Empress Fucha was indeed dizzy from anger, but she was in a clear mind today and she stood firm after a brief dizziness.

But when she heard Yanwan's panicked cry and heard Hailan scolding Yanwan for slandering Concubine Xian, she became annoyed and fell limply into Yanwan's arms.

In the Yangxin Palace, Hongli had just come down from court and was listening to Jinzhong report the results of the investigation.

"The fellow countryman that Wei agreed to marry is called Ling Yunche. He used to be a guard in the cold palace. Later, because he saved Concubine Xian, he was promoted to guard the palace of the concubines.

Because he and Wei Da Ying were from the same hometown, they did have some financial transactions. He borrowed ten taels of silver and returned twelve taels. Yesterday, Wei Da Ying received a reward, so he asked someone to send him another fifty taels to express his gratitude.

I have already confirmed with Guard Ling's good brother Zhao Jiuxiao who is still working in the cold palace. After Guard Ling received the silver, he claimed that he wanted to express his gratitude, so he specially asked for leave and went to wait on the palace road. "

When Hongli heard the name Ling Yunche, he felt it sounded familiar. When he heard the words "Noble Concubine Xian", he completely remembered the incident.

I didn't expect that this guard with a humble background was so good at climbing.

He frowned: "I remember that the guards in the cold palace who put out the fire were rewarded. Why is this Zhao Jiuxiao still in the cold palace?"

Jinzhong lowered his eyebrows and said: "The guards who were sent to the cold palace did not have any ability to rely on. Guard Ling was able to be transferred to another place only because of Concubine Xian's suggestion."

He paused, seemed to be about to say something, and then quickly lowered his head.

Hongli raised his eyebrows: "Speak."

Jinzhong knelt down hurriedly: "I heard that Guard Ling got drunk once and said he wanted to wait for Wei to agree to leave the palace."

Why would a guard wait for a palace girl to leave the palace? Of course, he wanted to wait for her to be released and get married!

Hongli was very unhappy: "Wei..."

He suddenly remembered something.

Yesterday he said that he wanted Wei Yanwan to serve him in the Yangxin Palace. Yanwan had already knelt down to express her gratitude, but Ruyi specifically mentioned that Wei Yanwan should choose for herself whether to serve him or leave the palace and marry a guard.

Could it be that Ruyi had already known Ling Yunche's thoughts and wanted to give Wei Yanwan to Ling Yunche?

How did Ruyi know that Ling Yunche was obsessed with Wei Yanwan?

His eyes were cold under his long eyelashes, and he saw Li Yu hurried in: "Changchun Palace reported that the Queen had fainted."

Hongli's heart sank, and he immediately stood up: "Let's go to Changchun Palace."

Li Yu hurried to make arrangements. On the way, he glared at Jinzhong warningly: "What do you want to do?"

Jinzhong bowed hurriedly: "Master, as your disciple, I know your feelings for Aunt Suoxin. The mistress of Yikun Palace doesn't like Wei Da Ying, so of course I have to help."

Li Yu said in a deep voice: "Empress Xian is grateful to Lord Ling. When you mess with people, don't involve him, so as not to make her unhappy and make it difficult for惢心!"

However, he didn't care about what Jinzhong said about what guard Wei Yanwan was worried about.

Jinzhong slapped his own face and said, "I didn't think it through. I will pay more attention next time!"

When Li Yu went to help the emperor get off the sedan chair, a sinister smile flashed in his narrow fox eyes.

next time?

Next time he will be careful, and even if he doesn't have the chance, he will find an opportunity to destroy that thing!

What Ling Yunche, he’s just a coward.

Is he worthy enough to discuss marriage with Lord Wei?

How dare he say that it was natural for Master Wei to be beaten!

He followed Li Yu into the palace with his eyes downcast. As soon as he stood beside the emperor, he heard Hai Guiren's voice: "Wei promised to slander the imperial concubine. He should be dragged away and slapped in the face to serve as a warning to others!"

