The Emperor was still indifferent to Concubine Jia and her son. When Concubine Jia heard that the Emperor intended to take the princes to practice riding and shooting, she wanted to use this to please the Emperor.

Concubine Jia asked Yongcheng to take Yongxuan to practice more. Yongcheng said disdainfully that Yongxuan was being taught by Yongqi, so how could it be the turn of his own brother?

Unexpectedly, when Yongxuan was practicing horse riding, the horse suddenly became manic. Yongxuan was not a good rider and was frightened, and was soon thrown off by the mad horse!

Yongxuan was seriously injured. The imperial physician diagnosed that even if Yongxuan's leg injury healed, he would not be able to walk normally like an ordinary person in the future.

Upon hearing the sad news, Concubine Jia was heartbroken and suspected that Yongqi had ill intentions and deliberately frightened the horse, causing Yongxuan to become disabled!

Yongqi felt very uncomfortable when he saw Yongxuan become like this.

Because Yongxuan had a leg injury, the emperor allowed Yongxuan to return to Qixiang Palace to recuperate. Concubine Jia was feeding Yongxuan medicine, so Ruyi asked Rong Pei to bring bone soup to visit Yongxuan.

Jia Fei suspected that Ruyi was resentful because the dog almost bit Rong Pei, which brought shame to her Yikun Palace. Ruyi asked Yongqi to do something on the horse, causing Yongxuan to break his leg, so when he saw Ruyi coming, he did not stand up to greet her.

"Your Majesty, the Queen has come. I had to take care of Yongxuan, so I didn't greet you in time. Please forgive me."

Ruyi knew that Concubine Jia was in a bad mood at the moment and didn't want to argue with her.

"It's okay. Yongxuan's injury is serious. What did the imperial physician say?"

Concubine Jia was furious when she mentioned this, "Why did the Queen ask this question when she knew the answer? The Fifth Prince taught Yongxuan how to ride a horse, but he made Yongxuan suffer like this. Doesn't the Queen think that she should give an explanation to me and Yongxuan?!"

Ruyi said unhappily, "No one wants the Eighth Prince to get hurt. Does Jiafei mean that she suspects that the Eighth Prince's injury was caused by Yongqi?"

Concubine Jia put down the medicine, stood up and faced Ruyi. "The horses in the Imperial Stables are all taken care of by special people. Yongxuan is not a good rider, so he must have chosen a docile horse at the beginning. Yongxuan had no accidents when he practiced riding before, so why did he become like this after the Fifth Prince taught him?"

"If someone hadn't tampered with it, how could a healthy horse go crazy for no reason?!"

Ruyi said, "Yongqi is a child I have watched grow up. He would never do such a thing as fratricide! Since Concubine Jia suspects that someone wants to harm the Eighth Prince, Sanbao, immediately order the people serving in Nanyuan to be taken to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation!"

Sanbao agreed and left.

Concubine Jia picked up the medicine again, blew it cool and fed it to Yongxuan, "I thank the Queen. If the Queen finds anything wrong, I hope you can tell me in time. I want to see which bastard wants to harm my Yongxuan!"

Ruyi said, "Of course. Concubine Jia, I specially made a bowl of bone soup for Eighth Prince before I came here. Let him drink it while it's hot."

Rong Pei handed the bone soup to Concubine Jia. When Concubine Jia saw the bone soup, she felt annoyed and declined politely, "Thank you for your kindness, Queen. Yongxuan needs to take medicine. Put it aside for now."

Ruyi said, "This bone soup is a tonic, good for the health of the Eighth Prince. Although the Yikun Palace is not far from the Qixiang Palace, it will not taste good if it is cooled. For the sake of the Eighth Prince's health, Concubine Jia should feed him the soup while it is hot."

Concubine Jia still refused to take it and fed Yongxuan the medicine without realizing it.

How could Rong Pei bear to see Ruyi being ignored? She immediately said, "The Queen specially ordered people to simmer for several hours to make this bowl of nourishing bone soup. The Queen is concerned about the health of the Eighth Prince. Concubine Jia should not be ungrateful and live up to the Queen's kindness!"

Concubine Jia was annoyed and asked, "Yongxuan is injured. Is it more important to take medicine or drink soup?"

