Return of the Pearl

Qianlong's anger erupted suddenly like a volcano, surging out like a raging wave with unstoppable force. The strong flame of anger seemed to burn everything in the world mercilessly. He really couldn't imagine how heartbreaking and regretful things would have happened if he had come back just a little bit later, even for a short moment!

At this moment, his eyes were burning with anger, and the flames of anger seemed to devour everything. His face became extremely distorted by anger, hideous and terrifying, like a demon crawling out of hell.

He seemed to be enveloped by an invisible, powerful and terrifying force, emitting a creepy and chilling aura. The angry aura seemed to make everything around him tremble and fear.

He took a big step forward in anger, and each step seemed to carry a thousand pounds of force. The heavy footsteps were dull and powerful, as if telling the world about the anger in his heart that was like a volcanic eruption. He quickly stretched out his hand and tightly pinched the palace maid's neck. The blue veins on his hands bulged like earthworms, and they popped out, as if he wanted to crush the palace maid's fragile neck.

His voice exploded like thunder in the silent air. The questioning voice, filled with anger and majesty, frightened people. He asked sternly, "What's in this soup? Who told you to come here?"

The palace maid was trembling with fear at his terrifying aura. Her body was shaking like a sieve, but she kept her mouth tightly shut, not making a sound. Her eyes were full of fear and helplessness.

When Qianlong saw her like this, the anger in his heart burned even more fiercely like a prairie fire. He clenched his teeth tightly, his cheeks puffed up high, his tense muscles seemed like they could burst at any time, and the blue veins on his forehead kept wriggling, revealing the uncontrollable anger in his heart.

He didn't call out to the guards, but directly summoned the secret guards. At that moment, An Yi appeared before Qianlong silently like a ghost. His figure was elusive, like the ethereal smoke, as if it could dissipate without a trace in the air at any time. An Yi said respectfully, "Greetings to the master."

Qianlong's face was as gloomy as the sky before a storm, and the dark clouds seemed like they could pour down at any time. He said coldly: "Take him away, and make sure to ask me who is behind this!" The cold words revealed endless majesty and determination, which made people shudder.

After An Yi took the shivering palace maid away as quickly as the wind, Qianlong immediately summoned the imperial physician in a panic. After a while, the imperial physician hurried over. After a tense and careful examination, the result shocked Qianlong like a bolt from the blue. Someone had maliciously put an abortion drug in the bowl of soup!

Qianlong felt as if his heart was stabbed by an extremely sharp knife. The intense pain made it almost impossible for him to breathe, as if his heart was bleeding. He closed his eyes in pain, and the heartbreaking scene kept appearing in his mind.

He had always carefully concealed the fact that Yun'er was pregnant, fearing that something might go wrong. Even though there were some rumors in the harem, no one dared to mention it directly.

But now it seems that these people are really meticulous and ruthless! They always seem to be able to keenly perceive everything, and then wait for an opportunity to act, wanting to destroy his happiness. A deep sense of powerlessness surged in Qianlong's heart, and he clenched his fists.

At this moment, Xiao Yun felt a chill rising from the bottom of her heart, and fear overwhelmed her like a tide. Her face was as pale as a piece of white paper, without a trace of blood. Her originally beautiful face was now full of fear and worry. She held Qianlong's hand tightly, and her slender fingers seemed to have used up all her strength, as if she wanted to crush Qianlong's hand alive.

Her voice trembled, as weak as a candle in the wind as she said, "Hongli, fortunately you came back in time..." Xiao Yun did not say the rest of the words, but Qianlong knew very well in his heart that if he had not returned in time, if Yun'er drank the bowl of soup, then the child they had been waiting for for so long might really leave them and disappear forever.

Thinking of this, Qianlong's heart was filled with fear and self-blame. He hugged Xiao Yun tightly, as if he wanted to merge her into his body and give her endless comfort and protection.

At this moment, the anger in Qianlong's heart erupted like a volcano. The burning anger seemed to burn everything to ashes. However, he had nowhere to vent his anger because he still didn't know who was behind such insidious and cunning actions.

He secretly made up his mind that once he found out who the mastermind behind this was, he would make them pay an extremely painful price and make them regret their actions for the rest of their lives! His eyes gleamed with a firm, rock-like light that seemed to be able to pierce through all darkness, penetrate layers of fog, and find the mastermind hidden in the depths of darkness.

Just because Xiao Yun almost met with an accident, at that moment, Qianlong's heart seemed to be hit hard by a heavy hammer, and endless worries surged into his heart like a tide. His mood instantly became extremely heavy, as if a thousand-pound boulder was pressing on his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe. The whole person was shrouded in a thick haze, which was so deep that it seemed to swallow him whole.

Shrouded in this gloom, Qianlong had no mind to pay attention to other things. All he could see was Xiao Yun's pale face and frightened eyes. Even the matter of testing the princes was put aside by him in a state of annoyance and he ignored it for the time being.

An Yi was an extraordinary interrogator. He took the shivering maid to a remote and deserted corner with an expressionless face. His eyes were as cold as frost, and the chill he exuded made people shudder.

He said coldly, "You'd better confess voluntarily, otherwise I will take action against you. You should know that countless people have died at my hands over the years. You should know that I am a secret guard, cold and ruthless, and only know how to carry out the orders of my master. If you insist on not saying anything, then I will have to use force."

When the palace maid heard An Yi's words, her fear reached its peak. Her whole body was shaking like a leaf in the wind, but she still stubbornly kept her lips tightly closed, refusing to utter a word.