The story takes place in the early Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty. A young girl, Wei Yingluo (played by Wu Jinyan), was selected into the palace along with a group of beautiful girls of the same age.Yingluo is beautiful, smart, and thoughtful, but her original intention of entering the palace is different from other girls.Because her sister was murdered, Yingluo determined to enter the Forbidden City to track down the murderer.She mistakenly believed that the emperor's younger brother Fu Heng (played by Xu Kai) was the real culprit behind the scenes, so she pretended to approach him.After resolving the misunderstanding, Yingluo found that she also fell in love with this man.Queen Fucha (played by Qin Lan) admired Yingluo's intelligence, so she kept her by her side and trained her carefully.As soon as you enter the palace, you will be doomed. In order to win the favor of Emperor Qianlong (played by Nie Yuan), the women in the palace will not hesitate to intrigue and kill people with secret knives.In the dehumanized Shura field, Yingluo had to resist in order to protect herself.She had more and more contact with the emperor and began to gain his favor.After entering Yanxi Palace, Yingluoxiang helped the emperor reach the peak of power...

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On the second day of February in the sixth year of Qianlong's reign, Wei Yingluo entered the palace together with other maids to be selected.Several palace maids saw the gorgeously dressed show girls preparing for the palace selection on the way, and they talked for a few words. When passing by the show girls waiting for the palace selection, one of the palace ladies Jixiang who was waiting for the palace selection was accidentally knocked over by the palace lady Jinxiu.The bucket wetted the skirt of the beautiful girl Wuya Qingdai.Wu Ya was furious and said that she had specially prepared these clothes for today's palace election. At the same time, she refused Ji Xiang's offer to help her clean the clothes.Ji Xiang begged Wu Ya to spare her life, and Wu Ya asked others if they should spare Ji Xiang.The beautiful girl Lu Wanwan said that Ji Xiang did not do it on purpose and hoped that Wu Ya would spare her but was rejected.Aunt Fang stood up and told Wu Ya that these maids were all new to the palace and were as stupid as pigs. They could be beaten or scolded, so don't let your anger ruin your body.Wuya said that since Jixiang soiled her clothes, she would use her hands to compensate, and stepped on Jixiang's hand with her foot.Seeing Ji Xiang's painful look, Yingluo stepped forward to stop her and told Wu Ya that although she was not qualified to show mercy to her, today was Wu Ya's royal election and it was a happy day, so it was not appropriate to spoil the mood of the young master by being stained with blood.Wu Ya deliberately made things difficult and said that she was not happy that her shoes were dirty. Yingluo explained that Wu Ya had carved a lotus flower on the sole with unique ingenuity, but there was still one thing missing. Then she mixed the powder from her sachet and Linglong sachet and applied it on it.Wu Ya put the soles of her shoes on and asked her to take two steps to try them out. The shoes left traces of lotus flowers wherever they stepped, and others praised her repeatedly.Yingluo cleverly embedded rose scented powder into the soles of her shoes, wishing her little master good luck and success, and that Wuya would be spared.The palace maid Jinxiu also blamed Jixiang for being so stupid and almost hurt everyone. When Aunt Fang saw this, she said that the palace maid should not be just a talker but must have real skills.Ji Xiang asked Yingluo why the Wu Ya family was so bad that he helped her win the election, but Yingluo said that she often heard that things in the palace were related to good and bad, and it was not necessarily a good thing or a bad thing.Queen Fucha was pruning the branches, and her maid Mingyu told Queen Fucha that the palace election was coming soon and she should prepare earlier.Empress Fucha thought that it was none of her business that the show girls were competing for beauty today. Mingyu said that if the empress didn’t go, wouldn’t she be giving the chance to Chu Xiugong, but she was interrupted by Er Qing.Er Qing said that the palace election was a major event and advised the empress to go and have a look, otherwise she would be accused by the Queen Mother of neglecting official duties.The emperor, the queen and Concubine Gao presided over the palace election together. Before the emperor came, Concubine Gao was disrespectful to the queen, but the queen didn't care at all.After the emperor came, Concubine Gao saw that the emperor only had eyes for the queen, and she became even more jealous of the queen.During the palace selection, Concubine Gao echoed the emperor's comments on the beautiful ladies.When she arrived at Wuya, the emperor asked her why her feet were broken. Just when she was proud, the emperor was furious and ordered her to be pulled out. Even the queen's plea was of no use, and even her family members were also accused. This made the waiting XiuThe women were frightened.The emperor chose Nalan Chunxue because she followed the old Manchu customs, and then lost interest and left. Concubine Gao also resigned immediately, leaving the queen alone.The maids were doing embroidery. Jixiang stained the embroidery cloth with blood because of the injury on her hand and was ridiculed by Jinxiu. She asked Linglong, her friend, for help but was declined.When she was desperate, Yingluo once again extended a helping hand to her and gave her the pictures she had almost finished embroidering in exchange to help her get through the test. Others thought that Yingluo was blind and trying to be strong.Manager Wu came to check and praised Yingluo's exquisite embroidery work, but was reported by other palace maids as cheating.Just when Jixiang wanted to admit his mistake, Yingluo explained the matter perfectly. Manager Wu told Yingluo to remove the cheaters and praised their embroidery workers for keeping them in the embroidery workshop.The emperor ordered people to give the palace instructions to the concubines in the harem. The queen had a plaque detailing the inner rules and a picture of Tai Si's teachings. The queen ordered people to hang the plaque and choose an auspicious day to hang the picture. She suddenly felt gloomy and wanted to stay alone.With.The imperial concubine lost her temper because of the picture of Xiling silkworms that the emperor had gifted her. She was even more jealous of the emperor's favor that the queen received.Upon seeing this, the imperial concubine's attendant Jia Concubine said that the emperor wanted everyone to imitate the virtuous concubines in ancient times to calm the arrogance of the imperial concubine.The imperial concubine asked Jiabin what the emperor meant, and Jiabin guessed that these twelve pictures represented the image of the ideal concubine in the emperor's mind.Concubine Xian's mother-in-law fought for her, but Concubine Xian didn't care.The emperor said that he felt that the beauties in the harem were too busy, so he gave the palace instructions to let them think about finding purity for a while.When the concubines were sleeping, Concubine Chun was ridiculed by the imperial concubine because of her illness. Guiren Ying discussed with everyone that they should go visit her, but the imperial concubine said that they did not need to worry because of the queen's care.Yu Guiren felt unwell and took leave of absence. The imperial concubine wanted to invite the imperial doctor to come and take a closer look, but Yi concubine declined.The imperial concubine advised everyone to take care of themselves and cheer up, as the new concubines chosen by the palace will soon enter the palace and not be outcompeted.

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When the concubines were sleeping, the imperial concubine advised everyone to take care of themselves and cheer up. The new concubines selected by the palace were about to enter the palace, so don't be outdone. However, the emperor ordered the father-in-law to go and call all the empresses due to official business.Dispersed.The maids checked into the maid's residence, and Aunt Fang warned the maids that no one could take care of anyone here, and they should only seek their own blessings.After Aunt Fang left, Linglong and Jinxiu became jealous because Yingluo was praised by Manager Wu and tried to make things difficult for Yingluo, but Yingluo ignored them.They picked up the teapot and poured water on Yingluo's bed. Yingluo was not afraid, but instead taught everyone a lesson, saying that she was not here to make friends, and warned the auspicious person to have good intentions and know how to protect himself.Yingluo was lying on the bed, thinking of the way her sister Yingning, who she had brought up, was lying in the coffin. She felt cold for people who didn't care about right and wrong. She insisted on entering the palace despite her family's obstruction. She was not afraid of being kicked out of the house and was not afraid of being kicked out by the Wei family.The purpose of the family is to find out the real cause of her sister's death.Yugui claimed to be ill and avoided sleeping with her, so she colluded with her good concubine Yi to help her cover up.The imperial concubine realized that there was something fishy about Concubine Yi, so she took the imperial doctor to Yonghe Palace. Not only did she help Concubine Yu take her pulse, but she also gave her loquat ointment to treat her cough.Yu Guiren was pregnant but had not yet been diagnosed, so she discussed with Yi Bin not to tell anyone else, for fear of being harmed by others.Yi concubine went to ask the queen to help the noble concubine, claiming that the concubine had poisoned the medicine, but no poison was found.Concubine Gao insisted that it was the concubines and others who had committed the unpardonable crime, and demanded that the empress should not show favoritism or favoritism.Seeing this, Concubine Yi did not want to embarrass the Queen, so she admitted her mistake to the Concubine and allowed her to be dealt with. She only asked the Concubine to calm down.While the maids were working, Aunt Fang led someone to check their bags to see if they carried any prohibited items. She dug out a porcelain bottle containing powdery substance from Yingluo's baggage, and blamed Yingluo for bringing items from outside the palace into the palace.Yingluo lied that it was soil brought from her door, and thus escaped Aunt Fang's suspicion.Later, when Yingluo and Grandma Zhang of the embroidery workshop were alone, Yingluo asked her about her sister Yingning, but she was scolded by Grandma Zhang and reminded that servants were not allowed to call the concubines by their names.Nanny Zhang led Yingluo and others to measure new clothes for the Yugui people. Yingluo saw Yibin being humiliated by the palmer.Aunt Zhang told them that when one is in the position of concubine, sometimes even the lowest maid is inferior.When measuring Yuguiren's size, Yuguiren thought that the loquat paste he was fed was poisonous, but he didn't know why it couldn't be detected.Yingluo wanted to explain but was scolded by Granny Zhang not to talk about things she didn't know. Yuguiren asked Yingluo to explain. Yingluo said that the old leaves of loquat are not poisonous, but the new leaves and core are poisonous. If you take too much, your life will be in danger.Yu Guiren wanted to bring Yingluo to the Queen to explain the situation. Seeing this, Nanny Zhang begged Yu Guiren to let Yingluo go, saying that she didn't understand anything until she entered the palace.Yu Guiren decided not to embarrass them and went to plead their case, but was rejected.Nanny Zhang punished Yingluo for what she had done, and she knelt in front of the embroidery workshop to think about her fault. Until the next day, all the maids in the palace laughed at her.Nanny Zhang asked Yingluo if she knew she was wrong. Yingluo knew that Nanny Zhang cared about her, but she admitted that she was not wrong and did not want to admit it.Nanny Zhang took Yingluo to see the scene where Yibin hanged herself, and warned her that this was the fate of speaking out. Yingluo was shocked.Yuguiren was stimulated by Yibin's death. When he saw Yingluo, he asked her to explain the truth but was stopped by Granny Zhang.Nanny Zhang took Yingluo away and told her that what she said could not save the overall situation. She was lucky this time. If the imperial concubine knew about it next time, her life would not be guaranteed.Yingluo thought about her sister, but she felt that why Yibin had to die, she could have given it a try, but she was too cowardly to fight for it.Yingluo said that if it were her, she would be able to spit on the spit of millions of people until the truth comes out one day.Yingluo was angry and beat the cypress to vent her anger. However, she saw the emperor passing by and asked him for thirty sticks.Upon seeing this, Yingluo said that she didn't know Lingbai when she entered the palace, and explained that she had a reason.

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Yingluo was angry because of what happened to her sister and concubine Yi, and she beat the cypress tree to vent her anger. However, the emperor happened to pass by and asked her for thirty sticks.Upon seeing this, Yingluo said that she didn't know Lingbai when she entered the palace, but she had a reason for it, and she managed to escape by explaining cleverly.Yingluo asked Nanny Zhang what kind of tree it was. Nanny Zhang explained it to Yingluo and agreed with what Yingluo said: A tree in the Forbidden City is better than a woman who has fallen out of favor.The emperor paid his respects to the queen mother. The queen mother blamed the emperor for favoring the queen too much and therefore neglected the other concubines. In the past, the emperor thought they were all old faces, but now there are new faces. She hoped that the emperor would take more care of them.The emperor didn't want to listen to the Queen Mother's nagging, so he excused himself and left.Passing by Lingbai on the way back, the emperor realized that he seemed to have been deceived by Yingluo. He blamed the eunuch chief Li Yu for telling the Queen Mother everything about him, and ordered him to lead people to find Yingluo.The emperor went to Changchun Palace to visit the queen, and he happened to see the queen being furious because Mingyu had turned Yu Guiren away.When the queen saw the emperor coming, she suppressed the anger in her heart and spoke to the emperor.The Queen felt that it was no longer helpful to tell the Emperor about the past, so she hid it with other things.The emperor saw that the queen was a little distant from him, so he regretfully left Changchun Palace because of his busy schedule.When the emperor heard that Concubine Gao was embarrassing a noble person, he gave the King Xiugong the Diamond Sutra and ordered Li Yu to watch Concubine Gao finish copying the sutra so that she could cultivate herself. Concubine Gao was very angry.Yingluo and others talked about the guards on the way to send the clothes to the palaces. Guard Qingxi noticed that they had approached Yingluo. When Linglong saw this, she went to tell Aunt Fang, which made Aunt Fang furious.Yingluo and Qingxi talked about the past between her sister and him, saying that he abandoned his sister because of his status, and she felt very cold towards him.Qingxi said that he would be at the guard office every Friday so that Yingluo could come to him if she needed anything, but Yingluo refused.Aunt Fang comes to the door, and Yingluo manages to escape from danger.When they left, Aunt Fang lost her luozi. Yingluo felt familiar, and it felt very much like her previous sister's, and she suddenly became suspicious.Later, Yingluo learned from the palace maid Bingqing that her sister's previous name was Aman, but she didn't want anyone to mention it, so she begged Bingqing to tell her the whereabouts of Aman.Bingqing said that Aman seemed to have made a mistake and was kicked out of the palace. The aunt was not allowed to mention this matter, otherwise he would be in bad luck.Aunt Fang noticed something was wrong with Yingluo and ordered Linglong to keep an eye on her.Shu Guiren, Qing Changzai and others went to the embroidery workshop to check out their new clothes. When they met Yingluo, they told her about Wu Ya's expulsion from the palace and warned Yingluo not to do anything wrong.Manager Li came to the embroidery workshop and wanted to search for Yingluo one by one, but under the cover of Shu Guiren coming to get the clothes and Nanny Zhang, Yingluo escaped the pursuit.Nalan wanted to inquire about the emperor's whereabouts through Eunuch Li, but Eunuch Li refused.Yingluo and Jinxiu met Fucha's guard passing by on the way to deliver clothes. The ladies in court all admired him.Jinxiu lied that she was in a hurry and wanted to attract the attention of Fu Heng, but was stopped by Yingluo.

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Jinxiu wanted to attract Fu Cha Fu Heng's attention and pretended to have a sprained foot, but Ying Luo stopped her and warned her that the palace maid and the guard were having an affair. Once the affair was revealed, Fu Cha Fu Heng could easily expose it, but Jin Xiu was a dead end.One piece.Jinxiu was dissatisfied with Yingluo's obstruction of her ability to climb a high branch and left angrily.On the way to deliver clothes, Yingluo was stopped by Fu Heng, the rich chaplain, and taught her not to look down on men. She must know that the guards in the palace are all first-rate Batulu. Yingluo left in a perfunctory manner.Fu Heng, a wealthy official, went to Changchun Palace to visit the queen. When he saw that the queen was powerless and in a daze because she missed her late son Yonglian, she got angry and threw away the longevity lock, and they were not allowed to look for it.The queen lost her temper and told him to leave her alone, as she was extremely sad to lose Yonglian.Fu Heng reminded her not to forget her identity as the queen. The queen was angry and got very angry at Fu Heng when she talked about the emperor and mentioned that she had Yonglian in her heart.Fu Heng was angry and distressed towards the queen. He even mentioned things at home and advised the queen to cheer up. The two parted on bad terms.Before Fu Heng left, he left the queen a wooden box entrusted by the emperor and told her to read it, but the queen seemed not to hear it.After leaving Changchun Palace, Fu Heng met Chun Fei on the road. He knelt down and asked Chun Fei for help to help the queen get back on her feet, and Chun Fei agreed.Concubine Chun went to the Changchun Palace to meet the Queen. After some greetings, Concubine Chun borrowed the help of Hong Luo, the maid who was serving the Queen. When she was old, she left the palace but was delayed because the Queen had been mentally depressed recently and no one responded. This reminded the Queen that Hong Luo's happy event had been delayed., the queen suddenly realized that she should not continue like this.After Concubine Chun left, the queen opened the wooden box and found the emperor's edict in the first year of Qianlong's reign appointing Yonglian as the crown prince. She realized that the emperor had high hopes for Yonglian and that she had always misunderstood the emperor, so she decided to cheer up and take on the responsibility of the six emperors.Responsibilities of the Lord of the Palace.The next day, the concubines came to pay their respects to the queen. Concubine Gao thought that the queen was not feeling well again and was about to leave, but the queen appeared and rebuked Concubine Gao.Immediately, she greeted Mr. Yugui again.The Queen laughed at Concubine Gao when she mentioned that she wanted to give Concubine Yi a grand burial, but the Queen made Concubine Gao lose face in front of her sisters.Concubine Chun saw Concubine Xian helping the palace maid and came forward to praise her. Concubine Xian asked her what she wanted. The two of them had something to say and then parted ways.When Jixiang and Linglong went to deliver spring clothes, Linglong deliberately mentioned to Zhilan, the attendant of Concubine Gao, that Yingluo had said that the new leaves of loquats were poisonous.In the embroidery workshop, Yingluo used full embroidery techniques to embroider Caixia, which attracted everyone's attention. Some people admired her and others were jealous.At this time, Zhilan came to Yingluo to see Concubine Gao, pretending to be crazy in front of Concubine Gao and Concubine Jia.Concubine Gao saw that she was pretending to be crazy and wanted to test it out, so she rewarded Yingluo with 15 bowls of pink lotus root dumplings and asked her to eat them on the spot.Yingluo knew that she could not escape this disaster, so she pretended to be very happy, ate with big mouthfuls, and thanked her repeatedly, saying that Concubine Gao was too good to her.Seeing this, Concubine Gao felt that Yingluo was not in danger and sent her away. However, Concubine Jia still doubted Yingluo and ordered her men to monitor Yingluo's actions. When the maid went out and saw Yingluo eating deliciously around the corner, she felt relieved and went back to resume her life.Yingluo left the imperial concubine's palace and returned to her residence. She couldn't stop vomiting. When she lay down, she felt like a mirror as to who she told her secret to.Early the next morning, he looked for an opportunity to fix Linglong, who had snitched on her, and warned her that she was not easy to mess with, so that Linglong could stay on her own terms.

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Concubine Gao tested Yingluo to no avail. She really thought that Yingluo was a fool, so she planned to let her go.The concubines next to Concubine Gao felt that Yingluo was pretending to be stupid, so they were wary of her and sent people to keep an eye on her.Jixiang saw Yingluo for a long time and still didn't come back, so he was very worried.Jinxiu said that Yingluo was having a tryst with someone, and Jixiang was very angry and started arguing with her.Linglong said that Yingluo must be in bad luck. She saw Zhilan's face looked wrong in the afternoon, so Yingluo must have been in serious trouble.At this time, Yingluo came back. She just glanced at everyone, then went straight to the bed and lay down to rest without saying a word.The next day, Yingluo approached Linglong and accused her of informing Concubine Gao, but Linglong denied it.Yingluo was so angry that she gave Linglong a hard lesson with lotus root flour balls, which made Linglong feel even more jealous.Later, Yingluo went to find Aunt Fang, using the excuse of visiting her to see if she could find some clues about the cause of her sister's death. However, to no avail, she angered Aunt Fang and was kicked out.Jinxiu spreads rumors that Yingluo is having an affair with a guard from the Qianqing Gate. The rumor spreads rapidly. Nanny Zhang goes to Yingluo to inquire about the matter and warns her to be careful. Yingluo denies it and is determined to use the trick to completely eliminate the rumor from its source.Linglong's words stimulate Jinxiu, and Jinxiu is determined to catch Yingluo's pigtails.Yingluo deliberately went out late at night to be discovered by Jinxiu. Jinxiu told Aunt Fang. Aunt Fang hated Yingluo because she and Yingluo spent consecutive holidays and told Jinxiu to keep an eye on Yingluo and report any news in a timely manner.Yingluo deliberately and guard Qingxi were seen by Jinxiu. Fu Heng stepped forward to educate Qingxi and asked Qingxi to take out something. It turned out that it was a stone. Fu Heng asked them to memorize the service regulations, but Qingxi was always confused.Jinxiu's undercover investigation didn't find any big clues, but Aunt Fang scolded her and told her to go and observe it herself when her waist recovered, and told Jinxiu to keep an eye on Yingluo during this period.During the meal, Yingluo vomited after only a few mouthfuls. When she was measuring her summer clothes, her waist was still an inch thicker. It was because she bloated from eating too many lotus root balls. Jinxiu mistakenly thought that Yingluo was pregnant and told Aunt Fang.Aunt Fang found the eunuch manager and questioned Yingluo about colluding with the guards to form an affair. Yingluo insisted that this was not true and demanded evidence.Manager Wu asked Yingluo to take off her clothes for Granny Zhang to examine. Before the examination, Yingluo asked Manager Wu how she would deal with the whistleblower if she was innocent.Manager Wu who answered empty-handedly about the rules of the Forbidden City would be driven out of the Forbidden City with a stick.After Yingluo came back, all the maids sighed for a while. Nanny Zhang explained that Yingluo was innocent. Nanny Yan also criticized Jinxiu for a while. Yingluo took advantage of the situation and asked Manager Wu to fulfill what she said before.Aunt Fang and Jinxiu kept pleading for mercy, and they framed each other and fought to get out of crime.Manager Wu asked Yingluo for her opinion, and the two kept asking Yingluo for help. Yingluo didn't appreciate it and asked Manager Wu to make rewards and punishments clear.In the end, Aunt Fang was expelled from the palace and Jinxiu was punished to Xin Zhe's treasury. This incident also warned others not to talk nonsense.Yingluo went to Aunt Fang to tell her the whole story, and Aunt Fang scolded Yingluo and her sister in anger.Yingluo pressed Aunt Fang about her sister. Aunt Fang admitted that she had embezzled sister Yingluo's personal money and nothing else. At the same time, she also gave Yingning's burden to Yingluo.

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Aunt Fang said that Yingning had committed a huge scandal and no one dared to mention it. If Yingluo didn't believe it, she could ask Nanny Zhang, and Yingning was Nanny Zhang's favorite embroiderer.Yingluo finds Nanny Zhang and tells her that Yingning is her sister. Nanny Zhang prevents Yingluo from mentioning Yingning and tells Yingluo that her sister has made a big mistake.Yingluo asked Yingning what mistake she had made, and told Nanny Zhang that she entered the palace to seek the truth.Nanny Zhang told Yingluo the whole story, saying that Yingning had done something scandalous and was discovered by Manager Wu.Grandma Zhang personally asked Ying Ning, and she said that no one forced her to do it but she did it voluntarily.Yingluo didn't believe it at all, and told Nanny Zhang that her sister had been strangled to death. Nanny Zhang was also shocked.Yingluo took out a jade pendant engraved with Manchu characters that she found in her sister's bag and asked Nanny Zhang. After some hard work, Nanny Zhang told Yingluo that the owner of the jade pendant was actually Fu Cha Fu Heng, the queen's brother.Shu Guiren specially went to the Imperial Garden to sing, with the purpose of attracting the Emperor's attention to her. However, she never expected that she would anger the Emperor and was punished by the Emperor. She sang in the Imperial Garden all night. Shu Guiren suddenly felt in her heart.Very uncomfortable.At the same time, Concubine Chun was weak and took a bath in the middle of the night to avoid the emperor's favor in order to check Ping An's pulse.The emperor saw that Concubine Chun was absent repeatedly and often fell ill, so he went to visit her. He realized that something was fishy, ​​but he had no choice but to comply with her wishes.The emperor left Concubine Chun's palace and went to the Queen's Changchun Palace to visit.The queen and the emperor mentioned Chun Fei and advised the emperor to take more care of her and there was no need to be angry about it.The queen immediately compared it with the period of Emperor Kangxi's reign, showing the extravagance and waste in the palace. Feeling that it would corrupt the atmosphere, she proposed that she wanted to set an example for the Sixth Palace, but the emperor was perfunctory.Mingyu secretly reminded the queen that she must add another legitimate son to stabilize her position in the Sixth Palace.The queen scolded Mingyu on the surface, but in her heart she felt that this was indeed the case.Although the emperor and the queen slept in the same bed at night, the queen felt that the emperor had no intention of doing so, and she felt disappointed in her heart.The Queen's birthday is coming soon, and all the palaces and offices are preparing birthday gifts.Aunt Zhang said that the embroidery studio would present a phoenix robe to the queen and ordered Yingluo to be the main embroiderer. This made others extremely jealous.Yingluo went to see Grandma Zhang to ask why, but Linglong heard their conversation.Nanny Zhang reminds Yingluo that the peacock feather thread is extremely precious, and if anything goes wrong, her life will be at risk.Linglong on the side was thoughtful and lurked secretly.Jixiang felt sorry for Yingluo and said that he was looking after Yingluo and asked Yingluo to go eat first.While Yingluo was eating, someone deliberately let the palace maid walk into the water and lured everyone away from the embroidery workshop.When Yingluo saw Ji Xiang, she came to her senses and realized something was wrong. She ran back to the embroidery workshop and found that not only had the phoenix robe she embroidered been ruined, but the peacock feather thread was also lost, and everyone was fanning the flames.Yingluo warned them that if something happened, everyone's lives would be at risk.Yingluo had no choice but to find animal fur to replace the peacock feather thread, and worked overnight.The maids were discussing at the entrance of the embroidery workshop. Yingluo brought out the phoenix robe she had embroidered, and no one dared to say anything more.On the other side, various concubines were offering congratulatory gifts to the Queen.The imperial concubine appeared and laughed at the gifts given by the sisters, and then presented the Guanyin she gave to the queen, deliberately poking the queen's sore spot, and everyone was shocked.Afterwards, everyone presented gifts one after another.

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On the occasion of the Queen's golden age, various palaces and shops presented gifts to congratulate her. When they arrived at the embroidery shop to present gifts, the concubine and concubines recognized Yingluo and were shocked.Under the urging of Mingyu, the maid beside the queen, Yingluogang was about to lift the red cloth and offer the phoenix robe.At this time, the emperor sent someone to send congratulatory gifts.The queen was very happy when she saw the gift from the emperor, but the noble concubine was jealous and retired claiming to be ill, followed by the concubines.Yingluo breathed a sigh of relief and took out the phoenix robe sent by the embroidery workshop at Erqing's instruction.The queen noticed that it was not embroidered with gold, silver thread or peacock feathers, but Concubine Xian saw that it was animal fur.Mingyu accused Yingluo, and the queen asked Yingluo.Yingluo explained that this phoenix robe was made of deer tail down, which was neither wasteful nor forgotten the old Manchu customs. It not only followed the Queen's routine of frugality, but also recalled the hardships of her ancestors in establishing the imperial industry. It was praised by the Queen and was rewarded with embroidery.Square.In front of the Changchun Palace, Yingluo couldn't help but kneel down, wanting to tell the queen the truth and apologize.The queen said that she actually knew about it, but she just didn't expose it. Yingluo also explained that she wanted to take advantage of the emperor's help. If the queen was happy, she would not get angry.The queen said that Yingluo was very courageous and ordered her to make herself a set of regular clothes out of deer tail short velvet.The Queen loved Yingluo very much and said that after she finished embroidering her regular clothes, she would be transferred to the Changchun Palace to serve her. This was in line with her inner thoughts. The Queen also ordered to find out who stole the peacock feather thread.Before Yingluo left the embroidery workshop, she decided to find the person who stole the peacock feather thread.In the middle of the night, Yingluo deliberately offered the gift to lure her into taking the bait. Linglong actually touched the gift, but she defended herself very much. Yingluo had no conclusive evidence and ended the matter after warning Linglong.The queen ordered a strict investigation into the missing peacock feather thread, and Linglong was very scared after hearing the news.Yingluo gave Jixiang longevity noodles and promised her that she would be like sisters from now on, and gave her her square silk handkerchief.Linglong cleared her name and deliberately harmed Jixiang. She told Jixiang that she had hidden a gift and asked Jixiang to find it.Ji Xiang was careless and didn't realize anything was wrong and was still very happy.Just when Jixiang dug up the peacock feather thread hidden by Linglong, Manager Wu and Nanny Zhang appeared. Jixiang was regarded as the person who stole the peacock feather thread and was killed with a stick. Yingluo was very angry.Ji Xiang's death made Yingluo extremely sad and she made many mistakes in her work.Linglong pretended to care about Yingluo, and kept telling lies that Jixiang had stolen the peacock feather thread, which made Yingluo hate Linglong even more.Because the embroiderer who embroidered the emperor's uniforms fell ill, Grandma Zhang found someone to assist the embroiderer who embroidered the emperor's uniforms. Linglong volunteered to help complete the embroidery work for the emperor's uniforms.Yingluo disagreed and proposed a test to determine the winner.The two tried their best, but they didn't expect Yingluo's clothes to be changed.On the other side, Manager Li is still worried that he can't find Yingluo.At the same time, the emperor and Fu Heng were discussing Ortai's declaration of war on Zhang Tingyu, and the emperor was furious.When the emperor was changing clothes to go to the public trial, he was pricked by a needle on his collar. Manager Wu went to the embroidery workshop and wanted to take Linglong away. Only then did Linglong admit that the dress was not made by him, and he would end up harming himself.

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Yingluo found Linglong and told her that the emperor had decreed that Ning Guta be exiled to the capital for eighty years and never return to the capital.No matter how Linglong begged for mercy, Yingluo remained unwavering.When Nanny Zhang learned that Yingluo would be transferred to Changchun Palace, she was very worried that Yingluo's temper would make her suffer.Yingluo told Nanny Zhang that she entered the Changchun Palace just to get close to Fu Heng and find out the truth, and to make those who hurt her sister pay the price.After Yingluo entered the Changchun Palace, Mingyu put on airs, made things difficult for her and admonished her, and even asked her to clean the yard.It happened that Fu Heng came to see the queen, and Yingluo deliberately pretended to accidentally drop the jade pendant on the ground in order to attract Fu Heng's attention.After Fu Heng met the queen, he went to Yingluo and said that the jade pendant was lost by him.Yingluo confirmed that the jade pendant was indeed Fu Heng's and returned it. Mingyu happened to see the two talking while they were talking.Mingyu usually has ulterior motives for Fu Heng, and when he comes to Yingluo he wants to teach him a lesson, but he is unexpectedly stopped by Yingluo, so he becomes even more resentful towards Yingluo and makes things difficult for her at every turn.Erqing came to persuade Mingyu not to do this. Mingyu also asked the other maids in the Changchun Palace to stay away from Yingluo and not let Yingluo touch the queen's personal belongings. In front of the queen, she said that Yingluo was lazy, but she didn't say a good word to the queen.Doubtful about this.Yingluo saw the moon halo the night before and the black clouds in the east in the early morning. She thought there would be heavy rain, so she reminded Mingyu to take good care of the queen's jasmine flowers. Mingyu disagreed and scolded Yingluo.Yingluo told Mingyu that the wind was blowing, but Mingyu made trouble.Unexpectedly, it really rained heavily that night. The queen got up in the middle of her sleep, worrying whether her jasmine flowers would be destroyed by the heavy rain.Just in time to see Yingluo shielding Jasmine from the heavy rain alone, all this was seen by the queen.Erqing warned Mingyu that talking too much would lead to mistakes. They should take good care of the Queen and the Empress together in Changchun Palace and stop talking nonsense. Mingyu was even more angry.Yingluo cooked ginger soup to ward off the cold for the palace maids who were braving the rain together. Amber didn't appreciate it, but Pearl and others felt that Yingluo was actually quite nice.Concubine Gao came to pay her respects to the queen. When she saw Yingluo cleaning in the courtyard, she remembered that she had pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool to tease her. She was very angry and ordered her tongue to be cut out in order to calm herself down.Yingluo said that it was the Queen who made the decision in Changchun Palace, and Concubine Gao was not allowed to do this, so she alarmed the Queen during her desperate struggle.The queen asked what was going on, and Concubine Gao asked Concubine Jia to tell the queen the reason.Concubine Jia said that Yingluo pretended to be crazy and acted foolishly in the Chuxiu Palace to deceive the imperial concubine. Yingluo defended herself with clever words.The queen spoke up for Yingluo everywhere, but Concubine Gao wanted to teach Yingluo a lesson but was unable to do so, so she had to leave angrily.Yingluo told the queen about her affair with Concubine Gao. The queen did not expect that Yingluo would dare to tease Concubine Gao, and warned Yingluo that Concubine Gao would not give up if she hit a wall here today and should be more careful.Concubine Gao was very angry after she returned and talked to concubine Jia about concubine Yi and concubine Yu.On the other side, Eunuch Li told the emperor that Concubine Xian had made the shoes herself, but the emperor did not appreciate it. Later, he sent Zhang Tingyu and Ertai to question him, saying that the two of them had close contacts and must be related.Zhang Tingyu said that he was not involved in Eshan's bribery and had never wanted to form a party member.Ertai said that Ershan, the first person who should be punished for accepting bribes, was guilty of no crime since he had never interacted with him.The emperor ordered those involved in the case to be tried strictly in order to alert them to the matter. The emperor was so angry that he killed Eshan.Concubine Xian's attendants felt sorry for Concubine Xian but got nothing in return for her efforts. Just as they were fighting over this, Concubine Xian's mother-in-law came to the palace and claimed that her brother was involved in the corruption in Eshan, and asked Concubine Xian to beg the emperor to spare her brother.

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Concubine Xian's mother came to the palace to find her because her son was involved in the corruption in Eshan, and asked her to go to the emperor to plead for mercy. She did not want to give away the white-haired person to the black-haired person.Concubine Xian asked her mother if Amma didn't know that she came to plead for mercy. She said that she could not violate her principles and should be careful in doing things. Her brother had broken the national law and should be punished. If she went to plead for mercy, she would have violated the national law.Although he didn't want to see his brother die, he couldn't violate his principles.Concubine Xian refused her mother's request and was tied up by her mother, who left angrily.The queen was unwell, and Zhang Yuanxing came to diagnose and treat the queen.The Queen learned from Judge Zhang Yuan that Yugui people often suffer from dizziness, and the treatment effect is very little. The root cause is that they are too worried and emotionally disturbed.Emotional changes will also affect physical conditions. If you continue like this, your dragon fetus will be affected.The queen originally wanted to visit Mr. Yu in person, but was dissuaded by Er Qing, so she had to ask Mingyu to bring ginseng to visit. Unexpectedly, Mingyu turned around and told Yingluo about the matter.Concubine Chun went to Concubine Xian and found that Concubine Xian was crying and writing a letter home. The letter said: King Chuzhuang must not violate the law.Concubine Chun asked Concubine Xian if she was determined not to plead for her brother, and told Concubine Xian to ask the Queen to plead for mercy. The result might be different, and she wanted to take the opportunity to win over Concubine Xian.Concubine Xian refused, and Concubine Chun had no choice but to leave.After Concubine Chun left, Concubine Xian told her attendants that she did not want to join in the intrigues, nor did she want to follow the crowd and lose her original intention.When Yingluo went to deliver ginseng to Yu GuiRen, she saw a eunuch strangling Yu GuiRen's neck and wanted to kill Yu GuiRen. She hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, but unexpectedly, he was choked back.After escaping, Yingluo rushed out to find someone for help and bumped into Concubine Gao.Concubine Gao asked someone to catch her, so she had to hide back to Yonghe Palace and locked the palace door.Concubine Gao kept calling people outside to knock on the door, while Yingluo kept calling for Yu Guiren who was unconscious in the room, but to no avail.Yingluo saw the charcoal brazier in the house, and out of desperation, she used the charcoal brazier to burn something, causing water leakage. This attracted Fu Heng and other guards to rescue Yu Guiren, and ruined Concubine Gao's plan.Fu Heng asked Yingluo to explain the situation. Yingluo told Fu Heng everything and asked to wake up the little eunuch so that she could know the mastermind behind it.The little eunuch's words all pointed out that the queen was the mastermind behind the scenes, and after he finished speaking, he stopped explaining that he committed suicide by poisoning.Yingluo used various evidences to prove that the queen did not instigate the killing, and asked the imperial concubine why she thought the queen was the murderer just because of the eunuch's words.Concubine Gao angrily scolded Yingluo, but the queen felt that Yingluo was justified.Later, Fu Heng asked the concubine why she brought so many people here today. The concubine was speechless and then apologized to the queen.The imperial doctor came to consult Mr. Yugui and said that there was nothing serious.Unexpectedly, Yu Guiren was too frightened and shouted not to kill her as soon as she woke up.Fu Heng found out that Yingluo was injured and came to give her medicine, but he was very cautious and felt that this was not good.Fu Heng asked Yingluo what happened today and why she did what she did.Yingluo explained her reasons and said that it was because she relied on her master that she dared to confront the imperial concubine face to face, which made Fu Heng laugh.Yingluo deliberately mentioned her sister Aman, and Fu Heng said she didn't know her. However, Yingluo thought Fu Heng knew Aman and told him that Aman was her sister.Yingluo went to the Queen to apologize, but the Queen not only did not blame her, but also thanked Yingluo.Yingluo speculates that the imperial concubine sent someone to kill Yu Guiren. The queen said that the imperial concubine was rampant in the palace, but the plan was ruined by Yingluo first.Erqing suggested that the queen tell the emperor about the matter, but the queen refused.The queen warned Yingluo that Concubine Gao would be in trouble in the future.Concubine Gao lost her temper in the palace because her plan failed, blaming Concubine Jia for her plan.It happened that Master Xiao Gao sent a puppy to amuse his sister, and Concubine Gao finally calmed down a little.Concubine Gao became suspicious that the emperor was convicting Ertai and others while reusing the Gao family.The guard said that Yingluo was as tough as a man on the young eunuch, and Fu Heng remembered Yingluo's words.

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Yingluo went to see Aunt Zhang and said that she asked Fu Heng, but Fu Heng said he didn't know Aman.Yingluo insists that her sister will not pick up someone else's jade pendant and refuse to return it, so there is only one possibility: Fu Heng insulted her sister.Grandma Zhang told Yingluo not to talk nonsense and to provide evidence for everything.Yingluo believes that if Fu Heng has an open mind, he will definitely speak out, but he is secretive and clearly feels guilty.Yingluo deduces that her sister must have something hidden because she refuses to tell the truth.The more Yingluo thought about it, the more she felt it was because of Fu Heng, and told Nanny Zhang that she wanted the person who hurt her sister to pay the price. Nanny Zhang persuaded her to calm down.After the Yonghe Palace incident, Yingluo gained the queen's favor and was able to serve the queen.The queen ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send the inventory of old items to Chongwenmen for clearance and sale, and all the money obtained was donated.Yingluo heard Mingyu complain that the queen was misunderstood by everyone, and she didn't understand why the queen didn't defend the matter.The queen tells Yingluo that being good at seeing others is not really good, and Yingluo suddenly realizes.The queen asked Mingyu about Yu Guiren and learned that the emperor had not visited her, so she lamented that it was rare to have a lover, and envied Concubine Dong E for being protected by the infatuated emperor.However, Yingluo had her own opinions on Emperor Shunzhi's decision to order thirty palaces to bury Concubine Dong E. The emperor overheard this and became furious, demanding severe punishment for Yingluo.The queen pleads for Yingluo, and Yingluo has an idea and answers the emperor's questions cleverly to defend herself.The emperor recognized Yingluo from her voice and tone as the palace maid who kicked Lingbai before. The queen excused Yingluo and begged the emperor for mercy.The emperor believed that Yingluo had ulterior motives and had evil intentions, and reminded the queen to be careful, but the queen defended Yingluo, revealing her trust in Yingluo between the lines.Before leaving, the emperor warned Yingluo not to talk nonsense again.Mingyu also talked to the queen about Yingluo in private, but the queen admired Yingluo's character.Chang Shou fell ill in prison, and Concubine Xian's mother came to ask for help again. Concubine Xian had already given away her remaining money, but there was really no other way at home. Concubine Xian had no choice but to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to withdraw the silver in advance. Unexpectedly, Concubine Xian had to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to withdraw the money in advance.When your Excellency just took office, he said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs wanted to close the warehouse and take inventory, but he was rejected.Before leaving, I heard that yesterday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a warehouse for Concubine Gao.After Fu Heng came to see the queen, Yingluo approached Fu Heng and filled Fu Heng with hot water from pig's gizzards to keep him warm. Unexpectedly, Hailancha snatched her away midway, and Hailancha was scalded by the sudden explosion of pig's gizzards.Fu Heng suspected Yingluo had ulterior motives and approached Yingluo. Yingluo slipped on her feet and accidentally knocked down Fu Heng.Fu Heng came to his senses and asked her why she hurt people with pig's guts.Yingluo claimed that she was impatient and did not keep her mouth shut tightly, and cleverly solved the problem. Only then did Fu Heng eliminate her suspicion, but Yingluo still wanted to take revenge on Fu Heng.Hai Lancha believed that Yingluo must be secretly interested in Fu Heng. Although Fu Heng was tough-talking, he was a little moved.Concubine Xian was forced to sell her favorite jewelry to raise money.Concubine Gao learned that Concubine Xian was short of silver and ordered people to keep an eye on Chengqian Palace.Just as Concubine Xian was about to ask someone to take the things out of the palace, the concubine appeared. The eunuch begged the concubine for mercy and forced the eunuch to confess.When Zhen'er saw this, she was shocked and took all the responsibility on herself.Concubine Xian couldn't stand it anymore and admitted that she was short of money and took her own jewelry to sell, but she was laughed at by the concubine.Concubine Xian confessed her difficulties and said that she had no intention of violating the palace prohibition. She knelt down and begged the concubine to give her a noble hand and let her sell the jewelry.The noble concubine wants Concubine Xian to support each other from now on, as sisters.Concubine Xian refused to take the imperial concubine's side and said that she would not participate in palace battles.The imperial concubine ordered that all the jewelry of the imperial concubine Xian be destroyed before leaving.Concubine Xian looked at her beloved jewelry and felt very sad.Jia Bin taught Yong Xun, but was disappointed.

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Concubine Jia thought of the concubine's dog and invited the concubine to go to the garden with her.It happened that the Queen and Yu Guiren were also visiting the garden. She persuaded Yu Guiren to go out more often, and Yu Guiren praised the Queen for her tolerance.Yu Guiren was very afraid of dogs. When he saw Concubine Gao's pet dog Snowball, he was very scared and wanted to leave early, but Concubine Gao saw him and asked her why she was leaving in such a hurry. Guiren Yu had no choice but to step forward to say hello to Concubine Gao.Yugui wanted to resign, but Jiabi took the opportunity to ask the little eunuch who was guarding the snowball to release the snowball, which shocked Yuguiren.Seeing this, Yingluo stepped forward to chase away Xueqiu and save Yu Guiren, but she was scolded by Jia Concubine for her actions, accusing her of daring to hurt the concubine's pet dog.The imperial concubine was furious and asked Yingluo to pay for her life, but Yingluo argued that she was thinking of the imperial concubine.The queen ordered Mingyu to see if there was anything strange about Snowball. Mingyu said that she had not noticed anything and wanted to take it back to the palace to have a look.The imperial concubine was angry and refused to allow others to touch her pet dog, so the concubine Jia was busy trying to smooth things over.The queen warned the concubine to take good care of the people around her, and she would not let it go if she caused trouble again.After returning to Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Gao was angry that Concubine Jia used Snowball to attack Yugui for the benefit of her son.Concubine Jia defended herself, claiming that it was for the sake of the concubine, and that by getting rid of the concubine Yu, the snowball was just an introduction, and there would be a follow-up.After Yu Guiren was frightened, Yingluo sent pearl powder to Yonghe Palace for the queen to calm her down.When Yingluo was giving Yuguiren medicine by Fangcao, the palace maid next to him, she discovered that she had replaced the pearl powder that Yuguiren was taking with poisonous shell powder.Fangcao said that because her mother was seriously ill, she took cheap shell powder and replaced it with pearl powder.Yingluo threatens Fangcao and takes her to see the queen, and Fangcao reveals that it was Princess Jia who ordered her to do so.The concubines threatened the maids of Yonghe Palace, saying that Yonghe Palace would turn into an ice cellar and they would not be favored by the emperor.Yingluo analyzes the two escape routes for Concubine Yu. Yugui is furious and wants to report the matter to the queen. Yingluo advises Concubine Yu not to talk too much and get herself into trouble.Use Fangcao and wait for half a month for Jiabi to send new shell powder, so that all the evidence can be confirmed.Eunuch Chunwang lost his prestige due to the incident of returning to Concubine Xian last time. Not only was he humiliated and ridiculed by others, but he was also bullied and even deprived of food.In desperation, he had to steal Snowball's food to eat, and his life was very miserable.The emperor ordered people to prepare lychee trees for the queen, and the queen was very happy.The queen said that she just wanted to hold a tea party. As soon as Mingyu wanted to take the initiative to take care of the lychee tree, the queen asked Yingluo to take care of it.Yingluo said that she was careless and might not be able to take care of her. The queen insisted on taking care of Yingluo. Mingyu was so angry that Yingluo received the queen's favor.Yingluo carefully wrote down the number of lychees and handed it over to Manager Wu, who praised her for doing things well.On the other side, Fangcao was eager to show her guilt and meritorious service, and asked someone to tell the concubine and concubines that Yu Gui had been feeling unwell recently and had obvious abdominal pain because she ate shell powder.When reporting the matter, Jiabi did not expect that a small amount of medicine would have such quick effects. She thought something was fishy, ​​so she did not immediately give her the shell powder.Fangcao found Yingluo and asked her if she could forgive her sins by giving up her merits. She told Yingluo that Jiabi would ask Xiaoshuang to give her shell powder at the lychee banquet tomorrow.When Concubine Xian was desperate, Concubine Chun showed up and gave her some silver, saying that she was different from Concubine Gao.Concubine Chun said that she was borrowing a favor, and she would have to be sorry if Concubine Xian didn't want it.Concubine Xian was still obsessed with her heart and did not want to participate in any struggles in the palace, so she rejected Concubine Chun, who then went to Changchun Palace.The next day was the lychee feast, and everyone talked about how precious lychees were.On the other side, Yingluo caught Ah Shuang and gave her shell powder to Fangcao, but unexpectedly, Concubine Jia had already noticed this and did not give her shell powder.Yingluo warned Ah Shuang that he would be caught one day.Ah Shuang stopped Yingluo and delayed time.After Yingluo left, she realized that something might have gone wrong with Lychee.

