When the sky was getting dark, the emperor and Prince Shenbeile of Guo County led a group of guards to the inn first.

Food and lodging, changing horses, etc. are relied on to be dozens of miles behind.

After leaving the boundary of Chengde, King Guojun noticed that the emperor's brother had a worried expression and a dark face, which resembled the "fourth master with a dark face" during the reign of King Yong, so he told Shen Beile to act carefully and not to be 'disaster'. .

After dinner, King Guo deliberately took the risk of being "disastered" and asked to see the emperor's brother. The two brothers held candles and talked at night.

After about an hour, Prince Guo came out with a relaxed look. He ordered someone to arrange a fast-moving carriage, specially prepared several brightly colored palace clothes, and maids to serve him personally. They returned in a mighty way back to the original route. Even though Shen Beile had not yet learned about human affairs, he also knew that Prince Guo's departure was related to Miss Yan Ning.

Early the next morning, everyone continued to set off. The emperor seemed to be in a better mood than yesterday, and even his marching speed was much slower.

The emperor was already excellent at riding and shooting. Yesterday, he held his breath again and rode his horse and whipped his whip along the way, without any regard for Shen Beile, who was still young and was not good at riding and shooting.

Today was much more relaxed, unlike yesterday when he was hurrying and taking his time, and even rested a few times in the middle. Shen Beile thought about it a few times, and then he realized that the imperial brother was waiting for someone.

After arriving at the inn and having dinner, King Guo finally arrived late with Miss Yan Ning.

He ordered his maid to take Yan Ning to clean up first, but he was not in a hurry to return to his life.

The emperor had not eaten much of his dinner, and was pacing back and forth in his absent-minded state.

Suddenly, the door of the room was pushed open, and a beautiful figure walked into the house and bowed down.

"Yan Ning meets the emperor, may the emperor be blessed and safe."

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The original three-day journey took five days to arrive.

The emperor decreed that the concubines did not need to greet the emperor, but only had to stay in their own palaces and wait for the summons.

After handing Yan Ning over to Fangruo, the emperor went to Shoukang Palace to see the Queen Mother, and then rushed into Yangxin Palace to deal with political affairs.

Aunt Fangruo was very familiar with this kind of thing. That morning she gave Yan Ning a clear explanation of the masters of the concubines and concubines in the palace.

Yan Ning was so surprised after hearing this that he couldn't recover for a long time.

"Auntie said that Concubine Guan has a sixth brother at her knees? Are there still Chungui people living in Suiyuxuan?"

"Then Chang's concubine's name is Xia Dongchun? And she has twins, a boy and a girl?"

"The Queen is raising the eighth prince born to Concubine Shun?"

"Is there another Rui Chang here? Nian promised to be the former Concubine Hua, but now she is just banned from Yikun Palace?"

After receiving affirmative answers, Yan Ning was stunned for a long time as if struck by lightning.

Fangruo thought she was frightened by the rules in the palace, and smiled and comforted her gently.

"You don't have to worry, little master. Your Majesty will tell you that your servants are straightforward. You only need to teach them some simple rules, and you don't have to force them."

Yan Ning came to her senses and hurriedly followed the rules he had roughly learned the day before to salute Fangruo.

"I'm new here, so I'm sorry to bother my aunt."

"You're welcome, young master. You are Huizhilan's beloved. I think this slave will be able to do business in a few days."

After handling the political affairs, the emperor went to Suiyuxuan. He and Hongluo played around for a while, until Hongluo yawned all day long, and then he ordered his wet nurse to take him to sleep.

After bathing and changing clothes, the emperor and his concubine sat under the lamp and talked.

"Is there anything going on in the palace these days when I leave the palace?"

"Silang wants Huan Huan to tell the truth?" Zhen Huan asked with a smile.

"In the harem, Huan Huan is the person I trust the most."

Zhen Huan was very heartbroken when she heard this, and she suddenly remembered Jin Xi's words during the day that the emperor had brought a woman back to the palace this time, and she couldn't help but feel bitter in her heart.

"I didn't want to say anything, but when the emperor asked me, I was really depressed, so I could only ask the emperor for a break."

When the emperor heard her change of title, he straightened his expression and listened carefully.

"Not long after the emperor left the palace, his concubine contracted an illness. Then Sister An, Rui and Qi were always there. The Queen Mother invited imperial doctors one after another. Qin Tianjian reported that the celestial phenomena were unlucky and there was fear of heresy, indicating that Sister Chang was the heretic. , the Queen Empress restrained Chang Bin and closed the door of Yanxi Palace tightly. No one was allowed to enter or exit. She even wanted to force Hongmin and Qiong Wei to be raised by her elder brother. Sister Chang Bin held the emperor's token and would rather die than obey. Only then did he give up. Unexpectedly, two days later, a palace maid with unclean hands and feet was captured in the concubine's palace. According to her confession, the concubine's illness was caused by Lingrong poisoning the concubine, and he would also poison the powder. Hiding in the concubine's palace, when the incident happened the next day, he accused the concubine of murdering the Queen Mother. The concubine was so frightened that he reported it to the empress. After verification, it was confirmed that it was Ling Rong who did it, and it was also found out that Qi Chang was doing it. They pretended to be sick to cater to the horoscope, so the Queen Mother gave them both a small punishment and a big punishment. I thought that since my concubine's illness was poisoned by someone, Qi Changzai was pretending to be sick, and the Queen Mother's condition was getting worse day by day. It's getting better. I don't know if there is any doubt about this horoscope. This is to ask the Queen to relax the guard of Yanxi Palace and only confine Concubine Chang. Otherwise, I am afraid that people will be panicked. Concubine Chang is still confined now. The mausoleum Rong was also stripped of his title and confined to Zhongcui Palace, waiting for the emperor to return to the palace before making a decision."

Zhen Huan concisely recounted what happened in these days. Seeing the emperor's face gradually darkening and his eyes becoming cold, Zhen Huan hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"I dare not not answer the emperor's question, but everything I said is true. If there is anything that is not true, I am willing to be punished by the emperor."

The emperor was silent for a moment, then he helped her up and said warmly: "Of course I believe you, I am just angry, but only half a month after leaving the palace, so many things happened in the palace."

Holding Zhen Huan's hand, the emperor said softly: "You have been wronged during my absence."

"No matter how wronged I am, it can't be considered wronged if the emperor is thinking about me." Zhen Huan said with tears in her eyes.

Afterwards, the two of them entered the inner room together, undressed and rested.

The next day, after the morning court, the emperor summoned the queen in Yangxin Hall.

Of course Yan Ning is also there.

"This must be the sister that the emperor brought back. She is indeed beautiful and lovely. Congratulations to the emperor for finding another beauty." The queen said with a smile.

Yan Ning's face turned cold, but she still said hello solemnly.

"Yan Ning wishes the Queen the best. May the Queen be blessed with peace and happiness."

"No gifts, what a well-behaved sister." The queen was still smiling, as if she was unaware of Yan Ning's cold face.

Then, the queen began to report on the work.

When he mentioned the astrology, the emperor's face darkened. The queen was used to observing words and expressions, but she felt that she lacked confidence at the moment.

"The chief envoy of Qin Tian Jian has poor abilities and unmatched moral character. He has been demoted to deputy envoy. The former deputy envoy will temporarily assume the position of chief envoy."

Su Peisheng took the order and left, leaving the queen with a changed expression.

"Your Majesty, the heresy has a huge impact. Although we cannot completely believe it, it is better to be on the safe side..."

"You don't know whether to completely believe it or not. I don't know, but my queen is quite capable of thunder." The emperor interrupted the queen coldly.


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