Xia Chan personally brought a pot of tea and poured a cup for each of the two concubines, Yi and Rou, who were seated. Concubine Yi picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly, while Concubine Rou looked around in a panic.
"What are you mobilizing so many troops for?" asked the Queen, straightening her clothes.
"Concubine Rou poisoned Ning Shuyi and instructed the palace maids to steal the account books. Please punish her, Your Majesty." After Concubine Yi finished speaking, Concubine Rou fell to her knees.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged."
"It's not a pity for a mere Ning Shuyi to die."
Concubine Rou immediately relaxed, took two deep breaths, and swam back to the shore like a drowning person.
"If anyone dares to touch the account bookkeeper of Chunxi Palace, I will kill her."
The Queen has been in charge of the harem for many years, and there are countless bad debts. Before the Emperor returned to the palace, there was no need to sort out these accounts. Later, when she learned that the Emperor had returned to the palace, the Queen ordered Concubine Yi to help her make false accounts.
Now, the Queen herself had not had the chance to look at this account book, but it was almost intercepted by Concubine Rou.
The Queen had her back to Concubine Rou and spoke slowly, like a rusty and blunt knife, cutting into Concubine Rou's heart again and again.
"Xia Chan, please ask the Emperor to come to Qiwu Palace. This matter is of great importance, and I alone cannot handle it."
This matter is of great importance and difficult to deal with.
Xia Chan walked briskly towards the imperial study.
Concubine Rou has been estranged from the Queen since Xia Chan was punished last time. She thought that by getting close to the Emperor, she could get rid of the Queen's control, but she forgot one thing: everyone in the harem who betrayed the Queen died without exception.
There was a layer of imperial guards guarding outside the imperial study, each of them holding a sharp weapon and with a sharp gaze.
Xia Chan took out the token of Qiwu Palace and showed it to the commander of the imperial guards. After looking at it, the commander let Xia Chan in.
Fugui was standing by the door frame. When he saw Xia Chan hunched over and approached, he asked, "What's going on, auntie?"
"The Empress has important business to attend to. Please ask the Emperor to go to Qiwu Palace."
"The Emperor is busy reading memorials."
"Human lives are at stake. Please inform the eunuch."
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