The emperor immediately said: "Queen, please be careful with your words."

Fu Cha raised her eyebrows, made a seal with one hand in her sleeve, and pointed her index finger outward.

After a few breaths, screams were heard outside.

Su Peisheng hurriedly stood in front of the emperor, and Jianqiu also stood in front of the queen.

As the chief eunuch, Su Peisheng asked with a trembling voice: "Come here, report what happened outside as soon as possible."

The screams outside the palace lasted for a cup of tea, and Zhou Ninghai staggered in to report: "Your Majesty, the two young eunuchs came back to life and died again."

Hua Fei immediately scolded: "Foolish thing! Don't talk nonsense in front of the emperor."

Zhou Ninghai knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I dare not. Just now, two young eunuchs suddenly stood up straight from the ground and started talking."

The emperor held the beads in his hand and ordered unhappily, "Two guards outside come in."

Su Peisheng hurriedly reported loudly: "The guards outside the palace come in and answer the call."

Soon, two guards came in from outside the hall, knelt down and saluted.

One of the guards bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I was on duty outside at night and saw two young eunuchs standing up. I hurriedly went forward with the guards to check, and heard the young eunuchs say that it was the noble lady Wan who sent them to dress up as ghosts to scare people in order to find out who was behind Yu's plan."

After one person finished speaking, another echoed, "The guards heard it all."

After hearing this, Zhen Huan knew that she could no longer argue.

Zhen Huan covered her bloody face, knelt down and cried to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I was almost poisoned to insanity. If I hadn't discovered it early, I would never have had the chance to see Your Majesty. Yu Shi alone could not have done such a meticulous act of harming others. There must be someone behind it."

After Zhen Huan finished speaking, she shifted her gaze to Lipin and Huafei.

The emperor followed Zhen Huan's gaze and Concubine Hua immediately retorted, "Yu has confessed and been executed, but Wan Guiren dared to take the risk and pretend to be a ghost and do witchcraft in the palace. Please punish her severely to serve as a warning to others."

Lipin also echoed, "I was frightened to the point of losing my mind. If I hadn't caught the person pretending to be a ghost, I would have gone insane for the rest of my life. I beg the emperor to severely punish the high-ranking concubines in Wan Guiren."

The Queen tried to smooth things over: "Lipin, you also scratched Concubine Wan's face, so don't be so fussy about it."

Hua Fei snorted coldly: "If Lipin is frightened and crazy, she will be sent to the cold palace. What's the difference between this and taking someone's life? Wan Guiren is capable of killing people. Lipin just hasn't recovered her sanity yet. It's not her fault that she accidentally got hurt a little."

The empress looked at the emperor, who turned the beads in his hand and said, "Concubine Wan was at fault first. She ignored the palace rules and did the wrong thing. She will be demoted to a concubine and fined one year's salary."

Zhen Huan was already kneeling, and she kowtowed to the ground and said, "I accept the punishment, and thank the Lord for His grace."

Hua Fei was obviously dissatisfied. The emperor stared at Hua Fei and said, "Li Fei was frightened, so she should be compensated. But Li Fei hurt my face, so the two should be offset. Don't mention this matter again in the future."

Lipin pouted and knelt down reluctantly to thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor said to Su Peisheng, "Take your men and burn the bodies of the two young eunuchs."

Su Peisheng agreed, left Xiao Xia Zi with the emperor, and went out with the young eunuch and two guards.

The emperor leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and said, "Everyone, please leave."

Everyone knelt down and bowed to say goodbye: "Your servant/concubine takes her leave."

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