The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

No sooner said than done, the Fourth Princess pulled out the hairpin from her head and stabbed it into Princess Jianping's arm.

Before Princess Jianping could react, she felt her arms go numb and her whole body became unable to move.

"Fourth sister, what are you doing..."

"My mother said that the only people who can keep a secret forever are the dead."

"So for the safety of my mother, and so that I can continue to enjoy wealth and glory in the future, I have no choice but to trouble you to die."

"Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of your mother. I will burn paper for you on her birthday and death anniversary every year."

After saying that, she pushed Princess Jianping hard.

"Gudong!"

Princess Jianping fell into the lake and was soon swallowed by the water.

The fourth princess put away her hairpin and prepared to return home.

As soon as I turned around, I saw a face.

Her legs went weak instantly and she was so scared that she couldn't utter a word.

In Qingning Palace, after seven days of suffering, Yun Zhining finally recovered, and Qi Yejing also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Doctor Chen, please check the Imperial Concubine's pulse as soon as possible. No, the Queen's pulse. Check if the baby in her belly has been affected."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. When I was examining the Queen's pulse just now, I paid special attention to the dragon fetus in her belly. The dragon fetus is safe and sound and has not been affected at all."

"And thanks to this incident, they will never be infected with smallpox in their lifetime. It can be considered a blessing in disguise."

"Okay, okay, Doctor Chen, you have made great contributions this time. I will definitely reward you handsomely."

"Then I would like to thank the emperor first."

Yun Zhining thanked him and was just about to send Doctor Chen out and go to Lin'an Palace to recuperate for a few days. But when she opened the door, she saw Concubine He kneeling on the ground with tears in her eyes.

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. Please help me and give me justice."

Half an hour later, in the main hall of Lin'an Palace, Yun Zhining and Qi Yejing sat on the main seats. Princess Jianping changed her clothes, drank a bowl of ginger soup, and sat below Yun Zhining. She had not yet recovered from her emotions, while Concubine He knelt on the ground and recounted what had just happened. After she finished, she almost fainted from crying.

"The fourth princess is only six years old, yet she has done such a vicious thing. If I hadn't been worried about Jianping and hadn't been following her all the time, no one would have known that she had drowned in the lake today."

"Jianping has always believed that the Queen got smallpox because of Concubine An, so she took her anger out on the Fourth Princess. That's why she ignored the Fourth Princess when she greeted her. But even so, the Fourth Princess can't use such a vicious method to harm Jianping!"

"Jianping is my daughter, who I carried for ten months and gave birth to with great difficulty. She is so gentle and kind, and treats all her brothers and sisters very well. How could the Fourth Princess harm her like this?"

"If she dies, how am I supposed to live?"

"Your Majesty, Empress, you must make the decision for me, you must make the decision for me!"

Princess Jianping suffered so much because of her, Yun Zhining would definitely not sit idly by.

"Princess He, please sit up first. Once the emperor and I have thoroughly investigated this matter, we will definitely give you and Jianping a satisfactory explanation."

"I thank the Queen for her grace."

After Concubine He sat down, her mood eased a little. Yun Zhining then turned her gaze to the Fourth Princess and frowned slightly.

"Fourth Princess, is what Concubine He just said true?"

"Of course it's not true."

"Although my second sister ignored me when I greeted her today, she is my best friend among all the sisters. How could I do such a thing to her?"

"Father, please don't believe Concubine He's one-sided statement. You are wrongly accusing me. Otherwise, I will be very sad."

"Oh, is it so?"

Qi Yejing stood up, walked in front of her and slowly extended his hand.

"Snapped!"

A slap landed hard on the Fourth Princess' face, and her face swelled up instantly.

She was completely stunned, and looked at Qi Yejing with a look of disbelief.

"Father, you hit me?"

"You hit me for such a small thing!"

"Am I still your biological daughter?"

"I not only want to beat you, I even want to kill you!"

Qi Yejing felt a pain in his chest and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Your second sister was almost killed by you, is this a small matter?"

"The queen almost died of smallpox. Is this a small matter?"

"How could I give birth to a daughter like you?"

Yun Zhining stepped forward to support him, patted her back gently, and spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

Princess Jianping also stepped forward to comfort Qi Yejing, and Qi Yejing's anger subsided a little.

"Jianping, you are already ten years old. Logically, you should be stronger than the Fourth Princess. Why were you pushed into the lake by the Fourth Princess?"

"That's because before Fourth Sister pushed me, she pricked me with a hairpin. Then I felt my hands and feet go numb and my whole body became weak. Naturally, I couldn't resist and watched her push me into the lake."

"Which hairpin did she use to stab you?"

“This one.”

Yun Zhining took the hairpin handed to her by Princess Jianping and handed it to Doctor Chen.

"Look what's on it?"