In Jingyang Palace…

The eunuchs took the armchair and helped Empress Qian to sit down. The steps outside were chaotic. Concubine Xu, Concubine Shu, and several concubines of the imperial harem hurriedly arrived.

Officials and palace maids in the courtyard greeted them one after another.

Concubine Xu's eyes were bright and she didn't need to turn her head deliberately. From the end of her eyes, she could catch a glimpse of Leng Qingtang, Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot, and Gu Yunxi, who looked unnatural beside him.

Raising the cold eyebrows slightly, Concubine Xu treated them as if they had been air and ignored them. She walked straight to Empress with the other sisters, bowing to greet her.

Because of Concubine Yu's miscarriage, Empress Qian had a headache again. She had to support her head with one hand and her face became ill.

With eyes raised weakly, she whispered to the concubines,

"You come here..."

Concubine Xu spoke first and her face was glowing,

"Your Grace, how is Sister Yu now?"

Empress Qian closed her eyes and her brows were sad. She shook her head and sighed with pain,

"Fortunately, the adult is fine, but the child died..."

"Ah!"

The concubines screamed at the same time. The relationship between Concubine Xu and Concubine Yu was the best. When she was shocked and covered her mouth, her eyes became hot and drops of tears flowed down one after another.

A shout suddenly came in from the outer yard,

"His Majesty comes!"

Everyone knelt down one after another, shouting in unison,

"Long live, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jingxiao walked quickly to the courtyard and a trace of hostility loomed on his puffy face. He was ridiculously uncomfortable with his bright yellow moiré robes.

He didn't look up and ignored all the people who had fallen on his knees. There was a gust of wind under his feet and he went straight into the Main Hall along the aisle. Eunuch Superintendent Lord Zhang walked ahead of Emperor Jingxiao as Yu Xuanji, High Priest, followed him.

Passing by Leng Qingtang, Emperor Jingxiao said coldly,

"Follow me!"

Leng Qingtang got up hurriedly, looking at Yu Xuanji's delicate eyes quietly.

In Yu Xuanji's frosty eyes, he caught the fatigue that couldn't be wiped away.

Leng Qingtang lowered his eyebrows and did not say a word. He entered the Main Hall following the honor guards.

Gu Yunxi, as the rank-fourth close guard, naturally accompanied Master. With the imperial authority, he was allowed to take a weapon in any place, even in the Palace.

Empress Qian was the wife of Emperor Jingxiao and she didn't need permission from her husband. She could also stand up on her own and follow into the hall.

Emperor Jingxiao took the curtain and walked into the room. He saw that Gu Yunyao was still sleeping and that her charming face was no longer bloody. Her lips were dry and cool white ad her thick, long black eyelashes were moist and stained with tears.

Emperor was immediately stunned, watching her for a moment in silence and tightening his brows regretfully.

Empress Qian was also in front of the bed. Seeing that the woman on the bed was completely off her face and fell asleep in a drowsy state, her facial features immediately twitched a few more uncontrollably. She turned her head and quietly wiped the tears from her cheeks.

Although Gu Yunxi, Master, and High Priest could enter the hall, they could only stand in the outer hall and wait quietly.

Gu Yunxi led her neck to look at the room many times, but there was a curtain blocking her. She couldn't see what was going on inside, so she gritted her teeth and stomped her feet in a hurry.

On the other side of the hall, Jiang Huai'an and a few women doctors were kneeling on the ground, not daring to take a deep breath.

Surrounded by the smell of wormwood and strong blood, they could feel it easily.

As a result, Gu Yunxi's heart throbbed wildly. While worrying about her eldest sister's physical condition, she also felt a strong sense of guilt.

She thought that at that time, Master told her to follow Sister Yunyao. Even if she might be driven away, she should have stayed calmly outside. Perhaps she could be alert early to prevent the disaster.

It was not known what was said in the room, only to hear a chant that burst out from behind the curtain like thunder,

"That's enough. Do you have evidence to prove that the Imperial Noble Concubine did it? She just told Yao'er to go to her palace and so you suspect her?

