The maidservant is too charming. I want to help her become the queen.

When Lu Qingqing arrived at Yongning Palace, she happened to see this ridiculous scene.

It turned out that before Lu Qingqing came to Yongning Palace, she specifically asked for Li Xuansheng's permission.

She was worried that if Concubine Xian was the only one responsible for investigating the palace costumes, she would inevitably frame Concubine Zhuang, which would be unfair. So after thinking it over again and again, she personally asked Li Xuansheng for a warrant and came to Yongning Palace to search with Concubine Xian.

She struggled to walk past the crowd of palace servants surrounding the two ladies, holding the imperial decree, raised her arms high, and shouted at the two maids who were twisted into a ball.

"The Emperor's order is here. Anyone who sees you should kneel down immediately!"

Everyone in the world can see the imperial order, as if the emperor himself is here.

When Concubine Xian and Concubine Zhuang heard the word "imperial order", they immediately came back to their senses from the confusion. Although they were puzzled as to why the imperial order was in Lu Qingqing's hands, they had to obey the palace rules, so they knelt down in front of Lu Qingqing.

"The Emperor has given me the imperial decree, ordering me to come and investigate the matter of the palace costumes. I hope the two ladies will cooperate."

After saying this, she walked through the kneeling crowd and went straight to the main hall where she sat down gracefully, like a blooming peony, delicate and elegant.

Although her voice was soft, it was loud enough to penetrate the entire hall and everyone could hear it clearly.

"My two ladies, please stand up."

Lu Qingqing, a minor noble, actually sat in the main seat of Yongning Palace and gave orders, which made Concubine Zhuang a little uncomfortable for a while.

But seeing that Concubine Xian was about to throw dirty water on her, and hearing that Lu Qingqing was here to investigate the matter of the palace costumes, Concubine Zhuang suddenly felt that there was hope of getting rid of the suspicion, so the pressure in her heart was relieved a lot.

Concubine Zhuang said, "Since the emperor ordered Concubine Lu to come and investigate the case, then hopefully the truth about me being wrongly accused by Concubine Xian will be revealed!"

wronged?

Lu Qingqing's eyes darkened.

Concubine Zhuang kept saying that she was wronged and was very emotional. There must be some hidden story behind this.

She was glad of her decision. If she had not insisted on asking Li Xuansheng for an imperial order, there would probably be another injustice in the Forbidden City.

"Empress Zhuang, you keep saying that Empress Xian has wronged you, but do you have any evidence?"

Concubine Zhuang pointed at a guard, who was holding a pottery jar and a package.

"Lady Lu, these are the pottery jars and packages that Concubine Xian found in this palace."

"But these two things have never been in my palace. I'm afraid someone secretly put them here when the palace was searched!"

At this time, Concubine Xian suddenly spoke.

She pretended to use a silk handkerchief to cover the swollen part of her face that was hit by Concubine Zhuang.

"Sister Zhuang Fei, you were in a hurry and slapped me during the palace search today. I can forgive you for the friendship we had in the past."

"But this pottery jar and package were clearly found in the side hall of Yongning Palace. The testimonies of Imperial Doctor Liu and this little palace maid point to you, and yet you keep saying that I framed you!"

"I will never let this matter off lightly!"

Lu Qingqing looked at the virtuous concubine with one big face and one small face and couldn't help laughing in her heart.

How could she not know that Concubine Zhuang, who was usually dignified and serious, and a descendant of Concubine Xian, could be so brave?

When Concubine Xian meets Concubine Zhuang, it's like a scholar meeting a soldier. No matter how clever Concubine Xian is, she can't do anything when she meets Concubine Zhuang's slap.

Lu Qingqing signaled to the guard to bring forward the pottery jars and packages that had been found.

The young guard looked up at Concubine Xian and met her vicious gaze. He started to panic and took hesitant steps.

But then he changed his mind and thought that although Lu Qingqing was only a noble, she held the imperial decree and he still had to obey her orders. He then presented the found evidence.

As soon as Lu Qingqing's slender fingers touched the lid of the pottery jar, Concubine Xian stopped her.

"Mr. Lu, although you hold the imperial order, the evidence you found cannot be moved lightly. It would be better if I could keep it for you."

After saying that, Yuzhu was about to step forward and take away the evidence in front of Lu Qingqing.

