Hongli was such a smart man that he immediately realized that Jiapin was behind the loss of the royal heir by Meipin and Yipin.

Otherwise, why did Zhenshu, who was beside Jiapin, guess that Yipin was pregnant with a boy when her belly was still fine and the gender of the baby had not yet been diagnosed?

And just like Jinzhong said, palace maids and eunuchs who have medical skills must report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prevent them from doing something with their medical skills, and also so that people can be prepared.

Jiapin and Zhenshu deliberately concealed this fact, which shows that they were very thoughtful.

And the purpose is very simple, which is to give birth to the so-called precious son.

For the sake of this precious child, it is not impossible that they aborted Concubine Mei and Concubine Yi's fetuses.

I remembered that I heard from Yu Hu not long ago that after Concubine Shen’s father passed away, her two brothers were captured by Concubine Hui’s natal family, the Gao family.

At that time, he thought that the person behind the scenes was Concubine Hui, and even the Queen might be involved. The only person he didn't suspect was Concubine Jia, who was close to them.

Now that I think about it, with Concubine Hui's intelligence, she couldn't have come up with such a subtle way to get rid of the royal heir. In all likelihood, she was being used by someone.

And this person is most likely Jiapin, who likes to act stupid and speak directly.

Thinking of this, Hongli didn't want to waste any more time talking to Jinzhong. He hurriedly said, "Go back and tell Lady Ling that it's hard to find a female doctor. The doctors in the Imperial Hospital can be ordered around by her. Okay, go down."

Jinzhong: “Yeah!”

After Jinzhong left, Hongli immediately called Yu Hu, told her about Wei Yanwan's words, and asked her to investigate in the direction of Concubine Jia.

The matter that was originally planned to be revealed at the Spring Festival Banquet a few days later had to be postponed.

We have to give Yu Hu some time to investigate, and Ruyi's current health is simply not enough to attend the Spring Festival Banquet. When she gets better and Yu Hu has investigated thoroughly, it won't be too late to reveal the truth then.

Hongli couldn't help but sigh that fortunately he got Wei Yanwan, so he accidentally learned Jiapin's secret from her, otherwise it would be difficult to find her.

He felt that Wei Yanwan was really his lucky star and helped him solve this big problem.

After dinner, Wei Yanwan waited for two hours but saw no sign of Jinzhong, so she simply lay down and went to sleep.

But while she was sleeping, she found herself suffocating. When she opened her eyes, she found that it was Jinzhong who was kissing her.

She hurriedly pushed him away, "You're suffocating me to death!"

Jinzhong smiled and lowered his head to peck her mouth a few times, "How could I bear to do that? I was just teasing my master."

Wei Yanwan rubbed her eyes, feeling a little sleepy. "What time is it?"

Jinzhong: "Just after midnight."

Wei Yanwan: "It's so late." She was so sleepy and had no interest in doing anything else, so she pulled Jinzhong to the bed and said, "Go to sleep quickly. I have to go to Changchun Palace to pay my respects tomorrow."

As soon as Jinzhong got on the bed, Wei Yanwan habitually stuck to him.

The two of them hugged each other like an ordinary young couple and slept very soundly.

When Wei Yanwan woke up the next day, the seat next to her was already cold. She must have left early.

After Chunchan and Lancui helped her to dress up, Wei Yanwan took Lancui to Changchun Palace to pay her respects.

Inside the Changchun Palace.

Jiapin once again played her role as a quick-witted person and was the first to mention Wei Yanwan.

"I heard that the noble lady from Yongshou Palace will come to pay respects today. I don't know what kind of fairy she is. She has kept the emperor hidden in the Yangxin Palace for more than a month."

"What are you worried about? There are three thousand beauties in the harem. In terms of appearance, you are the best. Who can compare to you?" Concubine Hui fiddled with her handkerchief indifferently. She thought that after all, she was a palace maid, and one more concubine like her would not make much difference, and one less would not make much either. At most, she would be a little jealous, but she would not care much.

