When Wen Yuan heard what Lu Yingfeng said, she was also surprised. She never thought that An Lingrong would use this method.

She opened her eyes slightly wide, looked at Lu Yingfeng in shock, and said after a long pause: "She...how dare she? Although this is not in the Forbidden City, so many concubines are here. If the virus really spreads, the emperor and empress will also be at risk of infection. How can she..."

Lu Yingfeng also felt that An Lingrong was vicious and did things without considering the consequences. No matter how anxious he was, he couldn't act like that!

"We have no grudges against Concubine An, but she is willing to risk her own life to kill you. What good will this do for her?"

It is really unbelievable. After all, the benefits and risks of this matter are not proportional!

If discovered, the consequences will be disastrous. It is a deliberate murder, a heinous crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan!

That's smallpox! Is An Lingrong so sure that she will succeed?

After coming back to her senses, Wen Yuan touched the cold armor on her hand, looked at Lu Yingfeng and said, "Since that's the case, please be more careful, sister. We must have both witnesses and evidence, so that she won't have a chance to turn things around."

"Well, don't worry, I will definitely ask someone to watch over you. Tell the people around Hongyu to be careful these days, in case something happens and it will be too late to regret it."

Wen Yuan nodded, she naturally knew.

After Lu Yingfeng left, Wen Yuan and Jingtai looked at each other. Since the other party was so cruel, there was no need for her to live anymore.

"Send someone to tell the family that An Bihuai's life will definitely not be spared. Find a chance to report this to the emperor."

"Yes. If the Lord knew, I'm afraid he would be very angry. Anpin's family background is not good, and Anbihuai is also not very broad-minded. He has been arrogant and frivolous over the years. We have a lot of evidence to collect on him."

Wen Yuan smiled slightly, with a sharp gleam in her eyes, like a poisonous flower.

Just when Yinzhen was busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, Wen Yuan ran to the Qinzheng Hall crying in a panic. As soon as he came in, Yinzhen saw Wen Yuan and a group of people kneeling on the ground.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

Yinzhen was completely confused. He noticed Wenyuan's abnormal mood at a glance. He quickly helped her up and asked without thinking, "What's wrong? You're crying like a tearful person."

Even if the beauty cried in grievance, her tears were still sympathetic, which made Yinzhen, who already liked her, feel even more distressed. He pulled her to sit down and said with concern: "Tell me, what happened? I will definitely help you."

As he spoke, Yinzhen took a handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from her face. In the blink of an eye, two more lines of tears fell. Wen Yuan seemed to have found someone to support her, and immediately lay on him, crying and sobbing.

Seeing that she seemed to be on the verge of an emotional breakdown, Yinzhen had no choice but to comfort her. He gently patted her shoulder, turned around and looked at Wen Yuan's personal maid Jingtai and asked, "You, tell me everything. What injustice did your queen suffer?"

Jingtai was not afraid of the stage either, and told everything one by one with a hint of anger on his face.

"Reporting to the emperor, the young lady had just finished breakfast today, and the maid said that there was a strange thing mixed in the clothes prepared for the prince. Recently, smallpox is rampant outside the city. The young lady was very panicked, so she called the imperial physician Wei Lin to come and see the doctor. At that time, the imperial physician Wei Lin happened to be in the palace. When he arrived at the Changchun Xian Pavilion, he found out that it was actually a smallpox scab!"

"Your Majesty, our young master was terrified after hearing this, and ordered people to move the relevant people to one place, and asked the imperial physician to examine them one by one before he gave up."

"Our young master is terrified. We don't know who has ulterior motives and wants to use such a vicious method to put our young master and our young prince to death!"

Yinzhen never expected that someone would dare to act like this at such a critical juncture!

"presumptuous!"

Nowadays, people who enter and leave the Old Summer Palace must be carefully screened and quarantined. To ensure safety, he had already issued a clear order three days ago to prohibit the eunuchs and palace maids in the garden from leaving at will. How could such a thing sneak in! And even into the clothes of the Sixth Prince!

Yinzhen looked gloomy, and looked at Wei Lin to verify the truth of the matter: "Wei Lin, is that really a smallpox scab? How is the Sixth Prince? Is he seriously injured?"

Wei Lin quickly stepped out of the line, knelt beside Yinzhen and whispered, "Yes, it is indeed a scab taken from a person with smallpox. I have seen it with my own eyes, and the head of the hospital who is good at treating smallpox has also seen it. It is undoubtedly a scab from smallpox."

