At this time, I heard the imperial concubine say: "Your Majesty, just now the imperial doctor said that I am pregnant again?"

Lu Zhaolin nodded.

The imperial concubine burst into laughter, lowered her head, and put her hand on her belly: "Your Majesty, we have another child."

Lu Zhaolin's voice was gentle: "Yes, we have a child again, and Funing is going to have a younger brother and sister."

Jiang Shiying is not bad.

The queen and others looked at this tender scene and felt a lot in their hearts.

It was Zhao Yuan who took the first step forward and broke the atmosphere.

I heard Zhao Yuanshi say: "Your Majesty, the fetus in the concubine's belly is somewhat unstable due to the impact of falling into the water. I'm afraid-"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the imperial concubine suddenly looking up at Lu Zhaolin, her face turned pale: "Your Majesty, our child——"

At this point, tears flowed from his eyes again.

Lu Zhaolin wiped away her tears carefully and said, "This child will be fine."

Then, he turned to Zhao Yuanshi and said, "I want you to do your best to keep the concubine pregnant."

Zhao Yuanshi was stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply: "My lord, do your best."

Lu Zhaolin stared at him closely: "It's not about trying your best, it's about doing what you must."

Including Zhao Yuanshi, all the imperial doctors saluted and said: "I obey the order."

After the imperial doctors exited, they heard the imperial concubine say: "Your Majesty, what happened to me that I fell into the water today is definitely not an accident. I felt that someone pushed me from behind."

Hearing this, Lu Zhaolin's face suddenly became serious: "Who was standing behind the imperial concubine at that time?"

The eldest maid, Xian Yue, took two steps forward and saluted: "I remember that there were only two people behind the imperial concubine, Xue Bin and Qing Meiren."

When Xue Bin's name was called, she looked shocked and waved her hands quickly: "It's not my concubine. I was several steps away from the imperial concubine at that time. It was impossible to push the imperial concubine."

Lu Zhaolin glanced at her, and then asked: "Where is Qingmei?"

Xianyue said: "Qingmei and the other young masters are outside the dormitory."

Lu Zhaolin said: "Bring her in."

After Qingmei entered the palace and bowed, Lu Zhaolin asked, "Did you push the imperial concubine into the water?"

These words were originally just to deceive her. Unexpectedly, after hearing this sentence, Qing Meiren's face turned pale instantly.

This look on his face was enough to explain everything.

She said with a trembling voice: "Concubine, I didn't do it on purpose. Someone pushed me from behind. I couldn't stand firm, so I accidentally bumped into the imperial concubine."

"Oh? Who pushed you?" Lu Zhaolin asked.

The beautiful lady murmured, "I don't know."

At this time, I heard the queen say: "I remember that behind Qing Meiren, only Qin Xiurong and Qing Meiren's eldest maid Zhanyi stood behind her."

As she spoke, she looked at the two people.

Zhanyi was about to speak when Qin Xiurong snorted coldly: "I was only looking at the jasmine flowers hanging on the boat, and didn't even notice who else was standing next to me. The queen, on the other hand, observed very carefully. "

The queen smiled slightly, seemingly not caring about the disrespect in her words.

Then, she looked at Zhan Yi and said, "Qin Xiurong said she only cares about looking at flowers. Is it you who pushed your little master?"

Zhanyi knelt on the ground with a thud, shook his head and said, "I'm not a slave. I have no reason to push my little master."

Qingmei said: "Your Majesty, the Queen, Zhanyi has been with my concubine since she was a child. I believe she is not her."

Qin Xiurong looked at her: "What do you mean, I am the one who recommended you? Who knows if you and your own eldest maid directed and acted on your own, harming the imperial concubine, and then joined forces to smear this dirty water Throw it on my head."

Qingmei was so anxious that she almost shed tears. Unfortunately, she was not a sharp-tongued person, so she could only say repeatedly: "No, I really didn't mean it."

Zhan Yi, who was kneeling on the ground, reacted quickly and said: "Your Majesty is aware of it, the Queen is aware of it, our young master has no enmity with the imperial concubine, why do we want to harm the imperial concubine?"

Li Bin interjected: "Who said there is no injustice or enmity? When the Qing beauty first entered the palace, wasn't she punished by the imperial concubine to kneel down?"

Qingmei said: "It has been several years. How could I make such a big mistake for such a trivial matter?"

Li Bin said: "It is said that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years."

Qing Meiren was still about to argue, but Lu Zhaolin scolded her in a low voice: "Shut up."

Li Bin not only closed her mouth, but also quietly took two steps back.

After Lu Zhaolin glanced at everyone in the room one by one, he said: "Qingmei is grounded, and Zhanyi is taken to the Sentence Department for trial. Everyone, please step aside."

That night, Lu Zhaolin naturally stayed in the Xingyue Pavilion to accompany the frightened imperial concubine.

In Xiangying Juli, Jiang Shiying was lying on the bed, but she was not sleepy.

She was still thinking about the concubine falling into the water today.

Based on her observations today, Qingmei's expression does not seem to be fake. She seemed to have been pushed unexpectedly, and then she accidentally bumped into the imperial concubine and pushed her off the boat.

Otherwise, given her ten courages, she would not dare to do such a thing in public, and even be questioned on the spot.

So who pushed her?

Zhanyi? Or Qin Xiurong?

Jiang Shiying actually prefers Qin Xiurong in her heart.

However, there is no evidence. Regardless of whether Zhanyi confesses to the crime department or not, Qingmei will probably be blamed for this matter.

In this palace, people who have no status, no favor, and no heirs are like a lonely boat floating on the sea. When the wind and waves come, they will be easily overturned and have no resistance.

Fortunately, she is not among them.

When I woke up early the next morning, I heard that Qingmei had been demoted to a commoner and thrown into the cold palace. She would be sent back to the palace soon.

In the Mingguang Hall, Lu Zhaolin held the page of Zhan Yi's confession and sighed silently.

The same confession also reached the hands of the imperial concubine.

Her fetal air was unstable and she was still nursing the fetus in bed.

After reading the confession, she asked in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, did you blame Qingmei for this matter?"

Xianyue nodded and said: "Qingmei, oh no, Tao Shuren, has been sent back to the palace."

The imperial concubine said quietly: "She can be considered as having suffered an unreasonable disaster."

Xianyue asked: "You mean, she was really pushed? But if Zhanyi doesn't acknowledge it, then it can only be -"

"Then it can only be Qin Xiurong." The imperial concubine's eyelids were drooped, her expression dark and unclear.

Xianyue was a little puzzled: "Then why did your Majesty close the case like this?"

A mocking smile appeared on the lips of the imperial concubine: "Qin Xiurong, after all, has been pampered for a few years, and he has just experienced the pain of losing a daughter. Our Majesty still cares about the old relationship to some extent."

It's just that the original Qingmei and today's Tao Shuren probably don't think so.

After a while, I heard the imperial concubine say: "Arrange some people to take care of things in the cold palace to make Tao Shuren's life more difficult?"

Xianyue responded first, and then asked: "Didn't the empress say that she was innocent? Why did she do this?"

The imperial concubine's tone was calm: "In this way, when she has experienced the darkest days and someone brings her a ray of light, she will desperately grab it."

Having said this, she looked at Xianyue and said, "Don't do it in the name of our Xianfu Palace, but did you remember it?"

Xianyue was so excited by her eyes that she nodded hurriedly.

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