The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Soon, two eunuchs came in and dragged Fu Lai, who was still crying for help, out. Jing Xue couldn't help but sigh. This emperor always looked at the facts and the evidence, which seemed quite fair, but in reality, he was nothing but rubbish.

"Princess Consort Zhan, I have dealt with the treacherous servant for you. Go back and take good care of your younger brother!" the Emperor said.

Jingxue sneered, "Your Majesty, are you just going to let Consort Li off so easily?"

Consort Li immediately retorted angrily, "Princess Consort Zhan, I have never harmed your brother, what more do you want?"

"You know in your heart whether you have harmed my brother or not, but I have evidence that you harmed the Emperor!" Jingxue looked at Consort Li with a strange smile.

Consort Li was so frightened that she stood up abruptly. In fact, she had been scared for a long time. She also wanted to end this matter as soon as possible and get rid of Jingxue and the others. She was afraid that if Ye Muchen and that guard reacted, it would arouse the emperor's suspicion.

Everyone present, except for Ye Muchen, including the Emperor, was shocked; this matter was of utmost importance.

"Princess Consort Zhan, what do you mean by that?" the Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, don't you feel that your health is different every time you come to Zhongcui Palace?"

Think about it, think it through carefully!

"I..." The emperor wasn't stupid. Could it be that he had really fallen for a trap?

He turned to look at Consort Li and asked angrily, "What have you done to me? Speak!"

Seeing the Emperor's anger, Consort Li immediately knelt before him and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I have done nothing wrong. I don't know why Princess Zhan would devise another scheme to harm me after her first plan failed." She then began to sob.

"Sigh! They really won't shed tears until they see the coffin! Leap Month, go and bring the incense burner behind the curtain on the windowsill to the Emperor," Jingxue said.

"Yes, Miss." Runyue replied and walked towards the window.

To everyone's surprise, Cheng An stood up and said, "This servant will go and get it!" He then rushed to grab the incense burner first.

Leap Moon wasn't about to tolerate him. She went up and knocked Cheng An over, saying, "My young lady told me to take it. What are you doing, trying to steal it?"

Cheng An was knocked down but tried to get up. The emperor angrily said, "Insolence! You dog of a servant, how dare you disobey the Princess Consort in front of me? Have you no time to live?"

Cheng An was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, trembling, and dared not speak or move again.

Leap Month successfully obtained the incense burner and handed it to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, you can have a royal physician examine it and find out what's inside. It's truly unbelievable that such a contraband could sneak into the palace. Your Majesty, please take care of your health! This humble woman takes her leave."

After Jingxue finished speaking, she bowed, and Ye Muchen also cupped his hands and said, "We take our leave!"

The four of them then left Zhongcui Palace.

Fu Hai quickly walked to the bedside and opened the window. The emperor extinguished the still-burning incense. He remembered Master Yuan Tong's words and immediately ordered, "Summon the on-duty imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital to Zhongcui Palace immediately."

Upon hearing this, Consort Li collapsed to the ground.

It's over! Everything is over.

Fu Hai quickly arrived with the imperial physician. The physician examined the fragrance itself and found that it contained a small amount of the mother fox's milk. This fragrance was not the kind that was strong and pungent, the kind that would make people want to stay away as soon as it appeared.

It has a long-lasting effect, able to diffuse in the surrounding air for a long time, yet it is emitted in a very gentle way.

After hearing the imperial physician's report, the emperor still had questions. He also thought of Consort Fang. Without Consort Li having to implicate her, the emperor ordered that Consort Fang be brought to Zhongcui Palace for interrogation as well.

The next day, when Ye Muchen returned from court, he told Jingxue that Consort Li had been stripped of her title and banished to the Cold Palace, and that the Third Princess had been temporarily placed in the care of the Empress.

Consort Fang was imprisoned in her palace because she was more than a month pregnant, and was to be executed immediately after giving birth.

The forbidden incense was obtained for Fang Jieyu by her sworn brother. Fang Jieyu's father was also dismissed from his post, and the whole family was driven out of the capital. Her sworn brother was sentenced to immediate execution.

Jingxue remembered that Fang Jieyu's godbrother was the one who wanted to take over her shop, but she didn't expect him to die so soon.

"Heh, your brother acted swiftly this time, but he didn't even thank me? We're really not on good terms!" Jingxue said with a sneer.

Ye Muchen comforted him, “After the court session, the Emperor specially summoned me to the Hall of Diligent Governance and said that he owed a great debt to you this time! But he was afraid that if he rewarded you for this, Prime Minister Zou and the others would hate you and take revenge on you and Xiao Ze.”

"Hmph!" Jingxue snorted and said nothing. He had long given up hope on this emperor. Damn it, if this emperor gives you any reward, you never know when he'll take it back.

Besides, she did this to get revenge on Consort Li; otherwise, she wouldn't care about that damned emperor!

Unexpectedly, even so, Consort Li was not stabbed to death, and it is estimated that the blame was shifted onto Consort Fang.

"Xue'er, what would you have done if the Emperor hadn't been in Zhongcui Palace last night? Would you have gone to see the Emperor?" Ye Muchen asked. Last night, he had thought that if Consort Li refused to admit it, he would have asked the Emperor to come and make the decision.

“What’s the use of finding him? He’s the Emperor. He only looks at evidence. Unless he saw Consort Li bite Jingze with a poisonous snake with his own eyes, what can the Emperor do for us? If he can’t do anything, then why should I go to him?” Jingxue said, glancing at Ye Muchen.

Jingxue had already decided that her modern values ​​were no longer suitable for living here, so she would change herself!

Last night, if the Emperor hadn't been there, she would have either beaten Consort Li to death or crippled her. Why would she wait for her to admit it? Whether she admitted it or not, she would have slapped her face full of bruises.

That's not all, the story gets even more exciting as she slowly tortures and forces herself to harm others!

However, there was no need to tell Ye Muchen these things. Through their long-term interactions, she discovered that although Ye Muchen was not as pedantic as others, he was still an ancient person influenced by feudal ethics and would not do anything unconventional under normal circumstances.

Ye Muchen had been thinking about this ever since he returned to Yichun Palace last night. He recalled how his father, the emperor, was so decisive and ruthless in governing the court and the harem, sometimes even using an iron fist to rule. Yet, he still couldn't prevent the concubines from harming each other.

Now even the Emperor's brother has fallen victim to this. Consort Li has resorted to such despicable means in order to gain favor and power.

Ultimately, all of this is because there are too many women. Therefore, he feels that his choice is right. He only wants to know and stay with one person for the rest of his life, and he has found that person, Jingxue.

When Prime Minister Zou received the news that Consort Li had been banished to the Cold Palace, he was completely stunned.

Moreover, the charge was causing chaos in the harem. He couldn't understand how his daughter could do such a thing, since she already had a third princess!

However, Zou Ting, as the prime minister of a country, was no ordinary person. He quickly made a decision: his daughter was already ruined, and he wanted to sever ties with her.

He has other children, even if one daughter is ruined. He can't let his years of hard work be destroyed because of one person.

However, the Prime Minister's wife found it hard to accept; she cried uncontrollably and couldn't bear to give up her daughter.

"Don't cry!" Although Prime Minister Zou had made a decision, he was still feeling bad.