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At the lychee banquet, Concubine Jia secretly told the concubine that everything had been arranged.A few days ago, the imperial concubine asked Concubine Jia why she chose to send it at the tea party. She told the imperial concubine that the shell powder had been specially washed with dye water. The dosage was very small and it would take a long time to be effective. Fortunately, the noble lady did not use it for long, and she suffered from abdominal pain again and asked the imperial doctor..If this matter is exposed, they will definitely set a trap to catch him on the spot.The imperial concubine said goodbye to the shadow of the cup bow snake, and the concubine also said that she could tease the noble person's case, and she would definitely be able to see the clues.Concubine Jia also told the concubine that the queen was interested in Yingluo and that she had a way to make Yingluo disappear and at the same time disgrace the queen.After Yingluo failed to catch Ah Shuang and was delayed by her, she felt something was fishy and hurried to see the lychee tree.Sure enough, the door lock was picked and the lychee tree was destroyed.Yingluo couldn't sit still and wait for death, so she had to think of a way.Yingluo asked Pearl to send some lychees to the imperial kitchen to make them into dishes, and the remaining one was waiting for the queen to pick herself.At the lychee banquet, the queen helped her solve her problem by choosing her favorite gift from the Qianqiu ceremony and giving it to Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian was very moved.Yingluo ran to Yonghe Palace and used the concubines and concubines to stimulate the nobles to attend the lychee feast.Lychee dishes were served on the table, and the imperial concubine said that people who really understand lychees still like to eat fresh lychees, in order to attract the lychees picked by the queen.Yu Guiren appeared at the lychee banquet. Jia Bin said that she wanted to eat lychees and asked Yingluo why she hadn't come yet.At this time, Yingluo brought a lychee tree to the banquet and asked the queen to pick it herself.Just as the queen opened the red silk, Snowball jumped out and ran around, frightening everyone and making the scene chaotic for a while.Yu Guiren was frightened again and asked the concubine why she was scaring her so many times and whether she wanted to kill her intentionally.The emperor got angry and asked what was going on. Concubine Chun told the emperor the whole story. Guiren Yu also begged the emperor for mercy. Concubine Chun pointed the finger at the concubine and the lychee tree was destroyed.The imperial concubine admitted her mistake to the emperor and put all the blame on Xueqiu. The queen pointed out that a dog did not know right from wrong, so what was wrong with it.Yingluo stood up and said that she was at fault and was willing to be punished.Just when the emperor was about to punish her, the queen came out and fined Yingluo for half a year in the palace.Yingluo then asked the emperor how the destroyer should be punished. The emperor said that the lychee tree was a tribute to the queen. In order to please the queen, now that the lychee tree was destroyed, he should apologize to the queen.The queen said that she just ruined a banquet, but Yu Guiren was afraid that she was hurt in her heart, so Concubine Jia had no choice but to apologize to Yu Guiren.The emperor ordered the imperial concubine to be demoted to the rank of noble, and be grounded for three months, and punished with the imperial concubine's status as a minor palace for one year.Yingluo reported the cause and effect of the incident to the queen and asked for forgiveness.The queen praised Yingluo for being smart and witty, and asked her why she could pick up the emperor's words because she didn't read much. Yingluo said that she only knew a few words, and she happened to know them.The queen said that Yingluo was smart, but she was not well-educated at home, so she decided to teach her how to read and learn etiquette.Concubine Xian met Concubine Chun and asked her why she wanted to tell the queen about her affairs.Concubine Chun replied that since the queen did not want to be with her, Concubine Xian still felt that she owed Concubine Chun a favor.Eunuch Li was afraid that the imperial concubine would come to settle accounts after he disposed of Xueqiu, so he pushed the matter to Hailancha.Yingluo told Hailancha that she had been harmed by Snowball, and she was so angry that she wanted to kill it herself. Hailancha didn't want to offend the imperial concubine, so he happily gave the snowball to Yingluo, and Fu Heng happened to see it.Fu Heng asked Hailancha why he did this, but Hailancha didn't care.The emperor came back to his senses and found out that the lower part of the lychee tree could be destroyed by the snowball. Why was the upper part also destroyed? Only then did he realize that something was fishy. He ordered Eunuch Li to go to Changchun Palace to find Yingluo. Later he felt that the matter had been decided. NowIt's too late.Eunuch Li felt strange why the emperor would be open to Yingluo Wang.Yingluo threw the fur to Hailancha and said that she had killed Xueqiu. Fu Heng then saw the fur and felt something was wrong. He felt that Yingluo was not simple.

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Fu Heng saw that the animal skins that Yingluo gave to Hailancha were fake. He found Yingluo and asked her why she wanted to deceive Hailancha and what the conspiracy was.Unexpectedly, Xueqiu ran out and was seen by Fu Heng. Only then did he realize that Yingluo did not kill Xueqiu but secretly raised Xueqiu.Yingluo said she didn't want to see Xueqiu die for no reason, so she gave Hailancha other furs.Fu Heng felt that Yingluo was kind, and for Yingluo's sake, he told her to take Snowball out of the palace himself, and promised to help her find a good owner for Snowball.Yingluo deliberately asked Fu Heng to blow her wrist to soothe the wrist that Fu Heng had hurt just now. Fu Heng felt it was inappropriate.Yingluo went to find Nanny Zhang, and Nanny Zhang was curious as to why Yingluo found a piece of fur with flaws and handed it over.Yingluo deliberately wanted Fu Heng to find out that she was kind-hearted and not threatening, so as to eliminate her previous doubts about the pig's bladder.Aunt Zhang said that being hard-spoken and soft-hearted in the Forbidden City will lead to disaster.The imperial concubine was angry and turned her anger on Shang Chazheng.The concubine Jia came to see the imperial concubine. She was ridiculed and begged the imperial concubine to forgive her.The imperial concubine asks Concubine Jia to atone for her sins and punish Yingluo.Prince Yi ordered someone to tell the imperial concubine that Narbu had accepted bribes, and the imperial concubine wanted him to act impartially.Concubine Xian was worried that Chang Shou fell ill in prison and had no one to take care of her. She thought of her relationship with her brother and became depressed.At this time, the emperor came to Chengqian Palace, told Concubine Xian about her Amanar cloth, presented silver to Prince Yi, and gave Chang Shou a lighter sentence.Concubine Xian insisted that her mother would not do such a thing and had no money.The emperor told Concubine Xian that the money was given to her by the queen.Concubine Xian firmly believed that her Ama would not do such a thing, and wanted the emperor to doubt the relationship between Prince Yi and Master Gao, and framed Ama. It might be someone's instruction, but the emperor interrupted and asked Concubine Xian to go to prison in person.Meet Narb.Concubine Xian only felt that she had harmed her father because of her unwillingness to succumb to Concubine Gao.Narbu regretted that it was all his fault and that he was confused for a moment.Concubine Xian was shocked and couldn't believe what Ama had said, and left very disappointed.Concubine Xian's mother found Concubine Xian and struggled with her. Concubine Xian was so angry that she fainted.Unexpectedly, Chang Shou died of illness. Concubine Xian's mother blamed Concubine Xian for not asking for the emperor. She was sorry for anyone and blamed Concubine Xian for the whole family's death. She also said that her biggest regret was giving birth to her, and then she died head-on. Concubine Xian was devastated..When the queen was practicing calligraphy, she asked Yingluo to try it too, but Mingyu laughed at her for not being able to write well.The queen accepts Yingluo as her student and wants to teach her.At this moment, the queen was informed that something had happened in Chengqian Palace. She was shocked, but Concubine Gao laughed heartily.Concubine Jia told the concubine that Concubine Xian did not know what was good and what was good, but after all, the queen showed kindness to her first, and the concubine would not be appreciated for anything she did, so it would be better to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.The imperial concubine wanted to kill Yingluo, but the concubine Jia said we couldn't kill her, and Prince Yi could handle the matter.Prince Yi was furious. Now that he was a close friend with Mr. Xiao Gao, he wanted to be supported by the imperial concubine. Naturally, he wanted to please her. He said that he had found out about Yingluo's collusion with a guard, so he started to take action from there.The queen went to visit Concubine Xian. Seeing that Concubine Xian was in a bad mood, she went to the Yangxin Palace.Mingyu advised the queen not to do anything bad to herself. Yingluo felt that the queen was not interfering in government affairs, but only sympathized with Concubine Xian, and suggested that the queen speak out and plead for Concubine Xian.The queen came to the emperor and said that she came to please the emperor and wanted to intercede for Concubine Xian. She said that she knew that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, so she came for Concubine Xian.Concubine Xian has been with the emperor for nine years. Now if her father is gone, she will be really lonely. The emperor said that he cannot abandon public affairs for personal reasons.The queen mentioned that if she had not given the five hundred taels to Concubine Xian, but had sent the imperial doctor to the prison, the current situation would not have happened. This was to avoid suspicion, but unexpectedly it resulted in this situation.The queen knelt down and begged the emperor, and the emperor agreed.Concubine Xian kept thinking of what her mother said, and early the next morning, she went to the queen to express her gratitude.Yingluo saw that Concubine Xian was different from usual, but Mingyu didn't care.Prince Yi went to the embroidery workshop to ask about Yingluo, and he happened to be bumped into by Fu Heng.Prince Yi warned Fu Heng that it was too early to get ahead of him.Prince Yi found Qingxi and said that if he recommended him, he would be promoted naturally. As long as he helped deal with Yingluo, he would recommend him.On the other side, Yingluo was reading and writing, and the queen taught her what she didn't understand.

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The queen discovered that Yingluo's hands were shaking when she was writing. Yingluo wanted to put her elbows on the table to be lazy, but the queen stopped her and strictly taught her to overcome the elbow problem when practicing calligraphy, otherwise she would not be able to make progress.Yingluo was about to drop her elbows and hang herself from the cantilever, but unexpectedly, other palace maids saw her and thought she was going to hang herself.Yingluo explained that she did this because she had to hang her elbows to write. Then she saw that Mingyu looked wrong and said that she was just stupid, so she used this method.Mingyu was very jealous because the queen favored Yingluo and warned her to be careful of falling badly if she climbed too high. Yingluo's explanation angered Mingyu.In order to lure Yingluo out, Qingxi lied that he had found out the cause of Yingning's death and asked Yingluo to meet in the Royal Garden at midnight tonight.The maids worked together, Erqing greeted Yingluo who came back, but Yingluo looked lost and did not answer.Mingyu was angry and felt that the queen valued Yingluo now, saying that Yingluo was so scheming that even Erqing was almost stunned, but Erqing didn't take it to heart, and all Yingluo could think about was what Qingxi said.Fu Heng discovered that Prince Yi had been very close to Qingxi recently. Hailancha thought it was strange that Qingxi wanted to cling to Prince Yi, and Fu Heng thought it was strange that Prince Yi had to give in.The queen saw that Yingluo was worried and asked her why, but Yingluo didn't tell her. The queen told her to go back and rest early if she was tired.Yingluo thought about it and told the queen that she had to take leave, so she went to see Qingxi.When Yingluo saw Qingxi, she shouted that there was a thief, causing him to be caught.Yingluo accused Qingxi of not being on duty properly and running to the Royal Garden to have someone beat him.Prince Yi came to ask what happened. Qingxi claimed that Yingluo seduced him and gathered people to hurt others, asking the prince to testify for him.Prince Yi asked someone to take Yingluo away, saying that she had a secret meeting with Qingxi.Yingluo said that she came to pick tuberose, but she didn't expect to meet Qingxi. If it was really a tryst, why would she bring so many people with her.Prince Yi didn't listen to Yingluo's excuse and wanted to be careful with the punishment department.At this time, Fu Heng appeared and said that he had accompanied the emperor to the imperial garden. He was disturbed not long after he was clean.Prince Yi said that he had caught a palace maid having a tryst with a guard, and was about to take her away when Fu Heng stopped her and wanted to bring her to the emperor for identification.The emperor was angry and said that they disturbed his interest, and Fu Heng wished the emperor to rule.The emperor asked the reason for the incident, and Qingxi said that Yingluo had seduced him in private and invited him to come to the imperial garden while he was on duty today, so he told Prince Yi to catch him.Prince Yi claimed that he had set a trap to lure Yingluo into taking the bait.Fu Heng said that the palace maids should be handled by the harem, why it was Prince Yi's turn to handle it, Yingluo explained to herself.The emperor asked for evidence, and Qingxi produced a letter that he falsely claimed to be written by Yingluo.Yingluo took out the records of her calligraphy studies and said that her calligraphy was lost and someone stole it to frame her.Due to my limited financial resources, the paper I used to practice calligraphy was not rice paper, but this letter was written on rice paper.Fu Heng checked and said that the paper used for the letters provided by Qingxi was of a higher grade.Seeing that the matter might be exposed, Prince Yi began to blame Qingxi for lying.Yingluo forced Qingxi to tell the truth, and then Qingxi told the emperor the truth, and the emperor was furious.Yingluo told the emperor that she had discovered the matter and reported it to the queen. The queen asked her to lead people to find out the behind-the-scenes of the matter. Unexpectedly, it was related to Prince Yi. She and Prince Yi had never met each other. She wanted to ask why Prince Yi came to this matter.Come on, do you want to seduce Changchun Gong?Yingluo thinks that now that the Queen is in charge of the Sixth Palace, there must be someone who is jealous and wants to use this to slander her. Telling the Emperor who is behind this is also very scary.The emperor ordered that Yingluo should be punished with a staff of 100, dismissed from her post and investigated, and punished by sending Yingluo back to copy the words a hundred times.The emperor turned his anger on Prince Yi, accused him of doing nothing, and threatened him to reveal who ordered him.Fu Heng told the emperor that he had witnessed the meeting between Prince Yi and Jia Guiren's maid.Prince Yi called Jiagui and demoted him because it was all Yingluo's fault, so he secretly plotted revenge.The emperor was furious and ordered Yongxun to be taken away and given to Concubine Xian.Jiagui was unwilling to see the emperor and was warned by Eunuch Li.Upon seeing this, the imperial concubine sent Yongxun away, saying that she could still afford Chengqian Palace.The imperial concubine warned Jia Guiren that it is better to think about how to get the child back when there is time to be sad. The imperial concubine wanted to adopt Yongxun to contain Jia Guiren.Yingluo said that the emperor never had the heart to uphold justice and did not consider herself. The queen obviously knew it very well.A grand ceremony was held at Kunning Palace, and the emperor rewarded the guards with meat to share their blessings.Yingluo asked Erqing about this, and Erqing was worried that the queen would not like to eat these, so Fufen must eat them.Yingluo approached Fu Heng and asked him why he was in the Imperial Garden that day.Fu Heng told Yingluo everything, and Yingluo said they were blessed and thanked him, deliberately making Fu Heng's heart move.Prince Yi found trouble with Yingluo again, saying that she couldn't move him.Yingluo gave Fu Heng salt and pepper and asked him to put some on it when eating meat.Fu Heng felt it was inappropriate, but Yingluo asked him to accept it.

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On the day of the grand ceremony in Kunning Palace, Hailancha believed that Prince Yi had committed a crime and could still offer sacrifices in the hall. His title was nothing special. Fu Heng warned Hailancha not to talk about right and wrong.At this time, the eunuch became anxious and reported to the emperor that someone had put salt in the meat.The emperor ordered people to search, but unexpectedly found Prince Yi.The emperor asked him why Daqing Fenfu ate meat, and Prince Yi answered truthfully.The emperor was furious and said that Prince Yi disrespected his ancestors, defiled his father's flesh, and took away the post of Qian Qingmen. Yingluo was secretly happy.The emperor warned the ministers that offering sacrifices day and night and distributing meat are the blessings of the ancestors.The originally brave and capable Eight Banners disciples headed by Prince Yi have turned into worms who rely on the merits of their ancestors and do not do their jobs properly.The emperor warned them that their great country should not be destroyed in the hands of a group of losers, and ordered people to find out the guards outside as well.There was no second person among the Imperial Guards and Qianqing Gate Guards who did this, and the Emperor was pleased.Yingluo was very curious as to why Fu Heng was not arrested, so Fu Heng stopped Yingluo.Yingluo pretended to be worried about Fu Heng, but in fact Fu Heng had already noticed it and asked Yingluo if she had reported on Prince Yi.Yingluo admitted and said that although she was from a humble background, she would not let others bully her, and there was no immutable truth in the world.Fu Heng accused Yingluo of not only being vengeful, but also being bold, and asked if her repeated designs were for Aman.Yingluo admitted that she really wanted to avenge her sister. Fu Heng refused to admit this and handed the dagger to Yingluo. If she didn't believe it, she could kill him now.Yingluo was angry and stabbed Fu Heng in the shoulder with a dagger, but Fu Heng still insisted that he would not do anything harmful.Yingluo apologized to her sister for failing to kill Fu Heng, saying she didn't know what would happen to her father if she killed someone.Yingluo, who had committed the crime, secretly made up her mind to leave Changchun Palace.Fu Heng sent a letter to tell the queen about this, and the queen angrily summoned Yingluo to ask her if she was wrong.Yingluo thought the queen knew about her stabbing Fu Heng, but she was surprised that Fu Heng didn't tell anyone.Yingluo said that she was just helping the emperor to scare the monkeys. The queen scolded her not to be too fussy about everything. She took a step back and the world was brighter, and punished her to go back and copy the word "tolerance" a hundred times.Mingyu was jealous of the Queen's preference for Yingluo, but the Queen warned her not to spread the word.Hailan asked about Fu Heng's injury, but Fu Heng also lied to cover it up. It happened that Yingluo came to deliver soup to Fu Heng on the order of the queen, and Hailan checked the color to give the two a chance to be alone.Fu Heng still insists that he did not hurt Aman, while Yingluo claims that she is hard-hearted and cannot be bought off by small favors, and she will not believe him just because of a few words.Yingluo asked Fu Heng why he pretended not to know Aman. Fu Heng said that Aman's incident had caused a stir in the city and the rumors had persisted for a long time. Although he had heard of it, he didn't know him.Yingluo asked him again why his jade pendant was on his sister's body. Fu Heng said that he had lost it and didn't know why. He also said that if he was the murderer, he could tell the queen. Yingluo would not have a chance to take revenge. Yingluo believed Fu Heng for the time being.Fu Heng felt that Yingluo was ruthless and said that he had long suspected Yingluo.Yingluo apologized to Fu Heng, and Fu Heng asked her to take practical actions and asked her to feed herself soup, and Yingluo had no choice but to do so.Fu Heng expressed his feelings to Yingluo, and the atmosphere was ambiguous. He was interrupted by Hai Lancha, and Yingluo took the opportunity to escape.The fourth elder brother suffered from cold and refused to drink the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor. Concubine Xian asked about it but the fourth elder brother was disgusted.Jiagui came to see his fourth brother and blamed him for not taking good care of him and making things difficult for him. He also blamed Concubine Xian.Because of her fourth elder brother, Jia Guiren went to Concubine Xian every now and then, causing outsiders to think that Concubine Xian treated her fourth elder brother badly, but Concubine Xian didn't care, and felt that it was normal for Jia Guiren to love her son so much.Concubine Xian told Fourth Elder Brother that as long as he eats well, she would ask E Niang to come every day, and then Fourth Elder Brother would eat seriously.Jia Guiren angrily scolded Concubine Xian for not taking good care of her children and not letting Concubine Xian touch her fourth brother.The emperor came to see the fourth elder brother and ordered Zhang Yuanjian to come.Concubine Xian said it was because she had not taken good care of her, and she apologized to the emperor.Jiagui asked the emperor to punish him. The child was innocent and asked Concubine Xian to plead with the emperor.Zhang Yuan judged that the fourth elder brother was weak, and Jia Guiren took advantage of this and said that he would take the fourth elder brother back.The emperor asked Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xian said that as long as Si Age was healthy, everything would be fine.Concubine Chun said that Concubine Xian was too talkative. If the fourth elder brother was taken away, it would be true that she was accused of harshly criticizing the fourth elder brother.The imperial concubine and Jia Guiren accused Chun Fei of talking nonsense, and Chun Fei asked that it was the wet nurse's incorrect feeding that caused the fourth prince's symptoms.The emperor was angry and ordered the wet nurse to be tortured and interrogated. The wet nurse said that Jia Guiren ordered him to do this, but Jia Guiren's defense was of no use.The emperor was angry and said that Jiagui was not worthy of being a mother, so he agreed and moved to Beisansuo.Jia Guiren begged the concubine, but the concubine pushed Jia Guiren away.The imperial concubine wants to take Yongxun back to Chuxiu Palace and take good care of him. Concubine Chun helps Concubine Xian speak.The emperor ordered Yongxun to stay in Chengqian Palace, and the imperial concubine was furious.

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Concubine Chun ruined the plan of Concubine Gui and Gui Ren. Concubine was very dissatisfied, but she had no choice but to leave.Concubine Chun asked Concubine Xian if she was not angry at all because her sincerity almost fed the wolf. Concubine Xian said that as long as her fourth brother was healthy, she would not ask for anything.After Jia promised to be thrown into the cold palace, she was heartbroken and grieved.When the guard served the food, Jia agreed to dislike it and asked the guard to find someone in charge.The guard said that if it weren't for Fourth Brother, she would have to serve her own meals and would not be treated as she is now.When Concubine Xian came, she happened to see Jia's embarrassment and said that it was all her fault from beginning to end. The fourth brother had such a biological mother and was extremely affected. If you sincerely want to do his best, he should stop causing trouble.Jia promised that she had only suffered on behalf of others. Concubine Xian thought that it was Jia who promised that she was willing to join Concubine Gao and made suggestions. Who can be blamed now.Jia promised to mention that when she first entered the Qian residence, the imperial concubine was just a maid, lower than herself. Soon, because of her father's success in the court, the late emperor personally promoted Fu Jin.The emperor ascended the throne and became a noble concubine. The whole family was surrounded by yellow flags and stood above everyone else. However, he had no love, no favor, and no support. He finally gave birth to his fourth brother and was promoted to the imperial concubine. If he was not attached to the imperial concubine, how could he survive?He and his son, just because they were pioneers for the imperial concubine, all their relatives were supported.Concubine Xian said that even if she promised to be cruel to her own son, she was not worthy of being a mother-in-law.Jia promised that no one understood her desire to live. For the sake of her son, she was willing to be the concubine's dog and accept her orders, even if she was broken into pieces.Concubine Xian asked if it was the concubine's idea that Prince Yi should inform the emperor.Jia promised to tell Concubine Xian everything and said it was Concubine Gao who did it.Concubine Xian knew that the death of her family was all related to Concubine Gao.Jia promised to taunt Concubine Xian that her family was ruined because Concubine Xian was pretending to be noble. It was Concubine Xian's fault for not being with Concubine Gao.Concubine Xian thought of what her mother had said about blaming her before she died, and Jia agreed and kept stimulating her.In anger, she told Jia promised that in fact, she already knew about the fourth brother, so she invited Chun Fei, who was proficient in medical skills, to come and ask her to expose the matter and strangle Jia promised to death.Concubine Xian was forced to have no choice but to silently make up her mind that she would no longer be kind, and that all the debts she owed and bullied in the past would be repaid with her own hands.Concubine Xian dreamed that Jia agreed and woke up in the middle of the night. She hurried to see her fourth brother, took good care of him and told him that from now on she would be his mother-in-law.Early the next morning, Concubine Xian was playing with her fourth brother. News came outside that Jia had agreed to hang herself. Concubine Xian looked calm.The queen checked Yingluo's copybook and found that Yingluo had written a hundred words of tolerance instead of the tolerance she requested. She asked Yingluo why, and Yingluo asked if tolerance and patience are the same.The queen angrily explained that tolerance is understanding and patience is dormancy.The queen understands that Yingluo doesn't think she is at fault at all. In her opinion, all the waiting is accumulating energy, and when the time is right, she will give the enemy a fatal blow.Er Qing came to report to the Queen about Beisan Institute, and told the Queen that she felt that Changchun Palace was too deserted and that she should give birth to a legitimate son for the Emperor. If Chu Xiu Palace took the first step, the Queen's status would be shaken and the Queen would be angry.Yingluo felt that although Er Qing's words were reasonable, the queen always avoided this topic every time, so she must have some hidden agenda.Yingluo saw the queen wrapped tightly in the quilt and looked uncomfortable, and wanted to go find someone, but the queen didn't let her speak out.The queen met with Concubine Chun alone, while Mingyu and Erqing were guarding the door.Mingyu had doubts in his heart, something that even he and Erqing couldn't know must be something big.When Yingluo saw this scene, she felt that something must be going on between the queen and Concubine Chun.Concubine Gao heard about this and knew that Concubine Chun was sick all year round and did not stay with her. The queen treated her like a sister. She was a love rival but had no grudge. She felt that their relationship was unusual and ordered people to spread the news that the relationship between the queen and Concubine Chun was not good.generally.No matter how ridiculous the thing is, as long as someone believes it, it is true, and everyone in the palace is talking about it.Concubine Chun stayed in the queen's palace for two hours every day. Yingluo felt that maybe she just had something to discuss and someone wanted to ruin the queen's reputation.Yingluo accidentally discovered that Er Qing was secretly washing the queen's underwear at night, but she did not have any doubts.Concubine Gao invited the emperor to appreciate her newly acquired calligraphy and paintings, and deliberately ordered someone to rehearse a new play on the stage, which was about two beauties marrying one husband.When the emperor heard that it was an imitation of the concubine Chun and the empress, he was furious and went to Changchun Palace to find the empress.Yingluo heard the little eunuchs talking and went to report the news to the queen, but she didn't expect to bump into the emperor.When the emperor entered the palace, he only saw the queen painting paintings. Concubine Chun said that the queen was preparing for the emperor's birthday gift. The emperor was angry and said that he would like whatever the queen gave her.The queen wants Yingluo to apologize for her mistakes, and the emperor thinks that Yingluo is deliberately trying to seduce him.The queen didn't take it seriously because she knew Yingluo, and felt that the emperor was overthinking it.Yingluo told the queen the ins and outs of the matter, and the queen told Yingluo that she asked Chunfei for acupuncture treatment because of the coldness in her body after giving birth to her second elder brother. Such rumors were extremely ridiculous.If the emperor knew about the secret treatment, the consequences would be disastrous. As for women in the harem, heirs are the most important thing. How can a person with a cold body give birth to children, so it is not easy to bother the imperial doctor.

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Concubine Gao's plan failed, and she couldn't help but wonder what Concubine Chun was following the queen for.Yingluo went to Hailancha to check the duty list on the tenth day of the first lunar month, claiming that she was useful.Fu Heng showed up and told Yingluo that on the tenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor hosted a banquet for the princes and ministers in Qianqing Palace, and many people attended.If Aman was killed by someone, he definitely didn't want the matter to spread. If he wanted to continue to pursue it, the scope would be too large, and he would be found in danger, so he advised Yingluo to give up.Yingluo asked Fu Heng what if such a thing happened to the queen, and Fu Heng was immediately speechless.Yingluo said that she would find out the truth at the cost of her life.Fu Heng asked Yingluo what to do. Yingluo said that if there was a night banquet at the Qianqing Palace and someone left, there would be clues left. The emperor's cronies and those on duty at the Qianqing Palace might remember it, as long as they were patiently investigated.Fu Heng proposed that he track down the guards of Qianqing Palace and asked Yingluo to promise him not to act rashly.The queen heard that Concubine Gao gave the emperor a calligraphy and painting. Emperor Long Xin Dayue collected the calligraphy and painting and changed the study into Sanqing Hall. The queen was melancholy and asked Mingyu to play a piece of music for herself.Seeing the queen's sad look, Erqing felt distressed and asked Yingluo to think of a solution.Yingluo and Mingyu joked to make the queen laugh. It happened that the emperor met and said that Yingluo was unrestrained, but the queen regarded Yingluo as a treasure and defended Yingluo.The queen ordered people to prepare snacks for the emperor, and the emperor asked the queen to eat together.The queen said that the ancestors left a rule that the concubine could not dine with the emperor.The emperor stayed at Changchun Palace for the night and was unwilling to leave the next day.The queen advised the emperor to be a wise king, and it was her own fault that the emperor was negligent in his administration.The emperor felt proud to have such a virtuous queen and reluctantly left.Mingyu was angry that the queen was asking for trouble, so she connected Yuguiren, who was about to give birth, to the Changchun Palace.Yingluo gave Yuguiren clothes she had made herself. Yuguiren often ate scones recently and said that the scones made by the new chef in the imperial kitchen were delicious and asked Yingluo to try them too.Yingluo was distracted from practicing her calligraphy, so she told the queen that she shouldn't take Yugui to Changchun Palace. Yugui was about to give birth and she would blame the queen if she didn't take good care of her.The queen told Yingluo that she was the Lord of the Sixth Palace and had the responsibility and obligation to protect the women in the palace. It was pitiful for them to be locked up in the palace all their lives. If they were still jealous, the palace would definitely be in chaos.Order, although he has little power, he still wants to give some warmth.After hearing the queen's words, Yingluo thought of her sister and felt that the queen was a kind-hearted person like her sister.Because the queen wanted to accompany the queen mother to Changchun Garden to worship Buddha, she asked Yingluo to help take care of Changchun Palace.Yuguiren still had a few days to give birth, but just in case, Yingluo asked the wet nurse and midwife to go into the harem.Unexpectedly, Yu Guiren gave birth ahead of schedule. Mingyu arranged for her servants to do things, and did not let Yingluo go in and let her make soup. Yingluo felt worried.Concubine Gao was listening to a play in the palace and learned that Yu Guiren was about to give birth, so she wanted to go and have a look.Yu Guiren worked hard to give birth to a baby boy. Unexpectedly, before Yu Guiren saw the child, the imperial concubine saw him first.Yuguiren gave birth to a baby boy with golden eyes. According to the rules of the palace, he could not keep the baby with golden eyes.When Concubine Chun and Concubine Xian were playing chess, they heard about this and went to take a look.Yingluo wanted to see Yu Guiren, but Mingyu stopped her. Yingluo was furious and said that she was domineering when the queen was away, and she didn't care about her, but now she has to take care of her.Concubine Gao wants to bury her brother alive, and everyone pleads for mercy for Gui Yu. Concubine Gao wants Gui Yu and her child to die together, but Yingluo stops her.Yingluo thinks this is the Changchun Palace and has to wait for the queen to deal with it.The imperial concubine said that this was something that even the queen could not protect, so she wanted to tie Yingluo up, and the maids from Changchun Palace came to help Yu Guiren.Yingluo knew she was in trouble, so she took out the queen's gold seal. This scene happened to be seen by the emperor.The imperial concubine told the emperor the ins and outs of the matter, and the emperor asked someone to consult her brother first.Zhang Yuan judged that the little brother was not ill and could not be cured. He had never seen such a situation.On one side is the concubine's complaint, and on the other side is everyone's plea.At this time, Yingluo held her little brother in her arms and begged the emperor for mercy, saying that her little brother was connected by blood with the emperor. She believed that the imperial doctors had been treating diseases in the palace all year round and had not seen many cases. Perhaps they had made a mistake at the time.Zhang Yuanping also said that he still has many strange diseases that he has not seen before, and the existence of them cannot be denied just because he has not seen them before.The imperial concubine is threatening and Yingluo is begging for mercy. The emperor is in a dilemma.

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Just when the emperor was in a dilemma, Concubine Xian stood up and said that it would be better to invite the famous doctor who was mentioned at the last litchi banquet to come and have a look.The imperial concubine stopped her, saying that as soon as it gets dark and the people know about it, there will be rumors.Concubine Xian believed that the emperor's heirs were meager, and if the child was only treated for a strange illness, it might cost an elder brother for nothing, and the queen mother would be very sad.The emperor ordered someone to tell Ye Tianshi, but when he was about to step into the palace gate, Ye Tianshi fell down, causing the imperial concubine to laugh.Ye Tianshi diagnosed and treated him and said that the little brother just had jaundice. The hospital judge said that it was not that he had never seen jaundice before, he had never seen anything like this.Ye Tianshi explained that his little brother's jaundice was pathological, but he was ridiculed by the court.Ye Tianshi said that he had seen many strange diseases while practicing medicine, and he would be cured within half a month after prescribing a prescription.When the imperial concubine saw this, she hurriedly told the emperor that she was ignorant and almost lost her little brother's life.The emperor felt that even the imperial doctor could not tell the difference, so he did not blame the imperial concubine.Concubine Chun brought the body of the Mongolian chef in the imperial kitchen to question the concubine. Yingluo remembered that in the past few days, the concubine Yugui often ate scones and various sugar cakes.Ye Tianshi explained that the baby's golden pupils are mostly caused by dampness and heat in the mother's body.Concubine Chun told the emperor that she had ordered someone to check the dining room because of the fourth elder brother's incident. Unexpectedly, this man had committed suicide out of fear of crime. If you ask the mastermind behind the scenes who wanted to bury the fifth elder brother alive, it would be clear.Yingluo argued hard and felt that the imperial concubine was uneasy and well-intentioned.Concubine Chun provided evidence against Concubine Gao, and the emperor was furious and imprisoned Concubine Gao in Chuxiu Palace, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting unless he ordered her.Mingyu complained to the queen that Yingluo had falsely conveyed the imperial edict. Yingluo argued that she had no other choice in that situation, but knowing that she could not falsely convey the imperial edict, she put something else in the golden seal box to deceive the imperial concubine.Yingluo went to Chunfei and asked if it was really the noble concubine who did it. Seeing Chunfei's reaction, she knew that things were not as simple as they appeared.Because the imperial concubine will not use uncertain things to harm the noble concubine. Firstly, the noble concubine takes it voluntarily. Secondly, it only increases the chance of getting sick. The third reason is why the imperial concubine is asking for trouble.Chun Fei admits that she did it, and Yingluo warns Chun Fei, but she is told by Chun Fei that if she maintains good intentions in the palace, her life will be in danger sooner or later.Zhilan went to find Mr. Gao because the imperial concubine did not want to eat or drink all day long.Yu Gui and the queen praised Yingluo, but Mingyu caused trouble again and was punished by the queen.Yu Guiren was worried that he was not senior enough for his fifth elder brother to raise him personally.The queen said that she had submitted her love to the emperor, and promoted her to the concubine Yu as the head of the Yonghe Palace.Gao Bin discussed with the emperor how to regulate the river. The emperor appreciated Gao Bin and appointed him as the governor of Zhili to oversee the river.Gao Bin did not plead for the concubine, but just wanted to visit the concubine, and the emperor agreed.Gao Bin's words angered the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine held a grudge against her mother's death and told Gao Bin that as long as she was around, her stepmother would never be able to replace her mother's position, and her two daughters would never want to enter the palace.Concubine Gao's stepmother rekindled her fighting spirit, and she deliberately arranged a show to attract the emperor's attention when he passed by.The imperial concubine took advantage of her drunkenness to mention that the emperor used to like to watch her play the most, but now the emperor doesn't come and feels alienated from her.The imperial concubine also cried and complained that her mother was taken away and trampled by water bandits. The Gao family did not allow her to enter the grave or the ancestral hall. Unexpectedly, her father soon married a new man.The emperor felt sorry for Concubine Gao when he saw her in pain, and promised her that she would not admit her stepmother's daughter into the palace.

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The emperor felt sorry for the imperial concubine and promised her to stay at Chuxiu Palace that night.The queen was waiting for the emperor at the gate of Changchun Palace, but unexpectedly she failed, and she felt disappointed.The next day, Yingluo was taking flowers and plants to vent her anger in the imperial garden. She happened to be met by Fu Heng, who told him that Yubi and Fifth Brother paid the price with their lives to bring down Concubine Gao, and how long it took for her to recover. She also told Empress Fu Heng and others.The emperor stayed for an hour.Fu Heng asked Yingluo if she thought the emperor was a lecher. She knew that as the king of a country, the emperor had many options, so the hasty behavior of the fifth elder brother seemed a bit deliberate.In fact, the emperor knew that someone was setting the blame, and he wanted to teach Concubine Gao a lesson because of her domineering behavior, but for Gao Bin's sake, he had to tolerate Concubine Gao.Yingluo asked Fu Heng about the investigation. Fu Heng said that the guards of Qianqing Palace had not found anything here, so Yingluo wanted to start with the emperor's cronies.The emperor had scabies. Zhang Yuan judged that scabies was rare in the Forbidden City and asked the queen if the emperor had come into contact with foreign ministers.The emperor was allergic to scabies, which caused measles. He couldn't resist scratching, and it was easy to scratch all over his body, causing the infection to get out of hand.The queen asked him what to do, and Zhang Yuan ordered him to apply sulfur ointment externally, take fire-clearing medicine internally, and to put down everything and rest for a hundred days.This disease is highly contagious, but the queen insisted on staying to take care of the emperor.Mingyu was worried that she would be infected and found Yingluo. Yingluo happened to be going to check on the emperor's cronies, so she agreed.Erqing's lesson to Mingyu was to push away the trust given by the queen step by step, so that everyone would not be convinced again in the future.The imperial concubine, Xian concubine and Chun concubine came to visit the emperor, but the queen declined, saying that the emperor had ordered the cancellation of the service.Concubine Xian said that it was the duty of concubines to serve the emperor, so there was no reason for the queen to worry about it.The queen said that she wanted to move to the Yangxin Hall because she had suffered from scabies, so she naturally knew how to deal with the disease, so that everyone would not have to worry and no one would blame her.Yingluo applied ointment to the emperor, but was asked to leave.Yingluo asked Eunuch Li to come, but was scolded by the emperor.Yingluo explained that most of the people in Yangxin Palace had withdrawn, and most of the remaining people were eunuchs. The queen asked her to come because she was afraid of their clumsiness. The emperor didn't want to trouble the queen, so he had to let Yingluo come.The queen served the emperor and asked the emperor why he didn't like Yingluo. You should know that Yingluo was considerate and capable. The emperor said that he didn't know the reason.Yingluo felt a little touched when she saw that it was almost dawn and the queen was still with the emperor.Yingluo spoke to Manager Li alone and asked him about the Qing palace banquet on the tenth day of the first lunar month.Manager Li was sure that no one left the scene, so Yingluo had no choice but to find another clue.The emperor woke up and found Yingluo throwing a tantrum.Yingluo uses aloe vera juice to relieve the emperor's itching, and the emperor asks her if this is how she pleases the queen.Yingluo said that the queen treats her sincerely, and she should treat her sincerely.The emperor asked her if he didn't hate himself to death because he was so cruel to her. Yingluo felt that it was natural.Yingluo told the emperor that the queen had been fanning beside the bed yesterday and asked the queen to go back to rest, but she refused.There were many charming women in the Forbidden City, but only the queen insisted on coming to treat her illness even though she knew she would be infected.In fact, the queen did not have scabies and she did not hesitate to lie. Such true feelings will never be seen in the world, but the emperor was furious and told Yingluo to go away.Yingluo saw the queen's hands shaking and asked the queen to serve tea to the emperor and show him the shaking. Only in this way would the emperor understand the queen's efforts.The queen told Yingluo that in the vast Forbidden City, the emperor had countless concubines, and she was the only one who was the emperor's married wife. She did not expect to be repaid for everything she had done, and she only wanted the emperor to be safe and healthy, and Yingluo had nothing to do.The emperor had been ill for a long time. Ye Tianshi came to check and said that the emperor's scabies might not be transmitted from person to person.The emperor felt unbearable itching all over his body, and he accidentally pushed the queen because of his irritability.Yingluo angrily accused the emperor of being so angry at others, which was not done by Mingjun. She also said that since the return of Concubine Gao, rewards have flowed into Chuxiu Palace like water, but Changchun Palace has not seen anything.The queen stopped her, but the emperor asked Yingluo to continue.Yingluo said that everyone said that the emperor suddenly lifted the ban on Concubine Gao because of Gao Bin's face.The emperor devoted all his efforts to doting on a noble concubine because of the acquisition of a minister. The king of a country would be so trivial to please a woman. What is the difference between a brothel girl trying to please a man.The emperor was so angry with Yingluo that he vomited blood. Ye Tianshi came to congratulate the emperor that his illness would be cured.Yingluo said that she spoke arrogantly for the sake of the emperor and hoped that the emperor would forgive her.It turned out that Ye Tianshi looked through the medical records and found that the emperor was suffering from unclear blood and phlegm, so he asked Yingluo for help so that the patient could recover.The emperor was still angry because of what Yingluo said, so Yingluo had to pretend to be faint and fall back.The emperor came to Yingluo as soon as he woke up and said that he would skin her with his own hands. The queen spoke for Yingluo.The emperor said that Yingluo was lent to him to treat his illness and to vent his anger in another way.The queen said that the emperor could not find anyone to settle the score now, because Yingluo had a high fever as soon as she returned. Taking care of the emperor caused a large rash on her body.The queen advised her that even though there was something wrong with Yingluo, she took good care of her and contracted a serious illness.The sick maids had to move to the palace, but the emperor allowed Yingluo to be treated in the Yangxin Hall.

