It was also that night that Bao Luan sneaked into Qingyuexuan quietly to find Concubine Lu.

"Your servant greets the master!" Bao Luan said in a low voice.

"Is the work done cleanly?" Concubine Lu put down the book in her hand and asked softly.

"Master, please rest assured. I arranged for a very reliable confidant to do it. Qingmiao's death was done cleanly and without any trace." Bao Luan said with a smile.

"I will have to rely on you to make the Zhao family suffer this time! Remember this for now, I will never treat you unfairly." Concubine Lu smiled and said.

"When I was in trouble, I cried out to heaven and earth but no one helped me. Fortunately, the master came to my rescue. The Feng family didn't care about my life or death at all. They just treated me like a beast of burden. I really hate them! Now I am willing to serve the master."

Bao Luan spoke sincerely and from the bottom of his heart.

Bao Luan was originally the child of a farmer's family in the capital city. His family was poor in his early years and could not afford to support him, so they sold him to the palace to become a eunuch.

I felt that there was no hope in this life, so I just wanted to follow Concubine Zhao loyally, be a dog, and earn some money to send back home.

A year ago, Bao Luan's mother suddenly fell seriously ill and needed a large sum of money for treatment. There was really no other way, so she asked someone to send a message to Bao Luan.

Baoluan loves his mother the most, but he has limited money saved.

He felt that he had always been loyal to Concubine Zhao and worked hard without complaint, so he shamelessly asked Concubine Zhao for a loan of money.

It happened that at that time, Concubine Zhao was in a hurry to deal with a favorite concubine who was pregnant.

Concubine Zhao was worried that he could not concentrate on his work, so she scolded him and told him to focus on the matter of "killing the mother and getting the son" first. Only when he did a good job would she give him a lot of silver.

Bao Luan had no choice but to do his best. After things were settled, Concubine Zhao was finally satisfied and gave Bao Luan the silver as agreed.

But when Bao Luan excitedly returned home with the silver bills, ready to take his mother to medical treatment, he learned that, as if by some strange coincidence, his mother could not bear it and died a day earlier with hatred in her heart.

He didn't even get to see her for the last time...

That day, Bao Luan knelt in the rain for an entire afternoon with the life-saving silver note in his arms, and his tears dried up.

The banknotes were soaked and turned into a pile of garbage.

How could he not hate it?

He hated Concubine Zhao's short-sighted character of "not releasing the eagle until he sees the rabbit", and he hated himself even more for his incompetence.

Later, Bao Luan quietly returned to the palace and never mentioned the matter to anyone again.

Concubine Zhao didn't care about eunuchs like them, so how could she have the mind to ask about the outcome of this matter?

Bao Luan was indeed very capable and had a very high status in the palace. Concubine Zhao was asked to do many of her dirty tasks.

Finally, in a subsequent mission, Concubine Lu secretly helped him and saved his life, and a certain relationship was established between the two.

Later, Concubine Lu's child was killed by Concubine Zhao, and she even became infertile.

Bao Luan felt upset, so he sneaked into Qingyuexuan that night and knelt in front of Concubine Lu for a long time.

Concubine Lu's tears seemed to activate his desire for revenge, which he had been suppressing for a long time.

The gears of fate began to turn, and the two began their reckless revenge plan...

"What a pity! Concubine Zhao is protected by the Queen Mother, and the Emperor is also concerned about the relationship with her maternal family. She is not easy to deal with!" Bao Luan sighed.

"She is naturally not easy to deal with. We can only disintegrate her power bit by bit and help her challenge the emperor's bottom line step by step. Sooner or later, there will be a day when the favor will run out. Haha, Zhao Jingzi is also a brainless thing, she deserves it." Concubine Lu sneered.

"I will remember my master's words. My master, I shouldn't be out for too long, so I'll leave first. If you have anything, just tell me." Bao Luan bowed.

"You go ahead." Noble Lady Lu nodded.

Bao Luan responded and disappeared into the darkness again.

In fact, Concubine Zhao wanted to use the musk-stained handkerchief that Shen Zhiyao lost in Yongfu Palace to frame Shen Zhiyao, and Bao Luan had already informed Concubine Zhao in advance.

Bao Luan was also very strong. When he found Yongying to instruct her on the details of releasing the musk, he deliberately led her to miscalculate the amount of musk in order to make the matter as big as possible.

Concubine Zhao had already made a plan. She was ready to expose the relationship between the palace maid named Yongying in Yongfu Palace and Concubine Zhao on the spot so as to kill Concubine Zhao by surprise.

