Chapter 80 It’s All My Fault

"Qianli Pond?" Zhen Huan stood up. "Isn't that near the Yikun Palace? Could it be Concubine Hua..."

"Shilan?"

The emperor also stood up, "What happened to her?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Concubine Wan misunderstood. Concubine Hua is fine. It was Concubine Shen and Concubine Gong who went to study in Yikun Palace today and had an accident on the way back."

When she heard that it was related to Shen Meizhuang, Zhen Huan became nervous again. But after the maid explained it clearly and she heard that it was Sun Miaoqing who fell into the water, she felt relieved.

When Sun Miaoqing was out of favor with Zhen Huan, she would often come to Sui Yuxuan. When something happened to her, Zhen Huan had to go and visit her.

When the imperial carriage arrived at the Yanxi Palace, Noble Lady Fucha, An Lingrong, and Fang Jiachunyi, who were in the same palace, had already arrived, and Shen Meizhuang was also inside.

When Jingpin heard that Sun Miaoqing had an accident near Yikun Palace, she guessed that Nian Shilan would definitely come, so she hurried over as soon as she heard the news.

Concubine Qi couldn't sleep because the emperor came and went tonight, and when she heard that something happened in the palace with Noble Lady Fucha, she also came over.

At this moment, the emperor came in and everyone in the room saluted him in unison.

"Your Highness."

Concubine Qi's love and hate are simple. She still dislikes Concubine Hua because of her love for you, and has little impact on Zhen Huan who follows behind the emperor.

However, when Fucha Guiren saw Zhen Huan behind the emperor, he became more thoughtful:

Shouldn't the Emperor be in Changchun Palace? Why is he here with Zhen Huan?

I'll have to ask Sister Qi Fei about it later.

"How is Gong Changzai?" the emperor asked, and he saw the empress. "You are not feeling well. Why are you here so late at night?"

"I heard that Concubine Gong was in trouble, and I was worried, so I came here."

The Queen's face and tone were full of worry, and she could not find any fault at all.

The Yanxi Palace was right next to the Jingren Palace, and with such a big commotion, it would not be in keeping with the Queen's image as a virtuous woman if she pretended to be oblivious.

What's more, Sun Miaoqing was learning about the affairs of the six palaces in Yikun Palace, and fell into the water when she went out. If she said that this matter had nothing to do with Concubine Hua... the Queen didn't believe it.

She always comes to take a look.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Concubine Gong has just woken up once. The imperial physician said that she was frightened by spitting water. He has already written a prescription. After she drinks the medicine and takes good care of herself according to the prescription, she will surely recover soon. However..."

"Just what?"

The emperor was a little nervous: I can’t just die like this, right?

The queen could hear the concern in the emperor's tone and sighed inwardly:

The emperor is indeed very busy with affairs of state. He has many things on his hands, on his mind, and on his mind, and he never misses a single thing.

"But Gong Chang has been working hard for days and his pulse is weak. I'm afraid he will need to take good care of himself for a while before he can fully recover."

What I mean is, during this period of time, you should not turn over her card.

The emperor nodded and said, "You have always been in poor health. Thank you for your hard work."

Then he walked through the crowd to the bed, took a look, and sat down on the stool beside the bed.

Jianqiu saw that her own queen's stool was gone, so she moved an embroidered cushion over, and the empress sat diagonally behind the emperor.

Zhen Huan leaned over the bed, "Sister Gong..."

Shen Meizhuang squatted beside her and held Zhen Huan's hand, "It's nothing serious, don't worry too much."

Zhen Huan squeezed her hand tightly: Fortunately it wasn’t you.

"How do you serve your mistress?"

The emperor looked at the palace maids and eunuchs beside him. Hongqiu, Hanying and Xiaolezi immediately knelt down and apologized.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"Tell me carefully, how did Concubine Gong fall into the water in the middle of the night?"

The Queen asked me to speak “carefully” rather than “speak more carefully”. What she meant was that I should think carefully and speak in a thoughtful way, and not say things that should not be said.

"I don't know."

The Queen frowned, "You are all Concubine Gong's personal maids, how could you not know?"

Han Ying stepped out first to clear herself of the matter, "To answer the Empress, I have been staying in the palace the whole time. It was Sister Hongqiu and Xiao Lezi who accompanied the young lady. I know nothing."