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The emperor ordered Ye Tianshi to add Coptis chinensis to Yingluo's medicine, saying that Yingluo was full of bad water and Coptis chinensis could relieve fire and detoxify.The emperor also asked Ye Tianshi what other medicinal herbs were bitter, and Ye Tianshi said that Sophora flavescens was the bitterest.The emperor asked Ye Tianshi to give Yingluo three meals a day with different bitter medicines from now on.Ye Tianshi was curious about why the emperor didn't poison Yingluo because he hated her, but he still wanted to torture her in other ways.Manager Li said that the power of God is unpredictable, and the emperor will do whatever he says, so just worry less.Fu Heng took good care of the sick Yingluo, changing her dressing and wiping her sweat.Fu Heng fell in love with Yingluo and kissed her while Yingluo was sleeping.The next day, Yingluo felt that she was being taken care of and wondered if it was Fu Heng.Ye Tianshi came to visit, and Yingluo was happy and thought it was Fu Heng, but felt disappointed.Ye Tianshi asked Yingluo why she still took peanuts to cause rashes even though she knew she was allergic to them since childhood, and also asked her to forge medical records for scabies.Yingluo told her that she deliberately angered the emperor. When the emperor woke up, the first thing he would do was to settle the score with her. If she contracted the disease, the emperor would be too angry to punish her.Ye Tianshi suddenly realized that he admired Yingluo's actions and said that he would do his best to prevent Yingluo from revealing any flaws.Manager Li told the emperor that Yingluo had recovered and moved back to Changchun Palace. The emperor was furious, knowing that Yingluo was not sick in fact, and wanted to go to Changchun Palace in person to plead guilty.On the way to Changchun Palace, the emperor heard several maids discussing this matter, so he stopped and listened to what they said.The maids all said that the emperor forgave Yingluo because of his kindness and generosity, and Yingluo was commendable for her bravery.In order not to become a ignorant and ignorant emperor, the emperor felt that he was dumb and had no choice but to go home.Yingluo found Fu Heng and said that every night because of the heavy medicine, she fell into a drowsy sleep, but there was always a snail master who came to take care of her, and asked Fu Heng if he had been taking care of her.Fu Heng pretended not to know about Yingluo's illness, saying that he was on duty every day, how could he have time? He teased Yingluo about whether she thought about it day by day and dreamed about it at night, and she was in her dreams. Yingluo was immediately speechless.When Yingluo was about to leave, she met Hai Lancha coming back and complained to Fu Heng that she would never help him on duty again and had stayed up ten nights in a row. Yingluo was angry that Fu Heng had tricked her into leaving.Fu Heng caught up and told Yingluo not to be angry. Yingluo asked him what he wanted to do and why he pretended to be someone he was not.Fu Heng said that it was inappropriate for him to enter her room rashly, but she was sick and needed someone to take care of her, so he had to take this step.Yingluo asked Fu Heng why he kissed her, but Fu Heng didn't know how to answer.The queen asked Concubine Chun to help her judge which picture to send to the emperor. Concubine Chun had no idea, so she asked Yingluo for her opinion.Mingyu said that the brushstrokes used in landscape paintings were subtle but powerful, and the queen punished her for interrupting without proper rules.The queen is worried that Mingyu will cause trouble in the future if she doesn't change her old habits, and hopes she can understand how hard she has worked.Concubine Chun asked Yingluo, and Yingluo said that she would definitely choose the picture of the Luo Shen. The Luo Shen looked radiant and affectionate, and the three points between her eyebrows resembled the queen. Whenever the emperor saw this picture, he would think of the person who made the picture.Concubine Chun praised it and asked the queen to present the painting of Luo Shen to the emperor. She also borrowed the painting of Four Scenery Landscapes from the queen to copy. The queen ordered Erqing to bring it to Concubine Chun.Shu Guihe and Qing Changzai came to see the Queen. Mingyu said that the Queen was resting and it was not convenient to see guests. Shu Guihe and Qing Changzai were rejected.Mingyu said that Shu Guiren just wanted to take advantage of the queen and take the opportunity to get close to the emperor.Shu Guiren felt that something was strange and felt that he had been humiliated, so he went to Chuxiu Palace.The imperial concubine was angry that Guiren Shu could not enter Changchun Palace, so she told her to get out when she came to Chuxiu Palace.Guiren Shu said that they all despised the concubines of lower rank. Even though she was inconspicuous now, she could rise to the top one day. When she was about to resign, she was stopped by the concubine.The imperial concubine gave Shu Guiren the opportunity to remove Yingluo. Shu Guiren felt that he would seize the opportunity.When Yingluo came to deliver the painting, she saw the queen was sad for her second elder brother.Yingluo tells Nanny Zhang about her sister, saying that the clues are broken now but there will definitely be more.Nanny Zhang couldn't persuade her, so she told Yingluo to be careful.Yingluo asked Nanny Zhang if she remembered that there used to be a pack of Jilihu silk in the embroidery shop. She said that the queen was very good to her and said that she wanted to help the queen.The emperor praised the queen's painting, and the imperial concubine ordered people to play songs for the emperor with Western instruments. It was actually Shu Guiren's idea. The emperor was very happy because he saw the instrument that the holy ancestor had played before.Shu Guiwen presented the glazed pagoda to the emperor, and the relic he used was the most precious one among the more than 700 relics left by the eminent monk Xi Yuan in the Tang Dynasty after his death. It is said that it was transformed from the heart and was called the Lotus of the Buddha by later generations.This Buddha Lotus was what the Queen Mother and the Emperor had been looking for for a long time, and the Emperor was happy.The queen wants Yingluo to take a good look at the glazed pagoda, but Mingyu comes to trouble her again, so Yingluo leaves all the work to Mingyu.Yingluo was curious about how long it would take to get from Qianqing Palace to the Imperial Garden, and whether she could avoid patrols and measure it herself. On the way, she was stopped by Fu Heng and discovered a tiger cave.Yingluo said that she asked Li Yu, and he said that no one left, but there were so many people, there would always be omissions.Fu Heng said that the road Yingluo wanted to take had been impossible for him to walk many times without being discovered.Everyone enjoyed the fireworks together, each with their own emotions.Pearl also came to watch the fireworks and join in the fun. Mingyu asked her to go back and guard Dongcijian. When Pearl returned, she found that the relic had been taken away.

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Pearl thought that the Qianqing Palace was heavily guarded and no one would dare to give a longevity gift, but she did not expect that the relics were still stolen.When Pearl came back, she saw a figure flashing past and thought it was Shu Guiren.Mingyu asked Pearl to confront Shu Guiren, but Yingluo stopped her and said that it was useless to say anything without evidence.Yingluo thinks that the best way now is to retrieve the Lotus of Buddha before the family banquet is over. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to give it a try.The matter was a matter of life and death, and Mingyu promised Yingluo to help her.Yingluo asked someone to tell Fu Heng about the matter, and Fu Heng ordered people to blockade Qianqing Palace.Guiren Shu winked at the concubine, indicating that the matter had been settled.Mingyu asked the Queen to lose her Buddha Lotus, so she tried her best to tell the Emperor that in the past, the last show was all acrobatics, but this year, Changchun Palace will be used to celebrate her birthday.Yingluo performed a little trick and was laughed at by the imperial concubine. Concubine Xian found it quite interesting.Yingluo said that what she wanted to perform was retrieving objects from the air, so she made a big move and transformed the glazed pagoda. However, everyone found that the relics were missing. Yingluo said that she was afraid that the things would be transported improperly, so she deliberately transported the relics separately, and the relics wereEveryone was very surprised when Shu Guiren's plan was ruined by the relics retrieved from Shu Guiren's body.Yingluo took back the relic and made Shu Gui popular.Yingluo asked Shu Guiren if he had offended him, but Shu Guiren said some slanderous words. Mingyu was angrily about to step forward, but Yingluo stopped her and told her that if she wanted revenge, she would take away what Shu Guiren wanted most.Mingyu asked the queen why she didn't present the picture of Luo Shen today, and the queen said that it seemed frivolous for her to publicly present the picture of beauty.Mingyu thought that the queen would be very beautiful if she dressed up as a Luo Shen. At this time, Yingluo dedicated the Luo Shen skirt she made by herself to the queen, asking the queen to put it on now so that the picture could be restored.Yingluo and Erqing asked the queen to change into a Luo Shen skirt, and Mingyu asked the maid to tell the emperor that when the emperor passed by the Changchun Palace, a star would fall into the Changchun Palace when the fireworks were blooming. Everyone went to see the fairy, attracting the emperor to come and take a look.The queen put on the Luoshen dress and was as beautiful as a fairy. Mingyu said that the queen was talented and had amazing dancing skills before she left the palace.Everyone begged the queen to dance a song, and the queen readily agreed.The emperor was very happy to see the queen dancing. He also praised the queen's dress for being completely different from the past. He praised the queen for being so elegant and stunning in her dress today.In this way, the opportunity Shu Guiren got to sleep with him was wasted in the blink of an eye.Mingyu was in a good mood, and Erqing felt that Yingluo had thought long and carefully and had made preparations as soon as possible to help the queen retain the emperor and give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible.When Shu Guiren learned that the queen had disguised herself as Luo Shen to keep the emperor, she was very angry and went to the imperial concubine.The imperial concubine is singing an opera, and her words are vaguely sarcastic about noble Shu.Guiren Shu and the concubine apologized, saying that they were not doing things well.The imperial concubine said why should she keep a useless person for herself? Shu Guiren begged the imperial concubine to give herself another chance, saying that she had thought of a way to get rid of Yingluo when the queen mother came back from Changchun Garden and make the empress never be able to hold her head up in front of the imperial concubine..The Queen accompanied the Queen Mother to visit the garden. The Concubine said that everyone in the harem would imitate the Queen's smiles, words and deeds in order to win the Emperor's favor.The Queen Mother said that if the concubines could learn from the Queen 30%, she would be satisfied. She also praised that the harmony in the palace was entirely due to the Queen, and there was no one more considerate than the Queen in the world.The Queen Mother wanted to meet Shu Guiren and praised her for finding the relics, which meant she was destined to the Buddha. Shu Guiren invited the Queen Mother to enjoy the blooming peonies in front of Yanhui Pavilion.Unexpectedly, she heard a loud shout and Zhilan went to check, but Yingluo got there first and discovered that someone had fallen from the building.The maid of Yanhui Pavilion said that dress-up games are popular in the palace recently. Everyone imitates classical beauties and plays around. Unexpectedly, she got into big trouble. She asked the Queen Mother to forgive her.The Queen Mother asked about the dress-up game, and the palace maid said that it came from Changchun Palace. Yingluo interrupted and said that the palace maid was pretending to be Yang Guifei, and she accidentally fell from the top and lost her life. The palace maid pretended to be Yang Guifei because of the song of the imperial concubine 《the drunken beauty》.The queen mother asked the imperial concubine whether she sang opera in the palace, and the imperial concubine angrily accused Yingluo.Yingluo said that there are constant dramas in Chuxiu Palace every day, and Mingyu also agreed with Yingluo.Shu Guiren accused Yingluo of falsely accusing the concubine. Yingluo said that the queen would not sing about the concubine being drunk, and she had never pretended to be Concubine Yang. This matter had nothing to do with the queen.Yingluo also said that if the Queen Mother allowed it, she could prove it to her, so she untied the palace maid's face. Everyone was shocked when they saw it. The Queen Mother was angry and returned to the palace. The imperial concubine held a grudge against this.Yingluo told the queen that someone must be trying to harm her, and took the other two maids into custody for interrogation.

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Yingluo told Erqing that dress-up games have become popular in the palace recently, and everyone has imitated them. Today, when the queen accompanied the queen mother to visit the garden, a fall occurred. Zhilan was so active that she had to suspect that Concubine Gao was secretly planning the incident, so Yingluo took the lead.Drag the imperial concubine into the water.If you think about this matter carefully, it becomes strange. Not only the imperial concubine, but also Shu Guiren was also involved, using his life to frame the queen.The queen was very angry after hearing this, and felt that they were still lucky that such a thing happened.The Queen Mother ordered the concubines of the Qing Dynasty to be dignified, virtuous and virtuous, and not to smear themselves with makeup all day long to seduce the king. She ordered the concubine's stage to be dismantled and all the costumes and plays to be burned.The imperial concubine begged Aunt Liu to leave one of her favorite costumes and promise not to sing or dance anymore.Aunt Liu didn't appreciate it and burned the costume, which made the imperial concubine feel distressed and angry.The queen was angry and refused to eat, and ignored Yingluo and Mingyu.Shu Guiren went to Chuxiu Palace to intercede with the imperial concubine. When he saw the imperial concubine's stage being demolished, Zhilan said that the imperial concubine would never see her again, so she knelt in front of the imperial concubine Chuxiu Palace.Yingluo tried to please the queen, but the queen said she was blaming herself. She said that she became old-fashioned and cautious after getting married because women had to bear the responsibilities of raising children, serving their parents-in-law, and doing housework. If they indulged in singing and dancing and enjoying themselves all day long, they wouldIt is a disaster for the husband and the family.Yingluo teased the queen about what she said, but was laughed at by the queen. She said that as a queen, she should be careful in her words and deeds, so as to set an example for the Sixth Palace.Because he got carried away and missed his previous freedom, he caused the palace to follow the rules and regulations, which led to a catastrophe.The queen felt that what happened was caused by her pretending to be Luo Shen. The queen mother actually knew it, but she just wanted to save face for herself.The queen couldn't help but shed tears when she thought about how she had to abide by the rules even though she loved the emperor deeply when she entered the palace in her early years.Shu Guiren begged the concubine for forgiveness and told her that human beings have weaknesses. As long as Yingluo asks for something, she is not afraid of not being able to catch her weaknesses.The imperial concubine ordered people to arrest Nanny Zhang, who argued that she had nothing to do with Yingluo.Shu Guiren told Nanny Zhang about Aman, saying that he had found out the relationship between Nanny Zhang and Yingluo, and threatened Nanny Zhang's brother's child to tell the imperial concubine everything he knew.Yingluo went to the embroidery workshop to deliver the queen's uniform and asked about Nanny Zhang. The maid in the embroidery workshop said that Nanny Zhang had never been to the embroidery workshop.When Yingluo wanted to look for it, she met Grandma Zhang and told her to take good care of herself.Yingluo felt that Nanny Zhang was a little strange, but Nanny Zhang didn't want to say more.Yingluo met Zhilan on her way back, and she asked Yingluo to come to Chuxiu Palace at midnight tonight if she wanted to know the cause of Aman's death.In the evening, Yingluo went to Chuxiu Palace alone. The imperial concubine said that she called her because she wanted her to meet a eunuch.The eunuch said that it was Fu Heng who insulted Aman on the tenth day of the first lunar month.Yingluo already knew that Fu Heng was not the murderer, and also knew that the imperial concubine forced Nanny Zhang, so she laughed at the imperial concubine and Shu Guiren for telling a good story.The eunuch took out another court belt to prove that Fu Heng had done it, and Yingluo was very confused.Shu Guiren said on the side that the queen helped Fu Heng cover up the fact. Yingluo finally entered the palace, but unexpectedly she was still used by her enemies.The imperial concubine hoped that Yingluo would abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. She wanted Yingluo to put something in the queen's diet and kill her without anyone noticing.Shu Guiren stimulated Yingluo, saying that the queen killed Aman in order to cover up Fu Heng. The queen's sister and brother were guilty of unpardonable crimes, and asked Yingluo to kill the queen.Yingluo thought of her sister, was carried away by the desire for revenge, and accepted the poisonous powder.Yingluo went back and thought about what Fu Heng said. The next day, Fu Heng came to see the queen. Yingluo was smiling on the surface, but she felt a little grudge in her heart.When the pearls were making tea, Yingluo came to the tea room and opened the pearls to poison the tea.Fu Heng came to give the queen the peace charm that E Niang had asked for. The queen said that E Niang also wanted to get Fu Heng a marriage.When Concubine Chun was about to visit the Queen, she heard that Fu Heng was coming back later. When she left, she smelled the concubine's scent on Yingluo and felt something was wrong.So, when Fu Heng was about to drink tea, he stopped him and said that Yingluo must have stayed in Chuxiu Palace for a long time. He asked her why she went to Chuxiu Palace and also found a poisonous drug in her room.The medicine bag was empty.Fu Heng didn't believe what others said, he just wanted to hear what Yingluo said personally and asked her if she wanted to kill him.

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Yingluo's father accepted Hongzhou's favor and took care of Yingning's matter.Although Yingluo agreed, she felt very uncomfortable in her heart.The queen asked Fu Heng why he did this. Fu Heng said that if Yingluo insisted on revenge, the consequences would be disastrous. The queen believed that coercion and inducement were not the behavior of a gentleman.Fu Heng thought that as long as Yingluo was safe, it didn't matter even if she hated himself and blamed himself. Er Qing saw this and felt a little sad.Yingluo said she had a headache and asked Mingyu to help take care of the flower garden. Mingyu agreed after she begged.Erqing deliberately provoked Mingyu, saying that Yingluo was good at everything, but now she couldn't even compare to herself. Mingyu stopped working when she was angry.Yingluo went to the pharmacy to find Ye Tianshi. Ye Tianshi complained that the imperial doctors had ganged up on him and there were no patients.Yingluo gave Ye Tianshi a good idea and told him that he had a headache recently and couldn't sleep. Is there any medicine to treat insomnia?Ye Tianshi wanted to check Yingluo's pulse, but Yingluo quickly refused, saying it was an old problem, and asked him if he had any medicine that would make him fall down as soon as he took it.Ye Tianshi told Yingluo that he often made anesthetic medicine, and the leaves of Datura were helpful to Yingluo.The Queen Mother went to Shoukang Palace and talked to Hongzhou's mother about Hongzhou. Hongzhou had been causing trouble everywhere since he was born. Hongzhou's mother said that Hongzhou had been detained by the Emperor in the Yangxin Palace these days and hoped that the Emperor would discipline him well. The Queen Mother started talking about it.joke.Hong Zhou played chess with the emperor and complained that he was really bored. The emperor did this to test his patience. However, Hong Zhou used Huang Mafa's words to rebuff the emperor, and the emperor had no choice but to let him go.Hai Lan asked Hong Zhou about the female ghost that night, and Hong Zhou said that not only was she not a female ghost, she was also a beautiful woman.At this time, Yingluo walked towards her, and Hong Zhou deliberately called her sister-in-law for fun.Hailan noticed that Hong Zhou was interested in Yingluo, and told him that Fu Heng liked Yingluo and was untouchable, but Hong Zhou didn't care.Hai Lan thought about it and told Fu Heng that Hong Zhou had a wrong idea for Ying Luo and it was best to be careful.Yingluo was making medicine, and Fu Heng went to find Yingluo. Yingluo was angry and didn't want to see Fu Heng, so she asked Zhenzhu to pass on the message, but in fact, both of them could hear each other's conversation.Fu Heng told Yingluo to be careful, Hong Zhou was not as simple as she thought.The queen mentioned that Mrs. Guo had a strong personality and now that there was no one to see her off, she asked Erqing to send a memorial ceremony.Yingluo heard about the matter and went to meet Hong Zhou on purpose.Hong Zhou saw Yingluo and wanted to change clothes with the eunuch to find Yingluo. He found that Yingluo was secretly offering sacrifices to his sister and wanted to bring Yingluo to the queen.Yingluo begged Hongzhou for mercy, and Hongzhou asked her to serve her well for her sister. If she didn't agree, she would spread the matter.Yingluo said she had to think about it carefully and ask her sister first.Yingluo opened the prepared medicine, burned it and the smoke filled the air, and asked her sister to watch with her own eyes how she punished the real culprit.Hong Zhou discovered this and ran away just as Yingluo was about to take action.Yingluo was filled with indignation and told Hong Zhou that this person might be the palace maid who violated her while drunk, but she was indeed very important to her.Yingluo waited for her sister outside for nine years, but her sister died because of his absurdity.The most ridiculous thing is that because he is a nobleman of Tianhuang, he easily escapes punishment time and time again.Actually, he even said proudly that he would welcome his sister into the house.Hong Zhou took the opportunity to escape and shouted for help, attracting the attention of the emperor who was practicing calligraphy in the imperial garden.Yingluo felt that things couldn't go on, so she pretended that she was going to be frivolous and called someone over.Yingluo said that she and the prince broke into the palace in disguise and followed her with ill intentions.Hong Zhou claimed that Yingluo seduced him, drugged him, and even killed him.Yingluo takes advantage of Hongzhou and says there must be something fishy about him wearing a eunuch uniform.Hong Zhou begged for mercy, and Yingluo also begged the emperor to save her.When the emperor saw this, he was furious and slapped Hong Zhou in the face, and escorted him to the Yangxin Hall.The emperor asked Yingluo what was going on. Yingluo explained and asked the emperor to judge, which almost angered the emperor.At this time, the queen appeared to speak for Yingluo, saying that she would guarantee with her life that what she told was the truth. She had no right to intervene in the emperor's decision, but she would never sit idly by and take Yingluo away if she bullied Yingluo..Concubine Yu came to ask what happened, and Eunuch Li told her the reason. Although Concubine Yu was distressed and angry, she even beat Hong Zhou with a whip.Hong Zhou said that he was wronged, but no one believed him.Concubine Yu asked the emperor to punish Hong Zhou severely and punish her, so that they could atone for his sins together.Hong Zhou collapsed when Princess Yu was about to leave. She felt distressed but did not dare to intervene in the matter.The queen knew about Yingluo and advised her not to continue. For her own sake, she warned her not to attack Hongzhou again and ordered her not to dare to hurt the prince again. Yingluo agreed.Fu Heng approached Hong Zhou, who was losing his temper.Fu Heng warned him not to harass Yingluo again, and to turn around and leave when he saw Yingluo in the future. If he saved his life this time, he should cherish it.The Queen Mother went to Concubine Yu and said that Hong Zhou was seriously ill. She asked Concubine Yu why she didn't go to see her. Concubine Yu said that she was chanting sutras for Hong Zhou.The Queen Mother regretted that Concubine Yu was so kind, how could she give birth to such a naughty child.

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The Queen Mother and Princess Yu said that if the emperor hadn't suppressed the situation, they didn't know what would have happened.Concubine Yu begged the Queen Mother to save Hong Zhou. Although Hong Zhou had been naughty since he was a child, he was very close to the emperor and would share anything delicious and fun. The word "emperor" was more important to him than E Niang..Even if Hong Zhou made any mistakes, I beg the Queen Mother and the Emperor to forgive him based on their past friendship.The Queen Mother said that she was also helpless. Now in full view of the public, rumors were spreading, and the Emperor was forced by the clan.Eunuch Li was curious that the emperor was always decisive, but could not make a decision on the matter with the prince. He was worried that if he was not severely punished, he would not be able to gamble with Youyou.The emperor said that Hong Zhou had offended too many people, and even if he wanted to protect him, he would think twice.Eunuch Li thought that since no one had witnessed this matter, it would be better to deal with Yingluo secretly. Leave the matter for three to five years, and when the limelight passes, no one would care about it, and he and the prince would be fine. After hearing this, the emperor was furious and asked LiFather-in-law, get out.Concubine Yu went to Yingluo and apologized to Yingluo. She found out about Aman and begged Yingluo to let Hong Zhou go. She also asked Yingluo to direct all her grudges against her. She agreed to Yingluo's conditions.Yingluo rejected Princess Yu, saying that the queen had vouched for her in front of the emperor. If she agreed, where would she put the queen? She also said that she could not forgive Hong Zhou until her sister came back alive.Yingluo went to find Ye Tianshi, only to find that Ye Tianshi had been kidnapped and she was also attacked.After Yingluo escaped, she was chased by many eunuchs, and Fu Heng came to help.Yingluo asked Fu Heng if he was afraid that she would be silenced, which was why he stopped herself from finding the real culprit.Fu Heng's words awakened Yingluo. Although Hong Zhou was naughty, he was not the murderer, and what happened today proved that it was not the emperor's fault.Concubine Yu ordered someone to send lotus cakes to the emperor. The emperor remembered that when he was a child, his third brother was narrow-minded and was not loved by the emperor. He was afraid that the emperor's love for her would affect his position as the future prince, so he wanted to take the initiative and prepare to get rid of him., but did not expect that the lotus cake was eaten by Hong Zhou.Afterwards, although Hongzhou saved his life, his body was not as good as before. Concubine Yu did this to remind the emperor to never forget that she owed Hongzhou a life.The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent ice cubes to Concubine Yu to relieve the heat.Yingluo said that watermelon juice was a cold thing and prevented the queen from drinking more. Just when the queen wanted to have another drink and blamed Yingluo, the emperor was worried that the queen would come to visit because of the scorching heat.The queen said that Yingluo had come up with a good idea and showed the emperor the ice mirror.The emperor mentioned that the prince and his wife were seriously injured and had to wait until their bodies got better before executing him.The emperor is so generous to Prince He, and the queen hopes that he will correct his mistakes and cherish his holy grace.The emperor said that he and the prince were his biological brothers. If he made a mistake, he should deal with it personally and would not allow anyone to overstep his authority, alluding to Yingluo.Yingluo knew that the emperor would use grapes to make ice cream every year, so she came up with a plan and put grapes into the ice cream to nourish the heart palace.The emperor had a stomachache after drinking tea and eating grapes, and kept telling the official.Judge Zhang accused Ye Tianshi of complaining to the emperor, and Ye Tianshi could take turns like other imperial doctors.Yingluo went to Ye Tianshi and asked about ways to get rid of the heat.Concubine Yu wanted to spend more time with Hong Zhou instead of going to Changchun Garden. The Queen Mother accused the emperor of missing old friendships and trying her best to protect Hong Zhou, which made her unhappy with the clan.Concubine Yu hated Yingluo and went to Changchun Palace to find Yingluo.The queen was worried and wanted to go find Yingluo but Er Qing stopped her.After Yingluo explained how to use the ice mirror, when she wanted to leave, she was held back and refused to leave.Concubine Yu found a broken hand in the ice box a few days ago and asked Yingluo what happened to that hand.Yingluo explained that everyone knew that Concubine Yu was a Buddhist and would not even go to the garden in summer for fear of trampling an ant to death. Who knew that underneath her compassionate face, there was a wolf's heart, and she not only killed her sister, but alsoHe also wanted to kill himself to vent his anger.Concubine Yu admitted to killing Aman, blaming them for harming Hong Zhou, and warned Yingluo not to forget that her father was leading the leadership in front of the inner palace. As long as she said a word, he would leave the Forbidden City sideways and not to offend her again in the future.Otherwise, not only Yingluo but also the Wei family would have to be buried with her.Yingluo returned to Changchun Palace, and everyone was playing begging. While thinking about what Concubine Yu said, they vented their anger on the game.Seeing this situation, the queen told Yingluo that if there are strong obstacles on the way forward that make it impossible to move forward, then don't focus on the goal, try to calm yourself, concentrate, and do things well, maybe there will beThat moment of darkness and light.People will fail sometimes, so we must learn to wait patiently, until our hearts are strong enough, and until one day the weather, time, place, and people are favorable.Mingyu gave Fu Heng a sachet embroidered by herself, but Hai Lancha found out that she was teasing Fu Heng.Fu Heng looked at it and said it was not from Yingluo, so he was snatched away by Hailancha. Unexpectedly, Mingyu saw it and angrily questioned Hailancha and asked him to return the sachet to him. As a result, he injured his wrist during the dispute..Hailancha said that Fu Heng didn't want the sachet and gave it to him, which made Mingyu very sad.Mingyu went to Yingluo to explain that she liked Fu Heng first, why did Yingluo get there first and thought Yingluo was seducing Fu Heng.

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Mingyu was angry that she couldn't gain favor from Fu Heng, and she couldn't gain any face from Yingluo.Yingluo accused Mingyu of bullying in disguise. Mingyu was speechless and had to vent her anger on Yingluo's painting.Yingluo grabbed Mingyu's hand and asked her if she had forgotten her temper, but Mingyu said that her hand was injured.Yingluo checked it and said it was twisted, so she helped her rub it.Yingluo told Mingyu that if Fu Heng didn't like her, he would find someone else. He was not the only man in the world.Mingyu thinks that Yingluo is acting unscrupulously because Fu Heng likes her. Yingluo reminds Mingyu that only when two people are in love can they win someone's love. She has an unrequited love and even comes to her door to scold him. Erqing happened to hear her words.Fu Heng came to see the queen, pretending not to see Yingluo, but Yingluo ignored him in anger.Fu Heng told the queen that he wanted to marry Yingluo. The queen was shocked and said that Yingluo had such a strong personality and would not be willing to be a man's concubine.Fu Heng said that he wanted to marry Yingluo as his wife, and he was still sure to convince Amma and E Niang. The queen was angry and said that Amma would not allow him to marry a woman from an inappropriate family.Fu Heng asked the queen for help, saying that he must choose the person he likes when marrying and having children, otherwise he would rather stay in poverty for the rest of his life.The queen thought that Yingluo was so cruel to her. What would she do if Fu Heng failed her one day? Fu Heng interrupted the queen and told the queen that he really liked Yingluo and wanted to treat her well. He believed that one day he could be good to her.Get Yingluo's heart.These words happened to be heard by Er Qing, who had secretly liked Fu Heng for many years and felt resentful.Erqing went to Mingyu and talked about Yingluo, saying that they were both palace maids, but it would be different if Yingluo married a Fucha guard.Mingyu said that Erqing's talent and appearance were outstanding, and her grandfather was the Minister of Punishment and Minister of Political Affairs, so she was far better than ordinary beautiful women.Erqing lamented the rules of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and Amma's reasons. She had no choice but to enter the palace as a slave according to the rules and never get ahead in her life.The queen suddenly fainted and asked the imperial doctor to diagnose her. He said that the queen had a happy pulse. Everyone was happy and congratulated her.Concubine Xian met Concubine Gao on the way to Changchun Palace. Concubine Gao humiliated Concubine Xian and said that her mother had lost her brother, but she was still in the mood to congratulate others. This forbearance made me admire her with admiration.Concubine Xian swallowed her anger and said that her filial piety lies in her sincerity, and she can distinguish true filial piety from false filial piety. The imperial concubine tried to provoke Concubine Xian by saying why Concubine Xian couldn't distinguish between truth and kindness and hypocrisy.Concubine Chun had a heart-to-heart talk with the queen, and the queen said that no matter what happens to her child, as long as she grows up healthily, she will be fine.When the queen talked about Concubine Xian, she said that she originally sent the imperial doctor, but because she was afraid of people's comments, she recalled her and replaced her with a reward. Concubine Xian happened to hear this, and she felt more suspicion and hatred in her heart.The queen had been thinking about this for a long time and wanted to go to Concubine Xian to admit her mistake in person, but Concubine Chun stopped her.Fu Heng went to Changchun Palace to congratulate the queen, but the queen happened to be taking a nap.Yingluo served Fu Heng tea and was about to leave. Fu Heng stopped Yingluo and said that he was angry and had he thought clearly about what he wanted Yingluo to think about before.Yingluo said that she did not study well, and said that she had prepared a sachet but it seemed that she would not use it.Fu Heng was overjoyed and asked Yingluo to give him the sachet. He actually came to see her today.Fu Heng knows that Yingluo is thoughtful and hopes that one day she can put aside her obsession and find happiness. Until then, he will keep guarding her until her heart opens to him.Yingluo was moved, tears welling up in her eyes.The emperor summoned Fu Heng to discuss the matter of the Minister of Justice, and Fu Heng defended him. The emperor said that Fu Heng was motivated by his own selfish desires and mistakenly thought that Fu Heng liked Er Qing. He told Fu Heng that he would carry the flag for Er Qing's family and not insult his family background.Fu Heng defended himself by saying that he just made the remarks because the Minister of Punishment was a useful minister and said that he liked Yingluo.The emperor was furious, thinking that Yingluo was vain and daring, so she deliberately seduced Fu Heng when she was visiting the queen.Fu Heng explained that he sincerely loved Yingluo, but Yingluo never expressed it, nor did she go beyond it, and asked the emperor not to blame Yingluo.The emperor was puzzled and told Fu Heng that he could marry anyone among the ladies from the Eight Banner Gates, but not Yingluo.Fu Heng also expressed his determination to Yingluo and resigned.Er Qing remembered what Mingyu had said to her. If the whole family could gain access to the emperor, they would be much stronger than Yingluo.Er Qing devised a trick and accidentally poured the tea on the emperor while serving him tea.The emperor ordered Li Yu to bring new clothes to change. Er Qing wanted to change the emperor's clothes herself, but the emperor asked Yingluo to come and change clothes.Yingluo handed the clothes to the eunuch. The emperor asked Yingluo to change her clothes in person, and asked Yingluo what she was thinking about approaching Fu Heng. Fu Heng was born in a famous family and had noble character. He thought that Yingluo was trying to get rid of slavery and become a nobleman, so he warned Yingluo not to forget it.Fu Heng is his brother-in-law, and the Fucha family is his confidant. He will never allow a woman like Yingluo to have anything to do with the Fucha family.Yingluo explained that she had never had the idea of ​​flying up a branch. She didn't understand where the emperor's idea came from, and she didn't understand that the emperor hated her from the beginning.The emperor is kind to Mingyu and Erqing, but he hates them just because he is not respectful enough.The emperor believed that all the other slaves were keeping their duties, so he was happy to reward them. However, Yingluo was the only one who showed no respect from the beginning to the end, and violated the rules of his duties at every turn. If the queen hadn't stopped her, he would have broken Yingluo's bones.Flying ashes.The emperor thinks that if Yingluo wants to fly up a branch, it would be easier to come to him directly. He can give her everything she wants.Yingluo breaks free from the emperor's shackles. She is grateful for the emperor's love, but she is not very lucky and does not dare to reach out.The emperor warned Yingluo to stay away from Fu Heng from today on.When the queen woke up, Er Qing told the queen what had just happened, and also said that the queen was pregnant. Some people were restless. Although Yingluo had no intentions, others were ready to make a move. Er Qing asked the queen to recommend Yingluo to the emperor. Quan ZuoguoFor petting purposes.

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The queen told Yingluo that someone suggested that she give her to the emperor and asked her if she was willing. Yingluo said she was not willing.The queen asked the reason. She thought that Yingluo had always been arrogant. If she became a concubine, no one would bully her anymore. Er Qing also echoed that Yingluo had always been loyal to the queen, but now that the queen is pregnant, she cannot serve the emperor.If Yingluo replaces her, it will be the best loyalty.Yingluo said that if you are not favored as a concubine, how can you be loyal? If you are favored and give birth to an heir, you will be selfish and cannot be loyal. This is fair.Yingluo felt that the queen was not only her master, but also her mentor. She had already regarded the queen as her sister and had sworn to be loyal to her throughout her life. The queen was very moved after hearing this.The queen told Yingluo that she would never let her serve the emperor and that one day she would marry her off in a glorious way.Yingluo found Erqing and told her that the queen was definitely not the kind of person who used personal maids to please the emperor, so she asked her not to mention this matter in the future. Not only would she not go, but no one in Changchun Palace would have such an idea.Erqing's plan failed and she was very angry.Concubine Xian went to see Concubine Chun and wanted to borrow the Queen's painting of the Four Seasons from Concubine Chun. Concubine Chun lent Concubine Xian a copy of her own work, which might damage the original work.Concubine Xian was curious about what Concubine Chun was after, unless there was someone else she wanted to get close to.Eunuch Desheng was going out to meet Yingluo and told her that there would be thunder and lightning tomorrow night. He wanted to tell the palaces that a huge thunderstorm had gathered in the sky this time, so he asked her in advance to avoid frightening the palace masters.Desheng Duoyuzui told Yingluo that there was no way the emperor could not get the woman he wanted, and that Yingluo was seeking death by rejecting her like this.Fu Heng asked Yingluo if the emperor was making things difficult for her, and Yingluo asked him why he mentioned it since he already knew.Fu Heng expressed his feelings, but Yingluo said that they were not the same kind of people and would never be together.Yingluo admits that she likes Fu Heng, but revenge is her biggest priority.For Fu Heng's sake, Yingluo had no choice but to tell Fu Heng that he could go as far as he wanted from now on. If he blocked the way again, don't blame yourself for being ruthless.Fu Heng didn't expect Yingluo to have such thoughts, and felt disappointed.Yingluo broke into Shoukang Palace to see Concubine Yu, but was stopped by everyone.Yingluo claimed that she knew about the matter with the prince, which attracted Concubine Yu to come out.By chance, there was lightning and thunder in the sky, and Yingluo claimed that she had not forgotten what Concubine Yu said, and if she did not tell the world about Concubine Yu and Prince He, she would die in peace.Yingluo loudly informed everyone that she and the prince secretly broke into the palace on the tenth day of the first lunar month and defiled the embroidery palace maid Aman.Princess Yu did not hesitate to kill innocent victims in order to cover up her son's crimes, and everyone was talking about it.Concubine Yu said that she had never betrayed anyone in her life as a Buddhist, and accused Yingluo of saying something extremely ridiculous.Yingluo said that God would definitely punish her. Concubine Yu claimed that she would not let down the sky and would not bow down to the earth. She swore to the gods and Buddhas in the sky to do good deeds and be a good person in her life. She had never harmed a life. If there was even half a truth, she was willing toPunished by God.Yingluo shouts to the sky that Thunder God is above and wants to punish the evildoers severely on behalf of heaven.Concubine Yu was struck to death by lightning, and Yingluo finally took her revenge.Yingluo told her sister that Concubine Yu had been sanctimonious and extremely hypocritical throughout her life, but from today onwards, when people talk about her, she will only remember her as a wicked person who was punished by God and was not allowed to live in the world. He spread her sister's ashes into the well.Rumors have spread throughout the Forbidden City that Concubine Yu was struck by lightning. The queen summoned Yingluo to ask her about the matter, and Yingluo told the truth.The queen didn't believe it and said angrily that although the Changchun Palace was big, it could no longer accommodate the daring Wei Yingluo. She wanted Yingluo to go to Xinzheku and not to have Yingluo serve her in the future.Yingluo begged the queen not to drive her away, and wanted to wait until the queen gave birth to the child before leaving. The queen was furious and told Yingluo to leave immediately.Mingyu and Yingluo have feelings and ask Yingluo not to leave.Yingluo warned Mingyu to guard Changchun Palace firmly and not to trust anyone easily. If you encounter problems, you can come to her.Yingluo packs her clothes and leaves Changchun Palace. The queen sheds tears thinking of the past between Yingluo and herself.The emperor went to Shoukang Palace and everyone told him what happened. The emperor was angry because the matter was related to Yingluo.The emperor went to Changchun Palace and asked Li Yusuo to get Yingluo. The queen said that she had sent Yingluo to do hard labor in Xinzheku, and explained that Princess Yu's matter had nothing to do with Yingluo.The emperor felt that the most incredible thing was that the queen had been protecting Yingluo. He didn't understand what kind of magic power she had, but he would never let her go even if she was sent to Xinzheku.The queen has always protected Yingluo because she feels that Yingluo is her hope.

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The emperor asked the queen why she had been protecting Yingluo. The queen told him that it was because Yingluo was his hope and she had always wanted to live like her.The emperor was shocked that the queen, the mother of a nation, would envy an ignorant palace maid.The queen asked the emperor if he remembered the scene when he went to see Empress Xiao Jingxian just after her wedding.At that time, the current Queen Mother was still Concubine Xi, and all the power of the Sixth Palace was in her hands.Concubine Xi asked her to kneel down and punished her to go back and copy - for women - a hundred times.The emperor was curious about the reason, and the queen said that it was because she said one more sentence than the emperor. As a wife, she should speak less and be more careful, respect the queen Xian, stick to the rules, and abide by female virtues. How could she allow the blessing of Prince Bao, who was more eloquent than Prince Bao?, more free and undisciplined.The emperor found it ridiculous, and the queen said that this was a virtue for women, especially for herself. She could not make a wrong step, otherwise the entire Qing Dynasty would accuse her of not fulfilling her responsibilities and being incompetent, just like Empress Xiaojingxian.The emperor never meant this. In his eyes, the queen was the best.The queen said that she was no longer the best version of herself. She had been wrapped in rules since the day she got married. Every step she took had to be perfect. She must be tolerant, dignified and virtuous to be the queen in the hearts of the world. The entire Forbidden City must abide by the rules., can't miss even half a step.But Yingluo is different, only she is being herself.She is alive, willful, and fighting hard. Unlike others who are willing to be a puppet that can be manipulated, she became like this because she failed to protect her former self, so she wants to protect Yingluo just like she used to.I will never let the emperor hurt Yingluo, and I beg the emperor to let me be willful this time.Mingyu was going to find Fu Heng and wanted to tell him about Yingluo being sent to Xinzheku. Unexpectedly, Fu Heng went out of the palace to do business and started a fight when he met Hai Lancha.The imperial concubine was painting and hated that she could not sing. At this time, Shu Guiren came to visit the imperial concubine and told her that Yingluo had angered the empress and was punished by being sent to Xinzhe's Treasury. Now that there are no vicious dogs guarding the door, entering Changchun Palace would be like entering a deserted land. The imperial concubine feltThis matter needs to be considered carefully and carefully.Yingluo was told in Xinzheku that she used to be a palace maid, but now she has to forget her previous identity and become a sinner doing menial hard work. She has to undertake all kinds of heavy and heavy tasks from morning to night. She must first clean up the royal barrels in each palace..Yingluo meets Jinxiu in Xinzheku who used to be in the embroidery workshop. Jinxiu laughs at Yingluo and makes sarcastic remarks. Yingluo warns her not to forget how she got in.Jinxiu saw Brother Yuan and approached him. Unexpectedly, she ran into a wall and was laughed at by everyone.Yingluo became interested in Brother Yuan, and while cleaning Gong Tong, she told him that the ladies in Xinzheku said that he didn't talk to them, which made him angry while talking.Yingluo told him that she was so tired from working every day and that others ignored her. In order to prevent herself from going crazy, she talked to him and asked him if he knew the Fucha guards. She also told him that Jinxiu could not really like him.Concubine Xian wanted to go to Shoukang Palace to pay homage to Concubine Yu. The palace maid tried to dissuade her but insisted on going, even with a jade pendant.He told the prince that everyone was afraid to avoid her, and asked Concubine Xian why she came.Concubine Xian said that she respected the deceased and gave her best wishes.When Prince He saw the jade pendant worn by Concubine Xian, he remembered that Concubine Xian was the one who saved him when he was a child.Hong Zhou felt very sad when he thought of all the things his mother had done to him in the past.Concubine Xian and Concubine Chun were playing chess. Concubine Chun asked Concubine Xian to be careful that Concubine Jia's sister would seize Yongxun after entering the palace, but Concubine Xian showed no concern and said that as long as Yongxun lived well.Mingyu asked the queen if Yingluo really couldn't come back. The queen said that she just couldn't let her come back. She didn't know what Fu Heng would do if she knew.Fu Heng insisted on going to see Yingluo regardless of the order, and wanted to take her to see the emperor and ask the emperor to grant her a marriage.Yingluo refused, saying that the emperor had warned her that if she got close to Fu Heng again, he would kill her to vent his anger.Fu Heng asked Yingluo if she always stabbed him with words to scare him away.Fu Heng thought about every word Yingluo said for a long time and decided that she didn't want to harm the Fucha family, so she tried every means to avoid him. This kind of protection itself was a kind of harm. Didn't Yingluo even have the courage to bear it?.Yingluo said that Fu Heng's future was limitless and it was not worth it for him, and she hoped that he would not give up his ideals.Every time Yingluo sees Fu Heng's table full of military books, she knows that Fu Heng wants to go to the battlefield, make great achievements, and leave his name forever.If you offend the emperor over a woman, you may lose your importance.Fu Heng asked Yingluo how he could repay the love he owed him, and if he couldn't repay it, he would spend his whole life repaying it.Yingluo had no choice but to take off her clothes to return Fu Heng's favor.Fu Heng warned Yingluo that although he was a gentleman, he was also a man and could do anything.

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Yingluo wants to repay Fu Heng's favor with her body. Fu Heng tells her that a gentleman is also a man, and then puts on Yingluo's clothes, saying that Yingluo really knows how to stab herself and how to humiliate herself.However, since Yingluo provoked him first, he would not let her repay the debt in this way. He would make her feel uneasy about the debt and wait until she marries him to slowly collect the debt.Yingluo asked Fu Heng if he really thought there would be such a day?Fu Heng firmly said that he would wait until Yingluo could put aside her grudges and put down her burdens, no matter how long it took.After saying that, he kissed Yingluo on the forehead. Yingluo was shocked but moved in her heart.The emperor learned from Li Yu that Yingluo had been in Xinzheku for more than half a month without crying or begging for mercy, so he asked Li Yu to work more for Yingluo.Manager Zhang came to check, and Yingluo said that the ordinary official barrels were filled with charcoal ash, and the concubine's palace was filled with fine sand. If there were agarwood wood chips, there would be no smell at all.Manager Zhang praised Yingluo and wanted to find some easy work for Yingluo, but was told that she would be given extra work. He had no choice but to change his words and accuse her, and asked her to carry water.Manager Zhang fell in love with Yuan Chunwang and learned that Yingluo brought him food every day, so he put medicine in the food he ate.Yuan Chunwang ate the food given by Yingluo and collapsed on the ground. Manager Zhang found an opportunity to assault him, but was saved by Yingluo.Yuan Chunwang said that he would keep Zhang in charge. If he told the story, neither of them would be able to survive.So they put Yuan Chunwang into a dung cart and took away the palace cards so that he could not return to the palace.In order to make Yuan Chunwang happy, Yingluo teased Manager Zhang and said that Yuan Chunwang would no longer need to eat leftovers.Yuan Chunwang talked to Yingluo while still lying on her body.Yingluo said it was rude of him to do this. So many palace maids liked him and she didn't want to be the target of public criticism.Yuan Chunwang said that he was not from a noble family, and no one looked down on Jingjun in Yongxiang. Those people's so-called love was just a pursuit of superficial appearance.Yuan Chunwang told Yingluo that Fu Heng would always stand in the sunshine, while Yingluo would always be in the darkness, and that there would be no possibility for the two of them in their lives. Yingluo angrily reprimanded him for the scene he saw with Fu Heng that day.Yingluo was weeding in the garden and happened to see the queen passing by. The two looked at each other with a feeling of loss in their hearts.Fu Heng was thinking about Yingluo, and Hai Lan asked Fu Heng whether he would feel resentful if the delicate girl went to work hard.Yuan Chunwang went to Yingluo and gave her medicine to reduce swelling and pain, and also helped her clean the toilet.Just when Yingluo was a little touched, Yuan Chunwang said that Fu Heng was just a novelty to her. Yingluo angrily said that he was just jealous of her.Yuan Chunwang felt that he and Yingluo were the same person, and asked Yingluo to stop liking Fu Heng and like herself. Yingluo said that both snakes were cold-blooded animals, so how could they keep each other warm?Yuan Chunwang wanted to form an alliance with Yingluo, so he climbed up to the roof and forced Yingluo to climb up. The two of them watched the night view and stars together.Yuan Chunwang said that one day he would let everyone know how far he could go and how high he could fly in the Forbidden City as a person from a humble background.Yuan Chunwang also told Yingluo that from now on he would be her brother and confidant, keeping each other warm and living together in this deep palace, and Yingluo agreed.The imperial concubine was in the garden choosing flowers for rouge, and she happened to meet Concubine Xian collecting dew. She sneered at Concubine Xian for fawning over the queen every day.Concubine Xian warned the concubine that after the queen gave birth to her legitimate son and became the prince, the concubine would have no place to live.The imperial concubine felt that Concubine Xian was now arrogant and domineering because of the support of the queen. She felt that she could not wait any longer and needed to take measures, so she arranged for Zhilan to call Guiren Shu to discuss the matter.The emperor was curious as to how the secret information in Liuzhong could be leaked. After investigation, Fu Heng said that it was Zhong Yongtan who had a close relationship with Ortai's eldest son, Orong'an, and the news was leaked out in advance by Zhong Yongtan.The emperor asked Fu Heng how to deal with it. Fu Heng felt that Zhong Yongtan was an important member of Ortai's party. If he was not handled carefully, it would easily lead to turmoil, so he asked the emperor to consider it.The emperor issued a decree that Zhong Yongtan was dismissed from his post and ordered to be tried strictly by others. Not only Zhong Yongtan, but Erong'an was also imprisoned.The emperor moved Ortai because he did not allow anyone to offend the imperial power.When Gao Bin managed the river, the emperor rewarded Gao Bin heavily and allocated funds for management. He said that Fu Heng had the same vision for women as he did for handling government affairs.Mingyu advised the Queen not to attend the Double Ninth Festival banquet hosted by the Queen Mother, but Erqing felt that she could not spoil the Queen Mother's interest.Yingluo saw a child crying and asked why, only to learn that the imperial concubine asked them to perform colorful stunts in preparation for the Queen Mother's birthday, and the child's hand was injured by the molten iron.Gao Heng knew about this and took them into the palace under the pretext of celebrating his birthday, forcing some villagers to study together.Yuan Chunwang advised Yingluo not to get involved in this matter. You must know that this is the Forbidden City. As long as you don't climb to a high position for a day, that's it. When you can't protect yourself, don't worry about these things.The Queen Mother held a Double Ninth Festival banquet, and the Queen suggested that Concubine Chun and Concubine Xian work together to take charge of the inner palace, so that they could relieve themselves of their own burdens and raise the baby with peace of mind.At the banquet, the Queen Mother ordered people to prepare hot pot for the Queen, and Gui Shu and the concubine had already planned it.The queen felt sick when she smelled the deer blood clots. Concubine Chun said that the deer blood clots were a blood-activating thing and could not be used now, so the queen mother ordered them to be removed.