"Okay, it's really good!"

At such a critical juncture, Yinzhen was already overwhelmed with state affairs, and he did not expect that there was such a vicious person in his harem!

Once smallpox spreads, all the people in the palace will be killed. What kind of person would use such a cruel method!

Just to get rid of Concubine Qi and her son!

Yinzhen was extremely angry. He patted the person who was crying in his arms and immediately asked Su Peisheng to investigate. He must get to the bottom of the matter!

After most of the people in the palace had left, Wen Yuan raised her head slightly and looked at him, her eyes red like a little rabbit that had suffered great injustice. She cried in a sad voice: "Your Majesty, why is there such a vicious person? I believe that I have never done evil to anyone since I entered the palace. Why can't my mother and I be allowed to live a simple life?"

"Your Majesty, I am really scared... When I think of Hongyu dying because of this thing, my heart aches..."

Yinzhen touched her face and gently wiped away the tears on her face: "What nonsense are you talking about? I won't let anything happen to you, don't be afraid."

But Yinzhen was really a little frustrated for a moment. He always thought that he could protect her, but jealousy was rampant in the harem, and the ways of harming people were endless!

Wanpin was like this back then, and Wenyuan is even more so now!

Even Yinzhen began to suspect that Chunyuan's cause of death was not hemorrhage due to dystocia.

If this situation is not dealt with immediately, I am afraid that the concubines and princes in the harem will have no peace!

After sending Wen Yuan back, the first person Yinzhen held accountable was the Queen.

Managing the harem is the queen's duty. If there is no peace in the harem for a day, Yinzhen can be said to be extremely angry now. Regardless of whether it is the queen's fault or not, it is obvious that he is taking his anger out on her.

Yixiu didn't expect that the first thing she heard when she was called in was the emperor's questioning. After Yixiu was stunned for a moment, she suddenly knelt down in panic and apologized.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my fault for failing to discipline my children well, which led to such a thing happening in the harem! Please punish me, Your Majesty." She asked to be punished, and she also hoped that the emperor would let the matter go because of her attitude.

But I didn't expect that I would make a mistake this time.

Yinzhen watched coldly. The queen was like this every time, pretending to be honest and obedient. He used to really believe in her dedication, but there were always disturbances in the harem. He believed that the queen was also stirring up trouble.

Under normal circumstances, Yinzhen would have believed her, but now he was only thinking about venting his anger for Wenyuan and himself. After scolding Yixiu in the palace, he did not intend to let her go. He only said to her: "In this case, the queen should return to Jingren Palace to reflect on your mistakes. Since you are not good at management, let Concubine Jing and Concubine Qi take charge of the harem first, and Concubine Duan will assist you."

Yixiu couldn't believe it. When she looked up, she saw the cold light in Yinzhen's eyes: "Your Majesty?"

Yinzhen looked at her coldly, "What else does the Queen have to say?"

Meeting Yinzhen's cold gaze, Yixiu quickly bowed her head and admitted her fault, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's just that Your Majesty, I know that my crime is unforgivable, but Concubine Qi is still young and has no experience. If I rashly take charge of the harem, I'm afraid..."

"It's okay. Although Concubine Qi is young, Concubine Jing is capable, humble and polite. She will definitely be taught well." Yinzhen said this before he finished speaking.

Yixiu raised her head slightly and looked at Yinzhen. She understood that the emperor had made up his mind. If she continued to pester him, the emperor would become even angrier. So she left immediately.

"In that case, I will take my leave."

Su Peisheng never expected that the Emperor would vent his anger on the Empress this time, but the last incident also made Su Peisheng see clearly the unfathomable depth behind the Empress' dignified and elegant face. Maybe this time, the Empress was not wronged.

The empress left in a hurry, and among the maids around her, only Huichun was taken away. As for the rest of the people who had served the empress, Yinzhen actually asked Su Peisheng to secretly interrogate them, and not let any of them go.

When Zhen Huan in Bitong Academy suddenly heard about the incident involving Concubine Qi and her son, she was initially impressed by the cruel methods used by the people in the harem, but then she was shocked to hear that the Queen was sent back to the palace.

"Does the Emperor suspect the Empress? Or has he discovered something but is just having trouble dealing with it?"

