Yun Shang narrowed her eyes and looked at Yu Qin. Although she looked a little disgusted when she mentioned Lady Liu, she didn't dodge the topic. Yun Shang felt what the maid said might be true. But was it true about Lady Liu's case? Yun Shang thought for a moment and asked, "Was his former majesty always obedient to Lady Liu back then?"
However, Yu Qin shook her head and said, "His Former Majesty was kind to Lady Liu, but he was never obedient to her. At that time, Lady Liu was not the only one who was favored. Lady Yun of the Yunqi Palace, Lady Shu, Lady Wangde and Lady Liu were equally divided in the imperial household. Sometimes, His Former Majesty even treated Lady Liu coldly. But... "
Yu Qin paused for a moment. Her brows twisted, and she was lost in thought for a long time before saying, "But His Former Majesty's attitude once changed after Lady Liu's pregnancy. He treated Lady Liu much better than before. Rewards were always unique, and even the the Empress felt a little jealous. Moreover, Lady Liu had been pregnant for twice before, and she lost her baby. Lady Liu always felt that someone was secretly dealing with her. But during her pregnancy with the seventh Prince, she was very smooth and almost had no accident. "
Yun Shang narrowed her eyes. From what Yu Qin said, Yun Shang could know something. Xia Huanyu attached great importance to Lady Liu's pregnancy, and Lady Liu could successfully keep it. It was very likely that Xia Huanyu had secretly used a way to protect the baby in Lady Liu's belly.
However, Xia Huanyu didn't protect Lady Liu even though she had lost two babies before, which meant that the reason why Xia Huanyu protected the baby in Lady Liu's belly was not because he liked her.
Then why? Yun Shang's eyes were full of doubts. Thinking of what the midwife's husband had said, she asked Yu Qin anxiously, "Do you still remember that on the day when Lady Liu gave birth, whether there was someone else in the palace who was pregnant and about to give birth, too?"
Yu Qin shook her head. After thinking for a while, she shook her head again, "No. I remember that no other concubines in the palace were pregnant at that time."
"Maybe they were not concubines," Yun Shang added.
Yun Shang's words puzzled Yu Qin. She didn't understand what Yun Shang meant. He thought for a long time and shook her head. After a while, she said hesitantly, "There must be no concubines or maids, but..."
Yun Shang raised her eyes to look at Yu Qin. Yu Qin thought for a while and said, "When your majesty mentioned that someone else was pregnant and giving birth, I suddenly remember that there was a strange thing in the palace at that time. A eunuch of an inferior concubine in the palace had a strange disease and his belly was very big. Other servants and I had a private conversation about it, saying that his belly seemed to be growing fast. He looked like a woman who was about to give birth. "
With that, Yu Qin hurriedly said,
Qin Yi, "Help me up, and let me see the workmanship of these cups carefully."
Qin Yi quickly obeyed and helped Yun Shang stand up. Yun Shang walked to the maids and looked at them one by one. The corners of her mouth slightly curled up, "It's very good, but..."
Yun Shang paused, picked up two cups, and turned to the madam with a smile, "But why do I find only four dragon's claws on the Emperor's cup? And the kylin on the prince's cup has five claws? Is the Imperial Household Department going to rebel? "
As Yun Shang spoke, the smile on her face faded away. She threw the two cups in her hands to the ground with a loud bang. Yun Shang snorted, walked back to the chair, sat down, and raised her voice, "Guards, go to the Imperial Household Department and bring Li Fuhua here!"
Everyone in the room was stunned. They didn't know why Yun Shang's expression suddenly changed in the blink of an eye from a big smile on her face to such a serious situation.
The guards outside responded in a hurry.
Seeing this, Qin Yi picked up the two cups that were thrown away by Yun Shang and looked at them carefully. Then she frowned and said, "Steward Li of the Imperial Household Department is also an old man. Why did he make such a mistake?"
"Old man?" Yun Shang snorted coldly with contempt on her face, "Yes, just because he's the old man in the palace, he is so bold to do so. Is Li Fuhua going to rebel?"
Yun Shang's voice was so loud that even the servants in the outer hall could hear her clearly.
After Yun Shang waited for a short while, the guards escorted Li Fuhua in. He seemed to be a little unhappy with the guards behind him and kept struggling. When he arrived in front of Yun Shang, he said with a little grievance, "What's wrong with your majesty? Did I do something wrong? "
"How dare you ask me what you have done wrong? Li Fuhua, you are really ambitious! " Yun Shang roared, and threw the two cups in front of Li Fuhua, "Have a look. What is wrong?"