After hearing this, the emperor seemed to soften his attitude towards Concubine Qi, especially since she was such a charming and delicate beauty who cried and expressed her admiration for him, so the emperor naturally softened his heart!

Then he said to the Ministry of Internal Affairs:

"Go check where this poison comes from!"

The emperor's attitude was now very clear. It was Concubine Qi who did this, but the poison was not!

After hearing this, I knew that I had to sacrifice someone!

Fortunately, I had already made arrangements in advance.

Su Peisheng also found out the result very quickly:

"Your Majesty, this medicine was cooked in the imperial kitchen. It was just that Concubine Fang in the cold palace ran out for a while. Although she was driven back, this Crane's Crown Red was indeed made by her!"

"Lady Fang?"

When the emperor heard the name, he was stunned for a moment. Su Peisheng immediately explained:

"This Concubine Fang was pregnant at first, but unfortunately she miscarried and then she went insane and has been kept in the cold palace ever since. This time, I guess she heard that a noble had given birth to a princess and was very favored by the emperor, and she was promoted to a higher position. She suddenly thought of something sad, so she came out and did this!"

After hearing the explanation, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Concubine Fang attempted to murder the princess, and her crime is heinous. Grant Concubine Fang a piece of white silk to uphold the law. Concubine Qi had evil intentions and tampered with the princess's food, nearly killing her. This behavior is equally unforgivable. Concubine Qi will be fined for half a year and confined to her house for half a year. Without my order, she is not allowed to leave the palace, and no one is allowed to visit her! Anyone who disobeys my order will be punished together!"

After saying this, the emperor ignored Concubine Qi who was still crying!

At this time, Zhen Huan asked Concubine Qi in surprise:

"Your father and my father were good friends, but because of your father's complaint, my father was wrongly punished. Now you are targeting him everywhere. Why are you so conscienceless? You are so cruel to do such a thing to the princess who is still in her infancy? If there is anything, just come to me!"

Concubine Qi ignored all of Zhen Huan's words and shouted like crazy:

"I don't have a conscience? In this palace, what's the use of conscience without grace? I just can't stand you, your coquettish look, you only know how to seduce the emperor, and you even flaunt yourself in public by relying on the fact that you gave birth to a princess. I must be better than you!"

Zhen Huan glanced at Concubine Qi, her eyes were filled with sadness, but there was also a hint of clarity in them. Concubine Qi was right, in this palace, all the words without favor were empty words!

After Princess Longyue was poisoned, the Emperor did visit Zhen Huan often. One reason was that Princess Longyue was Zhen Huan's daughter, and because of the heaven's will, he provided funds for her upbringing, and the Emperor felt somewhat guilty about it!

Secondly, after the incident on the stage last time, the Emperor felt even more guilty towards Zhen Huan, especially since Zhen Huan was constantly targeted by Concubine Qi with words at that time.

After the Emperor came so many times, Zhen Huan began to say to Cui Jinxi:

"Jinxi, do you think I am being too radical by consolidating my favor now?"

Cui Jinxi leaned over and whispered in Zhen Huan's ear:

"No, the emperor already feels that he owes the young lady a lot, and now is just the right time!"

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