Lu Qingqing was determined to get to the bottom of the matter, so she naturally couldn't let Yuzhu do whatever she wanted.

With the imperial order given by Li Xuansheng in her hand, she was full of confidence. With a "pa" sound, she slammed the imperial order in her hand heavily on the table.

In an instant, the sound of metal colliding resounded throughout the hall.

Lu Qingqing's eyes suddenly became as sharp as a knife. Her face, which was originally as beautiful as peach blossoms in spring, now looked like an autumn wind blowing across her face, revealing an indescribable cruelty.

"It seems that you don't take the imperial order seriously!"

Yuzhu was frightened by her and immediately retracted her hand which was about to be extended.

Lu Qingqing carried the emperor out, and no matter how bold these people were, they dared not act recklessly.

The virtuous concubine looked at Lu Qingqing who was sitting on the main seat, and her mood was like a lake swept by a storm, with turbulent waves and difficult to calm down, making it almost impossible for her to control herself.

If it weren't for Lu Qingqing, she would have convicted Concubine Zhuang long ago.

But if she came to interfere, he was afraid that his plan would be ruined by Lu Qingqing.

Lu Qingqing glared at the sanctimonious Doctor Liu and said:

"The testimony of Imperial Physician Liu is only one-sided. To be on the safe side, we should invite the chief Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician Dou, to verify the object again."

"First, face-to-face inspection is to prevent certain people from tampering with the evidence."

"Secondly, if Concubine Zhuang was truly wronged, we can clear her name in front of everyone."

"Do the two ladies have any objections?"

After hearing Lu Qingqing's suggestion, Concubine Zhuang immediately agreed.

However, Concubine Xian was panicking, fearing that Concubine Shu's method would go wrong and be discovered by Doctor Dou, and then she would lose everything.

However, even if Concubine Xian was extremely reluctant, she could not refuse Lu Qingqing's fair, just and open proposal. She also had the imperial order in her hand, so she had no choice but to nod silently.

When Doctor Dou arrived, he carefully examined the pottery jar and the package.

"Mr. Lu, there is indeed Rhodiola rosea juice in the pottery jar, and there is indeed Rhodiola rosea residue in the package."

Upon hearing what Doctor Dou said, Concubine Zhuang's face turned pale instantly, and the light in her eyes dimmed, as if all her vitality had been drained away at that moment.

He suddenly collapsed to the ground, his limbs spread out weakly, as if he had exhausted all the strength to struggle.

Even Doctor Dou said so, and she felt that there was no hope for her to turn things around.

Concubine Zhuang asked in a trembling voice, "Doctor Dou, what you said... is it true..."

Doctor Dou nodded.

However, he continued, “Although this pottery jar contains Rhodiola rosea juice, the one used on the palace dress is the extremely pure Tangut Plateau Rhodiola rosea, and this is just ordinary Rhodiola rosea.”

"In addition, I also know a little about tie-dyeing. If you really want to use the rhodiola rosea juice in this pottery jar to dye a piece of cloth, you will need at least ten kilograms of purified juice."

"And these ten kilograms of purified juice require at least one hundred kilograms of Rhodiola rosea to extract."

"If Miss Shuqi gets medicine from the Imperial Hospital every day, she definitely won't be able to get so much."

It is clear what Doctor Dou said is right and what is wrong.

Lu Qingqing walked down from the seat, helped Concubine Zhuang, who was lying on the ground, up, and comforted her softly.

"Madam Zhuang, I know you didn't do this."

There was a gleam in Concubine Zhuang's eyes, and her heart was filled with gratitude towards Lu Qingqing.

However, Concubine Xian on the side suddenly panicked and coughed twice in embarrassment.

"Since Imperial Doctor Dou has said so, it seems that the truth has been revealed. Concubine Zhuang did not do the palace costume thing."

"I am tired. I will go back to the palace to rest first."

After saying this, Concubine Xian turned around and was about to leave.

Lu Qingqing was quick to act and grabbed Concubine Xian’s sleeve.

"Empress Xianfei, although Empress Zhuang's innocence is clear, there is still one thing that is unclear?"

"what?"

Concubine Xian's eyes were filled with fear.

Lu Qingqing pointed at the little palace maid kneeling on the ground and said:

"Since Concubine Zhuang didn't do this, why did this little palace maid lie?"