Who said the heir would die out? The concubine is pregnant again!

"After the sachet was repaired, I couldn't bear to wear it anymore, fearing it would be damaged again, so I put it in a box."

As she spoke, Yingzhu took out a key from her purse, but she did not hand it over. Instead, she asked someone to bring her box over, as she wanted to open it in public to prove her innocence!

Liang Yunqian instructed his servant Lian Chuan to search Shen Yingzhu's room.

Fifteen minutes later, Lian Chuan found the box and brought it over, based on the location described by Shen Yingzhu and the style of the box.

At this moment, Yingzhu was exhausted, dizzy, and collapsed to the ground.

She secretly told herself that she couldn't give up, she had to hold on and prove herself right.

The keyholes overlapped in her vision, making it difficult for her to see clearly. With trembling hands, she held the key and tried to locate the lock cylinder.

The moment the key was inserted into the lock cylinder, Qiuhe stretched her neck out extremely long.

There simply couldn't be a second sachet! She wanted to see what tricks Shen Yingzhu was up to this time!

When the box was opened, a collection of women's jewelry came into view.

Yingzhu's box contained no gold items, only silver ornaments and some small objects.

In the corner of the box was something wrapped in red silk. Yingzhu opened it layer by layer, revealing a sachet.

At first glance, it seems to be exactly the same as the one from before!

Unable to determine the sachet's authenticity, Lian Chuan handed both sachets to the Crown Prince for him to examine.

Liang Yunqian held one in each hand and carefully compared them. Sure enough, he saw that there were subtle traces of mending in the sachets inside Shen Yingzhu's box!

Two almost identical sachets are indeed very strange.

Qiuhe stood there stunned, unable to believe the scene before her. Yingzhu, her chin trembling, cried out:

"Your Highness, this is my sachet. The other one is not mine. I did not drug you. I am innocent!"

After pondering for a long time, Qiuhe finally found the loophole!

"Young Master, Yingzhu knows how to embroider. If the sachet is damaged, she can easily mend it herself. Why did she ask Dongzhi to mend it? This is not normal. Perhaps there is something fishy going on. We should call Dongzhi here to confront her."

"This servant knows how to embroider, but I don't know how to repair seriously damaged pieces. Only Dongzhi knows this method of marking lines, which is why I asked her for help. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can ask Dongzhi to come and question her."

Yingzhu's gaze was calm, while Qiuhe sneered inwardly, because Dongzhi was loyal to the Crown Princess, and regardless of whether it was true or not, Dongzhi could not possibly stand on Shen Yingzhu's side!

Yingzhu is still hoping that Dongzhi will testify for her, which is truly laughable!

Liang Yunqian immediately ordered, "Go and bring Dongzhi!"

Lian Chuan obeyed the order and personally went to lead the men.

At that moment, Dongzhi was holding a sand hammer and massaging the Crown Princess's legs.

Upon hearing that the Crown Prince wanted to see Dongzhi, Xu Fanglin slowly opened her eyes and sat up.

"What brings the Crown Prince to Dongzhi?"

"The young master didn't say anything explicitly, so this servant is just relaying the message."

Lian Chuan kept his mouth shut and never revealed too much about the Crown Prince's orders.

Xu Fanglin knew that Dongzhi was an honest and upright person with no ulterior motives. The fact that she was suddenly summoned by the Crown Prince was probably not a good thing...

However, since the Crown Prince had spoken, Xu Fanglin had no reason to stop him, so she let him go.

Upon arriving at Tingsong Garden, Dongzhi curtsied, and Liang Yunqian, without saying much, asked directly.

Have you mended anything for anyone lately?

When asked this question, Liang Yunqian had already put the sachet away.

Dongzhi thought back carefully, "I sewed a sachet for Yingzhu."

Liang Yunqian then inquired about the color and pattern of the sachet, but Dongzhi replied:

"A pink sachet with peony patterns and two butterflies."

Winter Branch answered meticulously, while Autumn Lotus found it hard to believe.

"Dongzhi, did you really mend the sachet for her? You can't be mistaken, can you? Don't talk nonsense, the consequences of this are serious!"

"I might misremember the other embellishments, but this one used the boundary line method, which required patching the hole to be almost identical to the original, and also involved splitting the thread. Because of the special technique, I remember it clearly. Is there anything wrong with the sachet?"