Rong Pei also got angry and insisted that Concubine Jia feed Yongxuan the bone soup from Yikun Palace. "This bowl of bone soup from the Queen is a reward for the Eighth Prince. How dare Concubine Jia disobey the order?!"

Yongxuan broke his leg, and Concubine Jia was already angry and anxious. Ruyi brought Rongpei to Qixiang Palace to make trouble. Concubine Jia was so angry that she knocked over the bone soup in Rongpei's hand.

Ruyi said angrily: "Empress Jia, are you dissatisfied with me?!"

Concubine Jia wanted to ask Ruyi what she wanted to do by coming to her Qixiang Palace. At this tense moment, the emperor also came to Qixiang Palace to visit the injured Eighth Prince.

Ruyi. Concubine Jia hurriedly greeted, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

The emperor noticed that the atmosphere was not right and asked, "What's going on?"

Without waiting for Ruyi and Concubine Jia to speak, Rong Pei took the lead in reporting Concubine Jia's complaint, "Your Majesty, the Empress is concerned about the health of the Eighth Prince, and specially brought a portion of bone soup to nourish the Eighth Prince."

"But who would have thought that Concubine Jia not only suspected that the Eighth Prince's fall from his horse was deliberately caused by someone, but also upset the bone soup, thus failing the good intentions of the Empress!"

After saying that, Ruyi also acted as if she had been wronged, "I know that Concubine Jia is worried about the Eighth Prince's injury, but I also have good intentions."

Concubine Jia was afraid that the Emperor would believe what Ruyi and Rong Pei said and think that she had deliberately been disrespectful to the Queen, so she hurried to explain.

"Your Majesty, I was feeding Yongxuan medicine when the Empress came. I do suspect that this was not an accident and would like the Empress to investigate."

"I am grateful to the Empress for sending nourishing things to Yongxuan, but Yongxuan is injured and taking medicine. I just wanted to use the Empress's bone soup later, but the Empress insisted that Yongxuan drink it immediately! I accidentally spilled the soup during the argument with Rong Pei. It was really not intentional. Please understand, Your Majesty!"

Jia Fei knew that the emperor's heart was leaning towards Ruyi between her and Ruyi, and she was afraid that the emperor would not listen to her explanation. She said sadly, "Yongxuan's leg bone was broken, and the queen specially sent bone soup."

"When I heard the word 'bone', I remembered the scene when Yongxuan was injured. I was so excited that I couldn't control my emotions. I hope Your Majesty and Your Majesty will understand."

Yongxuan is also the emperor's son, and the emperor feels bad when he is injured. After hearing what Concubine Jia said, she also felt that it was a bit unreasonable for Ruyi and Rongpei to make Yongxuan drink bone soup while he was taking medicine.

"Never mind, it's just a small matter, why bother about it?"

Ruyi didn't expect that the emperor would not side with her in this matter. She said a little aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, are you saying that I am petty? Does Your Majesty think that it is my fault for giving bone soup to the Eighth Prince?"

Rong Pei also spoke up for Ruyi, "This bowl of bone soup was a gift from the Empress. Concubine Jia didn't appreciate it and spilled the bone soup, which was disrespectful to the Empress! The Emperor and the Empress are husband and wife, so shouldn't he make the decision for the Empress?"

How dare a slave question her master? Is this how Ruyi disciplines her servants? !

The emperor was immediately furious: "How dare you question me? Li Yu, slap your face!"

Ruyi immediately pleaded for Rong Pei, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Rong Pei was not disrespectful to you. She just felt sorry for me. I beg you to forgive Rong Pei this time!"

The emperor was annoyed, "You clearly knew that Yongxuan's bones were broken, but you still forced Yongxuan to drink your bone soup. Are you doing this for Yongxuan's health, or to provoke Yongxuan and Concubine Jia? Only you know!"

"I have long told you to discipline Rong Pei. How dare a servant question me? Is this the rule taught by you as the queen?! Li Yu, what are you standing there for? Slap your face!"

Li Yu agreed and slapped Rong Pei's hateful old face left and right. In a short while, he slapped Rong Pei more than twenty times, making Rong Pei dizzy.

After the emperor left, Ruyi looked at Rong Pei's red and swollen cheeks and felt that the emperor did not hit Rong Pei, but her, and her face as the Empress of the Central Palace!

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