy was a secret, and I and others had never heard of it. Who could have predicted it and plotted to kill her?” Xue Zhaoyi said in a deep voice.
She added, “Furthermore, I think that if Li Guiren wanted to harm Liu Zhaoyi, she wouldn’t have allowed her maid to bring in the medicine. Isn’t that unreasonable?”
What she said was well-reasoned, and many concubines agreed with her.
Liu Zhaoyi was rarely favored, so no one expected that she would be pregnant!
If someone truly wanted to harm her, no one with any sense would have allowed their maid to bring in the medicine.
“Xue Zhaoyi is right! Your Majesty is wise. I am truly wronged!” Li Guiren burst into tears, weeping bitterly.
“I really didn’t know that Liu Zhaoyi was pregnant. No matter how stupid I am, I would never dare to do anything to murder the Emperor’s heir! I am truly innocent.”
Fang Zhaoyi suddenly took over and said, “This palace maid originally belonged to Lingxue Pavilion…”
Li Guiren suddenly realized what was going on and glared at Ning Wanyin angrily.
“It’s you! You drove her out on purpose. I understand, I understand everything…”
As she spoke, she kowtowed to the Emperor.
“Your Majesty, please understand! Dan Li is Ning Wanyin’s maid! She followed Ning Wanyin’s orders to harm me. I am innocent!”
Everyone’s eyes fell on Ning Wanyin.
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