Jinzhong glanced quickly with his dark eyes and saw Concubine Hai pointing at Wei Yanwan who was kneeling on the ground with a stern face. She was even about to speak over the emperor's shoulder to order the palace maids to drag the person away. His heart tightened and he was about to speak.

When Yanwan saw Jinzhong raise his eyes slightly, she knew that this man wanted to protect her.

However, if he spoke at this time, wouldn't he attract the attention of Hai Lan, the mad dog?

She immediately interrupted Jinzhong and said, "Your servant, I shouldn't have made Concubine Xian angry again! I am willing to accept the punishment!"

Her face was pale and she trembled when Hai Lan looked at her. Her complexion became even paler. When Hongli saw her like this, he knew that she was scared by Concubine Jia who had bullied her for five years.

Thinking about what Yu Hu found out yesterday, Concubine Chun had always liked Yan Wan, but after Concubine Hai came, she sent Yan Wan to the greenhouse that day. She felt a little unhappy.

He said calmly, "Why have you angered Concubine Xian before?"

Yan Wan trembled even more: "I shouldn't have been so obsessed with following the Emperor to repay his kindness that I rejected the Imperial Concubine's kindness in arranging a marriage for me!"

Hongli's already cold expression instantly became shrouded in a layer of coldness after hearing these words.

If only one person said this, he would think it was a coincidence, but if two people said this...

How come Concubine Xian and Ling Yunche are so familiar with each other that they can even talk about marriage?

He said calmly: "If everyone in this palace is not loyal to me, wouldn't that be treason? What's wrong with your loyalty? Get up."

Ruyi opened her mouth to say something, but Yanwan had already thanked her gratefully. However, she fell down as soon as she stood up, and her little face turned pale in pain.

It happened that Empress Fucha woke up at this moment: "Your Majesty..."

Hongli looked over quickly, his eyes gentle, "How does the Queen feel?"

Empress Fucha looked into Hongli's eyes. Although she could not see love in them, they were full of respect and worry. She could not understand her past actions and thoughts. She held his hand tightly with mixed feelings and said, "Your Majesty."

Hongli had never seen her like this before. He was stunned and frowned as he asked the imperial physician, "What happened to the queen?"

The imperial physician hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the Empress was overworked and suddenly became angry, which is why the blood did not flow back to her heart and she suddenly fainted."

Hongli's eyes darkened slightly: "Are you angry?"

He swept his cold eyes over everyone.

When Empress Fucha saw Yan Wan kneeling pitifully and looking at her with a worried look on her face, she was heartbroken: "Your Majesty, why did you ask Wei to kneel down?"

Yan Wan's eyes turned red. "Your Majesty, please lie down and don't move. Didn't the emperor ask me to kneel? I will get up right away."

But she knelt for too long and almost fell down again.

Hongli frowned and said, "Jinzhong, help Wei Da Ying."

He glanced at Hailan coldly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

In the past, he only thought that Hailan was kind, weak, simple and lovely, but what happened today made him see clearly her bullying nature.

Thinking back to the time when she was a young concubine, she was also bullied. Now that she was higher than Wei Yanwan, she started to bully the weaker concubines just like Concubine Gao did in the past.

Hai Lan felt a chill on her back and tried to save the situation, but she saw that Hongli had been attracted by Empress Fucha. She could only hold Ruyi's hand worriedly: "Sister..."

But Ruyi just stared at the tightly clasped hands of Hongli and Empress Fucha, and ignored her call.

Jinzhong had already helped Yanwan up swiftly. He noticed that her whole body was leaning on him and her legs were shaking. A cold light flashed in his fox eyes.

Yan Wan gently scratched the back of his hand: "Thank you, Eunuch Jinzhong."

Jinzhong lost all his temper and smiled faintly: "Master, please be careful where you step."

Yan Wan lowered her voice and said, "From the same hometown?"

Jinzhong gritted his teeth and said, "The Emperor already knows. He is waiting for you to leave the palace."

The two of them looked at each other with deep feeling, both knowing that the pit had been dug thoroughly today.

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