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

Granny Chen frowned and pursed her lips. "Which master doesn't have valuables in their room? We should search quickly so as not to disturb your rest! It's best if we don't find anything suspicious, otherwise you won't escape responsibility either."

She just said she was looking for her lost amber bracelet, and now she's saying she's looking for something suspicious.

Yingzhu couldn't help but think that perhaps finding the bracelet was just a pretext, and they probably had other purposes.

Suspicious, Yingzhu gave Qingfeng a wink, and the two of them kept an eye on them to prevent them from taking any chances.

As Yuechan rummaged through the trunk, she exclaimed in surprise, "Granny Chen! There's something here! Wrapped tightly in red cloth!"

Granny Chen took it and weighed it in her hand. "It's very light; it doesn't feel like silver."

She unwrapped the layers of red silk, and upon opening them, her eyes widened in astonishment.

"This is... a little red figure? It even has the prince's birth date and time on it, and a talisman! Shen Yingzhu, how dare you use such despicable means to murder the prince? I'll go tell Her Highness the Princess right now!"

Yingzhu's right eye had been twitching, so she guessed that Chen Mama's sudden visit today was definitely not good news.

Upon seeing this so-called red paper doll talisman, Yingzhu immediately understood.

"You've really gone to great lengths to frame me, fabricating this lie about the lost bracelet to search this place and then secretly put the stolen goods in my box."

Yuechan protested her innocence, "This servant did not slander you. We searched you beforehand to ensure fairness. Everyone saw clearly that this servant did indeed find this item at the bottom of the trunk."

"Yes! I saw it too. No one is wronging you; it's your own malicious intent!" Granny Chen chimed in, quickly wrapping the item up.

"Someone, take Consort Shen to Deshan Hall and have Her Majesty have someone examine her to see what kind of evil magic she used on the young master."

Yingzhu cannot deny that things have escalated to this point, but she will not allow others to slander her.

As she walked out the door, Yingzhu whispered to Qingfeng, "Go find the young master quickly!"

Qingfeng did indeed have this plan, but the maids and servants were watching her very closely and insisted that she accompany them.

"Where do you think you're going? To report to the Prince? Aunt Shen, haven't you proven your conscience clear? Then go and explain things to the Princess! What do you want with the Prince?"

Granny Chen stopped her tightly, and Qingfeng didn't have a chance to report the news. She was taken to Deshan Hall with her.

When the two red paper figures were placed in front of Princess Rui, she was so angry that her hands trembled.

"What...what is this? Why does this talisman have Yun Qian's birth date written on it? It's definitely not something good!"

Even though no one might believe her denials, Yingzhu still had to clarify things for herself.

"I don't recognize it. This isn't mine. I've never used voodoo dolls. Please, Your Majesty, see the truth."

"The item was found in a box in your room. Several people searched it together, and the evidence is conclusive."

Chen Mama repeatedly pointed out Shen Yingzhu, but Princess Rui did not express her opinion. She only ordered someone to invite an expert to identify the talisman.

When the Taoist nun arrived and saw it, she clicked her tongue in admiration repeatedly.

"This is the Heart-Connecting Spell! Write the birth dates of two people on red paper figures, prick them together with a needle, and write the spell in their blood. This will make the other person infatuated with someone else, unable to be with anyone but her, and only have feelings for her. They will have no eyes for anyone else and will not have any reaction to anyone else."

Listening to the Taoist nun's explanation, Yingzhu sneered inwardly. Wasn't the talisman this person described specifically targeting her and Liang Yunqian's situation?

That's so apt that people would naturally associate it with her.

Princess Rui glanced at Shen Yingzhu, then turned to consult the Taoist nun.

"The Heart-Connecting Spell? Can such a bizarre and terrifying spell really exist in this world?"

"These are all despicable tactics; some women use them to seduce men in order to achieve certain goals."

The moment this man sees her, he will fall deeply in love with her, unable to control himself. Over time, he is very likely to lose all his vitality and become emaciated!

Zhao Tang slightly bent over, gesturing for the Taoist nun to move the talisman further away. Her eyes, hidden behind a handkerchief, held an undisguised disgust as she looked at Shen Yingzhu.

"No wonder my cousin, such a cold and aloof person, was spending so much time in her room, even... several times a night. So it turns out, it was this talisman that was causing the trouble?"

