Chapter 48 His harem is almost leaking out

The library has five floors in total. Xue Youli was on the second floor looking at books related to agriculture in this dynasty.

The place where Yin Xuan'er fell was exactly the stairs between the first and second floors.

Several concubines walking behind her were about to go up the stairs when they suddenly saw her rolling down from the stairs.

They were afraid of being scammed, so they raised both hands as they stepped back, with an expression that said, "Her fall has nothing to do with me."

It was Xue Qingyao, who was standing at the end, who came to his senses first and quickly sent someone to call for the imperial physician.

Xue Youli heard the noise downstairs and knew that something must have happened. She also came to the stairs and saw Yin Xuan'er curled up on the ground, her face pale with pain and covered in cold sweat.

The concubines present didn't know where she was injured, and no one dared to approach her.

When they saw Xue Youli appearing at the staircase, someone immediately took advantage of the chaos and shouted, "Madam Xue can treat illnesses, the imperial physician hasn't come yet, let Madam Xue take a look at Yin Zhaoyi's injuries!"

Xue Youli was not stupid, so of course he would not approach Yin Xuan'er at this time. "You are too flattering. How can I know any medical skills? I have only read a few medical books. Yin Zhaoyi is delicate and frail, so let's wait for the imperial physician to come."

Lady Tan, who was on good terms with Shen Ruolan, said in a gloomy tone, "When Lady Xue treated the little princess in Yu Garden, everyone saw how skilled she was. Why is she so humble today? Is it because she was forced to kneel by Yin Zhaoyi yesterday and she has a grudge in her heart, so she is unwilling to treat Yin Zhaoyi?"

Xue Youli was forced to kneel down by Yin Xuaner yesterday, and the news spread throughout the harem.

Now she deliberately keeps a distance from Yin Xuan'er. In the eyes of these concubines, she is resentful towards Yin Xuan'er and deliberately refuses to treat Yin Xuan'er's injury.

Yin Xuan'er not only has the Duke of Shen's Mansion behind her, but also the Queen Mother Yin, so naturally many people want to take advantage of the opportunity to curry favor with the Yin family. "Lady Xue, Yin Zhaoyi was kind enough to teach you the rules yesterday, but you were so ungrateful that you refused to treat Yin Zhaoyi's injuries. If Yin Zhaoyi falls and gets hurt, can you afford it?"

"That's right! If anything happens to Yin Zhaoyi today, do you think you can stay out of it?"

If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you will always find a pretext.

If she hadn't been reading on the second floor, these women would probably point at her and say that she was the one who pushed Yin Xuaner downstairs, right?

Xue Youli stood on the stairs, taking in the flattering faces of these concubines, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "It is precisely because Yin Zhaoyi taught me that I, an outsider, dare not show off my ability, for fear that I would handle it improperly and make Yin Zhaoyi's injuries worse!"

When Yin Xuan'er went up the stairs, she had actually already seen the beans on the stairs.

But she stepped on it somehow.

Her original intention was to suffer minor injuries so that the emperor would punish Xue Youli.

But she didn't expect that rolling down the stairs would be so painful, so painful that she couldn't even speak!

The concubine downstairs was arguing with Xue Youli. At this moment, Imperial Doctor Cheng came hurriedly with two female doctors.

After he took Yin Xuan'er's pulse, he asked two female doctors to examine Yin Xuan'er's entire body carefully.

"Fortunately, Yin Zhaoyi only sprained his leg. Apart from a few scratches on his body, he is not seriously injured."

After listening to the doctor's words, Xue Youli thought that there was nothing for her to do here, so she prepared to go back to the second floor to read.

Who would have thought that when she turned around, the hem of her skirt swept the stairs, sweeping the things scattered on the stairs and making a crackling sound as they rolled down.

"Beans! Yin Zhaoyi fell down because someone spilled beans on the steps!"

Miss Tan was standing near the front and could see at a glance that the small things rolling down the stairs were red beans and mung beans.

Gu Cairen, who was standing next to her, suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Yesterday, Empress Zhaoyi punished Concubine Xue by making her pick beans. Concubine Xue was probably dissatisfied, so she deliberately sprinkled beans on the steps, causing Empress Zhaoyi to fall down the steps!"

