Upon hearing this, the Empress hurriedly said, "Even so, there is no need for Zijing to come in person. I will instruct the eunuchs to bring her over, and you can treat her from behind this curtain."

However, Yin Zijin shook her head without hesitation and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, you are unaware that this woman is bleeding excessively and is not suitable to move her body at all."

Even if moving her is absolutely necessary, it must be done correctly. If these burly guards haphazardly lift the woman in labor, it will only cause the bleeding to increase, making the situation even more dangerous!

Before she could finish speaking, the guards were already preparing to move Yuanyang. In the blink of an eye, Yin Zijin darted out like an arrow, her feet barely touching the ground. Before she even arrived, she blurted out, "Stop! The woman is hemorrhaging and cannot be moved."

"You two go and carry a bed board or a hard bamboo mat, lay the pregnant woman flat, and carry her into the room. I'm the doctor, I'll save her..."

Yin Zijing's heart tightened. He hurriedly crouched down, wanting to get a clearer view of the pregnant woman's condition. Without hesitation, he quickly removed the veil from her head, afraid that anything obstructing her view would hinder her observation of the injured woman. He saw that Yuanyang was bleeding profusely; her condition was extremely critical!

Yin Zijing was extremely anxious and hurriedly took out a small, exquisite porcelain bottle from her bosom. She carefully opened the bottle cap and poured out a jet-black pill.

Yin Zijing gently held the pill to Yuanyang's lips and softly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, quickly swallow this pill. I'm a doctor, I will do everything I can to save you..."

However, when Yin Zijing looked up at the guards who were standing there dumbfounded, a nameless anger welled up inside him. He frowned slightly, his face showing anger, and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and prepare what you need!"

"If this criminal were to die unexpectedly, and the evidence were incomplete, see how Princess An Ding and Her Majesty the Empress will severely punish you derelict officials!"

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In her haste to run, Yin Zijin's petite, bound feet were accidentally revealed from under her clothes. A delicate gold chain adorned her ankle, shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight, and was thus laid bare before everyone.

Upon seeing this, the people around began to whisper and murmur among themselves: "Look at that woman! She's truly beautiful, a beauty that could shame the moon and put the flowers to shame! If we're only talking about looks, she's probably the most beautiful woman in our Great Sheng Dynasty..."

Meanwhile, the crowd gathered outside began to whisper among themselves: "Oh my! Did you all see that? It's a three-inch golden lotus!"

And they looked to be barely three inches long, so incredibly small and delicate, much smaller than my wife's feet! Wow, such tiny feet, they would be so lovely to hold and play with!

The person next to him, all smiles, teased, "Hey! If your family is rich and powerful, you can just go to Yangzhou and pick out a 'skinny horse' (a term for a woman of exceptional beauty and wealth). You know, the girls who can be called top-quality 'skinny horses' must have bound feet...tsk tsk tsk, just thinking about it is enchanting!"

After hearing this, the man scratched his head and chuckled, revealing a hint of helplessness: "Oh dear, how could we possibly have that ability? We just lack the skills, so we can only watch helplessly."

Just then, someone in the crowd sneaked up to the man's ear and whispered, "Hey bro, I'll tell you a secret."

I heard there's a clandestine operation in Hangzhou that specializes in trafficking innocent women who have been trafficked. The prices are incredibly cheap, absolutely affordable! Why don't you consider going there and bringing one back? I guarantee you'll be satisfied!

However, just as everyone was discussing this, a deafening roar suddenly rang out. It turned out to be a burly man with a rough voice shouting, "Look at this woman! She's not even married yet, and she's already showing her face in public. She's simply not a proper wife! Not only that, but she's also completely exposing her bound feet and her face without any covering up."

"Even the prostitutes in brothels know to hide their bound feet when serving their customers, how could she not know this principle? It's outrageous!" His words were like a thunderclap, instantly plunging the entire scene into a deathly silence.

"That's right! Yes! Yes! Which of those women and girls who work hard in the fields all day long doesn't know to hide their feet? But this woman doesn't know anything about it... I wonder where she came from and how she can be so unruly and impolite?"

Doesn't she know that a woman's feet are extremely private, and how could she so easily expose them to outsiders? It's truly incomprehensible!

"Hmph! A shameless and unchaste woman like this is a disgrace to the family! She doesn't cherish her purity and chastity at all, and recklessly does things that disgrace the family. She is truly guilty of heinous crimes!"

Such a woman should be severely punished as a warning to others! She should be put into that filthy pig cage, where everyone will spit on her and despise her; then she should be sunk to the bottom of the pond, where the icy water will submerge her body, making her feel endless fear and despair.

Finally, she must be severely beaten with a board, each blow leaving her skin torn and bloodied, so that she will deeply understand the gravity of her sins! Only in this way can the moral order of the world be upheld, and society restored to peace and tranquility!

The murmurs of the crowd grew louder and louder. Although soldiers tried to intervene, they couldn't silence the murmurs, for the law doesn't punish the masses. A short while later, the crowd immediately knelt down: "We beg Your Honor to severely punish this woman to uphold morality and social order..."

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Yin Zijing had just given Yuanyang the pills and scolded the guards when she heard their vulgar words. She felt the poison from the golden bees flare up again and couldn't help but tremble.

Seeing that things were going badly, Sheng Yixuan inwardly cried out in alarm and hurriedly turned back behind the curtain. He looked anxiously at his mother, who was sitting on the high seat, and knelt down with a thud, saying, "Mother, please save Zijing! I know that if I rashly go to help Zijing, he will surely be accused of 'having an affair with a man outside the marriage'."

This will make his situation even more difficult, and the matter will become even more serious.

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