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Guiren Shu and his concubine agreed to kill the queen, but the palace maid accidentally knocked over the deer blood clots. Everyone smelled the fishy smell and attracted a group of bats to fly in. Everyone was frightened and panicked.Mingyu was pushed to the ground, and the imperial concubine took advantage of the chaos to push the queen downstairs. She deliberately hit a pillar, claiming that the imperial concubine had fallen and called someone to come.The emperor guarded the queen all night, but everyone tried to dissuade her to no avail. The queen mother was also worried about the queen's condition.Mingyu was sad outside and met Fu Heng who came and told him that the imperial doctor said that the queen was unconscious and her little brother was in danger. Fu Heng hurried to find Ye Tianshi.Mingyu blames himself for being careless. Hailancha comforts Mingyu, saying that it is better to think of a solution if Mingyu is crying here.Concubine Xian comforted the Queen Mother not to be too sad. The Queen Mother praised Concubine Xian because Concubine Xian was calm and steady at the critical moment and stabilized the overall situation. Now the Queen is ill and Concubine Gao is injured again, but the rules in the palace cannot be messed up, so Concubine XianPay more attention.The Queen Mother felt that Concubine Chun was too weak and could not be counted on, but Concubine Xian did not have the delicate qualities of a woman. She was as courageous and resolute as a man, so she could rest assured when she entrusted everything to Concubine Xian.Mingyu went to Yingluo crying and told her that the queen unfortunately fell into the road and that the entire hospital was treating the queen.Yingluo asked Mingyu who was the first person to discover that the queen fell down the road.Mingyu said it was Concubine Gao and asked Yingluo if she suspected Concubine Gao, but her hand was dislocated.The imperial concubine said that she was so close to the queen, and if she just watched the queen and ignored her, then not all the faults would be her fault. Now she was injured because of the queen. Although she could not be saved, she tried her best, and the emperor could not blame her.Half a word, the bitter meat plan is terrible but it works.Yingluo and Mingyu went to Changchun Palace and met Fu Heng, but it was as if they hadn't seen him before.Suddenly, Yingluo stopped and said she couldn't go on. She was no longer from Changchun Palace.The maids angrily scolded Yingluo for being ruthless, and Mingyu told her to get out.Fu Heng saw this scene and caught up with Yingluo and asked her why she did this.Yingluo showed Fu Heng her scarred hands and said that they were all thanks to the Queen. A few days ago, when she was weeding, she received a few more whips in order to let the Queen see them, but the Queen turned a blind eye. In her eyes, she and the imperial road were muddy.What's the difference? What's there to worry about such a deserted master?Fu Heng believes that the Queen is also Yingluo's mentor. What will happen if she takes a look?Yingluo said coldly that since the moment the queen kicked her out of Changchun Palace, the friendship between master and servant, teacher and student had been completely severed. She accused Fu Heng of being the same as the queen and not understanding her pain and resentment at all. If he continued to pester her, he would onlyAllow yourself to become extremely resentful.Yuan Chunwang asked Yingluo what she was thinking. Yingluo said that she was nothing and could not participate in the battle in the palace, and just wanted to do her own thing well.Ye Tianshi had no choice but to do his best to obey fate, and hoped that the queen would wake up soon.Fu Heng felt that someone had deliberately set it up. He investigated the matter and learned that the palace maid who had spilled the deer's blood died unfortunately. There was no evidence of her death. Others present said that it was a chaotic time and no one knew who pushed the queen downstairs. Now the best thing isThe solution is to wait until the queen wakes up.Jinxiu challenged Yingluo to deliver milk to Chuxiu Palace, and Yingluo agreed.Yingluo brings milk to the imperial concubine, but the imperial concubine provokes her to pour milk on her head.Yingluo was about to resign, but was stopped. Zhilan poured a basin of milk on Yingluo's head, and the imperial concubine stepped on Yingluo's hand with her foot.The emperor went to Chuxiu Palace to visit Concubine Gao. When he saw Yingluo, he felt something was wrong. He hurriedly left to find Yingluo and found Yingluo hiding in the garden crying.The emperor asked Young Master Yingluo to pretend to be pitiful in front of him, and threw the umbrella to Yingluo and told her to get out.When the emperor returned to the Yangxin Hall, he remembered that he saw Yingluo's hand injured. He turned back and did not find Yingluo, only his own umbrella. He ordered Li Yu to inform the Ministry of Internal Affairs that milk be supplied to each palace according to grade, and waste was strictly prohibited.Yingluo fainted on the way back to Xinzheku. Concubine Xian asked the imperial doctor to take a look at her.Yuan Chunwang took care of the sick Yingluo and asked her why she deliberately angered Concubine Gao, but Yingluo avoided answering.Jinxiu felt resentful when she saw Yuan Chunwang taking care of Yingluo. Fu Heng asked the eunuch to bribe Xin Zheku, the manager, for Yingluo.The queen mother asked how the concubine's hand was recovering. The concubine said that it was a pity that she did not save the queen. The queen mother felt that the concubine had done her best.The Queen Mother was worried about the Empress and was not in the mood to celebrate her birthday. The Concubine said that it was for this reason that she sent people to drive away the stuffy atmosphere in the palace, so that everyone would not be frowning and panicked.Concubine Xian came to see the Queen Mother and wanted to open the moat, but she was laughed at by the concubine. She couldn't bear to see Concubine Xian breaking the palace's old rules whenever she took care of things.Concubine Xian blocked the concubine's mouth in front of the Queen Mother, which made the concubine resentful.

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The Queen Mother praised Concubine Xian for her careful and thoughtful management, which earned her the respect of the palace, and asked Concubine Xian to boldly follow the plan.Concubine Xian suggested setting up a porridge shed outside Di'anmen, not only to provide relief to the victims, but also to pray for the queen.The imperial concubine made things difficult, saying that it was a good thing to open a porridge shed, but it would require food and money. Life in the palace was already difficult, so doing so was embarrassing.Concubine Xian said that according to common practice, the business gentry of the capital could be mobilized to donate money, and the Queen Mother could be asked to issue an edict and implement good practices. The city would definitely respond to the problem, and the problem could be solved without using the treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The Queen Mother was very happy and felt that Concubine Xian was thoughtful and a good thing that killed two birds with one stone, so she fully supported it.When Concubine Xian came out of Shoukang Palace, the noble concubine mocked Concubine Xian for being so proud of being favored by the Queen Mother, and felt that Concubine Xian wanted to be the queen.Concubine Xian explained that she had no intention of arrogance and only tried her best to serve the queen.Shu Guiren praised the imperial concubine with kind words, and the imperial concubine said that it was not easy to get rid of the empress's eyesore. Unexpectedly, another concubine came out and became famous because she saved the empress dowager.Shu Guiren asked the imperial concubine to strike first, and the imperial concubine asked Shu Guiren to plan to do something while giving out porridge for disaster relief.Aunt Zhang asked Xin Zheku's slave to help tomorrow. Concubine Xian would also reward the Xin Zheku slave who went there, and everyone praised Concubine Xian.Yuan Chunwang said that Concubine Xian was really powerful, and she won people's hearts quietly.Hong Zhou planned to guard the tomb of Princess Yu for three years, and the emperor was moved by his filial piety.Hongzhou said that he was really sorry for his mother, and guarding her tomb for three years was the only thing an unfilial son could do for her.The emperor was furious and scolded Hongzhou, saying that he was also Huangkao's son and his biological brother. He had listened to women's advice for so many years and pretended to be a swinger. He had made countless mistakes, and now he is still stubborn and stubborn.The emperor has been waiting for Hong Zhou to have a heart-to-heart relationship with him, but after ten years of waiting, he is still so absurd and stupid. He asked him to guard the tomb and never return to the Forbidden City in this life.The emperor's words awakened Hong Zhou, who admitted his mistake to the emperor.When Hong Zhou was about to leave, he met Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian wiped away his tears with the prince and told him that regretting and being sad would not help anything. It was better to do something meaningful. If he wanted to do something serious and impress the world, Di'anmen disaster relief would beis the first step.Hong Zhou was secretly happy.Yingluo was recuperating in the warehouse and escaped after everyone left the warehouse, but was seen by Jinxiu.During the Di'anmen disaster relief operation, many refugees came from nowhere and the scene became chaotic.Someone took the lead in making trouble, saying that the favors and food provided by the palace were all a lie, saying that Concubine Xian was doing fake charity, and wanted to come forward to cause trouble for Concubine Xian.Yuan Chunwang saw this scene and killed someone, saying that these were not refugees at all. They pretended that the refugees were actually gangsters.At this time, Yuan Chunwang and the prince arrived, and Yuan Chunwang reported that he had already observed eight people mixed in among the refugees, deliberately pushing and shoving, and sowing discord. In addition to lazy people and hooligans in the capital, they might have been deliberately hired by others to pretend to receive food relief.In order to cause greater trouble.The imperial concubine asked people to practice stunts for the Queen Mother's birthday. The child was sad and wanted to go home while practicing the stunts hard.Yingluo said she had a way to make them leave. She also said that Wan Zi Qian Hong was originally born for the joy of the people, but after entering the palace, it became a game for the rich and powerful. She was even forced to become an object of sacrifice, causing unspeakable suffering for generations to come.Yingluo told the craftsman how to escape from the sea of ​​suffering, but unexpectedly she was overheard by Jinxiu, who informed Chengqian Palace.Since the porridge sheds were far from enough to cope with the number of refugees, Concubine Xian wanted people other than the elderly and children to participate in building the porridge sheds, but everyone protested.Concubine Xian told them that only the food obtained by their own hands was theirs and no one could take it away.Prince He felt that there had never been such a precedent before. Concubine Xian told him that every refugee now has a face of debt collection. If charity was completely free, no one would cherish it.Many people dispersed after hearing this. Concubine Xian said that if they were allowed to work, people who did not need food would not come again.Concubine Xian asked Yuan Chunwang where he came from and ordered Yuan Chunwang to be the steward of Xin Zheku.Fu Heng was worried that the queen was guarding Changchun Palace, and Er Qing saw Fu Heng put a blanket on her.Er Qing told Fu Heng that the emperor wanted to grant them a marriage.Fu Heng said that he wanted to marry the girl he loved. If he had met her before, he would have acquiesced in such a marriage, but now that he clearly loves her, having to marry her will delay her.Er Qing asked Fu Heng whether he would not change his original intention even if Yingluo was so ruthless.Fu Heng declined, and Er Qing was very sad.Erqing's distraught appearance was seen by Concubine Chun. Hubo told Concubine Chun that Fu Heng was worried about Yingluo and refused the emperor's marriage offer.Concubine Chun was shocked and broke the tea cup. The queen had said before that she would find a suitable marriage for Erqing and Mingyu, but she didn't expect that the emperor was now more anxious than the queen.Concubine Xian received a whistleblower letter from Jinxiu, and someone wanted to take the opportunity to conspire against her.The imperial concubine is angry. Now everyone in the capital is praising the imperial concubine Xian. The noble concubine Shu wants the imperial concubine to calm down.The imperial concubine decided to seize the prize at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet and personally inspect the colorful stunts that night.However, four craftsmen tried to escape and were killed. The imperial concubine said that what she wanted at all costs was the final result.The emperor asked Concubine Xian what happened today and said that Concubine Xian was praised by others, which impressed him.Concubine Xian praised Gao Bin, but the emperor was curious as to why he praised the concubine's father even though it was the concubine who was causing trouble.Concubine Xian said that small matters in the harem should not affect government affairs. Although the concubine was willful, she was loyal to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. For the Queen Mother's birthday, she specially invited craftsmen to perform stunts for everyone.The emperor was a little curious when he heard about this, so Concubine Xian invited the emperor to watch the drill together to feast his eyes.

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The emperor and Concubine Xian went to see Concubine Gao's colorful stunt drill prepared for the Queen Mother. The Concubine and the Emperor said that if they thought the performance was good, they would add a performance team of twelve people on the Empress Dowager's birthday, which would be more spectacular.Everyone sighed. Concubine Xian saw this scene and said that the fire was shining on the sky and the earth, and the red stars were scattered with purple smoke.On a bright moonlit night in Nanlang, songs move Hanchuan.The emperor praised the concubine for her ingenuity. If Wanziqianhong could perform on the Queen Mother's birthday, it would definitely shock the world.When the imperial concubine was about to step forward to plan where to build the stage for the performance, she was accidentally splashed with molten iron, causing everyone to panic.Hailancha took people to Xinzheku to investigate the assassins. Yingluo asked them if they were deliberately causing trouble. Hailancha left after failing to search.The imperial concubine's back was seriously injured, and she did not want to leave a scar and did not allow Ye Tianshi to apply medicine.The emperor ordered Zhilan to seize the concubine and let Ye Tianshi apply the medicine. Ye Tianshi discovered that the liquid was not molten iron but gold juice.Yuan Chunwang asked Yingluo if she had planned to cover the craftsmen who assassinated the imperial concubine. Yingluo denied her relationship with those craftsmen.Yuan Chunwang saw through that Yingluo deliberately broke away from the Changchun Palace to anger the imperial concubine. Now no one would say that this matter was related to the Changchun Palace. He not only wanted to avenge the queen, but also avenge the craftsmen.The emperor came to visit Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian asked about the injury of the concubine. The emperor said that Concubine Gao's injury was serious. The other party had a vicious intention to mix the molten iron with gold juice. The so-called gold juice was excrement water, so the wound would be re-infected.The emperor saw that Concubine Xian's injuries were not serious, and said it was also a burn. The concubine screamed and wished that everyone could hear it, but Concubine Xian remained silent.Concubine Xian felt that although it hurt, the emperor was not injured, so she felt very relieved. No matter how painful it was, she would not remember it in her heart.The emperor was very moved and felt that he had been neglecting Concubine Xian, but when she was in the most danger, she was the first one to come up to protect her.The imperial concubine was seriously injured, and Ye Tianshi said that he could not save her.Zhilan begged Ye Tianshi, but Ye Tianshi said that now he was so anxious that the wound was getting worse and could not be saved. He would die from wounds all over his body in a month or ten days at most.Concubine Xian visits the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine is extremely frightened.Concubine Xian told the concubine that her back is now bright red, and even if it heals in the future, it will leave a large black scar.The imperial concubine wanted to hit Concubine Xian, but Concubine Xian pulled her out of bed and held her in front of the mirror, asking her to see if she still had the same demeanor as before. In the future, she could not serve the emperor with this scar on her body, and could only rely on the favor of the Gao family.He has to endure the contempt and ridicule of the entire Forbidden City.Concubine Xian told the concubine that she was not the only one, there were many people who hated the concubine, but that person was too kind and she just added some excrement to the molten iron.The imperial concubine became angry after hearing this, but she had no strength to resist.Concubine Xian told the concubine how she treated her in the past, which caused her family to be ruined. From that moment on, she has been waiting to collect debts from her.The imperial concubine asked Concubine Xian if she was not afraid of her telling the emperor. Concubine Xian said that she was the hero who saved the emperor. She could get pity from the emperor if she didn't say anything, but she would only get disgust if she falsely accused herself.The imperial concubine lamented that in the past, when she was in power, everyone flattered her, but now that she has no chance of recovery, no one will visit her again.The concubine asked Zhilan to help her bathe and change clothes, but Zhilan advised the concubine not to force herself any further.The imperial concubine was thinking about how to cut Concubine Xian into pieces, but it was too late. Time should not be wasted on her.The imperial concubine asked Zhilan to invite the emperor, knowing that she had not much time left, so she wanted to dance the last dance for the emperor, saying that maybe she had never woken up in her own drama.The imperial concubine danced for the emperor. The emperor saw blood seeping from the clothes on the imperial concubine's back and was so distressed that he asked her to stop.The imperial concubine asked the emperor if he didn't love her because he was overbearing, arrogant, stupid and ignorant. Her father held an important position and was a member of the Hubei Party. The emperor didn't trust him and he didn't trust himself either. The emperor's love was always so distant and defensive., if he didn't pretend to be stupid, the emperor would hate himself even more. The emperor said that he had never hated the imperial concubine.The imperial concubine knew that in the eyes of the Gao family, she was a pawn in the palace, and in the eyes of the emperor, she was a tool for the Gao family to flatter herself. As time went by, she no longer knew who she was.The emperor asked the concubine to forget the past. The concubine said that she had one more thing to ask for. She originally thought that after becoming the queen, she could bury her mother and let the Gao family pay tribute to her, but this was a dream, so she begged the emperor to allow her mother to be buried.Burial, so that her soul will not wander around and die without a home.Master Xiao Gao wanted to see the imperial concubine, but the imperial concubine did not want to meet. She danced in the palace and then hanged herself. Master Xiao Gao came in and saw this scene.The emperor was shocked when he heard about this. He decreed that the imperial concubine would be born into a noble family, be filial and filial, and be granted the title of imperial concubine. The funeral would be handled jointly by the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The emperor felt deeply sorry for the concubine when he thought of her.

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Yingluo called Yuan Chunwang brother, and Yuan Chunwang was happy. Yingluo was grateful that Yuan Chunwang risked his life to hide it for her, and she was his adopted sister from now on.Yuan Chunwang insists that Yingluo and he write Geng Tie, but Yingluo reluctantly agrees.Fu Heng was looking for Mingyu, but Er Qing happened to bump into him. Mingyu didn't tell Er Qing what Fu Heng said.Yingluo was weeding when she heard other palace maids say that the imperial concubine had passed away. The two young ladies of the Gao family also followed her away. The imperial concubine was gone and the queen was about to leave. Yingluo was very angry and scolded the palace maid. What she said was disrespectful when the queen was recovering from illness.The palace maid told Yingluo that it was someone from the Changchun Palace who said that the queen's fever was not going away and her illness was getting worse.Yingluo took advantage of everyone to leave and went to Changchun Palace to visit the queen, but was caught by Fu Heng. Only then did Yingluo realize that this was a trap set by Fu Heng.Fu Heng knew that Yingluo actually cared about the queen, and told Yingluo that whenever Mingyu was on duty, no one in the palace could see the queen.When Yingluo left, Fu Heng asked her not to forget what he said he would wait for her to the end.The emperor decreed that Concubine Gao would be named Concubine Huixian.Concubine Xian said that the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs had been arguing about the funeral, and it was up to the emperor to make a decision.The emperor said that the queen was still ill and that Concubine Xian had full authority to handle the matter.When Concubine Xian was about to leave, she suddenly fainted.The emperor asked the imperial doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment. The imperial doctor asked Concubine Xian how she was doing, but Concubine Xian did not want to mention it.The emperor asked Zhen'er to tell the truth, and Zhen'er told the emperor that Concubine Xian's wound had worsened, but for the funeral of the concubine, she forced herself to go to Chuxiu Palace with her sick body, and tried to persuade her many times to no avail.The emperor saw Concubine Xian's wounds and asked her to put down what she was doing and recover well.Concubine Xian said that she was entrusted by the Empress Dowager to be in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace and could not let go. She asked the emperor to promise that she could rest in peace and recover after taking care of the concubine for a hundred days. The emperor was both heartbroken and moved.The Empress Dowager and the Emperor praised Concubine Xian, saying that Concubine Xian had been serving her since she was in the palace. Although she had no heirs for the time being, she was a very considerate person. They reminded the emperor not only to promote Concubine Xian, but also to know how to take pity on the people in front of him.Concubine Xian was made a noble concubine.When Yingluo was accompanying the queen, the emperor suddenly came to accompany the queen alone.The emperor told the queen that he wanted to find someone to talk to, but in this huge Forbidden City, there was no one who could talk. It would be great if the queen was awake.Although he was very sad when the emperor mentioned Concubine Gao, he would still choose this way if it happened again.The emperor mentioned Wan'er, who he grew up with, and later understood from Huang Ama's warning that as an emperor, he could only favor, not love, his concubines in the harem, and being special to Wan'er would be her talisman.The emperor saw that the queen's eyes were moving, but she did not wake up.Suddenly he noticed movement on the curtain next to him and asked Mingyu to lead Yingluo out.The emperor was furious, and Yingluo explained that she wanted to see the queen.The emperor said that Yingluo should indeed be grateful to the queen, but she should be even more afraid, because without the queen's protection, he could kill her at any time.Yingluo lied that the queen's hand moved and ran away quickly.Concubine Xian deliberately did not apply any medicine, hoping to leave a scar so that the emperor would always remember that she was injured because of him.Concubine Chun met Fu Heng and told him that she had heard a rumor recently that Fu Heng was obsessed with Yingluo and refused the emperor's marriage offer.Fu Heng told her that this was not a rumor, and Concubine Chun advised Fu Heng not to be deceived by women and destroy his future.Concubine Chun longed for Fu Heng, and she chose a girl to recommend to the queen to match him. However, Fu Heng actually fell in love with a slave of Xin Zheku, and Concubine Chun wanted to call Xin Zheku's steward.The emperor was angry that Gao Bin did not control the water well and wanted to return to Beijing to mourn. He issued an order to accuse Gao Bin of being deeply indebted to the emperor and not wanting to repay him, so he stayed at work to atone for his sins.When the emperor approved the memorial, he went to Changchun Palace to see the queen. He learned that Yingluo was in the backyard, so he went to find her and told her that he knew the queen wanted a true relationship. Why didn't the queen think about the lord of the world? How could she care about the love between her children?Managing government affairs by myself is already a bit irritating, but the harem still needs to be like this.Yingluo tells the emperor that the queen has always said that he is a good emperor.The emperor felt something. 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The emperor said that no matter how difficult it was for the court, it would always be able to sustain itself. Nowadays, floods are frequent and the people are in poverty. The exemption of money and food gives them a chance to survive.Emperor Zhuang Gao Bin went to Beijing for a day of funeral. He remembered Yingluo's words and Li Yu said that he felt that he was indeed too harsh on Yingluo. In fact, she was not without merits and wanted to pardon her.Yuan Chunwang discovered that Yingluo went to Changchun Palace in the middle of the night and advised her to take care of her health.Yingluo said that the queen was her master, mentor, and sister, and she was very kind to her, so she wanted to repay her. If it were Yuan Chunwang, she would do the same.Erqing discovered that Yingluo secretly came to Changchun Palace and met her and Fu Heng together.The emperor talked to the queen and said that he wanted Yingluo to come back to accompany the queen. If the queen could wake up, he would no longer ask her to obey the rules. As long as the queen said something, he would agree to everything.Er Qing deliberately told the emperor that Yingluo was in the backyard. When the emperor went to the backyard, he saw Yingluo and Fu Heng together and left angrily.Mingyu asked Erqing why she did this and scolded her for being jealous.Er Qing thought that since she and Mingyu had followed the Queen for so many years, it was enough for Yingluo to become a celebrity around the Queen. In terms of appearance and background, he could not compare with her in any way. However, Fu Heng refused her marriage in public, and she was not willing to accept it..Erqing asked Mingyu to help her, and Mingyu agreed softly.Aunt Liu led a search and found a cursed villain in Yingluo's room.Concubine Xian showed the emperor the calligraphy written by Yongxun, and the emperor praised it. At this time, Concubine Xian said that she had heard that Yingluo, the palace maid of Xinzheku, was practicing the art of being tired of winning, and she wanted to leave first to deal with it.The emperor was furious and wanted to bring everyone in for personal interrogation.Aunt Liu claimed that she had received a secret report saying that someone from Xinzheku was secretly cursing the imperial concubine. She did not believe it at first. Later, she ordered a search and found a puppet in Yingluo's room with the imperial concubine's birthday written on it and a string around her neck.Tied with a hemp rope, it was obvious that he was cursing the imperial concubine to death.Yingluo explained that someone hid the puppet in the warehouse to frame her.After Mammy Liu called her "noble concubine", she was the only one who kept her expression unchanged and laughed as usual. She is still pretending to be coy and trying her best to defend herself.Jinxiu asked Yuan Chunwang to look at herself and told him that Yingluo had cursed Concubine Gao to death and was told that her death was imminent.Yuan Chunwang went to Fu Heng and told him that Yingluo had been accused of cursing Concubine Gao and had been interrogated in Yangxin Hall. But if Fu Heng went now, not only would he not be able to save Yingluo, but he would also add fuel to the fire. Fu Heng refused to listen and went to Yangxin Hall.Heart Palace.Fu Heng went to the queen and told her that E Niang was crying every day and could no longer see in one eye. Amma sighed every day and had no interest in official duties. Everyone in the Changchun Palace was depressed, saying that Ying Luo had killed someone to avenge her.Now she was in a desperate situation and couldn't muster the energy to help her.Fu Heng asked the queen whether she didn't want to face the pain of losing her child or the fight in the harem. The queen shed tears after hearing Fu Heng's words.Yingluo defended herself one by one, and finally Grandma Liu had nothing to say.Yingluo begged Concubine Xian to find out this person with ulterior motives, and to take Nanny Liu to the Criminal Punishment Department for severe interrogation.The emperor said that this matter was not Yingluo's fault, but the palace maid secretly had an affair with the imperial guard and dragged Yingluo into the punishment department.Er Qing told Fu Heng that there was only one way to save Yingluo, which was to propose to the emperor, and then Yingluo could be saved.Fu Heng went to Yingluo to tell her that he was going to marry Erqing and return the sachet to her.Yingluo was so sad and angry that she threw the sachet away, saying that Fu Heng said over and over again that although she didn't answer, she really believed it, so when the emperor asked her, he didn't explain anything, because this was the truth, even if he was severely punished,Be willing to accept.I originally thought that Fu Heng would be with me, but I didn't expect that Fu Heng would give up first. Now there is no need to ask for any reason. The result is right in front of me. From now on, don't come looking for me again.Fu Heng looked at the discarded sachet and recalled the past with Yingluo.Yuan Chunwang was furious when he saw Yingluo not eating or drinking. Yingluo loved Fu Heng deeply. Yuan Chunwang thought that a noble man like Fu Heng could get everything he asked for since he was a child. But when he came to Yingluo, he was rejected time and time again.Thousands of miles away, what a joke.Yuan Chunwang provoked Yingluo and said that she was unruly and it was probably the first time she had suffered such a big loss from a man. But the reality was that no matter how they fell in love, it was impossible for Yingluo to marry into the Fucha Mansion openly and honestly based on her background.Yuan Chunwang said that he is by Yingluo's side and will always protect her. He is the person who cares about her the most in the world.Yingluo asked Yuan Chunwang why he entered the Forbidden City. Yuan Chunwang said that he came to find his biological father, but he did not recognize him. He hated people who hurt him.

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Yuan Chunwang and Yingluo talked about his past. He hated God and didn't know what he had done wrong. So many sufferings had befallen him.His brothers are all superior, but he has to endure the greatest humiliation in the world and be the lowest servant.The laws of heaven are unfair and the world is ruthless. If you want to avoid being a victim of fish and meat, you can only hold your own sword.But he is Yingluo's brother and vows to protect her because they are one.Concubine Chun summoned Fu Heng and asked him why he wanted to marry Er Qing.Fu Heng said it was the emperor's will. Concubine Chun knew it was because of Yingluo and to help her clear her name. Is it worth it for him to do it for a Xin Zhekunu maid?Fu Heng said that this was his business and that Concubine Chun did not need to worry about it.Concubine Chun told Fu Heng that she and the queen were close friends and often went to Fucha Mansion. At that time, she saw Fu Heng dancing with a sword and developed a crush on Fu Heng.Fu Heng didn't remember it and mistook Concubine Chun's tassel as a gift from the queen and kept wearing it, which made Concubine Chun always remember it and feel very sad.Yuhu advised Chunfei not to be sad for Fu Heng anymore, as everything she did was meaningless.Concubine Chun asked Yuhu for her letter to Fu Heng, but unexpectedly Yuhu tore it up. Yuhu said it was all for her own good.Concubine Chun thought that Fu Heng had taken the tassel because he had feelings for her. She didn't even want Fu Heng to love her. She just wanted to remember her in her heart. But from the beginning to the end, Fu Heng didn't know anything. The infatuation for so many years was gone.It's a joke.Chun Fei was extremely heartbroken and kept getting angry at Yu Hu, who advised Chun Fei to wake up.At this time, Concubine Xian paid a sudden visit and brought Nanny Liu to Concubine Chun.Nanny Liu claimed that she was instructed by Concubine Chun to frame Yingluo. Concubine Chun said it was a false accusation, and Concubine Xian ordered someone to cut off Nanny Liu's tongue in front of Concubine Chun.Concubine Chun felt that Concubine Xian had changed. She had a hunch that Concubine Xian actually knew everything.Jinxiu wanted to see Yingluo's joke, but was scolded by Yingluo instead.Yuan Chunwang laughed at Yingluo for crying so sadly last night. Yingluo said that she was sad but she still had to live her life.Jinxiu felt jealous when she saw this scene, and went to Yuan Chunwang to tell him that she knew who killed Concubine Gao.Yuan Chunwang told everyone that Jinxiu escaped last night, and if there is any news, he must report it as soon as possible.Yingluo felt there was something fishy about this matter, so she asked Yuan Chunwang, but got no answer.The queen finally woke up and wanted to see Fu Heng.The emperor was very happy that the queen woke up. The queen said that she could actually hear what the emperor said, but she just couldn't wake up, it was like a nightmare.Fu Heng met the queen, and the queen cursed Fu Heng. Yingluo would rather live and die with him than marry someone else. From the moment he nodded, Yingluo would not forgive him and asked him if he had really made peace with him.Yingluo will become a stranger forever, and this matter is unfair to all three parties, so no matter how much it costs, she still asks the emperor to take back her life.Fu Heng explained that it was the emperor's imperial decree. Er Qing had already left the palace to get married, and there was no room for maneuver.The queen thought that Fu Heng and Yingluo would be happy, but she didn't expect that the ending would be the same.Fu Heng asked the queen to forgive him, and everyone must be responsible for their own decisions.Concubine Xian told Concubine Chun that there were rumors that the queen was dissatisfied with the marriage of the Fucha guards and was unhappy all day long. Even the emperor did not like to see her.The queen didn't think about the meal. When the emperor asked the reason, the queen said that she wanted to ask the emperor if he could cancel the marriage.The emperor refused, and the queen had nothing to say.The emperor didn't understand why Er Qing was the only one who was frowning when Fu Heng was not insulted by Er Qing's background or personality. Everyone was happy.The emperor is the lord of the world, and every word he speaks is golden. No one dares to resist. The queen has been serving by her side for several years, and she wants to ask the emperor why he wants to break up Fu Heng and his beloved woman.The emperor said that he had said many times that Yingluo was not worthy, and he cared so much because Fu Heng was his confidant and would never allow him to marry someone with ulterior motives. He was helping him to avoid making the biggest mistake in his life.Isn't it because the queen laughed at the emperor for her own selfish reasons? Maybe the emperor fell in love with Yingluo and wanted to take her as his own.The emperor felt that the queen had been in a coma for too long and her brain was no longer clear.The queen begged the emperor but couldn't, and was heartbroken.Mingyu went to find Fu Heng, Hailancha told Mingyu that Fu Heng had nothing to do, and Mingyu had nothing to say to vent her anger on Hailancha.Mingyu was angry that Fu Heng didn't know how to fight for it, and was sad that she had fallen in love with him in the first place.Hailan Cha smiled and Mingyu took her to a higher place to look far and relax.Mingyu just wanted to fight for Yingluo and the queen. Hailancha told her that she was born as a human being and good men are everywhere, so why bother to be obsessed with the personal relationship between their children. She wanted to fight on the battlefield, make contributions, and leave her name in history.Mingyu felt a little happy after hearing what Hai Lancha said.Concubine Xian told Concubine Chun that she should consider herself and have an heir.No matter how kind the queen is to her, if women like flowers flood into the harem year after year, her beauty will fade away over time. If there are no children, life may be very deserted. Let her remember that pain can make people sober.

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Concubine Xian warned Concubine Chun that pain can make people wake up, and advised her to wake up after having been dreaming for many years.On the way back, Chun Fei thought of all the past.Fu Heng held Yingluo's sachet and secretly missed him. Hailancha tossed and turned and asked him, the wedding will be in three months. Does he really have no regrets?Fu Heng firmly stated that he had no regrets.The emperor asked Li Yu how he treated Yingluo, but Li Yu did not dare to answer.The emperor then asked Desheng, and Desheng said that of course he treated Yingluo very well. The emperor was the master of the entire Qing Dynasty. Yingluo violated the law countless times, but she did not lose her head. This shows that the emperor is magnanimous.The emperor was relaxing in the imperial garden. He remembered the scene where Yingluo was hiding in the imperial garden and crying. He happened to see Concubine Chun taking a nap in the courtyard, so he went to take a look.Concubine Chun bluntly said that she never thought she would be sent to Prince Bao's Mansion by her father and be trapped in the Forbidden City her whole life, asking the emperor to forgive her sin.She was frowning and depressed all day long because she missed the mountains and rivers of her hometown all day long, and what she missed even more was the happiness and freedom that she could never return.Concubine Chun was afraid that even if she was favored for a while, she would be arrogant for a long time, so she did not dare to approach the emperor, let alone lose his heart.The emperor asked Concubine Chun why she was crying now that she had made up her mind. Concubine Chun said that she had never been to Zhongcui Palace in the past six months, but she did not feel happiness and freedom when the emperor did not come. All that was left was loneliness and regret. Now onlyUnderstand, instead of not seeing the sky all day long, it is better to seek some sympathy from the emperor.The emperor ordered Li Yu to send the Queen Mother Zeng's Pingfu Tie and the Yuzi Go game he usually used to Zhongcui Palace.The emperor summoned Fu Heng and said that he had kept him by his side for good training. Now he was able to take charge of his own affairs. After getting married, he became the right minister of the household department. Fu Heng's face showed no joy.The emperor asked Yingluo to beg him, but Yingluo refused. The emperor told Yingluo that the queen was awake, but she was in a bad mood and didn't want to see anyone. However, Yingluo was deeply favored by the queen and didn't want to go back to serve her.Yingluo begged the emperor, and the emperor said she could go back, but she would have to be punished. Yingluo agreed.On Fu Heng's wedding day, there was no joy on his face.Er Qing asked Fu Heng if he regretted it. Fu Heng recalled his sister's words and said that he did not regret it. Er Qing also said that he did not regret it, even though he knew that Fu Heng had Yingluo in his heart.Fu Heng bluntly said that he decided to forget Yingluo when he married Erqing, but it still takes time and he just can't do it now.Yingluo wanted to return to Changchun Palace, and the emperor gave her two choices: First, she should tell Fu Heng that she had never really liked him, and that everything was because she was greedy for wealth and deceived him.Second, when it snows for the first time in the Forbidden City, you take three steps and tap once, admitting your mistake loudly until you have walked for twelve hours.Yingluo confessed her crime in the snow, and Fu Heng and Er Qing happened to come to meet her. Fu Heng was very heartbroken.Yingluo said in her heart that she didn't want to agree to the first condition because she didn't want to go against her own heart. She once loved Fu Heng sincerely, but from today on, they are no longer friends and have become strangers to each other.Fu Heng and Er Qing met the queen, and Fu Heng was thinking about Yingluo in the snow.The queen reminded him not to forget what he said. Since he has already made a choice, it is better to make the mistake to the end.Yingluo was almost unable to hold on anymore, so Yuan Chunwang came to accompany Yingluo and walk down.Mingyu told Erqing that seeing her today was like a different person.Erqing said that her identity has changed, but the two are still good sisters. She told Mingyu to take good care of the queen when she is with the queen in the future. Now her whole family is raising the flag. Only marrying Fu Heng is a good match. The days of being a servant are over.I endured it for a long time.Now that all the hardships have come to an end, I advise Mingyu to make plans for herself.Erqing said that she used to be most afraid of heavy snowfalls because as a slave she had to be frightened, but now she can finally enjoy the snow.Yingluo couldn't hold on and fainted in the snow, but the emperor rescued her.

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Yingluo was about to leave the room when she bumped into the emperor and quickly asked the emperor to forgive her.Yingluo told the emperor that the clothes she was wearing were given to her by the palace maid, and when she was about to take off her clothes, she stopped halfway.The emperor asked Yingluo to come to him, saying that the queen said that he was attracted to Yingluo.Yingluo said that there were so many beauties in the harem, how could she dare to tarnish the emperor's eyes?The emperor joked that he was interested in Yingluo, but Yingluo was anxious to explain.The emperor picked up Yingluo, pressed her under him, and told her that this was the first time he had forced himself on a woman and that he found it particularly interesting. The more unwilling she was, the more he wanted it.Yingluo came to her senses in a hurry and claimed that she had actually wanted to get close to the emperor for a long time. However, there were many beauties in the harem and she was from a humble background, so she took a different approach to attract the emperor's attention. Unexpectedly, the emperor really took a fancy to her and was very happy. However, she did notI am willing to be an official woman and a noble person.The emperor was very angry and told Yingluo to get out, but Yingluo was able to escape.Yingluo was happy to finally return to Changchun Palace, but the queen did not want to see her.Yingluo knelt all the way from Qianqing Palace to Changchun Palace, kowtowed countless times, and asked Mingyu to open the door for her.Yingluo finally came to the queen's side, but the queen still treated her indifferently, saying that it was her fault, and she would not have been involved in the vortex of the struggle if it had not been for herself.The queen wants Yingluo to leave and not stay with her. She can no longer stand up. Although the emperor still cherishes his old feelings and takes good care of her, the Qing Dynasty does not need a useless person to be the queen. Although the Changchun Palace looks blooming, it is actually in danger..At this time, no one was willing to stay and asked Yingluo if she understood that he would issue an order to let her out of the palace.Yingluo didn't agree, she didn't want to go back to that home. Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father threw her into the river. It was her sister who saved her and she was able to grow up safely. The queen was just like her biological sister, and she didn't want toAfter leaving the palace, she will accompany the queen for the rest of her life. She advises the queen not to give up. As long as she exercises her legs well, she will get better. Even if she really can't stand up, she is willing to be the queen's crutches for the rest of her life.Erqing bumped into the fourth young master of Fucha and became curious about the fourth young master.Mingyu learned from Desheng that Concubine Chun was happy, and was very angry and told the queen about it. Concubine Chun happened to be heard when she came to see the queen.Concubine Chun told the queen about this, and the queen said that the most important thing now was to give birth to the dragon's heir safely.Mingyu vented his anger at the tree, saying that Concubine Chun often came to Changchun Palace in the past, but she never came since the queen fell ill. Who knows if she comes now to apologize or to demonstrate.Yingluo enlightened Mingyu and told her not to be angry.Yingluo and Mingyu helped the queen practice walking, but the queen gave up on herself.Yingluo comforts the queen that everyone cares about her and don't give up.Yingluo and Mingyu practiced walking with the queen every day, and their hard work paid off. Finally, the queen was able to put down the crutches and walk, go out to see the sunshine and breathe fresh air.The emperor visited Concubine Chun, and Concubine Chun asked the emperor to play the piano.Concubine Xian was originally going to visit, but left after hearing the emperor's music.The attendants around Concubine Xian reminded Concubine Xian to seize the opportunity and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, but Concubine Xian paid no attention to it.Concubine Xian accused the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of asking for rewards from her own Ama and asked Yuan Chunwang to fill the position next to Manager Liu.Fu Heng came to see the imperial concubine and saw Yingluo, but Yingluo treated Fu Heng as if nothing had happened in the past.Fu Heng told the queen that E Niang's eyes could no longer be cured and hoped that the queen would be happy and successful in the palace.The queen heard that the emperor said that Fu Heng's errand was done well and was ready to let him go to Shanxi.In just a few years, Fu Heng rose from the rank of imperial guard and now he is going to be the governor of Shanxi Province. What a blessing this is. The queen still reminded him that cooking oil with burning fire and blooming flowers may not be a good thing.Recently, Erqing often comes to complain. She believes that although errands are important, one should not neglect the rear. Some things should be put down when they should be put down.Mingyu was worried about Yingluo, thinking that she would be sad if she met Fu Heng.Yingluo tells Mingyu that she understands that everything must be compromised in the face of survival, so people like her have no time to be trapped by love.Erqing learned from her attendants that the fourth young master often peeked at her. When she went to Fu Heng's study, she saw the cleaning boy and found the sachet under Fu Heng's pillow.When Fu Heng came back, Er Qing mistakenly thought that Qing Lian, who was cleaning the study, was having an affair with Fu Heng. She didn't expect that Fu Heng, who was alone in the empty room, was doing it for her.Fu Heng explained that he had just arrived at the household department and was so busy day and night that he ignored her.Er Qing asked Fu Heng, he once said that he would live a good life, but has he done it?Fu Heng felt that Er Qing was making trouble unreasonably and left without paying attention.

