Gao Xiyue obviously didn't expect that her casual words would make Hongli so angry. She immediately felt even more unconvinced and aggrieved. She didn't expect that Ruyi had been under house arrest for several years, but still had such a high status in Hongli's heart.

"She must have controlled the dosage when she drugged herself. It's not that easy for her to die. Weren't Concubine Chun and Noble Lady Jia still alive and well?" Gao Xiyue muttered to Yixiu in a low voice, but she didn't know that there was always a shortage of people with sharp eyes and ears in the harem.

Coincidentally, all the people she mentioned heard it, including Ruyi who was lying on the bed in the inner room pretending to be unconscious.

Yixiu: “…” The child is ignorant.

Concubine Chun and Noble Lady Jia: “…” Why do you say such unpleasant things?

Ruyi: “…” When did the imperial concubine become so smart.

Hongli: “!!!” How outrageous!

Seeing that the play was about to fail, Yixiu hurriedly kicked Gao Xiyue. Gao Xiyue lived up to everyone's expectations and screamed, looking at Yixiu with confusion on her face.

Before she could finish her nonsense, Yixiu said, "The imperial concubine is not feeling well. Please go back to the palace to rest. The emperor and I will visit your family after we have dealt with the affairs of the imperial concubine Xian."

As he spoke, he glared at Mo Xin and Xing Xuan behind Gao Xiyue, signaling with his eyes to quickly take them away. Gao Xiyue looked at Yi Xiu, then at Hongli, and seeing Hongli glaring at her fiercely, she could only withdraw her gaze in dismay and return to Chengqian Palace.

Being interrupted like this, Hongli couldn't continue his performance. "Li Yu, bring the person in."

Several servants came in, some of whom had served Concubine Xian, some who had served Shen Da Ying, and some from Sochorolo's mansion.

These servants all pointed out that it was A-ruo who wanted to become the emperor's concubine and was jealous of those concubines whose family backgrounds were not as good as hers who could bear children for the emperor, so she bribed people to feed fish and shrimp with cinnabar, which harmed the children of Concubine Mei and Concubine Jia. As for Concubine Chun, A-ruo took advantage of Concubine Chun's frequent visits to Ruyi and added musk to the sachet, causing Concubine Chun to feel uncomfortable during her pregnancy.

Later, Concubine Jia discovered the clues, so she blamed it on Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian always remembered the affection of serving her since childhood, and trusted A Ruo very much, which gave A Ruo the opportunity to take advantage of her.

Ah Ruo: "You are talking nonsense, you are framing me! Your Majesty, you can't believe them, it was the Ulanara family who did it, they are Ulanara family members!"

Hongli looked at A'ruo coldly. Seeing A'ruo crying, his face was full of disgust. "You were the one who took out the cinnabar. You and Concubine Xian were both suspects. Now that the witnesses are here, what else can you say?"

"Issue an order to allow Suochuolo to harm the heir to the throne and frame the former master. She will be demoted to a commoner and taken to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation. Concubine Xian will deal with her later."

It seems that Hongli intends to let A Ruo take the blame completely. He doesn't care what the truth is.

The Ministry of Punishment naturally "could not find out" anything, so A Ruo was given a mute drug and sent to Ruyi to calm her down. After a round of verbal humiliation, Ruyi sentenced A Ruo to the cat punishment, which made her look like a blood gourd.

Ruyi intended to shock the six palaces with this move.

After Ruyi was released from confinement and restored to the position of Concubine Xian, she moved back into the main hall of Yikun Palace. As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new marriage. During the confinement, she exchanged letters and secretly expressed her feelings for him. She was favored by him for more than a month. Finally, the Empress Dowager came forward to persuade him, and Hongli moved in with other concubines.

Yihuan, who lived in the Yikun Palace with Ruyi, naturally became good friends with her. She said the famous saying, "Only the Empress and I look at the Emperor in the same way," and everyone in the palace knew about it.

After Yixiu knew about it, he just said that two people couldn't think of the same thing.

Gao Xiyue dragged Hailan to the Yonghe Palace in Yixiu to hold a meeting. "Empress, Concubine Xian is more favored than before, and she is on good terms with Concubine Shu. She is very arrogant. You must think of a way to suppress their arrogance."

Yixiu did not respond, but turned to ask Hailan: "Lady Hai, do you think so too?"

Hai Lan glanced at Gao Xiyue, thought for a moment and said, "I think there is nothing to be afraid of."

"How can I not be afraid of her!" Gao Xiyue looked at Hai Lan unhappily, "The Emperor has always been partial to Concubine Xian. If this continues, he might even promote her to Imperial Concubine, making her equal to me. How can a daughter of a fourth-rank official like her be worthy of me?"

Yixiu stroked the phoenix pattern embroidered on her flag uniform and said nonchalantly, "You also said that her father only holds a fourth-rank sinecure, and Shu Guiren was recommended by the Empress Dowager. The Emperor must have a grudge against her. I wish they would be more favored than others."

"I'm afraid those two bitches are pregnant. A mother's status will be enhanced by having a child." Gao Xiyue said as she glanced at Hailan's belly. "You too, you don't have a bad health like me. You were so favored before, but you haven't had the blessing of having a child in all these years."

Hai Lan glanced at Yi Xiu knowingly and replied, "How can I be as lucky as the Queen to have both a son and a daughter? It is the greatest blessing in my life to be cared for by the Queen and the Imperial Concubine."

Yixiu said meaningfully: "The emperor has few children. If they are lucky enough to get pregnant with a dragon fetus, the ones who should be most anxious should be the emperor and the queen mother, not us."

Shu Guiren drank bowl after bowl of pregnancy-maintaining medicine, but she was definitely not going to get pregnant, and Ruyi had not been pregnant before Fucha Langya's death.

Although Yixiu had replaced the bracelet containing the lingling incense a long time ago in this life, perhaps because Ruyi had never discovered it, or perhaps because Qi Ru, who was treating her, had kept it a secret, she had not been able to regulate her body, so she has not been pregnant yet.

Gao Xiyue didn't understand what was going on, but Hai Lan's eyes flickered when she heard it.

The two favorite concubines, Ruyi and Yihuan, lived together in the Yikun Palace, taking away a lot of Hongli's favor. Ordinary concubines did not have fixed sleeping days like Yixiu, and some of them might not see him for two or three months, which led to complaints from the six palaces.

But Yixiu would not care about such thankless tasks. She had a son and power, and her top priority was to ruin Hongli's health. Every time the concubines brought it up during their greetings, she acted very embarrassed and helpless, and just said a few polite words to get by.

Yihuan was also a beneficiary, so the empress dowager did not come forward to advise her this time. Therefore, on weekdays, only the imperial concubine dared to go to Hongli and throw a tantrum to get a day or two of favor.

The most anxious ones were Jin Yuyan and Wei Yanwan, who were eager to climb up the ladder. Especially Wei Yanwan, who had no family background or foundation, and had offended the Mongolian concubines because she had previously intercepted the favor of Concubine Ke. Her survival in the palace depended entirely on Hongli's favor.

Now that Ruyi has been released from the ban and reinstated, her as a substitute has naturally been forgotten.

Yixiu not only ignored her, but secretly intensified the Mongolian concubines' disgust towards her, making her life increasingly difficult. Finally, after Wei Yanwan was slapped in public by Concubine Ke and mocked by the palace maids and eunuchs, she went to Yixiu.

Wei Yanwan: "Empress, please help me. I am the emperor's concubine after all. How can I let them bully me like this?"

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