When An Lingrong rushed to Chuxiu Palace, all the concubines in the palace were there.

Court Judge Song was rolling the cooled glutinous rice balls slowly on the Sixth Prince's body, removing the tiny burrs bit by bit.

The Sixth Prince curled up in pain, his voice hoarse from crying, tears flowing like water, his originally fair cheeks were completely red, and his eyes were so swollen that the pupils could not be seen.

He cried, and Concubine Jing also cried silently, revealing all her forbearance, heartache, and grievance.

The queen also wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

Concubine Qi was kneeling on the ground with a dejected look on her face. Next to her was a bright red jacket embroidered with a qilin. The jacket had been torn open, revealing scattered burrs inside.

The Emperor stared at Doctor Song's actions with an anxious look on his face:

"How long will it take for these stingers to be cleaned up?"

It was just the beginning of spring, and the weather should have been cold, but Song Yuanpan was sweating profusely. Beads of sweat were about to fall, and the eunuch next to him was quick to wipe them off to prevent the sweat from dripping on the Sixth Prince and aggravating his pain.

Hearing the emperor's question, Judge Song did not dare to stop his actions and whispered:

"Your Majesty, I will wait until I finish rolling my back."

An Lingrong looked in the direction Dr. Song had asked, and saw three glutinous rice balls on the bedside plate, all of which had fine burrs on them.

The thorn is a bit like the thorn of the caterpillar of the spiny moth, which is what people often call the "caterpillar".

This kind of thorn is actually poisonous. Adults will feel excruciating pain if they touch it. If a person is physically weak, he or she will develop rashes and blisters all over the body and suffer from vomiting and diarrhea.

Infants are weak and tender, and they will suffer great harm if they are touched by even the slightest thorn. If these on the Sixth Prince were discovered a little later, they might cause high fever convulsions, and in severe cases, the child would die.

An Lingrong looked at Concubine Qi in disbelief. How could she come up with such a vicious idea?

Besides, it is now the end of the first lunar month, and there shouldn't be any "caterpillars" in the imperial garden. Where did she find these harmful creatures?

But it was not her turn to ask now, so she suppressed her doubts and watched Doctor Song's actions quietly.

Finally, Doctor Song put the glutinous rice balls away and placed them on a plate beside him, and said worriedly:

"Your Majesty, all the burrs have been cleaned up. Sixth Prince still needs to take detoxifying medicine internally and apply ointment externally. If Sixth Prince does not have a high fever tonight, everything will be fine."

Hearing this, the emperor clenched his fists. He had a hard time having children. He was over fifty and had only four princes. None of them could afford the slightest loss. He asked Doctor Song:

"I don't care how you treat him, what medicine you use, or what Fang Tai Hospital prescribes. Just make sure you don't hurt Hongzhan in the slightest."

As soon as Song Yuanpan finished speaking, Concubine Jing could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground. She stretched out her hands and wanted to hug the Sixth Prince who was struggling on the bed. However, she was afraid that her touch would increase the pain of the Sixth Prince, so she suddenly retracted her hands. Her tears flowed even more violently, but she remained silent and bit her lips tightly. In an instant, the corner of her mouth was bitten and blood flowed down her chin. Such a look of endurance and sadness was more contagious to others.

After raising Zi Ning, Concubine Jing could no longer bear to see her child suffer. She stepped forward and pulled Concubine Jing up from the ground, gently wiped the blood off her with a handkerchief, and then spoke softly to comfort her:

"Sister Jing, although there is an imperial physician here, you have to take care of yourself so that you can better take care of the Sixth Prince."

Xin Changzai followed suit and said, "Yes, Sister Jing, with the Emperor's dragon energy here to calm the Sixth Prince, he will surely be out of danger."

Jingpin hadn't said a word since An Lingrong came in, but her actions alone made people feel particularly sympathetic towards her. This method made An Lingrong admire herself in her heart. She and Cao Qinmo looked at each other. In such a situation, it would be bad for the two of them not to say something. When they were about to speak, the Queen spoke:

"It's easier to persuade others than to persuade yourself. You two are also mothers. As the saying goes, mother and child are connected by heart. Mothers don't want to see their children suffer any pain. I can understand Jingpin's pain. When the eldest prince was sick, I wanted to transfer all the sins he suffered to me. The sixth prince is only a little over a year old, and he has to suffer such a great sin. Jingpin must be thinking of taking his place."

The queen spoke in a sad tone and wiped her red eyes with a handkerchief as she spoke.

These words touched Jingpin's heart deeply. She half leaned on Jingpin and almost fainted. Such a feeling was so heartbreaking to see and so tearful to hear.

Silent accusations are the most powerful. The Emperor turned his gaze towards Concubine Qi with a gloomy face, and his tone was filled with anger that could not be suppressed:

"You have been with me for many years, but I didn't know that you have such a vicious side. What crime did this child commit that you have to scheme against him like this?"

From the beginning to now, Concubine Qi has been confused. She didn't expect the Emperor to find her so soon, but this was obviously not what she expected. Who would wear clothes on the spot after receiving them? They would have to be put aside for a few days, and then she could make a fuss and pretend that she knew nothing.

What should I do now? Concubine Qi stared blankly at the red coat, muttering:

"Your Majesty, I am innocent, I am innocent..."

The emperor sneered:

"Unfair? Was this dress sent from your Changchun Palace?"

I can't admit it. Concubine Qi's mind was full of this thought. The emperor's words reminded her, and she resisted in panic:

"Your Majesty, there are so many people in my palace. Someone is trying to frame me. Please investigate carefully."

Concubine Qi's guilty conscience and random talk annoyed the emperor even more. He stared at her with a look of stupidity: "I am asking you now, and if you tell me, I can still consider your face, but if I have the servants in Changchun Palace tortured, your last bit of face will be gone, have you thought about it?"

Concubine Qi kept scratching the floor tiles with her hands. What did the emperor mean by this? Did he really not care about their old relationship? No, she still had the Third Prince. Thinking of her son, Concubine Qi became even more scared. What should she do if she recognized the Third Prince?

An Lingrong looked at Concubine Qi with pity. She had been so busy these days taking care of Concubine Duan's health that she had no time to keep an eye on Concubine Qi, which led to her causing such a terrible disaster. By the time she received the news, the whole palace had already heard that Concubine Qi was plotting to murder the prince, and it was too late to save the situation.

The Queen's attacks are becoming more and more fierce and swift. After this attack, Concubine Qi has no chance of recovering, and the Queen has gotten her child as she wished.

We can’t let the Queen get what she wants! An Lingrong kept thinking about what she was going to say next.

While An Lingrong was thinking, Concubine Qi looked at the emperor's cold and mocking face, and her defenses finally collapsed. She cried,

"Your Majesty, it is all my fault. You can punish me in any way you want. I just ask Your Majesty not to vent your anger on the Third Prince."

The emperor did not respond to her cry and only asked her: "I ask you, who taught you to use such a vicious method to harm people?"

When Concubine Qi, who had been hiding and watching the fun, heard these words, her expression became visibly panicked.

Cao Qinmo noticed her reaction and started to think about it.

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