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Qinglian gave the sachet to Fu Heng and told him that Erqing must have misunderstood and became furious.Er Qing apologized to Fu Heng. They had just been married not long ago. He was busy with official duties all day and had no time to pay attention to himself. He was also confused because of temporary jealousy.Fu Heng asked angrily that Erqing treated Qinglian like this because of a misunderstanding. Is human life so worthless in her eyes?Er Qing still doesn't understand and feels that Fu Heng cares about Qinglian.Erqing, whom Fu Heng met in the Changchun Palace, was gentle, virtuous, dignified and amiable. Now he was busy socializing and socializing all day long, passing on all the people and news coming to and from Fucha Mansion, and insulting his maidservants. He really wanted to live a good life.?Erqing explained that Laibao was his grandfather.The emperor hated cliques the most. Fu Heng had warned him many times, but why did Er Qing always refuse to change despite repeated admonitions?Er Qing unreasonably accused Fu Heng of thinking about Yingluo, which is why she always disliked her.Fu Heng admitted that he had not forgotten Yingluo, but he had been trying to be nice to Er Qing, but now when he saw Er Qing, he thought of her bloody hands.Yingluo has a clear distinction between love and hate and never hurts innocent people, while Erqing can ruin someone's life if she is jealous.Er Qing said that she was the one Fu Heng should love now, and Fu Heng replied that in his heart Er Qing could never compare to Ying Luo, and her ferocity and viciousness made him sicker.Erqing went out to chase Fu Heng and was caught by the fourth young master. She secretly determined that one day she would let Fu Heng know how much pain she felt in her heart.Mingyu told Yingluo that she felt that Erqing had become a different person. In the past, the queen always said that she was thoughtful. It seemed true, but now she is just showing her true nature.Erqing wanted to return to the queen, but the queen declined.Erqing complained to the queen that Fu Heng rarely accompanied her and she was lonely. The queen asked what happened.Erqing cried and complained that Fu Heng doted on a maid and often argued with her.The queen knew that Fu Heng would never lose such a temper, which meant that Er Qing's mistake was really unclear, so she promised Er Qing to stay in the palace temporarily.Erqing asked Yingluo to help pack her luggage, but Yingluo declined and asked others to help.Er Qing orders Yingluo, and Yingluo tells Er Qing that this is the Changchun Palace, not the Fucha Mansion, and that the queen's needs come first in everything, but Er Qing slaps her in the face.Yingluo hit her back and told her to go back to Fucha Mansion to act arrogantly. This is the Forbidden City. Today's Changchun Palace no longer belongs to her. Don't be presumptuous here. When the queen needed her most, she didn't do anything.No hesitation in marrying out of the palace, let Er Qing think about who the queen will believe now.The palace maid told Er Qing that now Changchun Palace is controlled by Yingluo alone, so don't get angry with her and hide away.Concubine Chun had a heart-to-heart talk with Yuhu. After she let go of her worries, she realized that the emperor was truly the best among men, unmatched by anyone in the world. Now she only hopes that her child will be born safely, healthy and smart.Suddenly, Concubine Chun suffered from abdominal pain and was about to give birth. Then she gave birth to a brother safely and named her Yongrong personally. Er Qing said that not only the Queen Mother was happy, but the Emperor was also happy to give Concubine Chun Rong.The queen felt disappointed in her heart. It was not easy for her to have a legitimate son.For this reason, Er Qing specially asked someone to get a pair of children to present to the queen. Mingyu wanted to give the medicine to Zhang Yuanxian for testing. Er Qing told her that it was best for the three of them to know about this and not tell Yingluo.Er Qing feels that with this secret recipe for giving birth, she can become the queen's most trusted person again, and then slowly deal with Yingluo.The queen woke up from her dream and thought of Yonglian. The emperor came to visit and comfort the queen.The queen would always think of Yonglian, but no one could tell her what was in her heart.The emperor promised the queen that he would always accompany her and asked her not to think too much and everything would be fine.After Zhang Yuan's diagnosis, the queen had a happy pulse.Yingluo felt something was wrong and went to Mingyu to ask, but was interrupted by Erqing.Yingluo knew that she was kept in the dark and was met by Yuan Chunwang when she was angry, so she mentioned that the queen was pregnant. However, Ye Tianshi said that the queen was in poor health and that if she became pregnant again, her longevity would be damaged. She did not understand why the queen made such a choice knowing that she was pregnant..Yuan Chunwang believed that only heirs were the most important in this place.Yingluo doesn't care about the favor of powerful people, she just wants the queen to be safe and healthy.Yingluo heard that Erqing and the queen were talking about Fu Heng, and she became concerned.The emperor was worried about Concubine Chun, so he left to drink alone. It turned out that today was the anniversary of Yonglian's death. The emperor remembered that when the emperor named him Yonglian, he had the intention of inheriting the country. He also lived up to expectations and was naturally smart.Thinking of the past, among all the princes, only Yonglian was the most popular with him. Unfortunately, Tianming died early, but because he was the emperor, he could not shed tears easily.But tonight I kept thinking of Yong Lian and shed tears.Hailancha comforted the emperor. Now that there is good news in the Changchun Palace, the younger brother should be like Yonglian in the future.The emperor got drunk and went to Changchun Palace. When he met Yingluo, he said that she was annoying and humiliated Yingluo.The emperor told the queen that he knew Yonglian was coming back, and told the queen that Yonglian would always be his most beloved son. It was difficult for him to leave when he left.

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The emperor was drunk and expressed his longing for Yong Lian to the queen. The queen did not expect that the emperor, like herself, had never forgotten Yong Lian.Yingluo advised the queen not to think too much and rest well.Er Qing remembered Fu Heng's words that she would never be as good as Ying Luo, and felt resentful in her heart. When she learned that the emperor was resting in the east hall, she went to the emperor in the name of delivering sobering soup.Early the next morning, Eunuch Li found Er Qing coming out of the east hall in disheveled clothes. He was shocked and the emperor was furious.Mingyu found Amber sneaking out of the east side hall, and he hesitated to ask her questions. She felt that something was fishy. She wanted to continue questioning but was interrupted by Erqing.Mingyu was absent-minded while working, and Yingluo asked why. Mingyu said that the emperor rested in the east hall yesterday and seemed to favor the palace maid.Yingluo felt something was wrong, so Mingyu stopped thinking about it.Erqing returned to Fucha Mansion looking happy and told the fourth young master that she had finally found the best way to vent her anger.Erqing found that the fourth young master was drawing her and praised the fourth young master.The queen encountered difficulties in giving birth. When Yingluo saw this scene, she ran out of the palace in fear and cried secretly.Fu Heng covered Yingluo's ears and told her that she wouldn't be able to hear.Fu Heng knew that Yingluo was thinking of her mother and comforted her by saying that the queen was not her mother, tragedy would not happen again, and everything would be fine.Yingluo used to not cry when she was bullied or punished, but now she cried. Fu Heng asked her if she was really so scared?After waiting for a long time, the queen gave birth to her little brother safely. The emperor was very happy, while Concubine Chun was jealous.Yingluo cried while guarding the queen. The queen had never seen Yingluo so scared, and had never seen her run away. Everyone was happy that the seventh prince was born. Only she stayed by her side, and she understood her heart.Yingluo was really scared. She had lost her mother, her sister, and was all alone. Thank you that the queen was still alive.The emperor named the seventh elder brother Yong Cong. Mingyu told Yingluo Cong that it was a weapon of the clan and the emperor wanted the seventh elder brother to inherit it.Yingluo was not happy at all. You must know that the queen almost died of bleeding after giving birth to the seventh prince, and the imperial doctor also said that it would damage her longevity.Mingyu believes that as a concubine, only by having children can she stand firm.Yingluo is just angry. What's the use of having power and wealth? Her own life is the most important.Concubine Xian went to Concubine Chun. Concubine Chun had never seen the emperor care so much for an elder brother. Concubine Xian said that Yong Cong was the legitimate son of the palace. On the day of his birth, nectar fell from the sky and solved the drought in Gansu. The Queen Mother saidThis child is blessed by God and has great blessings. Everyone is talking about how the seventh prince will be the best candidate to inherit the throne when he grows up.Concubine Xian said that in the history of the Qing Dynasty, there had never been a precedent for a legitimate son to inherit the throne. It was because of this that the emperor regarded it as his wish and had a legitimate son to win the hearts of the world.Concubine Chun looked embarrassed after hearing what Concubine Xian said.Concubine Chun lost her temper, frightened Yong Rong, apologized to him, and promised to give him the best in the world.Concubine Xian painted a lotus on her scar and told the attendants that she had planted a thorn in Concubine Chun's heart. She suffered day and night and was bleeding. When she couldn't bear it anymore, it was time to take action. She was a close friend in the past, because the Crown PrinceThe fight against each other is very much looking forward to.E Niang told Fu Heng that Erqing was pregnant, saying that Erqing was the lucky star of the Fucha family.Fu Heng had never touched Er Qing and asked Er Qing whose child it was. Er Qing said that everyone said that Fu Heng's future was limitless, but in his opinion, these were all lies. He didn't even know who had made his wife pregnant.Why, it's extremely ridiculous, you can pamper your maid, but you can't hug others if you care about others.Fu Heng couldn't bear it anymore and asked Erqing to commit suicide.It was impossible for Er Qing to commit suicide because the child belonged to the emperor. She had put in a lot of effort to find a good opportunity. Many people admired Fu Heng, but she just wanted to see him grovel and suffer.Er Qing claimed that she was driven crazy by Fu Heng and Ying Luo and would never get rid of her in this life.The fourth young master asked Erqing why it was so hard. Erqing thought she could get rid of the palace maid, but in the end she was left alone in a quilt. How could she bear such pain?Fu Heng did not let Erqing go out or let others visit her.In the thirteenth year of Qianlong's reign, Yingluo always resented her seventh elder brother for almost killing the queen. The queen gave Yong Cong to Yingluo and asked Yingluo to coax him.Yingluo's father fell off his horse and was seriously injured, so the queen allowed Yingluo to return home to visit.Yingluo is angry and refuses to go. The queen tells her that filial piety comes first. If she doesn't go today, she will definitely be criticized in the future.The queen gave Yingluo a hand bead to wish her well.Concubine Chun learned that Yingluo had left the palace.Nuan Pavilion suddenly caught fire, and the queen ignored the fire to save Yong Cong. Hai Lancha went in to rescue the queen and the seventh prince, but unexpectedly Yong Cong was dead.The emperor felt that there was something wrong with many things, and he was angry and dealt with the eunuchs involved.

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The queen was so sad that she lost her mind. Zhang Yuan ordered the emperor to stay away from her.Yong Cong was gone, and the emperor advised the queen to cheer up and not lose her identity, let alone forget who she was.The queen asked the emperor who she was, and the emperor said that she was his wife, the empress of the Qing Dynasty who was the mother of the world.Since the day she was canonized, the queen has served the queen mother, respected the emperor, treated the concubines well, acted cautiously, was afraid of making mistakes, was afraid of being criticized by the world, was virtuous and virtuous, was afraid of being abandoned by the emperor, and did not complain, envy or hate, and protected the emperor.Good concubines even treat their children as their own, but they get nothing.Yesterday, on New Year's Eve, the family reunited, but the Queen lost Yong Cong on this day. She gave birth to him with her life. He is the most precious person in the world. Why did she end up like this despite never doing a bad thing in her life?The emperor could not give the queen an answer, and the queen was extremely sad and wanted to find her son.The emperor used a rope to control the queen, saying that she had no right to act arrogantly, and there was no possibility of quitting midway, and she must bear in mind the responsibilities on her shoulders.The emperor asked Mingyu to stay close to the queen and take good care of her.The emperor ignored the rules and wanted to personally attend to the funeral of the seventh prince, and wanted to tell the Queen Mother in person.Zhang Guangsi, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, reported urgent military information. The chieftain of Dajinchuan, Shaluoben, and the chieftain of Gongmingzheng and other places intended to annex the vassals.The emperor ordered to summon Prince He to handle the funeral affairs of Yong Cong, and summon the ministers of military and military aircraft to discuss matters in Yangxin Hall.Erqing was placed under house arrest. When she learned that Fu Heng had been summoned to the palace, she said that she should go see the queen and insisted on going out.The emperor ordered Ne Qin to go to the reinforcements, and asked the ministers to retire and leave Fu Heng behind. He accused Fu Heng of convening a meeting. Who gave him the courage to go to Changchun Palace.Fu Heng asked the emperor to be kind and allow the queen to leave the palace to recuperate, but the emperor refused.Fu Heng said that if the queen continued to stay in the Forbidden City, she might really go crazy.The emperor asked Fu Heng, who had been promoted from the imperial guards all the way to the military aircraft, his promotion was so fast that it was eye-catching. He promoted him because he was impressed by his talents, but today he disappointed himself too much.Fu Heng expressed his willingness to use his own money to save his sister's safety and happiness. The emperor told Fu Heng that everything he had was given by himself, but he was so disdainful of power, status, fame and wealth. Did he feel that he was great and upright, a man, and a man with family and country in him?Heavy burdens, people's livelihood, what can't be endured and what can't be thrown away. Even if all the women in the harem die, I will still go to the court to serve as director, because I am the emperor and the master of the world.Erqing came to visit the queen and told Mingyu to take good care of the queen before leaving.The queen asked Mingyu to make food for her, while she walked out of the palace and walked to the roof step by step.The queen said that she had made countless mistakes in her life. She was born into a Fucha family and was not restrained by nature. She chose to marry into the royal family and became the empress of the Qing Dynasty. This was a mistake. She became a model of the Sixth Palace, obeyed the rules and regulations, and still missed the past.It was a mistake not to wake up from the dream; it was a mistake to lose one's true self and become a marionette, but to covet the love between children and hope for the emperor's love; it was a mistake to give birth to Yong Lian and Yong Cong, but to be unable to protect them at all.It was a mistake to be a mother after losing her beloved son. The world is ruthless and the ethics are strict and insurmountable. However, she imagined that the king was affectionate. She did not know that people's hearts are sinister and heaven is cruel. She was betrayed again and again. It was a mistake., every step is wrong.The queen also apologized to Yingluo for not waiting for Yingluo to return to the palace, but she wanted to be happy for herself. From now on, she would not be the queen but only Fucha Rongyin, so she jumped from the roof.The death knell sounded in the Forbidden City. As soon as Yingluo entered the palace, she heard the news of the queen's death. She rushed back to Changchun Palace and saw everyone in white clothes crying.Yingluo knelt in front of the queen's coffin, thinking of the past.Mingyu told Yingluo that there was a sudden fire in Changchun Palace, and the seventh prince passed away unfortunately. The queen jumped from the turret in grief and blamed Yingluo for returning a day late.The emperor ordered people to change clothes and make up for the queen immediately, and asked the queen to leave with dignity.Yingluo asked the emperor to show mercy, and the queen-to-be left without worries.The emperor refused, saying that she would always be the queen and would not be carefree, let alone free.Yingluo angrily asked the emperor, by making such an understatement, was he blaming the queen for committing suicide and making a big mistake?The emperor thinks that being a queen is so cowardly and useless, and he will never forgive her.Yingluo told the Emperor that the Queen's body was as cold as ice and her bones were in unbearable pain, but she still risked her life to give birth to her seventh brother. Everyone said she was doing it to consolidate her position as Queen, but in fact she understood that the Emperor wanted a legitimate son to inherit the throne, and she was doing it for the Emperor's needs., she did not hesitate to sacrifice, even if it meant losing her own life. As a result, she lost her son on New Year's Eve and was in pain.Yingluo asked the emperor if he heard the queen's desperate cry when he sat in the Yangxin Hall every day. The queen was waiting for the emperor to save her. The queen truly loved the emperor and treated everyone in the harem sincerely, but her sincerity was exchanged for the emperor's neglect and the harem.The concubine’s conspiracy.In fact, the queen is not stupid at all, she is the best person in the world. She just can't bear to hurt the heart of the woman trapped in the palace and the emperor, but why can't the emperor give her a little love?The emperor angrily scolded Yingluo for repeatedly violating the ban, and ordered her to commit suicide in order to be buried in the empress's honour.Mingyu begs the emperor, but Yingluo is willing to follow the queen for the rest of her life.When Yingluo chose the knife to commit suicide, Li Yu came to tell Yingluo that the emperor had pardoned her, and it was a decree left by the queen that saved her life.The queen asked the emperor to release Yingluo from the palace. The emperor did not expect that the letter only mentioned Yingluo and left nothing for him. He did not expect that the hatred in the queen's heart was so deep.The emperor wants Yingluo to leave the palace and guard the queen's statue, and she will never return to the Forbidden City.

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The emperor said that since Yu Ji, the most favored minister among the ministers was the one who accepted the favor. However, in the battle of Jinchuan, he underestimated the enemy too much and attacked blindly, so that he lost his troops and retreated in succession. He made this clear, hoping that he would use the stratagem of alienation to disintegrate the enemy forces in Jinchuan.But he was stubborn and did nothing after the defeat. He shrank his army all day long but never went into battle to kill the enemy. He even argued with Zhang Guangsi, causing the army to suffer heavy losses.The emperor issued an order to remove the flower feathers from Naqin's head and immediately escort him back to Beijing. Zhang Tingyu suggested withdrawing the troops and fighting again next year.The emperor was furious. Every inch of the territory of the Qing Dynasty was managed with painstaking efforts by the ancestors. How could he have the face to meet his ancestors after doing so?The emperor asked who could fight for Neqin, but no one came forward. Fu Hengyuan rushed to Jinchuan immediately.Erqing heard that Fu Heng was going to Jinchuan and wanted to die. Fu Heng asked her what she wanted to do.Er Qing angrily scolded Fu Heng for being inhumane. She was worried about him, but he was indifferent.Fu Heng bluntly said that Er Qing was afraid that he would die in the battle and all the fame and fortune he had now would disappear.Erqing thought it would be fine if Fu Heng wanted to die and let her go.Fu Heng told Er Qing that allowing her to survive was not because of the dragon seed in her belly, but because of her guilt. This guilt was because she wanted to do her best to be good to her, but what she had done had worn out the last bit of herself.patience.Fu Heng asked Er Qing to stay in this room from now on. If she dared to step out, she would have her legs chopped off.He advised her to pray for her safe return, otherwise the nunnery on the outskirts of the capital would be her lifelong destination.Qinglian is worried about Fu Heng. Fu Heng said that he is afraid of war and death and is holding back. Only on the battlefield can he show his value. Otherwise, he will be a high-ranking official and well-deserved.Fu Heng rode to the Old Summer Palace and took a look at Yingluo before leaving.The fifteenth year of Qianlong's reign.The Queen Mother gave the Guilingji prescription to the emperor, which was the most nourishing and longevity prescription. She said that the emperor convened the military ministers day and night to discuss the matter of Jinchuan, and this prescription was the most suitable for replenishing the body.The Queen Mother told the Emperor that it was brought by Imperial Concubine Xian, and that she was a rare and virtuous concubine. After the Queen left, she took charge of the harem. Everyone in the Sixth Palace was convinced and persuaded the Emperor to give her a queen.The noble concubine Nala is the queen.Queen Xian told E Niang that she was no longer a cowardly and incompetent daughter, and she no longer had to be ridiculed by others. She had lived up to her expectations, but she wanted to see why she was not there.This year's Longevity Celebration will be held in the Old Summer Palace in a grand and bright manner. Before the arrival of the Holy Emperor, everything must be in place and no omissions should be allowed.Yingluo learned that the concubines from the harem would also come, and was very happy to see Mingyu. They had been communicating with each other in the past two years, and knew that Mingyu was living well in Zhongcui Palace. However, there was no news in the past two days, and she was a little worried.Everyone visited the Old Summer Palace. Yingluo was very happy to see Mingyu, but Mingyu looked scared.Concubine Chun wants Mingyu and Yingluo to reminisce about the past, but Mingyu refuses, saying that Yingluo used to be superior to others in Changchun Palace, but now she has to take care of her in Old Summer Palace, and she has had enough.Yingluo felt that Mingyu's behavior was very strange. Yuan Chunwang told Yingluo that today was different from the past, and it was natural for Concubine Yu to seek refuge with Concubine Chun. He advised Yingluo to stop thinking nonsense, and also gave Yingluo a hairpin.Yingluo still felt something was wrong and asked Mingyu what happened.Mingyu responded coldly, and Yingluo found out that Mingyu was injured and asked her if Concubine Chun was threatening her not to get close to her.Mingyu reminds Yingluo to be careful of Concubine Chun.Concubine Chun sent someone to assassinate Yingluo, but Yingluo plotted against her instead.The emperor went to visit the late empress, but he felt a little dissatisfied with the pastries offered to the empress.Yingluo said that she made it by herself, and told the emperor that she dreamed of the queen last night and said that she missed glutinous rice cakes, but the cooks in the Old Summer Palace didn't know how to make them, so she made them boldly.Concubine Chun asked Mingyu if she met Yingluo last night and warned her about what she should and should not say.Manager Li wanted to take Mingyu to Changchun Xianguan to make glutinous rice cakes, and Mingyu was saved.Yingluo bought Mingyu a day before Mingyu told Yingluo about her injury. Yingluo injured herself and found Ye Tianshi.Ye Tianshi asked Mingyu to take medicine to heal her injuries, and took out the needle from her forearm. However, the silver needle penetrated her body and caused unbearable pain. He could only find the eight needles on the surface, and there was nothing he could do if there were some that were already in the body.Yingluo asked Ye Tianshi not to tell anyone what happened today.

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Yingluo asked Mingyu to tell her the truth. Mingyu said that she had been in Zhongcui Palace for two years, and Concubine Chun treated her very well, especially in front of the emperor.But just three days ago, she discovered that Wang Zhong, the former manager of the Shuhuo Department, was Yu Hu's rival.At that time, the eunuch in the fire department was negligent and caused the auspicious jar to freeze. The seventh prince was killed in the fire. Wang Zhong escaped because he was not on duty that night.It was common for eunuchs and palace maids to confront each other about food in the palace, and they did not think of anything else. Yuhu felt guilty and told Concubine Chun about this. From that day on, they completely changed their faces and tried to force her to shut up. Only then did she begin to doubt the seventh prince.The death is related to the pure noble concubine.Yingluo asked Mingyu why he didn't tell her. Mingyu couldn't tell. Now the pure imperial concubine is a popular person around the emperor. There is no evidence to prove the imperial concubine. Even if she dies, her family will be harmed. Now that the empress is gone, who will protect her if she makes another mistake?, they cannot knock an egg against a stone.If Yingluo wants to avenge the queen, she must first find a backer.Yingluo asked Hailancha for help, and Hailancha agreed and said that Fu Heng had asked him before leaving to help Yingluo no matter what she needed.Yingluo brought food to Yuan Chunwang. Yuan Chunwang always felt that Yingluo had something on her mind and persuaded her that they had made an appointment to support each other in the Old Summer Palace together and not to think about anything else.The Queen Mother released the birds, and Concubine Yu discovered that there were colorful birds in the Old Summer Palace, which aroused everyone's discussion.The Queen Mother asked who raised these birds. Yingluo came forward and said that she had raised them, but she had never seen them before. They might be phoenixes. This was an auspicious appearance that appeared in the world in recognition of the Queen Mother's merits.There are many rare things in the world. This is the first time for the Queen Mother to see such interesting things, and she is very happy.The emperor said that Yingluo tried her best to please the Queen Mother. Everyone felt that Yingluo was doing this deliberately to flatter, so the emperor asked someone to take Yingluo away.Yingluo said that there is a way to prove her longevity. Whether the appearance of the phoenix is ​​a sign of auspiciousness from the sky, or whether she is deliberately flattering, she will know if she tries again.Everyone laughed at Yingluo, and Concubine Yu asked the Queen Mother not to be lenient. If she was lenient, no one would do errands seriously in the future.Yingluo thinks that the masters are too worried and want to use the koi in the Old Summer Palace to test God's will.The Queen Mother really wanted to test it to see whether her kindness moved God or whether Yingluo was deceiving her. Yingluo expressed her willingness to use her life to test destiny.Everyone wants the emperor to severely punish Yingluo and not to indulge in flattery.At this moment, the koi fish gathered together and swam into the character longevity.Yingluo said that it was the Queen Mother's longevity and release of life that moved the heavens, so that an auspicious age that was rare to see in a hundred years would happen. The Queen Mother would have a long life, great blessings would be all over the sky, and auspiciousness would fall from the sky.The Queen Mother was very happy and wanted to reward Yingluo.Yingluo misses the Forbidden City and wants to go back, saying that she is shameless and wants to serve the Queen Mother.The emperor disagreed. He thought Yingluo was slippery and very tricky.The Queen Mother said that she was feeling bored and wanted Yingluo to come to Shoukang Palace.Upon seeing this, the emperor explained that it was not that he was unwilling, but that he was prepared to seal Yingluo as a sign of agreement.The Queen Mother praised Yingluo for being smart, for having worked hard to make herself happy on her long life day, and for being a beautiful person. She agreed that it was a bit unfair to her, so she made Yingluo a noble lady.Yingluo boldly told the Queen Mother that she had another request, and asked Concubine Chun to ask for Mingyu.The emperor promised that Concubine Chun had nothing to say, which made Concubine Chun very angry.Yuan Chunwang went to Yingluo and asked her why she did this.Yingluo said that from now on she would no longer have to suffer in the Old Summer Palace, and there was nothing wrong with going back to the Forbidden City to become a master. She originally wanted to please the Queen Mother, but she never thought she would become a noble.Yuan Chunwang said that Yingluo couldn't hide it from him. The emperor didn't want Yingluo to get close to the Queen Mother. The best way was to stay with him. He was afraid that he would stop her, so he moved him away. He wanted Yingluo to leave safely together and not marry the emperor.Yuan Chunwang told Yingluo that if she went to the emperor, she would be betraying herself. Does she really want to be a stranger to him?Yingluo and Yuan Chunwang apologized, Yuan Chunwang was sad, what he had was going to be taken away by the emperor, God was so unfair.The emperor asked Yingluo to sleep with her tonight, and arranged for her to stay at the late queen's residence with ulterior motives.Yingluo said that she was just a soldier who would stop her, and water and earth would cover her up.The emperor deliberately asked Yingluo to wait outside, and Yingluo also deliberately went out to eat snacks. When the emperor found out, he told Yingluo to come in.Yingluo explained that she was doing this to protect herself and the emperor.The emperor sneered and asked Yingluo if she knew why the late empress summoned her to her residence in the Old Summer Palace. Yingluo knew that the emperor was humiliating herself.The Emperor wanted to show the First Empress how the person she loved in the past shamelessly betrayed her for the sake of fame and wealth.Yingluo resigned, but the emperor stopped her and asked Yingluo to come to him.Yingluo took off her coat, and the emperor became angry when he saw the mourning clothes underneath.Yingluo has to observe filial piety for the late empress, and now the period of filial piety has not expired, so she will never dare to sleep with her even if ordered by the emperor. Although in the eyes of the emperor, she is a vain person, but as time goes by, you will know what she is likepeople.Yingluo knew that resisting the decree was a capital crime, so she could only come to express her feelings. The emperor had no choice but to let Yingluo retreat.Yingluo believes that truly respecting a person comes from the heart. Since she has become a noble person, it would be hypocritical to insist on keeping oneself as pure as jade. If she goes to bed today, it will be equivalent to telling the emperor that she is an ungrateful person, so even if she risks offending the emperor,You can never sleep with me tonight.The emperor learned the plan behind Yingluo from Hailancha, and asked Hailancha to remember to call Yingluo Wei Guiren from now on.

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Hailan inspected the palace, and a guard asked him if the emperor was angry.Hailancha shook his head. The guard wondered whether it was a good thing that the emperor was not angry. Why did Hailancha look gloomy? Hailancha was worried that Fu Heng knew all this.Zhen'er asked Queen Xian how she could let Yingluo enter the palace. Yingluo was restless and repeatedly broke the rules, fearing that she would cause trouble.Queen Xian said that Concubine Chun had been proud for too long and should have a rival.Zhen'er was surprised and asked Queen Xian if she intended to help Yingluo to suppress Concubine Chun. Queen Xian said that she never said she would help Yingluo. Whether she can win the favor and suppress Concubine Chun depends on Yingluo's own abilities.From the beginning to the end, my hands were clean. If I were to say that I was afraid, the one I was afraid of now should be Concubine Chun.Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu were playing chess, and Yuhu complained that the Queen Mother made Yingluo, a mere palace maid, become a noble directly.Concubine Chun believes that Yingluo has created auspiciousness from heaven on the day of her long life. Once spread, the world will praise the Queen Mother's kindness and move God. The Queen Mother will naturally be happy. What's more, Yingluo is an old friend of the late Queen Mother. It is human nature for the Queen Mother to support her more..Concubine Yu chuckled and said that Yingluo was just a palace maid from a humble background, so she should not take it seriously if she wanted to be a pure noble concubine.Concubine Chun remembered that Concubine Yu had a relationship with Yingluo before. Concubine Yu disdainfully said that Yingluo was just a palace maid, but she was dictating to her all day long.Concubine Chun wants to take a breath and has her own ideas.After Concubine Yu left, Yuhu wondered that Yingluo had helped Concubine Yu a lot in the past, and Concubine Chun was not afraid of Concubine Yu's duplicity.Concubine Chun naturally does not believe in Concubine Yu, but only believes in the human heart.Manager Wu takes Yingluo into Yanxi Palace, and the maids and eunuchs salute Yingluo.Amber stepped forward to call Yingluo, and Mingyu scolded Amber for not being able to distinguish between superior and inferior.Pearl and Amber asked Mingyu why they were unhappy when they could be together.Mingyu sneered and told Hu Hu that this was the Yanxi Palace, and Wei Guiren was now the master. She had committed a crime by calling him by his name in public. She did not punish her severely, but she was extremely merciful and unrepentant.Amber disagrees. She thinks that Yingluo has just entered the palace and naturally has to establish a reputation for benevolence. If she openly punishes her former colleagues in the Changchun Palace, people will only say that she has forgotten her roots.Mingyu asked the amber not to go too far. The amber showed that Yu was older than Yingluo and was born more beautiful. It would be a pity to be a yes-man around Yingluo. Since Yingluo can be a noble person, why can't Mingyu?Mingyu advised Hubo not to cause trouble. Hubo said that without the support of the late empress, Yingluo would be nothing. The emperor sent her to Yanxi Palace, which is the most remote palace. She has not been able to see the holy face for ten years. Such a person, there areWhat is there to be afraid of? Mingyu left angrily.Yingluo was playing with the gift given to her by the Queen Mother and asked Mingyu to come and have a look because it was a rare occasion.Mingyu is still angry about Amber, but Yingluo explains to Mingyu that Amber was once a member of the Changchun Palace. They used to be equals, but now that she has become a noble person, she has been transferred to serve her. Can she be willing?She had seen all her groveling and groveling behavior in the past, but now she didn't publicize it in a big way. It was too shameful for her to punish her, and she was accused of being ungrateful, so she asked Mingyu not to be angry.Mingyu looked anxious at the situation in front of her, and Yingluo said that she used to be able to be unscrupulous under the protection of the late queen, but now she has to be careful.Mingyu asked Hubo to go get the monthly certificate, but Hubo refused to go and said something to Yingluo. Mingyu angrily told Yingluo that she really couldn't bear it anymore. Yingluo laughed at Mingyu's anxious look and wanted to take Mingyu to find the Queen Mother to express her gratitude.The emperor paid a visit to the queen mother, and saw a young man lecturing the queen mother from behind.The emperor walked in and asked what book they were talking about. Yingluo turned around. The emperor was stunned for a moment and asked angrily that he dared to show the miscellaneous books to the Queen Mother and what his clothes looked like.The Queen Mother asked the Emperor not to blame Yingluo, saying that the story was very interesting and that the Emperor should also listen to it.Yingluo stepped back, and the emperor told the queen mother not to hold Yingluo too much.Yingluo had been in Shoukang Palace for more than a month. Every time she bumped into the emperor, the emperor ignored her.Yingluo said she wouldn't come tomorrow, and Mingyu didn't know what Yingluo was up to.The emperor learned from Li Yu that Yingluo was ill and went to visit him. He happened to see Hubo being disrespectful to Yingluo, so he punished Hubo.The emperor asked Yingluo when she became so weak. Yingluo explained that Hubo was once his colleague. The emperor said that Yingluo is his noble now, so don't lose your face.The emperor has been thinking about Yingluo. The queen mother laughed and said that a powerful girl came and seduced the emperor's soul quietly. The emperor went to Yanxi Palace to favor Yingluo.Hailancha found that Mingyu was alone and sad. Mingyu blamed herself that Yingluo could leave the palace when she was twenty-five years old. It was he who ruined her happiness and was trapped in the Forbidden City all her life.Yingluo received the favor, and everyone congratulated her. Mingyu said that she would grow up and become Yingluo's arms.When everyone saw that Yingluo came late to greet the queen, they all said no to the queen. Unexpectedly, Yingluo had already come, and she just went to collect the dew for the queen.Yingluo became the target of public criticism because she kept sleeping with him.Concubine Jia wanted to see the emperor. The emperor saw the awning of Yingluo Lane on the way to Chuxiu Palace, so he drove to Yanxi Palace instead. Concubine Jia was very angry.

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The emperor came to Yanxi Palace and learned that Yingluo had gone out for some fresh air, so he looked at Yingluo's paintings and praised her progress.The emperor waited for a long time. Mingyu asked the emperor to forgive him and said that the noble Wei personally made ice bowls and sent them to Shoukang Palace. He was talking to the queen mother and was afraid that she would not come back. She said that the noble was also filial and asked the emperor to go elsewhere first. The emperorLeave angry.Yingluo returns to Yanxi Palace, but Mingyu stops talking.As soon as Yingluo sat down on the bed, the emperor pressed Yingluo under him and said that he had never been teased like this before.Yingluo met Jia's concubine on the road. Jia's concubine deliberately made things difficult, saying that Yingluo arranged such a reed mat in the palace road, disturbing her nap, and asked Yingluo to kneel down until the sun goes down, which Yingluo did.The concubine Jia cried in front of the emperor, saying that Yingluo contradicted her because of the emperor's favor. There were decency and rules in the palace. If Wei Guiren and others violated the rules, if she didn't punish them, wouldn't she be messing up the hierarchy?He just said a few words to her, and she turned her back, turned around and left.I was afraid that the emperor would listen to the rumors and think that I was deliberately bullying.The emperor comforted Concubine Jia, but Concubine Jia also complained that the emperor stopped visiting her after Wei Guiren entered the palace.The emperor said that he has been busy recently and will go to see the concubine in a while.The emperor asked Li Yuyingluo if she was really so domineering. Li Yu said that he had never seen it and didn't know whether it was true or not.The emperor thought that Yingluo was so favored by him that he wanted to remove her brand immediately.Mingyu was worried that the emperor would take down the sign indicating that he would be sleeping, but Yingluo installed a swing and arranged the painting table without paying any attention.The emperor saw that Yingluo was not looking for him even once, so he went to Yanxi Palace and unexpectedly saw Yingluo playing on the swing.Li Yu told Mingyu that the little princess always poured dirty water on Yingluo, but Yingluo was still swinging here. Mingyu angrily told Yingluo that the emperor had been here, but she was indifferent.The emperor was angry, and Ye Tianshi came to ask for Ping Anmai, but the emperor refused.Ye Tianshi told the emperor that it was necessary to conceal the disease and avoid medical treatment. Because Wei Guiren was reluctant to seek medical treatment, his knees were blue and purple, which almost affected his future actions, so the emperor still allowed himself to diagnose and treat the disease.The emperor was worried and asked what was wrong with Guiren Wei. Ye Tianshi said that Concubine Jia punished Guiren to kneel for two hours, and his knee was injured. He had been recovering from it for a long time, and it had just gotten better in the past two days.The emperor gave Yanxi Palace a reward. Li Yu said that the emperor knew that Wei Guiren was painting recently, so he gave it - Magpie Flower Autumn Colors -. Concubine Chun had asked for it from the emperor, but the emperor was not willing to give it, so she eagerly gave it to her.Wei Guiren sent it.Li Yu also said that the emperor knew that he had wronged Wei Guiren, and was very upset, but he couldn't lose his face. He advised Yingluo to give in and go to Yangxin Hall. Even if she didn't, the Jingshifang would give her a green ticket.It's okay, Yingluo declined.When the emperor learned about this, he was angry and said that if Mr. Wei didn't want to, he would never sleep with him again in this life.Jiabi sarcastically said that Wei Guiren did not know how to appreciate others and was desperate for her life. Once she lost her holy favor, everyone would step on her to see how she could survive.On the other side, Concubine Yu and Concubine Chun were also discussing this matter.Mingyu was puzzled, but Yingluo didn't care.Concubine Chun was joking with the Queen Mother when the Emperor came. The Queen Mother said she had a picture and wanted to show it to the Emperor.The emperor was very angry when he saw that it was the picture he gave to Yingluo.Yingluo was painting. When the emperor saw Yingluo's elegant appearance, he was very angry. Without saying a word, he stepped forward, grabbed Yingluo, and dragged her into the inner hall.The emperor told Yingluo that even if he had wronged her unjustly, she could defend herself, but she refused to say anything and still blamed herself for neglecting her. Why was this?Yingluo claimed that she was just a noble person, and suddenly she was favored by a saint. Naturally, all the palace masters and queens were jealous, and they complained to the emperor every time. After many times, they preferred to keep silent.The emperor believed that all the concubines in the harem, even if they were as respected as the queen, were always obedient to him, but Yingluo was the only one who acted boldly and unscrupulously. They all wanted to keep him in mind, so don't think that he can't see through it.Yingluo told the emperor that she had such a temper and could not change it.The emperor decreed that Hadaha, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, should be the chief envoy, and Wu Lingan, the bachelor of the cabinet, should be the deputy envoy.In order to maintain integrity, the noble Wei family was conferred as the concubine, and the concubine was asked to spend a month behind closed doors, and the concubine was copied a hundred times.Concubine Jia and Concubine Chun discussed the matter and became angry and wanted to attack Yingluo.After the great victory in Jinchuan, the emperor was very happy and asked Fu Heng to return to Beijing to report on his duties.Fu Heng came back, but still ignored Er Qing.Fu Heng said that ever since Er Qing made that crazy decision, he was no longer her husband.Erqing told Fu Heng that Yingluo was already his concubine, but Fu Heng didn't believe it.Fu Heng went to find Yingluo. At this time, Yingluo arrived with a spear, but she was a stranger to him. Fu Heng shed tears.The emperor praised Fu Heng for his great achievements and wanted to reward him.Fu Heng asked the emperor whether he would give him whatever he wanted.The emperor knew what he wanted, so he was perfunctory.Fu Heng was sad that he couldn't get enough water all day, and Qinglian asked him what was wrong.Fu Heng said that when the battle was at its most difficult, the emperor issued twelve edicts in succession, forcing him to take charge of the army. He resisted and disobeyed the order, and tried his best to win, because as long as he won, he could ask the emperor for help.To have a wish, there is only one step left.Fu Heng wanted to exchange his military exploits for someone, someone he had lost and wanted desperately to find.On the battlefield, the tip of the knife almost pierced her chest. At that time, I thought that if I could come back alive, I would get her regardless of her wishes. Even if she hated and blamed herself, I would keep her by his side for the rest of her life.Fu Heng once thought that as a man, he should be generous and tolerant, as long as she lived, he wanted her to be happy.But now she is living a good life. She has become a concubine and the emperor's favorite woman, but she feels very uncomfortable. The feeling of jealousy is as if there is a poisonous snake gnawing at her heart all the time.

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The emperor went to Zhongcui Palace to see Concubine Chun. Concubine Chun was playing the piano. When he found the emperor, he quickly got up to greet her and said that in the past month, the emperor had only summoned his concubines to sleep with him, and he had rarely seen him.The Emperor's concubine Zhichun does not blame herself, saying that whenever he sees her, she is always so gentle, considerate and considerate.Among all the beauties, she is the most comfortable because she never makes demands.Concubine Chun thought that Jinchuan had won a great victory, and the emperor had something on his mind, and she didn't understand why he was still frowning.Concubine Chun said that she should also tell her concubine the news, so that she would also be happy.Fu Heng went to the battlefield, and his concubine must have been worried about him. If he knew that he had returned safely, he would be relieved. The emperor suppressed the anger in his heart and left.The emperor wanted to go to Yanxi Palace, and after thinking for a while, he returned home.Yingluo tossed and turned, remembering the scene when she saw Fu Heng.Yingluo walked on the palace road, everyone was talking about it, and Yingluo asked Mingyu to inquire about it.Concubine Jia's confinement period has expired, and Lan'er persuades her to go out for a walk, saying that if she stays behind closed doors, she will not be informed. There is news in the palace that has spread throughout the palace, and now it is the concubine who is being laughed at.Concubine Jia knelt outside the Yangxin Hall to see the emperor, but the emperor was missing.Li Yu helped to plead for mercy before the emperor agreed to meet him. Jia Concubine kept admitting her mistake to the emperor.The emperor painted a new garden and planned to give Fu Heng a new house inside Dong'an Gate. He also named the yard himself, but he had not yet decided on a name for the garden.Jia Bin suggested that it be better to call it Yujing Garden. I heard that Master Fucha ordered people to go to various places to collect valuable gardenia varieties. He must have loved this kind of flower very much, so it is very appropriate that the garden where he lives is called Yujing Garden.The emperor was furious and accused Concubine Jia of making insinuations and slandering her concubine.Concubine Jia said that even if the emperor kills her today, she must tell the truth that her concubine is sorry for the emperor.The emperor was furious and told Concubine Jia to leave.The emperor went to Chengqian Palace and asked the queen if she had ever heard of rumors circulating in the palace recently.The queen asked if it was about her concubine and Fu Heng, and she believed that it was inevitable that the emperor had been doting on his concubine during this period, which aroused jealousy in the palace and led to gossip.The queen assured the emperor that she would investigate the matter thoroughly and bring justice to the concubine.The emperor ordered that from now on, anyone who talks about this matter will be killed with a cane.The emperor had never gone to war over a woman, and the queen intuitively felt that Yingluo was not a simple woman. It seemed that Concubine Chun had a rival.Mingyu accompanies Yingluo for a walk in the imperial garden. Mingyu has already inquired about the rumors about Yingluo and Fu Heng that have been circulating in the palace recently.Yingluo knew that this would explain why the emperor did not come to Yanxi Palace.Yingluo met Fu Heng while walking. She didn't shy away. Fu Heng had something to say to Yingluo and asked her why she didn't wait for him to come back.Yingluo interrupted Fu Heng and said that if she wanted to be a concubine, she would rather be the emperor's concubine. At least she would be superior to others. Fu Heng did not believe what Yingluo said at all.Yingluo asked Fu Heng if he knew about the rumors outside and asked him to stay away from her.On that day of heavy snowfall, Fu Heng and Er Qing stood together like a couple. From that day on, Yingluo swore to herself that from now on, she would cut off their love with a sword and not recognize each other again.Fu Heng couldn't help but think about it or not care. In his heart, Yingluo was not the emperor's concubine, but the Yingluo in his heart was the stubborn and righteous Yingluo from before. Yingluo said coldly to her.Concubine Chun deliberately lured the emperor here, and happened to see Yingluo and Fu Heng together.Pearl was bullied by Lan'er from Chuxiu Palace. Mingyu was very angry when she saw that Yingluo was not in a hurry. Now that Yanxi Palace has become a cold palace, even the people below are following suit.Desheng came to take the necklace of gardenias and went to Xunyong Lane. Everyone was talking about it.The young eunuch stole property and was caught by Mingyu. Yingluo said that she knew she had lost favor, so she wanted to steal the property of Yanxi Palace and sell it.The young eunuch begged Yingluo to let him go, but Yingluo discovered that there was a handkerchief embroidered with gardenia flowers in the package he stole.Mingyu learned from Hailan Chana that Concubine Chun had prepared a gift for the Queen Mother, and Yingluo said that her opportunity had come.Concubine Chun told the Queen Mother that the Queen Mother longed for the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. There were no bridges and flowing water in the Forbidden City, so she imitated the appearance in her memory and asked the eunuchs and maids to open a palace market. Although there was no Yangliu Yiyi and the flowing water was gurgling, there were still wine flags flying., pedestrians are like weaving, and they have the right to please the Queen Mother.The emperor said that he would personally build Suzhou Street for the Queen Mother. The queen suggested that every concubine in the palace should start by donating jewelry and property for charity. Of course, since it is a charity sale, it cannot be limited to the palace. The stalls should be set up outside the palace gate.The silver that came was used to pay for the casualties.The emperor and the queen mother agreed.Yingluo pretends to be a bartender, making the Queen Mother smile and attracting the Emperor's attention.The emperor went to Yanxi Palace in the evening. Mingyu told the emperor Yingluo that the emperor felt that he was not suitable, so there was no need to bother. The emperor said that Yingluo was smart.Yingluo deliberately imitated Jia's concubine, and the emperor asked her what she wanted to do.Yingluo imitated the queen's rhetoric again, which made the emperor laugh.Yingluo told the emperor that rumors could confuse the public, and three people could become a tiger, so she hoped that the emperor would give her more trust while pampering her.Otherwise, no matter how strong she is, she will be turned into tofu by their spit.The emperor said that among the harem, the zodiac sign Yingluo was the most jealous and always came to tease him.

