In this harem, there is no distinction between clean and dirty, the biggest difference is just smart or stupid. Sometimes being smart is not enough, luck is a mysterious thing, maybe you have calculated everything, but you can't beat the joke of fate.

The Queen knew that it was not that simple for Zhuang Luoyan to be pushed into the lotus pond by Sun Ronghua, but the lotus pond was outside Xihe Palace, and Zhuang Luoyan had never summoned Sun Ronghua. Why did Sun Ronghua go to that place inexplicably? The palace maids who were present at the time could all prove that it was Sun Ronghua who took Zhuang Luoyan away. From this point of view, it is more likely that Sun Ronghua pushed Zhuang Luoyan into the water.

The Queen called the maidservant who was serving Sun Ronghua and saw her panicked look. She asked impatiently, "Tell me what happened at that time?"

This maid was assigned to Sun Ronghua's side after she entered the palace. She was feeling uneasy because of Sun Ronghua's involvement, so when the empress asked about it, she told her everything that happened.

"After the master paid his respects that day, he said that the lotus outside the Xihe Palace was in full bloom and he must go and see it. Later, just after arriving at the Xihe Palace, Zhao Chongyi came over. The master went up to pay his respects and said that he had spared Zhao Chongyi's interest. Zhao Chongyi then got off the sedan chair and said that anyone could see the scenery in the palace. Because the two masters were talking, I didn't dare to stare at them all the time. I buried my head and only watched the masters' feet move first, and then... I heard Zhao Chongyi screaming, and when I looked up again, the two masters had fallen into the water."

As soon as the maid finished speaking, the queen's face suddenly turned ugly. Sun Ronghua was such a brainless thing! She wanted to plot against others with those little tricks, not to mention plotting against Zhao Chongyi. Isn't this obviously causing trouble for her? At present, all the concubines in the harem were openly respectful to her, but she had no children and was not as favored as Concubine Shugui and others. Zhao Chongyi was of noble birth and had no interest in her. Now, Sun Ronghua's move was equivalent to making the people of the Zhuang family hate her Zhao family, wasn't it?

"Your Majesty," He Yu hurried in, panic on her usually calm face, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has gone to Xihe Palace. I heard that Zhao Chongyi hasn't woken up yet. The Emperor is furious and wants to interrogate Sun Ronghua himself."

When the queen heard this, her face changed. He Yu stepped forward and said hesitantly: "Why don't we go to Xihe Palace to take a look? I heard that Concubine Shugui has already gone there."

"Go, why not go?!" The queen stood up steadily with the help of He Yu. She glanced at the palace maid kneeling on the ground, her face looking frighteningly gloomy.

On the palace road, Concubine Rou and Concubine Xian met unexpectedly. Both of them were concubines with ceremonial guards. They smiled at each other and then walked forward side by side.

Concubine Rou adjusted her sitting position to be comfortable on the sedan chair and said with a smile, "Sister Xianfei, are you also going to visit Zhao Chongyi?"

"Zhao Chongyi fell into the lotus pond and hasn't woken up yet. We are all sisters, so we should go and check on her," Concubine Xian replied dignifiedly.

"I heard that Zhao Chongyi was submerged in the water for quite a while after being pushed into the lotus pond." Concubine Rou used the word "pushed" while Concubine Xian used the word "dropped", showing their different standpoints. "The water in the lotus pond was so deep. I was really shocked when I heard about this."

"The water is quite deep," Concubine Xian did not argue with him about how Zhao Chongyi fell into the water. Although she was in the same party as the Queen, what Sun Ronghua did was really disgusting. She didn't need to cause trouble for such a brainless person. She just didn't want to say something embarrassing.

When Feng Jian heard that Zhuang Yuyan had fallen into the water, he was reviewing memorials. He did not react in particular at the time, but when he heard the eunuch say that she had not woken up since falling into the lotus pond, he put down the imperial edict in his hand, frowned, and asked, "What exactly is going on?"

The eunuch who came to report was from Xihe Palace, but he did not exaggerate the matter and just told the whole story in detail.

"Zhao Chongyi hasn't woken up yet?" Feng Jin's brows were still furrowed.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that the master fell into the lotus pond and inhaled too much water. We don't know when he will wake up." As a person from Xihe Palace, the eunuch was naturally afraid that something would happen to the master he relied on, so there was a hint of anxiety in his tone.

"I understand. I will take care of Xihe and Gong."

When an emperor travels, he naturally has to be more majestic. However, after arriving at Xihe Palace, Feng Jin's majesty quickly disappeared. He strode into Zhao Chongyi's inner room and saw a pale-faced woman lying on the bed.

