The library has five floors in total. Xue Youli was on the second floor looking at books about agriculture in this dynasty.

The place where Yin Xuan'er fell was exactly the stairs between the first and second floors.

The concubines walking behind her were about to go up the stairs when they suddenly saw her rolling down the steps.

They were afraid of being scammed, so they raised their hands as they backed away, with an expression that said, "Her fall has nothing to do with me."

It was Xue Qingyao, who was standing at the back, who came to her senses first and quickly sent someone to call the imperial physician.

Xue Youli heard the noise downstairs and knew that something must have happened. She also came to the stairs and saw Yin Xuan'er curled up on the ground, her face pale with pain and covered in cold sweat.

The concubines present didn't know where she was injured, and no one dared to approach her rashly.

When they saw Xue Youli appear at the stairs, someone immediately took advantage of the chaos and shouted, "Madam Xue can treat the illness. The imperial physician hasn't arrived yet. Let Madam Xue take a look at Yin Zhaoyi's injuries!"

Xue Youli was no fool, so of course he wouldn't get close to Yin Xuan'er at this time. "You're flattering me. How could I possibly know any medical skills? I've only read a few medical books. Concubine Yin is a delicate and precious person, so let's wait for the imperial physician to come."

Concubine Tan, who was on good terms with Shen Ruolan, said sarcastically, "When Concubine Xue treated the little princess in the Imperial Garden, everyone witnessed how skilled she was. Why is she so modest today? Could it be that she's unwilling to treat Concubine Yin because she felt resentful about being punished to kneel yesterday?"

Yesterday, Xue Youli was punished by Yin Xuan'er to kneel, and everyone in the harem knew about it.

Now she deliberately keeps a distance from Yin Xuan'er. In the eyes of these concubines, she has resentment towards Yin Xuan'er and deliberately refuses to treat Yin Xuan'er's injuries.

Yin Xuan'er not only had the Duke of Shen's Mansion behind her, but also the powerful Empress Dowager Yin. Naturally, many people wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to curry favor with the Yin family. "Lady Xue, Concubine Yin was so kind as to teach you the rules yesterday, but you were so ungrateful that you refused to treat her injuries. If she gets hurt, can you afford it?"

"That's right! If anything happens to Concubine Yin today, do you think you can stay out of it?"

Why bother to accuse someone?

If she hadn't been reading a book on the second floor, these women would probably point at her nose and say that she pushed Yin Xuan'er down the stairs, right?

Xue Youli stood on the stairs, taking in the flattering faces of the concubines. She spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "It is precisely because of Yin Zhaoyi's kindness in teaching me that I, an outsider, dare not act arrogantly, for fear that my inappropriate handling of the matter would worsen Yin Zhaoyi's injuries!"

When Yin Xuan'er went up the stairs, she had actually seen the beans on the stairs.

But she stepped on it for some unknown reason.

Her original intention was to suffer minor injuries so that the emperor would punish Xue Youli.

But she didn't expect that rolling down the stairs would be so painful, so painful that she couldn't even speak!

The concubine downstairs was arguing with Xue Youli. At this moment, Doctor Cheng came hurriedly with two female doctors.

After taking Yin Xuaner's pulse, he asked two female doctors to carefully examine Yin Xuaner's entire body.

"Fortunately, Consort Yin only sprained her leg. Apart from a few scrapes on her body, she's fine."

After hearing what the doctor said, Xue Youli thought that there was nothing for him to do here, so he prepared to go back to the second floor to read.

Unexpectedly, when she turned around, the corner of her skirt brushed against the steps, and the things scattered on the steps were swept down with a crackling sound.

"Beans! Concubine Yin fell because someone spilled beans on the steps!"

Lady Tan was standing near the front and could see at a glance that the small things rolling down the stairs were red beans and green beans.

Gu Cairen, who was standing nearby, suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Yesterday, Concubine Zhaoyi punished Concubine Xue by making her pick beans. Concubine Xue must have been dissatisfied, so she deliberately scattered beans on the steps, causing Concubine Zhaoyi to fall down!"

Before, Meng Yishu and Yin Xuan'er lived together in Xuanyun Palace. After Meng Yishu's death, Gu Cairen asked to move into Xuanyun Palace in order to get the care of the Yin family.

