Hua Fei's eyes were covered with a layer of coldness: "With me here, how can I let Zhen Shi get what she wants?"

Ever since An Lingrong met the emperor by chance in the imperial garden, the number of times she sleeps with him every month is almost as high as hers.

She would not allow another newcomer to take away her favor, not to mention that Zhen's plot was not small.

Without Cui Jinxi by Zhen Huan's side, Su Peisheng would naturally not reveal the emperor's whereabouts to her anymore. Zhen Huan spent a lot of money and finally found out that the emperor went to the Imperial Garden today.

We arrived at the Imperial Garden early.

As soon as Zhen Huan sat on the swing, she saw Concubine Hua walking towards her.

She quickly got off the swing and knelt down to pay her respects: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to Her Majesty Hua. May Your Highness be blessed."

"Good luck to Lady Cao!"

How could it be Concubine Hua and Concubine Cao? Seeing the two of them, Zhen Huan felt something was wrong.

She had seen how cruel Concubine Hua was, which was why she decided to take medicine to avoid being favored. She had never even seen the Emperor, so she didn't want to confront Concubine Hua.

Hua Fei glanced at Zhen several times, sneered in her heart, but frowned on her face. She nodded: "Get up!"

"Mrs. Zhen is in such a good mood. She didn't stay in Suiyu Pavilion to recuperate during her illness, but she actually had time to swing on the swing in the Imperial Garden."

"Could it be that someone has long since found out the Emperor's whereabouts, hoping to imitate An Shi and have an accidental encounter with the Emperor?"

Concubine Cao: "Zhen Changzai really didn't learn the rules well. Just letting someone build a swing in the Imperial Garden without permission is already a violation of palace rules. She was able to swing in the Imperial Garden, which shows that she has recovered from her illness. But she didn't go to pay her respects to the Empress, which is very disrespectful."

Concubine Cao: "Zhen Changzai has not yet learned the palace rules. Your Majesty, please send a nanny to teach her well."

Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao listed a series of crimes in unison, which made Zhen Huan feel terrified. Not to mention building a swing in the imperial garden without permission, even the charge of secretly inquiring about the emperor's whereabouts was a capital crime.

She now understood that the appearance of Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao in the Imperial Garden was not accidental, but was coming for her.

Zhen Huan's face turned pale as she explained: "Your Majesty has misunderstood me. I have not inquired about the emperor's whereabouts. The reason I came out for a walk is not because I am well, but because the imperial physician Wen who is in charge of my treatment said that I should walk more often to help my body recover. Little Yunzi also built a swing in the imperial garden so that I can recover as soon as possible."

With just a few words, she pushed all the blame onto Doctor Wen and the servants who served him.

Cao Qinmo: "Since it was a servant who built the swing privately, it has nothing to do with Concubine Zhen. Madam Hua, why don't you send this servant who violated the palace rules to the Ministry of Punishment?"

Concubine Hua looked at Cao Qinmo with appreciation, then set her eyes on the stunned Xiao Yunzi, and said to Zhou Ninghai: "Zhou Ninghai, have someone drag the servant who built the swing to the Ministry of Punishment."

Xiao Yunzi didn't expect that the young lady would abandon him like this. Seeing that he was about to be dragged to the Ministry of Punishment, he knelt down and begged for mercy. However, as soon as he knelt down, Zhou Ninghai covered his mouth and dragged him to the Ministry of Punishment.

Even though Zhou Ninghai has a limp in one leg, he is very strong. He effortlessly drags Xiao Yunzi, who is so strong in the plot, leaving him without any resistance.

Concubine Hua is cruel and vicious. If she wasn't too love-minded, there would be no chance for Zhen Huan!

Zhen Huan thought that after dealing with Xiao Yunzi, the matter would be over, but what Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao said next frightened her so much that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Hua Fei: "Since Zhen Changzai knows that I am not fully recovered, why is she still walking around the Imperial Gardens? What if she runs into the Emperor and passes on her illness to him?"

Cao Qinmo: "Your Majesty, Doctor Wen has not been able to cure Zhen Changzai for such a long time, which shows that he is useless. It is better for Your Majesty to make the decision and replace Zhen Changzai with a useful doctor to treat Zhen Changzai."

Zhen Huan's already pale face became even paler when she heard the advice given by Concubine Cao to Concubine Hua. If Liu Zhu hadn't supported her, she would have collapsed to the ground.

