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"As for Concubine Zhao, the Queen Mother said that she is the head of a palace after all. The Queen Mother meant that if she wanted to investigate, the Emperor and the Queen Mother would have to give the final word."

This means that the right to decide the outcome of this matter will be returned to Hongli.

The Empress Dowager's reluctance to be involved in power satisfied Hongli.

"Did that person confess why Concubine Zhao did this?"

Jianqiu seemed to hesitate for a moment.

But then he immediately said, "Your Majesty, this involves an old matter."

"The person who had private dealings with the Imperial Kitchen was Xiaoluzi, the apprentice of Concubine Zhao's chief eunuch. Xiaoluzi said that Concubine Zhao had a miscarriage during their visit to the Old Summer Palace a while ago. Later investigations revealed that it was due to the musk she had used."

"At that time, the Emperor and the Concubines were not in the Forbidden City, so Concubine Zhao herself was unable to find the source of the musk."

"But it was determined that the root cause of the Empress's miscarriage was the journey to the Old Summer Palace."

"From this, it was concluded that Consort De, who was in charge of the trip to the Old Summer Palace at the time, was the culprit who caused her miscarriage."

"Today's incident is to force Noble Lady De to have an abortion."

Hongli frowned when he heard this. "Then why is your Excellency?"

Jianqiu curled the corners of his mouth, seeming helpless.

"Your Majesty, the noble lady Ling... took the initiative to ask the noble lady De for the bird's nest duck..."

Hongli's breathing paused, as if he didn't know how to respond.

After a long while, he curled his lips speechlessly.

"It's just petty!"

Qingying found this inappropriate.

Then she sighed softly, "Your Majesty, your noble lady is a concubine after all."

Hongli pursed his lips and asked, "What about Yongji and Yonghu? Why?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Xiao Luzi claims he doesn't know the truth, but from his few words, we can infer that someone might be dissatisfied with the health of the legitimate son."

Too much is as bad as too little. If we say at this moment that Concubine Zhao had the intention of coveting the position of queen and attacked the two children, it would be too false.

Moreover, Neqin was about to go to war, so this was not the time to completely take Zhaopin's life.

It is enough to sow the seeds of suspicion.

Sure enough, Hongli's eyes were full of anger.

He is not a legitimate child.

He also suffered the pain of being alone in the Old Summer Palace.

Although he didn't know why, it made him want to have a legitimate prince.

But in the end, he attaches great importance to this.

The silence in the hall lasted for a long time, and Hongli's voice finally rang out.

"Li Yu, inform all the palaces that tomorrow's visit to the Six Palaces is cancelled. Also, have those who serve Zhaopin personally taken to the Ministry of Punishment and severely tortured!"

Hongli's words were harsh.

But Qingying could hear some hesitation in his voice.

After a moment's thought, he reached out and grabbed Hongli.

"emperor…"

Hongli turned around and asked, "Qingying, do you have anything to say?"

Nodding, Qingying responded, "Your Majesty, tomorrow is New Year's Day. There shouldn't be any bloodshed on the first day of the new year."

Hongli clenched his fists, seeming very angry.

"Are you asking me to watch others harm our children and do nothing?!"

"I know the Emperor is doing this for the good of me and the children, but the incident at today's palace banquet has already been noticed by the princes and their wives. If any more scandalous news were to spread at this time, it would truly be a disgrace to the royal family."

Qingying spoke softly, but suddenly stopped talking here.

Turning her head again, she said, "Aunt has gone through so much trouble. The Empress must need someone by her side. Xiuxia, please help me see Aunt Jianqiu off."

The two agreed, and Qingying spoke again when only the couple were left in the hall.

"Your Majesty, the children are safe and sound, and I do not wish to cause a great disturbance over this."

"After all, it's just the confessions of a few servants. Jianqiu doesn't have any concrete evidence that Zhaopin was plotting to harm Yongqi and the others."

"If this is the punishment, it would be unreasonable."

Qingying's words left Hongli silent.

But no matter what Hongli thought, Qingying herself did not want to be involved in Zhaopin's affairs in any way.

After all, you can only know a person’s face but not his heart.

What if one day, the person in front of you suddenly becomes so crazy that he wants to make Concubine Zhao the queen?