As the emperor finished speaking, Yuan Zheng respectfully took the tribute of Black Jade Fantasy Cream from his hands and examined it carefully.

During this process, the entire hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, but neither the emperor nor the director noticed. A palace maid with a strange look heard their conversation and her face instantly darkened.

Without the two people noticing, the palace maid quietly left Guantian Palace and went to the Imperial Garden.

At this moment, everyone in the Imperial Garden has arrived at the Plum Grove, where plum blossoms are in full bloom and the air is filled with fragrance. It looks like a great place to cultivate one's body and mind.

But none of the people who came to admire the plum blossoms were interested. Concubine Qin looked at Concubine Ying with sharp eyes and said, "Don't think that you can be arrogant just because you have been favored by the emperor for a few days. I am the concubine, and you dare to keep up with me."

Liu Qiuchan was the queen and should have walked in the front, followed by Concubine Qin. However, what was unexpected was that Concubine Ying walked in parallel with Concubine Qin.

In an instant, Concubine Qin found the handle, and then asked the palace maids around her to grab Concubine Ying and raised her hand to teach her a lesson.

Although Concubine Ying was held tightly by several palace maids and could not move, there was no panic on her face. Instead, she raised her pretty face and looked at Concubine Qin sarcastically.

"Okay, Your Majesty, go ahead and hit me. I want to see what the Emperor will think when he sees the wounds on my face," said Concubine Ying fearlessly.

This made Concubine Qin very angry. Then she thought about the fact that the Emperor did stay in Guantian Palace and did not leave, which meant that Concubine Ying could report her at any time.

So Concubine Qin's raised hand froze in mid-air. She couldn't hit him, but if she didn't hit him, she would be filled with anger, which was very uncomfortable.

At this moment, Liu Qiuchan came over and waved her hand gently, then asked the palace maid to let go of Concubine Ying and said expressionlessly.

"The harem has its own rules. Concubine Qin is of a higher rank than you and is qualified to teach you a lesson. If you dare to be so presumptuous again next time, I will not care whether the emperor will protect you or not."

After she finished speaking, Concubine Qin raised her chin high, then pushed Concubine Ying behind her, and everyone continued to move forward to admire the plum blossoms.

Having suffered such an injustice, Concubine Ying naturally didn't want to appreciate the plum blossoms, but due to the emperor's order, she had to follow them step by step.

Outside the Imperial Garden, the palace maid who followed Concubine Ying from Nanzhao Kingdom was blocked outside by the Queen's men and had no way of entering the Imperial Garden.

"I'm here to see Concubine Ying. Please be lenient with me, sisters." The ghost mother gritted her teeth and lowered her head to hide the viciousness in her eyes, and spoke in a soft voice.

However, the maids at the gate of the Imperial Garden thought of Liu Qiuchan's order, so they straightened their chests and blocked the gate tightly. "You are a lowly servant, if you offend the nobles in the Imperial Garden, you will not be able to bear the consequences."

"Get out of here quickly." The two palace maids said in unison.

The ghost mother's hands were ready to move. If she were in Nanzhao Kingdom, she would have poisoned the two people in front of her long ago. However, this was in Northern Qi, she could not act rashly, so she had to leave temporarily.

Soon, she found a place in the Imperial Garden that was not well guarded, then she quietly climbed over the wall of the Imperial Garden and went inside to search.

"What? You said there's something wrong with this medicine." The emperor's hands trembled slightly, and he looked at the director in front of him in disbelief.

The director nodded decisively. "That's right, Your Majesty. This drug has a hallucinogenic effect, so it can make people drunk and dreamless, but it can also make people addicted, and eventually they will be poisoned and there is no medicine to cure it."

After hearing these words, the emperor's body softened and he sat down on the soft step, as if he had not expected things to develop to this point.

"Your Majesty, the Nanzhao Kingdom presented this drug that has caused harm for thousands of years to Your Majesty. Their intentions are horrible. Nanzhao is trying to use this drug to poison the Northern Qi royal family."

The court official was kneeling there and shouting, the emperor had suddenly come to his senses, with a wry smile on his face, as if he had aged several years.

"Summon the Crown Prince to the palace." The emperor said in a weak voice, but when the court official heard his words, his face lit up, knowing that Lin Zan's plan was already half successful.

After the imperial edict was issued, Jun Beiqi quickly entered the palace. At this moment, the emperor had already left Guantian Palace and came to the imperial study, which was a rare occasion.

"It was my fault that I let a wolf into the house. I order you to secretly investigate the matter of Concubine Ying's tribute of the Black Jade Fantasy Ointment and not to spread it to anyone else." The emperor said with a serious face.

Jun Beiqi immediately accepted the order, and even his engagement with Tang Xiu was postponed because of this incident.

Because of the incident with the Black Jade Fantasy Dream Cream, the Emperor began to doubt whether Jun Beiqi had really molested Concubine Ying.

In order not to alert the enemy, the emperor remained estranged from the prince on the surface, and the father and son were at odds.

In the imperial garden, Concubine Ying sat there feeling uneasy, as if something had happened.

So she made up an excuse and prepared to go back to Guantian Palace. "Empress, the Emperor is still waiting for me to serve him in Guantian Palace. I will take my leave now."

Liu Qiuchan glanced at her coldly with her beautiful eyes. At this moment, Lin Zhan came over with a smile, and then looked at Concubine Ying and said, "I haven't seen Concubine Ying for a few days. You are still as charming as ever."

"It's Miss Lin." Concubine Ying looked at Lin Zan's indifferent expression, glanced at her lightly, and left.

Lin Zan looked at her back with his eyes slightly narrowed, and the concubines beside her began to become dissatisfied and were extremely disgusted with her arrogance.

Since the real person had already left, Liu Qiuchan naturally didn't need to act anymore, so she found an excuse to ask the concubines in the palace to go back, and then sat down with Lin Zan to talk.

"How is it? Have you found anything wrong?" Liu Qiuchan asked Lin Zan nervously.

Lin Zhan looked around and found that there were no people around, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister. The emperor has already noticed something is wrong. Now he has ordered the crown prince to secretly investigate Concubine Ying, and the truth will soon be revealed."

After the words fell, Liu Qiuchan's face lit up and she said with a smile, "That's great. It's worth our planning. It seems that we just need to keep Ying Fei stable and prevent him from noticing anything unusual."

Lin Zhan also smiled and nodded. He didn't expect that this matter would go so smoothly.

Before leaving the Imperial Garden, Concubine Ying was dragged to the shadow of the rockery by someone. Just as she was about to call for help, she found out it was the ghost mother, whose face turned cold. "Why are you out here when you're not in the palace watching over the emperor?"

"Of course something happened." said the ghost mother.