The concubine is extremely cautious

Fairy Palace.

All the concubines went in one by one in order of rank to pay homage to the late empress dowager.

Concubine Zhuang is still under house arrest, Concubine Shun and Concubine Wen are pregnant, and other than that, all other concubines have arrived.

Each group of four concubines knelt on both sides of the spirit tablet after the worship. According to the etiquette, they had to kneel and recite scriptures and pray for the late empress dowager until sunset.

When Lian Rui put out her own brazier...

The whole hall fell silent.

But no one can stop Ning Wanyin from caring about the late empress dowager, right?

Ning Wanyin's worship went very smoothly and peacefully.

soon.

It was Tang Meiren's group's turn.

After burning incense, the four people knelt in front of the cushions and placed the sacrificial texts into the braziers in front of them to burn.

"Wait a minute!" The priest presiding over the ceremony suddenly grabbed a sacrificial text from a brazier:

"There's something wrong with this sacrificial text!"

As he said this, he took a closer look and his expression changed instantly, "They are all curses! How dare you curse Empress Dowager Zhaoci!"

There was silence.

Everyone looked at the concubine beside Concubine Tang—Concubine Feng.

This sacrificial text was brought by her.

Concubine Feng was newly selected into the palace this year.

She was born in a noble family, and her family had been under the Xue Party since the founding of the country.

With the support of the Xue family, the company has been thriving in recent years.

Concubine Feng's elder sister married Prince Yu as a concubine. Among all the baronial families, the Feng family was the most prosperous.

The twenty-first generation of hereditary earls of Da Yan can be roughly divided into two categories. One is the Ning family, who have no backing, with empty titles but no power or influence. The other is the Xue and Cen families, who have a rich and prosperous background.

Although Concubine Feng was a daughter of a noble family who was sought after by everyone outside, she was naturally not to be respected in the eyes of the emperor.

Therefore, she has not attracted any attention since she entered the palace.

"I didn't..." Concubine Feng's face changed on the spot.

As the host of this ceremony, Concubine Shu was the first to get up from the mat, walked to the priest, picked up the sacrificial text and carefully checked it, then looked at Concubine Feng with a surprised look:

"Why do you want to curse Empress Dowager Zhaoci?"

"I didn't do that. Someone is framing me!" Concubine Feng looked panicked.

How could she know that mixed in this pile of sacrificial texts was an article cursing the late empress dowager.

Concubine Shu said solemnly, "Lady Feng, if you were really framed, the Criminal Court will definitely clear your name. Someone, go get the eunuch in charge of the punishment!"

Soon, the eunuch Wu Mi, who was in charge of the execution, hurried over.

After some inquiry.

No suspicious persons were found.

Because the concubines prepared the sacrificial texts themselves, it was difficult for them to shift the blame to others.

"In this case, I can only hand Concubine Feng over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and ask Your Majesty to deal with her." Concubine Shu sighed.

Concubine Feng looked at Xue Jinyan in panic, "I am wronged..."

Xue Jinyan's eyes darkened. Who would be so stupid as to curse the Queen Mother in public? Concubine Feng was obviously framed.

But he was caught red-handed...

There is no evidence to clear her name.

The emperor would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to deal with Xue's party...

"Noble Lady Feng, please come with me to meet His Majesty." Concubine Shu looked at Noble Lady Feng.

Of course Concubine Feng was unwilling.

But there is no way...

The eunuchs from the Criminal Justice Department held her on both sides and took her to the Qianxin Palace.

This incident frightened all the concubines.

Many people were so scared that they immediately checked their memorial texts...

It didn't take long.

Shufei came back alone, and the emperor's treatment of Concubine Feng was reported back to the harem.

Because she cursed the Queen Mother, she was banished to the cold palace.

……

After the concubines burned incense and offered sacrifices.

It was a group of clan members paying homage.

They did not enter the Fairy Palace. According to ritual, they only burned incense and worshipped at the incense burner outside the Fairy Palace.

The two princes did not come in person, but only sent their princesses. However, most of the county princes were respectful and came in person to pay homage...

