On the other side, Lin En had just brought Qi Baolin back to Shu Ningxuan. He did not tell Qi Baolin about the emperor's decision in advance. Along the way, the woman still held on to her fantasies and kept nagging and explaining to Lin En.

"Eunuch Lin En, when can the emperor summon me? I still have a lot to say to the emperor in person."

When he arrived at the door of Ning Shuxuan, Qi Baolin stopped and looked at Lin En with hope in his eyes.

"The emperor has actually already given an oral order, asking his servant to pass it to you in person. Qi Baolin, let's go in and talk first." Lin En smiled very formally and raised his eyes to signal Shu Ningxuan.

Qi Baolin was already at a loss at this time, how could he analyze so much? He just thought that the emperor was angry and wanted to confine himself to house arrest for a few days.

Qi Baolin nodded hurriedly and took the initiative to lead Lin En into Shu Ningxuan.

She was thinking all the way that if she could escape this time, even if she was demoted to a concubine or a dresser, she would never make trouble again and would just live in disgrace.

Qi Baolin had no idea that even being alive had become a huge luxury for her now.

Next to Lin'en was a servant holding a brocade box, inside of which was a piece of white silk that the emperor had rewarded her with.

The incident happened suddenly, and Shu Ningxuan did not receive the news that his master had been sentenced to death in advance. He just thought that his master had returned safely, and everyone's faces looked better.

Lin En followed Qi Baolin into the front hall with a smile on his face. He had followed Bo Muxi for more than ten years and was accustomed to scenes of life and death. He had long lost the sympathy of ordinary people. Now, when he looked at Qi Baolin, he did not have any pity at all.

Qi Baolin was frightened by him and thought that everything was peaceful, so he knelt down and accepted the order easily.

Lin En still smiled, and ordered the eunuch beside him to open the wooden box, take out the ten-foot-long white silk from it, and read out the emperor's oral order in a cold voice.

Qi Baolin listened and burst into tears. She found it a little hard to believe. She had fallen out of favor, but the emperor had once truly loved her. Why could he be so heartless?

"Eunuch Lin'en, can you let me see the emperor, just once... I just want to say a few more words to him, Eunuch Lin'en..." Qi Baolin grabbed Lin'en's clothes tightly and begged.

"My dear, the emperor has already instructed that we will never see each other again in this life. Please take care of yourself, don't make things difficult for me, and don't lose your dignity." Lin En was indifferent.

Qi Baolin reached out to take the white silk, then collapsed to the ground trembling, with tears and snot flowing onto the white silk.

"Eunuch Lin'en, since the emperor thinks I deserve to die, I accept it. Can you let me see my parents for the last time before I die? I beg the royal family to show mercy!" Qi Baolin tried to beg again. She didn't want to die so lonely.

"My lady, why are you doing this? I advise you to end it quickly. The Emperor will not show you any special mercy. If you delay any longer, I will have no choice but to do it for you..." Lin En drooped his eyelids, his face expressionless.

"Okay... okay..." Qi Baolin hugged Baolin and cried.

Lin En sighed and winked at the servant who accompanied him. Then everyone filed out of the hall and closed the door to give her some peace and quiet for the last time.

Lin En waited outside the hall door for about ten minutes, and then he heard the people in the hall stop crying and walk back and forth. After a few minutes, he could only hear the sound of porcelain breaking and tables and chairs colliding.

Finally, calm was gradually restored and Shu Ningxuan became deathly silent.

Lin En turned around and signaled the eunuch to open the door of the hall. Sure enough, he saw Qi Baolin hanging on the beam, and he had died.

A wooden stretcher and a piece of plain white cloth represented Qi Baolin's life. She was covered with white cloth and was carried out of Shu Ningxuan.

Lin En looked up at the sky, wondering which young lady would move into Shu Ning Xuan in the future.

He smiled and shook his head. It was said that concubines had a noble status, but in the eyes of the imperial power, they were no different from eunuchs like them. Their lives were very precious! How many of them could make it?

Lin En thought about it, straightened his tangled clothes, and went back to Changdeok Palace to report.

When Chu An brought back the news, Shen Zhiyao was wiping her beloved Xue Lan bow in the side hall.

"Thinking back to when we first entered the palace, Qi Baolin was in favor and was quite arrogant and domineering. Who could have thought that she would end up like this!" Qiuyue was very emotional.

"She doesn't deserve our sympathy. Think about it, we were framed by Concubine Zhao a few days ago. If she was really convicted of murdering the royal heir, how could we be much better than her now?" Shen Zhiyao wiped the bow and placed it upright on the shelf.

"Master is right. Now it depends on how the emperor will deal with the two maids who were taken to the Ministry of Punishment." Zhe Ni took the freshly brewed tea, put it on the coffee table and said with a smile: "Master, sit down and rest for a while and have some tea."

"This matter is not simple. I always feel that someone is behind this." Shen Zhiyao sat down in front of the desk, picked up the teacup and drank it slowly.

"Everyone in the palace is talking about it! Now, Qi Baolin hanged himself, and Concubine Zhao was ruined. How can the palace remain calm after two people died at the same time? Most people are saying that Concubine Zhao was killing two birds with one stone." Chu An bowed.

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyao almost spit out the tea in her mouth. She held it in for a while before finally suppressing it.

"Empress Zhao doesn't have that brains. I'm afraid there's someone else who's more skilled..." Shen Zhiyao smiled and shook her head.

"In my opinion, no matter how cleanly they do it, it is impossible that there will be no clues left. If we use some ruthless methods on Die Rou and Bao Li, we should be able to find out something." Zhe Ni said.

"Since the emperor has ordered Qi Baolin to be executed, this matter is most likely over." Shen Zhiyao took a sip of tea.

Shen Zhiyao felt that Bo Muxi probably knew something about it, but he just didn't want to investigate too deeply, otherwise it would lead to the discovery of people who shouldn't be implicated, which would be a bad ending.

After all, the emperor didn't think much of Concubine Zhao. One prince who was half Zhao's blood was enough. Having more would be troublesome.

"Master, the person behind this is too scary. He is so vicious and hides in the dark. How can we guard against him?" Qiuyue was worried. She was really scared of being trapped.

"There are many hidden talents and skilled people in this palace. We just need to be cautious. There is no need to worry too much. We have been looking for two more reliable people to serve Cuiweixuan recently." Shen Zhiyao comforted.

"Yes, master, we are all keeping an eye on it, but there are few reliable people right now, and we have to choose slowly." Qiuyue said with a smile.

"Well, there's no rush. It's okay if we are short of manpower. I'm just afraid that someone will be like Concubine Zhuang, who had spies around her for so long without even realizing it and was almost killed." Shen Zhiyao said.

That evening, just as Shen Zhiyao had finished her meal, someone from Changdeok Palace came to deliver a message saying that the emperor would be coming in the evening.

In fact, Shen Zhiyao felt somewhat uncomfortable today because of the matter between Zhao Cairen and Qi Baolin. She didn't want to see Bo Muxi, but this man chose this time to come to Cuiweixuan...

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