The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

"All right!"

Seeing that the two adults were about to fight, Yun Zhining quickly spoke up.

"I've passed the most difficult time, and I can handle small things without any problem."

"Besides, even if I don't have the energy to deal with it, there are still two queen dowagers. Those who have been wronged will get the justice they deserve, and those who have done wrong will also get the punishment they deserve."

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine An's face instantly turned cold, but Concubine Feng was in a very happy mood.

"Your Highness is right. With so many people in the harem, I can always find a way to reason with them."

Yun Zhining gave her a look, signaling her to stop.

Concubine Feng shrugged and gave her face.

Yun Zhining breathed a sigh of relief silently, and when her eyes fell on Manager Xu's face, her expression became much more serious.

"Tell me the truth. Who instructed you to secretly withhold Concubine Feng's food and then send her food to Changyuan Palace in order to sow discord between Concubine An and Concubine Feng?"

"No one ordered me to do this. I acted on my own initiative. I wanted to please Concubine An, hoping to gain her favor. When Concubine An becomes the queen, I will be transferred to Fengyi Palace to serve."

"I was just confused for a moment, so I did such a thing. Please, Your Majesty, please show some mercy and let me go. I will definitely turn over a new leaf and become a better person in the future."

"Your Majesty, please give me one more chance."

"Give me another chance."

Manager Xu kowtowed to the ground, looking extremely pitiful, but Yun Zhining did not show any mercy.

"You may not understand me. I never give anyone a second chance. Since you don't cherish this hard-earned opportunity, I can't help you."

She glanced at Mu Jin, who immediately stepped forward and broke his right arm.

Manager Xu instantly let out a pig-slaughtering howl and was dying.

Yun Zhining showed a look of pity.

"Good boy, does it hurt?"

"It hurts so much, my lady."

"Since you feel the pain, then tell me who is behind this. Otherwise, Mu Jin will break your left arm, your legs, and your..."

"neck!"

"Have you ever eaten duck neck? Do you know what the sound is like when the bones on the duck neck are chewed?"

"Crack, click, click!"

"That sound is simply too beautiful."

Yun Zhining spoke softly and slowly, as gentle as a spring breeze, but Manager Xu was frightened and turned pale.

"Empress,..."

Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Yun Zhining became a little annoyed. She waved her hand and Mu Jin came up.

"Don't, don't break my slave's arm again."

"The slave said!"

"Isn't that enough?"

Manager Xu was almost frightened to death.

"Yes, someone did come to me and gave me a sum of money, asking me to deliberately send Concubine Feng's meal to Concubine An, in order to cause a conflict between the two of them."

"Who knew that the one who came to get the food was not a palace maid, but the fourth and fifth princesses. The two princesses even fought over it. If anything happens to the two princesses, I will never be able to atone for my sins even if I die a thousand times."

"As long as you know."

Yun Zhining waved her hand and Mu Jin returned to her original position.

"You just said that someone came to see you and gave you some silver. Where is the silver now?"

"It is in the box under my bed. The silver is in a purse with a lotus embroidered on it."

"Xiao Kui, go get it yourself."

"Yes, ma'am."

Xiao Kui came back very quickly. Just in case, she brought the box back with her. This way, she wouldn’t have to go back again in case she found the wrong box. That would be so troublesome!

"My lady, this is it!"

Manager Xu took a look at the purse that Xiaokui found and nodded. Xiaokui immediately handed the purse to Yun Zhining.

Yun Zhining took a look at the pattern above and narrowed her eyes slightly.

This pattern,...

Something familiar.

Seems like I've seen it somewhere.

She subconsciously handed the purse to Concubine Feng, and as expected, Concubine Feng did not disappoint her and recognized it immediately.

"This is a purse that the Needlework Bureau made for Concubine Xian. It is used to reward Concubine Xian. It should only be in Concubine Xian's palace."

"Could it be that..."

"The one who really caused discord between me and Concubine An was..."

"Mrs. Xianfei?!"

Concubine Feng was a little frightened.

She had no grudges against Concubine Xian in the past or in the present, and even though Concubine Xian temporarily took over the palace power, they had never had any conflicts. Why would she do this?

Yun Zhining thought more than she did.

"The matter has not been thoroughly investigated yet, so it is not possible to determine whether it was done by Concubine Xian."

"Xiao Kui, go to Yongquan Palace in person and ask Concubine Xian to come and assist in the investigation."

"Yes, ma'am."

When Concubine Xian received the news, she was completely stunned.

"My Lady Imperial Concubine, I am wronged!"

"I have never done anything like this. Please, Your Majesty, I hope you will understand."

Yun Zhining raised her hand to interrupt her.

"Don't be nervous, Concubine Xian. I called you here not because I think you did it, but because I want to investigate it thoroughly."

"Does this purse come from your palace?"

The virtuous concubine nodded.

"I did order the needlework bureau to make me some money bags like this some time ago to reward people. However, there were 30 or 40 money bags, and I don't remember who I rewarded them to, let alone who sent the money bags to the people in the imperial kitchen to sow discord between Concubine An and Concubine Feng."

"You are the master, it is normal that you don't remember these things. There is someone in your palace who is responsible for statistics. You can go back and ask and you will know."

"Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine has a point."

She was so anxious that she forgot about it.

Don't be afraid, it wasn't her who did it and she has a clear conscience.

Believe in Yun Zhining, she will definitely be able to find out the truth and give you justice.

The virtuous concubine took a deep breath and immediately calmed down.

Things went extremely smoothly. Xiao Kui led people to Yongquan Palace and found the palace maid who was responsible for counting the rewards received and given out by Yongquan Palace. She asked for the list of people who had given out purses and then gathered everyone together, asked them to show their purses, and quickly locked on the target.

"In reply to the Empress Xianfei, I have already checked and found that everyone's purse is there, only this palace maid's is missing."

"Who did you give your purse to?"

The palace maid did not say anything, but slowly turned around and looked at Manager Xu with a bitter smile on her lips.

"Xiao Xuzi, I'm sorry. I hurt you."

"No, no, no, Chunhua, everything I did was done willingly. Even if I die here today, I won't have a single complaint."

"My only regret is that I can't grow old with you."

"In that case, then you should come with me. You won't be lonely if you have a companion on the road to the underworld."

"it is good."

After saying that, the two of them slammed their heads against the wall at the same time, determined to die.