The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Consort Li looked at the kneeling Pan'er, and a plan came to her mind. She slowly said, "Your Majesty, this girl was right next to Princess Rou when the incident happened. She should know the situation best."

Emperor Jing nodded and asked, "What exactly happened at that time?"

"Yes, yes, you must tell me the truth!" Consort Yu looked at Pan'er with hopeful eyes.

Pan'er glanced at Consort Yu, then turned to Emperor Jing and said, "Your Majesty, this servant saw it clearly. The princess did indeed fall ill after eating the walnut pastry that Consort Yu sent."

"You're talking nonsense!" Consort Yu retorted immediately upon hearing this.

"Consort Yang!" Emperor Jing shouted.

Consort Yu toned down her tone somewhat, but her voice remained aggressive: "I have no grudge against the princess, so why would I harm her?"

Pan'er knew that if the Imperial Concubine did not confess, given Jing Rou's personality, she would probably not let her go even after waking up. Only by finding a "culprit" could she get Jing Rou to shift the blame. She immediately said to Emperor Jing, "Your Majesty, my princess has always been kind. After the dispute at the poetry gathering last time, it is possible that the Imperial Concubine holds a grudge against the princess. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for the princess!"

Consort Li, standing nearby, was overjoyed. It hadn't been in vain that she had persuaded Emperor Jing to send Pan'er over; she was indeed a clever girl.

These words immediately reminded Emperor Jing. A hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes as he looked at Consort Yu, and he immediately asked, "Consort? What else do you have to say?"

Consort Yu was intimidated by Emperor Jing's imposing presence, but she was indeed innocent. She cried out, "Your Majesty, it was not my doing. How can I admit it, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Jing, his head throbbing from the noise, said impatiently, "Stop crying!"

"Now that we have both witnesses and physical evidence, if you don't admit it, what evidence do you have to prove that you didn't do it?"

"Your Majesty..." Consort Yu opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything coherent, as she truly had no evidence.

But Liu Lan, who was kneeling behind Consort Yu, seemed to have thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, this servant has something to say."

As soon as Liu Lan spoke, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to her.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"This morning, when I was delivering things with the palace servants, I ran into Princess Anle's maid, Afang, on the road..." Liu Lan certainly didn't dare to say that Jing Anle wanted to harm Jing Rou. She continued in a humble tone, "Could it be that she accidentally took the wrong food box, which led to the princess eating it by mistake?"

Even though Liu Lan spoke so cautiously, everyone's expression changed the moment she uttered the words, especially Emperor Jing, whose hand, which had been tapping out a rhythm, froze in mid-air. His eyes stared intently at Liu Lan, and his tone was icy, "What did you say?"

However, Liu Lan had not yet noticed Emperor Jing's change and continued, "This is what I saw with my own eyes."

Having served Emperor Jing for many years, Consort Yu had already noticed something amiss and wanted to stop Liu Lan from continuing. However, she heard Emperor Jing speak, "The palace maid Liu Lan falsely accused Princess Anle. Drag her out and beat her to death. Consort Yu has acted immorally and harmed the imperial heir. Considering her role as the heir to the imperial family, she is demoted to the rank of Consort and imprisoned in Jinhua Palace. She may not leave without being summoned."

As soon as Emperor Jing spoke, everyone reacted in different ways, especially Liu Lan. She never expected that she would be beaten to death for just saying one sentence. She was so frightened that she kept kowtowing, "This servant was talking nonsense, please have mercy, Your Majesty! Please have mercy, Your Majesty!"

Consort Yu collapsed to the ground, bewildered that she had suffered such a fate despite doing nothing wrong. Now that things had come to this, she disregarded her status and immediately asked, "Is Your Majesty so biased towards Princess Anle?"

"Are you questioning me?" Emperor Jing's tone was icy, his eyes filled with ruthlessness.

Consort Li was also frightened. She knew that Princess Anle was favored, but she did not know that she was favored to such an extent. She was suddenly very glad that she had not offended Jing Anle, otherwise the consequences for her would probably not be good either.

"Sister, how could you talk back to His Majesty?" Consort Li asked gently, looking heartbroken.

Consort Yu looked at Consort Li, who was putting on airs, and wanted to slap her twice. She said, "You don't need to pretend to be a good person here! It disgusts me."

“If my sister doesn’t want me to say it, then I won’t.” At this moment, Consort Li had her back to Emperor Jing and the others, so only Consort Yu could see her expression clearly. Consort Li’s eyes were brimming with tears, her tone was aggrieved, but her expression was one of triumphant provocation.

Consort Yu was completely enraged. She stood up and slapped Consort Li across the face, yelling, "Who do you think you are?"

Consort Li had been waiting for her to get angry, and immediately took advantage of the slap to fall to the ground, covering her cheek with an incredulous look.

"Enough!" Emperor Jing immediately roared in anger. "What else do you want to do! Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about Feng Yu!"

Consort Yu immediately went limp. Yes, how could she have been so impulsive and fallen into Consort Li's trap?

Consort Li lay on the ground, unable to get up for a long time. Qingyu was about to help her up when she saw Consort Li clutching her stomach, covered in sweat. She cried out anxiously, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong?" This wasn't Consort Li faking it; she genuinely felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. She could only manage to utter a few words softly, "My stomach..."

Everyone was drawn to the scene, and Emperor Jing quickly stepped down, calling out, "Imperial Physician, go and take a look!"

The imperial physician immediately rushed over to take Consort Li's pulse, his brows furrowing frequently.

Consort Yu thought Consort Li was still acting, and immediately scolded her, "You're still pretending..." But she was immediately frightened back by Emperor Jing's gaze.

"How is Consort Li?" Emperor Jing asked when she remained silent.

The imperial physician quickly kowtowed and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Consort Li is pregnant. She was just frightened, but there's nothing seriously wrong with her."

Consort Li was first stunned, then overjoyed. She was finally going to have another child. Consort Yu, who was standing next to her, was even more incredulous. Consort Li was actually pregnant. What would happen to her Feng Yu?

The people around her all offered their congratulations: "Congratulations, Consort Li!"

Only Emperor Jing showed no sign of calming down. After a long while, he said, "Consort Li, you are going to be a mother." After saying that, he carried Consort Li to the bedchamber, and the imperial physicians quickly followed. Consort Yu, who was kneeling, seemed to have all her strength drained away. She suddenly felt that there was no hope for the future.

"Your Majesty, let's go." Jing Fengyao's tone was indifferent. Since Emperor Jing had gone to accompany Consort Li, he would handle the matter of Consort Yu.

Consort Yu braced herself on the ground. Hearing Jing Fengyao call her name, she raised her head and said with a half-smile, "Your Highness, now that Consort Li is pregnant, you'd better watch your position!"

"No need for Your Highness to worry, but Your Highness is currently preoccupied with your own affairs, so please take better care of yourself." Jing Fengyao smiled, unmoved by Consort Yu's provocation.

Consort Yu snorted coldly, her face instantly turning ugly.