The emperor paused and said, "I want to hear it. Go ahead."

Jianqiu quickly replied, "Before entering the bedroom just now, Concubine Xi drank a bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. Later, when the ladies went into the bedroom, I took the time to go to the concubine's room. On the way, I saw Cui Jinxi secretly hiding something, so I looked curiously and found that it was a bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine."

"I didn't understand what was going on. I thought it was another ritual of the gods. Now that I see the Empress enduring all this, I feel something is wrong. Please ask the Emperor to send someone to bring back the broken pieces of the bowl for inspection. Maybe we can find something."

The emperor looked at the queen and saw that she had no guilty conscience. He looked at Xiao Xiazi and said, "Go and get the broken bowl back."

Jianqiu took Xiao Xiazi and others to retrieve the broken bowl. Zhen Huan, who was lying on the bed, looked even paler.

Soon, after the imperial physician examined the bowl, he knelt down and bowed his head and replied: "Your Majesty, this bowl does not contain abortion-preserving medicine. It is..."

The emperor was impatient and said angrily, "Don't tell me the whole story yet."

The imperial physician lowered his head even more and said, "A large amount of musk was found in this fragment."

The emperor looked at Zhen Huan and closed his eyes.

Looking at Zhen Huan, he asked, "Don't you want our child?"

Zhen Huan replied tearfully, "I don't have any."

Zhen Yurao also spoke up: "Your Majesty, my sister wouldn't be so cruel. It must be the servants who harmed my sister. I hope Your Majesty can see clearly."

After saying that, Zhen Yurao glared at Cui Jinxi.

Concubine Rou spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, I didn't dare to speak just now because I was afraid that I had seen it wrong. Now, I have to speak. I heard the Queen's cry outside the bedroom, and I immediately rushed into the bedroom. After entering, I saw that the Queen was five or six steps away from Concubine Xi. Zhen Huan rushed to the table and hit her stomach hard."

The emperor opened his eyes and said, "If you push hard, five or six steps away is normal."

The queen smiled bitterly and said, "Why would I do this? As the queen, I do not need to compete for favor. I will not harm the babies in the concubines' bellies just because they are favored."

After saying this, the queen shed a tear, stretched out her hands and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I was painting before I came here, and accidentally got some fluorescent powder on my palms. If I had pushed Concubine Xi, Concubine Xi's clothes would definitely be stained with fluorescent powder."

The emperor had the candles extinguished, and sure enough, he saw a green glow coming from the queen's hands.

After the candles were lit, Xiao Xiazi took Zhen Huan's clothes outside and came back to report, "Your Majesty, there is no fluorescence on Concubine Xi's clothes."

The emperor smiled, and the queen just shed tears silently without saying another word.

The emperor got off the bed, personally helped the queen up, and said, "I was blinded for a moment. There are still a few pieces of mandarin duck ink in the storehouse, which will be sent to your palace later."

The queen burst into laughter and said, "I don't blame the emperor, I'm just a little sad. Now that the emperor has said this, I am satisfied."

The queen wiped her tears and looked at the emperor with deep affection.

The emperor looked at Zhen Huan, then at Zhen Yurao and said, "Concubine Xi failed to protect her pregnancy and committed treason. She is stripped of her title and demoted to a concubine."

Zhen Yurao looked at the emperor unhappily. For the first time, the emperor looked at Zhen Yurao with a cold face and said, "Royal Concubine, you have committed insubordination. You will be punished to copy the palace rules twenty times and kneel for two hours in Jingren Palace tomorrow."

Zhen Yurao was frightened by the emperor's cold face and said reluctantly, "I accept the punishment."

The emperor looked at Princess Longyue and Concubine Shu again, and finally at Concubine Duan, and smiled coldly.

Afterwards, the emperor and the empress left the bedroom hand in hand and returned to Jingren Palace together.

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