"Your servant...your servant...I was bewitched. When I saw a person beside the Thousand Carp Pond, I stepped forward and pushed her on impulse. I didn't know that person was Concubine Shen. I beg Your Majesty to punish me." The young eunuch knelt on the ground with his head close to the ground, not daring to look up.

"What you said is not true. Su Peisheng, take him out for interrogation!" The emperor's face turned cold and the little eunuch began to tremble.

Su Peisheng received the order and waved his hand. Two guards came in and dragged the young eunuch out.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really didn't know that I pushed Concubine Shen. Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please save me... Your Majesty..." The little eunuch who was dragged out of the door suddenly changed his words. An Lingrong looked at the emperor, who had no expression on his face. It seemed that the emperor wanted to pick her up high and put her down gently again!

This dog emperor! He really allowed Concubine Hua to do whatever she wanted in the harem just for Nian Gengyao!

"Your Majesty..." An Lingrong was about to stand up when Su Peisheng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hua is here."

Su Peisheng just bowed his head. An Lingrong wanted to say something else, but she caught a glimpse of Xiao Xiazi behind her and shook his head slightly at her. An Lingrong appreciated it, suppressed her displeasure, and sat back.

"Let her in." The emperor still had a gloomy face. As soon as he finished speaking, Concubine Hua, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had pearls and jade on her hair, walked in quickly with the support of Songzhi, with a hypocritical look of worry on her face.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Shen drowned and a poisonous snake suddenly appeared in Xianfu Palace, so I hurried over. Is Concubine Shen in good health?" Hua Fei's tone was three parts worried and seven parts anxious. She seemed concerned but was actually trying to find out.

"You go and take a look." The emperor twirled the jade beads in his hand and did not look at Concubine Hua. Concubine Hua's eyes fell on the emperor and An Lingrong's clasped hands. Her eyes instantly turned cold and she glanced at An Lingrong as if she wanted to eat her.

"You foolish thing! How could you serve your young mistress so well that she caused such a disaster and made the Emperor worried!" The voice of Concubine Hua, who had entered the inner hall, suddenly came, followed by the sound of a slap falling.

"Your Majesty, I will go and take a look." An Lingrong stood up, and the emperor said, "I will go with you to take a look."

An Lingrong nodded, and Jingpin also stepped forward and helped the emperor walk to the inner hall together with An Lingrong.

"It's a burden to have servants like you around Lady Shen! There are so many people, but not one of them stepped forward to stop the disaster! I think I have been raising you for nothing!"

Concubine Hua got angry again. She turned around and saw the emperor, then she went up to him, pushed An Lingrong aside, and helped the emperor sit on the Arhat bed in the inner hall.

"Your Majesty, these servants in Xianfu Palace are so careless that Concubine Shen has suffered such a heavy crime. Why not send them all to the Ministry of Punishment to teach them a lesson!"

"Your Majesty, Caiyue has been serving Concubine Shen since she was a child. Concubine Shen hasn't woken up yet, and she needs someone to take care of her. It won't be too late to wait for Concubine Shen to wake up and let her take care of her." Concubine Jing knelt down towards the emperor and spoke at the right time.

"If she could take good care of Concubine Shen, she wouldn't have let Concubine Shen suffer such a disaster. What's the point of keeping such a useless servant?" Concubine Hua said, looking at Concubine Jing, and then said:

"You are not immune from the responsibility for the poisonous snake that entered Xianfu Palace! There are so many servants in Xianfu Palace, and a poisonous snake was allowed to enter and hurt Concubine Shen! You should be punished for not governing the palace strictly!"

Jingpin's expression changed, she took a deep breath, stopped talking, and just looked at the emperor.

"Don't be angry, Concubine Hua. These poisonous snakes are not so easy to get, and they happened to appear in Xianfu Palace. I think someone did it on purpose. The Emperor is very observant and will definitely find out who released the snakes. It will not be too late for Concubine Hua to punish them then." An Lingrong spoke and bowed to Concubine Hua.

"Noble Lady Yi is really good at talking. I heard that Noble Lady Yi happened to pass by and not only saved Noble Lady Shen, but also caught the thief. Noble Lady Yi is really in a good mood. She ran to Qianli Pond to enjoy the night view so late at night."

When Concubine Hua saw how much the Emperor loved An Lingrong, there was sarcasm on her face and her tone was quite meaningful.

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and was two steps too late. Otherwise, I would not have watched Concubine Shen drown and suffer such pain." As An Lingrong spoke, she picked up a silk handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Noble Lady Yi and Noble Lady Shen are indeed very close sisters!" Concubine Hua gritted her teeth, then looked at the Emperor and said:

“Your Majesty, although Concubine Yi’s words were polite, this matter was caused by the poor care of these servants, so we have to punish them.

Moreover, this koi pond is only a hundred steps away from my Yikun Palace. How can I let it go easily when something like this happened around my palace..." Hua Fei looked at the emperor, hoping that he would agree with her.

"Your Majesty, I think we should wait until Sister Mei wakes up before dealing with them. Sister Mei needs someone capable to take care of her right now. It would be better to let them serve her well and make up for their sins. If they still fail to take good care of her and are beaten and kicked out, that is their own fate." Zhen Huan also stood up and bowed to the emperor.

"They can't even take care of Concubine Shen, so what are they staying around for? If this matter is exposed, and all servants are like this in the future, won't the Imperial Pool be filled with people!" Concubine Hua looked at Zhen Huan coldly, as if she wanted to kill Zhen Huan with a knife.

Zhen Huan was not in a hurry, she lowered her head and continued:

"What Concubine Hua said is true, Your Majesty. Sister Mei drowned, which shows how unwary the palace guards were. I think it would be better to replace the guards in Yikun Palace with another group.

Otherwise, it was Sister Mei who was wronged this time. If she is still so inconsiderate next time and hurts Concubine Hua, what will she do then? "After Zhen Huan finished speaking, she looked at the emperor, who nodded thoughtfully.

"Didn't Lady Wan just say that she wanted to atone for her crimes with her merits? Why is she now replacing the guards in my palace? Isn't the reward and punishment too unfair?

Moreover, although Concubine Shen fell into the water, she was ‘coincidentally’ rescued by Concubine Yi. A poisonous snake entered Xianfu Palace and bit Concubine Shen, so wouldn’t all the guards and servants in Xianfu Palace have to be replaced?!” Concubine Hua was extremely angry and glared at Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan pretended not to see it and continued:

"I am also thinking about Concubine Hua. The Emperor has always loved her. How can he let such a careless and lazy servant guard the Empress's palace and leave her in danger? Besides, it is just a replacement of a group of guards, which is not a punishment.

As for the guards and servants of Xianfu Palace, I think it is not too late to punish them after we catch the person who released the snake."

Zhen Huan continued to speak, looking like she was completely concerned about Concubine Hua.

An Lingrong thought to herself: Good! If we talk about brains, it has to be Zhen Huan. It turns out that in the previous life, the guards of Yikun Palace were replaced because of a word from her, Zhen Huan! Zhen Huan is really amazing.

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