Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 917

Nan Yin said, "In short, it doesn't seem like the Emperor. Madam Yun, the Emperor didn't touch that woman. He was drunk at the time and was under the influence of a sleeping potion, so he couldn't move."

"How could I possibly let her get pregnant!"

Madam Yun was taken aback, and suddenly realized that what he said made sense.

"Who does this child look like?"

"We can't tell yet, let's see when she's a little older!"

“A child cannot threaten Her Majesty the Empress.”

Nanyin was tired, so she went down to rest.

Shen House.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Shen Yue was worried that the baby might not survive after hearing that Qi Yumin had been poisoned and had given birth prematurely.

Now there are rumors that it's a princess?

"Are you sure it's a princess?!"

He didn't believe she was a princess either.

"Yes." The guard nodded.

Shen Yue sat quietly in his wheelchair, his face gloomy, his aura cold and gloomy.

He gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly with his long, bony fingers, his knuckles white, as if he were about to crush them at any moment.

His face was thin and stern, his skin pale with a sickly pallor, but his eyes burned with two cold, fierce flames, like the eyes of a hungry wolf in the cold night, greedily watching its prey.

She slightly raised her head, and a wisp of hair slipped down her forehead, revealing a winding scar that looked particularly gruesome against her pale skin.

A barely perceptible, cold smile curled at the corner of his lips. This smile contained no warmth whatsoever, only endless scheming and malice.

The guards were too frightened to move.

"I heard she's coming?"

"Yes, we have already left the snow mountain and are on our way back."

Shen Yue laughed coldly; his last hope had been shattered.

Even God wasn't on his side this time.

why?

He is not reconciled!

......

Enraged, the Empress Dowager ordered the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Justice to do everything in their power to find the real culprit who poisoned her.

After receiving the order, Eunuch Cao, the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, came to report back with trepidation.

Eunuch Cao bowed, his forehead covered in sweat, his voice trembling slightly: "Your Majesty, this servant has sent people to search the entire Imperial Kitchen. From the head chef to the eunuchs who wash vegetables, everyone has been questioned in detail, but they all claim that there is nothing unusual about the selection and preparation of ingredients. The preparation process of Consort De's meals is also in accordance with the rules, and there is absolutely nothing suspicious about it."

The Empress Dowager roared, "Hmph! What about around Consort De's residence? Have any unauthorized people been seen entering or leaving?"

Eunuch Cao hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, I have also sent people to investigate. The palace maids and eunuchs near Consort De's residence all said that they have not seen anyone unusual recently, but..." He hesitated.

The Empress Dowager's eyes sharpened: "But what? Speak quickly!"

The eunuch Zhao said cautiously, "A young palace maid mentioned that she saw a dark figure flash by in the distance the night before Consort De's accident. However, due to the darkness, she could not see the face or figure clearly. I have already taken the young palace maid to the Department of Cautious Punishment, but that is all she knows. It is difficult to ask her for more information."

On the side of the Censorate, Lord Li reported to the Empress Dowager with a distressed expression: "Your Majesty, all the instruments of torture in the Censorate have been used, and all those suspected have been severely tortured. But no matter how much coercion or bribery is used, those being investigated keep crying out that they are innocent, and their statements are without the slightest flaw."

The Empress Dowager slammed her hand on the table in anger: "Useless! You're all a bunch of useless trash! Keep investigating! I refuse to believe we can't find out the truth!"

However, as time went by, the Empress Dowager's anger was gradually replaced by helplessness.

All leads seemed to have been quietly cut off by an invisible hand, and the investigation reached an endless stalemate. With neither conclusive evidence nor any leads pointing to the truth, forcibly pursuing the investigation risked triggering chaos within the palace.

The Empress Dowager was filled with resentment, but she could only sigh and order the investigation to be stopped.

Because Qi Yumin gave birth to a princess.

Disappointed, the Empress Dowager persisted for half a month but then stopped pursuing the matter and did not send anyone to inquire about her well-being. Instead, she began to show concern for Yun Xiyue.

When will the Empress arrive in the capital?

"We should be able to reach the capital in about a month."

At this time, Qi Yumin was in confinement after childbirth. Upon learning that the Empress Dowager did not care about her, she looked down at the child in her arms and could only smile bitterly.

"Sister, don't you want to know who harmed you and the child?" Right now, all the news from outside is what Han Lian is telling her.