The passers-by are vicious

After the eunuch who announced the decree left, the people from the Shangshu Bureau immediately sent people to bring Li Ranyan, Liu Yiyi, and Lan Menghua, who were conferred the title of beauties, to their palaces.

The concubines who served as palace maids were also taken away, and the remaining concubines who were sent home could leave the palace only early the next morning.

The pair of peach blossom eyes that were always filled with sadness had been replaced by anticipation. Jiang Wanwan returned to her room and just wanted to concentrate on waiting to leave the palace tomorrow.

But the next day, Jiang Wanwan, who had already dressed, opened the door and saw the other concubines (who were sent home) standing there with confused looks on their faces.

Aunt Chen's expression was even more serious, and there were guards with swords waiting outside the palace. The atmosphere was a bit solemn, as if something big had happened.

"Last night, the emperor was assassinated. Today, these guards are here to search for the assassin." Aunt Chen said as she carefully looked at the expressions of the beauties in the courtyard. She found that they all looked confused, and then she had an idea in her mind.

"If you know about this and don't report it, you will be guilty of a serious crime if you are found out."

"Aunt, we went to bed early yesterday and didn't see any assassins at all."

The concubines all shook their heads with some fear in their eyes. After all, if the assassin who was trying to assassinate the emperor accidentally attacked them, they would have no power to resist.

"We must catch the assassin as soon as possible..."

"It has nothing to do with you, but you cannot leave the palace until the assassin is caught."

The tall leading guard walked in from outside the door, looked at all the concubines menacingly, and when he found no clues, he waved his hand and all the guards entered the yard to start searching.

"My lord, no trace was found."

After all the guards finished their search, they left the courtyard. The leading guard then bowed to Aunt Chen with a slightly relaxed expression and said, "I'm sorry for offending you today. It's all my duty. I hope Aunt Chen and the other ladies will understand."

"After all, if we can't catch the assassin, not only will we have no way to explain to the Emperor, but it would also be bad if he appeared and hurt the ladies."

After the leading guard finished speaking, he secretly looked at the faces of the ladies. After finding nothing wrong, he said goodbye to Aunt Chen and left with the guards.

"Aunt, will we be in danger? Who knows where the assassin is hiding? If he jumps out, we will be in danger..." The concubines came up with worried faces and said fearfully.

"There are guards patrolling the palace at all times. As long as you stay in Chuxiu Palace honestly, nothing will happen to you."

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Yonghan Palace

Ever since Li Ranyan was conferred the title of beauty, the emperor seemed to have forgotten about her and never summoned her.

You also have to listen to the teachings of the so-called Four Concubines, yes, the Four Concubines.

Now, there are only seven concubines in the emperor's palace, including her and the one who was appointed yesterday, and there are four beauties and four concubines.

The four concubines had all followed the current emperor since he was still a prince. After he ascended the throne, he gave all of them the position of concubines, which can be said to be fair to everyone.

The power to manage the harem is equally shared among the four of them.

Since the three of them were conferred titles yesterday, they naturally had to meet the four concubines today.

Although Li Ranyan was chosen and named a beauty, what good would it be if she was not favored.

Just after Li Ranyan dealt with the four concubines, she returned to the palace and discovered something was wrong.

There was a drop of black and red on the floor. Li Ranyan stretched out her finger and touched it lightly. It was indeed... blood.

Just at this moment, a maidservant called out from outside the door, "Beauty, many guards have come to search the palace. They said the emperor was assassinated yesterday and they are looking for the assassin."

Before Li Ranyan could answer, a pair of cold hands grabbed her neck like eagle claws and pressed her to the ground. The force was so great that it seemed as if they wanted to strangle her to death.

Even though Li Ranyan was thinking deeply, she panicked in the face of death and begged for mercy, "Don't kill me, I won't betray you. You are seriously injured. I can get you some medicine."

The assassin seemed to know that he still needed Li Ranyan's help. He loosened his hand slightly and said in a low and attractive voice, "You should know how to say it."

However, the hand that was pinching her neck did not move away but remained loosely clenched, as if he would strangle her to death if he found out that she was about to call for help.

Li Ranyan didn't dare to say anything and shouted outside: "I'm changing clothes, let them wait for a moment."

The leading guard led the other guards into the palace in a menacing manner. "Lady Li suddenly changed her clothes at this critical moment. Could something have happened?"

Li Ranyan was not frightened by him. Although she felt a little nervous, she smiled and said, "I just accidentally spilled tea on my clothes."

"Although I have not yet met the emperor, I must be ready to receive him at any time, so I naturally cannot wear unclean clothes. I believe that you should understand me."

The leading guard's face twitched with a fake smile, and then he shouted, "Why don't you hurry up and search carefully? If you are careless and something happens to Concubine Li, can we afford it?"

"My lord, there is no assassin's shadow."

The leading guard's face darkened slightly. He looked around the palace and found nothing wrong, so he said to Li Ranyan, "I'm sorry for offending you just now. I hope Lady Li won't mind it."

After saying this, without waiting for Li Ranyan's answer, he took the guards to search other palaces.

"My beauty, he doesn't take you seriously at all." Her personal maid said indignantly.

Li Ranyan's face darkened slightly and he snorted coldly, "You don't need to say that, I can see it from the looks of it."

"Without favor, a woman in the harem is nothing more than a decoration that will break at any time."

"Go out. I want to be alone for a while."

"Yes."

After making sure that the palace maid had left, Li Ranyan hurried towards the hall.

When the guards came to her room, the assassin disappeared somewhere, but she knew he would not leave because he needed medicine, and only she could give it to him.

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(I think vicious people also need reasons, so the plot may be a little slow.)