"Sister?" Hai Lan saw Qingying's strange expression, so she turned her head and called her softly.

Qingying shook her head slightly at Hailan's worried look and whispered, "Hailan, I'm fine, don't worry."

Hailan thought to herself, her sister is such a good and warm person, how could she end up like this?

Just two years after entering the palace from the Qiandi, the emperor's attitude towards his sister was completely different. The harmony and love between the couple in the Qiandi was now all taken away by the woman in his dreams.

If that woman really existed, she must be a monster and a disaster.

Ever since Concubine Mei gave birth to a deformed stillborn baby, people have often privately told her that her poor child was an ominous monster. Since then, she seldom went out except for necessary activities.

She knew that her child was harmed by someone, so she had been investigating silently for such a long time.

Several months passed, and everyone except herself in the harem had long forgotten her poor child. Some time ago, Concubine Yi's child also died just like her own child.

It wasn't until yesterday that I finally found out something. All the evidence pointed to Concubine Xian, the non-competitive Concubine Xian.

Jin Yuyan saw that Bai Ruiji was looking at Qingying with eyes full of hatred. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Zhenshu, with a look of watching a show and gloating in her eyes.

"Isn't Concubine Xian your childhood sweetheart? Didn't the Emperor have to carry her into the palace even though he disobeyed the late Emperor? Why don't you go and persuade the Emperor?"

Bai Ruiji's soft voice spoke words that pierced both Empress Fucha and Concubine Xian Qingying at the same time.

Empress Fucha believed that as the principal wife of the empress, such responsibility of giving advice and remonstrance should not fall on a concubine.

But Qingying thought that Bai Ruiji's words made a lot of sense, so she said, "I will talk to the emperor about it."

Empress Fucha was not very angry when she saw Qingying stopped the matter without a second thought. As the original and legitimate wife, she was one with the emperor and was also the person the emperor trusted the most.

The emperor did not hide the fact of the woman of his dreams, and it turned out that she was just a favorite concubine.

Even if she becomes the most favored concubine in the future, as long as she does not make any big mistakes, that woman will not affect her status as the empress at all.

Qingying of the Ulanara clan cannot see the situation clearly and insists on provoking the emperor. So what if she is given this honor?

"Empress, I heard that the emperor neither allowed the beautiful lady living in Yongshou Palace to pay her respects nor allowed us to visit her..." Jin Yuyan smiled and continued, "The emperor really protects that lady."

After Qingying heard Jin Yuyan's words, the armor in her hand was broken into shape. Not only Empress Fucha and Concubine Gao felt relieved by this behavior, but everyone else felt relieved as well.

"Okay, you have all paid your respects, so go back. Meipin, take good care of yourself. You are still young and you will have children. Everyone else, take good care of yourselves. The most important thing is to give birth to an heir for the emperor as soon as possible."

The concubines stood up and saluted: "Yes, I will take my leave."

……

"Did Ulanara really go to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity?" Empress Fucha was really surprised. She didn't expect Qingying to be so impatient to persuade the emperor.

"Yes, I went to the Yangxin Palace as soon as I left your place, Your Majesty. I have been kneeling here since the Emperor left the court until now, along with Hai Changzai, the palace maids and eunuchs." Zhao Yita replied while bending over and lowering his head.

"Oh, it's fine if she did it herself, but she even brought the palace maids and eunuchs to die. She never thought that if the emperor got angry, she would only be confined to her house, but the life and death of the servants would all depend on the emperor's whim."

Empress Fucha suddenly felt that she had never been so clear-headed. So what if the Ulanara clan was a royal family? Not only did they have the empress in Jingren Palace who never saw the late emperor again, but the previous dynasty also had no capable ministers.

They are nothing like the Fucha family, who have no shortage of civil and military officials.

Concubine Gao also thought Qingying might be mentally ill: "It's fine that Concubine Xian doesn't know her own position, but I heard that she went to ask the emperor what he thought about being together for life, which is ridiculous."

"A couple for life is the norm for ordinary people. Which wealthy family doesn't have a concubine in the backyard?"

Empress Fucha asked curiously: "What did the emperor answer at that time?"

"The Emperor told her to talk less to Lang Shining and not to have too many wild ideas." When she said this, Concubine Gao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Ha ha……"

———————Palace of Mental Cultivation——————

As soon as Hongli returned to the Yangxin Palace after court, he saw Qingying and the palace maids and eunuchs kneeling in front of the gate of the Palace. Jinzhong and Jinbao were watching and had no idea how long they had been trying to persuade them. They were so anxious in the cold weather that they were sweating.

"Qingying, what are you kneeling here for? Stand up and talk."

Originally, Hongli thought Qingying had figured it out and came to him to explain the matter of Concubine Mei and Noble Lady Yi as the royal heir.

As a result, as soon as Qingying opened her mouth, not to mention Hongli, even Li Yu and Jinzhong's eyes changed when they looked at her.

"Your Majesty has placed an unnamed woman in the harem and she lives in the main hall of Yongshou Palace. If the court officials knew about this, they would definitely think that Your Majesty is out of line. I beg Your Majesty to move that woman to another place for the sake of your reputation."

"Oh, I want to know why that court official doesn't work hard for me, but only keeps an eye on my deep palace and backyard."

"Your Majesty, please think again."

Li Yu glanced at the two senior palace maids beside Qingying. A Ruo was very cautious for fear of being implicated, but his fellow countryman Suo Xin looked as if what the master said was reasonable.

Originally, Li Yu thought that惢心 smart and loyal to her master was a good person. In addition, because they were from the same hometown, he had taken better care of her before. Now it seems that惢心 is also a confused person.

Hongli suppressed his anger and said to Qingying: "What do you mean by that? Are you threatening me in public?"

Qingying continued in her unique voice that sounded like she had smoked for years: "I am only thinking about the emperor's reputation and don't want him to be criticized by others."

Hongli was so angry at Qingying's attitude that he laughed: "Haha, so I have to thank you for thinking about me?"

"I have only fulfilled my duty of giving advice..."

"Humph, in the former dynasty, the censors were responsible for admonishment, and in the harem, the empress was responsible for admonishment. Concubine Xian, you are overstepping your authority."

Qingying was almost suffocated by the word "overstepping the boundaries", but she still refused to give in: "I have overstepped the boundaries and I shall be punished. Please, Your Majesty, please consider the dignity of the Qing Dynasty."

Hongli didn't want to get too entangled with her now: "As a concubine, Concubine Xian has usurped the responsibilities of the Queen. From today on, you will be confined to the Yanxi Palace for three days. You must copy the palace rules for women one hundred times. You can come out when you have finished copying and handed them to the Queen."

"The servants of Yanxi Palace failed to persuade their master to act beyond his authority and act recklessly. I will be fined three months' salary."

"Jinzhong and Jinbao, send Concubine Xian back to Yanxi Palace."

Within an incense stick of time, the cause and effect of Concubine Xian's house arrest spread throughout the palaces, and everyone was laughing at Qingying and her follower Hailan.

The emperor didn't remember Hai Lan at all and thought she was a maid in the Yanx Palace. This time they really became master and servant.

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