“I tell you. I met her on the way here, and at this moment, she is kneeling outside the gate of Jingyang Palace to plead guilty! You just spread the rumor. If you can’t take charge of the imperial harem, you will hand over your phoenix seal as soon as possible…"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, please calm down. I know my fault..."

Then came Empress Qian’s frightened and humble prayer.

The curtain was suddenly opened, and Emperor Jingxiao strode out of the room and went straight to Jiang Huaian. He sternly asked,

"Tell me what will happen to Concubine Yu after this disaster? When will she wake up?"

Jiang Huai'an's entire face was completely wet with cold sweat, and when Emperor asked him, the sweat rolled down and hit the ground tick by tick.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and replied truthfully,

"Reply to Your Majesty, Concubine Yu was pregnant for nearly four months and she suddenly miscarried. This does too much damage to her. I am afraid... She will not be pregnant in the future."

In the hall, everything escaped into silence.

"What a good-for-nothing you are!"

The violent roar of Emperor Jingxiao broke the tragic silence, and the next moment he lifted up his foot and kicked hard towards Jiang Huaian upright.

"Your Majesty, please calm down."

Except for High Priest and Eunuch Superintendent, everyone fell to their knees.

Emperor panted heavily, and his pupils with blood displayed infinite murderous intent. He pointed at the medical officers to curse,

"All of you are rubbish. What can I do by employing you! If you can't heal Concubine Yu, I will kill your whole clan…"

Emperor was extremely angry, and the roar of his throat was completely deformed. Everyone present was silent in danger.

Gu Yunxi was standing there absentmindedly. Just as the judgment of Imperial Doctor Jiang's sentence "She can't give birth again", she felt as if she had fallen into the abyss of incompetence, and the surroundings were cold and gloomy.

At this moment, she didn't know that her eyes had already burst with tears.

On the opposite side, Emperor Jingxiao was tired of cursing, and his body suddenly tilted.

After all, he was about forty years old. These days, he was in retreat and his body was emptied by excessive beauty and golden elixir. In addition, he was strongly stimulated. Suddenly, he became weak and his physical strength was almost exhausted.

Empress Qian was about to step forward but was taken a step ahead by Yu Xuanji. The woman's grieving and sharp eyes swept across the face of High Priest. She became more depressed.

High Priest supported Emperor with his hands and the soft and shallow voice was not glamorous. It was proud and cold like a god otherworldly,

"Please calm down, Your Majesty. I think that the most urgent task is to thoroughly investigate Master Yu's abortion as soon as possible. After all, Master had been to Yongning Palace to chat before. Even if this has nothing to do with the Imperial Noble Concubine, it would be better to find out the truth sooner so that the imperial harem can be peaceful to scotch these rumors."

After all, Jiang Huaian was his follower. If Emperor blamed him, Yu Xuanji wouldn't do anything to save him from ruin.

Due to the unspeakable relationship, Emperor was always polite to High Priest. Even if he was furious, as long as he heard High Priest's clear and gurgling sound, his anger suddenly disappeared.

Without a look of anger, Emperor nodded patiently,

“High Priest, you're justified. Give out my order that chief maids and midwives stay here to take care, and take the rest of the palace maids of Jingyang Palace to the Court of Justice to be severely interrogated.”

“Tell the people there, I only give them one hour. No matter what method is used, I must know the real culprit.”

“If no one confesses over after an hour, I want them to be buried with my son! Also, ask those kneeling down outside to Qinming Hall and wait for news with me.”

After speaking, Emperor walked out of the hall first.

Leng Qingtang looked down for a moment, motioned to Gu Yunxi, and both followed Emperor.

Empress Qian was ignored at the spot.

She thought that the Eastern Palace could smoothly overthrow Concubine Wan by taking advantage of this incident in Jingyang Palace. However, as soon as Emperor came out of Sixiang Hut, he favored the slut like this.

From the time when Concubine Yu miscarried to this moment, there was not much time. What exactly did the vixen do? And how could she easily hold Emperor's thoughts?