“That… I don’t know either.” The man knelt on the ground, sweating coldly from fear. “Prince Ding’s wife is fine. She was the one who discovered that Qiao Yanxin and Zhang had poisoned the woman, and arrested them.”

He Lingsheng clenched his fists and said, "Check! Check for me! What's going on?"

"Yes." The man lowered his head and whispered, "What about Qiao Yanxin?"

He Lingsheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "There is no need to keep those who don't listen."

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Just as the man was about to leave, He Lingsheng called him back: "Find out the matter first."

After the man left, he lost the mood to continue writing. He didn't expect that even a little girl like Qiao would dare to play the game of pretending to obey but actually disobeying. It seemed that he was too kind on weekdays.

At the same time, in Lanqing Palace, Bixi quickly walked to the side of Concubine Zhao and whispered, "Your Majesty, Zhang has been arrested, and Qiao Yanxin has also been arrested."

"What about the people from Dingguo Palace?"

Bixi shook her head: "Nothing happened. The concubine of the Shang family discovered that Zhang had poisoned the woman."

"It's her again!" Concubine Zhao threw the teacup fiercely on the table. "Prime Minister Shang has really put a lot of effort into nurturing a concubine's daughter. I think she is even more capable than the legitimate daughter."

"Your Highness is right. I heard that the concubine of the Shang family not only knows a lot, but is also very good at flirting. She actually made He Jingheng dizzy."

"Haha, I didn't expect that a little concubine's daughter would have such a precious life." Concubine Zhao sneered, "If she were a legitimate daughter, I might really consider making her the Crown Prince's principal wife. Not only would she be very capable, but she would also be able to fulfill the Crown Prince's wish."

But fate plays tricks on us.

Concubine Zhao rubbed her forehead, and her head began to ache again: "Where's the prince? Didn't you find anything?"

"His Highness didn't notice our actions. He thought it was Qiao Yanxin who took it upon herself to replace the Jade Butterfly Powder with Heartbreak Grass, and he is angry now!"

"Sheng'er is not experienced enough after all. As the crown prince, he actually gave such a task to Qiao. He didn't even know the strength of his opponent. He was ignorant," Concubine Zhao sighed. "Zhang is too useless. He couldn't even do a trivial thing like poisoning, and he was caught. He is a useless idiot. However, after this incident, I have made him know what it means to be a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole is behind."

"Your Majesty is right." Bixi stood aside and thought for a long time before speaking: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing I need you to know."

"explain."

"I also heard it from the servants of the East Palace. I don't know whether it is true or not." She whispered, "Your Highness gave them the Jade Butterfly Powder in order to frame the concubine of the Shang family for poisoning and let Zhao Junyi sentence her to death. He then could replace her in prison, bring her back from the place of exile, and raise her outside the palace, waiting for an opportunity to appoint her as a concubine in the future." Bixi's voice became smaller and smaller because she saw that Concubine Zhao's face was becoming more and more gloomy.

As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Zhao picked up the teacup on the table and threw it to the ground, breaking it into pieces.

Bixi quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I just heard it, don't take it seriously."

"Don't take it seriously?" Concubine Zhao said angrily, "If he didn't order it personally, how could such rumors spread? You can find out, but there is no guarantee that other people will know it." She looked at Bixi and said in a deep voice, "Investigate where this news leaked from, leave no trace."

"Yes, Your Majesty." After Bixi turned and left, Concubine Zhao said in a deep voice: "Kill Zhang and that Qiao." As soon as she finished speaking, a dark shadow in the dark nodded and left.

"Shang's concubine, Shang Ruoyi." Concubine Zhao looked fierce and said, "I've let you escape this time, but next time, I will never let you go."

Shang Ruoyi suddenly sneezed, rubbed her nose, and pouted, probably because her scumbag father was scolding her again.

"Sister-in-law, it's cold today, wear more clothes to avoid catching a cold."

"Nothing." Shang Ruoyi looked at Cong Fangzhi, suddenly took her hand and felt her pulse. After a moment, she smiled and said, "You are pregnant."

"What?" Cong Fangzhi was stunned: "I..."

Shang Ruoyi nodded: "Yes, you heard it right, you are going to be a mother."

"Really?" She touched her flat belly and said in disbelief, "I'm going to be a mother?"

He Jingxi happened to pass by, and after hearing this, he quickly walked to Cong Fangzhi and said, "Sister-in-law, are you telling the truth?"

Shang Ruoyi looked at him speechlessly: "If this child inherits your intelligence, I don't think he will be able to become the top scorer in the high school entrance examination."

He Jingxi scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

The news quickly spread throughout the He family.

The old princess smiled from ear to ear after hearing the news: "Great! Our He family is finally going to have a new baby." She turned her gaze to He Jingheng and Shang Ruoyi, urging: "And you two, hurry up! Your brother already has a successor, and you're still not making any progress." Don't think she can't see that these two people didn't consummate their marriage at all.

Shang Ruoyi just smiled and said nothing, and He Jingheng didn't say anything either.

"Oh, how great it would be if we could still be as prosperous as before? Now that this child is born, I don't know how much suffering we will have to endure." Lin wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. She felt very sad. When she finished speaking, the smiles on everyone's faces faded a lot.

Shang Ruoyi saw this and comforted her, "Third aunt, our house will be completed soon, and it will be very comfortable to live in. Your dear grandson will be fine, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Lin nodded. The current situation was something she had never dared to hope for. She had meat for every meal and a spacious and bright house. Although it was not as luxurious as the royal palace, it was already something she could not dream of for an exile.

Qin said with some envy: "Sister-in-law, don't cry. I envy you so much for your good fortune!"

It was just getting dark when a shadow quietly came to Shang Ruoyi's room. He put his ear to the door and listened for a while, but there was no sound from inside.

Just then, Shang Ruoyi's voice came from behind.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Qin's steps were in a panic and she almost fell down. Fortunately, He Jingheng was quick to catch her: "Mom, it's dark now and you're not sleeping. What are you doing here?"

"What are you talking about!" Qin's voice was not only embarrassed, but also slightly angry: "Did you make Ruoyi angry again?"

"What?" He Jingheng didn't react for a moment.

"You, did you make Ruoyi angry?!"

He Jingheng shook his head: "No."

"No?" Qin pointed at his nose and said, "If not, why didn't Ruoyi want to consummate the marriage with you?"

"Cough cough cough..." Shang Ruoyi almost choked to death on her own saliva.

How could she say this so blatantly? Aren't the ancients said to be very reserved? Especially the noble families, they would be very careful about their words, so how could her mother-in-law speak so blatantly?

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