Song Wenyue was helped back to the palace by palace maids. Her knees were still aching, but her mind was clear.

In this way, the Emperor will be able to dispel his doubts, right?

But if I expose this, will the person behind it retaliate against me?

He hoped that the emperor could catch the person behind the scenes, so that he would no longer have to live in fear.

Back at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Song Yaozhu was waiting for her in the main hall. Upon seeing her return, she quickly ordered someone to bring up the medicinal wine to rub on her knees.

After what happened with the Jade Bone Regenerating Ointment, Song Wenyue now feels terrified whenever she sees these medicinal wines.

She declined, saying, "No rush, Third Sister, is something the matter?"

"I'm worried about you! Has the Emperor reprimanded you?"

Song Wenyue shook her head. "Third Sister knows how filthy this stuff is, but do you know who's behind it all?"

Song Yaozhu shook her head. "I only got this from the imperial physician after I scraped my skin in the palace last time. Later, a friend of mine cut his face, so I gave him the rest. I never imagined he... sigh, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have..."

As she spoke, tears began to stream down her face.

"I also want to use your help to seek justice for him and alleviate my guilt."

Song Wenyue then realized that Song Yaozhu had only learned about the item's secrets by chance, not because she was scheming. She immediately lowered her guard a little.

"Sister, don't be sad. This is his fate, there's nothing we can do about it."

After the two sisters had a heart-to-heart talk for a while, Song Yaozhu returned to the side hall.

As soon as she left, Song Wenyue's personal maid said, "This servant thinks that the Princess Consort is always thinking of you!"

Song Wenyue scoffed coldly, "If she didn't act like this, how would I believe her?"

Song Wenyue's stunt truly shocked the concubines in the harem. Nearly ninety percent of them had used the Jade Bone Regenerating Cream, hoping to use it to gain favor, but unexpectedly, this very act ruined their path to advancement!

For them, offspring are the foundation of their livelihood!

The most furious was Imperial Noble Consort Lu Yinghong.

She smashed everything in her palace, her eyes red with rage. She couldn't accept that her childlessness was due to her own carelessness!

She had her sister search for so many remedies for conceiving a child outside the palace, but the problem turned out to be a small bottle of ointment!

She's already an Imperial Noble Consort; if she had a child...

child!

"Granny Lu, do you remember who gave me this ointment?"

Granny Lu was trembling with fear; she couldn't quite recall it.

"It seems to be Consort De?"

At that time, the Empress and Consort De were close friends. When Consort De used this item, she was extremely surprised and pulled her Empress to share it. The two were like close confidantes.

"Consort De! I always thought she was a good person, but I never imagined she was such a good actress!" she said through gritted teeth.

She had a good relationship with Consort De, and she understood best how much Consort De wanted a child, even if it was a princess!

The one who hurt her the most was the one she trusted the most.

She knew that she couldn't trust anyone in the palace, as everyone was a rival, but Consort De had indeed treated her very well.

He was originally a ghost in human skin!

"Granny, bring the people with you. I'm going to confront Consort De!"

Before she could finish speaking, a young eunuch trotted in and said, "Your Majesty, Consort De has been found dead in the palace! His Majesty requests your presence!"

Lu Yinghong couldn't believe what she was hearing. "What did you say?"

She couldn't believe that this cunning man, who had been hiding for over ten years, would commit suicide like this.

If she truly felt she was deeply sinful, why didn't she do something about it earlier!

She gradually calmed down. It wasn't Consort De; someone else was hiding behind her. Who could that person be?

Consort Shu? Or Consort Jing?

Both of these people are quite inconspicuous, but Consort Shu has a son!

"Consort Shu, it's that vile woman!" After all these years in the palace, if she couldn't see through this trick, she would have lived in vain.

"She dared to do such a thing, so she should bear the consequences!"

She called someone to redo her makeup, and when she went out again, she once again had an arrogant and domineering air about her.

Everyone arrived at Consort De's palace, where Consort De's body was already placed in the middle of the main hall.

Princess Yuwen Xian, dressed in red, stood at the forefront, her head bowed as she gazed at the corpse before her, her eyes revealing no emotion. This was the emperor's harem, and the deceased was one of his concubines, so everyone who saw the princess there, though silent, was filled with suspicion.

"Consort De has committed suicide out of fear of punishment." The young eunuch handed Consort De's suicide note to the Emperor.

After reading it, Yuwen Wuji's face darkened. He could easily see that Consort De was a scapegoat.

The matter of the Jade Bone Regenerating Ointment was indeed related to her, but she died, and the clues were cut off. How could he rest in peace if he couldn't find this person?

"Summon Prince Xuan to the palace!"

Li Wei was greatly alarmed. The fact that Prince Xuan knew such a secret showed that the Emperor was indeed anxious.

"Your Majesty, it's clear someone is behind this, and Consort De is a scapegoat. Once the matter is cleared up, could we give Consort De a proper burial?"

Yuwen Wuji was in a bad mood. Even though Consort De was the scapegoat, she was not innocent, otherwise all the clues would not have pointed to her.

When Song Wenyue returned to Gyeongbokgung Palace, her face was filled with panic.

The fact that the other party could kill a concubine so easily shows how cunning they are. Now that I listened to Song Yaozhu and exposed this matter, will she kill me in revenge?

When she returned, Song Yaozhu was already waiting for her in the main hall.

Song Wenyue didn't give her a friendly look.

"Consort De is dead, and I could be next! Did you plan this all along? You just want me dead!"

Granny Qin rushed forward to protect Song Yaozhu, looking at Song Wenyue with a wary expression.

"What are you doing, Your Highness? Our Princess Consort has been worried about you. Knowing that Consort De was in trouble, she couldn't even take a nap and came here to wait for your return!"

"I don't need her crocodile tears! I think this was all your doing! Didn't you say you'd help me bring Lu Yinghong down? Why is it Consort De who died instead!"

Song Yaozhu also dropped her concerned expression and turned cold.

"Fourth Sister isn't calm right now. Let's talk after you've calmed down!"

Seeing that she didn't seem to have come just to see her suffer, Song Wenyue quickly asked, "Shouldn't I be worried? It's a concubine who's died now! What if I'm next?"

“One concubine has already died. How stupid would the person behind this be to kill another one? As long as she makes a move, she will leave traces. It would be best if the death were ended with Consort De.”

Hearing her say that, Song Wenyue gradually calmed down.

"My sister should think about who has benefited the most from this whole affair. That person might be the mastermind behind it all."

Song Wenyue calmed down and slowly said, "I understand."