Late at night, Consort Chen was weakly wailing, her dry fingers stretching tight wanting to scratch, but she didn't dare to move.

Of course, she didn't dare to move.

Because her flesh had already cracked open like blooming flowers, bloody and festering.

The pain pierced her bones, yet it still itched unbearably.

Consort Chen wished she could die amidst these two extremes of agony.

But it wasn't enough.

At some unknown point, rumors began to spread within the palace, saying that Consort Chen had committed too many evil deeds, and that the vengeful ghost she had harmed to death had come to claim her life.

Ordinary women in pregnancy, no matter how severe the reactions, wouldn't be as fatal as this.

When something unusual happens, there must be a demon involved.

Once a rumor starts, it will only become increasingly severe.

Eventually, it evolved into: Consort Chen was carrying a demon fetus, and once born, it would inevitably bring disaster.

There were so many concubines in the palace, and many held deep grudges against Consort Chen.

So the rumors spread wildly, even reaching the ears of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

The royal family is most afraid of such matters.

For this reason, the Empress specifically had the Imperial Astronomer observe the celestial signs. Unexpectedly, the Imperial Astronomer said a demonic star was about to descend, and the world might be thrown into turmoil.

All signs pointed to Consort Chen's belly.

As a result, the imperial fetus immediately turned into a demonic star that would bring calamity to the nation.

Even though the Empress Dowager yearned for the royal family to flourish, she could not tolerate a demonic star being born as a prince, disturbing the empire of the Zhou family.

Isn't it just a child? Sacrifice it then.

The stability of the nation is more important.

The Emperor also tacitly agreed with the Empress Dowager's decision. Since it was a demonic star that would bring calamity to the nation, it should be removed in time.

When the Empress Dowager and the Empress arrived with a large entourage at Zhaoyang Palace, they were hit by a foul stench before even entering the door, and the sudden screams of Consort Chen inside gave them chills.

The Empress Dowager hesitated for a moment. She had long heard about Consort Chen's current miserable state, and seeing this situation, even she couldn't help but feel a tingle on her scalp.

However, the Empress, eager to deal with Consort Chen, was the first to enter the door, but was immediately nauseated by the strong and pungent smell of decay.

Having endured Consort Chen's arrogance for more than ten years, the Empress was overjoyed to see Consort Chen getting her comeuppance, so she forcibly endured her discomfort and continued walking in.

However, at the first sight of Consort Chen, she screamed in terror, and immediately fainted from the bloody scene in front of her.

The flesh on Consort Chen's body had festered and oozed pus, her clothes stuck to the rotten flesh, and her face had no intact skin, all covered in blood-red rotten flesh, completely unrecognizable as human.

The most horrifying part was that her belly had also rotted through, opening into a large gash, with the lump of dead flesh inside flowing out.

Consort Chen had a special constitution, making it extremely difficult for her to conceive, and even the best imperial physicians couldn't do anything after so many years.

I had used a secret potion to forcibly make Consort Chen conceive, but such an act of defying fate was destined to have no good outcome, and the fetus in her womb was doomed to die within five months.

Moreover, with the toxicity of the Jade Fu Cream, the imperial seed in Consort Chen's belly didn't even have time to form before it died.

After her belly rotted and opened, the blood washed the dead flesh out.

At this moment, Consort Chen lay on the bed, without a trace of vitality, clinging to her last breath, muttering in terror: "Ghosts... so many ghosts, don’t eat me, I was wrong, spare me..."

Seeing the Empress being carried out, the Empress Dowager didn’t dare to go in.

Upon hearing the situation inside, the Empress Dowager was so frightened she almost lost her balance, luckily the quick-eyed mama beside her supported her in time.

"It really is a demonic star, quickly burn it."

"Amitabha, sin, sin."

"Amitabha..."

The Empress Dowager kept chanting and hurriedly left this ominous place.