Xiao Lezi kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I was ordered to go get fish food. On the way, I heard that something happened to the young lady, so I hurried back. I don't know what happened."

The emperor asked suspiciously, "Take fish food?"

Just as Hong Qi was about to speak, Su Peisheng came over and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hua is here."

Then Nian Shilan appeared holding Songzhi's hand. Her figure was graceful and every step she took seemed to say:

I did it, I did it, everything that happened tonight was done by me.

The queen sighed inwardly: Can't she be more restrained? If only the makeup and the hairpins were a little more plain?

The emperor glanced at Nian Shilan and said, "It's late outside. Why are you here?"

"I heard that Gong Chang was drowning, so I hurried over."

【Let's see if this little bastard is drowned? 】

The hands of Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang, which were holding each other, inexplicably tightened.

Jingpin, who was standing behind the empress, twisted her handkerchief.

The queen's heart skipped a beat and she glanced at the emperor.

emperor:"……"

"Is Gong Changzai feeling better?"

I'm afraid that except for Concubine Qi, even the palace maids can see that Nian Shilan's concern is fake.

The queen closed her eyes for a moment: Why didn’t she beat the gongs and drums and go out to shout?

"You go and take a look." The emperor raised his hand.

Nian Shilan was not afraid. [Who caused Shen Meizhuang to fall into the water in the previous life? Didn’t the emperor know?]

【Lao Deng knew it very well in his heart, but this little nobleman was not worth his rescue.】

[Now she is just a minor concubine, and one who has not yet severed ties with my Nian family. Who can do anything to me? ]

Nian Shilan went to the bed, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang moved aside, and she sat on the edge of the bed with her armored hands resting on the quilt.

"Poor thing, such a beautiful person."

【Why can’t I drown? 】

The Queen's heart was beating fast. The Emperor was already very suspicious, and the room was full of her opponents. She couldn't say anything for her at this time.

She couldn't help but say a few words in her heart. If she continued like this, she would kill herself prematurely.

Nian Shilan clearly felt Sun Miaoqing's hand move:

[Hey, are you pretending to be crazy with me? ]

【If you have the guts, don’t wake up tonight! 】

"Don't worry, Concubine Hua. The imperial physician has checked her out and Concubine Gong is fine. She will wake up soon."

The Queen was reminding Concubine Hua that if it was you who did it, you should think of an excuse in advance and be careful not to let others catch you in the act.

But she came in the middle of the night dressed up, with everything on her mind written all over her face, so why would she need to hide her feelings?

The emperor is not blind.

"Fortunately, the guards near the Yikun Palace rescued me in time, otherwise a disaster would have occurred. Not only would I have failed to help the six palaces, but even the Empress would have been blamed."

[Last life, I was polite and said that the palace guards were not strict enough in patrolling, but that little bitch Zhen Huan held on to me and forced me to change the guards near me, making it inconvenient for me to go in and out. This life, I will not be stupid again. ]

After Nian Shilan cleared herself of the matter, she turned to look at Hong Qi and said in a sharp voice, "How can you serve your young master, you fool? You are making the emperor worried."

"It would be a burden to keep such a servant by Gong Changzai's side. I think it would be better to send him to the Ministry of Punishment."

Nian Shilan remembered that in her previous life, Concubine Jing spoke on behalf of Shen Meizhuang and asked her to keep the two useless servants. After she said that, she subconsciously looked at her.

The look was so fierce that Jingpin's shoulders trembled slightly: What are you looking at me for? I didn't say anything!

Jing's concubine's temperament, and she was willing to speak for Shen Meizhuang in her previous life, was because they were in the same house, and she was the master. If a slave made a mistake, the master could not escape his responsibility, so he had to help.

And now...she just came here to watch the show, there was really no need to bring trouble upon herself.

Jingpin lowered her head and said nothing, but she was indeed very curious:

Noble Lady Shen and Concubine Gong were both in Qianli Pond, one was fine while the other was in trouble. Was it that Noble Lady Shen and Concubine Hua colluded to push Concubine Gong into the water, or was there another reason?

What happened tonight?

The emperor and the empress couldn't figure it out, especially the emperor, who hated the most when military generals joined forces.

If Shen Meizhuang surrendered to Concubine Hua, she would have to become the victim of the incident tonight.