The prince's kick caught everyone off guard. His kick was accurate and fierce, without any regard for the baby in Su Xiangling's belly.

Soon, blood began to seep out from under Su Xiangling's body.

The older ladies all shook their heads slightly. Judging from the signs of bleeding, they were afraid that the child might not be able to be saved.

Emperor Xuande didn't say anything, and Concubine Xian ordered the imperial physician to come forward and take a look.

Liu Yuanzheng personally went forward to check, and after taking the pulse, he stood up and reported to Emperor Xuande: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Concubine Su's child may not be saved. If she doesn't take good care of herself, it will be difficult to give birth in the future."

He actually didn't want to say the following words. With what Concubine Su did, she might not have the chance to get pregnant in the future. But as a doctor, he couldn't get over it if he didn't say it.

Emperor Xuande snorted coldly.

"Recuperation?"

"Come here, take Concubine Su away and execute her by slow slicing. This is her fate as she dared to lay a hand on the Crown Prince."

There is only one ending for a woman with such a vicious heart and such secret skills.

Su Xiangling's clothes were torn and bloodstained. Two Dragon Guards came forward to grab her, intending to drag her away.

She endured the severe pain in her abdomen and the panic in her heart, and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Your Highness, I am innocent. It's all Su Qingyu's fault. She wants to take revenge on me. Your Highness, please save our child."

"The child is innocent, Your Highness..."

How could the Dragon Guards let her scream? They covered her mouth and dragged her out.

There was a long trail of blood inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, extending all the way outside the hall.

Hu Lu hurriedly ordered someone to come up and clean up the blood.

A good Lantern Festival palace banquet turned out like this. Fortunately, the Crown Prince was fine. As for the death of a concubine, it was not a big deal for the royal family.

It's a blessing that no one else was implicated in this incident.

Not to mention the court officials and ladies, even Emperor Xuande felt tired. He told everyone not to spread what happened today, and then asked everyone to leave the palace.

When everyone was respectfully seeing the emperor off, Su Qingyu raised her head and took a look.

Concubine Rong, who had been following the emperor but had never made any progress, looked a little disappointed. His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, who was half a step behind the crown prince, looked frightened and obviously did not want anything to happen to the crown prince.

What the Third Master said about Wang Cheng being kind and honest is indeed true.

However, although King Cheng is a good person, he may not be a good emperor.

After Emperor Xuande left, the people in the hall also filed out, preparing to leave the palace and return home.

It was almost the beginning of the hour of Hai, and many people looked tired, and some even yawned.

Shen Zhixiu looked at Su Qingyu with pity, and then carefully helped her put on her cloak.

"Are you tired? We'll be home soon, go back and have a good sleep."

Su Qingyu shook her head and said she was fine, and the hand he was holding instantly became much warmer.

Song Zan originally wanted to say a few words to Shen Zhixiu when he left the palace, but when he saw that he was holding his wife's hand and his mind was on her, he did not approach him.

But he couldn't help but tease, "How old are you? You still think you're a young man?"

When he was as old as Shen Zhixiu, his son could already practice with a spear in the training field.

Song Wanwan happened to be next to Song Zan and heard the teasing. She followed his gaze and realized who he was talking about.

"Dad, Uncle Shen looks like that, and his demeanor is such that people would believe he is a young man."

She looked Song Zan up and down again, "Dad, you should eat less."

She remembered that when she was a child, her father was like Uncle Shen, with an upright figure and clear features.

I don’t know when Daddy’s belly started to grow bigger.

Song Zan frowned, "Why do you sound a little disgusted when I hear you say this?"

Although he frowned, his eyes were still full of doting, and there was no trace of blame in his tone.

Song Wanwan had been loved by her father and brother since she was young, so she was used to speaking casually. She laughed twice and walked a few steps quickly to say goodbye to Su Qingyu.

Song Zan shook his head, thinking that this girl was too tactless.

Su Qingyu actually liked Song Wanwan's personality, and she also envied her for being spoiled by her family since she was a child.

Only a girl who grew up in pampering can be so carefree and unrestrained.

After getting on the carriage at the palace gate, Su Qingyu leaned against the wall of the carriage and found a comfortable position for herself.

Shen Zhixiu sat down beside her and let her rest her head on her shoulder.

Su Qingyu closed her eyes, and the bloodstains in the Hall of Supreme Harmony filled her mind.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is really ruthless."

She knew that the royal family would not tolerate Su Xiangling, but she thought that they would first imprison her and then quietly deal with her. After all, Su Xiangling had a child, and for the royal family, having a child was like having a life-saving talisman.

Shen Zhixiu placed a hand on Su Qingyu's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "The Heavenly Family is ruthless. He will not keep a child who takes away his luck."

Not to mention that the baby hasn’t been born yet, even if it was born, the prince would probably strangle it to death.

In the royal family, descendants, fathers and brothers are not as important as the dragon throne.

Su Qingyu was a little tired, so she leaned on Shen Zhixiu's shoulder and said nothing. She did not regret her decision today. If she did not do this, her fate would never be better than Su Xiangling's.

Because there were many carriages leaving the palace, the journey was not very fast.

Su Qingyu rested for a while, then couldn't help asking, "Third Master, what's going on with Princess Yongning? That child is my brother, right?"

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was like that. Li Yunzhou had been bullied by the Li family for more than ten years, so now he seemed a little gloomy under his bookish appearance.

The child smiled brightly, and at first glance they didn't look alike, but if you looked closely at the outline of his eyebrows and eyes, they were extremely similar.

She also remembered that several cousins ​​of the Lin family had some similarities with Li Yunzhou when they were young.

Shen Zhixiu knew that she would ask about it when she left the palace, so he said, "When I entered the court as an official, Princess Yongning had already passed away."

"She is the current emperor's biological sister, and is deeply loved by the late emperor. Before the emperor ascended the throne, Princess Yongning lived in a courtyard at the foot of the West Mountain due to illness. In the fifth year of Xuande, Prince Zhan suddenly made a comeback, intending to overthrow the imperial power, and was killed by Prince Shan Li Jingchuan. But before he was killed, Prince Zhan first massacred Princess Yongning's courtyard."

"It is said that there was no one alive in the entire courtyard at that time."

Su Qingyu was now sitting upright, facing Shen Zhixiu. She knew that the War King was the fifth son of the previous emperor, and that he had fought with the emperor for the throne. Later, when the current emperor ascended the throne, the War King went to his fiefdom. In the fifth year of Xuande, the War King suddenly led his army to the city, and the battle caused countless casualties in the capital.

"If that child is my brother, it would explain why Aunt Xue recognized the wrong person. And Princess Yongjia, is her cruelty to my brother also related to Princess Yongning?"

Shen Zhixiu looked puzzled. "Your guesses are all reasonable, but there is one thing. How did Yunzhou escape the massacre of the War King? Why did the Li family take Yunzhou back?"

Su Qingyu suddenly asked, "Third Master, can you take out the painting in the palace, or copy one? I'll show it to Aunt Xue and let her identify it."

Shen Zhixiu thought about it, nodded and said: "This is not difficult, I will find a way."

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