The emperor ordered a thorough investigation, and the queen was naturally ecstatic.

An Lingrong remained silent all the way. When the emperor sent her back to Yonghe Palace, she talked to him for a while before she respectfully sent the emperor away.

"My Lord, are you okay?"

After Yongzheng left, Fangruo, who had been worried, finally relaxed completely.

Originally, Fang Ruo guessed that the sudden situation in Chuxiu Palace was caused by Concubine Hua who wanted to deal with An Lingrong.

It just so happened that An Lingrong herself was an expert in developing spices, so after learning the general ins and outs of the matter, it was really hard for Fang Ruo not to secretly sweat for her master.

Who could have imagined that problems kept happening on Concubine Hua's side, but An Lingrong was able to counter them and eventually managed to escape danger.

"I'm fine, of course."

An Lingrong smiled and nodded to Fang Ruo, then said, "Since the emperor has given the order, you should go and tidy up the side hall for Concubine Xin to stay temporarily. Also, send some more people over there."

Although there were not many palace maids on her side, after listening to what Yongzheng had said before, An Lingrong felt that he was going to clear out all the people who had originally served Xin Changzai.

An Lingrong was not sure whether Xin Changzai's former trusted maid could return to serve her, and now that Xin Changzai was living in her own palace, An Lingrong naturally had to take care of all these matters.

"Don't worry, my lady. I know what to do."

Fang Ruo nodded and did as An Lingrong instructed.

At the same time, An Lingrong was just about to rest when Liuyun suddenly came to report that Zhen Huan was here!

"My lady, Concubine Wan is already in the main hall, please see..."

Liuyun was also very confused about Zhen Huan's arrival.

It's getting late now, and Sui Yuxuan is a long way from Yonghe Palace. Yet Zhen Huan still makes a special trip. Isn't she caring too much about An Lingrong?

After thinking about it for a moment, An Lingrong understood what Zhen Huan meant.

Although the details of what happened in Chuxiu Palace were not known to outsiders, the fact that Concubine Hua had gone there with such fanfare was naturally known to everyone.

Zhen Huan must have heard the news early on, so she came to his side as soon as possible.

"Sister, why are you so anxious?"

Although she was fully aware of Zhen Huan's intentions, An Lingrong still couldn't help but complain about her when she saw her.

"Ah, am I not thinking about you?"

Zhen Huan sighed and hurriedly asked An Lingrong what had happened.

Naturally, An Lingrong would not hide anything from Zhen Huan. After sending away the irrelevant servants, she told her everything that happened in Chuxiu Palace.

"This time it's really too dangerous!"

After listening to An Lingrong's narration, even a calm person like Zhen Huan couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

"Who would have thought that Concubine Hua had targeted me from the very beginning?"

An Lingrong said: "At that time, I just wanted Xin Changzai to be prepared in advance and avoid the harm. As a result, I accidentally hit her and had no choice but to drag Xin Changzai down this path."

An Lingrong knew that Zhen Huan must have many doubts in her heart, and now she came to her in person to show her concern.

After explaining the whole story, An Lingrong first comforted Zhen Huan.

When the other party was no longer tense, An Lingrong told the story of how she and Concubine Hua had fought each other's moves.

"It's your fault too."

After hearing what An Lingrong said, Zhen Huan couldn't help but nodded.

Concubine Hua knew that An Lingrong was an expert in mixing spices, so she set up this plan.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this plan was designed to target An Lingrong, but Concubine Hua had not expected that An Lingrong would be so calm and composed that she directly ruined her plan. It can be said that she was the one who made him successful and the one who made him fail.

“But I still find it weird.”

After Zhen Huan finished her sigh, she looked at An Lingrong with curiosity and asked, "Why did Song Zhi suddenly faint?"

This question lingered in Zhen Huan's mind for a long time, but she couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she thought about it.

Logically speaking, An Lingrong certainly didn't have the means to directly target the senior palace maid beside Concubine Hua.

But Songzhi suddenly fainted at that moment, which was actually a huge variable for Concubine Hua's entire plan.

After all, if the other party found the imperial physician secretly recruited by Concubine Hua, then An Lingrong would probably need to put in more effort to crack the other party's tricks.

"That's something I don't know."

An Lingrong knew what Zhen Huan meant, and immediately smiled and shook her head.

She doesn't have such omnipotent abilities, but she's probably even more angry at Songzhi's sudden failure.

……

"You useless fool! Don't you know how important this plan is to me? And you made a mistake at this very moment, causing me to be ridiculed by that old woman, the Queen, in front of the Emperor!"

The lights were on in Yikun Palace. Concubine Hua's face was ashen and she started scolding Songzhi who had just returned.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

After Songzhi came to her senses, she realized that she had gotten into big trouble and was terribly frightened.

But she couldn't stay in the Imperial Hospital forever. No matter how scared she was, Songzhi finally had to return to Yikun Palace.

And everything happened just as he expected. As soon as he returned, he was immediately subjected to Concubine Hua's wrath.

In this regard, Songzhi was so terrified that she didn't dare to say a word to defend herself. She just kept kowtowing and begged Concubine Hua to forgive her.

"Don't get yourself sick from anger, Your Majesty. Songzhi is always very careful in serving you. I think she was really feeling unwell at that time!"

As Concubine Hua's "helper" and also her adviser, Cao Qinmo was naturally standing aside at this time.

However, Cao Qinmo did not choose to stand idly by at this time. Instead, she pleaded for Songzhi, which was extremely rare.

Songzhi had not expected to be treated like this and was completely confused.

After realizing what was happening, Songzhi suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart and instead showed a look of gratitude towards Cao Qinmo.

"Haha, I'd like to hear how the imperial physician diagnosed you."

Cao Qinmo's persuasion seemed to have played a certain role. After she finished speaking, Concubine Hua did not continue to scold Songzhi, but asked about the reason why Songzhi fell into a coma.

"This... the imperial physician said that this was caused by the lack of Qi and blood in this servant."

Songzhi didn't dare to hide anything and immediately told the imperial physician's diagnosis with an embarrassed look on her face.

Deficiency of Qi and blood is a very general term, which means that Songzhi is not in good health.

There are many reasons that may lead to this situation, such as poor diet on a daily basis or excessive fatigue.

Concubine Hua was not someone who was easily fooled, so Songzhi's reason naturally made her furious again.

This time, Cao Qinmo did not continue to persuade, but showed a thoughtful expression.

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