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Yingluo reminds Xiao Quanzi not to forget to go up the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire for her.Three months later, Concubine Chun told the Queen Mother about the current situation of the palace city, and the Queen Mother smiled and nodded.Concubine Chun allowed the Queen Mother to go shopping in the palace market when she had time. Quan was able to test the sentiments of merchants. If the Queen Mother felt something was inappropriate, she would immediately correct it. The Queen Mother praised Concubine Chun.Concubine Jia was full of sarcastic words towards Yingluo, but Yingluo refused to be outdone and retaliated.Aunt Liu saw the things on the stall and told the Queen Mother that these were old things from the Shoukang Palace. They had disappeared without incident before. The entire Forbidden City had been searched, but they were nowhere to be seen. Now they appeared in the palace market.Mingyu and Zhen'er also found things lost by their master. Jiabi angrily said that this was some kind of palace market. It was clearly a den of thieves. All the things lost in the palace were sold in the palace market, and the money was used to supplement the palace.At a loss, the abacus is really good.Concubine Chun explained to the Queen Mother, and Yingluo also helped to defend herself. Concubine Jia said that the eunuchs in the palace had dirty hands and feet, and there was a huge chain of interests behind them. How to transport it, how to avoid people's eyes and ears, how to divide the spoils, and how to divide them in the end, allIt's a set of things. Who knows if Concubine Chun has taken advantage of others and become a part of it.Concubine Chun said that she would strictly investigate the source and asked the Queen Mother to forgive her.The Queen scolded Concubine Chun for being too careless in doing things, and stolen goods were mixed into the palace market. Although the Queen Mother understood clearly and did not blame her, her reputation was not good when the incident spread.Yingluo wants to move everything back to Yanxi Palace, which makes Concubine Chun angry.Concubine Yu went to Zhongcui Palace and explained to Concubine Chun that everyone knew at a glance that she had been framed. Someone deliberately buried stolen goods in the palace market to spoil the Queen Mother's interest and to erase Concubine Chun's achievements.Concubine Chun had prepared carefully, but now she is lucky not to have any regrets. Her good reputation for many years has been lost in one fell swoop, and now Wei Yingluo has started to play dirty tricks.Yingluo rewards Xiao Quanzi. Mingyu and Yingluo say that this is a relief. Yingluo wants Concubine Chun to also experience what it feels like to be talked about behind someone's back.Fu Heng searched the study but couldn't find the sachet. Qinglian said she took it and cleaned it. Fu Heng got angry and asked her not to touch his things casually in the future.An'er disappeared, Erqing looked everywhere.Fu Heng noticed something moving in the study and found that Fu Kangan was in the corner and the housekeeper couldn't take him away.Fu Heng asked Er Qing to take him away. Fu Kangan wanted to eat the cakes on the table, so Fu Heng picked him up and gave him to eat.By chance, Er Qing came and asked Fu Heng what he wanted to do.Fu Heng said that he was not Er Qing and would not hurt innocent lives, nor would he do stupid things to retaliate maliciously. He scolded Er Qing that as a mother, she should take responsibility and not let her children run around.After hearing what the attendant said, Er Qing didn't want to continue the stalemate with Fu Heng, so when Fu Heng returned to the study and was about to sit on the bed, she hugged Fu Heng.Er Qing said that she was wrong. She couldn't understand it in the past. For more than three years, he was on the battlefield. She resented her but kept waiting and hoping in her heart, hoping that he would come back soon and reconcile and live a good life.Fu Heng said that things in the world would not go as she wanted. From the moment she made the wrong step, she was no longer the wife of Fu Cha Fu Heng.Fu Heng was sitting alone on the stone bench. Qinglian came over to help him put on his clothes. Fu Heng asked Qinglian if she had done anything wrong.Qinglian talked about her concubine. She rose to great heights in just six months, which shows that she is a person who understands current affairs.Such people are usually smart people, knowing that the past cannot be recalled and will only keep looking forward. Such smart people are often ruthless, because all the good things in the past will be discarded by them, not just memories, but also people,Fu Heng felt disappointed when he heard this.Fu Heng went to pay homage to the late Empress and felt very sad. When he walked out of the main hall, his clothes were accidentally soiled by a young eunuch. Fu Heng told him that breaking the sacrifice of the late Empress was a crime punishable by beheading. What happened today should not be spread out again..Fu Heng met Yingluo when he was about to leave, and Yingluo asked him why he hadn't left the capital yet.Fu Heng felt that Yingluo had other purposes for entering the palace. First, it was related to the death of the late queen. If not, she would hate himself.Yingluo hopes that Fu Heng will not think too much. He does not belong in the Forbidden City. This place is full of traps and schemes. He belongs on the battlefield where he can make contributions and display his lifelong ambitions.Concubine Jia brought the emperor to Changchun Palace and met Fu Heng and Yingluo.The concubine Jia deliberately said that these two people used to be very close to each other when they were in Changchun Palace. Now that the concubine has become a concubine, they still don’t give up and get together again. Today is the death anniversary of the late empress, but these two people are not.Choose this place for a tryst.Yingluo interrupted Jia Bin and refuted her words.The emperor asked Yingluo if she had anything to explain, but Yingluo said she had no explanation. Fu Heng's excuse angered the emperor, and he knocked him to the ground, with a hairpin falling out of his body.Lan'er and Concubine Jia said that this was the concubine's favorite hairpin with a unique gardenia pattern on it. Concubine Jia sighed and said that it wasn't a tryst, but she even had a token of love., catch the traitor and get double.The emperor stared at the hairpin and was very angry. Fu Heng defended himself.Yingluo laughed and said that the concubine drama was so poorly performed that she couldn't stand it anymore, and then she bet on Xiao Quanzi.Xiao Quanzi said that she dared to swear to God that all this was planned by Jia Bin. She asked herself to steal and pretended to be greedy to get away with it.The concubine was given the chance again and again before telling the truth.The emperor was so angry that he imprisoned the concubines in Chuxiu Palace.The emperor is still angry about Yingluo and Fu Heng. People in Yanxi Palace are being treated coldly because of Yingluo, and they are looking for ways out.

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Yanxi Palace fell out of favor, Xiao Quanzi told Mingyu that everyone was looking for another way out, Yingluo asked him why he still didn't leave, Xiao Quanzi said that he had escaped from death and had nowhere to go.Xiao Quanzi betrayed Yingluo, offended Concubine Chun, and betrayed Xiao Jiaconcubine. Such a person would have no chance of survival anywhere.Therefore, even if Yingluo lives in the cold palace, she must stay with her until the end.Xiao Quanzi begged Yingluo to give him another chance. Yingluo smiled faintly and was noncommittal.Yingluo was treated coldly, and Mingyu was furious. According to the palace rules, each concubine had a certain number of portions. She was short of food and clothing, and was neglected in every way. She was clearly bullying someone so blatantly that she wanted to step on her.Yingluo replied that it was common for the Forbidden City to flatter others, betray others, and strife. The emperor was so cold because he had a past with Fu Heng.The emperor has the world on his shoulders and sleeps day and night. He doesn't care what kind of woman is lying on the dragon bed. As long as it can relieve the pressure caused by government affairs, it is enough.Therefore, the elegant, delicate or noble flowers in the harem, apart from bringing different tastes, were only vague faces in his heart.Since he was unhappy when he saw him, he never saw her again.Mingyu is worried that if this continues, let alone revenge, he will not even be able to protect himself.At this time, Imperial Concubine Chun came to visit, and she scolded that no one else had been seen except for a maid who was guarding the door. She was really unruly, and her concubine should discipline her servants.Everyone in Yingluohui has his own ambitions, and the Yanxi Palace is indifferent. It is human nature for them to want to climb high.Concubine Chun said that she specially found an embroidery by Yingluo and sent it to Shoukang Palace. The Queen Mother was very happy and asked Yingluo to embroider a statue of Guanyin for her within one month.Yingluo's hand was injured, and Mingyu thought that Concubine Chun was adding insult to injury.Yingluo knew that if she refused openly, it would be disrespectful to the Queen Mother. Concubine Chun was waiting to catch her, so she had no choice but to give it a try.Yingluo worked hard day and night to embroider the portrait, and Xiao Quanzi changed the carbon and gave food. Mingyu felt something was wrong and asked Xiao Quanzi where he got the things. Xiao Quanzi said it was given by Hailancha.Mingyu went to thank Hailancha. Hailancha asked Fu Heng to come out and asked Fu Heng why he didn't tell her after silently doing so much for her. Fu Heng didn't answer.The Queen Mother praised the embroidered statue and said that the embroidery workshop had put in a lot of effort.The emperor saw the painting and saw blood stains.Aunt Liu said that this might be just a coincidence. The embroiderer's blood fell on the embroidery bandage. In order to avoid being seen, it turned into a little red on her forehead and heart.The Queen Mother said that she wanted to meet this embroiderer. Concubine Chun nervously told the Queen Mother that the embroidery of the statue was not done by one person, but the best embroiderers in the entire embroidery workshop worked together.If the Queen Mother wants to see her, I should go and announce it in person.The emperor thought that the queen mother appreciated the embroiderer's embroidery skills and intentions, so he sent an order to reward her generously.Fu Heng fights Hailancha, and the emperor comes and offers to fight Fu Heng.The emperor asked Fu Heng why he deliberately gave in to him. Fu Heng replied that he was practicing fighting skills on the battlefield and was afraid of hurting the dragon's body, so he did not give in intentionally.The emperor asked Fu Heng if he was too careful. Fu Heng thought that he had done something wrong at the beginning, so that he made one wrong step and another wrong step.Nowadays, being cautious is responsible for state affairs.The emperor planned not to investigate further, but Fu Heng suddenly asked why the emperor didn't ask what was wrong?If the emperor had allowed the slave to propose marriage, the concubine today would be the wife of Fu Cha Fu Heng.The emperor angrily scolded Fu Heng for being presumptuous. Fu Heng believed that the past cannot be recalled. The emperor has always been broad-minded. Borzigit was a widow before entering the palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he made her a noble. The emperor did not even mind that she was married. Why?After Wei Yingluo was replaced, the emperor became very worried.Fu Heng said everything in his heart. The emperor remembered what the late queen had said and remained silent.Fu Heng advised the emperor that since he got her, he should cherish her, otherwise, he would only regret more why he didn't stick to it in the first place.Prince He returned from Jiangnan to find Queen Xian. Queen Xian persuaded Prince He that he was really serious and took Bai Ling out of the palace.Prince He thought that although Bai Ling was crazy, he insisted that Wei Yingluo had harmed his mother-in-law. Queen Xian advised Prince He not to be impulsive and do bad things.Concubine Chun wanted Yingluo to embroider Buddhist scriptures again, and met Prince He on the road. Prince He was angry and wanted Yingluo to pay for her debt with blood.Mingyu was trampled by the prince, Fu Heng came to the rescue, and Yingluo left without telling Fu Hengduo.Xiao Quanzi brought the ointment, and Mingyu said that she could see that it was easy to add flowers to a cake, but it was difficult to provide help in times of need. She also really wanted to have someone who knew both cold and hot, but Yingluo didn't appreciate it.The emperor remembered what Fu Heng said and thought about it carefully.The emperor went to Yanxi Palace and saw Yingluo embroidering something.Li Yu asked the emperor why he couldn't bear to see his concubine. The emperor said that it was not that he didn't care about her, but he just didn't want anyone in the harem to be treated harshly. These dog slaves in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even if his concubine was no longer favored, would not allow them to misbehave. Although the emperor had a tough talk, he still cared about it in his heart.Take your concubine.Concubine Yu looked at the embroidery and said sarcastically that it was a pity that the Queen Mother always thought it was the embroidery girl who did it. Yingluo's painstaking efforts were probably in vain.Concubine Chun believes that the most terrifying thing about such people is that no matter what situation they fall into, they must find ways to rise to the top.The emperor was angry that his concubine had not come to thank him yet, and asked Desheng to go find his concubine.Yingluo went to the emperor disguised as a guard, and the emperor was angry and complained about Zhang Tingyu.Yingluo was discovered by the emperor and said that she wanted to go to the emperor. The emperor blamed Li Yu for letting her in casually, so Yingluo kept coaxing the emperor.

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Yingluo told the emperor that maybe in his heart, she was insignificant, but no matter how humble her background was, she still knew what loyalty and shame were.In this life, there is only one master and only one husband.Yingluo felt aggrieved and said that she didn't like to be misunderstood. If the emperor was still so stingy, he would never see him again. Although she was left out, she still felt a little proud.The emperor said that it was all his fault and that he had wrongly blamed Yingluo.Yingluo pitifully said that the emperor's neglect caused her to be bullied everywhere, and she got frostbite on her hands because of embroidery.The emperor promised that from now on, he would never let anyone bully Yingluo.Fu Heng and Qing Lian said that today was the first time that he had plotted against the emperor, and it was worth revealing. However, there was always a hidden danger in Yingluo's plan. Even if Yingluo was favored again, she would still be walking on thin ice and in danger. Instead of doing this, it was better to pull out the root by hand.Thorn, Yingluo needs him to catalyze the emperor's feelings for her.Qinglian was worried about what the emperor would do if he knew the truth. Fu Heng studied at a young age, and the emperor could read and recite, which none of you could.After taking the throne, the emperor worked hard to eliminate the evils of Zhang E's clique and dismantle Hongxi's plan to seek the country. Everyone inside and outside the court was impressed.How could such a smart person know nothing?Probably, this feeling was so novel and interesting that the emperor was willing to indulge in it.Even if this is unfair, Fu Heng is willing.When the emperor taught Yingluo how to paint, he talked about the pure noble concubine. Yingluo became jealous, so the emperor coaxed her.Yingluo took out the Autumn Colors of Magpies and counted more than forty seals on it, all of which were calligraphy and seals left by the emperor. She knocked on one when she was happy and another when she was unhappy, just like the dog-skin plaster she had seen under the overpass.It can't be uncovered.She didn't like any of the emperor's poems, so she was forced to copy Tang poems. Desheng was dumbfounded after reading these.The emperor was going to Zhongcui Palace. He saw a kite on the way and thought of Yingluo, so he went to Yanxi Palace instead.The next day, the emperor went to Zhongcui Palace. Concubine Chun was very aggrieved, saying that she was aggrieved to be in the position of a concubine and to have a sixth elder brother, which would easily become an obstacle for new concubines to ascend to the throne.The emperor heard the sound of drums outside the window and was attracted towards it.It turned out that Yingluo was setting off the Kongming Lantern, and the emperor asked Yingluo to accompany him to enjoy the moon.Yingluo pretended to be angry and refused to accompany the emperor to admire the moon, so she turned around and left.The emperor stepped forward, picked up Yingluo and asked her to accompany him to admire the moon.The queen thinks Yingluo is interesting, she is a very thoughtful person who strives for the top with her own unique ideas.No matter when, where or what the situation is, she can't stop her from rising steadily. It depends on the strength in her body, but it's a pity that she is not a man.Zhen'er didn't understand what the queen was thinking. The queen just said that Concubine Chun was busy.Ever since Yingluo entered the palace and was favored by the emperor, the other concubines followed her like an ice cellar. They were jealous and dissatisfied and complained in front of the queen. They also said that Yingluo used despicable methods to win the emperor's favor.Concubine Chun said nothing. She believed that as a concubine, she should try her best to please the emperor and make him happy. At the same time, she asked for leave from the queen on behalf of Concubine Yu who was suffering from the cold.The queen wondered why Concubine Yu mentioned this matter to her, why Concubine Chun mentioned it again.Concubine Chun said that Concubine Yu has always been a person who knows the rules, so it is not strange for people to be polite.Concubine Chun still had something to discuss with the queen. She mentioned that tributes from various places in previous years had piled up and they should be sent to the customs at Chongwenmen as soon as possible for sale.The queen praised Concubine Chun for what she said was serious business, and she would report the sales to the emperor as soon as possible. At the same time, she also asked other concubines to learn more from Concubine Chun.At this time, someone came to report that the emperor had decreed that the concubine should be promoted as his concubine. Everyone was shocked, and Concubine Chun clenched the handkerchief tightly in anger.Concubine Chun met Fu Heng by chance and deliberately mentioned Yingluo, saying that Yingluo just wanted to use Fu Heng to gain power. She didn't understand why Fu Heng only liked Yingluo because she was better than Yingluo in everything.Fu Heng, expressionless, advised Concubine Chun to be careful with her words, remember her identity, and stop asking self-destructive questions.Concubine Chun vowed that even if Yingluo became your concubine, she would not block her path forward.Fu Heng reported to the emperor that he had investigated the case of Hushuguan supervision An Ning eroding tariffs. However, Prince Heng did not agree with the solution proposed by Fu Heng, saying that Fu Heng was too young. Although it is a good thing to be enterprising, he did not understand the tariff matter after all..The emperor listened to the opinions of Prince He and the Prince and asked them to resign.Fu Heng knew that Prince He had a problem with him, but he hoped that he would not make an issue of An Ning's affairs.Although Prince He had handled the Jiangnan corruption case beautifully, and I admired him for his serious work, I didn't expose him in front of the emperor today because I didn't want him to be frustrated and fall into despair, but now was the last time to warn him not to target himself.Qinglian discovered that An'er had fallen into the goldfish pond and rushed to rescue him. However, Erqing framed Qinglian for murdering An'er and ordered Qinglian to be arrested.Fu Heng believed that Qinglian would not hurt An'er, but Erqing said that it was inevitable that Qinglian would not be angry with her, and said that as long as Fu Heng did not have the idea of ​​taking a concubine and lived a good life with her, she would be willing to change her personality and become what Fu Heng likes., and at the same time will give Qinglian a dowry, Fu Heng decided to do as Er Qing said.Fu Heng was returning from meeting the two adults and was walking down the street in a carriage when he saw two grown men chasing a girl.Fu Heng stepped forward to stop him and unexpectedly discovered that the girl was Qinglian.It turns out that Erqing said she had arranged a marriage with Qinglian, and when she left the sedan chair, she was sent to a prostitute. Qinglian couldn't bear the humiliation and was beaten and tortured so much that she was almost out of shape.Qinglian didn't want Fu Heng to see her in embarrassment, so she committed suicide by swallowing gold.Fu Heng vowed not to let the person behind the plan get his wish, and wanted to fulfill Qinglian's unfinished wish.Qinglian admires Fu Heng, but Fu Heng only has Yingluo in his heart.Qinglian now has a wish, asking Fu Heng to hold her hand.

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Qinglian came from a humble background and had little talent. She never had any extravagant expectations. She just wanted to be by the young master's side, listen to his thoughts, and be satisfied when he smiled gently when she called him young master.I had known that the young lady would not let me go, but she still insisted on staying. Please don't blame yourself for being selfish.Fu Heng recalled what Qinglian had done for him and said that there were traces of her care everywhere in this study.Everything Qinglian did for her was far better than that of an ordinary maid. She saw it in her eyes and was always grateful.Qinglian said that she was not as good as Fu Heng said, and she hated the young madam. She had been looking for opportunities to meet Fu Heng, but she really regretted it when she saw her. She should not have let him see such a dirty version of herself.Qinglian told Fu Heng to stop being obsessed with that woman and stop holding on to the dreams of the past, and hoped that he could live a happy life.Fu Heng gave Erqing a letter of divorce and told her that he could not tolerate three of the seven violations of lewdness, jealousy, and talkativeness, and asked her to pack her things and leave Fucha Mansion immediately.Erqing believed that their marriage was granted by the emperor. Once she married into Fucha's family, she would never leave. He could divorce his wife unless he died, so Fu Heng had to ask someone to carry Erqing out.When E Niang came, Er Qing asked E Niang for help. E Niang blamed Fu Heng. Fu Heng explained that this woman was jealous and made trouble, and was not worthy of being the wife of the Fucha family. If he continued to keep her, he wouldIt left a scourge behind.Mrs. Fucha said that Fu Heng had just entered the military base and would divorce his wife immediately. Did he really not want an official career?Fu Heng thought that the family tradition was not right, so why should he be an official?Everyone tried to dissuade her, but Fu Heng angrily scolded his fourth brother for sympathizing with this crying woman. Have you ever seen her smug and ugly face when she took away an innocent life?Have you ever tried to understand how sad Qinglian’s parents would be if they were the same kind of flesh and blood?After reading the books of sages for many years, have you learned the eight words of not distinguishing between right and wrong, and being unclear about right and wrong?Er Qing bumped into the pole, and everyone was blaming Fu Heng. Fu Heng ignored it and said that he could not give up on Er Qing, but he would live in a Buddhist temple from today on and eat fast and chant Buddha's name throughout his life to atone for his sins.Yingluo came to see the emperor. The emperor was angry. Yingluo wanted to have dinner with the emperor. The emperor said that Yingluo had no rules and did many unruly things. From the moment she entered the palace, she said she was a slave, but she never really bent her knees for a day. This made herShe felt very uncomfortable, and Yingluo thought that the emperor would get used to it one day.The emperor said that others have always been used to him, and no one dared to ask him to get used to her, because he was too courageous.Yingluo asked the emperor why he was so unhappy. The emperor told Yingluo that he was worried about Fu Heng due to the rebellion of the leaders of the Huolan tribe.Yingluo believes that for Mr. Fucha, dying in battle and serving the country can be regarded as seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence.Hailancha was also worried about Fu Heng. At this time, Yingluo passed by and the two looked at each other and smiled.Yingluo asked Yuan Chunwang to choose a position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but Yuan Chunwang didn't like it.Mingyu was confused about Yingluo's actions, and Yingluo explained that Fu Heng had helped her once, and she also helped him achieve his wish, which was considered as reciprocating the favor.The emperor wants to take Yingluo on horseback in person, and Yingluo asks Xiao Quanzi to spread the news.Concubine Chun learned about Fifth Prince's illness and specially selected ginseng as a gift to her.Yuhu mentioned that the emperor wanted to take Yingluo to ride a horse, and Concubine Chun warned Concubine Yu not to let her down.The emperor personally took Yingluo to ride a horse. Hai Lancha said that he had never seen the emperor doting on a concubine so much.Mingyu proudly replied that there is no love without reason in the world. In order to get the emperor's love, Yingluo spent a lot of thought.Hailancha sent an urgent message to the emperor. Horton diverted water to the camp. Our army dug trenches to drain the water and held on for ten days until Lord Fucha led reinforcements to the outside of the Blackwater Camp. They attacked with General Zhaohui inside and outside and successfully annihilated five thousand enemies.However, General Zhaohui's horse was stuck in the mud, he accidentally fell from the horse and his leg was slightly injured.Lord Fucha led the troops to pursue the fleeing Horton, but no definite news has been received yet.Yingluo accidentally fell off her horse. When Ye Tianshi talked about Yingluo's condition, the second battle was reported. Master Fucha wiped out all the deserters, but Horton escaped with dozens of remaining cavalry.Now Lord Fucha and General Zhaohui are reorganizing their troops to prepare for another battle.Hailancha said that he had just checked the horse's food trough and found that someone had tampered with the feed, causing the originally docile horse to suddenly go crazy and throw his concubine off suddenly.If the emperor hadn't rushed forward in time and caused the concubine's head to fall to the ground, her life would have been in danger.When the emperor wants to go to the Siyuan, from top to bottom, the minister of supervisory affairs, Yuanwailang, and the principal will all be detained for strict interrogation.There was a severe drought in eastern Zhejiang, and the military ministers were all waiting for the emperor to discuss matters in Xinuang Pavilion. The emperor had no choice but to leave Yingluo.After the discussion, the emperor accompanied Yingluo. Yingluo said that someone wanted to kill her and wanted the emperor to catch the murderer and make the decision for him.The emperor himself was deeply injured, but he did not want to invite the imperial doctor to come.

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After hearing this, she was very worried.If it weren't for the emperor's strict decree not to allow anyone to disturb him easily, he would have gone to visit him long ago.There are also Ganoderma lucidum and deer antlers given by the emperor in the palace, and they will be sent to your concubine later.The emperor had something to say. Taoists who are too smart tend to get into trouble. I believe Concubine Chun has always heard that being smart can lead to being misled by others. Someone tampered with the horse your concubine was riding.He believed that the queen was the mother of a country, and no matter how favored Yingluo was, her status would not be jeopardized.As for the other concubines, they don't have such courage, but who will they be?Concubine Chun cried to the emperor. Even if the emperor doubted everyone in the world, he should not doubt himself. She swore that this matter had nothing to do with her.The emperor advised her that once she wants too much, she will have nothing in the end. He hoped that she would think about her sixth brother before doing anything.The emperor left and Concubine Yu came out from behind the curtain. Concubine Chun blamed her for how she did things.Concubine Yu said that the person who handled the matter had already spent a lot of money to keep her secret, and there would never be any clues about Concubine Chun being implicated.Concubine Chun advised Concubine Yu that she was not the one who took action that day. If a thorough investigation was carried out, Concubine Yu would still think about her fifth elder brother.Concubine Yu came to visit Yingluo, and Yingluo asked her why she was still pretending to be cordial. It was really too hypocritical.Concubine Yu said that Yingluo had saved her so many times and did not want to hurt her.Yingluo said that she still chose to side with the pure nobles and tried to get rid of herself.Concubine Yu replied that she had nothing, and in order to gain a foothold in the Forbidden City, she could only seek refuge with Concubine Chun.As for other people and other things, I have no ability to interfere at all.Yingluo was furious and accused Concubine Yu of not thinking about old feelings and only thinking about her current situation.Concubine Yu persuaded Yingluo not to pursue the matter any further. Concubine Chun would sooner or later blame herself. It would not be a pity for her to die, but she still had children.Yingluo should stop going against Concubine Chun, stop investigating the cause of the late Queen's death, and just let everything pass.Concubine Yu combed Yongqi's hair. If she wanted to take him to meet someone, she must make that person happy.Queen Xian sewed knee pads for Ama. Lord Narbu asked to see him, but the queen was missing.Narbu knelt outside the palace gate and said that he wanted to see the queen for the last time, but unfortunately he couldn't.I can only wish you peace, prosperity, longevity and prosperity from now on.He and the prince asked Hailancha to hand over the memorial, and the emperor was furious.Prince He said that the matter must be a frame-up, and the emperor ordered Narbu to be imprisoned and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate him severely.The queen was shocked when she learned about this.The queen asked to see the emperor, but the emperor did not see her. The queen could only force her way in and tell the emperor that Amma was wronged. Speaking of what happened to Amma, Amma had been here that day. She had expected the disaster today and came to express her last words to her.The only reason for my farewell was that I was unfilial and didn't even see him.Now I beg the emperor to find out more.The emperor reluctantly asked what if the result remained unchanged. The queen said that she believed in him, and the emperor promised the queen.The Queen Mother asked the Emperor if he believed in Narbu. The Emperor discussed Narbu's matter with the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother said that if Narbu was not killed, the people would not be angry.The emperor was curious, and the queen mother explained that if Narbu was not killed, the case would be thoroughly investigated, and more people would have to be punished. The food flowed through their hands, bit by bit, like an hourglass running out of money.After hearing what the Queen Mother said, the Emperor also had to think about it.The Queen Mother believed that the border wars were still ongoing and natural disasters occurred frequently in various places. If a Narbu was killed, others would say that the emperor acted vigorously and punished the first-level disaster relief officials. The courtiers and clans would blame the emperor for being ruthless, and the people would doubt the Qing government. This isCompletely different consequences.The queen asked to see the emperor and knelt on the ground until the emperor saw her.The emperor asked Hailancha how he would decide this matter. Hailancha said that he would kill Narbu without hesitation. Killing a person can make the people angry.Killing a group of people will cause chaos.Those real silverfish will be settled one by one in the future, but now Narbu must be killed.Hai Lancha persuaded the queen not to embarrass the emperor again, but the queen ignored it and kept kneeling.

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The queen and the emperor said that other porridge factories either exploited local gentry and wealthy businessmen, or used bark and grass roots to make up for the losses. Coupled with heavy military repression, the victims dared not speak out.My own Amma is the stupidest. He visits the wealthy gentry one by one, but he is not good at coercing and tempting, so he gains too little.So, he took out all his family property, including the house and land given by the emperor, and sold them all.There is even the ancestral house in my hometown, which is a house that has been passed down.When the victims rioted, Amma was reluctant to send out soldiers for fear of hurting the unarmed people, but they almost killed him.The victims' atrocities angered the soldiers, and later casualties occurred. He was intolerant, not incompetent.The emperor knew it, and with the queen's help, the emperor promised not to kill Narbu.The queen expressed her gratitude to Prince He for Amma's affairs, and asked Prince He to bring the things she prepared to Amma.He and the prince went to visit Lord Narbu and told him that the emperor had pardoned his death penalty, but it turned out that Narbu was already dead.The emperor told the queen about Narbu's suicide. The queen knew that Ama was loyal and stupid, but he cherished his life. In order to survive, he put down his dignity to beg for himself. Now that he had been wronged, how could he commit suicide?The emperor hoped that the queen would not pursue the matter any further. There was no point in pursuing her now that she was gone.The queen was angry and angry. Ama had worked conscientiously as the leader for more than 20 years, and finally ended up being ruined and despised by the world. Where is the justice in this world?The emperor hopes that the queen will not blame the queen mother. No matter how sad she is, she should not be rude to the queen mother.The queen said that the queen mother's nephew was also involved in the corruption case. As early as the Ama case, the queen mother's brother and sister-in-law came to the palace to plead for mercy.Once the investigation is complete, the Queen Mother's family will also be implicated, so the Queen Mother will not hesitate to push Amma to be the scapegoat.The queen told the emperor all her grievances. The emperor couldn't bear to listen and had no choice but to leave.Prince He met Zhen'er and learned that the queen was missing. He was anxious to find the queen.It was getting late, and Hong Zhou found the queen standing barefoot on the railing of the turret.Hong Zhou persuaded the queen to come down quickly. The queen looked into the distance and said that she had been here for a day. Looking at the scenery in the distance, she suddenly wanted to know what Fucha Rongyin felt when she was standing here, so she wanted to experience it for herself.Hong Zhou thinks that the past has long since passed, and there is no need to mention it again. The queen is not Fucha Rongyin, and she will not become her.The queen said that even if she was standing here, she would never die because she was unwilling to do so.I thought that after becoming the Lord of the Sixth Palace and the Queen of the Qing Dynasty, I would never let anyone trample on me, and I would no longer have to be cautious, but now I realize that I was wrong.In the past, Concubine Xian could not protect her mother and brothers, but now the Queen cannot protect Amma because she has too little power.The emperor went to visit the queen and asked Zhen'er to take good care of the queen.Zhen'er didn't understand why the emperor didn't pursue her discourtesy and why she was still frozen.The queen believes that the emperor will take it to heart only if a person who always follows the rules occasionally goes out of line. Only by letting the emperor remember his injustice and anger can the entire Sixth Palace remember it.Concubine Yu brings Yongqi to visit Yingluo, but Mingyu behaves strangely.Mingyu vented her anger and met Hailancha, who asked her what was wrong.Mingyu angrily said that Yingluo had changed. She used to want to do whatever she wanted, but now she seemed like a different person, talking and laughing with her enemies. Hailancha enlightened Mingyu.The emperor came to Yanxi Palace and saw Yingluo teaching Mingyu how to dance the waltz.Yingluo asked the Pope to dance together, and the two enjoyed themselves happily.The emperor is still worried about Narbu's matter, so Yingluo enlightens the emperor.Yuan Chunwang came to visit Yingluo. In the past six months, he had been angry with Yingluo. He sent a mountain of things but no one showed up.It was promised that we would share hardships and share blessings. Now that Yingluo has become your concubine, she is not allowed to forget herself.Yuan Chunwang wanted to stay in Yanxi Palace as the chief steward, and Yingluo agreed.When Amber saw the queen, she asked the queen to save her. The queen believed that since she was an old friend of the late queen, she should be kind to her, give her some easy jobs, and stop using the whip. But if she offended your concubine, no one could save her.Yongqi went to find Yingluo, and Yingluo treated her kindly, but Mingyu was unhappy.Yingluo and Mingyu were playing chess, and Li Yu came to invite Yingluo to Yonghe Palace.Yingluo went to Yonghe Palace and found that the fifth elder brother was ill. Concubine Yu accused Yingluo of murdering the fifth elder brother.Doctor Liu just checked the fifth elder brother's pulse and found that it was a sign of Cao Wu poisoning.Concubine Chun said that only Concubine Ling knew whether the hibiscus cakes in Yanxi Palace contained grasshoppers or not.

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Yingluo didn't understand why she planned to kill the fifth elder brother. She had saved the child back then.Concubine Yu said that she had a close friendship with Concubine Chun, so Yingluo believed that she had betrayed the late empress and was always making things difficult and cold-hearted. She tolerated all this, thinking that for Yongqi's sake, they would finally get along harmoniously, but Yingluo didn't expect that.She actually had evil intentions. Yongqi was sincere and defenseless towards Yingluo. How could Yingluo kill her?The emperor asked Yanxi Palace where this medicine came from?Concubine Chun said that Yanxi Palace was the only one in the Forbidden City, and the imperial doctor said that because of Yingluo's injury, she prescribed Caowu.Concubine Chun believed that her concubine was deeply favored by the emperor and had no desire to repay her, but she resented concubine Yu for poisoning her fifth elder brother. Such a narrow-minded and vicious woman was really outrageous.Concubine Chun knew that the emperor could not bear to deal with his concubine, but if everyone followed her example, what would be the rules of the Forbidden City and what kind of chaos would the harem become? She boldly begged the emperor to punish him severely, so as to warn everyone above and below that they would know about the conspiracy to murder the emperor.Hey, sin cannot be forgiven.The emperor felt that the reason was not sufficient, but Concubine Yu kept crying.After all, your concubine is the fourth concubine. The queen believes that it is not too late to detain Yingluo in Yanxi Palace until the results of the interrogation are known, and then deal with it. However, Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu want to watch your concubine be convicted.Yingluo knew that even if she didn't cause trouble, others would not let her go if she had the emperor's favor.Ye Tianshi arrived, and Yingluo asked others what to do if they ate the wrong thing. Ye Tianshi said to induce vomiting, but Doctor Liu did not do so.The emperor believed in Ye Tianshi's medical skills. Ye Tianshi told the emperor that it was unusual for the fifth elder brother to spit out a large number of uncondensed ginseng slices. If the fifth elder brother wanted to replenish his qi, he could just make tea with the ginseng. Why should he swallow so much? Excessive consumption of ginseng would lead toWhen the breath is held, the gastric blood flows retrograde, the body is greatly damaged, and the patient is naturally unconscious.Dr. Liu was frightened and begged the emperor for mercy. He said that Concubine Yu insisted on using ginseng tablets, but Concubine Yu refused to listen to her. Today, it was Concubine Yu who insisted that the fifth elder brother had taken Caowu and diagnosed the wrong pulse.Upon seeing this, Concubine Yu begged the emperor for mercy. The emperor was furious and asked Concubine Yu who gave her the courage.Concubine Yu surrendered Concubine Chun and said that the emperor could go to Zhongcui Palace to check the records of ginseng collection.The emperor imprisoned Concubine Chun in Zhongcui Palace, while the others were sent to Shenxingsi, and Concubine Yu was also taken into custody.Yingluo was playing on the swing, and the emperor came. Yingluo was angry that the emperor didn't speak for her.The emperor explained that if he faced her blatantly, he would really become a target for the entire harem.The queen brought the jade pot, and the jade pot told the emperor that Concubine Chun had ordered her to approach Wang Zhong, the manager of the cooked fire department, and secretly bribed him for their use.On New Year's Eve that year, the late Queen was kind and let the slaves rest early.Concubine Chun bribed the young eunuch of the Changchun Palace and replaced it with chrysanthemum charcoal that was prone to sparks. She also arranged for Wang Zhong to tamper with the bottom of the auspicious vat so that the melting fire would be extinguished midway, so that the Seventh Prince would be buried in the flames.The emperor was shocked when he heard about this, and Yingluo also asked Mingyu to tell the emperor about her. Mingyu said that she had been in Zhongcui Palace for two years, and Concubine Chun had a kind and caring attitude. Who knew that one day she broke into a fight between Wang Zhong and Yuhu?Concubine Chun abused her in many ways and even tried to kill herself to silence her.The Queen asked Concubine Yu about her fall from the horse. Yuhu said that her concubine was an old member of the Changchun Palace and was favored by the emperor. Concubine Chun was worried about bringing up the past, so she roped in Concubine Yu to get rid of her. When the fall from the horse failed, she came up with a second plan.The fifth elder brother had a cough and blamed the concubine in order to protect himself. The emperor was shocked that the pure concubine had two faces.Yong Qi couldn't afford to kneel down to plead with Concubine Yu. The Queen Mother couldn't stand it, but she wouldn't help him plead with the emperor.The queen went to the cold palace to visit Concubine Chun. Concubine Chun became angry with Yingluo and asked the queen what role she was playing.Concubine Chun was furious and claimed that the queen had caused her to die step by step, but there was no evidence to prove it.Many things were the Queen's fault. He killed the seventh elder brother and forced the Queen to commit suicide, induced himself and Wei Yingluo to fight to the death, and finally, through Yingluo's hands, completely drove her into the abyss.But the queen's hands were clean from beginning to end.The queen said that because Fucha Rongyin was too hypocritical, she just wanted to stay with the emperor, but she was coerced and lured again and again. She was caught between the Fucha family and the Gao family, and she was so uncomfortable that she couldn't breathe. Who could handle this kind of pain?Tolerable.It was obvious that they were unkind, but they still wanted to be righteous. This was a big joke. Concubine Chun committed suicide.News of Concubine Chun's death spread throughout the harem, and because of the kite string, everyone would suspect that Yingluo killed Concubine Chun.Yingluo was silent, remembering what Yong Qi had said to her, and ran out to find Concubine Yu, but met the Queen Mother who asked Concubine Yu to leave the palace to practice.Yingluo stepped forward to talk to Concubine Yu. She couldn't figure out why Concubine Yu was defeated so quickly and recognized so easily. She simply suspected that she had known what would happen.

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Yingluo said that Concubine Yu had set up Chun Guifei and had been lying in wait beside her, deliberately becoming her enemy. When Chun Guifei was at her most proud, she turned against Concubine Chun and completely defeated her.Concubine Yu knew that the fifth elder brother was extremely talented and had always been valued by the emperor. Concubine Chun used such insidious means to use the fifth elder brother to attack her. The emperor must be extremely angry.Only then did Mingyu realize Concubine Yu's intentions, and Yingluo also thought Concubine Yu was too stupid.Concubine Yu thanked Yingluo and the late Queen for what they had done to her before. Unfortunately, she was not smart enough and could only think of this way. She hoped that Yingluo would not blame her.Concubine Yu knew that she would never be able to return to the Forbidden City, so she entrusted her fifth elder brother to Yingluo. Yingluo and Mingyu watched Concubine Yu go away sadly.The emperor visited Yingluo, who was making a kite. The emperor was worried that Yingluo's hand was injured and he didn't want her to do it anymore.The emperor wanted to teach Yingluo how to play the piano, but Yingluo said she didn't want to learn the piano and made the emperor angry and left. Only then did Mingyu realize that Yingluo was doing the opposite.Yuan Chunwang didn't understand Yingluo. He knew clearly that Concubine Chun died at the hands of a kite string, but the emperor was unhappy when he saw the kite and deliberately wanted to annoy her.The emperor looked at the kite string and asked Li Yu to deal with it angrily. Li Yu thought that your concubine should not be such a person. The emperor was angry and Yingluo didn't even explain. Shu Concubine learned that Yingluo had offended the emperor, and she had another conspiracy in her heart.The emperor was even more angry when Yingluo refused.Shu Guiren was waiting for the epiphyllum to bloom, and the emperor passed by.At this time, the epiphyllum bloomed, and Shu Concubine was very happy. The emperor deliberately asked Li Yu to go to Yanxi Palace to bring Yuelu Zhiyin so that he could accompany Shu Concubine to enjoy the moon.Mingyu told Yingluo that the emperor had turned over the Shu concubine sign and wanted to take away the piano given to Yingluo, but Yingluo didn't care.Yingluo was sleeping when she heard the sound of the piano coming from outside, and found that the emperor was playing the piano outside.The emperor knew that Yingluo did not kill Chun Guifei. According to Yingluo's usual temperament, she was not interested in beating up a drowning person, not to mention that Chun Guifei had nothing.The emperor felt that Yingluo didn't explain because she didn't care about his opinion of her. He was very unhappy. He had been thinking that he couldn't pamper Yingluo all the time, but he still came. He broke the rules for Yingluo many times and asked Yingluo to behave.Yingluo said that if the emperor behaves like this, Concubine Shu will hate her even more tomorrow. She always complains that the emperor calls her to stay in bed and Yingluo kidnaps her. It won't work anymore.The Queen asked the Queen Mother for instructions on holding a wedding ceremony, but the Queen Mother declined. The Queen still insisted on persuading the Queen Mother, which made the Queen Mother very angry.The queen left and was met by the prince. He saw that the queen was crying and asked him why.Prince He understood that the Queen Mother was angry with the Queen because of the Narbu incident, and became more resentful towards the Queen and the Queen Mother, and wanted to help the Queen.The Queen was looking at the tools prepared for everyone during the wedding ceremony. She saw a silver hook prepared for the concubine and said it was the Queen Mother's order.Shu Concubine asked the queen what the queen mother's intention was. The queen felt that she was just trying to flatter her, and Shu concubine deliberately provoked the queen to attack her concubine.The queen knew that the queen mother was dissatisfied with her and wanted to promote her concubine. She must hold a wedding ceremony in order to make sure that the court and the public would not look down upon her.Yuan Chunwang stopped Xiao Quanzi from serving Yingluo food, but Pearl laughed at him and advised him.Xiao Quanzi discovered that Yuan Chunwang had gone to Tai Hospital. Yuan Chunwang asked Ye Tianshi to get medicine, and told Ye Tianshi that if he could trust him, he could help take it out.Yuan Chunwang opened the pearl and put something in the medicine, but Xiao Quanzi saw it all.Yingluo advises Mingyu to let Hailancha know her feelings.Yuan Chunwang gave Yingluo some medicine, but Xiao Quanzi stopped him and said he saw Yuan Chunwang poisoning the medicine with his own eyes.Yingluo drank the medicine on purpose. She chose to believe Yuan Chunwang and punished Xiao Quanzi.Erqing drank cold tea and got angry and punished the servants, but Fu Qian saw her.The emperor asked about the leather materials this time. 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Yuan Chunwang admired Yingluo because they were both cold-hearted people and could not warm her up no matter how hard they covered her.The emperor saw Hailancha giggling while holding the gift from Mingyu. The emperor said that women love to do such trivial things. Hailancha told the emperor that his concubine had been uncharacteristically lukewarm recently, and the emperor was unhappy so he deliberately ran against him.At this time, Li Yu presented the hat made by his concubine. The emperor was disgusted with it, but he was happy in his heart.Mingyu and Pearl saw Amber kneeling on the ground and didn't want to care. Unexpectedly, Amber suddenly fainted and took her back to Changchun Palace.Yingluo saw it and asked someone to take her away.Amber pleads to Yingluo, saying that he knows a secret and hopes that Yingluo will give him a chance to atone for his sins.Hu Bo told Yingluo that on the day the late empress died, Erqing had met the late empress and heard them talking when they were bringing tea in. Erqing cried to the empress and told Yingluo that on the day of the death of her second elder brother, the emperor stayed at Changchun Palace and she was angry with Fu Heng.She didn't even listen to the words of the first empress, thinking that Fu Heng would be more restrained if the emperor spoke, so she quietly entered the side hall. Unexpectedly, the emperor was drunk and insisted on favoring her. Later, she became pregnant, which made the first empress furious.Shocked.Yingluo was angry after hearing this, and Mingyu was shocked and remembered what she saw that morning. Yingluo did not expect that the real culprit was Erqing.The wedding ceremony was ready, and Eunuch Li told the emperor that Mrs. Zhongyong asked for an audience.Er Qing and the emperor cried and complained about Fu Heng, saying that she was trapped in the Buddhist hall and came out to ask for help from the emperor this time.The emperor asked Er Qing about An'er's life experience. Er Qing said that the past was in the past, and now she would do her best to do the things for the Fucha family. She didn't want to be separated from An'er, and hoped that the emperor would help because of their past friendship.Own.The emperor was angry and said that he had no relationship with Er Qing at all.Yingluo invited Erqing to the portrait of the late empress and told her that it was a happy event to reunite with old friends, but there was no joy on her face.Erqing asked Yingluo what her intentions were. Now she was the emperor's most beloved concubine, and her future was bright. She would not offend others unless they offended her. If she was aggressive, she would not be polite. At worst, she would reveal everything.Yingluo refused to let Er Qing leave, and Mingyu asked Er Qing if she had forgotten how the first empress treated her when the three of them served together in Changchun Palace, and if she was still a human being for doing such a thing.Er Qing has not forgotten it, but she doesn't understand what the former Queen's suicide has to do with her.Yingluo said that the Fucha Mansion would be fine only if the first queen was good to her. Why did she do this?Er Qing said that all this was because of Yingluo. Before she came to Changchun Palace, the first queen valued her the most, but as soon as she came, she became the queen's confidant.Yingluo understands that Erqing is deliberately provoking and instigating Mingyu, both openly and secretly, and then reaping the benefits in the dark.Er Qing is now married to Fu Heng, but even this is not enough. Fu Heng always neglects her and alienates her. If she gets this end, she will make Fu Heng suffer for a lifetime and make the emperor her subordinate.Forcing Fu Heng to endure this kind of humiliation that can never be erased, so much success.The first queen didn't help her, so she had to tell the first queen the news. After all, the queen had just lost her seventh elder brother, and she was pregnant with a dragon. The first queen was good to herself, but she was better to Yingluo, so she wanted to see the first queen.It felt uncomfortable, and I felt happy thinking about my superior master being tortured all over his body.The emperor learned that Yingluo did not attend the wedding ceremony, and Erqing was not present either.Yingluo hopes that Erqing will not make excuses for her despicableness. Everything in the palace is full of suffering, and everyone is suffering. Erqing is not the only one who suffers. She has suffered herself and put the pain on the late empress, behind her back.One knife is more hateful and vicious than a pure imperial concubine.Yingluo asked Er Qingxuan to commit suicide in front of the late queen, but when the emperor came, Er Qing had already killed her in Changchun Palace.The emperor was furious. Erqing was the imperial concubine and the first-class loyal and brave lady.Yingluo told the emperor that Erqing had told the truth about her affair with the emperor on the day the late queen passed away, which made the late queen filled with grief and anger and despair, so Erqing had to die.The queen came to see this scene. The emperor defended Yingluo, but Yingluo found it ridiculous.The queen said that Yingluo was too reckless to do this and had to obey her. Is it worth cutting off the emperor's favor for a mere Erqing? She warned Yingluo that if she knew anything about the things in the palace, she should treat it as if she didn't know.Yingluo reveals that all this was arranged by the queen, and this move is admired by others.Mingyu asked Yingluo if they had fallen into a trap, but she did not regret killing Erqing.Yingluo said that this was the Queen's cleverness. She calculated every step accurately and made herself willing to step into the trap.