"That's right, Sister Jiapin, if you are worried, then we should be even more afraid." Concubine Chun joked with a smile, not knowing who she was about to face.

After a few people chatted and laughed, they suddenly heard the eunuch Zhao Yitai, who was in charge of Changchun Palace, announce outside the door: "The noble lady has arrived!"

Everyone looked towards the door. When the curtain was drawn open, a bright and beautiful woman wearing an apricot-colored cloak embroidered with peach blossom patterns came in.

The maid beside her untied her cloak, revealing a light mauve fox fur vest underneath, and a butterfly-patterned shirt of the same color.

Because she had not yet formally paid her respects to the Queen, Wei Yanwan simply bowed in a false gesture and said to everyone, "My concubine Wei Yanwan, the noble lady of Yongshou Palace, pays her respects to all the sisters."

Others were only concerned with looking at her appearance and didn't bother to remember or think about her name.

Only Concubine Chun and Hailan felt strange.

The moment Concubine Chun saw Wei Yanwan, she felt that she looked familiar, and her body trembled when she heard her name.

It was her!

But Hai Lan rolled her eyes at her, thinking that she was indeed a restless little palace maid.

Wei Yanwan glanced at everyone with a calm gaze, and paused for a moment on Concubine Chun's face, giving her a meaningful smile. As for Hai Lan, the mad dog, she didn't even bother to look at her.

Concubine Chun picked up the teacup and started drinking with a guilty conscience.

Lianxin, the maid of Changchun Palace, led Wei Yanwan to sit in the fifth seat on the right, and above her was Hailan.

Jiapin was conceited about her beauty and never thought that anyone in the harem could compare to her. This was the first time she met someone whose appearance surpassed hers and made her feel daunted. She wished she could get rid of Wei Yanwan as soon as possible, and her words were inevitably sarcastic, "No wonder the emperor wanted to hide Concubine Ling. Even if I saw Concubine Ling's appearance, I would have wished to hide it from others."

Wei Yanwan wanted to say that this is what you did in your previous life, but unfortunately you don’t have the chance in this life.

"Thank you very much for the compliment, Concubine Jia." Wei Yanwan accepted it immediately. It was an objective fact that she was beautiful, so there was no need to be modest.

"Your Highness is really..." Before Concubine Jia could finish her words, the Queen came out.

"Are all my sisters here?" The Queen passed by the empty seat where Concubine Xian had taken action. This should be Ruyi's seat, but she couldn't make it, so the Queen simply pretended that this person didn't exist.

"Everyone knows that we have a new sister. Your Excellency, please pay your respects first."

Wei Yanwan stood up and performed the ceremony seriously. Then everyone started to target her.

Jiapin deliberately pointed out Wei Yanwan's background as a palace maid, hoping to embarrass her, so she asked, "Where did your noble lady serve in the past?"

Wei Yanwan also wanted to take the opportunity to poke Concubine Chun and Hai Lan, so she said: "At first, I was assigned to the Sizhiku by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Later, I felt that the monthly salary of the Sizhiku was too little, and I wanted to find a job with more monthly salary, so I saved up money and became a first-class maid by the eldest prince's side. Originally, the eldest prince thought that I served well and promised to let me go to his house as a housekeeper after I opened my own house.

Unfortunately, it was not as I wished. Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu said that my fate would hinder the emperor and the eldest prince, so they transferred me to the flower room. I stayed in the flower room for three years. Not long ago, when I was on my way to deliver flowers to Concubine Jia in Qixiang Palace, the emperor took a fancy to me and took me to the Yangxin Palace.

I was worried that my horoscope would be detrimental to the Emperor, so I told him about this. The Emperor specially invited the Director of the Imperial Observatory to tell my fortune. After the calculation, the Director did not find any problems with my horoscope. Only then did the Emperor feel relieved to keep me by his side.

Speaking of which, I still want to thank Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the chance to be favored by the Emperor. Now I have been granted the title of a noble by the Emperor. Thank you so much, both of you."

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