Song Qingwan's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. She thought she had already guarded against Concubine Qing, but she didn't know what kind of scheme the other party had made behind her back.

Ling Xiangxiang couldn't listen any longer, so she stood up and said, "Yupin's face and body were also swollen from the bites, how can it be related to Yupin?"

The palace maid explained, "It seems that the clothes of Concubine Yu are stained with the smell of pollen, which attracted the bees."

Song Qingwan stretched out her arm and smelled the cuff, but didn't smell any special smell. This palace servant was sent by Concubine Qing to investigate, so it would be easy to get him to identify her.

However, it is very difficult for me to argue with reason. If I strongly refute and ask the emperor to reinvestigate, I will definitely lose face for the emperor in front of envoys from various countries.

Zuo Wenyi took advantage of the situation and said, "Our clothes were all made by the Imperial Concubine, but Concubine Yu prepared her own clothes. I'm afraid she sprinkled some fragrant pollen on them to be different in order to win the favor of the emperor!"

At this time, everyone turned their eyes to Song Qingwan. Everyone remembered what happened that day. Only she declined Concubine Qing's kindness in giving her clothes. It turned out that she wanted to stand out, but she didn't expect to attract bees instead of butterflies.

After hearing this, Concubine Qing tried to ease the atmosphere by saying, "Concubine Yu is more beautiful than flowers, so it is reasonable that she attracts bees."

Da Xi Luwei turned her head and looked at Song Qingwan angrily, as if she had just arrived in Daqing and had made such a big fool of herself, and it was all Song Qingwan's fault.

Song Qingwan had no choice but to stand up and say, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, perhaps I passed by the Imperial Garden when I came here and stayed for a while longer, so I accidentally got pollen on me and frightened the princess."

Xiao Rui didn't know the reason, but when he saw Song Qingwan said this, he said, "Ignorance is not a crime. Concubine Yu didn't do it on purpose. Let the imperial physician treat them well."

Da Xi Luwei was dissatisfied, but when she heard what Emperor Daqing said, she looked at Song Qingwan with resentment and decided not to pursue the matter any further.

After sitting down, Haitang whispered, "Your Majesty, we didn't pass by the Imperial Garden today, why do you say that? What happened today was obviously not your fault..."

Song Qingwan looked at Concubine Qing, who was sitting on the upper throne, chatting and laughing, and said, "What else can I do? If I don't say this, people will think that I am ingenious... So I can only take the blame. Fortunately, the emperor did not pursue it."

Da Xi Luwei stretched her neck and listened to the conversation between the two. She felt extremely disgusted with Song Qingwan in her heart. She was indeed a seductive woman who could seduce the emperor. She had obviously not passed through the imperial garden, but she was talking nonsense and even seduced the emperor. So she did not pursue the matter any further.

Haitang said sadly, "The bites on the queen's face are all red and swollen. I don't know how many days it will take to go away. Who is so cruel to do such a vicious thing?"

Song Qingwan sniffed her clothes again and didn't smell any pollen. So where did those bees come from?

I bent down and smelled the table again, it was sweet!

"My queen, what's wrong?" Haitang noticed that something was wrong with her master.

Song Qingwan thought, "It's the table. Our table must have been coated with honey or something. Maybe someone outside took the opportunity to release bees, and the bees targeted us as soon as they arrived!"

After hearing this, Da Xi Luwei quickly smelled the table in front of her, and sure enough, there was a slightly sweet smell. Yupin's analysis was indeed correct!

"Your Majesty! I have something to say!" Da Xi Luwei stood up immediately.

Xiao Rui said, "You say."

Da Xi Luwei pointed at the table in front of her and said, "Your Majesty! I found something wrong with this table. It smells sweet! It must be the one that attracted the bees!"

Da Xi Luwei was too clever for her own good and took the blame on herself.

Concubine Qing did not expect that the princess was so perceptive and noticed what she had done. She said with a fake smile, "Concubine Yu, are you kidding? This table is made of wood, how can it smell sweet?"

"Besides, Concubine Yu just said that she was accidentally contaminated with pollen. Concubine Yu, please sit down quickly."

Da Xi Luwei insisted, "Your Majesty, I am not joking. Otherwise, you can ask the palace maids to check and you will know."

No one expected that the princess would be so persistent.

Concubine Qing had a bad feeling and looked behind her. Immediately, her maid Ying'er stepped forward to take the blame.

Ying Er came out and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me! It was me, Your Majesty, who entrusted these trivial matters to me to handle. I used beeswax and forgot to clean and wash my hands, so I went to clean the table, and that's why I was careless..."

Ling Xiangxiang asked, "Then why didn't you say it just now! If it wasn't for Concubine Yu pointing out that the table smelled fragrant, would you have said it so that you could use Concubine Yu to exonerate you?"

Ying Er said in panic, "No, Concubine Ling! I forgot about it due to my carelessness. It was only when Concubine Yu mentioned it that I remembered it."

Song Qingwan stepped forward and said, "Ying'er is just a palace maid, and she is also following orders. It is normal for her to forget about it when she is busy with so many things. But I still have to thank Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu is very careful, otherwise I would really think that I accidentally provoked a bee!"

Song Qingwan's words killed three birds with one stone. She pointed out that Ying'er was just a palace maid and might have been instigated by her master to do so. She also praised Da Xi Luwei for her intelligence and finally cleared herself.

Da Xi Luwei also didn't understand why Concubine Yu frankly let her discover the truth without arguing at all and even praised her. Anyway, she had no choice but to go with the flow.

Xiao Rui said, "You have been with the Imperial Concubine for so long, but you are still so clumsy in doing things. You have caused the two concubines unbearable pain. I will punish you to the Xinzheku and have you do some rough work to hone your skills!"

Ying'er knelt on the ground to express her gratitude, "Yes, thank you very much, Your Majesty!"

Imperial Concubine Qing gnashed her teeth and pretended to be angry, "Yes, Ying'er, you were too careless this time. You caused Concubine Yu and Concubine Yu to be bitten like this. I can't speak for you anymore. You should go to Xinzheku and hone your skills!"

After Ying'er was taken away, many people praised her. Da Xi Luwei was smart and quick-witted, and she found the clues at a glance. Da Xi Luwei was very proud and enjoyed the praise from others.

Concubine Qing encountered setbacks one after another. First, she was forced to adopt the sickly Chen Yi, and now her wings were broken by Ying'er.

Looking at Song Qingwan, Ling Xiangxiang, and Da Xi Luwei who were contented in the audience, she felt filled with resentment and spent the entire banquet with a lot on her mind.

After the show, Song Qingwan returned to the palace, and Yingcan carefully applied ointment for her.

Yingcan asked, "Does it still hurt, Madam? I never thought that Concubine Qing would play hard to get and scheme against you! I thought I had escaped her scheme, but it turned out to be exactly what she wanted! How insidious and cunning!"

Song Qingwan shook her head. "It's okay. It doesn't hurt anymore. She keeps plotting against me. It's time for me to fight back!"

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