In Yiku Palace, Concubine Hua slept for three days and three nights before waking up.

As soon as she woke up, she struggled to get up, "Songzhi, where is my brother? Is he still in prison?"

Songzhi lowered her head and dared not speak, her tears falling onto her feet.

Hua Fei roughly understood, but she was still unwilling to give up, and asked Zhou Ninghai again, "Zhou Ninghai, tell me, where is my brother now?"

Zhou Ninghai also bowed his head deeply and said, "The emperor has already beheaded the general and hung his head at the vegetable market. The second young master will be executed, and the rest of the men over the age of fifteen will be exiled to the border..."

After hearing this, Concubine Hua's face turned pale. She twisted her fingers in the air and scratched her head randomly. Inadvertently, the hairpin on her head fell off and landed on the quilt. She grabbed it in her hand, and Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai were so scared that they hurried forward and hugged her.

"Your Majesty, please don't do anything stupid. The Emperor has only demoted you to a mid-term concubine. With the Emperor's favor, you will surely make a comeback one day." Songzhi was crying so hard that she was in tears.

As a servant of the Nian family, Songzhi has always put Nian and the Nian family first. Now that the Nian family is in trouble, she is the first one to feel sad.

At this moment, Jiang Fuhai came over and said that Concubine Cao had told the emperor all of Concubine Hua's crimes, and he came to take Zhou Ninghai to verify it.

Zhou Ninghai was so frightened that he trembled and took a few steps back, looking at Jiang Fuhai with a ferocious face. He was afraid of the thought of being in a place like the Ministry of Punishment, and he shouted:

"Empress Hua, save me!"

Hua Fei naturally felt sorry for him, but this was the emperor's wish, so she had to obey. She raised her hand and wiped away her tears, and said to Zhou Ninghai: "If you can't bear it, I won't blame you if you confess everything. It was me who implicated you and Song Zhi."

As soon as he finished speaking, the people brought by Jiang Fuhai had already controlled Zhou Ninghai.

At this moment, only Nian Ying and Song Zhi were left in the room. Song Zhi brought a bowl of medicine, blew it gently twice, and comforted her: "Your Majesty, the emperor still loves you. Although your position has been reduced, all your things are still the same. As long as your Majesty does not lose heart, you will not be afraid of not having a day to make a comeback."

Concubine Hua snorted coldly and pushed Song Zhi's hand away in disgust, "Make a comeback? How can the emperor still have me in his heart? I'm afraid that bitch Zhen Huan is accompanying the emperor at this moment!

Zhen Huan…Zhen Huan…It’s all her fault! It’s all her fault! The emperor had doted on others before, but he got tired of them after just a few days. But the emperor treated her differently. He loved her so much and even had a child with her.

By the way, child... She has snatched my favor and taken my place in the emperor’s heart. How can I let her have an easy life?

Songzhi, go find someone..."

Huanbi stood beside Zhen Huan and told her everything Zhou Ninghai had confessed, which made everyone present feel uneasy.

"Concubine Hua is truly vicious and cruel. Is there any concubine in the harem who has not suffered from her cruel hands?" Jin Xi said as she stood aside, with a hint of hatred in her eyes.

"Now that the evidence is solid, even the emperor cannot let her off easily." Liu Zhu said, raising her hands, feeling very happy.

Huanbi said, "If it were any other concubine, Hua Fei would have been executed for the evil things she did. But after hearing this, the Emperor said nothing. He probably still treats her according to the position he promised. As time goes by, I am worried..."

"Are you afraid that the emperor's old feelings for her will rekindle and Nian Shilan will regain power?" Zhen Huan looked at Huanbi.

Jinxi also felt that Huanbi's words made sense. "Huanbi is not saying that this is impossible. As long as the emperor remembers the old relationship, we have to be careful."

Huanbi nodded, and suddenly, she felt nauseous and dizzy, and she almost couldn't stand.

"Huanbi, what's wrong with you?" Zhen Huan supported herself and slowly stood up. She looked her up and down and noticed that Huanbi didn't look very well. "Liuzhu, go ask Doctor Wen to come over."

Huanbi stopped Liuzhu, shook her head and said, "I don't know why these days, I always feel unhappy, as if something is going to happen. My lady, I think we should be careful these days and try not to go out if we can. I always have a vague worry in my heart."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present became nervous. Although they felt that there was no reason for it, they took Huanbi's words to heart. It is always better to be more careful.

Late at night, Zhen Huan fell asleep early. Jing Xi was on duty tonight, so she leaned under the bed and fell asleep as well.

Huanbi lay on the bed and watched Liuzhu fall into a deep sleep. She felt more and more uneasy. She tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep, so she simply put on her coat and got out of bed.

In the yard, there was a chill in the autumn night. She gathered her clothes and sat on the clean stone steps. When she raised her head, she could see the gate of the main hall.

She took out the button that the toffee had given her from her sleeve, rubbed it between her fingertips, and examined it carefully.

Although the button is rusty, it can be seen that the craftsmanship is very delicate and exquisite. But there are so many high-ranking officials in the palace, where should she start?

The baby in the young lady's belly is already six months old, and it is a time that requires caution. She cannot tell the young lady about this and make her worry. As for Yunli...she does not want to involve the prince.

She knew very well that if the prince was willing to help, the investigation would be much faster, but she did not have the heart to involve the prince. If the matter involved important officials in the court, the prince would be suspected by the emperor if he got involved in politics.

Forget it…she should just investigate it herself.

Huanbi sighed and looked at the bright moonlight on the ground. Suddenly, she seemed to see that the door of the main hall was ajar, leaving a gap.

Could it be that Jinxi forgot to close the doors and windows?

No, Jinxi is not such a careless person. She shook her head quickly, and an ominous feeling came to her mind.

Huanbi tiptoed to the door, and through the crack, she saw a man in black tiptoeing towards the bed.

Jinxi was sitting under the bed and sleeping soundly.

Huanbi was so scared that her eyes widened. What should she do?

She yelled, "There's an assassin!"

Jinxi quickly opened her eyes, stood up and protected the bed. Huanbi pushed the door open, grabbed the vase on the table and ran towards the man.

In a flash, the knife had already clamped Zhen Huan tightly, with the sharp blade against her neck, about to cut her neck.

"Who are you? Why don't you let our young master go?"

At this moment, the voice was shaking with fear, and he said tremblingly: "I let her go, but you won't let me go, so don't come over!

You, put down the vase, you, get out!" At this moment, she changed hands while speaking. The hand that originally held the sharp blade pointed at Huanbi, and the other hand tightly pinched Zhen Huan's throat, causing her tears to flow down in pain.

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