Help! The system forces me to support a man to become a royal concubine

A plaque with the three large characters "Shang Gong Ju" inscribed on it in a flamboyant style was hung on the top of the bright red lacquered gate. The hall was magnificent, with the golden glazed tiles shining brightly in the sun. There was a man sitting tall in the hall, with several palace maids standing on both sides.

"Greetings, Her Majesty." All the heads of the Shanggong Bureau knelt down in greeting.

"Let's start. There have been many disasters recently. The previous epidemic was directly pointed at the Queen's banquet. Although there is no evidence that it was caused by the food at the banquet, and the Queen did not blame our Shanggong Bureau, we cannot rule out the suspicion that there was something wrong with our food. The Queen did not blame us, but we cannot fail to express our opinions." Gao Shanggong frowned and calmed down and continued: "Food has always been the responsibility of your Sishan Office. Sishan Deng, you must investigate carefully and find out the truth before the Queen lifts the ban."

"Yes, Lady Shang Gong." Deng Sishan understood that the culprit in this incident must be found out. If he couldn't find out, he was afraid that even if the Queen Mother didn't say anything, the blame would be placed on him. No, he had to make preparations for both situations.

"Well, the weather has been weird and changeable recently. You need to pay more attention to food and clothing, especially your kitchen. After the last banquet incident, you, Deng Sishan, have to be even more careful." Gao Shanggong looked at Deng Sishan with a little dissatisfaction and said.

"Yes, Lady Shang Gong."

"Actually, I'm already old, and I might retire one day. I will choose someone from among you to take my position in the future. I hope that we in the Shanggong Bureau can be united. At the same time, I don't want any disaster to happen while I'm still in this position. I won't have to clean up the mess for you when I'm about to retire." Gao Shanggong said lightly.

"Yes, Lady Shang Gong, thank you very much for your guidance." All the masters said in unison.

"Alright, everyone leave now. Deng Sishan, please stay. I have something to say."

After the other officials left, Gao Shanggong slowly looked at Deng Sishan, who was bowing his head and was very respectful, and said calmly: "Deng Sishan, what do you think about the epidemic?"

"I dare not speculate rashly."

"I dare not speculate rashly. Haha, you mean that you already have some suspicions, but you are unwilling to say it, right?" Gao Shanggong said angrily.

"I dare not." Deng Sishan said in fear.

"It's best if you don't dare. You know, there are always many disputes in the harem. I don't want you to only focus on investigating the epidemic and ignore other offices. If that happens, it won't just be your kitchen. If you make a big fuss about the epidemic and implicate people who shouldn't be implicated, I'm afraid that even I won't be able to save your life. Do you understand?"

"Yes, the servant understands."

"I understand. I'll leave this epidemic to you, but remember to stop at the right time. Back off."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Deng Sishan clenched her hands in front of her when she turned around, but her face remained calm.

After Deng Sishan walked away, the maid of Gao Shanggong saw that Deng Sishan was not panicking at all. Could she be sure that she could find the person behind the scene?

"Mrs. Shang Gong."

"What's the matter?"

"I see that Deng Sishan is not panicking at all. Could it be that Deng Sishan has found a way to find out who is behind this?"

"There is no good person among those who have reached this position. They are just diverting troubles."

"Then... doesn't that mean..."

"No need to say too much. If she can find the culprit, that would be great. If not, I just hope that if she sacrifices one person, she won't implicate others."

"My Lord Shang Gong, is it really that serious?"

"Even the queen who is in charge of the harem has been confined to her house. Do you think this is serious?" Gao Shanggong paused and continued, "Send someone to watch Deng Sishan for this matter. Don't worry about anything else. Just report to me if there is anything."

On the other side, the kitchen...

As soon as Deng Sishan returned to the kitchen, she was so angry that she smashed a set of tea sets. She tried hard to calm herself down. What Gao Shanggong said was clearly a warning to her that if she couldn't handle the epidemic well, not only would she never have the chance to be a Shanggong in the future, but if the Empress blamed her, the first person to be punished would be the Imperial Kitchen, and the Imperial Kitchen was managed by our Sishan Office, so the blame would most likely fall on her. Anyone with some scheming knows that the epidemic is a conspiracy against the Queen, and the most suspicious people are Concubine Mei and Song Ronghua. Concubine Mei has always regarded the Queen as her rival. She took advantage of the Queen's banquet to drug the concubines and let the epidemic spread. The Queen was suspected of murdering the concubines in the harem. Although Concubine Mei seemed to be ill this time, her illness was not as serious as the other concubines. As for Song Ronghua, although he was not as powerful as Concubine Mei and the Queen, he was deeply loved by the Emperor. The Queen had always been dissatisfied with him. She had taken action against him before Song Ronghua was sent to the cold palace. Although the Queen did not need to do it herself, with the Queen's power, she must have acquiesced. It was not surprising that Song Ronghua retaliated. What's more, Song Ronghua was picked up by the Emperor not long after the Queen was confined to her house for the banquet... Wait, could it be that ~ the Emperor was involved? No, no matter who these people are, I'm afraid they will not be able to escape death. I'm afraid this matter can only be made small.

"Someone come, come quickly." Deng Sishan shouted anxiously.

"Deng Sishan, what's wrong? What can I do for you?"

"Go check who were in charge of the Queen's banquet? Go quickly."

"Yes."

Within two days, Deng Sishan got a list of names, and on the list were the people who were responsible for the meals at the banquet that day. Deng Sishan quickly found the person who died for him. Of course, this person had been in and out of the imperial kitchen many times and was also a person in a high position.

"I'm sorry, I can't afford to offend those people, and I have to sacrifice someone to give an explanation to the Queen. If I don't sacrifice you, I'm afraid I will be the one sacrificed." Deng Sishan murmured. But what she didn't know was that the person she chose to sacrifice was Song Qian's man, and this person who was sacrificed would be...

Changqin Palace

"Master, I just received news from the Shanggong Bureau..." Mo Yuan told Song Qian about Deng Sishan's plan.

"Oh, she is good at choosing people, but unfortunately she has bad luck. If she is willing to be fair and just and investigate, perhaps I will save her. Now it seems that she must have many wronged souls on her hands, so her death can be considered a good thing."

"Then my subordinate will do it now."

"Well, let's go."

Not long after Mo Yuan left, Song Qian called Yun Fu in.

"My lady, what do you want me to do?"

Song Qian chuckled and said slowly: "Didn't I say I would give you a chance to find the answer? This is your chance. Come on, help me undress."

Yun Fu had a frown on her face, but she did as she was told.

"Okay, you'd better leave." Before she took off her clothes, a suspicious blush appeared on Song Qian's face.

It was not yet dusk, and a layer of pale red setting sun hung over the clouds. Everything was quiet, with only the chirping of birds outside the house.