Accidentally fell into the incense burner... Li Yuebai stared at the solid incense burner - how careless must one be to drop such a big piece of paper in there!

"Your Highness, you burned the Queen's poems. What will you do if she blames you later?" Li Yuebai joked.

"What are you afraid of? Just write another poem to repay your mother." Murong Nan raised his eyebrows.

"Can you write poetry?" Li Yuebai was very skeptical.

"You write it for me." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not polite either.

"Beg me." Li Yuebai became proud.

Seeing that the Crown Prince was about to attack again, Li Yuebai stopped and quickly agreed: "It's just a poem, no big deal. Since you burned "Recalling the Ancient Times", I'll call this one "Eternal History"."

"Um."

"But I have a request. I want the Empress to transcribe this poem for me personally. What do you think?" Li Yuebai said proudly, feeling like a cunning little villain.

"How difficult is that? As long as I ask, my mother will definitely agree." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really easy to talk to.

Li Yuebai thought for a moment and added, "Then ask Xu Zhaorong to come over and take a look."

"Sister, sister, the time has come!" Shan Lan rushed into Concubine Shan's bedroom with a look of joy: "The Queen's poem has been heard!"

"What a surprise." Concubine Shan said impatiently, "What kind of poem is this? It's so surprising."

"The spy we planted next to Xu Zhaorong just sent an urgent report." Shan Lan said: "The queen has written a new poem."

"She writes a few new poems every day."

"This time it's different. In this poem, there are three words: 云, 惟, 知!" Shan Lan lowered her voice and enunciated each word.

"What's the poem?" Concubine Shan's face turned pale.

"You know that the maid has never been to school, does not understand the poem, and has not memorized it." Shan Lan said, "But she swore and swore that the two lines of poetry definitely contain the three words 'Yun Wei Zhi'!"

"Then there's no problem." Concubine Shan opened the bed curtain and looked at the sky: "Your Majesty, it's time to leave the court now, right?"

This time, the emperor was furious with the memorials, which were either about floods or droughts, corruption or defeats in battle, and there were also several memorials impeaching Zhao Ne, the Grand Tutor. The only person in the court who could be trusted was Zhao Ne, but there were always those noble scholars who disliked Zhao Ne and impeached him at every turn.

After the court session, the emperor was already filled with rage. He came to the harem, thinking he could calm down, but he didn't expect that the harem became even more chaotic.

"Your Majesty," Eunuch An reported tremblingly, "The maids and servants reported that the Empress has written a new poem."

"So what?" The emperor frowned. He had always disliked the empress's literary habits. She didn't study women's virtues or Buddhist scriptures, but always wrote poems like those poor poets. This was really against the rules. But after so many years, he wouldn't be surprised every time he saw her write a poem.

"I don't know what the problem is," said Eunuch An in annoyance, "The maid who came to report said that there was something wrong with the poem."

"What's wrong?"

"Please ask the maid to come and meet His Majesty." Eunuch An gave the order.

After a while, Xu Zhaorong's maid Huanxiang came forward tremblingly.

Although Huanxiang was Xu Zhaorong's maid, she had already been secretly taken in by Concubine Shan. Concubine Shan promised to take care of her family, so she devoted herself to Concubine Shan in the harem, risking her life for her.

"Your Majesty, I shouldn't have said so much. It's all because of me that I'm meddling in other people's business. The Empress' affairs are not something I can comment on..." She was trembling all over.

Seeing her evasive words and suspicious behavior, the emperor became even more suspicious.

"Huanxiang, you can speak freely. His Majesty asked you to speak, and the Empress has no right to punish you." Eunuch An looked at the emperor's face and ordered.

"Yes, yes. Today, I followed Xu Zhaorong to the Empress' Yuanheng Palace to pay my respects. I saw that the Empress had composed a new poem called "Eternal Ages". She even asked me to read it aloud. I heard it clearly. There were three words in the poem: 'Yun Wei Zhi'!"

"Yun Weizhi, is he the musician Yun who saved the prince with his music?" asked Eunuch An.

"Yes, that's right." Huanxiang replied quickly.

The emperor's face turned pale, and he led his men straight to Yuanheng Palace.

But when I entered Yuanheng Palace, I found that there were a lot of people.

Concubine Shan and Shan Lan had just arrived at Yuanheng Palace to pay their respects. Concubine Shan looked delicate and graceful. Shan Lan personally supported her sister and walked step by step through the courtyard towards the main hall.

They both heard a sound behind them, turned around and found it was the emperor, and hurriedly bowed and greeted him.

"Why do you come to pay your respects to the Empress now?" The Emperor was suspicious. In the past, Concubine Shan would come to pay her respects in the early morning. Now, it was almost noon and even the morning court was over.

"Yesterday, the concubines held a banquet to admire the moon and lanterns. Concubine Shan was drunk and felt unwell." Shan Lan replied immediately.

Concubine Shan nodded weakly, but before she could say anything, her body suddenly went limp and she fainted on the ground!

"Quick, call the imperial physician." The emperor did not have time to question the empress first.

When the imperial physician arrived, he did not rush to check the pulse first, but knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. This morning, I checked the pulse of Concubine Shan, but because Concubine Shan repeatedly told us not to make it public, I did not report it to you!"