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Zhen'er asked the queen if Yingluo had completely fallen out of favor.The queen believed that the human heart was the hardest thing to understand. The emperor had favored Yingluo for so long. Even though he was furious for a moment, he might think of her again when he calmed down.Hailancha follows the emperor to practice horse racing in the suburbs. The emperor remembers what Yingluo said in his mind and rides away. Hailancha catches up.The emperor told Hailancha that he had done something wrong and he could not make up for it in his lifetime.Hai Lancha advised the emperor not to recall the past. If it cannot be made up for, it should be forgotten in due course.The emperor said that he and the late empress were of the same mind and had been together for life, but in the middle of the trip, she made a mistake. Before Yingluo questioned her, she had always been disappointed with Rong Yin's sentimentality. Now that she thought about it, maybe it wasn't her being sentimental, but her being too ruthless.The eunuch of the Royal Pharmacy Bureau took the insect-eaten medicinal materials out of the palace, and happened to be met by the emperor.Hailan found out that there were intact medicinal materials inside. The eunuch begged for mercy and told the emperor that it was Ye Tianshi. The emperor was furious and wanted to thoroughly investigate the Royal Pharmacy Bureau.The queen learned that Sauron's guards had brought a group of people and rushed to the Royal Pharmacy. The queen asked Manager Wu to handle these matters.Hailancha captured Ye Tianshi and searched the Imperial Pharmacy.Ye Tianshi said that they were all insect-eaten medicinal materials. The masters in the palace were delicate, and who would touch the damaged medicinal materials, so he asked people to transport the medicine out. It was out of good intentions, but why did it cause such a big fuss.Hai Lancha believed in Ye Tianshi's character, but someone deliberately mixed in the precious Cordyceps sinensis, which was stealing palace medicinal materials. It was by no means a trivial matter. Manager Wu also came to intervene in the matter.Mingyu persuaded Yingluo and the emperor to give in. Since the incident in Changchun Palace, the emperor had never been to Yanxi Palace, but Yingluo didn't care much.The emperor was not used to eating and wanted to go to Yanxi Palace to get the cook back. At this time, the queen had something important to ask the emperor to move to Qian Palace.Manager Wu told the emperor that he had reviewed the medical records of the Imperial Hospital for the past year. Ye Tianshi had been asking for Ping'an pulse for Yingluo and prescribed health soup to regulate her body.He compared the medical records with the medicinal materials of the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau. It was not only ginseng and wolfberry that was spent heavily, but also the Bizi Decoction that Yingluo had been taking. The emperor was shocked when he heard about this. He broke into the Yanxi Palace angrily and questioned Yingluo about her long-term treatment.What kind of medicine is the health-preserving soup that I take?The emperor guessed Yingluo's plan. Yingluo said that the emperor's guess was correct. She became his concubine just to avenge the late empress. In order to defeat Chun Guifei, she worked hard to please the emperor. Now that she has taken revenge, the emperorFor me, there is no use value, so of course there is no need to continue to please.But because the emperor treated me so well that it made me feel guilty, I made a mink hat for the emperor.The emperor felt that he was being used by Yingluo. Yingluo asked the emperor if he was wronged, but the first queen was even more wronged. Everyone would think that the emperor had a deep love for the first queen, but no one would know why the queen died.The Queen lost her youngest son on New Year's Eve and was humiliated, which was unbearable.Yingluo accuses the emperor of taking advantage of her when the late queen was alive. After the late queen passed away, the emperor still refused to let her go.The emperor told Yingluo that women were nothing more than a dispensable adjustment to him. Fucha Rongyin was the queen of the Qing Dynasty even if she was dead. Even if she died, she must display her final value. The emperor was ruthless in nature, and even more so.Do not allow anyone to challenge your dignity.Now that you have entered the palace, whether you like it or not, you can only stay in the Forbidden City until you grow old and die.The emperor told Yingluo not to take the medicine because he wouldn't need it in the future, and left after saying so.Yuan Chunwang smiled as he watched the emperor leave. Mingyu asked Yingluo to go and beg the emperor. Yingluo told Mingyu that it was too late and Yanxi Palace would become a real cold palace from now on.The emperor asked the queen if she had ever blamed him. The queen confessed that she had blamed him, but she had no hatred, and she relieved the emperor's worries.The emperor said that no one had ever said such a thing to him, and the queen told the emperor that she would stand behind him even if everyone in the world misunderstood him.Yingluo wants all the servants to leave immediately. There is no need for anyone to serve her anymore, not even a single one.Yingluo took Yuan Chun to look in front of the queen and asked the queen if everything was under her control.Yingluo should have thought long ago that the amber brought to her eyes was just the queen's first step to arouse the emperor's anger and suspicion, and then use the case of stealing medicine in the palace to reveal that she had been taking anti-pregnant drugs, completely exposing the people who entered the palace.Secret, the emperor is so proud, no matter how he excuses himself, it is impossible to forgive him.But how did the Queen know that she had been taking medicine, unless there was an internal agent from the Queen beside her.

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Yuan Chunwang asked Yingluo if she was angry. Her current mood was the same as when he knew she was going to enter the palace, and he accused her of personally promising to be with him in the Old Summer Palace.From the first day she decided to return to the Forbidden City, she secretly met with the Queen.Yingluo didn't expect that Yuan Chunwang, whom she regarded as her biological brother, would stab her with a backhand. She pitied herself for trying so hard to clear the way for the queen. No matter what the queen planned, she finally got her revenge. She begged for mercy and received mercy. She had no regrets..From now on, I wish the queen happiness, longevity and health.The emperor went to see the queen and learned that the queen had not returned from visiting her elder brother.After the queen returned, the emperor asked the queen's parrot what it wanted to say. The parrot said, "Happy Emperor."The emperor almost thought that the queen only had reason and responsibility, but now he discovered that this calm lake contained hidden deep feelings.In this harem, she was the only one who treated her the best and was moved by her.Yanxi Palace fell out of favor, and Mingyu met Shu Bin on the road. Shu Bin asked her to tell Yingluo that she would get back all the humiliation she suffered in the past.Hailancha arrived, and Shu Bin asked Hailancha not to get involved with unlucky people, but Hailancha ignored it and cared about Mingyu.Hailancha applied medicine to Mingyu and asked Mingyu if Yanxi Palace was sad these days.Mingyu said that while they closed the door, Yingluo taught her embroidery and taught Pearl and Xiao Quanzi how to read, but they were very relaxed.Xiao Quanzi told Yingluo that Mingyu was given a hard time by Shu Bin when she went out today. Her hand was broken and there was a blood mark on her face. If the Sauron guards hadn't been there, she might have been in trouble.In the past two months, apart from the Queen of Chengqian Palace, Concubine Shu was the most favored, so she advised Yingluo to stay away.Hailancha discussed the matter with the emperor, and Hailancha made the emperor furious by mentioning Yanxi Palace.The emperor angrily scolded Hailancha for making unreasonable suggestions about the harem, and temporarily left him as an imperial guard to see the consequences.It is ordered that from now on, anyone who mentions the words Yanxi Palace will be severely punished and will not be leniently spared.Wu Shu drank alone, crying and laughing, saying that he had worked as a cow and horse for his master for thirty years before he became the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He had been fed up with Li Yu's old boy's anger, and now he didn't even have a hairy Imperial Guard.I am very unwilling to climb up on my own head and dominate.The young eunuch asked Mr. Wu to go to Shoukang Palace for help, saying that he still had a trick for Yuan Chunwang to wait for.Yuan Chunwang kidnapped Mr. Wu and wanted to kill him. Mr. Wu claimed that he had a final letter from Mrs. Wen Shu, who was the emperor's wet nurse.Shu Bin visited the Queen Mother and wanted to copy scriptures for the Queen Mother. Unexpectedly, Yingluo came out from behind and took out the blood scriptures she had copied.Yingluo pointed out that Shu Bin used porcelain blue paper, which was dark blue in color and full of brilliance. It was not comparable to ordinary paper. After all, this paper cost one tael of silver.Copying scriptures is for self-cultivation and spiritual cultivation. The Queen Mother thinks that such extravagance and waste is not beautiful, so there is no need to touch it from now on.Yingluo was so devout, the Queen Mother asked her to accompany her to Yinghua Hall to worship Buddha from tomorrow, which made Concubine Shu feel angry.Shu Bin and Lu Wanwan discussed the matter, and Shu Bin said that Yingluo was not afraid of dying from blood loss.Yingluo heard that Shu Bi was slapped, and everyone said that a tiger would be bullied by a dog when it falls flat, but she thought that if it was a real tiger, how could it be bullied by a pug.There are rules in the Forbidden City. No matter how downcast she is, her position will be far above hers. If she warns her that she dares to trespass next time, it will not be as simple as a slap in the face.Shu Bin cried to the queen and asked her to make the decision for herself.Although Yingluo has lost power, she is very good at pleasing the Queen Mother. The queen advises Concubine Shu to get into trouble with Yingluo when she has time, so it is better to go back to cultivate her moral character and avoid causing trouble.If the emperor learns about today's incident, he will inevitably think that she is unruly and willful, taking advantage of her power to bully others, and will she be favored today?Yuan Chunwang believed that what Yingluo did today was just a fake attempt to use the power of the queen mother to beat Shu's concubine and frighten the harem.From now on, even if the head of the Yanxi Palace is not favored, no one will dare to bully her easily. After all, there is still the Queen Mother standing behind her.The queen felt that the queen mother was determined to embarrass herself, so she went to see the queen mother, but was rejected.When Hong Zhou was sorting out Princess Yu's things, he found a letter, so he went to the emperor and told him that he had found an autographed letter left by Mrs. Wen Shu before her death.Hong Zhou told the emperor that if he opened this letter, it would affect the mother-son relationship between him and the Queen Mother.The emperor said that his mother's kindness is like the ocean, which can never be repaid in a lifetime. Nothing in the world will affect the deep love between himself and the Queen Mother as mother and son.The emperor was furious after reading the letter and asked Hailan to find out the truth. Then he went to the Queen Mother and asked the Queen Mother who her biological mother was.The Queen Mother advised the Emperor not to listen to ridiculous words. Could it be that the jade ultimatum could be faked?The emperor asked the queen mother to tell the truth. The queen mother said that the emperor's biological mother was indeed the Qian family of Jiaxing, but she had passed away.

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The emperor asked the queen mother if what she said was true. The queen mother was very angry. She raised the emperor as a pearl and did not want the emperor to question her.Yingluo overheard the conversation between the emperor and the queen mother and silently withdrew.The Queen Mother thought that why Mrs. Wen Shu had not produced the last letter she had left for ten years was a forgery, and the purpose was to alienate the relationship between mother and son. The other party was sure that the Emperor would be furious after reading this letter.The emperor must investigate the matter, resign and come to visit the Queen Mother another day.Yingluo knew that the emperor would not be dissatisfied with the Queen Mother because her biological mother was someone else. The Queen Mother knew that the Emperor's face was so ugly, and she suspected that the content of the letter was not that simple.The emperor angrily came to Queen Xian's palace, and Queen Xian sent Zhen'er away.The Emperor told Empress Dowager Xian about his life experience. Empress Xian believed that the Empress Dowager was just a princess when she entered Prince Yong's palace. She said that she was entrusted by the Qian family to stand out and even become the biological mother of the emperor. No one questioned it for so many years. It was really impossible.Phenomenon.Queen Xian suspected that Prince Yong's palace might not have entrusted the orphan, but was acting out an old story of a civet cat replacing a prince.The emperor was worried that as Mrs. Wen Shu said, the truth was that Queen Mother Niu Colu killed her mother and took away her son.Nowadays, Shoukang Palace may not be at peace, so Hailancha asked Mingyu to advise Yingluo to stay away from the Queen Mother to avoid getting into trouble.Mingyu told Hai Lancha that the Queen Mother had killed Qian, and advised Yingluo to stay away from the Queen Mother recently, and it was related to the Emperor's life experience, and the more she knew, the more dangerous she would be.Hailancha reported to the emperor. He carefully interrogated the old people who served the palace. Some people remembered the Gege Qian family back then. She was indeed from Jiaxing. She was sold to the palace at the age of nine. When she was sixteen, the prince got sick, and she took good care of her.So fortunate.Qian Zhengyuan is Qian's brother, and he was the Minister of Rites who presented the Chunhui Picture to the emperor.The emperor sent Li Yu to bring him the Chunhui painting. He understood that Qian Zhengyuan was using this painting to remind him that it was not Niu Colu who should be reported, so he immediately summoned Qian Zhengyuan.However, Qian Zhengyuan did not appear for a long time. Hailancha came in a panic and reported that Qian Zhengyuan accidentally fell from his horse, his skull was broken, and he died. The emperor was shocked when he heard the news.The Queen Mother was so furious that she fainted, claiming that in the past she would have a cough, and the Emperor would come to see her immediately. But now that she is sick, the Emperor has not come to see her.Queen Xian suddenly appeared, claiming that the emperor was busy with government affairs and couldn't get away, so he specially sent her to visit.The Queen took the decoction from Aunt Liu's hand and fed it to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother asked if the letter was given to the Emperor by Queen Xian.Queen Xian said that the person who delivered the letter was Prince He, and the one who hid the letter was Princess Yu. She was not that bold.The Queen Mother knew in her heart that she angrily scolded Queen Xian for holding back for so long just to avenge her father.The Queen Mother overturned the decoction and drove Queen Xian away.When leaving, Empress Xian said that the Queen Mother's nephew was accused of embezzling ink while involved in food relief and was being held in a prison. Because of the large amount of ink embezzlement, he was afraid that he would be sentenced to death.The Queen Mother understood that Queen Xian believed that she insisted on killing Narbu to protect her nephew. In fact, she was protecting the emperor and the Qing Dynasty. It was Queen Xian who really vented her anger.Queen Xian threatened the Queen Mother that she could alienate the relationship between mother and son. Now that Qian Zhengyuan fell off his horse, the Emperor could suspect that it was the Queen Mother.The Queen Mother was so angry that she fell off the bed. Yingluo and Aunt Liu stepped forward to help the Queen Mother.Queen Xian was particularly proud to ask Yingluo what she should do next after her last supporter fell in front of her.Yuan Chunwang heard that Zhang Penyuan's son died young and left behind a young grandson who was loved by the whole family. The queen decided to blackmail Zhang Penyuan.Zhang Pingyuan checked the Queen Mother's pulse and diagnosed that the Queen Mother had blockage of the meridians, which was a minor stroke.It's just a mild condition, and it's possible to recover with just one dose of Shujin Huoluo Decoction.When Zhang Punyuan said these words, the Queen Mother was very emotional. After Zhang Punyuan left, Yingluo asked the Queen Mother if she didn't believe Zhang Punyuan's words, so she asked Aunt Liu to invite Ye Tianshi.Ye Tianshi was secretly sent to Shouchun Palace. He read the prescription prescribed by Zhang Juyuan to the Queen Mother and said that he was afraid that the Queen Mother would not recover, so he prescribed a new prescription.Shouchun Palace was afraid that Yingluo would not be able to be protected, so Aunt Liu advised Yingluo to leave as soon as possible to avoid being involved.Yingluo thinks that the emperor doesn't want to see her, so she has nothing to be afraid of.Besides, the Queen Mother had protected her for a while to prevent her from being insulted, so it was impossible for her to leave at this time.The Queen is threatening, and in order to cope with it, Yingluo hopes that the Queen Mother will tell the truth about the past.When Yingluo returned to Yanxi Palace, Qingguiren had been waiting for a long time. He said that he had heard that the Queen Mother was seriously ill, so he specially brought a prescription and asked Yingluo to deliver it to the Queen Mother on his behalf.Yingluo found that Qing Guiren was very smart. Qing Guiren said that she was just timid. Now the queen would not let the queen mother go, let alone Yingluo, so she must be careful.Yingluo asked Qing Guiren what she would do if she had the opportunity to rise to power. Qing Guiren helplessly said that her beauty and skills were not as good as others, so she was not qualified to compete for favors.Yingluo sent someone to send Aunt Liu a prescription that Ye Tianshi had seen and said was fine, but Aunt Liu tore up the prescription.The emperor heard the news that the Queen Mother was seriously ill and brought the Chunhui Picture to Shouchun Palace, but the Queen Mother was nowhere to be seen.Qing Guiren brought a book to the emperor and said that the emperor would understand it after reading it.While Qing Guiren was talking, the emperor felt a figure behind the screen. He wanted to step forward to check but was stopped by Qing Guiren.After the queen left, Yingluo walked out of the screen.The emperor summoned Wang Tianyi, whom Qing Guiren mentioned. Wang Tianyi said that when the late emperor paid a private visit to Shanxi, Mrs. Qian accompanied him. The late emperor indeed took Mrs. Qian with him when he greeted her. The emperor was furious because he did not expect that the queen mother would dare to lie to him.Wang Tianyi was so frightened that he fell to his knees. The emperor stepped forward to help him up and asked him how Mrs. Qian died and whether she was killed by the Queen Mother.Wang Tianyi said that Mrs. Qian's attempt to save the late emperor had damaged her reputation and made the late emperor lose his face, and she was sentenced to death.When the emperor came to Shouchun Palace, he learned that the Queen Mother had taken Yingluo out of the palace to recuperate. He rode to catch up, but met Qing Guiren halfway. She was ordered to wait for the emperor here and had some important words to say to the emperor.Qing Guiren conveyed something to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother said that the Forbidden City was not quiet and that she needed to find a quiet place to rest and recuperate, and Yingluo would take care of her.The Emperor rode his horse to catch up with the Queen Mother's carriage. He knelt in front of the carriage and apologized to the Queen Mother.The Queen Mother will move to the Old Summer Palace to recuperate. When she recovers, she will return to the palace and let the Emperor go back.The emperor begged the queen mother to open the curtain and let him have a look, but the queen mother refused.

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Yingluo wondered how the Queen Mother's illness escaped the eyes of the imperial doctor. The Queen Mother said that the Queen Mother thought she had bribed Zhang Yuanpan, but she did not expect that Aunt Liu was also a master of medicine.Yingluo understood that the Queen Mother revealed the truth and left the Forbidden City suddenly, so that the Emperor's guilt would reach its peak.The Queen Mother took Yingluo away, because she felt that Yingluo's methods were too naive. Although she encouraged the noble Qing to speak, it was not only to help her, but also to help Yingluo herself. She wanted to take the opportunity to stand up, but she also offended the Queen quite a lot.Taking her away now is to make the emperor miss her all day long, but not see her.Yuan Chunwang asked the queen if she could not do anything anymore. The queen said that the emperor was very concerned about the queen mother. She would not gain anything if she took action at this time. Although Yingluo left to win the favor of the queen mother, she also lost the opportunity to compete for favor in the palace. Wait.When she came back, she believed that the Forbidden City had changed the world.Yingluo followed the Queen Mother to the Old Summer Palace for three years. Her life in the Old Summer Palace was so comfortable that she was reluctant to return to the Forbidden City.Yingluo had always written a letter home to the emperor in the name of the Queen Mother every month, describing her current situation in the Old Summer Palace. However, she never saw a reply from the emperor, and she felt angry, so she only wrote the word "an" in the most recent letter home.The emperor was worried and sent Li Yu to inquire.I learned that the Empress Dowager had caught a cold occasionally, Yingluo's attendant also fell ill, and the family letter was ghostwritten by a palace maid.Li Yu saw that the emperor was anxious and advised him not to be anxious, saying that Yingluo and the Queen Mother were both much better.With a great victory ahead, the leader of the Horan tribe rushed out of Balan Mountain in a hurry with only 300 men, but was eventually captured by the pursuers. The army soon returned to the court, and the emperor decided to personally take care of the soldiers.Fu Heng returned home in triumph and asked his mother An'er and Fu Qian.Er Niang said that they were going to ask for a memorial tablet for the Xitala clan to die.Only then did Fu Heng know that Er Qing was gone, but there was no disturbance in his heart.A year ago, the Queen Mother urged Yingluo to return to the Forbidden City, but Yingluo just refused to go back.The Queen Mother said that Yingluo was living too happily in the Old Summer Palace, but she was the emperor's concubine after all, and she had to return to the Forbidden City. If the emperor forgot her, it would not be easy to get back together again, and asked Yingluo to think carefully about why the emperor hadHe never writes back to her.Hailancha and Fu Heng came to the Old Summer Palace, and Yingluo told Fu Heng that Erqing was dead, but that she was innocent and she would not apologize for this.Fu Heng stated that he was not here for this matter, but to persuade Yingluo to return to the Forbidden City.Because of a woman, her appearance may make everything that Yingluo has carefully planned and worked hard to win come to naught. She is advised to return to the city immediately for her own sake.Yingluo didn't understand what Fu Heng meant. Fu Heng mentioned the plaques given by the emperor to the East and West Sixth Palace, and ordered the painter to draw twelve pictures of the palace. All beautiful words could be used to describe that woman. Yingluo didn't believe it.There are perfect women in this world.Fu Heng knew that Yingluo was an ambitious woman. She had indeed entered the emperor's heart at first, but it was different now. In the past three months, the emperor had not thought of Yingluo even a day. Yingluo in Old Summer Palace was so confident that she forgot about herself.The woman was the daughter of the governor of Huguang, and the emperor personally renamed her Shen Bi.Yingluo quickly ordered Mingyu to pack her things and bid farewell to the Queen Mother, and immediately set off back to the Forbidden City.Returning to Yanxi Palace and looking at the minions re-assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mingyu thought that the emperor was thinking about Yingluo after all, and everything would be settled before he came back.At this time, Yuan Chunwang came and asked Yingluo angrily if she was still satisfied with the arrangement of Yanxi Palace. It turned out that all this was arranged by the queen.When Yingluo met the queen, she didn't understand that this concubine was really so powerful, so she actually asked the queen to show her kindness.The queen was very sure that as long as Yingluo saw Shun Concubine with her own eyes, she would be as frightened as herself. The emperor personally named Shun Concubine better than the original Yingluo.The queen proposed to join forces with Yingluo to fight against the enemy, but Yingluo refused.The Queen described Shun Concubine as a piece of flawless white jade. She knew that Yingluo was also worried, otherwise she would not have returned to the Forbidden City right away. They could only deal with Shun Concubine if they cooperated. Otherwise, Yingluo would leave the Forbidden City in disgrace soon.Go back to the Queen Mother and let Yingluo think it over.The queen believed that as long as Yingluo saw her concubine with her own eyes, she would naturally come back to beg her.Yingluo walked to the imperial garden and saw the emperor looking at concubine Shun infatuatedly. With this glance, she turned back to find the queen.The queen told Yingluo to stay away from concubine Shun and not to be deceived before cooperating.The queen wants to help Yingluo ascend to the throne and use Yingluo to overthrow the concubine's favor.Mingyu asked Yingluo if she really wanted to cooperate with the queen. She didn't understand why Yingluo changed her mind after just one look at Shunbin after she refused at first.Yingluo said that Concubine Shun's face was what she wanted most. It was pure white, gentle and amiable, making people feel loving and affectionate. Also, with her way of doing things, the most frightening thing was the innocent woman in the harem who was not stained by dust.Mingyu knew that Yingluo realized that she had true feelings for the emperor, otherwise she would not have returned to the Forbidden City immediately.When the emperor visited and teased the thirteenth elder brother, the queen deliberately mentioned in front of the emperor that Yingluo had been serving the queen mother in the Old Summer Palace, and she didn't care when she was sick. She often couldn't sleep at night and had little food.The emperor was still thinking about Yingluo, and even when he was playing with the foreign gun, he was thinking about what the queen said.

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The queen mother suddenly stopped the emperor and concubine Shun. Seeing the confused look on the emperor's face, the queen mother told the emperor not to misunderstand. She would not hurt the emperor's beloved woman, but she just hit it off with concubine Shun. She asked concubine Shun to come to Shoukang Palace to sit down more often and Yingluo listened.Very disappointed.Back in the palace, the emperor told Concubine Shun some things about Princess He An. At that time, he knew that He An was the Queen Mother's only beloved daughter and the Queen Mother's rival.If Concubine Shun ruined the ceremony today, the Queen Mother would definitely be angry with her. She would lift her up high and put her down gently.The emperor wanted to hear the truth, so Concubine Shun confessed that it was your concubine who saved her.It turned out that before the sacrifice, Yingluo pulled Shunbi aside, told her the queen's plan, and then put the two marks on the corners of her mouth.In fact, the emperor had already guessed that Yingluo had always been with the Queen Mother and was extremely familiar with everything about the Queen Mother. If Yingluo really wanted to separate, the concubine's head would have been in danger.Concubine Shun pointed out that the emperor knew Yingluo was innocent but deliberately blamed her. She was clearly angry that Yingluo didn't care about him and turned a blind eye to his behavior of favoring other concubines.Concubine Shun knew that the emperor was very kind to her, but she also knew that another person had already lived in his heart.The emperor was told what was on his mind, and he smiled awkwardly and told Concubine Shun to stop talking nonsense.Concubine Shun is going to test Yingluo's feelings for the emperor. In her heart, Yingluo is a cold-faced and warm-hearted friend worth keeping.She also knew that the emperor was trying every possible means to test Yingluo's thoughts.The emperor asked Concubine Shun if she was angry that he took advantage of her, and Concubine Shun said she was not angry.The emperor claimed that he did this not because he paid more attention to Yingluo, but because he could not tolerate that he was not the first.The queen waited in Yanxi Palace to question Yingluo, and reprimanded Yingluo for not only failing to eliminate the trouble as planned, but also for saving concubine Shun.Yingluo believed that the crime of being a concubine was not worthy of death. She understood that if the Queen Mother killed the concubine on a whim and provoked the emperor's anger, the emperor would not blame the Queen Mother because of a woman, so the finger would be pointed at her.The queen was killing someone with a borrowed knife. The first time she killed the concubine, the second time she killed her.The queen didn't want to pursue the matter any further and reminded Dao Shun that it was not easy for concubine Dao Shun. Sooner or later, Yingluo would have to pay a heavy price for today's kindness. She was particularly looking forward to that day.The next day, the Queen Mother summoned Yingluo and claimed that she had thought about it a lot last night and always felt that the mark on Concubine Shun's face was related to Yingluo.Yingluo denied it repeatedly. The Queen Mother knew that Yingluo was covered in thorns, so there was no guarantee that she would not lie to save Shun concubine, so she specially called Shun concubine to confront her. If Yingluo was found to have lied, she would be punished as well.As a result, Concubine Shun made up a story to deceive the Queen Mother, who was made very happy.Yingluo asked Shun concubine who taught her to say these words, and Shun concubine said that the emperor taught her to say it.Yingluo was jealous and lamented that the emperor treated Shun concubine very well. After this incident, Yingluo and Shun concubine became close to each other.Yingluo had something to tell Xiao Quanzi, so she deliberately sent Mingyu away and asked her to get Wu Jinyan.On the way back, Mingyu suddenly felt a little tight in his chest, as if an old illness had recurred.When Mingyu returned to Yanxi Palace, he saw Xiao Quanzi calling for people to move some betrothal gifts, and she didn't understand what was going on.Xiao Quanzi said that in June this year, Mingyu would be out of the palace, and Yingluo had prepared a marriage for Mingyu.Mingyu returned to the house and saw Hailancha. He expressed his feelings to Mingyu and would get married when Mingyu came out of the palace.Mingyu felt so happy that even walking felt like he was flying.But God didn't seem to favor her. The pain in her chest had become more and more severe recently. She remembered what Ye Tianshi said before that some silver needles had entered her heart.Mingyu was in so much pain that when he returned to the room, he pushed down the betrothal gift sent by Hai Lancha.Mingyu and Hailancha fell in love with each other, and when the clouds cleared and the moon came out, happiness was immediately within reach, and they could grow old together with the one they loved, but fate played tricks on her.The next day, when Yingluo was teaching Shun concubine how to make incense, Mingyu told Yingluo that she didn't want to get married.After hearing this, Concubine Shun left the two of them in the house and came to the yard.Yingluo hoped that Mingyu would tell her a reasonable reason for not getting married. Mingyu couldn't make Yingluo sad, so she couldn't tell Yingluo the truth. She just kept saying that she didn't want to get married, and then ran back to the room to be sad alone.Shunbi followed Mingyu to her house and asked her why she would make shoe soles for him if she didn't want to get married. She deliberately angered Yingluo, so what was she hiding?Mingyu was so emotional that his chest felt uncomfortable.Shunbin knew that Mingyu was sick, so Mingyu had to tell Shunbin that there was a silver needle in her body, and she didn't know how long she could hold on, and she even fell down the next moment.Concubine Shun advised Mingyu to tell Yingluo that she could be treated.Mingyu reluctantly said that Ye Tianshi said that there was no cure. She didn't want to get married because she didn't want Hailancha to watch her die in front of his eyes.Hailancha specifically told the emperor about marrying Mingyu. Concubine Shun asked how Mingyu would not marry. How would this make Hailancha face the world? How sad would Yingluo be? Now the die is cast. As long as she lives, she has to get into the sedan chair..Concubine Shun couldn't sleep, so she secretly climbed the wall to Yanxi Palace, where she and Yingluo lay on the same bed and chatted.Shunbi bluntly said that Yingluo always shuts people out, and women have to show weakness in order to win more people's favor. Yingluo suffers from being hard-spoken and soft-hearted.Yingluo asked Shun concubine why she kept pestering her. Shun concubine thought that they did not belong to the Forbidden City, but they had to be trapped here all their lives. They were all lonely, so why didn't they keep each other warm?Yingluo said that she had Mingyu, and Shunbi thought that Mingyu only obeyed Yingluo and did not understand Yingluo. People who are not equal cannot be true friends.

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The Queen Mother complained to Aunt Liu that since Yingluo was unwilling, why bother copying the blood sutra? This was also disrespectful to the Buddha.The Queen Mother believed that she had been with Yingluo day and night for three years, and she understood Yingluo better. She could use everything available to make others like her. If she didn't complain, how would Concubine Shun know those things.Yingluo came to deliver the copied blood scriptures, and Aunt Liu conveyed the Queen Mother's decree, saying that Yingluo would be spared the hard work.Yingluo explained that she was willing to do it, so it would not be a chore.Aunt Liu only conveyed the Queen Mother's decree. At the same time, she also said that the Queen Mother would recite sutras in the near future and asked Yingluo not to come to pay her respects recently.Hailancha asked Mingyu why he returned the betrothal gift, but Mingyu insisted that he was with Hailancha to use him to get information.Hailan noticed that Mingyu said so heartlessly, with tears in his eyes, he didn't believe it at all.Yuan Chunwang took an inventory of the harps in the Old Summer Palace. Some of the harps were damaged due to lack of proper management.The queen asked Yuan Chunwang to tell Yuanmingyuan to send a piano to the palace every day. She would try to play and tune it herself and re-catalog it.It will be the death anniversary of the Holy Lord in four months. Yuan Chunwang believes that the emperor will be very touched when he knows that the queen is so thoughtful.An'er complained to Fu Heng that his brothers were bullying him. In fact, Fu Heng knew that An'er was disobedient and punished him to face the wall.Concubine Shun came and deliberately dropped the veil while protecting An'er.Fu Heng saw that the embroidery on the veil was the same as the pattern on his sachet. He hesitated to ask where Concubine Shun's veil came from, but in the end he did not ask.Mingyu tried on the wedding dress, but there was no trace of joy on her face.Yingluo said that she drew the patterns on the wedding dress and customized it specially. She wanted to embroider it herself, but she didn't dare to pollute the wedding dress.Although she sneered at these, she couldn't hinder Mingyu.Mingyu was in pain, saying that she really couldn't let go of Yingluo, and begged Yingluo not to marry her off.Yingluo mentioned that her sister had said that she would personally make her wedding dress. She believed that the queen would be very happy when she saw Mingyu getting married, so she asked Mingyu to be happy.Concubine Shun ordered Yi Zhu to send embroidery samples and some goldware to Mingyu, which she thought was a dowry for Mingyu.Hailancha was getting married soon, and Fu Heng specially gave him a house in the capital so that Hailancha could settle down and establish a family in the capital.Hai Lancha was curious as to why Fu Heng had given him a house after already giving him a gift. He accidentally discovered that the house was very close to the Forbidden City and he could enter and exit the palace at any time. He bluntly said that Fu Heng still had feelings for Yingluo.Shun Bin deliberately said something offensive to Fu Heng. This was what she thought when she met Fu Heng for the first time. She thanked Fu Heng for reaching out to save her when her life was hanging by a thread.Fu Heng asked Shun Bin where the handkerchief came from. Shun Bin said that she saw Yingluo had the same handkerchief and went to ask for it, but Yingluo refused to give it to her, so she copied one in private.Back at home, Fu Heng took out the sachet with the same pattern as the handkerchief from the drawer and was filled with emotion.Today is the day when Mingyu leaves the palace. Yingluo sees that Mingyu has not come out, so she goes to Mingyu's house. However, she never thinks that Mingyu has committed suicide. She inserts the scissors given to her by her concubine into her chest and commits suicide. Yingluo commits suicide.Extremely sad.After hearing the news, Hailancha rushed to Yanxi Palace and clamored to see Yingluo.Shunbi walked out of the house, claiming that Yingluo was too sad and could not see anyone, and asked Hailancha to say something to her.Hai Lancha wanted to know how Mingyu died and blamed Yingluo. Mingyu was her confidant, so she didn't give any explanation for Mingyu's death.When the emperor saw Hai Lancha making a big fuss in the Yanxi Palace, he angrily asked who gave him the right to act arrogantly in the Yanxi Palace.When the emperor left, he shouted in the direction of the house that even if Yingluo was locked up in the house for a lifetime, the dead would not come back to life.Yingluo was in the house holding Mingyu's wedding dress, feeling pain, discomfort and deep self-blame.Concubine Shun reported the cause of Mingyu's death to the emperor. The emperor called Ye Tianshi, who explained that the silver needle in Mingyu's body had entered his lungs and that he was terminally ill.The emperor decided to hide this matter from Yingluo.Yingluo disappeared. Concubine Shun seemed particularly worried about Yingluo and asked Fu Heng to find Yingluo.Fu Heng said that he was just a foreign minister and could not interfere in palace affairs.Fu Heng left with a lonely look on his face. He knew Yingluo after all and guessed that Yingluo would be there.Concubine Shun was so proud that she arranged for Yi Zhu to inform the emperor.Yingluo cleans in Changchun Palace, hoping to distract herself from the pain of losing Mingyu.Fu Heng came to Changchun Palace and advised Yingluo to cheer up. The only person who was together in the past is now Yingluo, but she is Yingluo. I believe that without them, Yingluo can stand up on her own.Fu Heng knew that Yingluo blamed herself for Mingyu's death, but he had met Hai Lancha and Mingyu chose to commit suicide because he did not want to implicate anyone.Yingluo blamed herself because she was too anxious to marry Mingyu and didn't have the patience to ask clearly.In fact, Yingluo also had selfish motives. The first queen had said that she would personally send her off to get married, but it didn't happen, so she wanted to send Mingyu off to get married in person to fulfill those unfulfilled wishes. It was her stubbornness that hastened Mingyu's death.The emperor came to Changchun Palace and saw Yingluo and Fu Heng together. He became jealous and turned around to leave.Yingluo asked Fu Heng who told him that she was here. Fu Heng saw Shun Concubine and she said that Yingluo was missing. She knew that Yingluo was here as soon as she guessed. Yingluo seemed to understand something.Concubine Shun asked to see the emperor and deliberately embroidered the picture of lentils and dragon boat for the emperor. She said she didn't know what to embroider. She saw that there was this picture on Yingluo's handkerchief. It was Fu Heng who rescued her on the way to Beijing, and sheI discovered that Fu Heng’s sachet also had an identical picture.The emperor was furious and told Concubine Shun to resign, claiming that he was busy with official duties.

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Yingluo sorts out Mingyu's belongings and sees a set of gold utensils.Xiao Quanzi said that one day before Mingyu left the palace, Shun concubine sent the eldest palace maid to return the embroidery samples, and he saw that she was holding a carved box in her hand.Yingluo was angry and pulled the gold weapon tightly.Yi Zhu told Aunt Liu that Concubine Shun was ill and could not accompany the Queen Mother to listen to Zen. Concubine Shun was proud to see Aunt Liu lose her heart and leave.Under the heavy rain, Yingluo rushed out of Yanxi Palace to see the emperor regardless, and asked Li Yu to help inform the emperor that she would always remember his kindness.Li Yu agreed to try it, but the emperor just didn't see Yingluo.Yingluo turned around and left without begging.Concubine Shun was particularly arrogant and danced leisurely in the dormitory.Yingluo went to visit Shunbin, who said that she was actually responsible for Mingyu's death. Mingyu told her about his illness, but asked her to hide it from Yingluo. Unexpectedly, Mingyu committed suicide in the end.Yingluo smiled strangely, and then took out the set of gold utensils.Shun Bin's expression changed, and she explained that she saw that Mingyu's utensils were old, so she specially gave Mingyu a set of gold ones.Yingluo asked Shunbin what she meant by approaching her, and Shunli wanted to become Yingluo's best friend.Yingluo felt it was ironic that Concubine Shun had lied to her and concealed everything about what a best friend was.Yingluo asked Shunbin why she forced Mingyu to die. Shunbin looked innocent and said that it was Mingyu's own choice, and her biggest mistake was not stopping Mingyu.Furthermore, Mingyu is hopeless. Even if Mingyu does not commit suicide, he will not be able to live for long. Mingyu is living in pain, so choosing death is the best choice. After leaving Yingluo, he will be free.Shunbi suddenly picked up the scissors and stabbed Yingluo into her chest.Yingluo tried to snatch the scissors away, but she unexpectedly pulled Shunbi down and fell to the ground. Unfortunately, the scissors pierced her chest.At this time, the Queen Mother came to visit Concubine Shun, who was worried about being ill, and saw this scene.The Queen Mother was very concerned about Concubine Shun's injury and ordered the imperial doctor to be summoned.Concubine Shun deliberately pretended to be innocent and asked Yingluo why she treated her like this.The Queen Mother did not give Yingluo a chance to explain, and ordered Yingluo to be taken down.Seeing Yingluo being dragged down, Shunbi showed a proud smile in her eyes.The Queen Mother arranged for the Criminal Investigation Department to interrogate the eunuchs around Yingluo, and handed Yingluo over to the emperor for disposal.The Queen Mother did not allow anyone to harm He'an. The Emperor reminded the Queen Mother that being a concubine was not He'an.The Queen Mother said that she said that Concubine Shun was peace, so whether it was accidental or intentional, Yingluo was too arrogant and must be taught a lesson.The Queen went to visit Concubine Shun and said that she was really great. Yingluo served the Empress Dowager with all her heart. During the three years in the Old Summer Palace, she accumulated a love that ordinary people could not match. The Empress Dowager was Yingluo's biggest supporter in the Forbidden City, but Concubine Shun only used less than threeWithin a few months, the Queen Mother treated her as her own child and protected her in every way, which was really impressive.Then he took advantage of the fact that Yingluo was in pain, lost Mingyu, and was mentally disturbed to attack. This was not ordinary.Shun Concubine proposed to cooperate with the queen to deal with the common enemy. While the two were talking, the emperor came to visit Shun Concubine and told her to take good care of her health.The Queen Mother wants to punish Yingluo severely, but Concubine Shun and Yingluo have been on good terms again. The emperor asks her what to do with Yingluo.The queen on the side believed that Yingluo lost control of her emotions and accidentally hurt someone. The crime was not punishable and she wanted to severely punish the eunuch who instigated Yingluo. As for Yingluo, she just let her shut up and think about her mistakes.The emperor asked Yingluo what he thought. Concubine Shun innocently said that she believed Yingluo never meant to hurt anyone and asked the emperor to treat Yingluo lightly.Yingluo was placed under house arrest. In order to punish Yingluo for her previous betrayal, Yuan Chunwang did not allow the palace maid to bring meals to Yingluo.Yuan Chunwang said that Xiao Quanzi had always been against him before, but now he kept him and asked him to only give Yingluo some water every day.Shun concubine is now the most popular woman around the emperor in the Forbidden City. Qinggui pleads with Shun concubine on behalf of Yingluo, begging her to let Yingluo go.The little eunuch said that Hailancha had been drinking all day because of Mingyu's death, and persuaded Fu Heng to go and have a look.Fu Heng was worried and rushed over, but when he saw Shun Concubine, he turned around and prepared to leave, angrily scolding Shun Concubine for openly inviting foreign ministers to come to meet her, and it was known that her life was in danger.Shun Concubine asked Fu Heng if he was not afraid of Yingluo's life. Fu Heng was confused as to why Shun Concubine wanted to kill Yingluo.Concubine Shun mentioned that she saw Fu Heng's sachet that day and knew that Yingluo was Fu Heng's sweetheart.It's just that Yingluo is cut off from news and supplies clean water every day, but she is holding on with her last breath. And everything that Yingluo is in today's situation is thanks to Fu Heng.Now the emperor thinks that Fu Heng and Yingluo are still in love, so everything Fu Heng said was to defend Yingluo.Yingluo was lying on the bed, dying. She used her master-servant relationship to persuade Xiao Quanzi to get her some water.Xiao Quanzi was soft-hearted and was ready to help, but was stopped by Yuan Chunwang.Yingluo knew that Yuan Chunwang wanted her to beg for mercy, but she refused to bow her head.When Yuan Chunwang saw this, he was so angry that he asked Xiao Quanzi not to give Yingluo even the most basic water every day. Anyway, no one in this cold palace would care if she starved to death.

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Yuan Chunwang apologized to the queen for disposing of Yingluo without authorization. The queen angrily scolded Yuan Chunwang for bribing the imperial doctor to create a fake medical record. It would have been natural for Yingluo to die of illness, but he was too impatient and would inevitably leave something behind. You must know that Yingluo is going to die, but he cannot die in her hands.The queen arranged to prepare two things immediately, both of which were to be sent to the Yangxin Hall.Li Yu reported to the emperor that Yanxi Palace had hired an imperial doctor. The emperor initially scolded Li Yu for being meddlesome, but in the end he couldn't worry about Yingluo, so he called Li Yu back and asked Yingluo what illness she had.Yi Zhu intercepted the token sent by Yanxi Palace to Yangxin Palace and gave it to Shun Concubine to persuade Shun Concubine to make a decision as soon as possible.Yingluo was dying in the cold palace. Shunbi proudly said that she did this to help Yingluo. How could she give up her current life without pushing Yingluo to the extreme.Concubine Shun believed that Yingluo should be held in the palm of her hand, and she was repaying her kindness. Her benefactor was Fu Heng. Without Fu Heng, she would have fallen into the abyss. She always wanted to repay Fu Heng, but she didn't know how to repay her, untilIt is discovered that Fu Heng loves Yingluo and has always been in love with Yingluo.Concubine Shun told Yingluo that the queen sent a dried gardenia to the Yangxin Palace and it fell into her hands. If Yingluo doesn't leave now, she will be killed in the Forbidden City.Concubine Shun can help Yingluo leave the Forbidden City. From now on, Yingluo and Fu Heng will be happy together forever.Since Mingyu's death, Hailancha has been drinking to drown his sorrows all day long, feeling depressed.The emperor enlightened him that as a royal guard, he had to bear the responsibility of guarding, but he could no longer keep Hailan Cha.Hailancha was frightened and begged the emperor to keep him.The emperor asked Hailancha if he still remembered his original oath. He said that he would fight on the battlefield and make contributions to the Qing Dynasty.The emperor received a military report that a remnant army appeared north of Huolan's tribe. He suspected that it was the remnants of rebels and asked Hailancha to pacify it.Fu Heng asked to see the emperor, but outside the palace he met Concubine Shun. Concubine Shun said that Yingluo had promised her, and advised Fu Heng that he had failed Yingluo once, how could he fail her again.Fu Heng hesitated, so when he saw the emperor, he only talked about the military report.The emperor found it strange that Fu Heng, a man with a photographic memory, would forget that he had presented the memorial last night.Hailancha thought that Fu Heng was a serious person and should be punished, so the emperor asked Hailancha to do one more thing.When Xiao Quanzi brought Yingluo food, he pretended to curse her, but secretly hid the food under her pillow.Zhen'er fell in love with Yuan Chunwang. Although the queen offered a lot of money to help her choose a son-in-law, she refused. She told the queen that she had chosen Yuan Chunwang and handed the handkerchief to Yuan Chunwang. Yuan Chunwang was very disdainful of this.Concubine Shun danced for the emperor, but accidentally fell down.The emperor was nervous and immediately sent Li Yuchuan, the imperial doctor.Concubine Shun lamented that the emperor was so kind to her, but there was always one thing hidden in her heart. The emperor was so kind to her, and she couldn't bear to hide it again.After hearing this, the emperor walked out angrily.Fu Heng kept thinking about Concubine Shun's words. Concubine Shun said that the Queen Mother would go to Yaowang Temple to offer incense on the tenth day of the lunar month and would take away most of the guards. By then, the number of guards in the palace would be reduced by half, which would be Fu Heng's opportunity.On the tenth day of August, the emperor was restless and finally asked Li Yu to pass the decree to seal off the Shenwu Gate.Yuan Chunwang came to Shenwumen to rob the water tanker, saying that it was stolen from the palace. He was worried that the water tanker might be caught, so he had to take it back to check.The Queen Mother was about to leave the palace to go to Yaowang Temple to offer incense, but the Shenwu Gate was blocked. She felt strange and knew there was something wrong, because the more publicity there was, the more it was concealed.The emperor opened the waterwheel anxiously, but unexpectedly the person inside was Xiao Quanzi.Xiao Quanzi confessed that she hid in the bucket on the order of her master Yingluo. The master said that someone in the Forbidden City wanted to harm her, and in order to lure that person out, he hid in the waterwheel.The emperor ordered Yingluo to be informed, but Yingluo had already arrived. He revealed that Shun concubine had first seduced her to elope, and then planned a trap to catch her on the spot. How could such a simple plot fool the emperor?Concubine Shun was a little panicked, but she still accused Yingluo of being prepared when she saw something was revealed. Now she could tell who was lying just by looking at whether Fu Heng was waiting outside Xizhimen.As a result, Fu Heng showed up at the Shenwu Sect, saying that Concubine Shun had instigated him to elope with Yingluo. He couldn't bear it and wanted to report it to the emperor, but he had no evidence at hand. It was difficult to believe such a blatant accusation against Concubine Shun, so he had no choice but to take the long view.Fishing for a big fish pretends to agree.Shun Bin was still defending, and Fu Heng didn't understand why Shun Bin wanted to frame him.The emperor reported that Li Yu brought a box that was urgently delivered to Shanghai Lancha eight hundred miles away. There were some children's toys on it. These were the reasons why Concubine Shun framed Fu Heng.The emperor said that the remnants of the Huolan tribe had been put down, and Hailancha was ordered to investigate the past of Concubine Shun. At that time, Concubine Shun had already been married and had children under the control of her adoptive father. Seeing that she was extremely beautiful, Aibida could not waste this chess piece, so she was given away.Enter the palace.The emperor had long suspected Shun Concubine, and he knew that Yingluo would never hurt anyone in a moment of anger.Concubine Shun fell off her horse on purpose that day, accusing Fu Heng of pushing her into the abyss by rescuing her. So when she found the sachet, she deliberately approached Yingluo, gained trust, planned a reunion, and then caused the emperor to misunderstand and wanted toBy using their elopement to catch them all, I never thought why Yingluo always had such good luck.

