No one except An Lingrong, the mastermind behind the scenes, expected the Queen to fall so quickly.

When the news reached the Forbidden City, An Lingrong was holding Mei Jiejie's script and personally tasting the medicine for the Empress Dowager in Shoukang Palace.

Because she was dissatisfied with Yixiu's repeated attacks on the royal heir, the empress dowager wanted to keep Yixiu in the palace on the pretext of taking care of her illness before going to the Old Summer Palace for summer vacation. However, she didn't expect that Yixiu would take the initiative and obtain the emperor's order before the empress dowager's decree was issued: Concubine Qian requested to stay in the palace to serve the empress dowager, and Your Majesty approved it.

So, An Lingrong did not accompany him on this summer vacation. However, the Queen's downfall was orchestrated by her. Without the letter she sent to Nian Shilan detailing the Queen's death, how could she have killed the Queen so easily?

Because the chain of evidence was too complete, the palace maids and eunuchs serving the queen were taken to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment that day. In the end, except for Jianqiu who refused to admit anything, everyone else confessed all the private things they had done for the queen over the years.

Most of the blame that was once put on Hua Fei's head was removed. Although Hua Fei was cruel, she never had an abortion. She only beat the mother of the child.

The truth about An Lingrong's previous miscarriage was naturally recorded, but Yixiu's evil deeds were numerous, and Chunyuan's death infuriated Pangju to the core. So, even before he got to the part about An Lingrong and the Empress plotting against Concubine Hua, Pangju was already furious and deposed the Empress. After all, aside from Chunyuan's death, the women and heirs Yixiu had murdered were of little importance to Pangju.

So An Lingrong narrowly escaped the disaster. By the time the empress dowager received the news that Yixiu had been deposed, the decree to depose the empress had already been announced to the world.

"It's over, Yixiu..." The empress dowager wanted to say something, but was concerned about An Lingrong being beside her. As soon as she stopped talking, Zhuxi immediately asked An Lingrong to leave. An Lingrong obediently retreated, looking panic-stricken.

Indeed, after all, who in the palace didn't know that she was supported by the Empress? Now that Empress Yixiu had fallen, An Lingrong was naturally panicking. However, at this moment, the people in Shoukang Palace had no intention of comforting her.

With Yixiu's downfall, the glory of the Ulanara family was shaky. How could the empress dowager care about her, the vanguard of the deposed empress?

Out of respect for the Empress Dowager, Fat Ju spared Yixiu's life. However, for the rest of her life, Yixiu could only linger in Jingren Palace as the deposed Empress.

Concubine Cao, who exposed the deposed empress, was rewarded with the title of Concubine Xiang. The harem could not be without a leader for a day, so Nian Gengyao and his group of officials submitted a petition proposing that Concubine Hua be made empress, but this was met with collective opposition from the Manchu nobles.

Nian Shilan originally thought that she could take over the throne of empress without Yixiu, but she didn't expect that her origin in the Han Army Banner blocked her path to becoming empress from the very beginning.

And Zhen Huan, who was not sure if she had taken a bullet or what, actually dared to mock her face for coveting the queen's position and being delusional! Fortunately, the emperor caught her in the act and not only made the decision on her behalf, saying that he would make her an Imperial Noble Consort, but also demoted Zhen Huan to Wanpin and exiled her to Penglai Island on the grounds that the bitch had offended him.

The emperor's action was exactly the same as his previous treatment of Yu Ying'er who had offended Zhen Huan, so Nian Shilan did not find it wrong at all, and only felt that the emperor valued her. However, she did not expect that the situation would change overnight and the emperor would turn against her and be so ruthless.

Prince Dun rebelled, and Nian Gengyao was involved.

Although the Nian family was determined to obtain the position of empress due to the early downfall of Empress Yixiu in this life, Nian Gengyao righteously rejected the olive branch of rebellion extended by Prince Dun, but he also did not expose Prince Dun.

This alone was enough for Pangju to sentence Nian Gengyao to death, not to mention that Prince Dun had also targeted the royal heir in this rebellion!

The third prince was shot by an arrow, which injured his lower abdomen and caused him to be infertile for life; the fourth prince was beheaded on the day of the riot; Concubine Xin had a miscarriage due to the fright of Lu Yingfeng; the fifth prince jumped into the lake to hide from the rebel soldiers. Although he saved his life, his foundation was completely damaged and he became a sickly person who could fall down at the slightest touch.

Fat Orange is over 40 years old, but now he only has one sickly son left. It is hard to say whether he can continue the family line. You can imagine how angry he is.

After dealing with the eighth and tenth brothers, the implicated people began to be implicated. Nian Gengyao was the first to be punished, first demoted to the rank of General of Hangzhou, and soon after, he was demoted to the rank of idle official, guarding the east gate of Hangzhou.

However, Nian Gengyao had a rebellious character and actually wore the yellow jacket bestowed by the emperor to guard the city gate. Pang Ju was furious and ordered to strip Nian Gengyao of all his official titles and escort him to Beijing. The court officials listed 92 crimes, major and minor, against him.

After the decree was issued, Nian Shilan Suyi rushed to the Yangxin Palace to plead for mercy, but the emperor avoided her.