"What disease did Concubine Shan suffer from? Tell me quickly!" The emperor was very suspicious.

The imperial doctors were usually straightforward, so they did not refuse and immediately said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shan is not sick, but poisoned!"

"Poisoned?" The emperor said angrily, "In this harem, there is such a dirty thing!"

"What kind of poison is it?" Eunuch An asked hurriedly.

"Baiwangsan." The doctor said, "After taking it, you will be able to forget what happened that day. But Concubine Shan is so weak that the medicine is not effective enough and she is bedridden."

"Who poisoned me?"

"We can only determine that the poisoning occurred late last night. As for who poisoned her, it is beyond our ability to determine," said the imperial physician.

"Last night?" The emperor's gaze immediately turned to Shan Lan: "Could it be you?"

"Your Majesty, this is unfair. Concubine Shan and I are sisters, and we are close friends. How could I harm her?" Shan Lan cried out, "If I had harmed her, why would I have waited until today?"

"Yes, Madam Shan and Concubine Shan have always had a very good relationship, and everyone knows that they lived together last night. How could Madam Shan be so stupid?" Eunuch An also helped to speak.

"Shan Lan, please recall carefully what Concubine Shan ate and drank last night," the emperor asked.

"Last night, my sister and I attended a moon-viewing and lantern-watching banquet. The wine and food at the banquet were all prepared by the palace and had already been tasted by the eunuchs. There was no way they were poisonous. Moreover, if the wine and food were poisonous, the other concubines would have been poisoned as well." Shan Lan said.

The emperor immediately sent people to various palaces to inquire, and soon they reported back: the other concubines were fine and there was nothing unusual.

"Then, have any other concubines or maids ever touched Concubine Shan's cups and plates?"

"No, I was with my sister last night, and no one touched her cups and plates." Shan Lan said.

"That's strange, where did this poison come from?" Eunuch An was also puzzled.

"I know something, but I don't know whether I should tell it or not." Shan Lan said cautiously.

"Even Concubine Shan has been poisoned, what else is there that you dare not say?" The emperor was annoyed by their nagging.

"When the banquet was halfway through, my sister left with several maids and eunuchs, and did not return until more than half an hour later." Shan Lan did not dare to be polite any more and answered immediately.

"Something must have gone wrong during this period!" the emperor said angrily, "Where did she go after leaving the table? Where are those maids and eunuchs?"

"I'm here!" Lian Xin and the others responded hastily, "Every word Madam Shan Lan said is true. We followed Madam Shan and left the table together."

"Where to?"

"Go... right here, Yuanheng Palace!"

Yuanheng Palace! Everyone was shocked.

The emperor was just angry because of the queen's poem, and now this matter is related to the queen!

"When she arrived at Yuanheng Palace, what did Concubine Shan do?"

"I didn't know that Concubine Shan left me and others outside the palace and went alone to pay respects to the Empress!" Lian Xin thought.

"Where is the empress?" The emperor was really furious this time.

"I am here." At the entrance of the main hall, Empress Xiao Wenyin stood proudly, wearing an elegant palace dress, a pearl phoenix crown on her head, a black silk belt around her waist, and a serious and dignified appearance. She was accompanied by a group of maids and eunuchs. She had been here for a long time and had heard all the conversations just now.

"Last night, when Concubine Shan came to your place, did she eat or drink anything?" the emperor asked.

"Yes, I drank two cups of tea." The queen nodded.

Everyone was shocked again and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Your Majesty, maybe you remembered it wrongly? Maybe Concubine Shan didn't drink tea here last night?" Eunuch An was worried and asked again.

"I am not mistaken." The Queen said with a smile, "An open mind does not do shady things. Even if Concubine Shan drank tea here, it doesn't mean anything."

At this time, Shan Lan secretly pinched Shan Fei, who heaved a sigh of relief and slowly woke up.

When the emperor saw Concubine Shan had woken up, he hurriedly comforted her, "Are you feeling better? Concubine Shan, do you still remember what happened when you came here last night?"

Concubine Shan looked confused, and she stretched out her slender jade fingers to rub her forehead and temples, and said softly: "I don't remember anything, I only remember hearing the sound of the zither played by Master Yun, and seeing the Queen and Master Yun..."

What she said was really powerful.

"What about meeting the Empress and Master Yun?" The emperor's face darkened again.

"I don't remember. I really don't remember." Concubine Shan had a splitting headache and tears flowed down her face.

"Queen, what do you have to say!" the emperor roared.

"The innocent are innocent. I have nothing to refute at the moment," said the Queen.

"Pass my order to search Yuanheng Palace!" the emperor ordered.

The search went very smoothly, and Shan Lan almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Everything the sisters wanted to see was searched out from the bedside table and other places.

First, let’s talk about the new poem “Eternity” written by the Queen today.

Then, it was the poem that the Queen copied yesterday, falsely claiming to be a work by Wu Zidao, but it was actually written in the Yue language as "Ten Fragrances".

Finally, there is the letter that Master Yun gave to the Queen a few days ago.

Once the three pieces of evidence are opened, they will be conclusive evidence. Even if the Queen and Master Yun have a mouth full of words, they will not be able to explain themselves!