The emperor regarded Fu Cha Langya as his savior, but Fu Cha Langya's expression when she came in was not very good.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and at peace."

"Queen, please lie down. How is Yuyan?"

Empress Fucha did not move, but raised her head and looked at Hongli with concern, her eyes full of pity. "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. Jin promised to pass away just now."

Huang Qiying and Hongli asked in unison, "What?"

Jin Yuyan is dead?

Huang Qiying was astonished. Hadn't Jin Yuyan's poisoning been a deliberate scheme set up by her and Concubine Chun? How had she actually lost her life? Did she overdo it, or was she the victim of a conspiracy?

Hongli was incredulous. "Langya, get up and answer. What do you mean Jin promised to go? She..."

"Your Majesty, someone tampered with Jin's diet, and she's been suffering from persistent diarrhea since last night. The palace maid Shu Yi wanted to report this to the higher authorities, but Jin stopped her, saying she was still under investigation and that a minor matter like diarrhea was something she could just endure and not be reported.

This morning, Jin Da Ying seemed to be feeling much better, but after breakfast, he started having diarrhea again.

She and Shuyi both thought that someone in the imperial kitchen was flattering her and, seeing that she had fallen out of favor, they had deducted her share and deliberately sent her unclean meals from the night before. That was why she had diarrhea again and again. She thought she could just bear it, just like last night.

But I didn't expect that he would collapse in just two hours."

Hongli frowned when he heard this, "Nonsense!"

"Yes, I was confused. Shu Yi saw that something was wrong and rushed to the door to ask for help, but the guard on duty was really abominable. He dared to conceal the truth!

It wasn't until Jin Yingren, already unconscious, was carried to the palace gate by Shu Yi and the others that the guard reported the incident. But, it was too late! The imperial doctors tried their best but couldn't save her.

"You bastard!" Hongli's blood boiled, and he slammed the cup on the table. He shouted loudly, "Who is that guard? How could such a person sneak into the guards? Jin promised to die because of him, and I don't think he will survive!"

"Your Majesty, that man is Consort Xian's elder brother, Neli."

"Who? Qingying's brother? Isn't he still in mourning?"

A gift? Huang Qiying smelled a conspiracy. Who could it be? She thought about it but kept silent. She simply reminded him, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? It's true. You're so busy, it's normal for you to forget some small things."

Last year, after you sent Concubine Xian to the Old Summer Palace, you issued an edict to deprive her of her affections and appointed Nali as the second-class imperial guard. However, Nali failed to live up to your expectations. After only three days on the job, he angered the Empress Dowager and was punished to guard the cold palace.

After saying that, she was surprised again, "But why did he go to Qixiang Palace to guard the gate again?"

Hongli looked at the Queen again, only to hear Fucha Langya say, "Na Li said that there was a ghost in the cold palace. He was afraid, so he took advantage of the spring festival to bribe his superiors to transfer him to another place."

Hearing the word "afraid of ghosts", Hongli cursed the useless person in his heart, "You are really useless! All my efforts are in vain."

Fucha Langya hadn't finished speaking yet, "However, his superiors were worried that he might offend the Queen Mother, so they only assigned him to guard the gate of Qixiang Palace."

After understanding what happened, Hongli began to feel troubled: the Ulanara family had long lost its talents, and after Narbu's death, Qingying's family only had Nali, a man who could support the family, so he promoted Nali before.

But Nali is not up to the standard!

Because of him, Jin Yuyan missed the best time for rescue and died!

Kim Yu-yeon, as the bond of marriage between the two countries, died in the harem in such an unclear manner. The Korean side must give an explanation.

Hongli originally planned to beat and kill the servants who failed to serve in Qixiang Palace and the guards on duty who concealed the truth and reported it to Yu Shi, but he didn't expect that the guard was actually Qingying's biological brother!

Now it is a dilemma.

"Your Majesty, Aunt Fujia is here."

Jinbao's message rang out again outside the door, and Hongli felt even more threatened. 'The Queen Mother must have come here because of Nali's matter! She didn't like Qingying in the first place, and Nali is Qingying's brother and he had offended her before. The Queen Mother will definitely hold on to this matter.'

Huang Qiying, however, had other ideas. Earlier, when she was talking to Jingse in Changchun Palace, she had noticed Jingyun carrying the little snake out. At the time, she had simply assumed Jingyun had gone to Qingying to vent her anger on Yuanbao and Jinghuan, but now she wondered if she had also gone to see the Queen Mother.

Sure enough, as soon as Fujia came in, he asked the emperor about Yuanbao and how the emperor was going to punish Qingying.

Fu Chalang looked puzzled, "What happened to Yuanbao?"

"Wuwu," Huang Qiying sobbed, "Sister Queen, Yuanbao was kicked by Concubine Xian. The imperial physician said that Yuanbao will not survive. Wuwu..."

