"Old Queen Mother, you send all the good things to my sister. I am so blessed."
Concubine Jia said even more proudly: "Aunt just loves me, and it's useless for my sister to be jealous! Who told you not to have it?"
Concubine Shu sat elegantly on the soft chair. In her eyes, Concubine Jia was just a young girl with the support of the Empress Dowager. But some people are lucky, which makes people jealous.
Hongxiu saw the pornographic picture album on the ground, and quickly bent over to pick it up. Hongye tried to snatch it away but failed.
Concubine Shu took the erotic painting and covered her mouth with her hands, laughing sarcastically. "Sister, do you actually have such a hobby?... No wonder. The Emperor hasn't had any favors with you since you entered the palace. And when he finally did, she was even stripped of her green card. Could it be that your unruly behavior, as the Emperor said, was learned from here?"
Concubine Jia was embarrassed and ashamed. She shouted, "Concubine Shu, haven't you seen this behind my back? Since I entered the palace, I have never seen the emperor ask you to sleep with him. You have long been a piece of cake. What are you so proud of?"
Concubine Shu sneered and said, "According to palace rules, pornographic pictures are banned. Sister, now you can become famous again."
Concubine Jia shuddered all over when she thought of what Emperor Xuanwu said. If he knew that she was looking at pornographic pictures, he would never put the green card back.
"Shufei, you can take any piece of jewelry from the jewelry box. I will not be stingy, but you must leave the erotic painting behind."
Concubine Shu smiled but said nothing.
The guard came running to report, "Madam Shufei, no suspicious objects were found."
Concubine Shu handed the erotic painting to Commander Ma, then stood up and sneered, "Sister Jiafei, I have been ordered to search the palace, and I cannot shield anyone."
Concubine Jia angrily sat up from the bed, but was stopped by Hongye and Qiulin. "Forget it, Master, don't make things more complicated."
On the other side, after Concubine Shu walked out of the Kun Palace, she was extremely tired, but she had no choice but to continue searching other palaces after receiving the imperial edict.
She and Hongxiu were both full of doubts. How could the white phosphorus powder disappear out of thin air?
On the chariot, Concubine Shu ordered, "Commander Ma, you lead the guards to search first, and I will follow."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The imperial guards quickly rushed to other palaces to begin searching.
Concubine Shu frowned and asked in a low voice, "What happened? Are you sure you threw the bottle into the backyard wall of the main hall of Chuxiu Palace?"
Hongxiu replied softly, "Your Majesty, after you left for the Yangxin Palace, I did throw the bottle of white phosphorus powder inside the wall of the backyard of Chuxiu Palace, but I don't know why it wasn't found."
Shufei closed her eyes, carefully recalling every detail of her search in Chuxiu Palace, muttering to herself, "What went wrong? Could this white phosphorus really disappear for no reason? How did Liangfei move it away, and where did it end up?"
Jingren Palace was the last palace to be searched, and it was already late at night.
Empress Duan asked, "Commander Ma, have all the palaces been searched? Have you found anything?"
Commander Ma replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, some erotic paintings were found in the Xuankun Palace, and aphrodisiac incense was found in Concubine Chun's possession."
Empress Duan frowned and continued to ask, "What about the clues about the fire? Have you found anything related?"
Commander Ma shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have found no clues related to the fire. I must return to report to the Emperor. I will take my leave now."
Qingdai carefully helped Empress Duan up and said with concern, "Your Majesty, be careful. You are really exhausted tonight. Let's cancel the palace visit tomorrow morning. You need to get some rest."
Empress Duan nodded gently and said, "Let's do as you say. We must take good care of the princess and the general. There must not be any mistakes."
Qingdai quickly responded, "Please rest assured, Madam, I will personally take care of the wet nurse."
Queen Duan slowly lay back on the bed, but her heart was still restless.
Realizing that this incident was not just a simple fire, it was likely a prelude to a harem struggle, with someone trying to seize the power of assisting the six palaces in this way.
She gently stroked her pregnant belly and whispered to herself, "My dear, no matter what, the most important thing for me right now is that I give birth to you safely. We can discuss other matters later."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and tried to relax.
Since becoming the queen, she has been working diligently and handling all matters in detail. This is the first time she has slacked off, and the reason is nothing more than to protect the royal heir in her belly.
Commander Ma hurried to the entrance of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and saw Eunuch Fu dozing off against the wall.
"Eunuch, has the Emperor gone to bed? Do I need to report to him now?"
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