She saw Xue Youli kneeling outside Xuanyun Hall picking beans with her own eyes yesterday, and she was sure that the beans on the steps were scattered by Xue Youli!

Yin Xuan'er, lying on the ground, looked up at Xue Youli, who was standing on the steps, and said angrily, "So it was you who wanted to harm me!"

"The Emperor has arrived——"

Murong Che came here directly after the morning court session of His Highness Xuan Zheng.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xue is plotting to murder Concubine Yin!"

As soon as they saw Murong Che, someone complained to him.

Murong Che first glanced at Yin Xuan'er who was being supported by someone, and then looked at Xue Youli on the steps.

Xue Youli didn't wait for him to ask before she spoke, "I didn't sprinkle the beans on the steps! I didn't even know Yin Zhaoyi would come to the library, how could I have sprinkled the beans in advance to harm her?"

"Who else could it be if not you? You were the only one in the harem who picked out a basket of beans yesterday!"

Murong Che ignored the concubines' accusations and waved to Xue Youli, "Lady Xue, if you have anything to say, come before me and speak."

Xue Youli has the ability to predict the future, and he wants to hear if she already knows who is behind this game.

If he wanted to hear Xue Youli's inner voice, the distance between them had to be about ten feet.

Xue Youli walked down the steps, saluted the man, and explained the whole story. "...This is what happened. Someone deliberately spilled beans on the steps, causing Yin Zhaoyi to fall. Your Majesty, please investigate!"

"I just finished picking beans yesterday. Even if I were stupid, I wouldn't use red and green beans to murder Yin Xuan'er! Your Majesty is so wise and intelligent, how could he possibly believe the slander of these women?"

Concubine Tan couldn't wait to accuse, "Your Majesty, yesterday Concubine Xue was taught a lesson by Yin Zhaoyi. Concubine Xue harbored a grudge and scattered beans on the stairs. I'm afraid she was deliberately trying to get back at Yin Zhaoyi!"

"One of the people who slandered me before has gone to hell, and the other is still copying palace rules. How tough are you to dare to frame me so blatantly?"

After Xue Youli finished arguing with Lady Tan, she continued to defend herself, "As everyone can see, if anything happens to Concubine Yin, everyone will be the first to suspect me. Your Majesty, no matter how foolish I am, I would never do something so foolish and full of loopholes!"

At this moment, Xue Qingyao suddenly said, "This tactic may seem unreasonable, but what if Concubine Xue does the opposite? First, she boldly plots to murder Concubine Yin, and then defends herself like she is doing now. It would be very easy to clear her name."

What she said was well-reasoned, and the concubines who were watching the fun couldn't help but nod their heads.

Yin Xuan'er and Xue Youli had just had a feud yesterday, so it's only natural for Xue Youli to be angry and want revenge.

Murong Che narrowed his eyes and ordered in a deep voice, "Wang Defa, check!"

Xue Youli has used the gossip book to find out who was framing her for yesterday's bean picking incident.

[Damn! It's Xue Qingyao's work again!]

[Oh my god! It turns out Murong Ye has arranged so many accomplices for her in the palace! Does Murong Che know that his harem is almost leaking out like a sieve?]

[With so many helpers, I'm not surprised at all that Xue Qingyao became the Queen Mother in her previous life!]

[I'm really miserable too, fighting alone every day, dealing with a harem of demons and monsters all by myself!]

Murong Che listened to her inner complaints and raised the corner of his lips meaningfully.

How can you be alone, you idiot? Don't you have me here?

Xue Youli met Murong Che's gaze and her eyelids twitched for no reason.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by looking at me like that? Not only are we allies on the same ship, but I'm also your personal physician. Please don't accidentally injure our allies!"

I've already found out the eunuch who spilled the beans is called Little Li. Once Wang Defa arrests him, I'll be able to prove my innocence.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Defa did find Little Lizi, but Little Lizi was carried here by someone.

"Your Majesty, the man who spilled the beans and injured Yin Zhaoyi has been found! He committed suicide out of fear of punishment. This is the suicide note he left before his death!"

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