Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 1273 Shen Zhinian Questions Concubine Zhuang

"Yes."

Qiangwei hurried forward and half-coaxed and half-forced the struggling and crying princess to take her away from this dangerous place.

There were tears on the eldest princess's delicate little face, and her eyes were full of confusion.

Mother, why has mother become so fierce?

She was just worried about Lady Chun...

the other side.

There was tranquility in Yongshou Palace.

Shen Zhinian was sitting at his desk, flipping through the account books newly presented by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Fuqiu was quietly grinding ink on the side.

A young eunuch ran in breathlessly, not even taking a moment to catch his breath, before he knelt down with a thud and said urgently, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine! This is bad!"

"Noble Lady Chun...Noble Lady Chun fell off her sedan chair near Changchun Palace and bled profusely!"

"The body has been carried into Changchun Palace. The Imperial Concubine has sent for the imperial physician and has also reported this to His Majesty!"

Shen Zhinian paused for a moment as he held the pen. He raised his eyes, a look of surprise on his face. "What did you say?!"

"Lady Chun fell? And she even got pregnant? How could she be so careless?"

Her face was filled with worry, but her mind was clear.

Concubine Chun really took action.

He chose this opportunity, near Changchun Palace, to point the finger at Concubine Zhuang.

Shen Zhinian had already anticipated this scene, and now he just had to watch from the sidelines.

She put down her pen and immediately stood up, her tone full of unquestionable majesty: "Let's go to Changchun Palace!"

"Yes!"

The imperial concubine's ceremonial procession was quickly prepared, and Shen Zhinian held Fuqiu's hand and stepped into the warm sedan chair.

The eunuchs carrying the sedan chair hurried to Changchun Palace.

……

Inside the Yangxin Palace, Ambergris was quiet.

Li Changde walked in hurriedly, his face showing a rare panic. "Your Majesty, a maid from Changchun Palace has come to report that Concubine Chun has fallen from her sedan chair on the palace road. She is bleeding profusely and is in critical condition!"

Nangong Xuanyu's hand holding the pen suddenly paused, and a drop of red ink unexpectedly fell on the bright yellow memorial, quickly spreading into a small, glaring red.

He suddenly raised his head, his brows knitted tightly together, his eyes filled with undisguised surprise and a sudden gloom: "What?!"

"Mrs. Chun fell and even had bleeding?"

Nangong Xuanyu had indeed always regarded Concubine Chun as a chess piece to confuse, restrain, and even ultimately eliminate Prince Jin.

But as for the child in her belly...even if it has foreign blood, it is his flesh and blood, a royal heir.

The emperor was extremely wealthy and didn't care about having another child. He never cared about the blood difference and even welcomed it.

Because Concubine Chun, who was pregnant with his child, could make Prince Jin relax his vigilance and believe that he did not suspect her.

Now this sudden accident may not only harm his royal heir, but also disrupt the emperor's original plan.

Nangong Xuanyu stood up suddenly and said in a cold voice: "Go to Changchun Palace!"

He strode out with big strides, and his dragon robe brought up a gust of cold wind.

"Yes!"

Li Changde hurriedly trotted to catch up and urgently ordered people outside to prepare the imperial sedan chair.

As soon as he left the Yangxin Palace, Nangong Xuanyu saw the Changchun Palace maid kneeling in the corridor, trembling with fear and with a pale face.

Without stopping, he asked sternly, "What's going on? Explain it to me!"

The palace maid was nearly paralyzed by the emperor's pressure, her voice trembling as she stammered, "Your Majesty... Concubine Chun just caught up with the Imperial Concubine on the palace road. She said she wanted some flowers."

"The Imperial Concubine then divided the Changchun Palace's share among the Concubine Chun."

"Later, Concubine Chun rode in a sedan chair and left first. But who knew, who knew, they hadn't gone far when the servant carrying the sedan chair slipped... Concubine Chun fell off the sedan chair... and bled a lot..."

The palace maid spoke incoherently, but she managed to explain what had happened.

As Nangong Xuanyu listened, his expression grew increasingly gloomy and his pace quickened.

He boarded the imperial carriage and said coldly, "Go over here quickly!"

"Slave, you obey!"

The imperial carriage moved quickly towards Changchun Palace.

Nangong Xuanyu's face was as gloomy as water, and his fingertips unconsciously rubbed the ring.

The children are innocent, and the chess game cannot be messed up.

Whether what happened today was an accident or man-made, it touched his bottom line.

……

Yongshou Palace and Changchun Palace were not far from each other, and Shen Zhinian's ceremonial procession soon arrived at the palace gate.

The Imperial Medical Bureau was far away, so the imperial physician had not arrived yet.

As one stepped into the side hall of Changchun Palace, a strong smell of blood hit one in the face, mixed with Concubine Chun's suppressed moans of pain, which made one's heart tighten.

Shen Zhinian's gaze swept across Chun Guiren's face, which had turned pale due to blood loss, and her lower body stained with blood, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

She was not surprised that Concubine Chun was so cruel as to use the already formed fetus to set up a trap.

This was expected.

What Shen Zhinian really couldn't understand was that Concubine Chun was willing to risk everything, even her own life, all for the unpredictable Prince Jin.

Is it worth risking everything for so-called love or the promised false future?

In Shen Zhinian's opinion, this is simply stupid!

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Now that the stage was set, she naturally had to continue singing along.

Shen Zhinian's expression suddenly darkened, his majesty revealed, and he looked sharply at Concubine Zhuang, who was standing beside him and also had a pale face.

Her voice was cold and she asked icily, "Empress Zhuang! What on earth is going on?!"

"How could Concubine Chun be so fine, she fell off her sedan chair near Changchun Palace and ended up in such a state?!"

At this moment, Concubine Zhuang's mind flashed with lightning, and even an absurd, but not impossible, thought emerged:

Could all this be the Imperial Noble Concubine's plan to kill two birds with one stone?

Not only did he kill the child in Concubine Chun's belly, but he also pinned the heinous crime of murdering the royal heir on her?

However, this thought only flashed through her mind. Concubine Zhuang did not dare to show any trace of it on her face. She immediately knelt on the ground, her posture respectful but not panicked.

Her voice was clear and calm, and she replied logically, "Your Highness, I have no idea why this unexpected incident occurred."

"Just now, I returned from paying my respects at Yongshou Palace. Concubine Chun caught up with me on the palace road. She said that the palace's flower quota had been reduced, and she was homesick and depressed. She was worried that it would be detrimental to her pregnancy, so she begged me to give her more flowers."

"I did not agree according to palace rules, but considering the importance of the royal heir, I took the initiative to propose that half of Changchun Palace's flower allotment for this month be sent to Shuixi Pavilion."

"After expressing her gratitude, Concubine Chun left in her carriage. The palace maids witnessed it all."

"Who would have thought that after Concubine Chun's sedan chair had only traveled a dozen steps, the eunuch carrying it suddenly slipped, causing Concubine Chun to fall..."

"I have immediately ordered the scene to be sealed off, summoned the imperial physician, and sent someone to report to His Majesty and the Empress."