The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

A theft occurred during a birthday party, and everyone was on edge, fearing that they would get into trouble.

Especially Concubine Qin, her neck was shrunk and her whole body was trembling.

In fact, there were a total of eighteen scented beads obtained from Southeast Asia. When the emperor came to Yuhua Palace that day, he inexplicably rewarded her with two of them.

She didn't know whether the beads were valuable or not, but she thought the fragrance was nice so she put them on. Unexpectedly, the next day, Concubine Li asked about her fragrance.

She honestly showed the beads to Concubine Li, who was very angry and seemed to want to punish her. Later, Concubine Shu interceded for her and she was spared the punishment.

After returning home, she put the beads into a box and dared not wear them again.

Seeing that something was not right, Concubine Shu at the side questioned, "Everyone present is a woman. It's not appropriate to make a big fuss over a bead!"

Madam Li knelt slightly and bowed perfunctorily, "You don't know, Madam Shufei, that the Hundred Fragrance Beads have their own subtle fragrance, and once touched, they will leave a scent. There is no need to search the body, just identify the thief by the scent. I think that the Fragrance Beads are a birthday gift from the emperor to Madam Guifei, and they are of great significance. The person who has dirty hands and feet must be found out."

Concubine Li looked at Concubine Shu with a cold gaze, "Does Concubine Shu have any objections?"

Concubine Shu stood up and apologized, "I dare not, everything is up to the Imperial Concubine." After she stood up, she said, "My personal maid is extremely sensitive to smells, can she help Madam Li to check it together?"

"Hmph," Concubine Li snorted coldly, but she finally agreed to it for the sake of fairness. "Yes!"

The female members of the family sat in a semi-circular formation. The two maids started with the concubines headed by Concubine Li, and went to both sides to observe carefully one by one.

Eleven people including Concubine Qin, Concubine Gao, Concubine Meng, Yan Muxi, and Li Chaner were selected.

The incense beads were colorful, each one was shiny and round. When they were first placed on the stone table, some people inevitably touched them out of curiosity, and as a result, more than a dozen people were contaminated by the scent.

It was the height of summer, and all the people who were selected were so nervous that they were sweating profusely. The youngest daughter of the eldest son in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was even frightened to tears.

Concubine Li looked very unhappy when she saw this. "Why are you crying? If this gets out, it will seem like I have humiliated you!"

The little girl fell to her knees on the ground, biting her lips tightly and not daring to cry out anymore.

Madam Li asked Concubine Li, "Do you want to take everyone down for a physical examination?"

Li Chan'er sneered, "Why bother with so much trouble? We are all female relatives here, so just test it directly. Today is my aunt's birthday. If we delay any further and miss the birthday banquet, who can bear the blame from the emperor?"

Concubine Li did not express her opinion, and no one else dared to raise any objections. They could only accept the physical examination on the spot.

Fortunately, summer clothes are thin, and the thin material makes it difficult to hide beads the size of a fingernail, so you only need to feel around closely, without having to strip and search the body.

They continued to check one by one from inside to outside. The one who checked Yan Muxi was Nanny Li, who only gave a rough search and then moved on to the next person. It was obvious that the focus of the check was not on her.

Soon, among the eleven selected people, only Li Chan'er and Qin Guiren were left to be checked, and the nine people who were cleared of suspicion could take their seats and return to their seats.

Nanny Li was in charge of checking Concubine Qin. She first carefully searched from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top.

When she touched the lapel, she paused, then reached out and took out a shiny bead with a purple glow from Qin Guiren's lapel.

Yan Muxi: “…”

I really want to curse. I have seen frame-ups, but I have never seen one that was forced upon me.

She saw it clearly, the bead clearly slipped from the old nanny's sleeve into Concubine Qin's lapel.

Unfortunately, the old lady moved too quickly, and no one else could notice anything except her.

"Found it, the lost incense beads were found!"

"I found the bead!"

The two maids raised the beads in their hands almost at the same time. One was pink and the other was purple. They were the same size and had a bright luster. They were obviously genuine South Sea incense beads.

One incense bead was lost, but two were found. For a moment, the scene was so quiet that one could hear the falling leaves.

Everyone looked at Concubine Qin who was full of fear, and then at Li Chan'er who was unable to hide her shock, and they all felt that their brains were not enough.

It was obvious that Concubine Li had not expected the result to be like this. She was stunned for a long time before she started to challenge him, "Concubine Qin, how come my fragrance beads are on you?"

"My concubine, my concubine, no..."

Shufei suddenly interrupted Concubine Qin and said, "Could it be that Concubine has forgotten? Some time ago, the Emperor gave Concubine Qin the scented beads, and Concubine Qin said they smelled good." After that, she looked at Concubine Qin and said, "Sister Qin, you are really something. If you have beads on you, just say it out loud. Why are you hiding it? If people see you, they will think you are guilty!"

Concubine Li was amused by Concubine Shu's remarks. The eighteen beads were of eighteen colors and eighteen different floral scents. The emperor awarded white and blue to Concubine Qin, and gave the rest of the colors to her.

However, when she lost the beads, she did not specify what kind of flower scent they were. Also, she had no way to explain why the beads were inexplicably found on Li Chan'er's body.

"Ah~ Look at my brain. Before Chan'er came, she said she liked the scent of roses very much, so I casually gave her beads with the same scent. But now such a ridiculous thing has happened. It's all my fault. I'll punish myself with a drink and apologize to you all!" After saying this, Concubine Li picked up the wine cup on the table and drank it all.

The argument was full of loopholes, but no one present had a higher status than Concubine Li. Not only did no one dare to question it, but they all started to flatter the concubine.

Yan Muqing looked at Yan Muxi beside her. She suspected that the fragrance beads on Li Chan'er's body were related to her second sister.

But when she recalled it carefully, it seemed that her second sister had never had close contact with Li Chan'er. How did Xiangzhu get to Li Chan'er?

Yan Muxi shrugged innocently, intending to hide his achievements and fame.

She really didn't expect that Concubine Li could be so shameless when it came to scheming against people, but fortunately, there was no danger and Concubine Qin managed to extricate herself and escape the disaster.

As the banquet was about to start, several older princes and princesses finally arrived, followed by Emperor Yuanjing and Empress Xue.

When the emperor arrived, everyone knelt down and kowtowed to him.

Yan Muxi knelt in the middle of the female relatives. She kept her brows lowered and did not dare to look around. Even when she stood up and sat down, the feeling of being pricked in the back did not disappear.

As she pushed the cup to the top, she pretended to glance casually towards the seat above her, and happened to meet a pair of sharp eagle eyes.

She was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly and looked away calmly, but alarm bells were already ringing in her heart.

Why was Prince Rui staring at her? No matter how bold and lustful he was, he couldn't possibly covet the future Aunt Wang, right?

In the following time, Yan Muxi was very careful to avoid any accidents. But no matter how careful she was, the accident still happened!