Jian Qiu observed the Queen's attitude, feeling somewhat hesitant and unwilling, "After so many years, we finally have such a good opportunity. Are we going to let Concubine Hua go?"

"Of course we can't let her go." The Queen spoke every word with gritted teeth, as if she remembered the humiliation and resentment of being bullied by Concubine Hua for so many years.

Randomly and disdainfully chuckled, "Humph, Lanpin is still young after all. She has been loved since she was a child and has had a smooth life. I don't believe she can really swallow this."

The Queen and Ye Bingshang had the same idea, ready to wait for the other party to take action so that they could reap the benefits.

But what the Queen did not expect was that Shen Meizhuang, who had taken on Ye Bingshang's liking, was exceptionally patient and had prepared to return empty-handed early on, and had no intention of taking any action.

Whenever the Queen tried to sow discord between Ye Bingshang and Concubine Hua, Ye Bingshang would remain calm and say some nonsense like "I feel at ease with the Queen in charge of the harem affairs."

When two meet on a narrow road, the brave prevails. Just as the queen herself said, only those who can endure loneliness can enjoy eternity. Only by letting go of temporary gains and losses, honor and disgrace, can we look forward to greater plans in the future.

Ye Bingshang thought self-deprecatingly that in her previous life, she was not welcomed in the Ye family and suffered humiliation and abuse from Ye Xiwu. The endurance she had developed was no less than that of the queen.

Seeing Concubine Hua still jumping happily in front of her, the Queen felt a dull pain on her forehead, "Damn it!"

The Queen was so angry that she pounded the table. She was angry at Concubine Hua's arrogance and even more angry at Ye Bingshang's increasing scheming. "I originally thought she was just a soft and foolish woman like Chun Yuan, but I didn't expect she was actually a pig pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them in the future." A gleam flashed in the queen's eyes. It seemed that she was already planning how to bring down Concubine Hua and then turn around and make Zhen Huan, An Lingrong and Ye Bingshang kill each other so that she could reap the benefits.

In the matter of Concubine Hua and Liu Bin, it gradually became a situation where the Queen and Ye Bingshang were secretly fighting each other, but the replaced Concubine Hua and the original potential star Zhen Huan were completely unaware of it.

As the days passed, the Queen could no longer hold back, but she didn't want to be the first to speak out and ruin her image as a virtuous and sensible person in Yinzhen's mind. So she turned around and revealed the news to Concubine Duan's mother's family and Liu Bin.

After drinking that bowl of fatal tonic, Concubine Duan's hatred for Concubine Hua increased. She felt that she did not have much time left, but Concubine Hua relied on Nian Gengyao's power and glory. She could not swallow this humiliation and dragged her sick body with Liu Bin to find Yinzhen.

When Yinzhen read Liu Bin's testimony, he thought of Ye Bingshang, who was poisoned and unconscious, and whose life or death was unknown. Even though he knew that this was not the time to deal with Concubine Hua and the Nian family, he still became angry with Concubine Hua.

"Concubine Hua has framed the concubine. From today on, her title will be stripped and she will be demoted to...a noble lady." After saying this, Yinzhen took a deep look at Concubine Duan who was kneeling and coughing.

Concubine Duan also understood that with today's incident, the image of a non-confrontational person that she had cultivated for many years was largely destroyed. However, if she could not see Concubine Hua pay the price before she died, she would die with regrets.

Overnight, Concubine Hua was demoted to a noble lady, and everyone in the palace looked at her with awe.

Ye Bingshang also gave the prescription for treating the epidemic to Wei Lin, and asked him and Wen Shichu to report their meritorious service together. This was to avoid attracting too much attention, and also to get Wen Shichu out of the way as she had done in her previous life.

Wen Shichu was sent outside the palace for treatment so that Zhen Huan's pregnancy could still be taken care of by the imperial physician arranged by the Queen.

Yinzhen was overjoyed when he saw that the prescription was indeed effective. He rewarded Wen Shichu and Wei Lin and sent Wen Shichu outside the palace to treat the epidemic, while Wei Lin stayed in the palace to take care of the remaining patients.

