Hongli's face became terribly gloomy as he looked at the people carried back by the spies and the things they had intercepted.

After interrogation, it was discovered that Jin Yuyan had been the favorite in the harem for many years. As Zimu got older, she regarded him as a thorn in her side.

She was afraid that once Zimu entered the palace, with her beauty, there would be no place for her in the harem.

That's why I chose to strike first at this time.

Even Li Yu had never seen the emperor in such a low mood.

Not to mention Jinzhong, he felt that the emperor at this moment was no better than himself at ordinary times.

Every time he went to Yongshou Palace to deliver something, the emperor would remind himself to be careful when going to Yongshou Palace and not to scare people.

"Jinzhong, take your men to Qixiang Palace and search it from top to bottom for me. I also want to see what kind of dirty things Yu Shi sent to my Qing Dynasty."

"嗻"

Jin Yuyan and Zhenshu framed Qingying. Hongli could use this as an excuse to let Qingying out of the cold palace after a while, considering that Yu had been diligent and obedient in paying tribute for many years.

But she is not satisfied and still wants to reach her hand in a direction she shouldn't, so don't blame me for being merciless.

After receiving Hongli's order, Jinzhong led his men to rush to Qixiang Palace.

Without saying anything, a large group of guards began to search the area, leaving no corner untouched.

"Eunuch Jinzhong, what are you doing? This is Concubine Jia's bedroom, and Concubine Jia is pregnant with the emperor's heir!"

Zhenshu handed a large purse to Jinzhong. After seeing Jinzhong weigh the purse and accept it, she tried to stop him.

"I have been ordered by the Emperor to come to Qixiang Palace to search the palace. Please, Concubine Jia, please be accommodating and don't embarrass us."

Jinzhong not only took the money but also did not do the job and did not give any reminders, which left Zhenshu helpless.

They have done a lot of things, and the evidence is all in Qixiang Palace. Zhenshu took a deep breath and roughly realized that she would not be able to easily avoid what happened today.

So he quickly told Jin Yuyan that once what they had done was exposed, he would let Jin Yuyan sacrifice himself to save herself.

Because only in this way can the Yu family have a future.

Jin Yuyan also understood that she and Zhenshu came to the Qing Dynasty for the sake of their mother's family. As long as she was pregnant with the royal heir, the emperor would not take her life now even for the sake of the royal heir.

"Okay, I get it. I understand."

The two people were wrong.

They harmed other people, and Hongli might turn a blind eye to the past because Yu was obedient.

But the person they provoked was Zimu. Although Zimu was soft and did not fight or compete, Hongli was a tough guy.

It's still a steel plate that only protects one person.

Not long after, the guards found some evidence in Zhenshu's room.

Jinzhong returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity triumphantly with the evidence in his hand.

"Your Majesty, these are the letters and accounts found in Qixiang Palace, as well as the letters about colluding with the Jin family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to use cinnabar to murder the heir to the throne."

Jinzhong handed the thing to Hongli.

Hongli looked through the evidence and his expression became increasingly grim.

The contents of the letter reveal Jin Yuyan's conspiracy with the Yu family and her hatred for Zimu.

Not only that, he once asked Jin Yuyan to marry into the Jin family, a noble family in the Imperial Household Department, in order to improve her status.

They are even more like a nest of snakes and rats. Even Yonglian's asthma is the result of Yu's secret medicine.

Even the death of Imperial Noble Consort Cheolmin was caused by Kim Yu-yeon.

"Great, what a great Jin Yuyan! What a great Yu! She hunted birds all day and finally got her eyes pecked by a bird." Hongli was furious.

He immediately issued an edict to depose Jin Yuyan from her position as concubine and demote her to a concubine, and would deal with the rest after the royal heir in her womb was born.

At the same time, Hongli also conducted a thorough investigation of the Yu family and showed no leniency.

The former prince of the Yu family has now become a prince. He was questioned by Hongli for several days in a row. In the end, he had no choice but to select several beauties from the Yu family and bring them to the capital.

Qingying heard Hailan say through the gate of the cold palace that the emperor used Jin Yuyan's murder of the royal heir as an excuse to hold Yu accountable for several days.

The new prince of the Yu family will arrive in the capital soon and personally apologize to the emperor.

After Qingying learned about this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I couldn't help but let the tears fall, and finally I started laughing while crying.

She knew that her young man was seeking revenge for her, and she did not punish Jin Yuyan for the time being for the sake of the crown prince.

Hailan reached out from the doorway, held Qingying's hand and comforted her, "Sister, please don't cry. The emperor has you in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't be so furious."

"Well, Hailan, thank you for these three years."

"Sister, what are you talking about? Sister, you take care of me the most in the harem. For you, I would go through fire and water."

"Thank you."

"Sister has been in the cold palace for the past three years and has no idea of ​​the bloody storms in the harem. Now I think the emperor is doing this to protect sister, isn't it?"

The guards on the side had long been accustomed to this kind of thing, which would obviously happen every few days. Since they were given silver every time, they would just pretend not to see it.

Zhao Jiuxiao didn't care about what Hai Lan said. The emperor was furious because the empress's legitimate son was also affected.

The emperor valued his legitimate son, and since Concubine Xian was indeed innocent in the cinnabar incident, he punished her for multiple crimes.

How could there be an emperor who wanted to save someone but couldn't and had to send him to the cold palace for protection?

Are these two people really sane?

Zhao Jiuxiao glanced at his good brother next to him. In the past two years, Ling Yunche and the deposed Concubine Xian have been getting closer and closer, and sometimes even he himself can't stand it.

He was only thinking about packing up the money he had saved over the years in a few days and finding himself a new job that would at least keep him away from the cold palace.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiuxiao gave his former good brother a complicated look. He now just hoped to stay away from him so that he wouldn't be implicated if anything happened.

On the other side, Jin Yuyan of Qixiang Palace was on pins and needles when she learned that the prince would arrive in the capital soon. Now she knows that her destiny is no longer in her own hands.

No matter what, she was already content to see the prince once more before she died.

A few days later, the new prince of the Yu family arrived in the capital and went to the palace to meet Hongli with generous gifts.

However, Hongli was unmoved by the beauties and generous gifts that Yu had presented as tribute.

He was determined to make the Yu family pay for what they had done.

In the court, Hongli severely reprimanded the Yu family in front of all the ministers, and bluntly stated that no women from the Yu family would appear in the Qing harem or the royal palace in the future.

In the end, the new prince of the Yu family could only bring the beauty back intact and had to accept higher tributes to the Qing Dynasty twice a year.

Before leaving, Prince Yu ignored Hongli's order to keep him at home and insisted on running out to see his sweetheart for the last time.

Jin Yuyan almost had a miscarriage because of this, and Qingying was about to leave the cold palace as she wished and return to the young man she had been thinking about.

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