Unexpectedly, Shen Zhiyao was able to perform beyond her normal level and put the blame on Zhao Jingzi, and Yongying's identity and motives were also suspected.

Therefore, Concubine Lu simply kept silent and waited for the results of Yongying's interrogation.

Who would have thought that this maid would die mysteriously in the Ministry of Punishment.

Immediately afterwards, the eunuch who worked for Concubine Zhao in the Imperial Pharmacy hanged himself.

Concubine Lu immediately discussed the matter with Bao Luan and decided to settle for the next best option, which was to drown the eunuch Zi Feng's lover Qing Miao first, and then put the blame on Zhao Jingzi.

Bao Luan was afraid that it was not safe, so he stole Zhao Jingzi's handkerchief and threw it into the well.

Although Concubine Zhao could not be harmed directly, they were all in the same line. If Zhao Jingzi got into trouble, Concubine Zhao would naturally be implicated as well.

Since it is impossible to attack Concubine Zhao directly, it is also a very good strategy to gradually wear down the emperor's patience and old feelings for her.

It’s a pity for the palace maid named Qingmiao in Ningshuangxuan. She didn’t do anything, but lost her life inexplicably.

This incident once again illustrates that in the harem, one must never easily establish relationships with others, otherwise, one is likely to be implicated and killed.

The next day, based on these evidences, Bo Muxi completely convicted Zhao Cairen.

The Queen immediately ordered an investigation into the scented baits that the Imperial Pharmacy had recently distributed to the concubines in the palace, and sure enough, they found several that were mixed with musk, which further proved Shen Zhiyao's innocence.

Naturally, all of these were counted on the eunuch Zi Feng from the Imperial Pharmacy Department, and indirectly on Concubine Zhao.

The crime given to Yong Ying'an of Yongfu Palace was that she was angry that she could not make a name for herself in Yongfu Palace, so she was bribed by outsiders and betrayed and harmed her master.

Bo Muxi immediately issued an edict to exile the families of the palace maid Yongying and the eunuch Zifeng who hanged himself in the Ministry of Pharmacy to the frontier, to serve as slaves for generations under the command of the lieutenant generals.

At this point, no matter how wronged Concubine Zhao was, she had no choice but to take the responsibility for the incident. Even Queen Mother Zhao couldn't speak for her.

After hearing the emperor's explanation, Queen Dowager Zhao had no choice but to pretend she didn't know and was shocked.

The Queen Mother was feeling bitter and had already cursed Concubine Zhao in her heart, but she could do nothing about it for the time being.

The concubines who were not involved in this matter all watched the drama happily and made fun of Concubine Zhao.

After this battle, the one who suffered the greatest loss was Concubine Zhao.

In Cuiweixuan, Shen Zhiyao was leisurely drinking tea and tasting candied fruit, when Chuan came back with the news he had just heard.

Chuan's eloquence is getting better and better now. He speaks vividly and vividly, which makes Qiuyue and the others enjoy listening to him.

Qiuyue added more tea to Shen Zhiyao and said with a smile, "It seems that Concubine Zhao has suffered a great loss."

Zhe Ni smiled and said, "Yes, the maid who had been in Yongfu Palace for two years has died. Otherwise, if we waited until Concubine Zhuang's baby was older, we might have a better effect! The older the baby is, the more dangerous it is. Concubine Zhuang is really lucky and she escaped the disaster cleverly."

Shen Zhiyao thought to herself: Concubine Zhao is really impatient. A torn handkerchief can expose her ace spy!

Chu An laughed and said, "There is also Zi Feng from the Ministry of Pharmacy. He has provided contraception to the concubines who are competitive in the palace. He has done so many bad things that he dared to harm our master. It is a great relief to have him gone!"

"After the Zifeng incident, the Queen completely replaced the people in the Siyao Department. It will be even more difficult for anyone who wants to add people there in the future..." Zhe Ni said meaningfully.

After all, among those present, only Shen Zhiyao and Zhe Ni knew most about many of the things involved.

Shen Zhiyao thought to herself: The Queen is the biggest winner in this battle. She used this incident to replace many people who were placed in various departments by Concubine Zhao and other concubines.

In this way, the order of the harem became more stable thanks to the efforts of the queen.

Shen Zhiyao simply lost a handkerchief, which triggered a series of "butterfly effects" and brought her a lot of unexpected gains.

Next, she will make further plans to gain more benefits for herself...

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