Chapter 1830: Poison in Linyue Pavilion

“The Empress has arrived!”

Just as Lin Qingzhu was about to take the Crown Princess Consort’s pulse, the Empress entered the room.

“All hail the empress!”

The people who were still kneeling kowtowed again.

“Yu ‘er, how is the Crown Princess Consort?” The Empress asked anxiously as soon as she entered the room. “Is she alright?”

The Crown Prince shook his head and said,” Mother, Director Lin is currently giving Yao ‘er a diagnosis.”

Then, his sharp gaze immediately shot towards the people who were still kneeling in the room. He asked sternly,” You dog servants, how did you take care of the Crown Princess Consort? I have only been out for a short time, and something like this has already happened to the Crown Princess? If you don’t say something, I’ll drag you all down and beat you to death!” There was also a hint of anger in his eyes.

These servants were so frightened that their faces were extremely pale. Their expressions were obviously uneasy and terrified.

Everyone kept kowtowing and begging,” Your Highness, please spare me! Your Highness, please spare me!”

The Empress’s expression was stern as she shouted,” Dog slave, hurry up and say it!”

These servants were so frightened that they immediately told her the reason.

As one of the Crown Prince Consort’s personal maids, Qiu Xiang immediately said in a trembling voice,” Your Highness, the Consort is… It’s because she wore Linyue Pavilion’s clothes that she became like this!”

“What?” When the Crown Prince and Empress heard this, their expressions were clearly shocked.

How was this possible?

“What’s going on? What does it have to do with wearing the clothes of Linyue Pavilion?” The Empress asked sternly.

Qiuxiang said angrily,” Your Majesty, the consort likes to wear custom-made clothes from Linyue Pavilion! Today was the grand wedding of the Guguo’s princess and the general. The Crown Princess Consort had wanted to dress prettily to accompany the Crown Prince to the princess’s manor. As such, the consort had gone to Lin Yue Pavilion a long time ago to personally order a set. But I didn’t expect that this morning, not long after the consort put on this dress, her stomach felt uncomfortable.”

Speaking of this, the Crown Prince also said,” Mother, Yao ‘er and your son were originally going to attend the Princess Guguo and the Great General’s wedding banquet today, but just as we were about to walk out of the manor’s door, Yao’ er said that she was not feeling well and had a stomachache, so she did not accompany your son. Your son asked someone to invite the imperial physician over. However,” he paused and said with self-blame,” I didn’t think that this matter would be so serious. I also didn’t think that Yao ‘er would be pregnant. It was your son’s negligence, and your son is very ashamed!”

The Empress’s eyes flashed as she said,” Crown Prince, you don’t have to blame yourself. You didn’t expect this to happen. You never thought that the Crown Princess Consort would have a stomachache because of her pregnancy, and you never thought that there would be such a consequence!”

At this point, she asked doubtfully,” Dog slave, what does the Crown Princess Consort’s stomachache have to do with the clothes of Linyue Pavilion? If you dare to speak carelessly, watch as I take your life!”

Qiuxiang immediately kowtowed and said,” Your Majesty, I dare not. Every word this servant says is true!”

“Then continue!” The Empress shouted sternly.

Qiuxiang continued,” The Consort has a stomachache. Before His Highness left, he called the Imperial Physician over. The imperial physician diagnosed that it was because the Consort was pregnant. However, before the Consort could be happy, the Imperial Physician said that the Consort was in trouble and could miscarry at any time!”

At this point, she burst into tears.” Sob, sob, the Empress, Your Highness, the Consort is really pitiful. The Consort’s pregnancy was originally a joyous occasion, but in the blink of an eye, she had a miscarriage. It became… it turned into a tragedy. Please, Your Highness, help the Consort! It’s all because of that heartless merchant, Lin Yue Pavilion, who harmed Master.”

“Damn slave, I will know what is going on. However, you said that the Crown Princess Consort had a miscarriage because she was wearing a custom-made dress from Linyue Pavilion. What exactly is going on?” The Empress sternly asked,” You need evidence!”

Qiuxiang cried out,” Your Majesty, that unscrupulous merchant from Linyue Pavilion is really black-hearted. They had poisoned the consort’s clothes. It was because of this poison that the Empress had a stomachache and miscarried, and now… Wu wu…”

“What?” When the Crown Prince and Empress heard this answer, they were obviously very shocked.

The Crown Prince said in disbelief,” How is that possible? Yao ‘er and Lin Yue Pavilion had no enmity, so why did Lin Yue Pavilion poison Yao’ er? Besides, Yao ‘er is the crown prince consort, where did they get the guts to poison her? Aren’t they afraid of their shops being sealed and their clan being exterminated?”