Yixiu's face turned green instantly, and Jianqiu behind her was also panicked and at a loss. She looked at Yixiu and then at Nian Shilan.

Yixiu laughed dryly, "It's just a white jade statue. There are many similar ones in Baohua Palace. Otherwise, I can ask someone to take note of its appearance and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make one. Why mobilize so many people?"

She tried to keep her voice steady and conceal her feelings, trying not to show any emotion in her eyes.

But how could Nian Shilan follow her wish? "The Queen's move is very good, but I am still worried. If it was something else that was broken, it would be fine, but it was the Guanyin statue. I still want to go and see it in person."

Without waiting for the Queen to speak, Songzhi immediately took over.

"What the queen said is true, especially the Guanyin statue, which is a bit strange. Wei'er said that after it was broken, a foul smell came from the house. I don't know why."

Nian Shilan frowned and concentrated, "Stink? How is this possible?"

Having said this, Yinzhen also stood up straight.

"What's going on? Have someone bring the things over."

Yinzhen waved his hand and asked Songzhi to go down and do it.

Nian Shilan pretended to be clueless and even acted suspicious and frightened, "Your Majesty, do you think it could be that Concubine Jia is back..."

After she said this, Jianqiu and the Queen both looked unhappy.

Yinzhen had always been opposed to such talk about ghosts and gods. When he heard Nian Shilan mention this, he just frowned.

"Supernatural powers won't work. This matter is strange and not simple." Yinzhen glanced at Nian Shilan, then fixed his gaze on Yixiu.

How could such a suspicious emperor not notice the momentary misconduct of the people around him just now?

Clearly, he sensed something.

Nian Shilan blinked her innocent eyes and said in annoyance, "I was so flustered that I forgot that Fudong should go to the Imperial Hospital and invite Doctor Xie to come."

Fu Dong raised his eyes and answered as originally arranged.

"My lady, thank you doctor for not being on duty today."

Nian Shilan frowned slightly, "Then go and ask any doctor on duty to come over, quickly! If you really can't help, ask them all to come over for me."

"Yes, I'll go right away." Fu Dong agreed and hurried out.

She turned her head and glanced at Yixiu inadvertently, and finally her eyes fell on Yinzhen.

Yinzhen smiled at her calmly.

Nian Shilan also acted weak.

Because in Yinzhen's eyes, Nian Shilan was just the spoiled and willful Concubine Hua from the past.

There is no one who is so scheming.

She was close to Imperial Physician Xie, and everyone in the palace knew that Imperial Physician Xie was her man. If she asked Imperial Physician Xie to come, the Queen would inevitably catch her in collusion with the imperial physician and make false accusations against her, so she would just randomly call an imperial physician over.

Firstly, it cleared her of the suspicion of planning this drama.

Secondly, it would also give the queen less room for manipulation.

She finally finished the first half, and then it was time to watch her performance.

Songzhi had the broken Guanyin statue picked up and presented it to them. As soon as they entered, they smelled a pungent odor, which made several people in the room frown.

Nian Shilan almost blurted out, "What the hell is this? It smells so bad. Put it away quickly."

Yi Xiu raised her eyebrows, "I guess the Ministry of Internal Affairs must have been careless when they were doing it, and accidentally mixed something else in. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is becoming more and more careless when doing things."

Hearing these words, Nian Shilan sneered in her heart.

Are you going to start washing off so soon?

I won’t let you pick them all.

She asked again, "Where did this thing come from, and why was it placed in Jiapin's palace?"

Songzhi bowed, "Your Highness, Mo Hua, who used to serve Jiapin, said that this thing was given by the concubines to pray for the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was worried that Jiapin was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to go to Baohua Hall to pray every day, so she gave this Guanyin statue to Jiapin and asked her to burn incense and pray three times a day."

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone's eyes fell on Yixiu.

Especially Yinzhen, his dark eyes were as deep as the abyss, staring at Yixiu.

Yixiu just coughed twice and said, "Look at me, I just remembered that this thing was indeed given to Jiapin by me, but it is for all the sisters in the palace, and everyone has it."

After saying that, she quickly stood up and bowed to the emperor, "But I really don't know what's in here. It must have been added by someone with ulterior motives."

Before Yinzhen could speak, Nian Shilan said with a smile, "How did the Queen know that this was someone with ulterior motives? Did you have a premonition that this thing was not a good thing? Oh, by the way, I remember that the Queen is quite knowledgeable about medicine, so it is reasonable that you know more."

Yixiu realized that she had spoken out of turn and added, "It's just a guess."

Yinzhen's eyes darkened slightly, and his voice was a little hoarse, "You get up first."

Nian Shilan pursed her lips and stopped talking, but her brows, which were originally relaxed, were now tightly furrowed.

The imperial physicians arrived very quickly. They were the two great doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau, Doctor Li and Doctor Shi.

These two imperial physicians seldom interacted with the imperial concubines, but mostly stayed by the emperor's side, taking his pulse from time to time.

So when he saw these two people, Yinzhen felt relieved.

"Your humble servant greets His Majesty, Empress, and Concubine Hua."

"Get up." Yinzhen waved his hand, "Go and see what's in here."

"Yes."

The two imperial doctors stood up together, walked to the broken Guanyin statue, and carefully examined it after removing the fragments.

Wait until a moment has passed.

Doctor Li stepped forward slowly, and the two looked at each other before reporting to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, these contain Zanghua and Cinnabar."

Yinzhen narrowed his eyes and said, "Speak."

"These are all things that can damage a woman's body. If a woman is exposed to these things for a long time, she will most likely become infertile. If she becomes pregnant, she will most likely have a miscarriage."

Doctor Li finished speaking.

Nian Shilan was shocked and looked at the queen in disbelief, then a crystal clear tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.

She shook her head heavily, and then tears flowed down.

"How is this possible? This was given to Concubine Jia by the Empress. How could the Empress..."

The Queen was about to explain, but Nian Shilan's "drama" was not over yet.

She made a horrified expression, "Jiapin died of heavy bleeding during childbirth. Could it be because of this? If that's the case, Jiapin, you died so unjustly! People's hearts are cruel and unpredictable. It's my fault that I caused you to suffer this undeserved disaster of jealousy and hatred!"

The queen was about to speak again, so she knelt down.

"Empress, I am guilty of all the wrongs. I shouldn't have blamed you and offended you. But Jiapin is innocent. She wanted to be reunited with the Sixth Prince so much, but she died in childbirth because of the things you sent her. Empress, you are so cruel!"

The output was so intense that the queen had no chance to breathe.

The more she cried and made a fuss, the bigger the incident became.

The Queen, or rather the Emperor, must not be biased towards anyone and must get to the bottom of this matter.

The queen's face was ashen at this time.

Yinzhen had no choice but to speak, and he looked at the queen.

"Is this matter really related to the Queen?"

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