Feng Jinrui knew that his imperial concubine had indeed wronged Chu Qianli greatly.
But... but she was his imperial concubine after all!
He could watch his imperial concubine be punished, but he couldn't watch her die.
Chu Qianli looked at him and said calmly, "There's one thing I hope the Fourteenth Prince will remember. Your elder brother has already submitted a memorial to the Emperor, requesting an imperial decree to sever her relationship with your family."
"From now on, she is no longer your imperial concubine."
"W-why?" Feng Jinrui knew that his elder brother would punish Consort Zhen.
But he hadn't expected the punishment to be so severe.
However, Consort Zhen had killed his elder brother's child... If she wasn't punished severely, how could his elder brother face Chu Qianli?
Feng Jinrui felt a pang of pain and inner turmoil.
He could still hear Consort Zhen's screams.
Feng Jinrui looked at Chu Qianli one last time and said hoarsely, "Since elder brother has already punished her, I... I hope you can be merciful and not kill her..."
"Why don't you suspect that she is deliberately screaming like this to gain sympathy and frame me for doing something to her?"
Chu Qianli chuckled coldly and walked towards the main door. "Haven't I encountered enough false accusations?"
"I... I'm not..."
But Feng Jinrui didn't know how to explain.
Hearing Consort Zhen's screams, his first thought was that Chu Qianli must have done something cruel and excessive to her.
Anyone would think that.
"Go and see her, and you'll know what I did to her."
Chu Qianli left.
Feng Jinrui wanted to follow but saw a figure standing still under a tree not far away.
Fourth Brother...
"Are you really... going to treat her like this?" Feng Jinrui felt an indescribable sadness.
But he had never disobeyed Fourth Brother's decisions.
He had always listened to his elder brother.
Feng Yexuan said nothing, merely giving him a faint glance.
Then, he followed Chu Qianli and left.
From the side room, Consort Zhen's screams continued.
Screaming like this, it sounded truly painful. Had Chu Qianli really harmed her?
Feng Jinrui's heart tightened, and he immediately rushed in.
No matter how wrong Consort Zhen was, she had raised him.
He couldn't stand by and watch her suffer!
Inside the room, Consort Zhen was rolling on the ground, still wailing.
Feng Jinrui was startled and immediately went over to help her up. "Imperial Concubine..."
"Ruier, Ruier, that slut, that slut put a蛊 on me!"
Seeing him, Consort Zhen clutched his sleeve tightly as if he were her last hope.
"She... she is an extremely wicked woman. You have all been deceived by her. Everything tonight was her design. Her schemes are too deep, she is too terrifying!"
"Imperial Concubine, she..."
"Ruier, it's true. She deliberately tried to assassinate me, then deliberately fainted, letting Liujin check her pulse, and deliberately let people know she had a miscarriage."
Consort Zhen finally understood. Everything was perfectly orchestrated, it was truly brilliant!
Chu Qianli didn't need to say a word; Feng Yexuan would know everything.
Because he had investigated it himself, he believed it immediately without even thinking!
"It was her design, it really was! Ruier, she is too wicked, she is too terrifying! Ruier, don't be deceived by her. Her next target will be you..."
"Imperial Concubine." Feng Jinrui looked at her, his heart filled with pain. "But it was indeed you who forced her to drink the miscarriage-inducing medicine!"
Consort Zhen trembled all over.
She couldn't utter a single word.
Feng Jinrui took a deep breath and said hoarsely, "Imperial Concubine, Chu Qianli is a pitiable person. Please don't slander her anymore."
"I'm not slandering her, it really was her design... Look at me, look at my neck!"
Thinking of the wound on her neck, Consort Zhen panicked and screamed again. "She put a蛊 on me, really, really, Ruier, look, she put a蛊 on me!"
"Quick! Quickly get Liujin to save me, quickly! That slut put a蛊 on me, she put a蛊 on me..."
Consort Zhen was like a madwoman.
Feng Jinrui had no choice but to invite Liujin over.
But after Liujin took Consort Zhen's pulse, his expression gradually changed.
It became extremely grim.
He stood up and turned to leave.
Feng Jinrui called out urgently, "Liujin..."
Liujin stopped and turned back, staring at Consort Zhen with a livid face.
"You have already harmed her to this extent, and you still want to slander her?"
"Liujin..." Consort Zhen looked at him in disbelief.
Mr. Liujin was a highly skilled physician, could he not diagnose it?
"Is it that Chu Qianli's蛊術 is too powerful..."
"Enough!" Liujin rarely got angry; he was always good-tempered.
But Consort Zhen's actions had truly chilled him to the bone!
"Do you know how pitiful Miss Li is? You forced her to miscarry, and she didn't even want anyone to know!"
"She is proud, her self-esteem is too high, she would rather seek revenge herself than rely on anyone! She even refused to let me take her pulse!"
Liujin also hated himself!
The Prince's child had been harmed and lost within this very residence.
As the Prince's personal physician, he couldn't even protect his child!
He should have noticed Chu Qianli's unusual complexion earlier, but he hadn't paid any attention to it.
That young girl had endured so much hardship. If it were someone else, wouldn't they have given up and hanged themselves long ago?
"Fourteenth Prince, she is perfectly fine. Please stop playing tricks on me! I will never take her pulse or treat her again in this lifetime!"
Liujin left.
Consort Zhen began screaming again, "She really put a蛊 on me, Liujin, Liujin... Ruier, Ruier, believe me, believe me!"
But at this moment, Feng Jinrui looked at her, and the last trace of pity in his eyes completely vanished.
"Why are you still slandering her? Still framing her?"
He truly couldn't understand why this woman before him could be so wicked.
Was she still his imperial concubine?
No, she wasn't.
She was just the murderer who killed Fourth Brother's child and caused Fourth Sister-in-law to miscarry.
She was a murderer!
And even now, she still wanted to use him to deal with Chu Qianli!
"I will never believe you again, and I never want to see you again!"
Feng Jinrui suddenly roared, turned around, and ran away.
He was foolish and ignorant, but that didn't mean she could use and deceive him!
She had done so many bad things, and yet she still showed no remorse!
She was not worthy of being his imperial concubine!
She was not worthy!
"Ruier!" Consort Zhen wanted to chase after him.
But she was weak all over. After taking half a step, she collapsed to the ground.
She could only watch helplessly as her youngest son, who had always been closest to her, completely disappeared from her sight.
Even Jin Rui didn't want her anymore...
Suddenly, Consort Zhen seemed to understand something.
She placed her hand on her neck, and her entire body stiffened.
She had been tricked by Chu Qianli again, framed by her again.
There was no蛊 worm at all; she hadn't been afflicted by any蛊.
Chu Qianli had lied to her...
She had been too foolish to believe it, and now that Liujin had taken her pulse, he immediately assumed she was trying to frame Chu Qianli again!
That slut... that slut was too terrifying!
How could she be so calculating?
Even she had been calculated against!
"Ruier, believe me, Ruier, it's all that slut's fault, Ruier..."
Consort Zhen cried out hoarsely, but in the cold night, no one responded.
Xuan'er didn't want her anymore, and Ruier didn't want her anymore. She had completely lost.
"Chu Qianli, you slut, I will kill you, I will kill you! Ah! Ah..."
Beneath the night sky, the piercing screams lingered for a long time...