The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

It is almost three o'clock in the morning, the time for a deep sleep.

The Queen's arrival was very timely.

A quarter of an hour after Yu Tingjin led his men to break into Guanlan Courtyard, the phoenix-draped procession stopped outside the main gate of Guanlan Courtyard.

But, it’s not just the phoenix carriage.

Soon, Concubine Xian's entourage also arrived.

But no one entered the hospital.

After all, this place has not been unsealed yet due to the prevention and control of rat fever.

So the door was left open, and the queen questioned Yu Tingjin inside from across the courtyard.

When the Queen asked the reason, several capable people from the Xianfei faction, including Lan Zhaoyi, Jianpin, and Su Xianshi, also hurried over.

There were also many concubines living in nearby palaces, such as Wu Guiren, Zhao Guipin, Yuan Ronghua, and even some ladies who lived not so close by, all of whom came upon hearing the news.

It seemed like no one was asleep in the middle of the night and could come out to join in the fun at any time.

The palace road outside Guanlan Courtyard was packed with people.

Those who couldn't get close listened attentively to Yu Tingjin exposing Fei Wan's witchcraft.

"...I never imagined that Zhou would be such a fool! She used to be my maid, seemingly quite obedient. But suddenly, I don't know who picked up some eccentricity, and she turned into a sly womanizer, coaxing His Majesty into granting her repeated promotions. It truly shocked everyone."

"Even I fell into her trap and was framed by her for raising rats."

"I have never understood these devious schemes to harm others. I was so outspoken and unprepared that I was caught off guard by her schemes..."

Yu Tingjin started crying as she spoke.

She cried loudly and sobbingly.

Like a child who has suffered a great injustice.

The virtuous concubine yawned behind her handkerchief and raised her voice to barely cover her crying.

"My dear sister, your words are so incoherent that no one can understand. Concubine Zhao is here recovering peacefully, and you're accusing her of witchcraft?"

Without waiting for Yu Tingjin's reply, she continued, "Today, I vaguely heard that you, instead of staying in your own room, broke down the gate of Lady Zhao's courtyard and made a scene. I don't know why. And in the middle of the night, you came out again to accuse her of something. Why bother, sister?"

Guanlan Courtyard is located in the northeast corner of Chunxi Palace. There is an inner gate leading to the main courtyard in front of Chunxi Palace, and a large gate leading to the outer palace road.

Hearing what Concubine Xian said, the concubines gathered in the front couldn't help but tiptoe to look inside the gate to see if the inner door was broken.

The palace is boring, but if it's a little lively, everyone would like to see what's going on.

Especially when it comes to the fight between the new favorite and the old master, who wouldn't want to gloat over the misfortune?

The queen saw that everyone was in a very bad state.

Frowning, he said, "It's late at night, please don't make any noise. Since Concubine Chun is accusing Concubine Zhao, she must have evidence. Concubine Chun, please explain in detail."

Yu Tingjin sobbed as she replied, "Your Majesty, I only dared to report this to you after I had solid evidence. The witchcraft items are in Zhou's bedroom, and I dare not take any action on my own. For the sake of justice, please send someone to search for them!"

"Your Majesty, I have never seen anything like witchcraft and I want to broaden my horizons." Concubine Xian said immediately.

She didn't trust the Queen.

I'm afraid that Yu Tingjin and the Queen are secretly colluding to frame Fei Wan.

The virtuous concubine didn't have to help Fei Wan, but she definitely didn't want Yu Tingjin to succeed.

The Queen glanced at Consort Xian, then looked at Yu Tingjin from a distance: "The matter of witchcraft is no small matter. You must not speak carelessly."

Yu Tingjin was very firm: "Your Majesty, it is true. If Concubine Xian wants to see it, please come and see it!"

The Queen nodded and said, "Then search. Come in and search."

Immediately, several eunuchs from Fengyi Palace entered the courtyard.

The virtuous concubine waved her hand, and two eunuchs from Changle Palace followed in.

In the courtyard, the palace maid Xia He anxiously dissuaded them, "Your Majesty, Princess Zhao is recovering from an illness and might be frightened..."

"What could have frightened her?" Yu Tingjin pushed Xia He aside and rushed into the main room. "We've been talking for a long time and she hasn't come out. Could it be that she's not in the house at all and has gone out to do something shameful in the middle of the night?"

Yun Liu rushed out from the inner room.

"You can't go in, Miss Zhao is sleeping..."

Yu Tingjin met Yun Liu's eyes and was immediately delighted.

That bitch Fei Wan is really not here? !

"Get out of the way!"

At Yu Tingjin's command, Yun Liu, who was blocking the door, was pushed down, and a group of people broke into Fei Wan's bedroom and searched everywhere.

Yun Liu climbed up and rushed to the bedside to block it, "You can't turn over the bed, it's disrespectful to the young master!"

"Search there!" Yu Tingjin pointed at the bed.

The people she brought with her immediately rushed over, pushed Yun Liu away, and lifted the bed curtain.

There was no Lady Zhao on the bed. It was just a quilt covering a pillow to make a human shape.

Xia He, who followed in, immediately showed a look of panic: "Where is the young master? Yun Liu, you are on night duty, where on earth is the young master?!"

Yun Liu waved her hands in fear: "I, I don't know..."

"If you kill the young lady, I will report you to the emperor!"

"No! Sister Xia He, don't blame me... It was the young lady who said she had to go out secretly to do something, so she changed clothes with me and left... She also said she had to be careful of the people in front of you..."

Yun Liu was so scared that he knelt on the ground and confessed the truth.

A flash of surprise flashed across Yu Tingjin's face, and he sneered, "As expected, she's sneaking around. She must be out performing some kind of witchcraft ritual!"

As she was speaking, a person in Chunxi Palace shook off the bedding and a human-shaped puppet emerged from it.

It's a thin piece, but it has all the limbs and head.

Yu Tingjin looked at Yun Liu.

Yun Liu was staring at the doll and didn't notice the imperial concubine's gaze.

Yu Tingjin frowned and was about to speak when Fei Wan's voice was faintly heard outside the window.

"What's going on? I've met the Empress, I've met the Consort Xian, I've met..."

She stood outside the gate and greeted the concubines who were present one after another.

The virtuous concubine spoke to her first:

"Come inside and take a look. Concubine Chun is searching your room for witchcraft items and she even said you went out late at night to perform a witchcraft ritual. If you can't explain this clearly, His Majesty's continued favor will be in vain."

Fei Wan was shocked: "How could this be?"

As he spoke, he observed the concubines calmly.

Except for the Queen, the virtuous concubine, and one or two others, the other concubines covered their noses with handkerchiefs when they saw her coming, and some even took a few steps back, as if they were afraid of being infected by her.

It can be seen that only these few people have confidants in the top management of the Imperial Medical Service.

Because the fact that she was not suffering from the plague has not been made public yet, only a few people in the upper echelons of the Imperial Medical Service know about it.

As for Yu Tingjin not being afraid of contracting the disease and breaking in repeatedly, it was probably because his desire to kill her overwhelmed his fear of the disease.

"Your Majesty has arrived——"

Suddenly, a long announcement sounded from the other end of the palace road.

Everyone followed the sound.

Eighteen glazed dragon lanterns lined up to lead the way. Surrounded by a crowd of people, Emperor Xiao Yu sat on a sedan chair with a gloomy face, gradually approaching.