The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

This... I really don't know whether I should say that Ru Zhaoyi is unlucky.

"Your Majesty, the palace maid from Changle Palace has arrived." The guard who went to Concubine Lan's palace to get someone back.

Lu Junze looked at Ru Zhaoyi and said, "Since you have seen the prescription, please memorize it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The palace maid in Concubine Lan's palace confessed her guilt as soon as she came in.

"Your Majesty, it was my fault for not taking good care of the storehouse, which led to the theft of the Yuehua Brocade. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"Since the key to the warehouse is with you, how could it be stolen?" Shangguan Yan asked.

"Your Highness, the key to the storeroom was lost once before, but I found it again later. I have also reported this to the Imperial Concubine."

"We had already opened the warehouse to check, but the amount of Yuehuajin missing was small and we couldn't find it."

Shangguan Yan: "Did you lose anything else at that time?"

"No." This was said by Concubine Lan herself.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Shangguan Yan looked at Lu Junze hesitantly.

The situation has become very confusing now. It all depends on how the emperor wants to deal with it.

"Your Majesty, this is the prescription." Ru Zhaoyi came back with the written prescription.

Su Deyuan stepped forward and handed it to the emperor. Lu Junze took a look and said, "Take it to the imperial physician for a look."

There was an imperial physician waiting outside Fengyi Palace, and Su Deyuan came back soon after he went out.

Su Deyuan: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that this prescription is indeed effective in maintaining pregnancy."

Lu Junze: "Ru Zhaoyi, where did you get this recipe?"

"Your Majesty, it was given to me by my mother."

The main purpose of Lu Junze summoning so many people to Fengyi Palace today was to muddy up the matter. He didn't believe that the people behind the scenes could remain so patient. Now that his goal has been achieved, it's time to end it.

Just as he was about to speak, a guard came in and said, "Your Majesty, there is a palace maid outside the palace who wants to see the emperor and the empress for something."

"Maiden? Which palace?"

"Your Majesty, it's from Ningyu Pavilion."

Gu Shijin turned to look at Xingzhu, who gently shook her head.

Lu Junze glanced at Gu Shijin vaguely, and when he saw that she was as calm as before, he said, "Let her in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ningyu Pavilion was not big, and there were not many maids and eunuchs in the palace. Gu Shijin actually knew the maid who came in. Her name was Guoer, and she was a maid in Ningyu Pavilion.

"I am Guo'er, your servant, and I pay my respects to the Emperor, the Empress, and all the ladies." Guo'er bowed deeply as she came in.

Shangguan Yan asked, "What are you here for?"

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, I want to expose Concubine Zhaoyi!"

"It is the purse that Concubine Zhaoyi gave me, asking me to take it to Concubine Liu in the Biyun Garden of Yufu Palace."

Excuse!

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes were focused on Ru Zhaoyi.

"How dare you frame me? I don't even know you."

"Of course the Majesty doesn't know me, but Cuiyun, who is beside the Majesty, is from the same hometown as me. It was she who gave me the purse and asked me to give it to Lady Liu."

Before Zhaoyi could speak, Guo'er took something out of her sleeve, raised her hands high and said, "This hairpin is the evidence."

"Oh, isn't this Concubine Zhaoyi's hairpin? I've seen Concubine Zhaoyi wearing it before." Shunpin was the first to exclaim.

"Ru Zhaoyi, is this your hairpin?" Shangguan Yan asked sternly.

Ru Zhaoyi became flustered. This hairpin was indeed hers, and she brought it into the palace from home. She used to like this hairpin very much and often wore it on her head. Many people in the palace had seen it, but she hadn't worn this hairpin for a long time.

"Your Majesty, this hairpin is indeed mine, but I have not given it to anyone else."

“That’s enough.” Lu Junze frowned. This farce had lasted long enough.

"If Zhaoyi plotted to murder the heir to the throne and framed a concubine, she would be considered a woman with bad virtues. She would be stripped of her title, demoted to Ronghua, moved out of Baihe Palace, and relocated to Wuyue Pavilion. She would be confined to her room for half a year, and her personal maid would be beaten to death."

"Princess Lan is a poor manager and is sentenced to serve for half a year."

"Guo'er plotted to murder the heir to the throne and framed the imperial concubines, but considering that she took the initiative to report it, she has done a great service. She will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and sent to the Ministry of Punishment."

"Let the Queen take care of Xiaohong."

These punishments were not too severe for the crime of murdering the royal heir, so everyone expressed their gratitude sincerely.

Only one person, Wang Ronghua, the newly demoted Ru Zhaoyi, sat on the ground with tears on her face and despair in her eyes.

"Your Majesty." Shangguan Yan suddenly said, "Liu Guiren has made great contributions to the pregnancy, and she was frightened by this incident. How about being promoted to a concubine?"

Concubine Liu was pregnant but had not been promoted, which caused many speculations among the people in the harem.

Lu Junze nodded and said, “Just do as the queen says.”

"Lady Jin was wrongly accused this time, so she will be promoted to concubine and given the title of Jin."

Gu Shijin and Concubine Liu stood up to express their gratitude.

Gu Shijin was very surprised. This incident did not have a big impact on her, but she was promoted, which was an unexpected surprise.

But Concubine Liu felt bad...

Even though I was promoted because of my pregnancy, I still don’t have the same honor as Concubine Jin…

Now that the matter has been dealt with, it's time for the concubines to leave.

Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the Emperor will stay in the Queen's palace.

"Sister Jin."

Hearing Liu Bin's voice, Gu Shijin stopped.

Liu Bin came over with Caiyun's support and bowed: "Sister Jin, I'm sorry."

Gu Shijin quickly supported her and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Sister Jin, I'm sorry."

Gu Shijin: "Sister, you didn't know that the person behind this was so cunning. Don't blame me."

"My sister is pregnant now, so please relax."

"Thank you sister."

Looking at Liu Bin's leaving back, Gu Shijin's eyes flashed with deep thought. He didn't know who was being targeted this time.

Gu Shijin had a feeling that Ru Zhaoyi was just a scapegoat, and the real mastermind might not have shown up from beginning to end. She was just watching this farce from the side.

The harem is a place where once you enter it you are walking into the abyss.

The Forbidden City is a place that everyone yearns for, but it is also the place where human life is the least valuable.

Gu Shijin shielded his eyes with his hands and looked up at the dazzling sunlight in the sky. The Forbidden City was magnificent under the sunlight, but it could not illuminate the darkness buried underneath.

"My lady, please go back quickly to avoid getting a heat stroke." Xingyue said while supporting Gu Shijin.

"Let's go."

"Your Majesty, I wonder what to do with Xiaohong?" Shangguan Yan asked as he helped Lu Junze take off his heavy court robes.

"What does the Queen think?"

"Your Majesty, there are still many strange things about this matter. I want someone to check her family to see if what she said is true."

"Since it has been handed over to the Queen, the Queen can do it according to her own wishes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze knew very well that the mastermind behind this incident was not Ru Zhaoyi. If Ru Zhaoyi had this kind of brains, how could she have been easily pulled out today?

As for Zhaoyi, Lu Junze had wanted to make a move on her for a long time, but he had never found the opportunity. Now that he was stupid, he gave Lu Junze the opportunity.

The worst thing about people is being stupid and not knowing it.