elusions now. Let her stew in it for a while."Feng Lingxi's smile widened at the corner of her lips. The higher one's power, the more they desire, and the more fearful they become of life and death. T..."So our children will die for nothing"

Feng Linglong's tear-filled gaze made Dugu Yan raise an eyebrow. Looking at Feng Lingxi who was almost unconscious from the beating, he said, "She's like this now, I will take care of the rest."

What does the Emperor intend to do with her

Feng Linglong's gaze fell on Feng Lingxi. Even at this point, Dugu Yan still looked at Feng Lingxi with pity. She absolutely could not let Feng Lingxi get away like this. Biting her lip, tears flowed even more fiercely, "Your Majesty, your concubine begs you to avenge our royal child."

With a thump, Feng Linglong knelt down, crying even more desperately. Her body, weakened to the extreme, became even paler.

獨孤雁 looked at her actions, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

"Since you are pregnant, why didn't you tell me when you were carrying the child Now you go to Sifang Wangfu to look for Feng Lingxi. You know very well that your relationship is not harmonious, yet you still take this risk. It makes me suspicious of your motives."

Feng Linglong was startled by his words, her eyes widening as tears streamed down her face.

"Your Majesty, I did all this to protect the Crown Prince. If I had said that I was pregnant, the Crown Prince might have been gone by now. I endured everything out of love for him, but who knew Feng Lingxi would…"

Dugu Yan watched her weep in despair, walked up to her and helped her to her feet.

"You should go back and rest. I will handle this matter. Feng Lingxi is the Saint Lord of the Yao Clan after all. Your Empress Dowager hasn't spoken, and you acted so ruthlessly. What if she investigates I wouldn't be able to protect you."

Feng Linglong heard this and, thinking of the empress dowager's attitude towards her, nodded slightly.

"I humbly beseech Your Majesty to act as our son's protector."

"Yes, go back first."

Wind chimes responded to the sound, leaving the cell.

Dugu Yan sent Feng Linglong away and quickly stepped forward to look at Feng Lingxi, who was lying on the ground covered in blood. She hurriedly ordered, "Summon the secret imperial physician. No one is allowed to know about this."

Looking at Feng Lingxi's state of being so badly injured, Dugu Yan's expression was quite complex. How could Feng Lingxi be left with no defense whatsoever This Feng Linglong's hatred for her was hidden very deeply, and she struck with such ferocity.

"Listen carefully, no one is allowed to visit the Fourth Princess, especially the Empress and Lord Noble Consort. Did you all understand"

The imperial physician arrived and hurriedly examined Feng Lingxi, his expression slightly troubled.

"Doctor Liu, how is the Fourth Princess doing" Let me know if you'd like anything else translated!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Fourth Princess's body has been beaten and her injuries are not light. She needs to rest properly for several days. This minister will immediately give the Fourth Princess medicine."

Dugu Yan nodded, looking at Doctor Liu, and instructed, "You mustn't reveal this matter to anyone."

"I understand."

Dugu Yan looked at the situation inside the cell. It was cold this day, but there wasn't even a blanket inside. The matter of Feng Lingxi poisoning Long Gui Fei's fetus had not yet been investigated to determine the cause, but Feng Lingxi was after all the fourth princess of Dugu City. He had promised Dugu City to protect her, and he couldn't break his word. Otherwise, Dugu City would surely rebel.

Last night, he did not agree to meet Dugu City, which already angered him. If Dugu City knew about Feng Lingxi's situation, I'm afraid he would really lose Dugu City's trust in him.

"Imperial Physician Liu, you've worked hard these past few days taking care of the Fourth Princess. Please continue to look after her well."

Dugu Yan spoke, finding a pretext to imprison Dr. Liu in the cell next to Feng Lingxi's, ordering the jailers to keep him under tight watch, forbidding anyone from entering this place even half a step. Anyone who defied the order would be investigated and punished.

Shou'an Palace

Empress Dowager Cen leaned back on the soft couch, Zhang Mama giving her a foot massage.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Consort Lan requests an audience."

"Announce."