Zhou Zisu thought to herself that she was right after all. "I knew it! There are no people in this world who can get pregnant easily. It's all just Shen Yingzhu making up nonsense."

She claimed Yun Qian and she were compatible according to their birth charts, but it turns out she was just using insidious methods like talismans to bewitch him. "You're pregnant and you still won't leave him alone, you keep pestering him, you're truly shameless!"

Upon hearing the news, Xu Fanglin arrived. When she learned that Shen Yingzhu had cast a spell on Liang Yunqian, she angrily pointed at her, gritting her teeth and rebuking her.

"Shen Yingzhu! The young master has not fully recovered and is still recuperating. How dare you cast such a curse on him? Are you trying to kill him? To secure your favor, you have done such a vicious thing. You are truly heartless!"

Xu Fanglin raised her hand and swung it at her. In her past life, Yingzhu had been hit by her too many times. As soon as she raised her hand, Yingzhu could sense her intention and immediately dodged.

Caught off guard, Xu Fanglin's slap missed its mark, causing her to lose her balance and nearly fall.

Xia Guo immediately helped the Crown Princess up, and Xu Fanglin finally regained her balance. Losing her composure, she raised her voice in a huff, shouting angrily.

"I'm disciplining you on behalf of my mother, and you dare to hide? You've gone too far!"

Yingzhu raised her head proudly. She would no longer be as cowardly as she was in her previous life, letting Xu Fanglin beat and scold her without flinching, and suffering torment for nothing.

"Princess Consort, you seem to have forgotten that I am carrying the Prince's child. If you were to slap me and I were to fall and injure the baby, you would be held responsible. I did not want the Princess Consort to be implicated, which is why I avoided the situation and prevented any trouble."

Xu Fanglin laughed angrily, "Mother, listen to this, Shen Yingzhu is threatening me with her pregnancy again!"

Since she became pregnant, everyone in the Prince's mansion has pampered her and showered her with gifts, yet she still plotted to harm the Crown Prince for the sake of favor. Her heart is utterly despicable!

Although Princess Rui disliked Xu Fanglin, she was, after all, the Crown Prince's legal wife, and the reputation of the Prince's mansion was at stake. Yingzhu's actions were tantamount to provoking Princess Rui's rules.

"Shen Yingzhu, you're getting bolder and bolder! You used to seem quite obedient, but now that you're a concubine, you've started to act all high and mighty, even daring to contradict the Crown Prince's wife?"

"Your Majesty, I have been framed! This so-called talisman was put in by someone else to slander me. The Taoist priest took my birth information, but I had no idea what the Crown Prince's birth information was!"

Zhou Zisu speculated to herself, "Maybe you and that Taoist priest are in cahoots, conspiring together."

The Taoist priest was invited by Xu Kaishan. Xu Fanglin was worried that they would hold the priest responsible, so she changed the subject:

"Mother, it is a fact that Shen Yingzhu is pregnant. No matter what methods she used, the child is innocent. We cannot punish her, lest it harm our own flesh and blood."

But she knows sorcery, and she might be restless staying in the Prince's mansion. It would be better to send Shen Yingzhu to another residence to rest and prepare for childbirth, so that she won't use any more underhanded tricks to harm the Prince. Out of sight, out of mind, the Prince will soon forget about her.

Princess Rui thought about it carefully and nodded.

"That makes sense. For the sake of the child, I will not pursue her responsibility for now, but will deal with her after she gives birth."

"Pass on my order: send Shen Yingzhu to the villa, far away, but strengthen the defenses and protect the child; do not allow any mishaps!"

Xu Fanglin, Zhou Zisu, and Zhao Tangwei, who were present, were secretly relieved and wanted to send Yingzhu away as soon as possible. As long as Shen Yingzhu left the palace, they would have a chance to get close to Liang Yunqian.

Yingzhu wasn't sure if Liang Yunqian would believe her, but he was her only hope!

"I am a concubine assigned to the Crown Prince by the Empress Dowager. At least we should wait for the Crown Prince to return before making a decision."

She actually dared to use the Empress Dowager and Liang Yunqian to suppress them.

This is tantamount to slapping Princess Rui in the face!

"There's no need to wait for Yunqian. I can handle the affairs of the inner quarters of Prince Rui's residence! Guards! Send Shen Yingzhu away immediately!"

"The villa has everything you need. Granny Chen, go to her room and just pack her personal belongings. Don't send her back to Wenzhu Pavilion; get her into the carriage first!"