The queen gritted her teeth and cursed Qin Xuezhen inwardly, but it was all in vain. Seeing the emperor staring at her with suspicion, the queen who had just stood up knelt on the ground in surprise again.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I think the people around me were also rash, which led to the misunderstanding."

The emperor sneered and asked, "Really? Didn't the queen just persuade you to accept this woman?"

The queen was so frightened that she broke out in cold sweats. Although as the queen, it was nothing for her to recommend two concubines to the emperor, the emperor had become somewhat suspicious in recent years, and she was afraid that he would misunderstand her.

"I was simply deceived. I thought that since this woman was so willing, I would help her. It would give her more choices for concubines in the harem, and it would be good to have another sister."

The imperial concubine also sneered, and seeing that the emperor didn't want to pay any more attention to the queen, she made a few sarcastic remarks.

"The Queen is truly magnanimous, but it's a pity that she doesn't appreciate it. Next time the Queen wants to nominate concubines, please choose those who are willing to do so!"

"If someone like this were to enter the palace and harbor resentment and harm His Majesty, that would be disastrous. After all, such a thing, at best, would be an offense to the Emperor's authority, and at worst, it would be cultivating personnel and planting spies in the harem!"

Only the Imperial Concubine would dare to say such a thing. Everyone knew that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were not biological mother and son, and that the Empress Dowager had placed people in the harem of the previous dynasty in her early years.

This made the emperor very unhappy at the time, so he found an opportunity to remove all the people placed by the empress dowager.

That incident really hurt the relationship between mother and son. In order to prevent the emperor from killing them all and implicating the Prime Minister's Mansion, the empress dowager asked to leave the palace to pray for the country.

Now that the idea of ​​placing people in this position has been brought up again, the Queen has really lost more than she gained.

However, how could she allow the Imperial Concubine to slander her like this? She immediately turned around and sarcastically said, "Your Highness, your words are wrong. Although I strongly recommended this girl to the palace, she only came to the palace to treat the princess. If you want to place someone there, it should be your Highness who is doing it."

The imperial concubine rolled her eyes at her, a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth. The queen was a little panicked and spoke without thinking.

Don't forget, Qin Xuezhen originally entered the palace at the emperor's suggestion.

"Are you blaming me, Queen?!" The emperor raised his voice and glared at the Queen.

The queen's heart skipped a beat and she immediately shifted all the blame onto the palace maid beside her.

"I am guilty. I failed to discipline my subordinates. The maidservant beside me became disloyal and framed Miss Qin. I also sowed discord between Your Highness and the First Prince. Now I hand her over to Your Majesty for punishment."

When the palace maid heard this, she was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged.

But she also knew that she was about to die, and her eyes were full of despair.

Seeing this, Qin Xuezhen wanted to take the opportunity to play the role of a saint and establish herself as a saint. "Your Majesty, since the misunderstanding has been made clear, I think it was an unintentional mistake. Please let this little maid go!"

The queen was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. Could it be that this woman was really stupid?

Yao Guangyue was amused by this person and couldn't help but complain in her heart.

[The original heroine was truly foolish. How could she have come up with such a heroine? Now she's pleading for mercy for this little palace maid. Isn't that just like putting the queen on the spot? She really wants her life to be too long!]

[But this is also good. She offended the Queen. If the Queen wanted to retaliate against her, she might actually kill her. Without her, the world would be more peaceful.]

When Yao Guangyue thought about it, she suddenly felt that this was a solution.

However, the emperor, the imperial concubine and the eldest prince did not think so, especially the eldest prince, who had tried to kill Qin Xuezhen many times before.

However, every time he not only allowed her to escape, but also caused the loss of his own men.

How could the Queen easily get rid of this woman now?

The Queen had been in charge of the harem for many years and was indeed a ruthless character. Upon hearing Qin Xuezhen listen to the little palace maid's plea, she immediately turned around and scolded her.

"Qin Xuezhen, how could a maid in the harem who has worked for many years make such an unintentional mistake? If she didn't do it on purpose, then you are trying to curry favor with Long En. Make your choice!"

This sentence can actually be simpler: is it that little palace maid who should die, or is it you who should enter the palace?

This really scared Qin Xue away. The life and death of others is not important at all. Her own future is the most important thing.

With this thought in mind, Qin Xuezhen immediately shut up.

The little palace maid was sacrificed like this and was dragged away wailing.

After such a commotion, Qin Xuezhen could no longer stay in the palace. The emperor was so angry looking at the woman in front of him that his teeth were itching. He couldn't kill her, but letting her go would only cause trouble.

In the end, he could only wave his hand and let the eldest prince send her back.

The hall finally became quiet, and the emperor pinched his eyebrows in annoyance.

The imperial concubine couldn't help but give him some advice: "Your Majesty, fortunately the matter has been resolved. You must take care of your health. You have been worried about the disaster area day and night these days. It's a small matter that you should not take to heart."

The emperor sighed and nodded, replying, "Indeed, I have been quite upset these past few days."

"The third brother sent back a message saying that the second brother was seriously injured after escorting Wan Yan to the disaster area. Coincidentally, the Wan Yuan Sect disappeared at that moment, and Wan He Mountain fell into the hands of Wan Yuanye."

"This man is insatiable. He openly told the Third Brother that there were no herbs left on Wanhe Mountain to treat the plague, but secretly sold those herbs at exorbitant prices. Now, even a single herb is worth a fortune, and several surrounding towns have been infected with the plague."

After hearing what the emperor said, Yaoguangyue’s head almost grew big.

What's going on? Why is the plot sticking to the original plot? And why did Wan Yuanzong disappear? In the original plot, it seemed like he and his brother had a fight...

Naituanzi frowned in thought, and the emperor and the imperial concubine fell silent at the same time.

[Oh no! It’s the male lead! ]

The Emperor and the Imperial Concubine were suddenly shocked. Qin Xue alone was enough of a headache for them, and the male lead was showing up at this time?!

[The plot has been advanced again. In the original plot, Wan Yuanzong was seriously injured and fell into the river while escaping. He was rescued by the male protagonist! ]

[Ding! Reminder to the host: the plot is about to collapse. Many key characters will appear early. Please be prepared at any time.]

[Oh my god! Let me think about it, the male protagonist seems to be the prince of the nearby Chixiao Kingdom. His mother's family was wrongly accused and his entire family was killed. He was also exiled to the border. Then he met the female protagonist during the epidemic. When he was infected with the plague, it was the female protagonist who saved him.]

[Now that the heroine is not in the disaster area, who can save her? If no one saves her, then no one can save Wan Yuanzong either? Oh my God, my third brother, you must find the hero!]