Doctor Chen felt Xiao Kangzi's pulse and asked mysteriously, "Have you been worried and anxious lately, and have you been suffering from insomnia and dreaming?"

Xiao Kangzi nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I have been tossing and turning lately and have trouble sleeping. Is there any solution to this, Master Chen?"

Doctor Chen couldn't help but complain in his heart, how could he sleep well after doing such a bad thing!

"Of course there is a way. When you are not on duty, go to the Imperial Hospital and ask the imperial doctors to prescribe a tranquilizing decoction for you. Drink it and you will be able to reduce most of the pain."

After hearing this, Xiao Kangzi felt it was mysterious. He was just a small eunuch working in the harem. How could he ask the imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau to prescribe medicine for him?

So, looking at the imperial physician Chen in front of him, he began to have evil thoughts.

"Sir Chen, I have a lot to do after coming to Jiahe Palace. I would like to trouble Doctor Chen to prepare a set of..."

Doctor Chen saw through his thoughts at a glance and said, "I came in a hurry and only brought the necessary medicinal materials for the Fifth Prince. You should go to the Imperial Hospital. I will leave first."

Xiao Kangzi refused to give up and said again, "Can I go to the Imperial Hospital to see you?" Before he could finish his words, seeing Doctor Chen was about to leave, Xiao Kangzi hurried out to see him off.

"Doctor Chen, Doctor Chen! Wait for me, your servant!"

After seeing this, the other palace servants couldn't help but talk about it.

A young eunuch sneered, "This Xiao Kangzi is really destined to be a slave. He even tried to curry favor with the imperial physician. First, he somehow got in through the back door and came to serve in our Jiahe Palace. Now he's trying to curry favor with the imperial physician Chen!"

Another young eunuch said, "Yes, everyone knows that Doctor Chen is a favorite of the current emperor. He has achieved success and fame at a young age."

Yanxi Palace

The leading guard failed to take Yingcan away, so he came to report to Concubine Qing. Feeling resentful, he added fuel to the fire to Song Qingwan's words.

"Princess Yu said that you, Madam Qing, are easy-going and indecisive, and you will definitely not let us take Miss Yingcan away."

"Still saying, still saying..."

Concubine Qing raised her eyes and asked, "What else did you say?"

The leading guard replied, "She also said that with her here, no one dares to take Yingcan away, not even the emperor, let alone Concubine Qing..."

Concubine Qing felt that these words were indeed a bit presumptuous. Given Song Qingwan's personality, she would not speak so without measure. Concubine Qing asked half-believingly, "Did Concubine Yu really say that?"

The leading guard said firmly, "Yes, Madam! I would never dare to lie to you. Since Concubine Yu gave birth to the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Princess, she has become more and more arrogant."

Seeing Concubine Qing's suspicious look, the guard said, "Well, maybe my message was not accurate word for word, but Concubine Yu did mean this!"

"She said that unless the queen personally ordered to take Yingcan away, she would not allow the servants to touch Yingcan..."

Concubine Qing asked back, "Didn't I give the order before you left? You wanted to take away the palace maids who had been in and out of the Imperial Household Department that day. Why did you ask me to give the order?"

The guard was not confident enough, "Then... Concubine Yu, she is too domineering! Without you, the queen, we servants should not act rashly."

Concubine Qing said, "Okay, I understand what you mean. If you can't get someone from Concubine Yu without me, then I will go with you."

"The Night Pearl is a tribute from a neighboring country. It is extremely precious. It is related to the exchange between the two countries. I cannot sit idly by. Ying'er, help me up."

Ying'er stepped forward to support Concubine Qing. "Yes."

The leading guard felt extremely happy to see that Concubine Qing was finally going there in person. Just now, that Concubine Yu was so arrogant. Let's see how she can still be so arrogant when Concubine Qing goes there!

I can also take this opportunity to feel proud of myself!

Jingyang Palace

They knew that those people would come again, but they didn't expect them to come so quickly. The master and his servants were still talking inside when they heard a voice from outside: "Empress Qing has arrived!"

Haitang said in a panic, "My Lady, Concubine Qing is here!"

Song Qingwan comforted him, "It's okay. Concubine Qing is not a sarcastic person. Moreover, everything should be done with reason. She may not make things difficult for Yingcan for something he didn't do."

But Yingcan didn't think so. She always felt that Concubine Qing was a hypocrite and perhaps she wanted to get rid of her in order to suppress her own queen.

Yingcan and Haitang walked out, one on the left and one on the right, following Song Qingwan.

"Hello, Concubine Qing." Song Qingwan bowed and asked

Concubine Qing said quickly, "Get up quickly, get up quickly. You just gave birth and your body is weak. Why are you still going through all these empty formalities? You should go back to your room and rest. I will take someone with me and leave."

After hearing this, Song Qingwan's heart skipped a beat!

It seems that Concubine Qing is going to break off relations with them and make things difficult for them.

But she still smiled and said, "I wonder who the Queen wants to take away from me?"

Concubine Qing knew that Song Qingwan was asking a question that she already knew the answer to, so she answered, "This time, I came here to take Miss Yingcan away from my sister."

Song Qingwan was about to speak, but was stopped by Concubine Qing's words, "I know that my sister would not be willing to let me take Yingcan away, and I don't want to believe that Yingcan did it."

"But the palace rules are very strict. All other palace maids who have been in and out of the Imperial Household Department have been taken away one by one. Sister, you are now a concubine, so you must set an example! Don't break the rules."

Song Qingwan asked, "But will all the suspects be taken away?"

Concubine Qing smiled and said, "That's right. After all, it's not an ordinary treasure, but a tribute from a neighboring country. Naturally, we have to search it carefully."

Then he did not forget to clear himself and dragged Concubine Ru into the water.

"It's all thanks to Sister Rupin's good idea. If it weren't for her suggestion to strictly search for the palace servants who had entered and left the Imperial Household Department, I would have no clue about the theft of the Night Pearl!"

Song Qingwan nodded. "So, all palace servants who have entered and left the Imperial Household Department, as well as anyone who is suspicious, must be strictly searched?"

Concubine Qing: “Yes.”

Song Qingwan said, "Then I want to know which eunuch was in contact with Yingcan that day? If Yingcan stole the Night Pearl, then that eunuch couldn't have been unaware of it. Did that eunuch let it happen intentionally, or was he incompetent and didn't notice such a big thing?"

Yingcan immediately replied, "Your Majesty, it was Xiao Kangzi from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was by my side the entire day, preparing things for me. I did not step away from him."

When Concubine Qing saw Yingcan trying to prove his innocence, she thought it was ridiculous. He was just trying to survive, so she said to the guards, "Take Xiaokangzi from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Ministry of Punishment."

"Miss Yingcan, please go to the Ministry of Punishment and confront Xiao Kangzi face to face. Your innocence will be clear then~"

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