When Concubine Qi shouted, everyone immediately focused their attention on Shen Meizhuang.

Shen Meizhuang's face was pale, she covered her lower abdomen and kept shouting "It hurts"

Before everyone could react, Zhen Huan had already supported Shen Meizhuang and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Sister Mei is not feeling well. Please find an imperial physician to take a look."

The Queen's face also changed. She was the one who hosted this banquet. If Shen Meizhuang really made any mistakes at the banquet, she would not be able to escape the blame. She also quickly said, "Your Majesty, I see that Concubine Hui's symptoms are severe. Why not move her to the soft couch in the side hall? This is related to the heir to the throne. Let everyone disperse after the imperial physician makes a clear diagnosis."

The situation was critical, and the emperor immediately agreed to the queen's arrangement. He shouted to Su Peisheng, "Su Peisheng, go summon Zhang Mi, the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital, and summon Jiang Cheng as well."

Shen Meizhuang's lower abdomen was aching and cold at this time. She suspected that someone had tampered with her at the banquet today, which led to this situation. She did not trust other imperial doctors and weakly asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, please also call Liu, the imperial doctor who has been protecting my pregnancy, to come with me."

The emperor nodded in agreement.

The imperial physician came quickly, but Liu Bin was not there. Shen Meizhuang felt a little uneasy, so she had to let Zhang Mi take her pulse first.

After taking Zhang Mi's pulse, his expression became more and more strange. He didn't know how to start talking about the secrets of the harem.

The emperor saw that he looked unhappy, so he asked, "Is there anything wrong with Concubine Hui's pregnancy?"

Zhang Mi then bravely replied, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hui is not pregnant."

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue. Shen Meizhuang struggled to get up from the couch and screamed:

"You are talking nonsense. How could a healthy child be missing?"

The emperor's expression suddenly became solemn. He kept twisting the jade beads in his hand without saying a word.

The concubines were also shocked, but Zhen Huan reacted quickly and stepped forward to support Shen Meizhuang, saying, "Sister, please be patient. Maybe the doctor made a mistake in the diagnosis and it's hard to explain."

Zhang Mi heard this and evaded the question, saying, "Your Majesty, I am not an expert in this field. To be cautious, I would like to ask the Imperial Physician Jiang Cheng to review it together."

The emperor slowly moved the beads and said in a deep voice: "Let Jiang Cheng in."

For a moment, Shen Meizhuang felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and no one dared to breathe.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui is not pregnant. I wonder which doctor diagnosed that Concubine Hui is pregnant." Jiang Cheng's words made Shen Meizhuang panic. She didn't notice that the emperor's face was already extremely cold. She was still struggling: "I don't believe it. I have been vomiting and eating acid, and I am often tired. Isn't it the appearance of pregnancy? Where is Liu Bin? Find him. He has been responsible for my pregnancy."

The emperor looked up at Su Peisheng, who understood: "When I went to invite the two imperial physicians, Imperial Physician Liu's residence was already empty."

The emperor snorted coldly: "The house is empty? Jiang Cheng, why does Shen have a stomachache?"

"Madam Hui, this is a sign that your period is coming. A few months ago, Madam Hui came to me and said that her period was irregular and asked me to help regulate it. I did prescribe a prescription for warming the uterus and activating blood circulation. If you had taken it according to my prescription, your period should have come as expected. However, I just took your pulse and it seems that you have taken another prescription to delay your period. The blood stasis in your uterus has been unable to be cleared for a long time, so you have severe abdominal pain. Once the blood stasis is reduced, you will be fine."

Jiang Cheng's words made Shen Meizhuang feel like she was falling into an ice cellar. She no longer cared about the pain and got down from the bed and knelt down to plead: "Your Majesty, I came to ask Imperial Doctor Jiang for a prescription, but that was a prescription that helped with pregnancy. As for the claim that I took other prescriptions, that is nonsense. I am really wronged."

