"Su Peisheng, go tell Wen Shichu."

Yinzhen mostly believed the story that the queen murdered the pregnant concubines. He had been on the throne for so many years, but only Ye Bingshang gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, which meant that only one baby was successfully born. The people of the previous dynasty found it unbelievable.

Between the retribution from heaven, his old age, and the Queen's plot to murder the royal heir, Yinzhen decided without hesitation to let the Queen take the blame.

Wen Shichu was brought over quickly. Seeing the emperor, empress and concubines gathered together, he knew that something big had happened. He secretly glanced at Ye Bingshang and was relieved to see that she looked normal.

Wen Shichu: "I pay my respects to His Majesty."

Yinzhen nodded: "The Imperial Concubine just said that you found a piece of musk in Suiyuxuan. Is this true? If so, why didn't you report it at the time?"

Wen Shichu was slightly stunned. Apart from the person involved, Zhen Huan, he had only told Ye Bingshang about this matter. At that time, Ye Bingshang and Zhen Huan had a very good relationship, but he didn't expect that they would be separated forever now.

Well, Sister Huan is a person who values ​​feelings the most. She certainly doesn't want her former good sister to live the rest of her life in fear, so let him fulfill Sister Huan's last wish.

"Your Majesty, this is true. I found musk under the osmanthus tree and the crabapple tree in Suiyu Pavilion. But because Zhen was seriously ill at the time and did not want to make it public, I kept it a secret."

Before Yinzhen nodded, he heard the queen beside him yelling, "Even if that's the case, it doesn't prove that I did it."

"Whether it's the osmanthus tree or the musk beads, someone might have secretly swapped them out to frame me. How could I be so stupid as to blatantly give someone such harmful things?" She was not Concubine Qi.

Concubine Qi was speechless and could not think of any reasonable rebuttal. She wanted to throw a tantrum and ignore the consequences, but she had to worry about Yinzhen, who was in charge, and she was extremely anxious.

Ye Bingshang looked around and saw that except for Concubine Qi, no one else came forward to provide evidence immediately. It seemed that someone was needed to take the lead.

Half squatting, looking at the ground, he said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Although this move is risky, it is not easy to fail, just like when Zhen Shi discovered the musk, she did not suspect you, the Queen, and kept it secret for many years."

Noble Lady Qi: "Your Highness is right. I have never doubted the Queen before. Who could have thought that the Queen, who is known for her virtue, could be so vicious and actually want to make the Emperor childless."

Hearing the words "no offspring", Yinzhen's eyes darkened, thinking of the Third Prince's incompetence and the Fifth Prince's frailty, and both of them were born in the mansion.

"Queen..." His voice was a little hoarse. Unlike his previous calmness and staying out of the matter, this touched upon his core interests.

The Queen's eyelids twitched. She secretly hated Ye Bingshang for being difficult to deal with. It was too naive of her to think of bringing her down with just this one thing.

"Your Majesty, I always remember the rainy night when Honghui died. He had such a high fever but forced himself to smile and comfort me. He died in my arms. How could I bear to hurt the children of my sisters?"

The Queen cried and complained, her voice becoming tearful as she spoke. Honghui's death was the most painful thing in her life, and it was also her first trump card.

With a click, Yinzhen felt a sharp pain in his heart, Honghui.

If Honghui were still alive, he would be the smart and sensible eldest son, and he wouldn't have to worry about the previous dynasty's succession issue, and the things that happened back then...

Seeing that Yinzhen was about to give in, Ye Bingshang winked at An Lingrong.

An Lingrong knelt down carefully, protecting her belly: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I have something I must tell you now."

"..." You guys are done playing one by one, right? If you want to talk, just talk all at once and see if there's anything else shocking that I don't know about.

Yinzhen took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, saying as calmly and confidently as possible: "You can talk as you please."

An Lingrong took another look and saw that the Queen's eyes were indeed fixed on her lower abdomen. She finally made up her mind. If she couldn't overthrow the Queen today, she might lose the child she had worked so hard to get.

"The Queen has always treated me very well, and I shouldn't cause trouble at this time, but now... I am pregnant."

"what?!"

The first person to speak was not Yinzhen, who was finally going to be a father again, nor was it the queen who was working hard to prevent concubines from getting pregnant and giving birth, but Concubine Qi.

Concubine Qi stared at An Lingrong's belly, her face distorted with jealousy. The Queen used the red musk beads to plot against her, but ended up making An Lingrong, whose background and appearance were far inferior to hers, pregnant.

What the hell!

Ye Bingshang tilted her forehead helplessly. It was not easy to be a teammate with Guiren Qi, let alone go off topic in this situation.

Fortunately, most people knew that Concubine Qi’s brain was different from that of ordinary people, so they ignored her.

"Since you are pregnant, you should be more careful. Don't kneel down for no reason." Yinzhen smiled a little. He finally had some good news in the past few days.

"Hmm? What were you trying to say?"

Having a child in old age makes one feel good, this is exactly what Yinzhen is like at this moment. His attitude towards An Lingrong instantly improved a lot, and even Concubine Qi, who had been making trouble recently, was not so annoyed anymore.

The good mood didn't last long and was broken by An Lingrong's next words.

An Lingrong: "The Queen doesn't like concubines to get pregnant. For many years, she has had people send cold medicine to me after I sleep with her to prevent me from getting pregnant."

Yinzhen's face turned from sunny to cloudy.

An Lingrong continued, "I had given up thinking about it, but I never thought that God would have mercy on me and let me get pregnant. However, the imperial physician said that I have been taking cold medicine for many years, so it may be difficult to keep the baby."

Yinzhen's face turned from cloudy to overcast.

Without giving the Queen a chance to quibble, he directly asked Wen Shichu to take An Lingrong's pulse and find out the truth in An Lingrong's words.

Wen Shichu is an expert doctor and was once Zhen Huan's confidant. It would be much better to use him than the imperial physicians usually used by the Queen or Ye Bingshang.

Wen Shichu felt the patient's pulse and said: "..." He had indeed taken cold medicine, but he is in good health after recuperating!

Since the death of Zhen Huan, he was heartbroken. His brain, which had been idle for a long time, started to work quickly. The current situation was that Ye Bingshang and others were competing with the Queen. Whether he told the truth or lied, he was bound to offend one side.

If he helped An Lingrong to cover up her lie, she would be exposed if she invited another imperial physician, and the Wen family would be ruined. If he did not help, An Lingrong would not be banished to the cold palace even though she was pregnant, and when she recovered, the Wen family would still be ruined.

After a struggle of thoughts, Wen Shichu, who had helped both Zhen Huan and Ye Bingshang in their previous lives, picked up his old job and said, "Your Majesty, judging from Concubine An's pulse, she has taken a lot of cold medicine. As for the fetus, it may not be a problem if she takes good care of it."

The last sentence is ambiguous, fully demonstrating the imperial physician’s Tai Chi skills.

An Lingrong withdrew her hand, and her almond-shaped eyes flashed under her bangs.

Yinzhen: "I order you to protect Concubine An's pregnancy. You must ensure that Concubine An and her child are safe."

Wen Shichu said this, but his eyes gave a warning look to the queen who looked haggard and silent.

"The minister obeys the order."

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