Before she went out today, she drank the decoction prescribed by Wen Shichu, which could make her look sick without hurting her body. If the imperial physician took her pulse, he would definitely find that her illness was related to the medicine.

"Songzhi, send Concubine Zhen back to Suiyuxuan. Lingzhi, ask Jiangcheng Jiangshen to come to Suiyuxuan to diagnose Concubine Zhen's pulse."

Zhen Huan bowed her body slightly and was about to decline, but Concubine Hua did not give her the chance to argue. She directly asked Song Zhi, who was supporting her, and Ling Zhi, who was following behind her, to go to Sui Yuxuan.

Songzhi and Lingzhi: "Yes, Madam!"

As soon as the imperial physician Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen, invited by Concubine Hua, arrived at Suiyuxuan, the Queen had already invited the imperial physician to Suiyuxuan.

When Zhen Huan saw the Queen bringing the imperial physician to the Sui Yu Xuan, her heart sank. It was over. Even the Queen was alarmed!

Even though she was extremely nervous, Zhen Huan remained calm and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good fortune."

Zhen Huan soon thought of a countermeasure. Now she could only give up her brother Shichu, just like she gave up Xiao Yunzi, in order to save herself.

Brother Shichu cares about me so much, he will definitely take this responsibility for me.

Queen: "Get up. When I came to Suiyuxuan, your maids said you went to the Imperial Garden. Zhen, since you have recovered, why didn't you report it?"

Zhen Huan: "It's not that I didn't report it, but Doctor Wen said that I haven't recovered yet. Going out and walking around will help my body recover."

But in his heart he was thinking, the Queen had indeed come to call him to task. Could it be that after avoiding the Queen's favor for so long, he still hadn't been able to get rid of the spies planted in the courtyard by the palace people?

She avoided the favor for two reasons: firstly to avoid the limelight, and secondly to eliminate the servants in Sui Yuxuan who were disloyal to her.

Xiao Yunzi, who was loyal to her, had been sent to the Ministry of Punishment by Concubine Hua. Zhen Huan's heart suddenly shuddered, but she quickly regained her composure. Now was no time to grieve over the passing of time. The most important thing was to overcome the current difficulties.

If I want to protect myself, I'm afraid I can only put all the blame on Brother Shichu.

The queen looked at this woman who looked 80% like her. She felt very uncomfortable, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled warmly and said with concern:

"You've been feeling unwell for more than a few months. Why haven't you gotten better? Is it because Doctor Wen, who is taking care of you, is not doing his best?"

Zhen Huan: "It is my fault that the Queen is worried about me. Doctor Wen is very attentive to me, but he said that I have not recovered yet and need to recuperate for a while."

Queen: "I remember that it was Doctor Wen who nursed you back to health. How come it took you so long to recover?"

Jian Qiu: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask other doctors from the Imperial Hospital to take a good look at Concubine Zhen?"

The Queen: "Imperial Physician, why don't you take a look at Zhen?"

The imperial physician stepped forward and said, "Young Master, please."

Under the Queen's gaze, Zhen Huan nervously stretched out her wrist.

The two imperial physicians, Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen, came to Sui Yuxuan along with Concubine Cao and Concubine Hua.

When Concubine Hua saw the Queen and her entourage, and the imperial physician who was taking Zhen Huan's pulse, she already knew that the old woman, the Queen, had also planted a spy in Concubine Qi.

Concubine Cao: "Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen, may Her Majesty be blessed."

Concubine Hua bowed perfunctorily and stood up on her own without the Queen calling her to do so.

Hua Fei, who always looked down upon the Queen, did not notice the flash of gloom in the Queen's eyes.

"I didn't expect that the Empress was as concerned about Concubine Zhen's health as I was. She even asked the imperial physician to diagnose Concubine Zhen's pulse before I did."

Queen: "I am the Queen, so I will naturally pay more attention to the sisters in the harem. It is troublesome for Concubine Hua to follow and work hard together."

As expected, Concubine Hua coveted her position as queen.

Concubine Hua covered her lips and chuckled: "Your Majesty is the first queen in the Qing Dynasty who does not manage palace affairs."

The Queen forced a smile but didn't really smile: "The Emperor is worried that I will work too hard, so he gave half of the palace affairs to Sister Hua Fei. In the end, the Emperor knows that he loves me..."

