The Duke's wife was helped into the Duke's Mansion, and Lu Yi pulled the white silk off the beams.

Ying'er turned to face the onlookers, bowed deeply and said, "Thank you all for being my witnesses today. On the wedding day tomorrow, I hope you will all come and have a drink."

The people around didn't expect such a good thing to happen, and they all agreed: "We will go to congratulate them someday!"

Yu'er bowed again and said, "I would like to thank you all."

The onlookers kept saying "don't be polite", and most of them gradually left the gate of the Duke's Mansion when they saw that there was nothing exciting to watch.

There were also groups of people gathered together talking excitedly.

The crowd dispersed, the road was open, and Ying'er said, "Let's go!"

After getting on the carriage, Lu Yi said a little fearfully, "Miss, are you okay with what happened today? The prince and the emperor won't, won't blame you, will they?"

Ying'er drank tea and replied absentmindedly: "Don't worry, there may be a reward in the afternoon."

The emperor wanted Prince Guo to marry the noble eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion and a vulgar, brainless woman of poor origin.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, palace maids came from the Old Summer Palace and presented rewards to Ying'er, ostensibly to appease her.

The next day, Meng Jingxian got engaged to the second son of the Jinling Zhongyuan Marquisate, and three months later she married him and moved to the south of the Yangtze River.

Yu'er was not afraid that Meng Jingxian would get the imperial edict and enter the palace. The main purpose of making such a fuss at that time was to dispel the emperor's suspicion.

Of course, there are some little thoughts. Which woman doesn't want to monopolize a man?

In the Old Summer Palace, Zhen Huan was confined to the Bitong Academy.

Shen Meizhuang was anxious to save Zhen Huan, so when the emperor came, she recommended An Lingrong.

Although Yin'er stepped forward to help with the drowning incident, the emperor's suspicion remained.

An Lingrong's gentleness and thoughtfulness soothed the emperor's suspicions, and soon An Lingrong was named a concubine.

The false pregnancy happened as usual, and without Zhen Huan's persuasion, the emperor sentenced Shen Meizhuang to death for deceiving the emperor.

Shen Meizhuang's proposal to cut the allowance hurt everyone's feelings, but now that something bad has happened, everyone feels happy.

The emperor ordered the execution of Shen Meizhuang, and among the dozen concubines present, only An Lingrong wanted to plead for mercy.

But seeing the emperor's cold face staring at her, An Lingrong didn't have the courage to speak.

By the time Zhen Huan received the news, Shen Meizhuang had already been hastily buried.

Zhen Huan, who was under house arrest and unable to leave, asked Huanbi in tears: "Huanbi, why is the emperor so cruel?"

Huanbi sighed and said, "My lady, Miss Shen deceived the emperor and the queen mother. It's a good thing that only Miss Shen was punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor and the family was not implicated."

Zhen Huan shook her head and said, "No, the emperor is too cruel. He totally disregards the affection he had for Sister Mei in the past."

Huanbi had no choice but to comfort Zhen Huan, but she felt in her heart that what Zhen Huan said was wrong.

After Shen Meizhuang's death and a great victory in the southwest battle, the emperor began to favor Concubine Hua again.

An Lingrong did not dare to compete with Concubine Hua for favor and thought of ways to avoid her favor.

Concubine Hua was very pleased to see that An Lingrong was tactful.

But Concubine Hua didn't want to let Zhen Huan go, so Cao Qinmo contacted Huanbi again and gave her a package.

Huanbi looked at the hand that Cao Qinmo stretched out, and didn't want to take it. She refused and said, "My dear lady, I can't accept this."

Cao Qinmo said with a half-smile: "Your young master is suspected by the emperor. If one day she is punished like Young Master Shen, what will be your fate? If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your parents at home. Your parents sent you to the palace, not to let you lose your life in vain."

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