When her life was at stake, Huanbi confessed that it was Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao who had harmed her. It turned out that she had been colluding with Noble Lady Cao since Wen Yi vomited milk. Because she wanted to be a concubine, Noble Lady Cao said she could help her.

The condition was that she had to do something for Concubine Hua, and tapioca flour was one of them, but she failed to do it.

Zhen Huan recalled that she had also become suspicious at that time, but later she was demoted and confined to her room, and one thing after another, she had forgotten about it.

After Zhen Huan was demoted, Huanbi wanted Concubine Hua to fulfill her promise, but Concubine Cao refused, saying that it was her fault and she was not doing things for them. Huanbi was also unwilling to help Concubine Hua anymore, but she was unwilling to let it go.

She started playing the game of Infernal Affairs, preparing to rob the thieves, hoping to get revenge, or to fulfill her wish of becoming a concubine. This time, she was tricked by Concubine Cao and Concubine Hua.

"My lady, I know I was wrong. I wanted to help you find out Concubine Hua's plan, so I continued to associate with Concubine Cao. I didn't expect her to be so cruel and deliberately let me be infected with the epidemic."

Huanbi's voice was weak, and she was isolated and not allowed to get close to Zhen Huan, but she kept asking Zhen Huan for help, "My lady, please save me, I don't want to die, I really don't want to die."

"You are scared now. What can I do? This is an epidemic!" Zhen Huan felt dizzy, anxious and angry. She fainted after she finished speaking.

When she woke up again, Zhen Huan no longer lived in Suiyuxuan, but moved to the uninhabited Zhongcui Palace. "Jinxi, where am I? Where is Huanbi? How is she?"

"My lady, don't get excited. You are pregnant. The emperor is worried about you continuing to live in Suiyuxuan, so he lets you live in the side hall of Zhongcui Palace temporarily."

"I'm pregnant, really?" Zhen Huan was surprised at first, and after getting Cui Jinxi's confirmation, she looked at her belly expectantly, but when she thought of Huanbi, she became even more worried.

Huanbi is her biological sister and has been her maid for more than ten years. She owes it to her and cannot just sit back and watch. Zhen Huan struggled to get up, "I will go and beg the emperor. I cannot watch Huanbi die."

Cui Jinxi hurriedly stopped Zhen Huan, "My lady, you can't do that. You are less than a month pregnant. The imperial physician said you can't get excited. The emperor can't do anything about Huanbi's situation."

"The Emperor knows that you are worried about Huanbi, so he moved her to Jiaolu Hall to be isolated. But the imperial doctors at the Imperial Hospital have not found a solution to the epidemic."

After listening to Cui Jinxi's words, Zhen Huan finally calmed down and came up with an idea in her mind, "Go and ask Lord Wen to come over for me. I need his help with something."

Zhen Huan covered her belly with both hands. The pregnancy was still young and she couldn't feel anything, but she was still happy that she had a child with her beloved. Her hatred for Concubine Hua also deepened.

Concubine Hua didn't intend to harm Huanbi, but clearly wanted to harm her through Huanbi. If Concubine Hua succeeded, how could she save her less than one-month-old fetus? What a cruel plan.

To make matters worse, after Zhen Huan arranged for Wen Shichu to treat Huanbi, Fang Chunyi, who had frequent contact with Huanbi, also contracted the epidemic. Therefore, An Lingrong was temporarily moved to the uninhabited Jingyang Palace.

In a short time, Suiyuxuan went from being a popular place to a place of bad luck that everyone despised. Both favorite concubines were moved out, and one of them even had a baby. Only Chun Changzai, who had never served in the emperor's bed, was left there because she was infected with an epidemic.

When Noble Lady Fucha heard about this, she said disdainfully, "People who are not blessed will never be blessed no matter where they go. They look down on my Yanxi Palace and run to Suiyuxuan instead. Humph."

At the same time, Ye Bingshang finally received Shen Zishan's letter home, and learned about Huanbi's life experience and the whereabouts of Liu Bin. Now Liu Bin is being held at his ancestral home in Beijing.

Ye Bingshang breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had cleared her name and Liu Bin alone could not bring down Concubine Hua, she needed to use this opportunity to remind Yinzhen of the grievances she had suffered, thereby deepening his guilt towards her.

Guilt is something that should not be too little or too much. If you want to successfully use guilt to gain benefits, there are many tricks to strike the right balance.

Too few are like the reclusive Concubine Duan. As time goes by, most of the original masterminds and beneficiaries have been forgotten, and even if they are mentioned, their first reaction is displeasure.

There are too many of them, just like the Huanyi incense in Concubine Hua's palace. Every time Yinzhen goes there, he will smell it and think of the harm he did to Concubine Hua and his vigilance against the Nian family. The guilt accumulates more and more, and finally he will escape out of disgust.

Ye Bingshang thought about it and ordered: "I cannot report this matter, otherwise it will appear that I am relentless and unreasonable." Especially since she knew that Yinzhen was not willing to deal with Concubine Hua at this time.

"But if we don't report it, who else in the palace will help us? Should we ask Concubine Wan for help?"

"We can't look for her." Ye Bingshang directly rejected this idea. She had spent so much effort to play the role of Shen Meizhuang, who was not good at planning, in front of Zhen Huan. If she exposed her true intentions at this time, all her efforts would be wasted.

But if not Zhen Huan, who else can she look for? Ye Bingshang was a little worried, "Who in the palace has the deepest grudge against Concubine Hua?"

"Empress, and... Concubine Duan?" Everyone in the six palaces knew that Concubine Hua had given Concubine Duan medicine, causing her condition to worsen. Now all the new people knew that Concubine Hua and Concubine Duan were not getting along.

Ye Bingshang's eyes lit up when she heard this. The Queen and Concubine Hua had been holding grudges against each other for many years. They were the chess players in this battle, and the rest were just small pawns. It would be most appropriate for her to report Concubine Hua.

However, the Empress and Concubine Duan are both very cunning, and are extremely good at enduring and acting. It may not be easy to get them to take action.

"Let my uncle and the others reveal the news about Liu Bin to the Ulanara family. The Queen is the empress and it is her right to handle this matter. As for whether it succeeds or not, we will not interfere." Ye Bingshang pondered for a moment and decided to take a gamble.

The bet was won, and one of them could not help but report Concubine Hua, which not only suppressed Concubine Hua's arrogance, but also made Yinzhen feel resentful towards the informant, and also achieved the ultimate goal of making Yinzhen feel more guilty towards her, killing three birds with one stone.

If you lose the bet, it's no loss.

The main point is that you either make no profit or make huge profit, high risk means high return.

Soon the Queen got the news from Liu Bin and sneered, "This Concubine Lan has really improved a lot. I underestimated her before. She actually wanted to divert the trouble away. Do you think I'm stupid?"

--split line--

I'm going to celebrate my birthday, and I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival~

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