Qiying was so frightened that she had a miscarriage and showed signs of miscarriage, but fortunately the baby was temporarily saved.

She had just taken the medicine and fell asleep. Langhua looked at Concubine Yi, who had a frown on her face even in her sleep, and sighed as he tucked in the corner of the quilt for her.

"The Queen Mother has really gone too far this time. She even disregarded the dragon fetus."

Zhalong didn't say anything. There was no outsider in the palace anyway, so he didn't care as long as the queen's words didn't get out.

Gao Xiyue clutched her handkerchief and sobbed, "Your Majesty, Sister Qiying has suffered so much this time. You must compensate her well."

Hongli thought of the Huang brothers who had never smiled at him since Yipin sent a letter home last time, and he felt a little sad. Now that the Queen and the Imperial Concubine were both standing up for Yipin, he simply promised

"Don't worry, I know about the grievances of Concubine Yi. Now the position of the Four Concubines in the palace is vacant. After she gives birth to this baby, I will have to trouble the Queen to organize the ceremony of conferring her the title of Concubine." But in my heart I was thinking: Qiye and the others should finally forgive me, right?

(Qi Ye, the pen name of Huang Qiying's elder brother Huang Shuhuan)

"I would like to thank the Emperor on behalf of the Empress!" Before Langhua and Gao Xiyue could react, Huanxin quickly knelt down to express her gratitude and implemented the reward on behalf of her master.

Zhalong smiled and pointed at Huan Xin, thinking: "This girl Yipin is smart and loyal."

"Yes, if Huanxin hadn't been so clever and came to me in time today, I'm afraid Xiyue and Qiying would have suffered great punishment." She also praised, "No wonder Yipin values ​​you so much."

After praising her, Langhua asked for a reward on her behalf: "This girl is smart and protects her master. The emperor must reward her well!"

Hongli was very straightforward, "Then I will give you three months' salary."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward and Your Majesty, for the praise!"

After chatting for a while, Langhua saw that Huang Qiying would not wake up for a while, so he said, "Your Majesty, why don't you let Sister Qiying have a good rest while we go out to discuss it?"

Zhalong hummed, and then instructed Huanxin, "Take good care of your master. If there's anything you need, just ask someone to report it."

"Yes! Your Majesty, don't worry. I will take good care of you."

Gao Xiyue was reluctant to leave. "Your Majesty, Sister Queen, Qiying is like this now because of me. Please let me stay and take care of her."

The Queen also looked at Zhalong. Seeing the guilt and heartache in Gao Xiyue's eyes almost overflowing, Zhalong softened his heart immediately and said, "Then I will do as you say. However, you are not in good health. You should stay here and take care of yourself. If you need anything, ask the servants to do it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will take good care of myself, Qiying, and our daughter."

Speaking of the princesses born to Huang Qiying, the Empress also said, "Your Majesty, when I left the Cining Palace, I brought Jinghuan and Jingyun with me. The Empress Dowager has been worried about Prince Guo's affairs recently and has no time to take care of the princesses. Why don't I take care of Jinghuan and the others for the time being?"

"Well, the Queen is thoughtful. The Queen Mother may not have the energy to take care of the princess recently, so let Jingse come back as well, so that the three sisters can be together."

"Your Majesty is very thoughtful. I would like to thank the Royal Mother on behalf of the princesses."

After leaving Xianfu Palace, the couple returned to Cining Palace to battle with the Queen Mother.

"Mother, I know you're upset about Sixth Brother's misfortune, but no matter what, you can't take your anger out on my concubines!"

"Venting out? I didn't wrongly accuse her! Hongzhou is in this state now, do you dare to say that your imperial concubine didn't interfere? And Yipin, she and the imperial concubine are so close that they wear the same clothes. How could she not know anything about what the imperial concubine Hui did?"

Zhalong felt that she was being unreasonable. "I am also very sad to see Hongzhou like this, but this matter really has nothing to do with Xiyue. At most, the Gao family's youngest son was impulsive and had some thoughts that he shouldn't have, but he didn't do anything to Hongzhou. This matter was a mistake from beginning to end."

"Yes, Empress Dowager, this matter was initially revealed to me and Xiyue by someone hiding in the dark. Qi Ru drugged Xiyue under your instruction. This matter is so shocking that I can't believe it. Xiyue just wants Master Gao to help find out who Qi Ru had contact with before his death.

As for Prince Guo's affairs, my daughter-in-law and Xiyue really don't know anything!"

Hongli also came to support them and said, "Empress Dowager, the Empress and the Imperial Concubine knew nothing. It was the youngest son of the Gao family who stole the Imperial Concubine's letter and misunderstood. That's why he wanted to help his sister vent her anger. But he got the wrong person. Although he had some childish thoughts, he didn't hurt Hongzhou.

The reason why Hongzhou was abducted was that he pretended to be a rich young man and went out for fun, but was kidnapped by a kidnapper as a fat sheep.

The Empress Dowager knew what happened afterwards. This matter really had nothing to do with the Imperial Concubine. Why did the Empress Dowager vent her anger on the Imperial Concubine, or even on the pregnant Concubine Yi?

"Humph! You two are so good at singing the same tune! Are you implying that I'm getting old and confused, and that Hongzhou's lying in bed is his own fault?"

"Don't blame me, Empress Dowager. That's not what I meant."

The Empress Dowager was adamant and refused to listen to the Emperor and Empress's attempts to persuade her. She insisted that the Imperial Concubine be severely punished. Hongli was also annoyed. "If the Empress Dowager insists on this, then I can only order a retrial of Qi Ru's conspiracy against the Imperial Concubine."

"Emperor! Are you threatening me for a woman?"

"What an ungrateful bastard!" Zhen Huan cursed in her heart. She must have been blind to have pushed him to the top.

"I dare not," Hongli said, but there was no sign of it on his face.

Zhen Huan naturally didn't dare ask him to re-examine Qi Ru's case. After all, it was indeed her who did it. Even though she was confident that there were no flaws, the fact was that the imperial concubine and the Gao family had already suspected her and even attacked her son!

Hongli also proposed that the Ministry of Clan Affairs and the Dali Temple jointly investigate the case of Hongzhou's kidnapping, so as to prove the innocence of the imperial concubine and the Gao family to the empress dowager, but Zhen Huan stopped him.

What a joke! She couldn't even hide what had happened to her son, so how could she dare let Ru investigate openly? Wouldn't that tell everyone that her son, Hongzhou, the dignified Prince Guo of the Qing Dynasty, had been molested by a bunch of lowly people? How could Hongzhou live his life in the future?

"Then, Madam, what do you want me to do? Imperial Concubine Hui's innocence is beyond doubt. You don't believe what I ordered to be investigated, nor are you willing to have the case retried. Are you going to let me deal with Imperial Concubine Hui based solely on the conjectures of a few young palace maids?

If I really punish the Imperial Concubine without any evidence as you say, how will the harem view this matter? What will the court say about it? Have you ever thought about this, Empress Dowager?"

"I don't care what they think! I only know that her Gao family must pay the price for their audacity in harming Hongzhou!

"Hongli, Xiaoliu is your biological brother!" Zhen Huan's heart was bleeding.

An inexplicable urge made Hongli want to say "I have long forgotten that I have a brother!", but fortunately, his reason made him restrain himself. He thought to himself: Strange, why would I have such an idea?

Although he was not valued by his father since he was a child and his relationship with his brothers was not close, he was ruthless when plotting against his third brother and never concealed his fear of his sixth brother, but he still cared about Tangdi's feelings.

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