Following the panicked shouts, everyone looked towards the place where the lights were on in panic.

A figure rushed in hurriedly and knelt in front of the queen, his voice choked with sobs and the pain almost piercing his heart.

"Your Majesty, my lady, my lady..."

The palace maid didn't dare to utter the last word. She just kept wiping her tears. Her face was pale and bloodless, and she looked like she would faint from crying at any moment.

Seeing this, everyone knew clearly that the master of this palace maid was in trouble.

However, everyone's eyes were on the nose, and the nose on the heart. No one was tactless enough to step forward at this moment. In the harem, no matter how big the problem was, the Empress would take care of it. They only needed to watch the show from the sidelines.

Although the harem appears to be harmonious on the surface, there is a lot of filth inside.

Therefore, the ladies who come to attend the Qixi Festival banquet will never, nor dare to, interfere in the affairs of the harem.

However, the Empress looked unhappy. She stared at the maid who couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time, waved her hands impatiently, and spoke in a sharp voice.

"What on earth has happened? Take me to see it."

Having said that, the Queen stood up. This Qixi Festival banquet was really too restless. She couldn't stay any longer.

Seeing the Queen stand up and move away, the rest of the people watching the excitement were also very curious about what had happened, but due to the Queen's prestige, they did not dare to step forward and could only follow her silently.

Thus, the Empress was at the head, followed closely by the concubines, and then the ladies and young ladies who were arranged in order of status.

A group of people went to the scene of the accident in a mighty manner. When they saw the concubine lying in a pool of blood with her clothes in disarray, they immediately covered their mouths in horror one by one.

Such a tragedy happened during the Qixi Festival banquet?

"Dead man..."

Someone who was too timid shouted, and immediately, those who had not seen the death with their own eyes were in a panic.

The queen originally wanted to deal with it leniently at this time and try to minimize the impact. However, after being called out by that tactless person, she no longer had any reason to hide it.

All the scandals in the palace were known to everyone, and the palace was disgraced.

"Shut her mouth."

The queen had a cold face and ordered that she should deal with this foolish man who had no sense of judgment as soon as possible.

The queen looked at the corpse and frowned as she ordered, "Go and report this to the emperor."

His eyes were wide open with anger and a piercing look as he looked through the palace maid and the people who served the dead concubine.

"Tell me, how did Miss Yun die?"

This Miss Yun was a selected lady in the last election. She entered the palace at the same time as Concubine Jing, who is now highly favored by the Emperor. They both live in Liufang Pavilion.

However, as both are concubines, Concubine Jing is now the emperor's favorite, but Little Lady Yun has not yet been favored, so she can only be called Little Lady Yun.

There were only a few servants around her, and they knelt in front of the queen one by one, lowering their heads.

"Your Highness, I don't know. The young lady said that she wanted to go out for a walk alone and didn't allow us to follow her. We had no choice but to follow her. But when we went out to look for her, we only saw her body."

The palace maids cried bitterly, and the pain and fear on their faces did not seem to be fake.

Of course, their master is dead, and as servants, they must take responsibility. At this moment, it is as if they have already stepped one leg into King Yan's palace. How can they not be afraid?

"Who did your master come into contact with before he died?"

The queen still had a sullen look on her face, and her anger was evident from her cold and silent tone.

The servants were so trembling after being scolded that they could not speak a word. They just looked at Concubine Jing who was standing behind the Queen.

Lin Shihan and Lady Yun were both selected to enter the palace at the same time. Lin Shihan and the deceased were old friends. After entering the palace, Lady Yun had not been favored due to health reasons.

However, the two had a deep friendship and lived in the same palace.

Lin Shihan lived in the main hall, and the deceased lived in a side hall. No one would believe it if someone said that the two had no contact with each other on a daily basis.

Lin Shihan bravely said, "Your Majesty, I felt a little unwell today, so I talked to Sister Yun for a while. However, after she returned to the palace, I left and came to Yu Garden, but I didn't know what happened to Sister Yun."

Lin Shihan's eyes turned slightly cold, with suspicion moving around in her pupils. The death of this Miss Yun was really too strange.

She had just had an argument with Miss Yun, and in a rage, she walked out of the palace, just in time to run into Long Moxun and Luo Xuening.

At that time, she was angry with Long Moshun for protecting Luo Xuening, so she wanted to embarrass Luo Xuening at the Qixi Festival banquet, which led her to Yu Garden for some unknown reason.

But why did this happen?

Lin Shihan is not a smart person, but she is quite capable since she has been able to survive in the harem and enjoy the emperor's favor.

Moreover, she understood how many people in the harem disliked her, and her survival rule in the harem was to please the emperor.

The Queen had always been very dissatisfied with Lin Shihan, who had been appointed Concubine Jing less than half a year after entering the palace. She was promoted too quickly and her foundation was not stable.

The queen's eyes immediately turned, and she wanted to use this matter to defeat Lin Shihan.

Of course, she is the queen, and if she wants to deal with someone, she cannot do it openly.

Therefore, the queen just looked at Lin Shihan coldly, without revealing any dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"Jing Fei, didn't you say you were not feeling well? Why did you suddenly appear in Yu Garden?"

It seemed like just a normal question, but when combined with the suspicion placed on Concubine Jing, it made people think more.

Lin Shihan's face turned pale immediately and she looked at the Queen with innocent eyes. Unfortunately, the Queen didn't care about her pitiful appearance.

Only the emperor would feel distressed.

"My queen, I came to the Yu Garden purely because I was bored and thought it was busy, so I wanted to get some fresh air. I didn't have any other intentions."

These words subtly pointed out the Queen's ulterior motives. The Queen sneered, and the meaning in her eyes became even deeper.

"I naturally believe my sister, but I hope to give an explanation to the deceased."

What a fair and just statement! It was simply impossible to complain. Knowing that she had to be impressed by the Queen's fairness, Lin Shihan felt bored and stuck out her tongue awkwardly, her face still pale, as if she was frightened.

She knew that she would never be able to win an argument with the Queen.

This old witch has been able to control the harem for so long, so she must have her own strength.

Lin Shihan would not take the initiative to cause trouble. She just needed to make the emperor trust her.

With a glance, she saw a bright yellow figure walking towards her. Lin Shihan reached out and pinched herself without leaving any trace. Suddenly, she looked at the person with red eyes.

"Princess Jing?"

The emperor saw Lin Shihan kneeling in front of the empress. She had tears in her eyes and looked very pitiful. She looked particularly distressing.

The emperor felt a little worried and stretched out his hand but did not move. There were many people here and he really could not ruin things because of Concubine Jing.

Turning his head, his gloomy eyes gave a warning: "Queen, what is going on?"