Before, Meng Yishu and Yin Xuan'er lived together in Xuanyun Palace. After Meng Yishu's death, Gu Cairen asked to move into Xuanyun Palace in order to get the care of the Yin family.

She saw Xue Youli kneeling outside Xuanyun Hall picking beans with her own eyes yesterday, and she was sure that the beans on the steps were spilled by Xue Youli!

Yin Xuan'er, who was lying on the ground, looked up at Xue Youli who was standing on the steps, and said angrily, "So it was you who wanted to harm me!"

"The Emperor has arrived—"

Murong Che came here directly after the morning court session of His Highness Xuan Zheng.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xue is plotting to murder Yin Zhaoyi!"

As soon as they saw Murong Che, someone complained to him.

Murong Che first glanced at Yin Xuan'er who was being supported by someone, and then looked at Xue Youli on the steps.

Xue Youli spoke without waiting for him to ask, "The beans on the steps were not sprinkled by me! I didn't even know Yin Zhaoyi would come to the library, how could I sprinkle beans in advance to harm her?"

"Who else could it be but you? You were the only one in the harem who picked a basket of beans yesterday!"

Murong Che ignored the accusations of the concubines and waved to Xue Youli, "Lady Xue, if you have anything to say, come and speak to me."

Xue Youli has the ability to foresee the future, and he wants to hear if she already knows who was responsible for this game.

If he wanted to hear Xue Youli's inner voice at the moment, the distance between them must be about ten feet.

Xue Youli walked down the steps, saluted to the man, and explained the whole story, "... This is what happened. Someone deliberately spilled beans on the steps, causing Yin Zhaoyi to fall. I hope Your Majesty will investigate this!"

[I just finished picking beans yesterday. No matter how stupid I am, I would not use red beans and mung beans to murder Yin Xuaner! Your Majesty is so wise and intelligent, how could he listen to the slander of these women? ]

Concubine Tan could not wait to accuse, "Your Majesty, yesterday Yin Zhaoyi taught Concubine Xue a lesson, and Concubine Xue held a grudge against her. She sprinkled beans on the stairs, probably to take revenge on Yin Zhaoyi!"

"One of the people who slandered me before has gone to report to the Yanwang Palace, and the other is still copying the palace rules. How tough are you that you dare to frame me so blatantly?"

After Xue Youli finished rebuking Lady Tan, she continued to defend herself, "As everyone can see, once something happens to Yin Zhaoyi, everyone will suspect me first. Your Majesty, no matter how stupid I am, I will never do such a stupid thing with so many loopholes!"

At this time, Xue Qingyao suddenly added, "This move seems unreasonable, but what if Lady Xue does the opposite? First, she boldly plots to harm Yin Zhaoyi, and then speaks up for herself like she is doing now. It is indeed easy to clear her suspicion."

What she said made sense and the concubines who were watching the excitement couldn't help but nod their heads.

Yin Xuan'er and Xue Youli had just had a feud yesterday, and it was natural for Xue Youli to be angry and want revenge.

Murong Che narrowed his eyes and ordered in a deep voice, "Wang Defa, check!"

Xue Youli has already used the Book of Heaven's Secrets to find out who had framed her for yesterday's bean picking incident.

[Damn! It’s Xue Qingyao’s work again! ]

[Oh my god! It turns out that Murong Ye arranged so many accomplices for her in the palace! Does Murong Che know that his harem is almost leaking like a sieve? ]

[With so many helpers, I am not surprised at all that Xue Qingyao was able to become the Queen Mother in her previous life! ]

[I am also miserable, fighting alone every day, facing all the monsters in the harem alone! ]

Murong Che listened to her inner complaints and raised the corner of his lip meaningfully.

How can you be fighting alone, you idiot? Don't you still have me here?

Xue Youli met Murong Che's gaze and her eyelids twitched for no reason.

[Your Majesty, what do you mean by looking at me like this? Not only are we allies on the same ship, but I am also your personal physician. Please don't hurt your allies!]

[I have already found out that the eunuch who sprinkled beans is called Xiao Lizi. Once Wang Defa catches him, I can prove my innocence.]

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Defa did find Little Lizi, but Little Lizi was carried over by someone.

"Your Majesty, the man who sprinkled beans and hurt Yin Zhaoyi has been found! He has committed suicide out of fear of the crime. This is the suicide note he left before his death!"