"Knowing me... Hehe...knowing my ending today."
"I feel sorry for you that you have fallen into this situation."
"Then please help me."
Gu Yinwei raised the corners of her mouth and looked at Ning Shuanghe with a meaningful look in her eyes. "The one who set you up was Concubine Rou. I'm just a poor and unlucky dresser. I really can't help you with this."
"You are good friends with Concubine Zhen, and she even gave you a cat. Go to Concubine Zhen and ask for my help."
"Zhen Fei is living in a remote corner and may not be willing to lend a helping hand."
"Then what should I do! Do you know how miserable I am right now? I'm going to die anyway."
The poison in Ning Shuanghe's body has already penetrated into her heart and no medicine can cure her.
The oil lamp in the room was about to burn out. Gu Yinwei gently pushed open the door. The wind outside blew her clothes and penetrated into the gaps between her bones. Ning Heyu couldn't help but shiver.
"Maybe you can do something for me." Ning Heyu's words were full of pleading.
Gu Yinwei replied slowly: "As you wish."
The two talked for a while, and Gu Yinwei left in a hurry.
The medicine boy came in and felt Ning Heyu's pulse and found that she was already asleep. When he went out, a gust of wind blew outside the house, and the oil lamp on the table was blown out by the draft, and the night became darker.
Gu Yinwei went to the Imperial Hospital empty-handed, but came back with a black bead in her hand.
Chuchu covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "The master hasn't even reached sixty years old yet, and she's already started playing with beads."
Gu Yinwei found a box to put the beads away. Suddenly, someone outside said, "Ning Shuyi is dead."
"How did he die?"
"Who cares how she died? She died anyway."
The concubines chatted for a few words and then dispersed. Now that Shuyi's position was vacant, everyone was thinking about how to climb up.
Chuchu urged, "Master, I went to Hefengtang yesterday and saw the third young lady dancing. She danced like a fairy in a painting. When the third young lady first entered the palace, she was not a good dancer, but now she has improved rapidly. Let's..."
"Chu Chu, you can't say Third Miss, you have to say Gu Shurong."
"Gu Shurong entered the palace with a higher position than the master, and she is also more hardworking than the master. Master, why are you not anxious at all?"
"I'm anxious."
"What are you so anxious about, Master?"
"I'm worried about which pond to go to today to catch some fish for Little Beaver."
What the two people said was completely irrelevant.
Chuchu felt that talking to her master was too tiring, so she decided not to go and watch the almond trees bloom.
Almond scattered seeds into the flowerpot, gently added soil with a small shovel, and then brought a bowl of water and poured it into the flowerpot. She wanted to plant many flowers that would be more beautiful than the flowers in the imperial garden.
In late autumn, the chrysanthemums in the imperial garden stand tall and graceful, while the crape myrtles and hibiscus sway in the wind. These three flowers have different shapes, but none of them is as dazzling as the ginkgo.
Rows of ginkgo trees grow as tall as palaces. When the autumn wind blows, the autumn leaves turn yellow, and the golden ginkgo leaves are scattered all over the place, like a golden rain.
There was a ginkgo leaf lying in Concubine Yi's palm. When she was young, she and Ning Heyu loved to pick up ginkgo leaves and put them in books.
The two of them had argued a lot about this, and now the ground was covered with golden leaves, and she was the only one left under the tree.
Wen Qin was afraid that Concubine Yi would be reminded of the past, so she tried to comfort her, saying, "It's a good thing Ning Shuyi passed away now. The Black Widow's poison is too strong. One more day of life is one more day of wasted time."
"The wind is blowing, my lady, let's go back."
"Go back? You can't go back after all."
Concubine Yi let go of her hand, and the ginkgo leaf in her hand was blown to the ground by the wind. A large piece of ginkgo leaves piled up, and Concubine Yi could not tell which one she had just held.
Xia Chan brought a group of eunuchs to ask for Concubine Yi: "Concubine Yi, the Emperor and the Empress wish to see you."
Concubine Yi closed her eyes and let out a long breath. What was supposed to come finally came.
Qiwu Palace.
Zhu Dunyi sat firmly in the main seat of Qiwu Palace as usual, with the empress sitting beside him, Concubine Rou sitting alone on the left, and the Imperial Noble Concubine sitting next to the empress.
"Concubine Yi, the Imperial Noble Concubine has accused you of fraud and embezzlement of the harem's monthly salary. Do you have any evidence to prove this?"
The emperor's voice carried a tremendous pressure. Concubine Yi knelt straight down. This moment came faster than she had imagined.
The Imperial Concubine took out the account book and handed it to the Queen. The Queen pretended to be surprised and asked, "What is this?"
"This is the evidence of Concubine Yi's corruption." The Imperial Noble Concubine spoke in a high-pitched voice, her eyes fixed on Concubine Yi.
"Concubine Yi, are you corrupt?"
Concubine Yi said nothing and looked at the queen with despair in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, the amount in the account book is huge. Concubine Yi is definitely suspected of embezzlement."
The Imperial Concubine continued.
Concubine Rou remained expressionless, but in her heart she was hoping that Concubine Yi would fall soon.
"I have never been corrupt." Concubine Yi said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Who would believe you didn't embezzle money? Your Majesty, I request your permission to search Chunxi Palace."
The Emperor looked at the Imperial Concubine and asked, "What if no silver is found in Chunxi Palace?"
"If the embezzled silver cannot be found, I will be punished willingly."
"Xun He, go search Chunxi Palace. If you find any silver, you will demote Concubine Yi to a concubine. If you don't find any silver, you will demote Imperial Noble Concubine to a concubine."
Xunhe took Fugui away, and Concubine Yi remained kneeling straight, not moving at all.
The Imperial Noble Consort was uneasy and looked at the Queen. The Queen drank her tea slowly and seemed not to care about what was happening.
"I will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will I let a bad person go."
Concubine Rou said, "That's what I said, but it's been a long time since I last saw her, so it's bound to be inconvenient to investigate."
"The people from the Ministry of Justice and the female officials are investigating. The Imperial Preceptor is an expert in divination. I sent someone to invite him down the mountain three days ago. I estimate he will be here soon."
Concubine Yi was not at all panicked. The emperor had helpers, and she also had helpers.
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