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Chapter 611 Suspected of being cuckolded

The concubine tapped her fingers lightly on the mahogany carved armchair and murmured, "Why did he want to harm me?"

They had known each other since childhood, and Doctor Liu even hinted to his father twice that he wanted to marry her.

Jiang Yuebai keenly caught Concubine He's absence, and asked after careful consideration: "Sister is so surprised, is it because she is an old acquaintance with him?"

The concubine recalled that day because she and the emperor were unable to have normal intercourse, and wanted Dr. Liu to help her get some drugs to enhance her pleasure. She was confused for a moment and had an ambiguous act of skin-to-skin contact.

I wonder if Dr. Liu would reveal the incident after the torture, or even maliciously slander her.

Concubine Hefei felt ashamed of what she had done impulsively that day, and couldn't help but blush.

For a moment, I didn't know whether I should tell Jiang Yuebai this important secret. Will Jiang Yuebai have a bad opinion of herself because of this, will she lose this friendship that she cherishes so much, and will she use this to blackmail herself in the future?

If you want to tell, how should you say something so unspeakable.

Concubine He was thinking a lot, she composed herself, and finally decided not to say anything.

She shook her head, "At that time, I had been suffering from a cold infection and kept coughing, and it was not cured for a long time. After I was replaced by Dr. Liu, I was cured with just a few doses of medicine.

I thought his medical skills were particularly good, so I trusted him very much. But I never thought that he would be so audacious, repaying kindness with hatred, and frame me. "

Jiang Yuebai reached out to hold He Fei's hand, feeling that her palm was very cold. Guessing that the concubine was lying.

Because people have the instinct to escape when they lie, the blood will go to the lower part, the blood in the hands will decrease, and the temperature will naturally become cooler.

Jiang Yuebai guessed the right and wrong before entering the palace, understood He Fei's concerns, and did not intend to force it, and said with some meaning:

"Doctor Liu never thought that the Chen family would one day fall. If you want others to be ignorant in this world, you have to do nothing yourself. After all, paper can't cover up the fire."

The concubine nodded solemnly, but hesitated to speak.

Jiang Yuebai thought for a while and then said, "Sister, there is no need to be sad. I heard from Mr. Jiang Yu that he has handed over the medical diagnosis of the whole story of Dr. Liu's murder of Yang Guiren to the emperor. According to Dr. Liu's involvement in the rebellion, "For the crime of killing the emperor's heir and murdering the concubine, the emperor will definitely punish his three clans."

The concubine said hesitantly, "But..."

"But how?"

Jiang Yuebai was keenly aware that the relationship between Concubine He and Imperial Physician Liu might not be simple.

Maybe the two knew each other before entering the palace. Imperial Physician Liu liked He Fei, so after being exposed for such a serious crime as murdering the emperor's heir, he bit her viciously to vent his resentment of not being able to love her.

Another bold guess came into her mind. Could it be that like in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Concubine He had really seduced Imperial Physician Liu, so she was so panicked? Is the child in your belly really not the emperor’s?
This is a serious crime for the emperor to cuckold the nine tribes.

Concubine He shook her head, thought about it and said, "It's nothing. My concubine's father has a good relationship with Imperial Doctor Liu's father. I didn't expect that he would harm me. I really want to ask him why he did this."

"He has been executed. So what if you ask? He is a member of the Chen family, so he naturally works for the Chen family," Jiang Yuebai comforted He Fei.

"Even if we had a relationship before, you don't have to be too sad. Now that you are pregnant, you have to think about the child in your belly and take care of yourself."

He Fei said softly, "Hmm", and after a pause, hesitantly called out, "Jianing..."

"Ok?"

The concubine summoned up her courage, but still couldn't speak. She lowered her eyes and whispered, "It's nothing."

Jiang Yuebai's heart sank. Something really happened. After thinking about it for a while, he pretended to be relaxed and asked, "When was my sister's last monthly letter? I will help her calculate the due date."

See if there is any way to break the situation.

He Fei smiled, "You actually know this. Mo Yu said it was April 20th, and I was still in a coma at that time."

Jiang Yuebai pinched her fingers and counted them according to ten months of pregnancy. She stopped her fingers and shook her head with an air of immortality, "Probably when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming in early February next year."

The concubine couldn't help Jiang Yuebai's teasing and immediately laughed out loud.

Jiang Yuebai looked at the little boy running and playing opposite Qingsha, "Have you told Battle?"

"Not yet. I just say I'm not feeling well."

Jiang Yuebai frowned slightly, ate a grape, and said calmly, "Then don't tell him yet. Battelle is extremely precocious and sensitive, and has an innate wild nature. He may instinctively think Ways to prevent you from giving birth to a child and take away the care and love from him. "

Concubine Hefei was dissatisfied, and in the process of getting along with Battelle, she fell in love with this smart and cute little boy. If she had never been pregnant, she might have regarded Battelle as her own.

She shook her head, "My sister thinks too bad of him. Barter is only a four-year-old child."

"He is just a child." This sentence sounded very familiar to modern Jiang Yuebai's ears.

Looking at the concubine who was born with a maternal aura, Jiang Yuebai felt that he could not speak at all, and it was all in vain. He casually teased, "Battle is not an ordinary four-year-old child, he is a spirit."

After that, he continued to eat grapes leisurely. She did not continue to persuade Concubine He, and chose to stop there.

Respecting the fate of others is also the basic virtue of being a human being.

On Li Beichen's side, the day after Yang Guiren committed suicide, he got the file of Imperial Physician Liu.

Although the jailer who was interrogating with Han Ziqian was clicked out in time, the two lines with this content in the file were also erased and painted black.