Su Peisheng sighed, "My Lady, the Lady Wan is still waiting inside. The Emperor won't see you. Please go back quickly."

Yes, the Imperial Concubine. When the Emperor had been playing tricks on Prince Dun, he'd declared that Zhen Huan had disrespected him. Since Han Chinese couldn't be empresses, he wouldn't appoint another empress. He'd also make her Imperial Noble Concubine, hoping to see who dared disrespect her again. But after Prince Dun was killed, the Emperor denied his guilt.

I hate myself for not knowing that my brother was in great trouble at that time. I was only worried about the death of the Fourth Prince, which made my Imperial Noble Consort become a Noble Consort, and made the concubines in the harem laugh at me!

And now, Nian Shilan stared at the closed doors and windows, filled with grief and indignation. How could she still not see that Zhen Huan's provocations and the Emperor's defense back in the Old Summer Palace were all just a show? The Emperor, he truly had a cruel heart! What did he think of himself? A monkey trick?! Zhen Huan, she must be so proud of herself, right? Ha! Bitch!

Suppressing her grief and indignation, Nian Shilan lifted her robe and knelt in front of the Yangxin Palace, crying out loudly and begging, her tears bleeding: "Your Majesty, please spare my brother's life for the sake of our long-standing relationship! Just treat it as keeping a dog or horse by your side. Your Majesty, Shilan begs you..."

After Nian Shilan fainted, she was escorted back to the Yikun Palace by the imperial guards. The Emperor even summoned the imperial physician. Watching all this, Zhen Huan's heart tightened. Nian Gengyao was doomed, but what about Nian Shilan? Would the Emperor let her die for the child she and Mei Jie had?

In Yiku Palace, after Nian Shilan regained consciousness, she wanted to go to Yangxin Palace to cry and beg again, but was hugged tightly by Songzhi, whose eyes were swollen like walnuts from crying.

"Girl, no, don't beg him!"

"Songzhi?" Seeing her like this, Nian Shilan's heart sank. "Girl" was what Songzhi called her before she got married. She hadn't heard this title for many years. Why did Songzhi suddenly call her "Girl" and her tone was full of hatred towards the emperor?

"Brother, is it brother?"

"No, no, don't worry, young lady, the second young master is still here, yes..."

"What is it?"

"Yes, it's Huan Yi Xiang wuwuwu..."

"What do you mean?"

Nian Shilan's body began to tremble. Songzhi tried to open her mouth to make a sound, but it was in vain. She could only hand Nian Shilan the anonymous letter that the mysterious man had sent to Yikun Palace again.

The last anonymous letter recorded the deaths of Empress Chunyuan and the Second Prince, and this time it was the recipe for Huanyixiang.

Huanyixiang contains musk, which is the extremely medicinal musk deer that comes from the snow-capped mountains of the northwest!

Nian Shilan felt like she was being woken up by a wake-up call. The chill rising from the bottom of her heart made even her teeth chatter!

It turns out that when people are in extreme pain, they can't even cry.

"what--"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Nian Shilan was heartbroken and spurted out a mouthful of blood. Songzhi was terrified and tried to call the imperial physician with a hoarse voice, but Nian Shilan stopped her firmly, "Don't go!"

"Miss?"

Nian Shilan wiped the blood and laughed crazily, "Your Majesty, Huan Yixiang! Was that bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine that Qi Yuebin gave her really Qi Yuebin's own idea?"

At night, Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai helped Nian Shilan go to Yanqing Palace in a low-key manner. No one knew what she said to Concubine Duan, but after coming out of Yanqing Palace, Nian Shilan fell ill and could not get up.

The imperial physician who helped her with the examination even went to the Yangxin Palace in a panic after leaving the Yiku Palace, just because Nian Shilan asked him what was hidden in the Huanyi Fragrance after she woke up.

The doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau knew exactly what was hidden, but no one dared to say a word.

Fat Orange panicked when he learned from the imperial physician that Concubine Hua knew the secret of Huan Yixiang and was so furious that she wanted to die!

"How did the Imperial Concubine know about Huan Yi Xiang? Who was whispering nonsense in her ear?!"

The chief eunuch Zhang Qilin hesitated, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Imperial Concubine went to Yanqing Palace yesterday."

There is Concubine Duan in Yanqing Palace. She was the first one to accompany the emperor. The bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine she gave her at the time even took the blame for the emperor and the empress dowager. The imperial concubine went to see Concubine Duan at this juncture, and Huanyixiang was involved, which made people think too much.

But Concubine Duan, with her intelligence, shouldn't she? And yesterday, Shilan was still begging for Nian Gengyao, so why would she suddenly think of looking for Concubine Duan? Who else did she meet after she returned yesterday?

Su Peisheng saw the emperor's doubts and thought of Wanpin's attitude. He rolled his eyes and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xiang went to Yikun Palace to visit Princess Wenyi yesterday."

The fat orange cat narrowed its eyes, and murderous aura filled the air, Concubine Xiang!

PS: On April 12, the second year of Yongzheng's reign, Zhang Qilin was the chief eunuch and Su Peisheng was the deputy chief eunuch.

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