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Concubine Shun wanted to assassinate the emperor with a hairpin, but Fu Heng stepped forward to stop her. The emperor ordered Concubine Shun to be temporarily detained in Li Jingxuan.The emperor accused Yingluo of deliberately stepping into a trap to make him anxious even though she knew there was something wrong with her concubine.On the contrary, Yingluo accused the emperor of clearly doubting the concubine and not handling it, just to test herself to see if she would go high and low with Fu Hengyuan, so she would do her best to satisfy the emperor.Yingluo knew that the emperor doted on concubine Shun just to make her jealous. The emperor was a little disgusted and said that Yingluo was too self-righteous. At this time, Yingluo suddenly felt ill. The emperor was nervous and quickly asked Li Yu to pass it on to Ye Tianshi. Yingluo felt very happy.At this time, the Queen Mother sent an order to see Yingluo. Yingluo was so scared that she hid behind the emperor and said that trouble was coming and asked the emperor to save her.The Queen Mother angrily asked Yingluo if there was no theory of reincarnation at all, pointing out that Yingluo's crime was unforgivable and she could never forgive Yingluo.At this time, the emperor came and explained to the Queen Mother that Yingluo was eager to save people and told a big lie in a moment of impatience. Besides, he knew about it, but Yingluo was saving people and he wanted to please the Queen Mother.The Queen Mother found it ironic that she could forgive the Emperor's filial piety, but she could never forgive Yingluo.Yingluo fainted from excitement, and Ye Tianshi came to check her pulse. It turned out that Yingluo was pregnant.The emperor was very happy. Knowing that Yingluo was pregnant, the queen mother would not pursue Yingluo further.Yingluo became pregnant with the emperor's heir and flirted with the emperor.Yingluo hoped that she was carrying an elder brother, and the emperor asked why.Yingluo said that if Gege gave birth to a child in the future, it would be a hell, and she would risk her own life for the sake of the emperor.The emperor explained that he did so much just to understand whether Yingluo took him into his heart.Yingluo said that a woman can only bear children for the man she loves most. The emperor knew Yingluo's feelings and was very happy.Li Yu came to Chengqian Palace to capture Yuan Chunwang, and Zhen'er begged the queen to save Yuan Chunwang.The queen said that Li Yu did not catch Yuan Chunwang outside the palace gate. The emperor was using Yuan Chunwang to punish her in public, and she could not save Yuan Chunwang.Yingluo went to Lijingxuan to visit the imprisoned concubine Shun, and mentioned that her three brothers were killed due to her assassination.But Concubine Shun laughed, and Yingluo understood that this was what Concubine Shun wanted to achieve by assassinating the emperor in public.Concubine Shun mentioned that Aibida had been thinking about the defeat and murder of her brother Naqin. She was afraid that there would be no hope of promotion, so she searched for beauties among the people and chose her.Aibida got her drunk and put her in a carriage. When she sobered up, he threatened her with her son Axia. In desperation, she had no choice but to agree.On the way, the serving maid couldn't help but tell her secretly that A Xia was gone. She originally wanted to leave with A Xia, but Fu Heng rescued her and entered the Forbidden City.Yingluo believed that Concubine Shun wanted to use the emperor to kill her and Fu Heng. The emperor was double betrayed by his concubine and important ministers. This was also a fatal blow to the emperor. She was just a victim.Shunbi did not think Yingluo was innocent. She knew that Yingluo began to doubt her after Mingyu died.At that time, Yingluo did not go to her directly but went to Yangxin Hall, but the emperor was misled by her and did not see Yingluo.After Yingluo left the Yangxin Hall, she planned to carry a murder weapon with her and force her to attack Yingluo, so that she could be imprisoned in the Yanxi Palace. He wanted to use her and the queen's hands to fall into the abyss of misery and lead her to reveal her true purpose.The elopement made the emperor realize that he cared about Yingluo.The emperor felt ashamed after knowing the truth of the matter. She was planning all of this. She never expected that Fu Heng would choose to fulfill Yingluo.Yingluo said that Fu Heng was not trying to help her, but understanding her.Concubine Shun envies Yingluo for her good luck. There are two men who love her. She can't get the emperor's favor even if she tries her best. She is very curious about who Yingluo loves among these two men.Yingluo only advised the concubine to continue to be crazy. Only by being crazy for a lifetime can she survive for a lifetime.Xiao Quanzi went to visit Yuan Chunwang who was punished. Now Yuan Chunwang was sentenced to 200 sticks by the Shen Xing Department. Yingluo pardoned him and spared his life. She also made it clear that she would repay everything she owed him and would not owe each other anything in the future..After Yuan Chunwang came out of the Shenxing Division, he had been kneeling outside the Queen's Chengqian Palace.Zhen'er interceded with the Queen for Yuan Chunwang, believing that no matter how big a mistake Yuan Chunwang made, it was all for the sake of the Queen.The queen was particularly angry after hearing this, and scolded Yuan Chunwang for taking personal revenge in her name, and he dared to say that he was thinking about her.Zhen'er pointed out that Yuan Chunwang was successful in doing things. Although he had some small thoughts of his own, the Queen couldn't lack such a person.The queen was helpless, Zhen'er had a bad taste in whoever she liked, how could she look at someone with such a deep conspiracy.Then he asked Yuan Chunwang to continue kneeling at the entrance of Yanxi Palace, but Yingluo ignored him.The queen came to the Yanxi Palace to congratulate Yingluo on her pregnancy. Although the emperor's care for Yingluo could be seen everywhere in the Yanxi Palace, the queen still reminded Yingluo not to forget that she was born in Baoyi. She was the queen of the Qing Dynasty. No matter how favored Yingluo was, she would not be able toChange her status.Yingluo knew that the queen came to sue for peace, but she kept testing. She said that as long as the queen did not take the initiative to provoke her, she had no ambitions, and she was never afraid of fighting. The queen could not defeat her, and she could not defeat the queen. Instead of fighting to the death,It's better to quit and live in peace.Yingluo made a condition that she would not do anything to the children in the Forbidden City no matter when or where, and the queen agreed.Ten years passed quickly, and it was the 30th year of Qianlong.Zhen'er helped the queen comb her hair and found that a large piece of the queen's hair had fallen out. At this time, the queen was particularly envious of Yingluo. In the past ten years, Yingluo could eat whatever she liked and do whatever she wanted. She was already the mother of three children.Mother, in her thirties, still lives like a child.

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The Queen felt that she was too harsh on her twelfth elder brother. Yuan Chunwang helped the queen analyze several elder brothers. Only the fifth, twelfth and fifteenth elder brothers were the most favored and advised the queen to make an early decision.According to the current situation, the fifth elder brother is the most valued. Once he becomes the emperor, the queen will naturally be named the queen mother, but has the queen thought about the future fate of the twelfth elder brother?When the queen heard this, she frightened Yuan Chunwang.Yingluo was playing on the swing in the courtyard of Yanxi Palace when Xiao Quanzi came to report that fifth elder brother Yongqi had arrived.Yingluo couldn't stand Yongqi talking about her all day long and wanted to hide. She happened to see a box in the yard, so she hid in the box.Yongqi was a little disappointed when she didn't see Yingluo. At this time, the emperor came. Hearing that Yingluo had eaten half of the grapes, she went to take a nap. Then she saw the box in the middle of the yard. She understood it and proposed to play chess with Yongqi, using that box.As a table.The two of them played a game and wanted to play another game. Yingluo couldn't hold it in any longer and had to come out.The emperor had no choice but to say that Yingluo was already a mother, but she still hid it in the box, which was really disrespectful to her mother.Yingluo said that it was disrespectful for the emperor to use the box as a table even though he knew she was hiding in the box.Yongqi kept thinking about Yingluo, and Yingluo complained to the emperor about who Yongqi's temperament was.The emperor comforted Yingluo. Yongqi didn't understand, but he understood in his heart.In the past ten years, Yingluo and the emperor had two sons and two daughters, but it was a pity that Yonglu did not stay.The night Yonglu died, Yingluo stayed up all night and stayed with her all night.A month later, Yingluo sent Zhaoyu to Shoukang Palace to accompany Zhaohua, and entrusted Yongyan to Concubine Qing to raise her. Because of this, Yingluo was said to be cruel and selfish, trying to win over Concubine Qing in order to please the Queen Mother.But the emperor knew that Zhaohua was Yingluo's eldest daughter, and Yingluo sent her to Shoukang Palace to comfort the Queen Mother. After the incident of submitting her concubine, Yingluo felt guilty towards the Queen Mother.Yingluo explained that Zhaohua was a human being and she would not use it to make up for her guilt. She was just worried about her poor health and wanted to find a new supporter for them.The queen has been feeling unwell recently. Zhen'er changed the queen's pajamas and found out that she had come to Guishui.Last night, the queen's favorite parrot died, and she was heartbroken.Yuan Chunwang found Prince He and asked him where he had found the parrot for the queen, hoping to please the queen.Zhang Yuanjian examined the Queen's pulse and claimed that the reason why the Queen was worried all day long was not because of the Queen's physical weakness, but because of an imbalance of the liver and spleen. He said something arrogant, saying that the Queen was in the phoenix position and should be calm and not jealous of the concubines.After Zhang Yuanpan left, the queen asked Zhen'er to help her comb her hair as she prepared to go to the Yangxin Hall.Yingluo accompanies the emperor to look at paintings in Yangxin Hall, wondering why there are two identical pictures.The emperor said that it was the painting of Residence in the Fuchun Mountains that the prince wanted. He got one last year, and this year Fu Heng gave him another one, and asked Yingluo to help him see which one was the real one.Yingluo said that the painting Fu Heng sent was fake. Although Fu Heng was good at fighting, he was not good at appraising paintings.Yingluo and the emperor were quarreling, and the queen happened to come to deliver iced lotus seed soup to the emperor. Seeing this scene, she felt particularly uncomfortable.Returning to Chengqian Palace, the queen was talking to herself in front of the mirror.Yuan Chunwang believed that the queen used to be decisive in killing, but now she has become hesitant and indecisive. He bluntly said that the queen was never worried about Yingluo but the emperor. The queen could obviously win beautifully, but she endured everything.The queen was furious when she heard this and asked Yuan Chun to go to the Shenxing Division to receive forty sticks.After being scolded by the cane, Yuan Chunwang quickly asked to see Prince He and asked Prince He to help the Queen and the twelfth prince. He also said that by helping them, he was also helping Prince He himself.Yuan Chunwang said that the fifth elder brother is now very close to Yanxi Palace, and he is in the same faction as Fu Heng. In the past ten years, the prince and Fu Heng have become the same.If the fifth elder brother really succeeds in becoming a great treasure, then the Fucha family will be even more powerful, and Prince He will have no choice but to stand aside. Besides, the emperor has never trusted Prince He wholeheartedly.The emperor stared at the students' answer papers. He and the prince thought that since the emperor had handed over the Enke examination to him, there was no need to stay here all the time. He persuaded the emperor to go back and he would deal with it impartially and submit these students' candidates.The emperor did not agree, and Prince He accused the emperor of suspecting that he would practice favoritism and take the scholars for his own use.The emperor was displeased. He knew that Prince He had a complaint against him, but he didn't dare to say it. He gave him a chance to say it now.Prince He quickly said that he didn't dare. The emperor warned Prince He that if he didn't say anything if he gave him a chance, then he would never say such things again.

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The emperor went to Chengqian Palace to visit the queen. He smelled the smell of blood and suspected that the queen was taking some medicinal materials to stay young forever.Li Yu was about to investigate, but the emperor thought that this was human nature, so he asked Li Yu not to investigate.Zhen'er thinks that the emperor finally came to Chengqian Palace once, and the queen should not say those unhappy things.The queen claimed that she was the Lord of the Sixth Palace and should have worried about those things, and at the same time told Zhen'er to change Zihe Che to be taken at night.The emperor went to bed with Yingluo, and he scolded Yingluo for often skipping classes with Yongyan, being too indulgent and unruly.Yingluo was fighting with the emperor, rolled up the quilt and wanted to run away.The emperor hugged Yingluo, and the two of them pulled her.Yingluo fell to the ground, and the emperor did not forget to give him a kick. However, when the emperor was holding Yingluo, he also ducked and asked Yingluo to get up quickly and rub his waist.While Yingluo rubbed the emperor's waist, she mentioned that Yongyan was frail and sick when he was a child, and the smell of medicine in the house made her feel distressed, so she didn't care whether the child would become a talented person, as long as the child was happy and healthy.Now that Yongqi is the best, please let the emperor let Yongyan go.The fourth elder brother sent the queen specialties to Suzhou for business, but was rejected.In order to make the queen look at him differently, the fourth elder brother arranged for the eunuchs around him to help him do something loyally.The fourth brother thought that the emperor valued Yongqi, but if Yongqi made a big mistake, he would be able to stand out, and then the queen would look at him differently.Fifth elder brother Yong Qi accidentally misfired while testing a gun and was seriously injured. Zhang Yuanju has stopped Yong Qi's bleeding, but the injury was too serious and he has not yet woken up.The gun went off and injured the meridians of Fifth Prince's right leg. Even if his right leg recovered, it would be difficult to recover as before.Yingluo came to the weapons warehouse. She didn't believe that the gunfire was an accident and wanted to find out the truth of the matter.Fu Heng happened to be in the weapons warehouse. He talked to Yingluo about how to use the gun. He speculated that the sparks blown by the wind instantly ignited the ammunition belt carried by the fifth elder brother, which caused the accident.Yingluo didn't think it was an accident. The fifth elder brother started training half a year in advance.Fu Heng remembered that these new guns were received half a year ago, which meant that there was something wrong with the guns that the fifth elder brother had been using.Yingluo went to visit the fifth elder brother. The queen scolded Yingluo that she usually had the best relationship with the fifth elder brother, but was the last one to visit. Yingluo said that catching the murderer was more important.The fifth elder brother had actually woken up. He told Yingluo that what was taken away was not his leg, but the emperor's favor. He advised Yingluo not to continue the investigation. He was worried that any further investigation would involve his brothers.Yongqi said that he hated the accident and the healthy brothers. He would never be able to stand normally next to the emperor and brothers again.The queen went to visit the emperor. The emperor misunderstood that the queen did what Yongqi did, and was particularly cold towards the queen.Zhen'er brought some food to the fourth elder brother, saying that the queen specially gave it to the fourth elder brother.When the fourth brother saw the glutinous rice dumplings, he didn’t expect the queen to remember that this was his favorite food.Zhen'er saw that the fourth elder brother was about to eat the fermented glutinous rice dumplings with chopsticks. After all, she couldn't bear it. She quickly knelt on the ground and said that the fermented glutinous rice dumplings were highly poisonous. The queen's plan was to get rid of the fifth elder brother first and then the fourth elder brother. Who wouldIf he is the opponent of the twelfth prince, he must be eliminated.The fourth elder brother was heartbroken, but he didn't expect the queen to want to kill him.Li Yu served the emperor the duck soup specially prepared by the queen. Upon seeing this, the emperor directly overturned the bowl of duck soup to the ground, and then ordered Li Yu to find a famous doctor from the capital to treat the fifth elder brother. Even those Westerners who knew medical skills alsoYou can try it.Fu Heng asked to see the emperor. He investigated the armory and found that ten days ago, Fourth Brother's confidant eunuch Jinzhong had been to the armory and stayed for less than half an hour.Later, the bird gun used by the fifth elder brother was damaged, and the fifth elder brother had no choice but to temporarily borrow a new bird gun from the shotgun camp. The matter was so important that he came to the emperor for judgment.Fu Heng also reported that the Armed Forces Preparation Institute was in charge of equipment for imperial and official use, and had always managed it strictly. However, this month, the military parade cotton armors were being shaken out to dry.Fourth brother, so no one dares to say anything or take care of it.The queen angrily asked Yuan Chunwang what he had done regarding the fifth elder brother, but Yuan Chunwang said that he was acting under the queen's orders and reminded the queen not to be bitten by the fourth elder brother. Upon hearing this, the queen immediately rushed to the Yangxin Palace.At this time, the fourth elder brother had come to the Yangxin Hall and admitted that he had destroyed the fifth elder brother's gun, but he never thought about harming the fifth elder brother's life. He had never touched the new bird's gun.

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Maybe the fifth elder brother was injured because of it.An accident.The emperor believed that the fourth elder brother had no murderous intention, but the fourth elder brother was narrow-minded and became a sharp knife in the hands of others.That man was so powerful that he injured his two sons in one move. I lamented that that man was so resourceful and scheming, but the most stupid one was the fourth elder brother.Xiao Quanzi reported to Yingluo that in the middle of the night yesterday, Chengqian Palace invited Zhang Yuanxuan. He heard that the queen had a headache. An hour later, Zhang Yuanxuan had just returned to the Imperial Pharmacy and was summoned back. SeeThe Queen must be very ill.Yingluo is not worried about the queen's injury. She cares about Yongqi. If she had known that Yongqi would be injured, she should not have let Ye Tianshi go back to his hometown.Now that the fifth and fourth elder brothers have had accidents one after another, Xiao Quanzi is very worried about the fifteenth elder brother.Yingluo goes to see the emperor, she wants to seek justice for Yongqi.Yongqi is the proud son of heaven. He is kind and will not ask the emperor for justice.But she is not kind and thinks that Cheng Qiangong must be involved in this matter. She is worried that the same misfortune will happen to Yongyan.The emperor told Yingluo not to worry, he would not let anyone hurt Yongyan.Yingluo believes in the emperor, but not her.The Emperor ordered the Military Aircraft Department to prepare a decree, conferring the title of Prince of Honor on the fifth elder brother, and ordered the imperial guards to take turns to guard the elder brother's residence from now on.Li Yu reported to the emperor that the Imperial Hospital said that the queen had a headache last night.The emperor thought for a while and decided to visit the queen.Yuan Chun saw the palace maid Yun Xiang, dressed too plainly, bringing medicine to the queen, so he put a flower on her head.The queen was furious when she saw her, and asked who she showed her enchantment to, and slapped her in the face.At this time, the emperor came forward and asked Yunxiang to retreat.The queen explained to the emperor that she could not harm the fourth elder brother. The emperor thought that the queen was seriously ill and arranged for an imperial doctor to consult the queen.After the emperor left, the queen said that the maids were not allowed to wear heavy makeup and ordered that she be punished with thirty cloud fragrant whips as a warning to others.The emperor still refused to believe the queen. The queen always felt that this matter was weird and wanted to think about it, but her head really hurt and she couldn't think about it at all.Yunxiang returned to the palace aggrievedly after being whipped for thirty years, but met Yuan Chunwang on the road. She couldn't help complaining that Yuan Chunwang had harmed her, but she didn't expect that danger was coming.Li Yu reported to the emperor that he searched the entire Forbidden City and found no trace of Zhongzhong. However, he found a female body in the well, which was badly bruised and miserable. This person was the palace maid Yunxiang, the palace maid who was punished in Chengqian Palace yesterday.Zhen'er knew that all this must be related to Yuan Chunwang, so she asked him.Yuan Chunwang said that he was helping the queen, and only in this way could the queen see the emperor's true face.The Queen Mother wanted to take Zhaohua and Zhaoyu on a tour to the south, but she was worried about them staying in the Forbidden City.Yingluo mentioned that Zhaoyu followed her to Mulan Paddock before, but fell seriously ill after returning. The southern tour was full of twists and turns, and the emperor was worried that they were not acclimatized, so he asked them to stay.After hearing this, the Queen Mother decided to keep the two princesses.Yingluo said that the queen looked strange and if she was really sick, she should not go on a southern tour.The queen was angry. She must go to the south for a tour.Pearl wondered why Yingluo asked the queen not to go on a southern tour. Yingluo actually wanted the queen to go on a southern tour. Both princesses stayed in the Forbidden City. If the queen was also in the Forbidden City, she would not worry.Concubine Shu asked Concubine Qing why the pen, ink, paper and inkstone she gave to her fifteenth elder brother Yongyan were not in use. Concubine Qing explained that it was too precious and she was afraid that Yongyan would break it.Concubine Shu thought that Concubine Qing thought she would harm the child, so she blamed Concubine Qing for this.As everyone knows, Yuan Chunwang is observing all this in the dark.Concubine Shu left in disappointment. Concubine Qing thought that maybe she was too preoccupied, so she took out the set of pens, inks, paper and inkstones for Yongyan to use later.The emperor asked the queen to stay in the Forbidden City, but the queen disagreed, claiming that as a queen she had to serve the queen mother. If the emperor still didn't agree, she had to take off her hairpin and serve as a maid all the way.The queen insisted on going on a tour to the south because she did not want ministers to comment that the Qing queen had become a decoration and a burden.The emperor still insisted that the queen stay in the Forbidden City, so the queen had to contradict the emperor, and she had to go on a southern tour.Yuan Chunwang told his twelfth brother that the queen was ill but insisted on going on a tour to the south, and everything was for him.Now the fifth elder brother is recovering from his injuries, and the fourth elder brother is being punished. The Forbidden City is in troubled times, and the emperor does not allow the queen to tour the south, which will inevitably affect the future of the twelfth elder brother, so the queen is so insistent.The Queen of the Southern Patrol must go, and now only the twelfth prince goes to seek help from the Emperor.The twelfth elder brother rushed to the Yangxin Hall, and Yuan Chunwang ordered the young eunuch to go to Prince Rong's Mansion for help immediately.The twelfth elder brother knelt outside the Yangxin Hall. Li Yu tried to persuade him to no avail and had to go to the emperor to intercede, but the emperor was unmoved.At this time, the fifth elder brother came and begged the emperor to allow the queen to tour the south, and he also wanted to see the scenery of Jiangnan.

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The fifth elder brother heard that Ye Tianshi was also in Jiangnan, and he wanted to go to Ye Tianshi to see his leg injury.The emperor promised the fifth elder brother to accompany him on the southern tour. The fifth elder brother once again begged the emperor to agree to the queen's southern tour, and the emperor finally agreed.Back at Chengqian Palace, Brother Twelve excitedly told the Queen that the Emperor agreed to her southern tour.The queen was pleased to praise the twelfth elder brother. The twelfth elder brother said that he had knelt outside the Yangxin Hall for three hours. The emperor did not agree. Thanks to the fifth elder brother's help.The queen did not expect that the twelfth prince could not say a word compared to others after kneeling for three hours, but he was still complacent and was particularly angry about this.The fifteenth elder brother Yong Yan was naughty and ran ahead alone. Several guards did not catch up with him.The fifteenth elder brother accidentally fell down, and a eunuch beside him secretly took away the pen in his bag.Yongyan suddenly fell ill and was sent back to Yanxi Palace.Concubine Qing and Concubine Shu were talking together. When they heard the news, they rushed to Yanxi Palace in shock.The imperial doctor said that Yongyan was poisoned. Yingluo took out the pen and found that the wolf hair was soaked in poisonous juice. Yongyan had a habit of putting the pen tip in his mouth to moisten it before writing.Yongyan's pen, ink, paper and inkstone were given by Concubine Shu, so Concubine Qing suspected that Concubine Shu had poisoned them.Concubine Shu argued with Concubine Qing, and she thought someone was setting the blame.Now that the fifth elder brother is in trouble and the fourth elder brother has also entered the clan mansion, if even Yongyan is unable to fight, who will benefit?Concubine Qing thought it was her twelfth brother, and Concubine Shu impulsively went to the emperor to complain.Yingluo stops her and asks where the evidence is. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were given by Concubine Shu. What does it have to do with the queen? How can she confront the queen without proof or evidence?Besides, there are too many mistakes in this matter, and it doesn’t look like the Queen’s handiwork.Yingluo analyzed that something happened to the fifth elder brother, the fourth elder brother entered the clan house, and now the fifteenth elder brother was poisoned. A series of events were very logical.The queen has always been cautious in doing things, so why she was in such a hurry is arousing suspicion.Concubine Shu didn't understand who wanted to offend Yingluo in the past. Yingluo had to poke a hole in the sky. Now that she is a noble concubine, she is afraid of wolves and tigers. Since Yingluo doesn't want to go, she will go by herself.Even if the emperor doesn't care, she still wants to let the queen mother know about it.Concubine Shu refused to listen and insisted on telling the Queen Mother about this matter.The Queen Mother summoned the Queen and claimed that the Queen must abide by herself and take good care of the harem. She accused the Queen of holding the twelfth prince in her arms all day long and punished the Queen by kneeling for a stick of incense. This was to let the Queen know that the Queen had the responsibility to take care of the Buddha and the emperor's heirs.No matter what happened to her brother or princess in the Forbidden City, no matter who did it, she would punish the queen for dereliction of duty.Yuan Chunwang told Prince He that the Queen Mother and the Emperor had many misunderstandings about the poisoning of the fifteenth elder brother, and the Queen was unable to defend herself.But even if the queen wants to take action, it won't be possible after the fifth and fourth elder brothers have their accidents one after another, so Yingluo is the only one who wants to catch the thief. Now that Yingluo is pressing harder and harder, the queen has no way to retreat.Yuan Chunwang persuaded Prince He to take power as regent, but Prince He was furious. This was treason. He angrily rebuked Yuan Chunwang, an unfaithful and unfilial slave, who should be immediately pulled out and cut into pieces.Yuan Chunwang was not afraid at all. He opened the door to Prince He and shouted that he was plotting a rebellion, claiming that he was willing to take all kinds of risks for the sake of the Queen and Prince He.Fu Heng saw the prince meeting Yuan Chunwang, and reminded him that the emperor had decreed that princes and ministers should not have contact with eunuchs. If he discovered it again, he would have to deal with it impartially.Prince He asked Fu Heng what qualifications he had to teach him a lesson, and brought up Fu Heng and Yingluo's troubles.Fu Heng said that he and the prince had a guilty conscience. There was a talking parrot in Chengqian Palace, but it was not given to the twelfth elder brother. He and the prince acted in a secretive manner. This was a guilty conscience, so the two started fighting.Fu Heng saw the emperor coming from a short distance away and was deliberately kicked to the ground by the prince.The emperor stepped forward to care about Fu Heng's injury, and angrily scolded the prince.I went to Shoukang Palace with the prince to chat with the Queen Mother and make her laugh.At this time the emperor came, and the queen mother told the emperor that she already knew about the prince and asked the emperor to spare the prince for her sake.After retiring with the prince, the emperor mentioned to the queen mother the matter of establishing an imperial concubine.The Queen Mother's title of imperial concubine is equivalent to the deputy concubine. Now that the queen is still there, the emperor has to hastily establish the imperial concubine for fear of doing something wrong.The emperor said that he wanted to use Yingluo to manage the harem. The queen mother thought that it was not necessary to establish an imperial concubine to manage palace affairs, so she asked the emperor what was going on.The emperor mentioned that Yongqi and Yongyan had accidents one after another, and the queen's poor management was to blame, and he thought it would be more appropriate for someone else to manage them.The Queen Mother asked the Emperor if he suspected that Yongqi's matter was the Queen's fault. The Emperor said that there was no basis for it and that he did not want to doubt anyone. However, the Queen was indeed ill and one could not expect a sick person to manage the harem. It was better to let the Queen recover well.In fact, Prince He did not leave. He overheard the conversation between the Emperor and the Queen Mother. After being discovered, he quickly made an excuse to leave.The Queen Mother pointed out that appointing the imperial concubine was equivalent to emptying the queen. At that time, what would the civil and military officials think and how would the world criticize her? She advised the emperor to be cautious and cautious.The emperor decided to wait until the Southern Tour came to discuss the matter.Yuan Chunwang reported to the queen that the emperor intended to make Yingluo the imperial concubine, completely voiding the queen's rights, and would officially register her after the tour to the south.The queen was about to collapse, so she asked Yuan Chunwang to tell the prince that she must meet him today.The queen asked Prince He to help her, and Prince He decided to replace him. He wanted to kill the emperor, and the southern tour was the best time to do it. Let the queen think carefully for herself and her twelfth brother.The queen thought for a long time and prepared to make a comeback. After hearing the news, Yuan Chunwang asked Zhen'er to help him take out something from the queen's treasure box.Two days ago, the Burmese soldiers made a surprise attack and were now approaching Simao, intending to seize the Twelve Banna. The emperor ordered Fu Heng to go out immediately, and he will go out tomorrow.Fu Heng said goodbye to Yingluo and reminded her to be careful with the prince.They had a big fight a few days ago, but today in the court, he recommended himself to the emperor regardless of the past grudges.Yingluo asked why they were fighting, and Fu Heng said that Yuan Chunwang and the prince met in private and he witnessed it with his own eyes, and the prince became angry and started fighting with him.Yingluo ordered Xiao Quanzi to get the token and leave the palace immediately to check someone for her.In 1765 AD, Emperor Qianlong's fourth southern tour began. The vast team set off from Beijing, passed through Shandong and entered Jiangsu. They took royal boats and went south along the canal, passing through Zhenjiang, Wuxi, Suzhou, Jiaxing, and finally arrived in Hangzhou.

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Yuan Chunwang reported to the Queen and the Prince's officers were responsible for the guarding work along the way, suggesting that the rebellion would go smoothly. When they passed through Yangzhou, the salt merchants of the officials and gentry along the road built a stage on the river bank for the Queen Mother and the Emperor to enjoy.When leaving, he chose two thin horses with excellent sex and skills, and sent them to the royal boat. He told the queen not to get angry when she saw them.The emperor was admiring the beauty dancing. The queen admonished the emperor and asked Yingluo what she said.Yingluo deliberately said that everyone likes beauty. As a woman, she only wished she was not a man. Otherwise, she would hug her from left to right and put a few more handsome little eunuchs in the palace.The emperor and Yingluo sang together, and the queen was so angry that she had to leave.The Queen met with Prince He, who said that he was responsible for guarding the southern tour. As long as the plan was proper, it would be successful, and advised the Queen not to hesitate anymore.The queen said she remembered Prince He's love for her and understood Prince He's heart better, and she would definitely proceed according to the plan.Back in the cabin, the queen wrote a secret letter and attracted a carrier pigeon to send the secret letter out.Zhen'er found out and told Yuan Chunwang that the Queen had other plans. Yuan Chunwang was proud that it didn't matter even if the Queen had other plans.During this southern tour, we found Ye Tianshi. He came to the Royal Boat to insist on the fifth brother's leg injury. He said that it could be saved, but the bones needed to be broken and the carrion removed to allow the bones to grow back. However, this method was very dangerous. The meridians of bone removal had all thePossibility of breakage and excruciating pain.The fifth elder brother said that as long as he could walk normally, he would give it a try.Yingluo was worried about the fifth elder brother and wanted to stop him.The emperor advised Yingluo to trust Ye Tianshi, and even more trust the fifth elder brother.The emperor knows the fifth elder brother better than anyone else. The more calm he behaves, the more he cares in his heart. He comforts Yingluo that the child has grown up and does not need to arrange everything for him.Li Yu came to report that there were signs of rebellion in Hangzhou, and he and the prince were waiting in the flower hall.Yingluo asked the emperor to discuss matters, and she would accompany her fifth elder brother.The fifth elder brother asked Ye Tianshi how sure he was of reconnecting the broken bones. Ye Tianshi hesitated and said that he was only 40% sure.The fifth elder brother thought that if anything happened, he asked Ye Tianshi to tell the emperor for him that he was disappointed. He also had something to tell Yingluo, saying that Yingluo had let Fifteen and the others go their own way, but cared for him twice as much because she was afraid of letting down E Niang.He asked Ye Tianshi to thank Yingluo for him, saying that she had done everything that E Niang had asked her to do.Prince He told the emperor that the rebels were hiding in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and there must be a big conspiracy. He was worried that they would take the opportunity to cause trouble, and advised the emperor to avoid Hangzhou.The emperor said that it was inevitable to avoid it. The southern patrol route was already determined. What would the people say then?On the other side, Ye Tianshi was treating the fifth elder brother. He used rotworms to suck the rotten flesh from the fifth elder brother's legs. The little eunuch on the side looked at him very strangely.Suddenly, Ye Tianshi discovered that the rot worm was not the rot worm he usually used, and the little eunuch ran away in panic.Yingluo saw that the rotten bug had crawled onto the fifth elder brother's neck. At the critical moment, she caught the rotten bug with her hands.At this time, someone came to report that the Queen Mother's cabin was flooded, and everyone went to put out the fire.In order to save the Queen Mother, the emperor ran into the sea of ​​fire regardless of danger.At the same time, the rebel party arranged with the prince began to attack the ship. Liu Zhen, the prefect of Hangzhou, quickly came to rescue the ship, while Yuan Chunwang watched all this with interest in the dark.Prince He persuaded the Queen to leave, but the Queen did not see the Emperor, and she refused to leave. Prince He had to knock the Queen unconscious and hand it over to Yuan Chunwang.The people with the prince did not find the whereabouts of Yingluo and the fifth elder brother. They only found Concubine Shu and Guiren Qing. At the same time, they found that Li Yu had taken people to the back cabin but no one was there.After the rebels were driven away, Prince He thought that the emperor had jumped into the fire cabin to save the Queen Mother and perished in the flames. However, the Emperor supported the Queen Mother and walked out of the secret passage. Prince He was extremely nervous and panicked when he saw this.This royal boat was designed by Fu Heng. During the design, a secret passage was left, making it safe and secretive.The emperor escorted the soldier ashore who was responsible for liaison with the ship. When something happened to Yuzhou, he did not report the news immediately, but ran away. The reason was that after receiving the order from the peak, Yuzhou turned a blind eye. The only way to dare to issue such an order was with the prince..Prince He argued that the so-called rebels who escaped were all caught as soon as they landed, and he could let them confront Prince He. These so-called rebels were just killers raised by Prince He.The emperor pointed out that he and the prince had trumpeted that his southern tour was for a beauty pageant and set fire to the Queen Mother's cabin. If he had not jumped into the fire, he would have died at the hands of the rebels.Then an emperor who is greedy for enjoyment is more than worthy of death, and he and his prince are just protecting him. When he returns to the Forbidden City and supports the new emperor to ascend the throne, he becomes the second Dorgon.The emperor asked the empress that there was a chaos on the ship, and the prince ordered people to hunt down Yingluo and the fifth elder brother. Concubine Qing Shu had no one to take care of her. Only the empress had prepared a small boat for her to go ahead from the beginning. This new monarch must be the tenth prince.Second elder brother.The queen was very aggrieved, so she sent the news to the prefect of Hangzhou in advance to come to her rescue.The emperor and Prince He were not on good terms, and Prince He tried to win her over. She refused and wanted to inform him in advance. However, the emperor trusted Prince He very much and was afraid of alerting the enemy. He was also afraid that the guards and the Shanpu camp would be bribed, so he simply gave up to the nearest one.Hangzhou reported the news.The queen pointed out that the emperor could doubt everyone in the world, but he could not doubt her.At this time, Yuan Chunwang, who was standing by, said that the Queen and Prince He had an affair, and they had already agreed to murder the Emperor on the way to the south, and then return to the capital to make the twelfth prince the new king. In order to win over him, the Queen even married off Zhen'er.Give it to him.If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can search the prince's body.A piece of jade was found from Prince He. The emperor saw the queen wearing this jade with his own eyes.The prince admitted that he loved the queen, but the matter had nothing to do with the queen. The queen almost lost her life in order to save the emperor. The emperor should not doubt the queen.The queen said that even if everyone in the world would harm the emperor, she would not be able to harm him.At this time, Yingluo appears. It turns out that when the incident happened, the emperor sent Li Yu to protect Yingluo and the fifth brother, and they were naturally safe and sound.The queen was angry when she heard this. For the sake of the emperor, she would not hesitate to trample on the prince's feelings and step on him to win the emperor's favor, but what did the emperor do?The queen admitted that she was greedy for power and attached to the throne, and she did all kinds of bad things. She was sorry to everyone in the world, but she had never been sorry to the emperor.The emperor can hate her and humiliate her, but he cannot doubt her.The queen now just wants to ask the emperor whether he thought of her for a moment when Yu Zhou was in trouble.

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The queen complained that in order to save the emperor, her hair was messed up, her makeup was messed up, and her hands were scarred, all because she rushed into the fire to save her husband.But the emperor knew the danger, but sent all the guards around him to protect Wei Yingluo. But Wei Yingluo had never done anything for the emperor, and had never loved the emperor. Wei Yingluo only loved herself, and she fought again and again to achieve her goal.Use the emperor.The queen angrily accused the emperor of not cherishing those who loved him, but treating those who did not love him as treasures.The queen cursed the emperor for being a fool, but in the end she realized that she was the fool.The emperor felt uncomfortable after hearing the queen's accusation and ordered the queen to be sent down.The queen suddenly pulled out the dagger of the guard beside her and said that she was the only one in the Forbidden City who loved the emperor the most.The emperor felt very ironic, considering that the queen had easily mobilized the military equipment from Hangzhou with a secret letter, and she dared to say that she was devoted to him.The queen admitted that not only Hangzhou's armament, but also many Jiangnan officials who traveled along the way had become puppets. After Amma's death, she understood the importance of power.Over the years, she sent people to collect the secrets of princes, ministers, and civil and military officials. Some were corrupt, some were derelict in their duties, and some were against the law. So they were all afraid of her, but they had to obey her.One day, when the emperor passes away, she will be the second Empress Xiaozhuangwen.The queen had a thousand opportunities to kill the emperor, but a voice in her heart told her not to hurt her husband, the person she loved most.The emperor persuaded the queen to put down the dagger, but the queen asked the emperor if he was afraid that she would hurt Yingluo.In fact, the person she hates is not Yingluo, but the emperor.The queen suddenly fell to her knees and cut off her hair.Everyone was shocked. The Manchus were not allowed to lose their virginity unless they were in national mourning.The Queen Mother angrily asked if the Queen was cursing her or the Emperor. The Emperor was angry. The Queen behaved erratically and was crazy, so he ordered the Queen to be sent back to the Forbidden City immediately.Thinking of being deceived by Yuan Chunwang for more than ten years, Zhen'er picked up the dagger thrown away by the queen and wanted to kill Yuan Chunwang, but unexpectedly she was killed instead.Yuan Chunwang pretended to be innocent and claimed that he was coerced. Yingluo revealed that Yuan Chunwang was the one who carefully planned all this.Yingluo remembered the story Yuan Chunwang told her before. She didn't pay much attention to it because she was sad. Recently, she sent people to Yuan Chunwang's hometown Taihang Mountain to investigate.When the Queen Mother heard about Taihang Mountain, she asked everyone to retreat and asked Yingluo who Yuan Chunwang was.Yingluo mentioned that the Queen Mother once said that the late emperor was being hunted, and Mrs. Qian diverted the pursuers away, and later hid in a farmhouse. Yuan Chunwang was the son of the peasant girl who collected the late emperor.Yuan Chunwang claimed that Aisin Gioro's blood was flowing on his body, but he was sent to the palace for revenge by Prince Lian. Later, he instigated Prince He to rebel, and forced the queen step by step to kill the Queen Mother and the Emperor with Prince He's hands.The Queen Mother became emotional and said that the late emperor had no illegitimate children, and Yuan Chunwang collapsed.The emperor ordered Yuan Chunwang to be taken down and executed in Lingchi, but the empress dowager stopped him. The emperor said that Yuan Chunwang was pretending to be the emperor's heir and causing trouble and should not be leniently spared. The empress dowager begged the emperor to listen to her this time.In order to save the fifth elder brother, Yingluo was poisoned by the corpse insect in Myanmar.The emperor looked at Yingluo's poisoned hand and ordered him to return to Beijing immediately and summon the imperial doctor for consultation.Ye Tianshi examined and treated Yingluo, but he just shook his head helplessly.The emperor sent Li Yu and Fu Heng to investigate the insect, but no news came back, and the emperor was furious.The emperor was in pain, not knowing what he had done wrong, and had to watch the people around him leave one by one.Li Yu came to report that there was an urgent military situation in Myanmar.Yingluo reassured the emperor and asked him to quickly handle government affairs while she waited for him to come back.But as soon as the emperor left, Yingluo vomited a large mouthful of blood.Pearl and Xiao Quanzi were particularly uncomfortable, and Yingluo comforted them.Hai Lancha brought a detoxifying pill from Myanmar and gave it to Yingluo. Yingluo woke up, but her face did not relax.Hai Lancha said that the sacred heart grass in the detoxification pill grows in swamps full of miasma. It can detoxify the poison of corpse insects, keep the appearance unchanged, and maintain youth forever. It is also called Dingyan Dan.Fu Heng was struck by miasma in order to collect the Sacred Heart Grass, and insisted on commanding despite being sick, refusing to leave the battlefield.Yingluo asked Hailancha where Fu Heng was, and Hailancha said that Fu Heng's body had been transported back to the Forbidden City.Yingluo found it difficult to accept this fact. Fu Heng asked Hailan to ask Yingluo: If he has guarded her enough in this life, can he change her to guard him in the next life?Yingluo said she promised Fu Heng.Yingluo goes to see the queen, but the queen wonders why Yingluo wants to save her.Yingluo mentioned that she fell ill in Xinzheku before, and the queen sent an imperial doctor to save her, but from now on they did not owe each other.The queen asked Yingluo whether she had known that Yuan Chunwang would take action. Even though Yuan Chunwang had only one purpose in every step of his actions, which was to get close to the prince, she lamented that Yingluo had never forgotten her sister and wanted to pay for her life with the prince. However, the emperor only cared about the brotherhood and only wanted toHe and the prince were imprisoned in the palace without any difficulty.The queen asked Yingluo how she made the emperor love her so much after spending decades failing to win the emperor's heart.Yingluo knew that the queen was deeply in love with the emperor, but there was no need to tell the emperor, because the one who said it first had already lost.The emperor sent Hai Lancha to see off Prince He, but Prince He understood that the emperor wanted him to die of illness.Yuan Chunwang went crazy, shouting all day long that he was a noble person from Tianhuang.Yingluo was canonized as the imperial concubine. The emperor asked Yingluo how it felt to see everyone bowing their heads and listening. Yingluo felt particularly comfortable.The emperor tyrannically asked Yingluo to say something to herself for giving her this honor. Yingluo talked nonsense with the emperor, saying that she had no answer, but she would spend her whole life answering the emperor.