In the side hall, the emperor and Concubine Xian were waiting outside. Lu Yanluo had her eyes closed but her complexion was still good.

After the imperial physician finished the acupuncture, he walked up to the emperor and reported, "Princess Ye originally had a good physical foundation. I just performed acupuncture and expelled some of the toxins from her body. She is already getting better. She only needs to drink the soup for a few more days to expel the remaining toxins. Your Majesty and Your Majesty can rest assured."

Only after hearing that Lu Yanluo was no longer in danger of her life did Concubine Xian slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

I'm glad Lu Yanluo is fine. If something really happened to Lu Yanluo today, in order to stop the gossips of the people, the emperor would have to involve her instead of just Concubine Shu.

The emperor's expression eased and he ordered, "Take good care of Princess Ye and make sure she returns to the Ye Palace safely."

The imperial physician had been in the palace for many years, so how could he not understand the emperor's implication: "This old minister must do his best."

At this time, the political situation was in turmoil and the emperor's health was deteriorating. When there was nothing to do, the emperor had to worry about Chu Xuan's rebellion. If something really happened to Lu Yanluo in the palace, Chu Xuan would definitely not let it go.

In other words, Lu Yanluo can die, and the emperor would be happy to see her die, but she can die anywhere, but not in the palace.

Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Concubine Xian began to become more interested.

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Xian looked at the emperor's expression and spoke tentatively, "Now that the princess is fine, I dare to plead for Sister Shufei. There are many suspicious points in this matter. It seems that Shufei and Princess Ye have no grudges, so it is inevitable that there are misunderstandings. Moreover, Shufei has always been considerate and attentive to Your Majesty. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard. I hope Your Majesty will take into account her past and give her a lighter sentence."

The emperor fell silent, and couldn't help but think of all the good things Qin had done before, and felt a little relieved: "This matter..."

“Your Majesty!” Qin Xuelin stumbled in, interrupting the emperor before he could finish his words. Her face was pale, and her eyes were full of panic: “Your Majesty! Sister Shufei…she hanged herself in the cold palace!”

"What!" Concubine Xian stood up in surprise, grabbed Qin Xuelin's hand and asked, "What happened? Why would Concubine Shu hang herself?"

Faced with the excitement of Consort Xian, Qin Xuelin showed extreme fear and was at a loss: "I...I don't know either. When I went over, Sister Shufei had already died."

Concubine Xian suddenly realized that she had lost her composure in front of the emperor, and quickly let go of Qin Xuelin, and apologized softly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was so surprised that I lost my manners."

The emperor was no less shocked than Concubine Xian. He stood there in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.

The eunuchs who came with Qin Xuelin winked at each other secretly. Qin's position as a concubine had been abolished, and now she died in the cold palace. They had to ask the emperor for instructions on how to deal with her funeral.

But the emperor was reluctant to speak. For a moment, everyone in the room was in a stalemate and no one was willing to speak.

At this moment, the door of the side hall was slowly pushed open, and a eunuch came out with the imperial physician.

The eunuch didn't know what happened outside, and said with a happy face: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the princess has woken up!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor slowly turned his almost frozen gaze to the imperial physician and asked softly, "Awake? Didn't you say you were poisoned? Why did you wake up so soon?"

The eunuch was confused and for some reason, a sense of fear gradually spread in his heart. Out of fear of danger, the eunuch quietly retreated behind the imperial physician.

He was just a eunuch who served people and knew nothing.

Tai lifted up his official robe and knelt down, clasping his hands and replying: "The poison that Princess Ye was poisoned with was not a strong poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood. After two acupuncture treatments to remove the poison, she has now woken up."

The emperor was both angry and regretful when he heard this. If it wasn't a deadly poison, could it be... could it be that all this was a trap set up from the very beginning?

If Lu Yanluo died in the palace, Chu Xuan would have an excuse to openly rebel. If Lu Yanluo did not die, it would be Concubine Shu who would die.

It goes without saying who stands behind Concubine Shu in the harem. Once Concubine Shu dies, one of Concubine Xian's arms will be cut off.

The emperor only felt a nameless fire rising from his heart. He kept gasping for breath, and his eyes were dark.

After a long time, the emperor reluctantly spoke: "Send someone to inform the Ministry of Rites that Concubine Shu died because of... because of a sudden emergency. I am deeply saddened by the relationship between Concubine Shu and me. Although she had a short life and never gave birth to a child for me, she had always behaved herself in the harem..."

At this point, the emperor gritted his teeth secretly, and became even more disgusted with Chu Xuan. He also became more determined that he would never pass the throne to Chu Xuan.

"She was extremely considerate to me. If she dies today, I will keep her spirit for seven days and bury her according to the rites for a noble concubine."

Concubine Xian raised her hand and deliberately wiped the tears off her face in front of the emperor, saying with relief: "I thank your majesty for your grace on behalf of my sister Shufei. With your majesty's expression, I'm sure my sister Shufei will die without regrets."

Qin Xuelin also bowed her head and cried, wiping her tears with her handkerchief, but she was almost angry to death at the emperor's hypocritical appearance.

At the beginning, he was afraid that something might happen to Lu Yanluo, so in order to shut Chu Xuan's mouth, he sent Qin to the cold palace. Now Lu Yanluo is fine, Qin has committed suicide, and the emperor is pretending to be extremely sad.

The whole thing is just the behavior of an erratic villain.

Qin Xuelin sneered secretly, quite disdainful.

Before entering the palace, Qin Xuelin felt indescribable awe when she thought of the emperor and the empress in the palace. But after she actually arrived at the palace and saw these people, she realized that the imperial city was a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones, and the people inside either turned into devils or were devoured by devils.

Moreover, Qin had committed so many evil things, why could he still enjoy honor after his death? It was so unfair!

The emperor slowly stood up and walked out with unsteady steps.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Xian hurriedly followed and wanted to reach out to support the emperor.

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not appreciate it at all. He raised his hand and shook her hand away. He left without even looking at Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian was stunned on the spot. This was the first time she was treated so coldly by the Emperor since she was conferred the title of Concubine.

It suddenly reminded her of her life in the harem when she was out of favor and lived with the Sixth Prince.

No, it wouldn't. At that time, it was Concubine Lin who held the power. Today is different from the past. Now it is herself who holds the power in the harem. No matter what, she will never live the same life as before.

Concubine Xian straightened her back again, slowly raised her eyes, turned and looked at the person in front of her on the right, Qin Xuelin.