The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

The people from the Imperial Medical Bureau arrived quickly. The Emperor and the Empress took some of the imperial doctors with them when they went on their trips, and now there were three people.

After the three imperial physicians took Concubine Liu's pulse in turn, the four of them gathered together and discussed for a while, and then one of the imperial physicians came out to report.

"Your Highness, Concubine De, Concubine Liu is having a miscarriage, but it's not serious. I'll prescribe a medicine to keep her in good health. Just rest and don't let your emotions fluctuate, and she'll be fine."

When Concubine Liu heard that there was a sign of miscarriage, she was stunned. She had been very careful in everything she did since she became pregnant, but she didn't expect that something would still go wrong.

It’s not that she has no appetite today, she just doesn’t want to eat the food at the banquet. Fortunately, fortunately, Concubine Liu patted her chest in fear.

Concubine De looked around at the people at the banquet and asked, "Imperial Physician, what caused Concubine Liu's miscarriage?"

"Your Majesty, Concubine Liu is already in the first trimester. Logically, the fetus should be stable, but now... I guess it is due to the long-term influence of external factors."

"Poison?" Defei asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, Lady Liu, I wonder if we can go to Lady Liu's residence to investigate."

Since it is a long-term impact, it can only be the residence of Concubine Liu.

"Then go ahead."

Now, the chrysanthemum viewing banquet could not continue, and Concubine Lan's face turned black.

A group of people went to Yufu Palace where Concubine Liu lived.

Concubine Rong was walking in front and glanced at her personal maid inadvertently. Mingchun nodded in understanding.

After arriving at Yufu Palace, everyone else was waiting in the courtyard, only the imperial physician entered the Biyun Garden, a side hall of Yufu Palace.

A quarter of an hour later, four imperial doctors came out one after another, one of them holding a purse in his hand.

The imperial physician walked up to Concubine De with the purse in hand and said, "Concubine De, the herbs in this purse have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Concubine Liu must have been affected by this."

The purse was not exquisite, and Gu Shijin had seen Concubine Liu wearing it before. It was the second time Concubine Liu went to Ningyu Pavilion to find him.

Defei wrapped the purse in a handkerchief, took a look at it, and then handed it to Caiyun, the maid of Liu Guiren.

"Lady Liu, take a look, is this yours?"

Concubine Liu glanced at the purse from a distance, then looked at Gu Shijin in disbelief.

Concubine Liu's action was so obvious that everyone looked at Gu Shijin at once.

Gu Shijin took a deep breath. From the moment Concubine Lan asked her to attend the chrysanthemum viewing banquet, she knew that things were not simple. She didn't expect it.

Concubine Liu bowed and said, "My Lady Defei, this purse is indeed mine, but it was given to me by Concubine Jin."

Gu Shijin thought quickly. There were two possibilities in this matter. The first was that Concubine Liu framed him, and the second was that someone else framed him.

Judging from the imperial physician's diagnosis, this purse did not cause much harm to Concubine Liu, and it really seemed like a trap set by Concubine Liu herself.

However, Gu Shijin and Concubine Liu did not have any deep hatred for each other, so it was not worth her using her own child to set up a trap. Moreover, judging from Concubine Liu's performance today, it did not seem like she knew in advance that there was something wrong with the purse.

Concubine De looked at Gu Shijin and asked, "Lady Jin, did you give this purse to me?"

Gu Shijin walked out of the crowd and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, I have never given Concubine Liu anything."

"Lady Jin." Lady Liu turned and looked at Gu Shijin: "This was personally sent by your maid from Ningyu Pavilion. She said it was embroidered by you personally. Thank you for giving you the necklace. This is a return gift."

Gu Shijin: "Lady Liu, I was going to give you a return gift, but after knowing that you were pregnant, I told them not to send it for the time being."

"Besides, my younger sister gave me a necklace, how could my elder sister only give me a purse?"

What Gu Shijin said made sense. Even if the women in the harem were not favored, they still cared about their face. It was impossible for them to just give a purse as a gift in return, not to mention that Gu Shijin was in favor.

Concubine Liu was also stunned.

"Sister, do you still recognize the palace maid who brought the purse?"

Lady Liu shook her head: "The maid gave the purse to my former personal maid Lian Xin."

Lianxin has now been punished by Concubine Rong and sent to the Ministry of Punishment. Many people know about this, and immediately, everyone's attention turns to Concubine Rong.

Concubine Rong: "Why are you all looking at me? Since Lianxin is in the Ministry of Punishment, just send someone to find her."

Concubine De ordered her maid to look for it.

Taking advantage of this time, a group of people moved to the main hall of Yufu Palace, where tea and cakes had already been prepared.

Everyone sat down and waited.

About a quarter of an hour later, the palace maid came back with the manager of the Ministry of Punishment, but Lianxin was not there.

"Your Majesty, Lianxin is dead." said the palace maid.

"what happened?"

The manager of the Ministry of Punishment stepped forward and said, "My dear ladies, Lian Xin fell ill in the Ministry of Punishment and no one noticed. She died of exhaustion in the end."

It was normal for a palace maid or eunuch to die in the palace, let alone in a place like the Ministry of Punishment. If someone died, they would just report it to the steward, and it would never be reported to the higher-ups.

This is so tiring... What a coincidence.

We all live in the harem, so there is nothing we don’t understand about the twists and turns involved.

But now the victim, Concubine Liu, said that it was Gu Shijin who sent it, and the witness is dead, so Concubine Jin is in trouble.

Since the witness route didn't work, Gu Shijin had to think of another way.

Gu Shijin stood up and said, "My Lady, may I see your purse?"

Defei looked at Caiyun and nodded, and Caiyun handed the purse to Gu Shijin.

Gu Shijin took the purse, touched it carefully, and opened it to look at the medicinal herbs inside.

Shunpin chuckled when she saw Gu Shijin's actions and said, "Does Concubine Jin know about medicinal herbs?"

"My Lady, there are a few suspicious points about this purse that I would like to point out."

Concubine De nodded and motioned for Gu Shijin to speak.

Gu Shijin: "First, I learned embroidery from my mother when I was at home. My embroidery skills are quite good. I can't embroider stitches like this."

As soon as Gu Shijin finished speaking, someone couldn't help laughing. The stitching of this purse was indeed very poor.

"Secondly, the Imperial Hospital has records of which medicinal materials Ningyu Pavilion has taken from it. The Empress Defei will find out if she sends someone to check."

"Third, the embroidery of this purse is not very good, but the fabric is Yuehua brocade."

Yuehua brocade is not an ordinary fabric. Not many people in the palace have Yuehua brocade, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs also keeps records of it.

Gu Shijin smiled and continued, "I only have one piece of Yuehua brocade, which was given to me by the emperor some time ago. It has been kept in the Ningyu Pavilion storehouse and has not been used. Your Majesty, please have someone check it out."

After Gu Shijin finished speaking, the whole hall fell silent. What she said was well-reasoned and the others did not know how to refute her for a moment.

In the end, it was Concubine De who spoke first, saying, "Send someone to the Imperial Hospital and Ningyu Pavilion to check."

Gu Shijin sat back in his chair and drank his tea leisurely.

She just checked the herbs in her purse and confirmed that Doctor Song had never prescribed any for her. Gu Shijin did not understand herbs, but she could remember what they looked like.