The Queen and Concubine Hua responded sharply, and the imperial physician who was taking Zhen Changzai's pulse wished he could plug his ears.

The imperial physician deliberately took Miss Zhen's pulse for a while longer, and only removed his hand from Miss Zhen's wrist after the two of them had finished their quarrel.

Under the gaze of the Queen, Concubine Hua and others, the imperial physician bowed slightly to the Queen and Concubine Hua.

"Reporting to the Empress and Concubine Hua, the young lady's pulse is strange. I felt her pulse for a while and found that the reason why the young lady did not recover in a short time may be because she took drugs that delayed her recovery."

Zhen Huan couldn't believe it and said, "How is this possible?"

The Queen looked solemn: "According to what you said, Concubine Zhen was drugged?"

The imperial physician said cautiously, "I still need to examine the medicine residue before I can make a final conclusion."

Queen: "Ziyun, go with the imperial physician to get the medicine residue."

Zhen Huan's face turned pale, and she murmured, "Who on earth wants to harm me? Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."

Huanbi Liuzhu: "Please ask the Queen to investigate."

The Queen said: "Hurry up and get up. Zhen Chang can rest assured. I will ask someone to investigate."

Zhen's acting skills made the Queen even more wary of her.

If she had not already found out that Zhen and Wen Shichu had an unusual relationship, she would have really been fooled by Zhen's pretense.

Soon the imperial physician checked the residue of the medicine that Zhen Huan consumed every day.

The imperial physician said, "Reporting to the Queen, the young lady did take a certain medicine, which caused her health to not improve. However, the Queen can rest assured that this medicine will not harm her body. She will recover as long as she stops taking it."

Queen: "Does the Imperial Physician know how long Zhen Chang has been taking this medicine?"

Imperial Physician: "Judging from the pulse, it has been more than a month."

Queen: "I took it for such a long time and no one noticed."

"Someone wants to harm me. I beg the Queen to help me." Zhen Huan, who had just stood up, knelt on the ground again, tears streaming down her face, crying pitifully.

The Queen looked at Zhen Huan, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, with deep meaning, and said to the maid, "Ziyun, go and call the imperial physician who is in charge of prescribing and boiling medicine for Zhen Changzai and the maid to come and question them."

Ziyun: "Yes, Madam!"

The Queen asked the maid who was responsible for getting and boiling medicine for Zhen, and Wen Shichu came to Suiyuxuan.

When Wen Shichu arrived at Suiyuxuan and saw several imperial doctors, he realized that his plan to help Sister Huan avoid favor had been exposed.

Queen: "Doctor Wen, you have been checking Concubine Zhen's pulse. Do you know if she has taken medicine that delays her health?"

Zhen Huan: "Master Wen, why did you drug me?"

Wen Shichu looked at Zhen Huan in disbelief. Sister Huan'er was going to abandon him? But when he saw how sadly his sister Huan'er was crying, Wen Shichu's heart softened and he decided to accept the matter.

Cao Qinmo watched the eye-to-eye dispute between Zhen Huan and Wen Shi with cold eyes. This Zhen Huan was really not simple. She pretended to be pitiful with tears in her eyes. Could it be that she wanted the young and inexperienced imperial physician to take the blame for her?

Finally, under Zhen Huan's tearful attack, Doctor Wen confessed his guilt.

The Queen originally wanted to use this incident to get rid of Zhen Huan, but Wen Shichu insisted that it was all because he didn't want Zhen to sleep with him, so he took the initiative to drug Zhen without Zhen's knowledge.

What the Queen sent people to investigate was only that Zhen Huan had known Wen Shichu before she got married, but she had not done anything improper with Wen Shichu in private, and Zhen Huan did not accept the jade pot of love that Wen Shichu gave her in the temple.

If there is a connection, it is that Zhen Huan needs Wen Shichu, and she does not respond to Wen Shichu's feelings, keeping him hanging.

Just because of this, even if she was the queen, she could not convict Zhen Huan.

However, it is also a good thing to get rid of the imperial physician who is devoted to serving Zhen Huan.

The fact that Imperial Doctor Wen drugged the emperor's concubines became known to everyone in the palace, and soon reached the emperor's ears. If it weren't for the fact that Wen Shichu's affair became known to everyone in the palace, Yongzheng would have forgotten about Zhen Huan long ago.

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