Liu Ruchun had completely lost her usual arrogance and looked innocent. "Lüzhu didn't do it on purpose. It was Lin who accidentally fell down, and the golden fork on her head just happened to fall to the ground."

Lu Zhu, however, looked righteous and said, "My Lady Imperial Concubine, I killed the man. My Lady Wan was a little drunk at the banquet and felt a little hot, so I helped her to take a walk by the lake, but we ran into Madam Shen who was going to the toilet.

But Mrs. Shen didn't know what was wrong, she actually spoke rudely and insulted the queen. The servant was so angry that she wrestled with her, and she fell down, and the golden fork just fell to the ground.

But Madam Shen picked up the golden fork and tried to stab the Empress. I was so angry that I pushed her back again, and the golden fork pierced her throat. Blood flowed out, and I was terrified at the time, and I just wanted to flee the scene as soon as possible.

Shen Meimei sneered, "Ridiculous, my mother has always been law-abiding, how could she insult Concubine Wan? Since you admit it, it must be you and your servant who worked together to kill my mother. Since the evidence is irrefutable, come, send Luzhu and Liu Ruchun to the Ministry of Punishment and torture them severely."

"How dare you touch me? I'm already pregnant. How dare you endanger the royal heir?" Liu Ruchun covered her belly and shouted at the people who were about to take her away.

Concubine Duan stepped forward and said, "Since Concubine Wan said she is pregnant, then please ask the imperial physician to come and see if she is pregnant or not?"

"Okay, who's afraid of who? Just wait for the imperial physician to come and we'll know!" Liu Ruchun was not afraid at all.

Concubine Xin stepped forward and touched Liu Ruchun's belly. "I don't know when you got pregnant. The emperor brought you back to the palace only a month ago, and you were outside the palace before. You didn't know this child..."

"How dare you, Sister Xin Fei. I respect you as an elder in the palace and don't want to say much, but I must not slander you. I am an innocent girl, and there is only the Emperor in my life." Liu Ruchun cried as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Imperial physicians Wen Shichu, Wei Lin and others came to Yongshou Palace carrying medicine boxes.

After the ceremony, Shen Meimei said coldly: "Go check Concubine Wan's pulse to see if she is pregnant?"

"Yes, Madam!" Wen Shichu took Liu Ruchun's pulse at the wrist. He felt the pulse carefully, and after a while, he bowed and said:

"Reporting to Her Majesty, Concubine Wan is indeed pregnant! Judging from her pulse, it has been nearly two months."

After hearing what his master said, Wei Lin stepped forward, took the pulse and repeated what Wen Shichu had said.

Shen Meimei took a breath of cold air. She walked up to Liu Ruchun, reached out to pull a few strands of her hair, and put them into a small pocket.

"Your Highness, why are you doing this?" Liu Ruchun had her hair loose, angry but not able to speak.

Shen Meimei's eyes were stern. "Since Concubine Wan is pregnant, she should be confined to Yongshou Palace. Someone bring Luzhu to the Ministry of Punishment and have Nanny Jingqi serve her well. If nothing can be learned from her, she will be punished herself!"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine!" Several maids from the Ministry of Punishment dragged Lu Zhu out.

Liu Ruchun cried and said:

"Lüzhu, I will definitely ask the emperor to let you go! Lüzhu, you must hold on!"

"My queen, take care of yourself and don't worry about me!" Luzhu turned around and glanced at Liu Ruchun.

Shen Meimei glared at Liu Ruchun coldly, and she reached out and slapped her on the face a few more times, "Just wait, if you kill my mother, I will make you live a life worse than death!"

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