Jin Xi was also a little puzzled. After all, the Queen was the mother of the country, and the Emperor would not deal with her easily: "It seems that every time something happened, it was directed at Concubine Qi, which is very similar to how Concubine Qi was in the past."

"The Emperor must have noticed something, so he punished the Empress."

“That’s the only explanation.”

Ever since Zhen Huan fell out of favor, the Queen didn't know whether she no longer took her seriously or was thinking of dealing with Concubine Qi first and then getting rid of her. In any case, Zhen Huan is rarely assassinated now.

Zhen Huan quite likes such peaceful days.

But thinking about the person she often met recently, Zhen Huan was slightly absent-minded. She didn't know how he was doing recently. I heard that the emperor assigned him many tasks and he was busy all day long. The person who used to stay by the lotus pond without fail had disappeared since the day before yesterday.

Zhen Huan looked down at the book in her hand with a gloomy expression.

Jingxi was still thinking about asking Zhen Huan what she was thinking about, when she heard her absentmindedly looking at the book in her hand and muttering to herself: "Everything that comes and goes is fate, and in the end it is nothing but a distant dream, unattainable."

"What did the young master say?"

Zhen Huan shook her head slightly. She had finally managed to get out of the emperor's coldness, but she happened to meet someone whose style of doing things, appearance and temperament were different from the emperor's.

"It's just a sigh." Zhen Huan said and returned to the business. She looked at Jin Xi and instructed, "Since it's Concubine Qi's business, it has nothing to do with us. Ask Xiao Yunzi to keep an eye on the people in our courtyard, so that they won't be framed without knowing it."

"Yes, I will tell Xiao Yunzi to keep it well."

After all, such a thing happened at this critical juncture. If they were involved in any way, I'm afraid the emperor would be angry. It would be better for them to be content and guard their own piece of land.

It's better than being framed.

After Wen Yuan told Yinzhen about the incident, her eyes were red and swollen when she came back. As expected, crying is the most tiring thing. Zhu'er looked at Wen Yuan's swollen eyes and whispered to her, "My lady, your eyes are swollen. Let me apply an egg to them for you."

"Well, you go."

Wen Yuan fell exhausted on the beauty couch, and Jingtai gently fanned her, "Imperial Doctor Wei said that everything has been prepared, and everything in Changchun Xianguan has been disinfected, so don't worry."

"Well, tell Concubine Xin to release all the evidence."

"Yes, I understand. My lady, go to sleep if you are tired. I will be watching over you."

Su Peisheng received another errand. He was running outside in the hot weather and soon he was sweating profusely.

Two days later, Su Peisheng handed over what he had found to Yinzhen, "Your Majesty, we have figured out what happened. It was... it was Concubine An's work."

Yinzhen's first reaction was to think it was impossible. After all, in his eyes, An Lingrong was a very timid person who was extremely obedient in daily life.

But there was no need for Su Peisheng to wrongly accuse her, then Concubine An...

"Go and call Concubine An to the Yangxin Palace. I want to hear her confession in person."

In the Fuqiu Courtyard, Baojuan has been a little flustered these past two days. An Lingrong is mixing perfume and singing in her own courtyard every day.

Baojuan was just about to ask a question when she was interrupted by Xiao Xiazi who came in with his men.

Looking at the people behind Xiao Xiazi, Baojuan felt sad and hurriedly stepped forward with a smile: "Eunuch Xia, why are you here at this time?"

Xiao Xiazi looked at An Lingrong who was sitting peacefully, and bowed slightly: "Your servant greets Concubine An. The emperor has summoned you, young lady. Please move to the Qinzheng Palace immediately."

"Got it. Please wait for a moment, Eunuch Xia. I will be there soon."

……

Su Peisheng saw that Xiao Xiazi had not been out for long and he brought An Lingrong here. After all, she was still the emperor's concubine. Before the emperor dealt with her, she was still Concubine An, so Su Peisheng still smiled and invited her over.

"Madam An, please come in."

An Lingrong looked at Su Peisheng and smiled slightly, "Thank you, Eunuch Su."

Su Peisheng did not follow in. After An Lingrong entered, he closed the door and stood guard at the door. Looking at the gloomy expression on the emperor's face, An Lingrong knelt down calmly.

"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."

Yinzhen lowered his eyes and looked at her for the first time: "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"

"Since Your Majesty has already investigated everything, why bother to say these two more words to me?"

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