When Lu Yanluo arrived, Qin Xuelin had already calmed down and was sitting on the couch waiting calmly.

All the servants in the hall were sent out. On the coffee table, there was a bowl of cold medicine that gave off a bitter smell that made people feel sad.

"The medicine is cold. Why didn't you change a bowl for your master? How did you serve him?" Lu Yanluo was in a bad mood and scolded the personal maid who was waiting outside the door.

Qin Xuelin smiled calmly: "Nothing, I was lost in thought and forgot to take my medicine. Come and sit down."

Lu Yanluo had a bad look on her face, and it was obvious that she came here in anger. On the way, she had heard the news that the emperor did not intend to punish Yue Meiren.

She felt unfair for Qin Xuelin and also a little guilty. If she had taken action when Mrs. Hu reminded her that there was something wrong between the emperor and Concubine Xian, perhaps Concubine Yue would not have had the opportunity to harm Qin Xuelin.

"Don't worry, I won't let this matter go. If the old emperor doesn't pursue the matter, I will force him to do so. In short, I will never let you suffer this injustice in vain."

There was a ruthless look in Lu Yanluo's eyes.

Qin Xuelin stretched out her cold hand and held Lu Yanluo's tightly. Tears flashed in her eyes and she choked up and said, "A-Luo, you are the only one who can help me now. I can't resign myself to this. I can't let my child die quietly like this."

As early as when she left yesterday, Lu Yanluo had an idea in her mind. Since the emperor was deceived by Concubine Xian and was unwilling to deal with Concubine Yue, it would be better to make the matter known to everyone. Since it concerns the royal heir, the ministers of the previous dynasty will never give up, and someone will force the emperor to deal with Concubine Yue.

Soon, everything went as Lu Yanluo had expected. Everyone in the court and the harem knew that Concubine Yue was cruel and ruthless and caused Concubine Hui to lose her child.

Some even went so far as to spread the rumor that Concubine Xian used evil drugs to confuse the emperor's mind, intending to monopolize the emperor's favor and disrupt the country.

The former concerned the royal heir, so the ministers had to write to the emperor to severely punish Yue Meiren in order to correct the atmosphere in the harem.

The latter was related to the stability of the country, so the ministers had to take care of it. The censors went straight to the Shangshufang, requesting the emperor to punish the virtuous concubine and not to tolerate her evil deeds.

For a while, the emperor was overwhelmed by the quarrel and had to punish Yue Meiren according to the ministers' wishes. He demoted her to a concubine and confined her to her home for a month, and then made amends afterwards.

As for Concubine Xian, she was very upset when her secret drugging of the Emperor was exposed. In order to avoid being caught with evidence, she hastily disposed of the remaining powder.

Without the medicine powder, the emperor's affection for her disappeared, and Fenghua Palace became deserted again.

Demoted from a beauty to a concubine, although the emperor still loved her very much, Nan Yue was still unwilling to accept this and sent people to investigate. As expected, the people who spread the news behind the scenes were Qin Xuelin and Lu Yanluo.

Nan Yue's pride would not allow her to let it go, and a few days later, the previous dynasty's judgment on her finally subsided. Despite being under house arrest, she went to look for Qin Xuelin in person.

In the bedroom, Qin Xuelin had almost recovered and was having dinner with Lu Yanluo who had just entered the palace.

After this incident, people in the palace were very surprised that Concubine Hui and Princess Ye, who were usually incompatible, had inexplicably become better friends.

Lu Yanluo didn’t care what others said. She was just worried that Qin Xuelin was depressed, so she went to the palace to check when she had nothing to do.

Nan Yue rushed in without being informed by the servants, dressed in plain clothes and without any makeup.

Qin Xuelin's originally peaceful face suddenly darkened when she saw her come in, and she said in a cold voice: "Yue promised, aren't you under house arrest? What are you doing here at this time?"

Nan Yue stared at Lu Yanluo, her eyes full of hatred: "I came to see the Imperial Concubine, and I'm just going to apologize to you. I'm sorry for causing you to fall into the water and lose your child."

"You!" Qin Xuelin was furious. Her child, a little life, was worth her just saying sorry? This was really too much!

Seeing this, Lu Yanluo held Qin Xuelin's clenched hands, patted them soothingly, and then looked at Nanyue with a smile.

"Did Yue promise to come here to apologize? It seems so, but you have to be sincere when you apologize. You can't just say sorry and call it a day."

Nan Yue snorted coldly: "Then what do you want?"

Lu Yanluo stood up, walked to Nanyue, and smiled suddenly: "It's simple, you kneel down and slap yourself, when the imperial concubine is satisfied, the matter will be over, how about it?"

"You're dreaming!" Nan Yue sneered and said disdainfully: "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that!"

"Who do you think you are!" Lu Yanluo's face changed instantly and her aura was overwhelming. Nan Yue was so scared that she took a few steps back and tried to calm down.

Lu Yanluo said sternly, "How dare you, a mere princess from Southern Border, challenge me here? I am the Princess of Ye, a lady of high rank, and the other one is a noble concubine appointed by His Majesty himself. In front of us, a concubine is nothing but a lowly slave. What qualifications do you have to challenge me here? Come here!"

Following Lu Yanluo's call, the door of the inner hall opened from the outside, and the eunuchs at the door came in quickly, waiting for their master's orders.

Lu Yanluo looked at Nanyue coldly and said word by word: "Nanyue, this matter is not over yet, you wait, please ask Jiangyue to leave, and from now on, without the permission of the imperial concubine, this person is not allowed to come near this side!"

The eunuch stepped forward and tried to grab Nanyue, but Nanyue broke free, her eyes bloodshot: "Lu Yanluo, just wait for me!" Then she left angrily.

Seeing this, Qin Xuelin couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Nan Yue is a vindictive person. You must be very careful. I'm worried that she will retaliate against you."

Lu Yanluo knew what was going on, so after returning home, she reminded Shen He to be on high alert, to be relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside, and to be on guard against any villains sneaking in.

At night the next day, Shen He inspected the surroundings of the palace as usual before handing over his shift. Suddenly, a pungent smell came from the air. Shen He's face tightened and he flew up to climb the high wall of the palace.

In the darkness, in the firewood room of the palace, a group of people were pouring something all over the place. Several people behind them were holding lit torches in their hands, obviously intending to set fire.

Without giving the others a chance to fight back, Shen He let out a roar, and the people hiding in the dark came over upon hearing the sound, surrounded them from all sides, and quickly captured the group of people with bad intentions.

Seeing that there was no hope for the situation, several people secretly bit the pills in their mouths, and in an instant they vomited black blood and died.

Shen He had no time to stop him, so he stepped forward and uncovered the black-clad man's veil: "It's a killer. I'll go and report to the master. You guys check carefully to see if there are any clues."

In the main courtyard of the palace, Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo had already gone to bed, but Shen He's whistling instantly woke Chu Xuan up, and someone came to the palace.

When Shen He arrived, Chu Xuan was already dressed and waiting for him.

"Master, he is a dead soldier. He has committed suicide."

Chu Xuan was not surprised, as if he had expected it: "Did you find anything?"

Shen He raised his hand, and a jade pendant was in his hand.