Dongzhi told everything she knew, and it was completely consistent with what Yingzhu had said.

Yingzhu was moved to tears. "Sister Dongzhi, thank you so much for testifying for me. Otherwise, I would have been falsely accused by Qiuhe of drugging the prince, and I would never have been able to clear my name!"

At this time, Doctor Xue also arrived and examined the two sachets and found that the spices inside were similar but not the same.

One contains normal pomegranate fragrance, while the other contains a sleeping potion. The potion only takes effect when it comes into contact with water; when it doesn't get wet, it's no different from ordinary fragrance.

Now the truth is out! Liang Yunqian realized that the problem wasn't with Shen Yingzhu, but with Qiu He!

"You're the one who put the sleeping potion in the sachet! You saw that I had drunk some wine, so you assumed I was out of my mind, knocked over the teacup, and then pretended to accidentally spill the tea on the sachet, all to seduce me."

You even made two preparations: if you succeeded in seducing her, you could become her concubine; if you failed, you would shift the blame. You copied Shen Yingzhu's sachet so that when I questioned you, you could throw dirty water on Shen Yingzhu!

"No, this servant did not make a counterfeit sachet; this is Shen Yingzhu's sachet!"

"My sachet is damaged, Dongzhi can testify for me, yet you still twist the truth? Qiuhe, I have no grudge against you, why are you framing me like this?"

Yingzhu, whose name had been cleared, questioned Qiuhe with aggrieved indignation. Qiuhe's words were untenable, and she could only shake her head in panic.

"Your Highness, I did not frame Yingzhu. I don't know who put the sachet there. Perhaps... perhaps someone else is framing Yingzhu?"

Yingzhu had been waiting for these words!

"You mean, someone instructed you to frame me?"

She said those words while crying, but her pronunciation was exceptionally clear, and everyone present could hear her.

"No...no, I'm an outsider, I don't know anything."

Qiuhe insisted that she knew nothing about it, while Liang Yunqian held the jade ring tightly in his hand, his raised eyebrows and eyes as sharp as a whirlwind.

"Confess, and I, the Crown Prince, will not pursue your responsibility, considering you merely a pawn under duress. If you remain defiant, then please enter the secret room and reflect carefully!"

Liang Yunqian had already given her a chance, but Qiuhe still claimed that she was unaware of the situation.

Impatient Liang Yunqian raised his long finger, and Lian Chuan, understanding the impatient gesture, ordered the guards to drag Qiu He away and interrogate her severely!

Yingzhu was exonerated, and she breathed a sigh of relief, but she could no longer hold on. Her vision went black, and she fainted to the ground.

Before losing consciousness, she vaguely heard someone calling her name, the voice was cold and urgent, but she was unable to respond and gradually fell into a state of confusion.

After being in a daze for a long time, Yingzhu felt her mouth was dry and her tongue was parched. She opened her lips with difficulty and murmured softly.

Liang Yunqian couldn't hear her clearly, so he put his ear close to hers, and then he heard her say, "It's so cold, the water..."

Liang Yunqian immediately ordered, "Prepare another hot water bottle!"

The maid Qingfeng immediately went to prepare, while Liang Yunqian poured a cup of tea, helped Shen Yingzhu up, let her lean on his shoulder, and personally fed her water.

Shen Yingzhu, who had lost consciousness, had some difficulty swallowing. Although he fed her slowly, some water still slid from her lips down to her neck.

Liang Yunqian picked up a handkerchief embroidered with cranes and carefully wiped away the water droplets for her.

A faint scent of pine tea wafted into Yingzhu's nostrils. She opened her eyes groggily, but when she saw the handsome face of the man beside her, she had no mind to appreciate it. Her mind was filled only with his fierce appearance last night and all the suspicions and doubts she had!

Overwhelmed by fear, she instinctively pushed him away and timidly shook her head.

"It wasn't me, I didn't drug you!"

Her terrified expression, which turned pale with shock, sent a shiver down Liang Yunqian's spine.

"The matter of the sachet has been investigated and found out it wasn't you, so don't be afraid."

He patted her shoulder gently, trying to comfort her, but Yingzhu suddenly remembered how he had turned her around and forcibly restrained her last night. Her throat tightened, and she turned to the side to dodge.

"It hurts! Please stop hurting me! Please, have mercy on me! I'm not a bad woman, I didn't drug you or seduce you."