But this did not prevent Li Beichen from finding a way to figure out the erased content and the relationship between Imperial Doctor Liu and He Fei's family through careful investigation three days ago.

I learned that the two families were close friends and had been in close contact for generations. Before He Fei entered the palace, Imperial Physician Liu asked Li's father to marry He Fei, but was declined. They also secretly investigated the palace people. A doctor from the Imperial Hospital claimed that on March 27, according to the Queen Mother's decree, he went to Jingren Palace to ask Imperial Doctor Liu to treat Concubine Jianing at Cining Palace. The imperial physician who treated him that day was Jiang Xian.

The doctor claimed that when he saw Imperial Physician Liu coming out of Jingren Palace, he "looked in a panic, his face was flushed, he was walking unsteadily and in a hurry, with his waist hunched over, which was very suspicious."

Jiang Xian was immediately called to ask. Jiang Xian recalled that Dr. Liu's face was indeed flushed that day, his expression was panicked, and he had been standing hunched over, which was indeed a bit unnatural.

But when it comes to two high-ranking concubines, both are pregnant. Jiang Xian chose to remain cautious and only said,
"It's been a long time, and I don't remember it clearly, so I dare not say anything nonsense. Doctor Liu did seem a little nervous when facing the Queen Mother."

Li Beichen sat in front of the long table, looking at the lush green trees outside the window, without saying a word, pondering the doctor's confession.

What could put an imperial physician in such a state, with his face flushed and his walking unsteady?

Of course he did something wrong. What bad things can you do in Jingren Palace?

He didn't want to believe it. But he insisted that the doctor had been tortured, which made him doubtful.

Why did Jiang Yuebai erase the confession from the file and order the execution of the jailers who participated in the interrogation?

Is it to save the face of the concubine and the royal family, or to kill people to silence the concubine? If it is the latter, it means that what Imperial Doctor Liu said is true and he has an affair with Concubine He.

Li Beichen was very angry and anxious.

The best way is to ask Jiang Yuebai directly why he did this. But he hasn't thought about it yet.

He stood up and stomped back and forth in the room, his mind unconsciously recalling the memories of the concubine.

When I first met my cousin, she was a beautiful girl, much more mature than him. She looked very gentle and dignified, which was reassuring. He thought of the night when he and her failed, and also of her crazy, decisive and beautiful and romantic night. Only a few days passed in between.

Is there anything strange here?

Li Beichen thought about it carefully.

On March 25th, Concubine Hui sent chicken soup to Yangxin Hall and stayed that night, but the two were so discordant that he didn't even give it.

On March 27th, the Tatar envoys held a banquet. Concubine Hui accompanied them and Hailanzhu slept with them.

On March 28, Concubine Hui went to bed, but in the middle of the night in the Queen Mother's palace, the assassin made an error because she had sent a letter to Jiang Yuebai, and Concubine Hui failed to go to bed.
On March 30th, when Lao Liu got married, Imperial Physician Liu was assassinated on his way to Prince Jin's Mansion and was seriously injured. He became the only surviving Imperial Physician besides Jiang Xian and has been bedridden since then.

So Concubine Hui was dissatisfied with her desires on the night of the 25th, and she sought pleasure from Imperial Doctor Liu in broad daylight on the 27th?
Li Beichen shook his head.

He understands his cousin, who is definitely not this kind of person.

My cousin has always been gentle, virtuous, and quite aloof. Her desires in that area are not strong, and she is even a bit old-fashioned and cold. They had done nothing but sleep in each other's arms many times before, feeling warm and content.

So there is only one possible explanation.

That is, because of the incongruity on the 25th, my cousin may have asked Imperial Physician Liu to prescribe medicine to increase sexual desire.

But this drug is a prohibited drug in the palace, and it would be a felony if found. That's why Doctor Liu's face turned red and he was in a panic. Because of panic, I walked unsteadily and appeared to be stumbling.

Li Beichen stopped and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Xu Fang came in and reported, "I felt unwell after returning from Ning'an Palace with my concubine, so I invited the imperial doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment."

Li Beichen glanced sideways at Xu Fang, "In view of Yang Guiren's incident, from now on I will ask the ladies for Ping'an pulse on the first day of every month. At other times, three imperial doctors will go with them to avoid delaying the condition and missing important events. Do not ask alone for any situation. Diagnosis, otherwise he will be punished with death.”

Xu Fang took the order and retreated.

Everyone thought that this adjustment was due to Yang Guiren's long-term illness.

Li Beichen pondered for a moment and then told Liang Xiaobao, "Have dinner at Concubine Jianing's place tonight. Then go visit Concubine He."

He has not seen his concubine for three days.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Deal with the person, seal the files, and hide them in the Yangxin Hall. Then draw up an imperial edict. The Liu family murdered the emperor's heirs and concubines, suspected of treason and collaborating with the enemy, and punished the five clans. Servants and minors in the mansion Men and women were forced into hard labor and exiled to Lingnan."

"promise."

Inside Jingren Palace.

Before it gets completely dark outside, two glazed octagonal palace lanterns have been lit in the room.

He and his concubine were lying on the hospital bed, with Mo Yu and Mo Lan waiting on their side. Mo Zhu took the young prince in the side hall.

The concubine had something on her mind and asked anxiously, "Where will the emperor have dinner today?"

Mo Yu replied in a low voice: "Go back to Concubine Jianing, at Concubine Jianing's place."

"Oh," He Fei nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, "Cook some Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup and drink it. I don't want to eat anything."

She silently prayed that Concubine Jianing could help her get through this difficulty this time.

At first she was confused and confused, but now that she thinks about it, she feels ashamed and regrets it.

Just as he was talking, a loud announcement came from outside, "The Emperor has arrived."

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