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After a long while, a series of piercing screams echoed from outside, the hoarse voices shaking the hearts of everyone present. However, Mo Xiao Li showed no change in expression, silently staring ahead, causing the others to remain silent and stand by.
After some time, two people dragged in the palace maid who had just been screaming. Immediately after, the maid began to cry out in anguish. Mo Xiao Li felt a surge of irritation and said angrily, "Stop making that noise, or I will have you killed immediately!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, silence fell again in the hall. Everyone looked at the kneeling maid, while Mu Yueqing held back tears, gently touching her abdomen and glancing at Mo Xiao Li.
"Now can you tell me who did this?"
"The servant... the servant doesn't know. I only know that a palace maid contacted me... but in the end, I was made to say these things to frame Consort Guifei. Your Majesty, please spare me..." The maid finally managed to say this, then knelt on the ground and looked up at Mo Xiao Li pleadingly.
However, upon seeing her appearance, Mo Xiao Li felt more disgust and hatred. He kicked her far away and then instructed the two old maids beside him, "Execute her by Lingchi!" After saying that, he no longer looked at her.
The maid did not expect such a result and struggled to get up to plead for mercy. But Mo Xiao Li's kick had been so powerful that she took a long time to regain her senses.
At that moment, Mu Yueqing stepped forward without caring about the gazes of others and slapped the maid across the face. The sound was crisp and loud, followed by her saying loudly, "This Palace has never wronged you; why would you do this to me? Who is behind this?"
Knowing she had no hope of survival now, the maid grew bolder. Before anyone could react, she suddenly stood up and charged at Mu Yueqing with her head lowered, forcefully pushing her away. The suddenness of it all left everyone stunned as they saw Mu Yueqing fall to the ground. Immediately after, someone behind drew a sword from their bosom and without hesitation stabbed it into the maid's abdomen, causing her to collapse.
At that moment, however, everyone's attention was on Mu Yueqing. She was holding her abdomen with both hands and had already cried out in pain. Someone screamed in shock; everyone turned to see blood starting to flow from Mu Yueqing's lower body.
Seeing this, Mo Xiao Li hurriedly shouted outside, "Quickly summon the imperial physician--" As he spoke, he picked up Mu Yueqing horizontally and headed toward the inner hall while she had already fainted.
Everyone watched this scene anxiously; the spot where the maid had lain was already soaked with blood. The Empress Dowager's expression also showed signs of tension. Jingxi quickly said, "Empress Dowager, please don't worry. I will have someone clean this up right away; you should go sit down in the back."
The Empress Dowager nodded, stood up without saying a word, and allowed Jingxi to assist her in leaving. Once the Empress Dowager had departed, the people in the hall began to chatter among themselves. Qian Zhao Yi covered her mouth with her hand, looking disdainfully at the maid lying on the ground, and said to Consort Xi beside her, "Sister Consort Xi, today's events truly took us by surprise. No one expected such an outcome. You should be more careful in the future." After saying this, she pretended to leave.
However, she hadn't gone far when she heard Consort Xi's voice behind her: "Don't think that the Emperor is unaware of some things between us. I haven't forgotten a word of what you just said. You'd better not let me catch you with any evidence against you; otherwise, I will make sure you regret it!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhao Yi said nothing but left with a smile on her lips. Watching Qian Zhao Yi depart, Consort Xi turned to Yun Ruo beside her and asked, "What do you think about today's events?"
"Your Highness, you truly have a keen sense of foresight..."
Meanwhile, in the inner hall, the imperial physician had already arrived. Since the Little Prince was also unwell, only Liu Taiyi and Zhang Taiyi were sent over. Upon entering, they saw Mo Xiao Li with a serious expression.
The two hurried forward to examine her. After a careful look, they exchanged troubled glances with Mo Xiao Li and then knelt down respectfully, saying, "Your Majesty, Consort Guifei has only recently become pregnant and is already somewhat weak. Given that she has fallen this time, it is likely... it is likely that the child cannot be saved."
After hearing their words, Mo Xiao Li silently raised his eyes to look at the person lying on the bed. Regardless of what position that person held in his heart, the child in her womb was still his own. He felt a pang of sadness upon seeing her pale face and could only nod in agreement, saying, "Do as you say."
"Then please excuse Your Majesty," Liu Taiyi said with a troubled expression.
Mo Xiao Li nodded and stepped outside. Upon exiting, he saw Qian Zhao Yi standing outside with an even worse expression. However, Qian Zhao Yi seemed not to notice this at all. She approached him and knelt in greeting, saying, "Your Majesty should not be too upset. Consort understands that you are not feeling well; however, what has happened has already occurred. It would be better for you to let it go."
Mo Xiao Li forced a smile and said, "I naturally understand; it's just that what happened today—what do you think about it?"
Upon hearing his words, Qian Zhao Yi realized that Mu Yueqing truly held no position in his heart. With a seductive smile, she looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, everything I said in the hall today is true; you can completely trust me. Although I know so much has happened recently and you might think it is all my doing, my father's matters are due to him alone. You have no involvement with me; I am very happy about that and would never deceive you."
After listening to Qian Zhao Yi's words, Mo Xiao Li sat down nearby, gazing into the distance as if lost in thought. She continued speaking: "Perhaps you think Sister Consort Xi would not do such things; however, knowing someone’s face does not mean knowing their heart. You can never be sure of what everyone is thinking inside. Therefore, I hope you will pay more attention; perhaps the culprit is among us."
Mo Xiao Li suddenly spoke, "You've been wronged during this time. How about I restore your title as Consort tomorrow?"
Qian Zhao Yi immediately knelt on the ground, lowering her head, and said, "Your Majesty, Consort is not saying this for rewards or anything else, but out of concern for your safety. In fact, being a concubine is not so bad; you must believe in Consort."
Mo Xiao Li reached out to help her up and said, "I understand in my heart. There have been too many events happening during this time." After that, the two sat in silence, but what others did not know was that at this moment, their hearts were a little closer...
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