The emperor had already made a rough judgment in his mind at this time, and he was extremely disappointed with Shen Meizhuang, but in order to make it clearer, he asked directly: "Where is the prescription? You will know it by looking at the white and black words."

Shen Meizhuang ordered as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw: "Caiyue, go get it."

Jiang Cheng also quickly replied: "After I wrote the prescription, I filed it according to the rules of the Imperial Hospital. You can go and get it now."

"Su Peisheng, you go."

During the waiting time, Shen Meizhuang had been kneeling on the ground, staggering. Zhen Huan was beside her and trying her best to support her. The Emperor's expression remained grim, the Empress said nothing, and no one dared to comment. Only Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao gave each other confident looks when no one was paying attention.

An Lingrong, who was standing aside, was terrified. Although the details of many things happening now had changed, everything that was supposed to happen had happened. The death of Yu Ying'er, the poisoning of Zhen Huan, the Jinghong Dance, and Shen Meiyu's fake pregnancy, every single thing had become more tragic than in the previous life.

An Lingrong was very scared. Would she be reborn again and still be manipulated? Or would she be even more miserable than in her previous life?

No! It's different now. An Lingrong kept encouraging herself in her heart. Her father was dead, and no one could restrain her anymore! She cured Concubine Duan in advance, got a secret help, Noble Lady Fucha also made friends with her, Xia Dongchun and Lipin were still alive, and she met the Fourth Prince in advance. There are still changes. These slight changes will always play a role in the future. She can't panic. If she panics, she will fall into someone else's trap, just like Shen Meizhuang. If she hadn't been eager to have a child, Concubine Hua would not have taken advantage of her.

Hua Fei's trick, no! It should be that Cao Moqin's chain of schemes is too vicious. She can set up such a scheme by grasping a little bit of people's hearts, making people unable to guard against it. She has to find a way to keep her and use her to check and balance Zhen Huan in the future, or even reversely plot against the Queen.

A moment later, Caiyue and Su Peisheng came back one after another.

Caiyue knelt down as soon as she came in: "My lady, I have searched your dressing table, but the recipe is gone."

Meanwhile, Su Peisheng presented the prescription on file at the Imperial Hospital to Zhang Mi. After reading it, Zhang Mi reported truthfully, "Your Majesty, the prescription kept by Imperial Doctor Jiang is indeed a good one for warming the uterus and activating blood circulation."

Shen Meizhuang was completely panicked at this time. She knelt on the ground and prepared to cry out for justice again.

The emperor spoke coldly: "Shen, do you have anything else to say? Liu Bin is your fellow villager, right? You recommended him, right? And you asked him to take care of your so-called dragon fetus, right?"

The emperor's question hit Shen Meizhuang's heart like a heavy hammer. She was filled with grievances and had no way to defend herself, so she could only shed tears silently.

When Zhen Huan saw that the emperor was extremely angry and was about to severely punish Shen Meizhuang, she knelt down and pleaded, "Your Majesty, Sister Shen is innocent. Please investigate this matter thoroughly for the sake of Sister Shen's past service."

The emperor glanced at Zhen Huan and said, "The evidence is irrefutable. How can you say that I am wrongly accused? Anyone who says anything more will be punished."

Everyone fell silent except Zhen Huan who wanted to say a few more words but was stopped by Shen Meizhuang. At this point, she just had to die and Zhen Huan must not be implicated. She lowered her head and prepared to accept the blame.

The emperor, who was sitting on the chair, saw that Shen Meizhuang was wearing the golden hairpin with the inscription of Hehe given by the empress dowager. His eyes became even more gloomy. He stood up and walked in front of Shen Meizhuang: "You are so despicable that you have deceived me and the empress dowager, and yet you dare to wear this hairpin and walk around in public." After saying that, he pulled out the hairpin.

Her long hair was scattered all over, and there were large stains of blood on Shen Meizhuang's dark red palace dress.

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