Such a busy day.

It was not until dusk that the concubines left the Xianling Palace.

Tang Miaoling's legs were so weak from kneeling.

Cuiping and Xiaoqingzi supported her on both sides so that she could move with difficulty and avoid falling to the ground.

At times like this...

Who wouldn’t envy the concubines who have colorful banners?

The sedan chair was carried back.

Without status and favor in the harem, one's life will be inferior to others and difficult everywhere.

But Tang Miaoling had no intention of competing for favor...

"Today is really scary!" Tang Miaoling patted her chest:

"This Concubine Feng used to be quite arrogant, but now she's gone just like that..."

Although she was born in a marquis's mansion, she did not dare to offend the daughter of a baron's mansion who had a strong backer.

I didn't expect that...

In the blink of an eye, Concubine Feng was sent to the cold palace.

"Master, don't worry. I have checked your sacrificial text several times." Xiao Qingzi said quickly.

As the master and his two servants talked, they walked onto the arch bridge outside the Fairy Palace.

Suddenly, out of nowhere——

"Bang!" A figure suddenly bumped into me from behind.

Tang Miaoling almost fell off the bridge. Fortunately, Xiao Qingzi had some skills and was always alert. He held Tang Miaoling tightly and finally caught her...

But the master and his two servants fell to the ground and rolled into a heap.

"It hurts--" Tang Miaoling's ankle cracked with a crisp sound, and the pain made her burst into tears on the spot.

"Oh, I'm sorry..." Concubine Zhu, who bumped into me, said apologetically, "I was careless just now and accidentally bumped into Concubine Tang. Concubine Tang, are you okay?"

Xue Jinyan took a step forward and looked down at Tang Miaoling with a smile, "Is there something wrong?"

Tang Miaoling wanted to yell in pain, but when she saw Xue Jinyan, she immediately backed off and said weakly, "I'm fine..."

The concubines left according to their ranks.

There are only a group of concubines of lower rank below the level of beauties left here.

How could she dare to act arrogantly in front of Xue Jinyan when her cousin was not around?

"Since everything is fine, why don't you get up quickly? You're blocking the way for others by standing here." Xue Jinyan said coldly.

Tang Miaoling endured the piercing pain in her ankle and limped out with the help of Cuiping and Xiaoqingzi.

"I asked you to push her into the pool, but you made a mistake..." Lady Shi blamed him dissatisfiedly.

Concubine Zhu quickly apologized to Xue Jinyan, "I failed to do my job well and failed to avenge Sister Feng!"

Among the four people in Concubine Feng's group, except Concubine Tang, the remaining two are members of Xue's party, namely Concubine Shi and Concubine Zhu.

Xue Jinyan thought about it for a while. Tang Miaoling was standing next to Concubine Feng just now, and she was the only one who had the opportunity to frame Concubine Feng.

"Once Ning Wanyin falls, she will be a by-product." Xue Jinyan looked at Tang Miaoling's back as she left in embarrassment, a trace of contempt in her eyes.

She didn't take Tang Miaoling seriously at all.

Just deal with it casually.

This is the outer hall of the Xianling Palace, and there are many clan members nearby.

If Tang Miaoling fell into the pool, she would be dead in front of everyone.

Since it didn't work out, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, after Ning Wanyin is gone, Tang Miaoling won’t be able to jump around for long.

The news from the Xianling Palace was passed back to the Cining Palace.

Liu Zhen reported the whole story and said:

"Master Xue sent someone to attack Tang Miaoling, but Tang Miaoling didn't dare to embarrass Master Xue..."

A trace of contemplation flashed across Empress Dowager Xue's eyes. "I remember that Concubine Feng's elder sister was Prince Yu's concubine. The Feng family was highly valued by Prince Yu."

"The Empress Dowager has a good memory!" Liu Zhen nodded repeatedly.

"The person who attacked today may not be Ning Wanyin. It is also possible that it was Concubine Shu." Empress Dowager Xue looked at Liu Zhen and said:

"Remind Yan'er to be on guard against Concubine Shu. She is not a simple person."