While feeling happy, Yinzhen also learned that Wen Shichu and Wei Lin were the trusted imperial physicians of Zhen Huan and Ye Bingshang respectively, and that they were also master and apprentice, which made him feel wary.

Ye Bingshang and Zhen Huan were already good friends, and now both had trusted imperial physicians with superb medical skills. If the two continued to join forces, there was no guarantee that they would not form a dominant force in the harem and become another Concubine Hua. This was something he did not want and would not allow to happen.

Yinzhen's heart sank. He turned around and went to Shoukang Palace and Jingren Palace. It was unknown what he said to the Empress Dowager.

On the other hand, with the right prescription, Huanbi and Fang Chunyi's illnesses improved and their lives were no longer in danger. Zhen Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

When she returned to Sui Yuxuan, Zhen Huan's dragon fetus was almost two months old. She dismissed everyone and looked at the kneeling Huanbi with exhaustion.

"Huanbi, I, your elder sister, think I have treated you well. You want to be a concubine, but your mother is from the Baiyi tribe and a criminal. Have you ever thought about the consequences of being discovered? Where do you put the safety of your father and the Zhen family?"

Huanbi was clearly kneeling on the ground begging for Zhen Huan's forgiveness, but she had never forgotten the pain after the wound healed. When she heard what Zhen Huan said, she immediately retorted: "Concubine Shu is also a Baiyi. She was also able to enter the palace as a concubine and was deeply loved by the late emperor."

Zhen Huan choked for a moment, then sneered: "You have inquired clearly, but that was the late emperor's wish. Does the emperor like you so much? You have been with me for so long. If the emperor was interested in you, he would have asked me for you long ago."

"That's because my elder sister would rather promote An Changzai than me. She's not very pretty, and she comes from a poor family. What else can she do besides singing?"

Zhen Huan was almost pissed off by Huanbi's self-righteous attitude. All the grievances Huanbi had suffered since entering the palace came flooding back. Her patience was exhausted and she could no longer endure and give in.

"Cheng'en is not about appearance or family background, it only depends on whether the emperor likes it, otherwise it is in vain. Just look at Concubine Chun, her family background and appearance are better than yours, but she also moved to Suiyuxuan, but the emperor just doesn't like her."

Huanbi couldn't refute, and refused to accept that she was not as good as An Lingrong, so she stood there unconvinced. If it were usual, Zhen Huan would have said something soft to calm her down, but Zhen Huan was not in that mood at the moment.

Zhen Huan insisted, "Don't be unconvinced. The clothes and jewelry I gave you were no less than those I gave to Lingrong, and I didn't stop you from showing off when the Emperor came. But does the Emperor like you?"

"Eldest sister..." Huanbi burst into tears. She didn't expect Zhen Huan to say this to her and be so disrespectful to her.

"Why are you crying? I haven't even cried yet!" Zhen Huan couldn't feel any sympathy for a woman like that. She felt sick to her stomach. "You were wearing a glittering brocade and offended Sister Mei and Ling Rong. You were caught by Concubine Hua. I was demoted and confined to copy the palace rules to save you."

"You believed Concubine Cao's words and helped Concubine Hua to harm me. If I am convicted of murdering the princess in the matter of cassava flour, what will happen to me and the Zhen family?"

"You didn't repent and still colluded with Concubine Cao. You were infected with the plague and almost caused the entire Suiyuxuan to be imprisoned. My pregnancy was unstable, but I still asked Master Wen to save you first. I, as your eldest sister, have done you enough."

Huanbi finally panicked after hearing this, "Eldest sister, I won't dare to do it again, I really won't dare to do it again, please forgive me this time, please, just for Daddy's sake."

Zhen Huan looked at Huanbi impatiently and issued an ultimatum, "It's not that I won't forgive you, it's you who caused Concubine Chun to be infected with the plague. You have suffered such a great sin. You can no longer stay in Suiyuxuan."

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