The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

Fei Wan said this.

The virtuous concubine also pricked up her ears and listened secretly.

The concubines inside and outside the hall were also very concerned.

During this half day, everyone heard the emperor calling her "Sakura Selected Concubine".

The reward won’t be invalid just because of miscarriage, right?

If Zhishu's promotion was invalid, what about the others? Would His Majesty, in a fit of anger and sadness, or perhaps mourning the unborn heir, simply cancel all the previous awards?

Some concubines of lower rank did not care much about Zhishu's miscarriage, but were very concerned about whether they could get the thirty taels of silver reward.

Especially the virtuous concubine, she didn’t want to lose the position of imperial concubine that she had just obtained, even though she hadn’t even warmed up to it yet!

But the emperor's face darkened, and he frowned and asked Fei Wan, "What do you want to say?"

Fei Wan looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes and pleaded, "Now that things have come to this, Your Majesty, please calm your anger and mourn. I thank Your Majesty for your thorough investigation of this matter. If someone truly murdered Sister Ying, Your Majesty will surely redress her injustice and redress her unborn child. I beg Your Majesty not to revoke Sister Ying's promotion. She must be deeply saddened by this incident. With Your Majesty's loving care and companionship, I believe she will soon recover, take good care of herself, and bear children for Your Majesty in the future."

"I also request that Your Majesty grant the same gift to He Gong and pray for the deceased fetus. With the blessings of the aunts in the palace, I believe the child will be able to ascend to the sacred mountain soon and protect his future brothers and sisters. Please grant this, Your Majesty!"

It was she who suggested rewarding the harem just now.

When she heard that the emperor had changed back to his previous title, she was the one who reminded him not to withdraw the reward.

For a time, many concubines began to have a better impression of Fei Wan, thinking that she was considerate and thoughtful.

Of course, there are still people who hint that she will find an opportunity to win people's hearts.

But none of this matters.

What's more, the emperor sighed softly and said with emotion: "Zhao Qing, you always think of others like this."

Then, he granted her request.

When the emperor turned his head to look at Concubine Xian again, he changed his address.

"Noble Concubine Yue, are you really completely unaware of Ying Ronghua's affairs?"

The virtuous concubine was secretly overjoyed.

"Xian" is one of the titles of the four concubines, and her original title was "Yue".

At this time, she was promoted to imperial concubine, and the emperor called her title back.

"Your Majesty, this is all due to my negligence. Sister Ying lives in my Changle Palace, and I was completely unaware of what she ate and drank today. I am truly at fault, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

Now that she had a real position, she did not hesitate to admit her mistake verbally, changing her previous denial.

The look he gave Fei Wan was also a little softer, not as cold as before.

She thought to herself that although Concubine Zhao was too powerful to be controlled, she still helped her after all.

Before the emperor could speak, Fei Wan softly advised, "Your Majesty, can we discuss the issue of accountability later? Besides, Imperial Concubine Yue has been taking very good care of Sister Ying lately, and everyone has seen it. For now, let's take care of Sister Ying's health first..."

At this moment, a palace maid's low cry of surprise came from behind the partition: "The young lady is awake?!"

Fei Wan was the first to rush in.

Concubine Yue and Concubine Shun followed closely behind.

"Sister Ying, what do you think?"

Fei held Zhishu's hand in the evening.

Zhishu woke up slowly on the couch, her eyes still a little confused, as if she didn't know where she was.

He said weakly, "Sister, what's wrong with me?"

"You're fine. Just tell me how you feel now. Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

"It's nothing..." Zhishu smiled weakly and comforted her, "Don't worry, sister. I just have a little cold in my stomach. It doesn't hurt, not at all... Maybe it's because I drank a few more sips of osmanthus yogurt when I was chatting with the Queen Mother earlier. It's refreshing, and I was greedy for a moment. It's okay. I'll drink two bowls of ginger sugar water later to warm my stomach."

"What did you say, Ying Ronghua?" Concubine Yue beside her immediately asked in detail, "When did you eat the osmanthus curd, and how much did you eat?"

Zhishu was lying on the pillow, startled, "Your Majesty..."

Suddenly she smelled blood. She looked around and saw a basin of water held by a palace maid beside the bed. The water inside was bright red.

And there were piles of blood-stained clothes on the ground that had just been taken off and had not yet been cleaned away.

As if he understood something.

She sat up suddenly and looked at her stomach.

"Sister, Sister Zhao...I...my..."

Tears fell one by one, her lips trembled, and she couldn't continue speaking.

It seems that I have already understood the "worst outcome".

On the side, Concubine Shun turned her head away and wiped her tears with her handkerchief.

Fei Wan couldn't help crying out loud, suppressing her words and advising: "Don't be sad, sister, you are still young, there will be more in the future..."

But he couldn't continue.

He hugged Zhishu and sobbed.

Concubine Yue sniffed, wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, rubbed her eyes until they turned red, and turned to walk out.

"Your Majesty, you heard it! Sister Ying herself said she had eaten osmanthus curd today."

As he spoke, he rebuked Ruo Chu and the others who were still kneeling on the ground, "Why didn't you report it earlier?"

Ruo Chu leaned forward and reported carefully, "Not long ago, Miss Ying ran into the Queen Mother. While she was admiring the moon and chatting with her, she asked me and the others to go back and get her cloak and cushions. Therefore, I didn't know that Miss Ying had eaten at that time."

Xia He looked at the other palace maid kneeling beside her: "You were the only one accompanying the young lady at that time. What happened? Please explain clearly."

The maid, Zhishu's personal attendant, quickly explained, "At the time, the young lady and the empress dowager were admiring the moon in the West Imperial Garden, not far from Ciyun Palace. The empress dowager's servants brought some tea and snacks over, and the empress dowager rewarded the young lady with a bowl of osmanthus curd. The young lady ate half of it and took a few sips of tea."

Concubine Yue frowned and scolded: "Why didn't you report it just now!"

The maid shivered and cried: "It was a reward from the Empress Dowager. I think there should be no problem..."

The Empress Dowager's face had already turned as gloomy as she listened to Concubine Yue's interrogation.

He finally spoke at this time.

"Noble Concubine Yue, do you think that my tea and snacks caused Ying Ronghua's miscarriage?"

The tone was already very dissatisfied.

Concubine Yue bowed gently, "Your Majesty, I dare not. However, since we are going to thoroughly investigate why Concubine Ying consumed something extremely cold, everything she eats must be carefully inspected. This includes the medicinal food I gave her, the sweet-scented osmanthus curd you gave her, and even any leftovers from today. I have no intention of doubting your majesty's intentions in doing this, but it is necessary to curb the trend of backstabbing and harming others in the palace."

The Queen Mother turned to look at the Emperor.

The emperor did not meet the empress dowager's eyes.

He only said to Concubine Yue, "You have a point. Cao Bin, bring the people from the Palace Administration Office and conduct a thorough investigation for me."

"Yes!"

Cao Bin quickly went to do the work.

The Queen Mother's face was as gloomy as a moonless night.

Behind the partition, Zhishu and Feiwan's suppressed crying were like silk threads, entangling everyone's ears and hearts.

Madam Shixiang gently advised, "Empress Dowager, we've been out for a long time, and you're obviously very tired. Why don't you go back to Ciyun Palace and rest? I'll let you know the results when we get them."

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment.

His expression softened slightly.

But his tone was firm.

"No, with such a big incident happening in the palace, why should I rest? I will wait here and see who dares to murder the grandson I have longed for!"