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Empress Luo frowned slightly, noticing her unusual expression, and gently comforted her, "The imperial physician said that there are no problems with your diet and daily life. This child was miscarried accidentally. Consort Ruan, don't worry, take good care of yourself, you will have another one in the future."

Ruan Cai Nu ignored these words. As if she had gone mad, she bit her knuckles for a while, then, as if she had thought of something, she cried out, "I know, I know! It was Consort Shen! It was Consort Shen who harmed me!"

Empress Luo's tone turned stern: "Ruan, no one wants to harm your child!"

Ruan Cainu suddenly raised her voice, almost screaming, "Then how could my child be gone when everything was perfectly fine?!"

Completely oblivious to her loss of composure, she roared out but then suddenly weakened, pitifully grabbing Empress Luo's sleeve, "Your Majesty, I beg you to investigate thoroughly and give me the truth."

What are you investigating thoroughly?

The imperial physician has already made it very clear that there is no other reason.

Ruan Cainu looked like she had suffered too much of a blow and couldn't accept it, so she went mad.

Empress Luo had no choice but to comfort her and had the imperial physician prescribe a calming medicine for Consort Ruan. She watched as Consort Ruan took the medicine and fell asleep again before leaving Weiyang Palace.

On the fourth day after her miscarriage, Lady Nguyen did something that shocked the entire palace.

She knelt at the entrance of Xuanzheng Hall, pleading with the emperor to thoroughly investigate the six palaces, especially Consort Shen and Consort Qi.

Hearing that he had been taken away, he knelt down again at the entrance of Xuanzheng Hall shortly afterward.

Later, the people in the imperial court specifically sent people to stop her, forbidding her from going to the front court.

Ruan Cai Nu then changed locations.

She knelt at the entrance of Fengyi Palace, repeating those words over and over again, no different from a madwoman.

When the palace servants or concubines who came to pay their respects saw her like this, they all felt disgusted by her appearance and kept their distance.

Empress Luo had her helped back to Weiyang Palace to recuperate many times, but the next day, Ruan Cainu knelt at the palace gate again.

It's really a headache.

Empress Luo simply stopped interfering and let her figure things out on her own.

Ruan Cainu knelt every day without fail, but gradually, she stopped babbling insanely, and her back became hunched over.

Every time Shen Jiayu came to pay his respects, he could see that she was becoming increasingly haggard and thin.

The two exchanged a glance from afar.

Shen Jiayu had nothing more to say to her, so she turned and left.

After the greetings were given on this day.

Shen Jiayu sat on the palanquin, propping her head up for a short nap. Last night, she had become so engrossed in her carving that she had been busy until midnight and had only slept for three hours before getting up.

It's inevitable to feel tired at this time.

As she drifted off to sleep, Hongling's surprised voice rang in her ears, "Your Majesty, look!"

Shen Jiayu opened her eyes and looked in the direction of her gaze.

Ruan Cainu followed diagonally behind the palanquin, her steps unsteady, and her empty eyes fixed on Shen Jiayu.

Hongling was alert and frowned, saying, "This servant asked Zhao Bingzhong to stop her, so as not to offend Your Highness."

Shen Jiayu turned his head, looked Ruan Cainu up and down a few times, and said, "Stop the sedan chair."

The group stopped on the long street.

Hongling was worried, but Shen Jiayu gave her a reassuring look, so Hongling stepped aside to wait for orders.

When Ruan Cai Nu saw that they had stopped, she hesitated for a moment before slowly stepping forward.

She didn't bow or pay her respects. Looking at the woman before her, adorned with jewels and exuding an air of nobility, she timidly took half a step back before speaking in a hoarse voice, "Did you interfere in this matter?"

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone knew that this referred to her miscarriage.

Shen Jiayu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked in return, "What benefit would I gain from interfering?"

Ruan Cainu stared at her intently.

She thought to herself that the person in front of her was superior to her in appearance, background, and rank, and even his blood ties with the emperor were far more important than temporary favor.

She really didn't need to take action against herself.

Moreover, she now understood the emotions in Consort Shen's eyes.

It was utter disdain and indifference.

It turns out that from beginning to end, she had never caught the eye of Consort Shen.

Ruan Cainu gave a self-deprecating laugh: "I understand."

She left, dragging her tired and weary body.

After the person left, Hongling ordered the sedan chair to be moved. She was somewhat puzzled, "This Lady Ruan is so strange. Without any evidence, she asked me that one question, got an answer, and then left?"

Shen Jiayu noticed the dejection in Ruan's eyes and closed them again.

After a long silence, she answered Hongling's question in a calm voice, "Perhaps I already had the answer in my heart, but I just felt it was unbelievable, so I came to ask this question."

These words contained a lot of information. After understanding them, Hongling lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty means that Consort Ruan's miscarriage was not an accident, and that Consort Ruan already has someone she suspects?"

"Who knows?" Shen Jiayu chuckled with her eyes closed. She said, "Everyone sweeps the snow from their own doorstep and doesn't care about the frost on her roof. Past grievances are settled, and she won't bother us anymore, so why waste our energy on her?"

Hongling nodded silently.

My lady is extremely insightful and perceptive; I only need to listen to her.

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After Ruan Cai Nu left, she went to Qi Rong Hua's Yongxin Palace.

Qi Ronghua was already angry because she had lost face on the day Ruan Cainu miscarried, and she didn't want to see anyone.

Moreover, the entire palace now considers Consort Ruan to be unlucky, so Consort Qi directly ordered her to leave.

It wasn't until Ruan Cainu forced her way in that her expression turned grim.

"Nguyen clan, how dare you be so insolent!"

Upon seeing the person, Ruan Cainu stopped what she was doing and asked Qi Ronghua the same question.

Qi Ronghua looked at her with disgust: "Consort Li took good care of you, and there was even a special imperial physician to treat you. The imperial heir is in danger. It's clearly your own fault for being so useless. You just acted like a mad dog and bit people indiscriminately."

Ruan Cainu stared blankly: "Really not you?"

Qi Ronghua sneered, "Do you know Consort Li's background? She comes from a noble family and was His Majesty's concubine when he was still a prince. After His Majesty ascended the throne, she was made a consort since she had no children. She has the power to assist in managing the six palaces and is second only to the emperor. Do you think anyone else is tired of living if they try to play tricks on her?"

The implication is that the imperial heir was lost by accident, and no one else could have tampered with it.

After hearing this, Ruan Cai Nu fell silent.

Qi Ronghua didn't bother to look at her anymore. She gave a look and ordered the palace servants to send Ruan Cai Nu out.

This time, Ruan Cai Nu did not struggle.

She stood in front of the vermilion gate for a long time before leaving.

The palace walls were majestic, and the eaves were layered. Ruan Cai Nu's slender and frail figure disappeared at the end of the long street.