A glint of malice flashed in Gao Minyue's eyes as she beckoned Chun Tao, who had entered hesitantly, saying, "Chun Tao, go to Bao Lin Hall and get a dose of abortifacient medicine."

Chun Tao wasn't stupid. Seeing Gao Minyue's sinister expression, she roughly guessed what she wanted to do.

"Does the lady intend to..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but gave Gao Minyue a deep look and reminded her, "My lady, if you want to take action, you can't be so blatant. Harming the imperial heir is a capital crime. Even if His Highness wants to protect you, he won't be able to get past His Majesty and the Empress. If you want to do it, it must be done cleanly, without leaving any trace..."

"Afraid..." Gao Minyue had always been arrogant. Even in this situation, she was certain that in Xie Jin Yan's heart, her position was higher than Yu Qing Wu's. Therefore, she almost blurted out, "Afraid of what?"

But on second thought, it was true, as Chun Tao said, that Yu Qing Wu was now protected by His Majesty and the Empress. The Empress must have been bewitched by that slut, and now she looked at her with cold eyes. As for the Emperor, Gao Minyue had never met him and had no connection with him, so he would probably handle things according to the rules.

After all, he was the Emperor. If he wanted to kill her, her martial brother and the Empress wouldn't be able to stop him.

Her mind raced. Gao Minyue's expression gradually turned complex. She slowly looked at Chun Tao and asked, "Chun Tao, do you have any foolproof plan?"

"Miss Gao, this servant believes we should do this..."

Chun Tao's face turned gloomy as she leaned in close to Gao Minyue's ear...

After a whispered conversation, Gao Minyue's expression gradually improved, and a hint of a smile appeared in her frosty, cold eyes. She patted Chun Tao's shoulder with satisfaction and praised, "Chun Tao, I underestimated you before. It's a pity for a smart girl like you to just be a second-class maid. Don't worry, when I become the Crown Princess, I'll definitely promote you to be in charge of the Crown Prince's residence, and find you a good family to marry into."

"This servant thanks you, my lady." Hearing this, Chun Tao immediately knelt down, looking delighted.

Gao Minyue curled her lips, sat back in her chair, and unconsciously imitated Yu Qing Wu's usual cold demeanor. She gently waved her hand at Chun Tao and hummed, "Go ahead, I'll leave this matter to you. Remember, don't leave any evidence behind, or if anything happens to me, you won't escape death, and neither will your family."

After being reminded by Chun Tao, Gao Minyue was now much calmer and more cautious. As if afraid of Chun Tao's betrayal, she deliberately mentioned her family.

Chun Tao still looked respectful and kowtowed heavily to Gao Minyue, exclaiming, "This servant is willing to serve you with utmost loyalty."

After saying that, she retreated.

However, after leaving Chun Fang Pavilion, Chun Tao took a small path straight to Qing Ning Courtyard.

Inside Qing Ning Courtyard, Steward Xun was directing a group of servants to move things.

There was no need to move the tables and chairs, mostly Yu Qing Wu's usual flowers and plants, and some commonly used items.

Turning her head, Steward Xun saw Chun Tao sneaking behind a tree, and her face immediately darkened. She strode towards her and asked coldly, "Chun Tao, what's the matter?"

"Steward Xun, this servant... this servant has something important to report to the Crown Princess." Chun Tao kept her voice very low, and her movements were still respectful.

However, Steward Xun didn't give her a kind look.

After all, Chun Tao often followed Gao Minyue in doing bad things. Especially when Gao Minyue first came to the Crown Prince's residence, seeing that the Crown Prince treated Gao Minyue differently, Chun Tao also became arrogant and often looked down on other maids. As a result, many maids had complained to Steward Xun. The more times it happened, the more Steward Xun disliked Gao Minyue and Chun Tao.

Seeing her respectful appearance at this moment, she couldn't help but sneer and retort, "Chun Tao, your mistress is in Chun Fang Pavilion. If you have something important, you should report it to Chun Fang Pavilion. What are you doing running to Qing Ning Courtyard?"

"Steward Xun, I was ignorant in the past. Now, I really have something important to say to the Crown Princess."

"If you keep stopping me, I'm afraid... I'm afraid the Crown Princess's baby will be in danger."

Chun Tao stammered, keeping her voice as low as possible.

Hearing this, Steward Xun was first shocked.

Then, as if she understood something, she looked at Chun Tao in astonishment for a moment and immediately turned around and walked inside.

Yu Qing Wu had just removed her cumbersome clothes and was about to set off for the Capital Magistrate's office when she saw Steward Xun enter.

After listening to Steward Xun's words, she couldn't help but frown.

She really didn't expect A Yue to take action so soon.

But at this moment, she was still busy meeting with her cousin, Yu Zhen. Seeing the evidence proving the Shen family's crimes being presented one by one, there were still many things to deal with in the past few days.

If she were to "miscarry" at this time, wouldn't it be difficult for her to go out?

Although it seemed that the Shen family would be greatly weakened now, the Rongguo Duke's Mansion was, after all, a century-old aristocratic family with meritorious ancestors. In addition, the Yu family's wealth was deeply involved with the major aristocratic families, so the Shen family still had a chance to make a comeback.

However... Gao Minyue shouldn't be stupid enough to have Chun Tao push her directly, right?

Although Chun Tao usually acted like a bully under Gao Minyue's name, she had also suffered a lot of Gao Minyue's anger. Several times when she saw her, her face was swollen, indicating that she had been beaten and scolded by Gao Minyue.

With such a relationship, she certainly couldn't be stupid enough to give her life for Gao Minyue.

Could it be that she saw that she had become the Crown Princess and took the opportunity to defect?

Yu Qing Wu narrowed her eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and said to Steward Xun, "Let her in."

"Yes." Steward Xun nodded and bowed as she retreated.

Soon, Chun Tao entered the door with a look of panic.

"Crown Princess, please save my family."

As soon as she entered the door, Chun Tao fell to her knees with a thud.

This made Yu Qing Wu stunned for a moment. Steward Xun was also taken aback, and then said with a cold face, "Chun Tao, what are you crying about? Speak properly!"

Hearing this, Chun Tao not only didn't restrain herself, but her tears flowed even more. While wiping her tears, she timidly looked at Yu Qing Wu and cried, "Crown Princess, that Gao woman is jealous that you are pregnant. Just now, she ordered this servant to poison you and harm the baby in your womb. This servant refused, so she threatened this servant with my family. This servant had no choice but to agree first."

"But this servant would never dare to do such a wicked thing that harms morality and exterminates nine generations. After thinking about it, I thought it would be better to come and tell you, Crown Princess. This servant doesn't ask for a reward, I only ask that you can protect my family's lives. Whether you sell me off in the future or make me a rough servant, I will have no complaints."

As Chun Tao spoke, she burst into tears again.