Without raising her eyelids, Empress Cen remained impassive as Mo Huilan entered and bowed to her.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, may you live long and prosper."

"An, just say what you want to say."

Queen Cen raised her hand, signaling Zhang Mama to step back. She opened her eyes, sat up straight, and looked at Mo Huilan.

"Your Majesty, my concubine begs Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly. The Fourth Princess would never harm the fetus in Consort Long's womb. There are many doubts surrounding this incident, and I implore Your Majesty to clear the name of the Fourth Princess."

"Oh"

Cen Taizi leaned her eyes slightly and looked at Lanfei, she didn't expect that she would plead for Feng Lingxi. It seemed that Feng Lingxi found her as a helper in the harem. Thinking about the other day when Feng Lingxi was invited to Zhaoyang Palace by her, it seemed they had reached an agreement.

"Lan Fei, do tell me, how did you know that Feng Ling Xi didn't poison Long Gui Fei's unborn child Long Gui Fei miscarried at the Fourth Prince's Residence and she had taken abortifacients."

"Your Majesty Empress Dowager, the Fourth Royal Consort had just returned recently, how could she know that Lady Long Gui was carrying a dragon fetus"

She's a skilled doctor. She could tell at a glance what was going on.

The Empress Dowager Cen was very familiar with Feng Lingxi's medical skills. Looking at Lan Fei's anxiety, her eyes held a deep and ambiguous meaning.

The Empress Dowager is right, the Fourth Royal Consort is indeed skilled in medicine. She would never be foolish enough to give Luoning Noble Consort an abortion pill, especially not in the Fourth Prince's manor. Such a stupid thing, the Fourth Royal Consort wouldn't do it. If she wanted to harm Luoning Noble Consort, she could just snap her fingers, there was no need to make a move in the Fourth Prince's manor.

Mo Huilan's explanation only made Cen Taihou even more curious.

"Lan Fei, do you mean that the child in Long Gui's belly is her own"

Mo Huilan clenched her hands, after a long while she said, “The Empress Dowager has always been very fond of the Fourth Princess Consort. Her character, I had heard about it before entering the palace. Your Majesty, I believe her, she is definitely not a woman who would poison and harm another's fetus.”

Queen Cen stood up, and Mo Huilan inexplicably felt a tightening in her chest.

"Concubine Lan, these words of yours, this palace will certainly hear them. However, if the Empress were to hear them, it would surely cause quite a stir."

"The Empress has arrived!"

Outside the hall came a voice, Mo Huai Lan's face darkened, her eyes glared hatefully at Feng Yu Xi who walked in. She did come just in time.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

Feng Yu Xi Xing Li glanced at Mo Huai Lan, his tone cold.

"Your Majesty Empress Dowager, this concubine has heard about the poisoning of Consort Lóng's fetus and specially came to ask Your Majesty how to handle the situation with Noble Consort Four."

What is it asking for

Empress Cen looked at Feng Yu Xi with a glance, "The matter hasn't been cleared yet, this empress will let Feng Ling Xi come to ask questions later."

"Your Majesty, the fetus of Lady Long Gui Fei has been confirmed to have miscarried after ingesting an abortion potion. Such a thing happening in the Fourth Prince's residence, why would we need to ask Feng Ling Xi anything"

"What does the Empress mean Would the Fourth Princess be foolish enough to give the Noble Consort Lung a miscarriage potion in her own manor"

Mo Huilan retorted, her gaze unwavering in the face of Feng Yu Xi's menacing eyes.

"Your Majesty, remember that Concubine Long has been pregnant for almost three months and hasn't told the Empress Dowager or the Emperor. What is her true intention"

"Lánfēi means, did Lóngguìfēi poison her own fetus in an attempt to frame Fēnglíngxī"

Feng Yu Xi Ling's gaze was sharp and fierce, but Mo Huai Lan did not back down. She stared straight into her eyes, meeting her gaze. "Others may not dare to say it, but Noble Consort Long, I think it's very possible." like this."Dugu City looked at Feng Ling Xi's token in her hand, "The token is still kept by this king. Let's see if he will come to ask this king for the token.""What if Would you really give him th...