Ganxin Palace.
When Ning Wanyin arrived, Helian Qi was discussing matters with court officials.
She waited in the side hall for a while. After the court officials left, Helian Qi called her in.
"Is there anything important?" Helian Qi asked straight to the point.
Ning Wanyin looked at Helian Qi and said directly, "I heard that there was an epidemic in the capital. I beg Your Majesty to choose a concubine to pray for the country in seclusion. I recommend Hui Zhaoyi. She seems to be blessed."
Helian Qi was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly.
If Xiao Yunyao goes into seclusion, the affairs of the six palaces will all fall into Ning Wanyin's hands.
She wanted to seize Xiao Yunyao's palace power.
It's like the Xue family suddenly said to him, just give all the military power of Dayan to me alone.
Such abuse of power is extremely arrogant.
There was a flash of shock in Helian Qi's eyes, "Do you know what you are talking about?"
"I can give in on anything, but when it comes to the safety of Your Majesty and Xier, I would rather die than give in." Ning Wanyin's eyes were firm and resolute.
She certainly knows what she's talking about.
He also knew that the emperor was most suspicious of those who abused their power.
But this is a plague!
If the Twelve Divisions were handed over to Xiao Yunyao, and if anything went wrong during this period, her Xier...
There was no way she was going to take that risk!
Ning Wanyin was not too worried about the emperor. He had countless expert secret guards around him, so she didn't need to worry about him.
This is of course a bit risky.
Ning Wanyin was sure that the emperor did not trust Xiao Yunyao that much.
Can he trust Xiao Yunyao now?
Helian Qi saw the determination in her eyes and felt inexplicably touched.
Doesn’t Ning Wanyin know that what she said might be considered as an abuse of power?
But she didn't trust Xiao Yunyao's ability and was afraid that something might happen to me and my son...
Perhaps it is only at such a life-and-death moment that Wanwan acts like a smart person and says things that are obviously disadvantageous to herself.
In fact, Helian Qi doesn't trust Xiao Yunyao now.
First of all, she lacked the ability, and secondly, the emperor had some suspicion about the eldest princess's incident. Even if she didn't mean to do it, she might have made mistakes.
When you have nothing to do, you can let her do some errands first, give her a few chances, and see if she is someone you can use.
But at this critical moment, if she made a mistake, no one knew how many people would die in the palace.
Then again…
Why did Ning Wanyin feel that she was the only one she could trust?
In her eyes, do I trust her so much?
The emperor and his concubine stared at each other for a long time.
One is stubborn and persistent, the other has a complicated expression.
After an unknown amount of time, Helian Qi said, "I agree."
He did trust Ning Wanyin more than Xiao Yunyao. This was not because he loved her so much, but because when Ning Wanyin was in charge, nothing went wrong in the harem.
There is no problem with her ability, of course.
He also saw clearly Xiao Yunyao's omissions and suspiciousness.
"Wang Degui, pass on my oral order and order Xiao Yunyao to go into seclusion and recite scriptures from now on to pray for the country." Helian Qi ordered.
Wang Degui retreated tremblingly.
Just now, the emperor and the concubine were confronting each other, and no one spoke. The atmosphere was cold and frozen, and he didn't dare to breathe.
Now that the results are out, I think to myself, it’s as expected.
No one can shake the position of Empress Chen in His Majesty's heart.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am grateful for your trust, and I will never let you down." Ning Wanyin bowed and took her leave.
Helian Qi looked at her retreating back with mixed feelings.
If it were someone else who dared to say such words of abuse of power to him, he would definitely want to kill him.
But for some reason, today when she firmly said that she would rather die than retreat...
In addition to being shocked, he also felt an indescribable sense of being moved.
Is he perhaps a little crazy?
Helian Qi quickly calmed down and said to the eunuch beside him:
"Tell Xiao Xiazi to protect Concubine Chen well. Send some secret guards to the harem to keep a close eye on every place."
It is both protection and surveillance.
Although he delegated power, he would not allow Ning Wanyin to control the harem alone. He would definitely send people to keep an eye on everywhere to ensure that everything was normal.
After giving the instructions.
Helian Qi felt that he was not that crazy.
He remained calm.
On the one hand, I can't have the intention to kill her, and I think she loves me when she seizes power. On the other hand, I can't trust her completely, and I have to make sure everything is under control.
Is this love or not? Helian Qi doesn’t know the answer, and he never dwells on it.
Helian Qi lowered his head and continued to read the report on the epidemic in the capital, his brows tightly furrowed.
Ning Wanyin left Ganxin Hall and immediately told Lian Rui:
"Go to the Imperial Hospital and invite five female doctors to come and check the Yonghe Palace."
"Please ask five more imperial doctors to go to the Weilin Department and the Criminal Justice Department to investigate."
She wanted to make sure the person she wanted to use was correct first to avoid the spread of the virus.
"Yes." Lian Rui obeyed the order.
When we returned to Yonghe Palace, the female doctor had just finished half of the examination.
At this moment, Xiao Guizi came in hurriedly to report:
"Master, Consort Hui led people to Xianfu Palace to capture Consort Tang. Fortunately, you sent people to guard them in advance..."
…
Xiao Yunyao stood outside the gate of Xianfu Palace and looked coldly at the eunuchs guarding the Weilin Division:
"I, the Zhaoyi, am here to assist in the affairs of the six palaces under the order of His Majesty. How dare you commit treason and stop me!"
The leading eunuch said, "I am here to guard the place by order of the Empress Chen Fei. If Zhaoyi wants to go in, please ask the Empress Chen Fei for permission first!"
"There is someone infected with the virus in Xianfu Palace. If she infects everyone, can you afford it?" Xiao Yunyao deliberately exaggerated the situation.
The eunuch didn't know what was going on in Xianfu Palace, but since the Concubine Chen had ordered them to stay outside the palace gate, they dared not disobey and could only tremble and say:
"Please ask Consort Hui to report to Her Majesty Chen Fei first."
Xiao Yunyao was very angry. Could Ning Wanyin let her take Tang Miaoling away?
She heard that Tang Miaoling had caught a common cold, and the palace's imperial physicians were very skilled, so they would not easily misdiagnose her.
but……
As long as she caught the person and locked Tang Miaoling up with those who were actually infected with the virus, would she still be afraid that she wouldn't get sick?
Then we can say it was a misdiagnosis by the imperial physician...
Xiao Yunyao heard that when Prince Fu rebelled last year, Ning Wanyin acted decisively and stabilized the situation in the palace.
On the contrary, Concubine Shu was afraid and stayed in the palace doing nothing, thus losing the opportunity.
Thus, the power of the six palaces fell into the hands of Ning Wanyin alone.
Even though Ning Wanyin was only assisting in managing the six palaces at the time, Shufei was the one in charge.
The current situation is so similar to that time.
I will assist in the matter and the Concubine Chen will be in charge.
But as long as I take the lead and stabilize the situation in the harem, His Majesty will naturally be assured and leave everything to me.
She would have the opportunity to sideline Ning Wanyin.
Therefore, Xiao Yunyao left Shuyu Garden as soon as possible and sent the concubines who were sick to the cold palace on the grounds of the safety of the palace.
This was one of the old methods used to deal with epidemics in the palace, and it was not wrong.
However, she also wanted to send gifts to the concubines who were not sick...
It is indeed a personal revenge.
No matter what Xiao Yunyao said, the eunuch just said, "Go and ask the Concubine Chen for instructions."
Xiao Yunyao was very angry.
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