The originally lively and beautiful woman seemed to have turned pale and weak in the blink of an eye. Even her lips, which made him linger, turned pale.

Ignoring the maids, eunuchs and eunuchs kneeling in the room, Feng Jin sat down by the bed, stretched out his hand to twist the corners of Zhuang Luoyan's quilt, and when everyone in the room was trembling, he said, "Everyone, get up."

Gao Dezhong raised his eyelids and lowered his head a little.

"When will Zhao Chongyi wake up?" Feng Jin turned to look at the trembling imperial doctors, his tone still very calm, "I don't want to raise a bunch of useless people, you all understand."

Sometimes, words that are too calm can be even more frightening. Several imperial doctors exchanged glances, and one of them spoke cautiously, "Your Majesty, Zhao Chongyi was in the water for a little too long, but fortunately, his life was not in danger. If nothing unexpected happens, he will wake up within two hours."

"Li Zhao Chongyi has been unconscious for half an hour now," Feng Jin continued to look at the person on the bed, "Wait for him."

"Yes," several imperial doctors' backs were covered in cold sweat.

"Gao Dezhong," Feng Jin reached out and stroked Zhuang Yuyan's slightly wet hair, "Go and bring Sun Ronghua over."

"Yes," Gao Dezhong bowed and walked out.

"Bring me a dry towel," Feng Jin stretched out his hand. Seeing this, Ting Zhu hurriedly handed a clean white towel to Feng Jin. Feng Jin wiped Zhuang Yuyan's half-dried black hair. "Serve your master well in the future. What's the use of a servant who can't protect his master?"

When the palace maids serving Zhuang Yuyan heard this, they were so frightened that they knelt down several times, but they didn't even have the courage to beg for mercy.

Feng Jian did not mention punishment or pardon. He let the palace maids kneel on the ground while he buried his head and carefully wiped his soft hair. For a while, the room was silent.

"The Empress Shugui has arrived, and Su Xiuyi has arrived."

Feng Jin stopped what he was doing, threw the things in his hand aside, looked at Concubine Shu Gui and Su Xiuyi coming in, and said lightly, "Are you two concubines here to visit Zhao Chongyi?"

Su Xiuyi knew that her words would not please others, so she did not dare to speak easily. After paying her respects, Concubine Shu Gui said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Zhao Chongyi fell into the water, so I came to see her, but I never thought it was so serious."

Feng Jian nodded without saying anything.

Concubine Shugui glanced at the palace maids kneeling in the room, and knowing that the emperor was in a bad mood at the moment, she stood quietly aside, not saying any false words to avoid making the emperor unhappy.

"The Concubine Xian has arrived, and the Concubine Rou has arrived."

"Empress Ning is here, Xu Zhaorong is here."

"Ye Shurong is here, Lin Bin is here, Ye Ronghua is here."

"Concubine Yan has arrived, Concubine Jiang has arrived, Concubine Wang has arrived, and Concubine Zhuang has arrived."

Soon, many concubines came to visit. Although there were many people, there was no sound at all. Even the favored Concubine Shugui didn't speak easily, so how could they speak?

Feng Jin looked at the women in the room and suddenly said, "The emperor is tired of managing the harem."

Upon hearing this, all the concubines present lowered their heads. Concubine Xian, who had always been close to the Empress, felt a pang in her heart. It seemed that what Sun Ronghua had done this time had implicated the Empress.

"The Queen has arrived."

As the saying goes, Speak of the devil and he will appear. At this moment, the empress arrived. She was dressed neatly and walked neither hurriedly nor slowly.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." The Queen bowed calmly, seemingly unaware of the strange atmosphere in the room.

"Stand up," Feng Jin said in a neutral tone, and then turned to look at the palace servants who were kneeling on the ground, "What are you all kneeling for? Show yourselves to the masters."

"Yes," Ting Zhu and others kowtowed and stood up, and hurriedly looked for seats for the concubines with others.

The concubines sat down cautiously. Occasionally someone would glance at Zhuang Yuyan lying on the bed, and seeing her pale face, they would lower their heads in a hurry.

"Does the Queen know what happened in the harem?" Feng Jin looked at the Queen. There was no anger in her eyes, as if she was just asking calmly.

"I have heard about it before I came here, but there are some things I am not clear about." The Queen also saw Zhuang Yuyan's miserable appearance, and she became even more angry at Sun Ronghua's brain. In this world, the most terrible thing is not a powerful opponent, but a confused alliance.

"Your Majesty, Sun Ronghua is here."

Gao Dezhong's words when he came in made the Queen feel that everyone's eyes in the room were on her.