The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

Time flies and it is almost the Ghost Festival. During this period, Zhen Huan has been the only one favored.

Concubine Hua sent people to the Qinzheng Palace many times to invite the emperor to have dinner in the Qingliang Palace, but the emperor refused every time on the grounds of being busy with government affairs.

Concubine Hua became more and more anxious, so she had to have someone stop giving Wen Yi medicine and take her to the Qinzheng Palace to pay her respects to the Emperor every day.

A one-year-old child is at the age when he loves to laugh. The emperor was very fond of his daughter who had regained her spirit. He would take time out every day to play with her for a while, but he still refused to go to Concubine Hua to sleep.

In the Bitong Academy, Huanbi handed a plate of water chestnut cake to Zhen Huan and said casually, "My lady, I heard in the imperial kitchen that the crape myrtle flowers behind the Qingliang Palace are in full bloom. They look as beautiful as red clouds from afar."

Zhen Huan recalled that when she talked about the evening primrose with the Emperor two days ago, the Emperor seemed uninterested in such an unknown little flower, and instead turned the topic to the crape myrtle. She thought he liked the crape myrtle more, so why not go and have a look, so she immediately said, "Then you can accompany me to have a look later."

Huanbi said in embarrassment: "My lady forgot that today is the Ghost Festival. Later the palace's magician will perform a ritual to pray for the souls of the deceased, and all the ladies in the palace will receive it."

July 15th! Tonight the Emperor has to stay at the Empress' place. Zhen Huan feels a little uncomfortable. The Emperor has been coming here every time it's dinner time and has been staying at Bitong Academy. These days, they have been living like an ordinary couple. Suddenly, he has to stay with another woman. Zhen Huan feels very sad. She puts on a smile and says to Huanbi: "Today is the Ghost Festival. You can light lanterns in the Imperial Lake to pray for the dead. You can also go and do your best. I'll wait until the ritual is finished and let Jingxi accompany me."

Huanbi struggled for a moment and advised, "But the young lady is going out at night, and I am worried that she might bump into something unclean. It is better to go after tonight."

Zhen Huan thought for a moment and said, "The so-called dead are nothing more than the thoughts and hopes of the mortal world. Purple flowers are everywhere, and the evening clouds are gorgeous. I am used to seeing the crape myrtle in the sun, but I want to know how beautiful it is in the moonlight. It's settled."

That night, some people were mourning the dead, some were appreciating flowers under the moon, and some were full of calculations.

The next day, just after the emperor finished his morning court, Zhou Ninghai came to report that Princess Wen Yi kept vomiting milk after breakfast. The emperor felt annoyed, but thought of the memorial that Nian Gengyao had just presented on the imperial table. He had to put an end to this disturbance before Concubine Hua got to know about it.

Inside the Qingliang Palace, the Queen had already brought all the concubines to visit Princess Wen Yi, including Zhen Huan. Concubine Hua wished that the more people there were, the better, as she was sure to win today and would make Zhen Huan look bad.

After the emperor came, he watched coldly as Concubine Hua and Lipin performed in unison. He knew that Concubine Hua was a little short-tempered, but she could never imagine such a vicious plan that would take his daughter's life. Thinking of this, Lipin's eyes became colder and colder.

Hua Fei used a handkerchief to wipe the non-existent tears from her eyes and said in a pretentious manner: "Your Majesty, I was busy praying for the souls of the soldiers who died at the border last night, and the maids in the Qingliang Palace were lazy and actually let someone sneak in, stealing the opportunity to harm the princess."

The emperor glanced at Zhen Huan, who looked calm, and asked in coordination with Concubine Hua, "Who entered your Qingliang Palace?"

"Yes, Concubine Wan, I have witnesses here. They all saw Concubine Wan appear near Qingliang Palace last night." Concubine Li's clear voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Only then did Zhen Huan understand what was going on. It turned out that all this singing, reciting, acting and fighting were directed at her.

"Lipin, stop talking nonsense." The Queen immediately scolded.

"Empress, I know you will protect Concubine Wan, but I have asked the Imperial Kitchen to find out that the only one who has received tapioca flour recently is Concubine Wan's Bitong Academy."

Huanbi! When Zhen Huan thought of the bowl of pearl dumplings, her heart went cold. She was not afraid of fighting with others, but she was afraid that the people around her were not of the same mind as her.

The emperor looked at the frightened Zhen Huan and defended her, "Even if Concubine Wan received cassava flour in the palace, no one saw Concubine Wan mixing cassava flour with water chestnut flour."

Before Zhen Huan entered the palace, Lipin still had some favor in her. After Zhen Huan entered the palace, she could no longer see the emperor, so today she had to help Hua Fei overthrow Zhen Huan. She quickly retorted, "But no one can prove that Wan Guiren did not enter Qingliang Palace."

The emperor couldn't do anything too extreme in front of everyone, so he had to ask Zhen Huan, who was kneeling on the ground to defend herself, "Reverend Wan, think about it carefully. Is there anyone who can prove that you didn't enter Qingliang Palace that day?"

Zhen Huan knew that Concubine Hua had made full preparations today in order to let the emperor punish her severely. How could she allow anyone else to appear near Qingliang Palace last night? She was upset that she did not see Huanbi's ulterior motives earlier, and even fell into the trap. She could not think of a way to escape, so she had no choice but to answer: "I went to appreciate the flowers last night, and only Jingxi was with me, no one else."

Concubine Hua and Concubine Li showed their joy of victory, while Concubine Cao just held the child quietly without saying a word.

The Emperor knew very well that this was all just a conspiracy and Zhen Huan was definitely not that kind of person. And at the moment he couldn't find any evidence in Zhen Huan's favor and had to let her suffer. He was just about to ask Zhen Huan to be confined to her house.

A gentle voice came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, I saw Concubine Wan last night."

It's Concubine Duan! The emperor was so happy that he didn't even let her do the formalities. He ordered someone to bring a stool for her to sit down and talk slowly.

"Thanks to the Empress' care, I have been feeling much better lately. Last night, when I went out to enjoy the cool air, I walked outside the Qingliang Palace and felt that it was particularly refreshing here. It really lived up to the word 'Qingliang'. I stayed on the rockery outside the palace for a while. This noble lady went to the back garden of Qingliang Palace to appreciate the flowers. In less than half an hour, she returned with the flowers. I saw it clearly."

The emperor and the queen both looked relieved, but Concubine Hua became angry and asked, "How can I know whether what you said is true or not?"

The Queen saw that Concubine Hua was showing off in front of her again. Just as she was about to say something, the Emperor spoke in a deep voice: "Concubine Hua! Have you forgotten all the etiquette in the palace?"

Concubine Hua immediately bowed and apologized. She was extremely angry. Her plans for many days were ruined by this sickly person. The look in Concubine Duan's eyes made her want to skin her alive.

Concubine Duan was not afraid. She continued calmly and said, "Your Majesty, this is my first time meeting Concubine Wan today. How can I say that I am giving false testimony? I just reported what I saw to Your Majesty truthfully. As for the rest, Your Majesty will make the final decision."

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It was a deliberate frame-up, and in the end the two palace maids were slapped eighty times for the crime of false accusation. Naturally, the imperial kitchen was also punished for lax management.

Concubine Duan came and left quickly. Zhen Huan wanted to thank her in person but didn't find a chance. She could only keep this kindness in her heart and hope to repay her when she had the chance.

In the evening, Sang'er came to Fanyin Pavilion to find An Lingrong, saying that Noble Lady Fucha was not feeling well and asked her to go and see her.