"Concubine Yi, stop crying!" Hongli rubbed his head irritably and scolded.

Hearing this, Huang Qiying paused in her sobs, then cried even louder, "Wow, woo ...

"Wuwuwu~Sister Queen, the Emperor is partial to me. I will not live any longer, I will not live any longer~" Huang Qiying turned her head and fell powerlessly into Fucha Langya's arms, sobbing and crying.

"Hey, sister Qiying, don't cry, don't cry. Don't say such nonsense as not wanting to live anymore. Don't be sad. The emperor is just worried that it will be bad for your health if you are too sad. He is not intentionally favoring Qingying. Let's stop crying."

Fucha Langya patted her back and soothed her softly, like coaxing a child. However, the scene of the wife and concubine getting along well with each other did not make Hongli happy at all. He thought indignantly:

"Why, why can't they tolerate my Qingying? Do they have to gang up on me and bully me?"

"Enough! Concubine Yi, Yuyan just passed away. If you still have an ounce of compassion, stop being so unreasonable in front of me. Is Yuyan's life less valuable than an animal in your eyes? Can't you just let Yuyan pass away in peace?!"

Huang Qiying: Damn it! You're a beast! Yuanbao is fine, not a bit less worthless than that vicious woman Yuyan!

Huang Qiying dared to be angry but not to speak out. She did not have the halo of the heroine Ruyi to dare to confront the emperor. She was afraid of failing the mission and even more afraid of death.

But if she was asked to bow her head and submit to the emperor now, she was unwilling to do so. She stopped crying and huddled pitifully in the queen's arms, not daring to cry or admit her mistake.

Fucha Langya was heartbroken. "Your Majesty, Qiying is just a crybaby. Jinghuan was badly punished today because of Qingying. Qiying was already terrified and didn't dare to make a scene. Please be more tolerant of her and just think of it as pity for Jinghuan."

Fujia also spoke up to support, "Your Majesty, please don't blame me. I didn't know about Jin's promise. But Yuanbao was, after all, the Queen Mother carefully selected it for the Fourth Princess' birthday gift. It was a token of her loving kindness towards the Princess, not just an ordinary dog."

Moreover, the dog's death has caused the already suffering Fourth Princess heartache and grief. The Empress Dowager is both distressed that the Fourth Princess has suffered innocently and angry that Concubine Xian is not aware of the seriousness of the matter. She has specifically asked this servant to ask the Emperor how he intends to give the Fourth Princess justice.

The room was silent. Huang Qiying also became uneasy because Hongli didn't say anything. She had been so successful recently that she had lost her mind.

She actually lost her composure for a moment and joined the Queen Mother in forcing Zhalong to make a decision.

After a while, Hongli asked, "What does the Empress Dowager want?"

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is saying that Concubine Xian first slandered the Empress and alienated the Empress and the Imperial Concubine, then caused the Princess to become ill. Furthermore, she abused Yuanbao, causing the Fourth Princess to suffer excessive distress. She deserves severe punishment for all these crimes."

"Qingying," Hongli began with difficulty, "has acted impulsively and repeatedly disobeyed her superiors. She is unfit to be a concubine. I hereby demote her to a concubine, place her under house arrest for three months, and fine her for six months."

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

Fujia got what he wanted, knelt down respectfully to express his gratitude and begged to go back to serve the Queen Mother.

After Fujia left, Huang Qiying tugged at the Queen's sleeve. The Queen looked at her soothingly and then turned the topic back to Jin Yuyan's death as if nothing had happened.

"Your Majesty, how should we handle Jin Yingying's funeral? We still need to inform the Yu family. Also, who murdered Jin Yingying? I'm afraid we'll have to go through the Ministry of Punishment to get the servants involved to speak up."

Hongli thought of his past with Jin Yuyan and felt melancholy. "Yuyan has served me for five or six years and gave birth to Yongsheng. Even if she made mistakes in the past, her debts are forgiven when she dies. I will posthumously confer her the title of noble lady and bury her with the rites of a concubine."

"Yes, Your Majesty is merciful. I believe that if Concubine Jin knew that Your Majesty treated her so well, she would be grateful even in her grave." The Queen flattered.

"Yu Shi, I will ask Qi Ye (Huang Qiying's elder brother) to appease her."

Because of talking about Huang Shuhuan, the emperor's dissatisfaction with Huang Qiying was much less. Seeing that she was now afraid and hiding behind the queen like a quail, the emperor no longer made things difficult for her. He glanced at her and discussed with the queen how to investigate the murder of Jin Yuyan.

Huang Qiying suspected that Bai Ruiji was taking advantage of the situation. After all, she hated Jin Yuyan. Su Lujun was also a suspicion, but she was too timid to do it.

But Bai Ruiji is a simple-minded person, and she alone probably cannot plot against Jin Yuyan. So, is the master behind her, Zhen Huan, involved?

[System, system? Where?]

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