When Emperor Xuan left the hall, the concubines fell silent. Even Qingxi hesitated and did not dare to step forward. After all, Emperor Xuan's face was gloomy at the moment, and the anger on his face had reached a point where it could no longer be suppressed.

But Qingxi was also a "three-dynasty veteran", what had he not experienced? Now it was just that the emperor was angry, and he would not suddenly lose his head.

Qingxi swallowed his saliva. He knew that if he stretched his head, he would be cut by a knife. If he withdrew his head, he would also be cut by a knife. He made up his mind and went to meet Emperor Xuan and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty?"

Emperor Xuan's face turned purple with anger. He glanced at Qingxi and said, "Someone come here!"

Outside the palace gate, Qian Kun heard Emperor Xuan's voice and immediately rushed in with a team of imperial guards.

Jinyou couldn't see Qian Kun from his hiding angle, but he could hear everyone's conversation.

As the concubines looked at each other in bewilderment, Emperor Xuan gave a cold order: "Bring out the people inside!"

Everyone was confused, only Jinyou gasped.

Is Emperor Xuan going to contradict himself? After all, the person in there is the empress who is the mother of the country.

Before Jinyou could figure out what was going on, the two people lying together in the inner room were dragged naked in front of everyone.

Everyone was surprised, including He Zhiyi who was originally confident. She didn't expect the queen's medicine to be so powerful.

Even though the man was being held by two imperial guards, he still tried desperately to rush towards the woman.

Instead, the woman woke up at this time. Seeing the palace full of people, she screamed and wanted to protect herself, but she was held down by the guards and could not move. She could only curl up her body to reduce her presence.

Everyone present recognized the woman, but Emperor Xuan did not speak, and no one dared to speak either.

Xu Mengyao secretly glanced at He Zhiyi's expression. Seeing that the surprise on her face did not seem fake, she couldn't help but murmur in her heart.

Could it really not be He Zhiyi's doing? She didn't believe that He Zhiyi would miss such a good opportunity to strike the Queen.

So she pretended to be surprised and started to stir up trouble: "Ah, isn't this Concubine Xi from Liuyun Palace?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Emperor Xuan's eyes fell on Xu Mengyao and He Zhiyi beside her.

"Noble Concubine Chen, please tell me what's going on."

The tenderness on Emperor Xuan's face disappeared, and he looked at He Zhiyi as if she were a prime suspect.

He Zhiyi curled the corners of her mouth and pulled out an adorable smile, "What does the emperor want me to say? The queen asked me to call the emperor..."

She twirled her handkerchief between her fingers, acting like a little girl.

"I only hope that the gift your majesty gave to the emperor will make him happy, but I don't know what this gift is..."

Emperor Xuan was still staring at her, which made her scalp tingle.

This is the first time that He Zhiyi has faced the emperor's power since entering the palace more than two years ago.

The fact that He Qianzhao was in power in the previous dynasty also brought her convenience. Not only did she receive the constant favor of other concubines, but she also received the honor of being exempt from death.

Emperor Xuan never got angry with her, even though she never took the empress seriously.

But it seemed that this time was different. Emperor Xuan actually began to doubt her and became angry.

Why? Because he was plotting against the Queen, but wasn't that what he had hinted at?

After all, He Zhiyi was just a sixteen-year-old girl. When Emperor Xuan stared at her, she was actually a little flustered for a moment.

Emperor Xuan walked up to He Zhiyi with a sullen face, reached out and pinched her chin, "Zhi'er, are you afraid of me?"

"Your Majesty..." He Zhiyi was forced to look directly at Emperor Xuan, not daring to avoid his gaze.

"Zhi'er, I have never doubted you." Emperor Xuan put his hand against He Zhiyi's cheek and whispered in her ear, "Is He Qianzhao involved in this?"

The emperor's whispers were not as sweet as those of intimacy, but more like a devil that could take someone's life if they were not careful.

He Zhiyi didn't dare to nod or shake her head. She wanted to replace the queen, and the emperor also wanted to kill He Qianzhao.

"What is the emperor saying? How can I not understand? This is the Empress's..."

"Snapped."

Before He Zhiyi could finish her words, she was interrupted by a slap from Emperor Xuan.

She fell to the ground with tears in her eyes, staring at the emperor's heartless face in disbelief.

But Emperor Xuan didn't even look at her and turned to walk towards the incense burner.

The contents of the incense burner burned out, and the fragrance gradually dissipated in the wind. The mad man also came to his senses and begged for mercy from Emperor Xuan.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life. I was plotted against. None of this is my true thoughts. Your Majesty, please understand!"

"Oh? A conspiracy? I didn't know that the appearance of Lin Qing, a foreign minister, in the harem was a conspiracy, and that his affair with the imperial concubine was also a conspiracy?"

Emperor Xuan was indeed born in a humble family. He spoke so bluntly that the concubines present were all blushing and a little angry but did not dare to show it.

Only Lin Yue cried and begged for mercy with tears and snot on his face.

"Your Majesty! I have been loyal to you for all these years. How could I dare to do such an act of usurpation? I must have been plotting against you for this to have happened!"

"Then tell me who plotted against you."

Emperor Xuan's eyes were fixed on Lin Yue, which made him feel panic.

His Adam's apple moved, his mind turned a few times, and he suddenly slammed his head to the ground, saying in a trembling voice: "It's He Qianzhao!"

"Ah..." Jinyou almost shouted in panic, but fortunately Aque was quick-witted and covered Jinyou's mouth to prevent him from making any sound and attracting the attention of the guards.

Emperor Xuan glanced in the direction of the rockery and sneered, which scared Jinyou so much that his heart almost jumped out.

Being discovered was Jinyou's only thought. But he stayed where he was, and if he showed up, he would be walking into a trap!

Emperor Xuan retracted his gaze and sneered, "Lin Qing, think carefully before you speak. Do you know the consequences of defaming the Regent's reputation?"

"I know, your humble servant!" Lin Yue still remained in the crawling position, not daring to stand up.

He had been a powerful figure in the officialdom for ten years, but he still couldn't guess the emperor's intention at this time. All these years had been lived in vain.

In the past, he always used other people's lives as chess pieces in the court to help the emperor clear obstacles, but this time it was different.

He was no longer the one controlling the chess game, but became an insignificant chess piece in the game.

Lin Yue thought over everything he had done since Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, wondering why it was him.

Suddenly my thoughts stopped, yes, letters!

Lin Yue looked up at the expressionless Emperor Xuan in astonishment, a sad smile appearing on his face.

"Your Majesty, I confirm that it was He Qianzhao who sent a message to me saying that he had something to discuss. I was also suspicious at first. Outsiders cannot enter and leave the harem at will, but the Regent has the power granted by the Emperor to enter and leave the palace at will, so I kept the appointment as scheduled.

But I didn’t expect that as soon as I entered the hall, I smelled an extremely sweet smell, and then I lost consciousness...”

"fragrance?"

"Yes, the fragrance. It's pungent yet very sweet. Once you smell it, you lose consciousness and completely lose control of yourself."

Emperor Xuan had already tasted the powerful aroma and agreed with him.

"Call the imperial physician! I want to see who dares to use such a filthy thing!"

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