Shen Muxue, who is in Lingxiao Palace, is still in the dark about all this. She is not really pregnant at the moment, but is just using the fake pregnancy pill to plan to frame King Xian'an.

It was not until the emperor came to visit after leaving court that he learned that the empress dowager was in poor health and had already found such an excuse.

"Don't panic, my beloved concubine. I will never let you escape my protection."

His Majesty hugged Shen Muxue and said this as if making some kind of promise.

Shen Muxue asked cautiously, "Then how should we deal with the Queen Mother's illness?"

His Majesty stared at her for a moment, but ultimately did not reveal the Queen Mother's thoughts.

He didn't want Shen Muxue to be frightened by the darkness in the palace, especially from his mother's behavior.

Since ancient times, the empress dowager has been plagued by many illnesses. This time, she came obviously for the crown prince. As long as the little prince is allowed to leave the palace, it would be easy for a little life to die.

Thinking of this, the hand that was holding Shen Muxue tightly began to tremble slightly.

The reason why my biological mother and I are in this situation today is all because of King Xian'an.

"The Empress Dowager has been in poor health for a long time. I will have the imperial physician adjust her treatment plan. You don't have to worry."

After hearing this, Shen Muxue leaned obediently in his arms, but her mind was thinking about how to proceed with this fake pregnancy plan.

The next morning, Shen Muxue learned that Prince Xian'an had entered the palace to visit the Queen Mother early in the morning, which made her feel that the opportunity had finally come.

With her current status, how could she not take care of her elders who were on the sickbed?

So he walked towards Yixiang Palace with brisk steps.

On the other side, the emperor, who was discussing matters in the court, seemed absent-minded.

He was troubled by how to get his mother to give up the idea of ​​taking action against the Queen and the Crown Prince, even if it ultimately meant moving the Queen Mother to live elsewhere.

The ministers were keenly aware that the emperor's condition today was different from usual, and speculated that it might be due to the empress dowager's deteriorating health. There was also a report just now that Prince An and many noble ladies had come to the palace to visit the patient.

It seems that this is the only way to temporarily solve the current problem.

Otherwise, the filial piety between this royal pair would become a joke.

Alas, this dilemma is extremely difficult for anyone, especially for the emperor who is the supreme ruler. It is even more difficult to choose between his biological mother and his beloved wife.

Just as everyone was sighing silently, a young eunuch suddenly rushed into the hall with a terrified face and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Eunuch De immediately stepped forward to help him up and asked him what had happened. After listening, his face turned pale in an instant.

He then trotted a few steps to the dragon throne and whispered something in his ear. Upon hearing this, His Majesty almost fell off his seat and quickly ordered everyone to prepare the dragon chariot and left the scene.

The officials who stayed behind immediately became agitated and surrounded the young eunuch who was still gasping for breath on the ground, demanding details.

After finally regaining some strength, the other party said, "This morning, while the Queen was accompanying the Queen Mother, she unexpectedly gave birth prematurely for some unknown reason..."

"what!"

These words shocked everyone: Could it be that there really is such a thing as "conflict of fates", so that even unborn lives cannot be spared?

When they arrived at Lingxiao Palace, they saw Shen Muxue lying on the bed in a coma, and the imperial physician was nervously reporting the examination results.

"Although we failed to preserve the Dragonborn this time, considering the Master is still young, there is still a chance of conceiving in the future."

The Empress Dowager, despite her illness, hurried over from Yixiang Palace. She held the Emperor's hand tightly and said slowly, "The Empress accidentally slipped. It was not the fault of the imperial physician. Please do not blame them for this."

The emperor's eyes were filled with anger as he glanced between the Queen Mother and Prince Xian'an, as if he was facing two unforgivable enemies.

This fierce look made the Queen Mother step back repeatedly and almost lose her balance.

Prince Xian'an, standing by, hurriedly supported her and said soothingly, "Perhaps the Queen's pregnancy and the Queen Mother's fate conflicted, leading to this outcome. This can be considered a token of the unborn grandson's love for his grandmother."

The emperor suddenly drew his sword and was about to strike at Prince Xian'an, but the queen mother rushed forward to stand in the middle, regardless of her own safety.

The owner of Prince Xian'an's mansion was so frightened that he was trembling all over. He was just trying to comfort the Queen Mother with good intentions and didn't understand why the Emperor was so furious.

The emperor fainted in extreme anger.

When Shen Muxue woke up and learned about what had happened, she said to Nanny Yang calmly, "Now that the heir is gone, the Queen Mother's health should improve."

Tears welled up in Nanny Yang's eyes, but she couldn't find the right words to comfort the injustice in her heart.

Rumors quickly spread like wildfire, claiming that it was because the Queen Mother's fate was too harsh that she killed her own son in her early years and continued to influence the next generation and even the next generation.

There was no improvement until a woman with a strong Fukuzawa background became the empress.

However, the recent miscarriage seems to prove once again that the Queen Mother's power still exceeds everyone's expectations, putting the royal family in a huge crisis.

Within just a few days, even the servants in Yixiang Palace changed their attitude towards the Empress Dowager, and everyone tried to avoid her as much as possible.

After hearing all the unfavorable comments circulating outside, the once proud old woman fainted again due to excessive anger.

Even Prince An began to doubt the authenticity of this statement.

In the past, perhaps he himself was just suppressed in some way, but since Shen Muxue entered the palace, the situation seemed to have become worse.

It seems that as the outside world says, the Queen Mother's "hard life" has indeed had a negative impact on herself.

The Queen Mother was originally intended to clear her name through astronomical observations, but her actions instead caused the situation to get out of control. She became disheartened and decided to move out of her current residence to seek a quiet place to recuperate.

At the court meeting the next day, the deputy director of the Imperial Observatory suddenly announced that he had observed major changes in the celestial phenomena. This change happened just after the Empress Dowager left, further confirming people's view that she was one of the root causes of the family's misfortune.

From then on, everything in the palace seemed to return to peace.

Shen Muxue devoted herself to cultivating her body and mind. In order to make her happier and more fulfilled, the emperor moved most of the concubines away to take care of the empress dowager or arranged for them to get married.

Half a year passed quietly like this, and every night the emperor would accompany Shen Muxue until late at night before going to rest.

Until one morning, she woke up from a start with tears in her eyes and met her husband who was asking about her situation.

"Why is my beloved wife crying?"

There was concern and tenderness in his tone. "I saw that you were exhausted, so I stopped being intimate with you and let you sleep. What could have upset you so much?"

Shen Muxue lowered her eyes and replied shyly, "I'm not crying because of my husband's love, but because of the nightmare I just had that made me feel terrified and uneasy."

"Oh? What kind of dream was that?"

Shen Muxue looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes, as if she had found someone she could trust and rely on, and burst into tears again in his arms.

Faced with this sudden crying, the emperor seemed very confused and could only comfort her: "Don't cry, dear Xue'er, what happened?"

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