Lu Yanluo sneered and looked at Concubine Xian as if she were a fool, with a mocking expression on her face.

"Your Highness, you must hate me so much that you said that on purpose. There are guards everywhere in the inner courtyard of the palace. I just went out to relieve myself. It only took a quarter of an hour. May I ask, Your Highness, how did I manage to conceal my whereabouts and hide the coral in secret during this quarter of an hour?"

Concubine Xian said disdainfully: "Everyone knows that Princess Ye is capable of anything, so it's not easy for her to steal a coral."

Lu Yanluo found it funny. She didn’t expect that she was so capable in the eyes of Concubine Xian.

"Your Majesty, you think too highly of me. However, if His Majesty knew that the coral was lost, we would be punished. Therefore, the most urgent task is to find the coral. This thing cannot be taken away casually. I'm sure someone must have moved it, and it shouldn't have gone far in such a short time."

"With Qingcheng Pavilion as the center, within three miles, we will definitely find Coral. If nothing unexpected happens, we will catch him red-handed."

Everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment. At this moment, Cheng Ruoxue stood up. She was a general leading troops, had people under her, and had some face in the palace.

He casually called the Chief Justice who was patrolling nearby and ordered him to chase after the place Lu Yanluo said. In less than a cup of tea, the Chief Justice really caught up with Shanhu, and also captured a sneaky eunuch in his hand.

The virtuous concubine sat on the throne, her heart skipped a beat and she cursed him inwardly as a waste.

Shanhu was recovered and the thief was also caught. Concubine Xian immediately changed her previous persuasion and said casually, "It was this traitorous thief who stole the things. Fortunately, Shanhu was found. It was a false alarm. Just take him away and deal with him. Don't alarm the emperor."

It was obvious that he wanted to suppress the matter. He was completely different from the way he had just embarrassed Lu Yanluo.

The Chief Justice was about to arrest the young eunuch upon hearing the order, but unexpectedly Lu Yanluo raised her hand to stop him, and looked at Concubine Xian with a smile.

"Your Highness is wrong again. This little eunuch is just a servant. Why would he steal such precious coral for no reason? He can neither eat it nor sell it. Why would he take such a risk?"

Concubine Xian had a bad feeling. She had someone she had ordered to bribe the eunuch, but the banquet was held too suddenly and in too short a time, and many things were arranged hastily. When she saw the man being captured, her first reaction was to suppress the matter to avoid implicating herself.

But it was obvious that someone did not want her to get her wish. Lu Yanluo grabbed the captured eunuch and insisted that he tell her the whole story.

The young eunuch gritted his teeth and refused to speak at first, but Lu Yanluo suddenly said, "You know that this coral was given by His Majesty himself. You stole the coral, which is a serious crime. I'm afraid it's not too much to execute your entire clan. Have you thought about it?"

"Your servant..." The young eunuch hesitated and looked secretly at Concubine Xian, his eyes full of help.

Concubine Xian pretended that she didn't see it and was eager to get rid of him: "Princess Ye, there is no need to waste time talking to him, just drag him out and chop him up. He must have seen that this thing was precious and stole it on a whim. What a cheap thing!"

"My Lady! Am I shortsighted? Don't you know? It was you who asked me to steal the coral after Princess Ye came out. Have you forgotten?"

Eunuchs have always been rootless people, and they hate it most when others say they are humble. The action of Concubine Xian undoubtedly hurt the self-esteem of the young eunuch and made him unbearable.

As soon as the young eunuch finished speaking, everyone present looked at Concubine Xian with clear expressions in their eyes.

What happened today was just a play directed and performed by Concubine Xian herself.

Yue Meiren asked sharply, "Aunt, what do you mean by this? My niece kindly invited you to come and reward the treasure, but you are harming my niece by doing this! If His Majesty knew that the coral was lost, he would definitely dislike me. Is this your intention?"

Concubine Xian snorted coldly and pretended to be calm: "It's just a servant's casual accusation. You believe it? You are stupid."

Lu Yanluo sneered: "If it is as the Imperial Concubine said, he was just accusing her randomly, why didn't he accuse others but the Imperial Concubine? The Imperial Concubine has made a good plan, framing Lady Yue and letting me take the blame, but people who have calculated everything often forget to count themselves in."

"Have you ever thought about how to deal with this situation?"

The skin on Concubine Xian's tense face trembled slightly, her hands were clenched tightly in her sleeves, and she wished she could tear Lu Yanluo into pieces alive.

"It doesn't matter. I've said that this matter has nothing to do with me. If you want to convict me based on the words of a servant, I'm afraid that even if you tell your majesty, he won't believe it. I'm tired, please do as you please!"

After she finished speaking, Concubine Xian stood up and was about to leave. Lady Yue was unwilling to let her go, so she raised her hand to stop her and whispered, "Aunt, what you did was not right. I will remember this today. We will see what happens next!"

The tricks of Concubine Xian couldn't fool her. She must send a letter back to Southern Xinjiang to complain about what happened today!

Then he turned to the people present and said, "Since the coral has been recovered, I will not pursue the matter any further. It is getting late, so you can all go back."

After saying this, he turned around and left without even waiting to greet everyone.

The virtuous concubine who was left behind was filled with anger and was secretly worried that Nan Yue would bring the matter back to southern Xinjiang.

The more you worry about something, the more likely it is to come. Ten days later, an envoy came from Southern Xinjiang, claiming to be here on behalf of the King of Southern Xinjiang to visit Nanyue, who had married Tianji far away.

But his real purpose was to find Concubine Xian. On the day the envoy from Southern Xinjiang arrived, he met with Concubine Xian in private and handed her the handwritten letter from the King of Southern Xinjiang.

"The king has ordered that the princess must understand her own status and not do anything that would harm the interests of Southern Xinjiang. Nanyue married here to replace you to consolidate the trust of Emperor Tianji in Southern Xinjiang. If the princess wants to do something, she should help Princess Nanyue more instead of making things difficult for her. When the princess feels unwilling, she should think more about your mother who is far away in Southern Xinjiang."

Concubine Xian was extremely unwilling, but she could only swallow her anger and reply, "Yes, I understand. Please go back and tell my father that I will behave myself."

Her mother was not favored in Southern Xinjiang and was only a concubine. If she had not married Tianji to appease her, her mother would never have been promoted to a concubine.

Speaking of which, the only person she could still miss here was her mother who was far away in southern Xinjiang.

The envoy nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this: "The king said that as long as you are obedient, Concubine Mei will enjoy endless blessings in Southern Xinjiang. Princess, rest assured."

"Thank you." After silently sending the envoy away, Concubine Xian could no longer suppress the anger in her heart and raised her hand to overturn the teacup in front of her.

"Nan Yue!"