The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 523 A thorough investigation

Ulanara was already terrified, from the initial surprise of seeing butterflies surrounding her to the shock of being stung by bees. At this moment, she collapsed on the palace maid, her face extremely pale.

The guards in front of Yinzhen dispersed, and Nian Shilan slowly walked forward and spoke with concern.

"What's wrong with the Queen? How come so many butterflies and bees are here?

I am so scared! Hurry up and ask the imperial physician to come. The queen must have been stung by a bee just now!"

Yinzhen looked at the mess in the imperial garden. The colorful chrysanthemums were trampled all over the place, the exquisite snacks prepared for the banquet were spilled all over the floor, and the beautiful faces were swollen from being stung by bees.

Looking at Ulanara, the instigator of this farce, Yinzhen became furious.

Such a great chrysanthemum-viewing banquet was ruined just like that!
Yinzhen's face was gloomy as he looked at Ulanara, who had recovered a little.

"I need you to give me an explanation for what the Queen did today!"

Ulanara looked in a miserable state at this time. Her hair was crooked, her bun was loose, the pearl hairpin on her head had fallen to the ground, and her face and hands were covered with many red spots from bee stings.

The strange thing is that there are only red spots and no swelling.

In contrast, the other concubines who were stung were in great pain and covered the places where they were stung with handkerchiefs because those places were swollen.

Lady Shen was even stung on her eyelids, and her eyes, which had originally been full of affection, had swelled up like walnuts.

Xin Guiren, who was the first to be stung, had redness and swelling on her hands and face. She suddenly started breathing heavily and looked not to be in good condition.

Her maid Meng'er was so anxious that she burst into tears.

"My lord, my lord, what's wrong with you?!"

The entire Imperial Hospital had rushed to the Imperial Garden, and the periphery was guarded by guards, who did not allow any unauthorized persons to approach.

Nian Shilan knew that Yinzhen was considering the face of the concubines in the harem as well as his own face.

Although the concubines who were stung were a little worried, they were terrified when they saw that Concubine Xin could hardly breathe, and they rushed to see the imperial physician.

Yinzhen looked at the scene in front of him with a headache.

It was not until the imperial doctors examined the bitten concubines one by one, and Wen Xianqing personally gave Concubine Xin acupuncture to remove the poison and fed her a pill to clear the poison, that Concubine Xin gradually recovered.

Concubine Duan was supported by Jixiang and took a few steps back, but she was still stung and bitten. Fortunately, the bite was only on the back of her hand and her face was not hurt.

Wen Xianqing had already examined Ulanara and shook his head, full of confusion.

Yinzhen said.

"Doctor Wen, how is the Queen's injury?"

Wen Xianqing looked at Ulanara and reported the truth to Yinzhen.

"Reporting to the Emperor, this is exactly what happened. Other ladies were stung by bees.

They were all poisoned by bee venom to varying degrees, and the wounds were red and swollen.

The Queen only had a small wound, which was not swollen.

I took the Queen's pulse and it was normal, with no signs of poisoning."

Yinzhen nodded and looked at Ulanara.

"Has the Queen figured out how to explain this?"

Ulanara was extremely shocked. She didn't understand why so many people were stung by bees but she was the only one who didn't get any redness or swelling.

"Your Majesty, I have no idea what's going on!
This happened suddenly and I don’t know the reason!

Someone must be trying to put me in an unjust position!"

Yinzhen seemed to have expected that Ulanara would cry out for injustice, and his expression became even darker. He leaned forward across the table. "What does the Queen mean? You are innocent?"

Ulanara didn't care about her miserable appearance at the moment, she said anxiously.

"Yes, I am innocent!"

Nian Shilan was one of the few who was not stung by a bee. Another one was Concubine Wan and another was Concubine Zhen.

She looked at Ulanara coldly and said.

"The Empress is the head of the harem and the mother of the Qing Dynasty. Even if she wants to compete for favor,
This method shouldn't be used. Even if some unknown method is used,

We shouldn't implicate other sisters. Look at the sisters here today.

When have they ever been so miserable since they were born?
Fortunately, I don’t like crowds and stay away from people, so I was not affected.

Otherwise, if I am also poisoned by the bee, I dare not think about the dragon fetus in my belly.
I'm afraid it's in danger! The Queen is really good at this."

Nian Shilan patted her chest gently as if she was frightened, which caused Ulanara to loudly accuse her.

"How dare you! I am the queen, when will it be your turn to frame me?"

Nian Shilan was frightened by Ulanara, and fell into the arms of Songzhi and Lidong.

Songzhi said hurriedly.

"Empress! Empress!"

Wen Xianqing hurried forward to check again. Yinzhen asked someone to bring a chair and helped Nian Shilan sit down.

It wasn't until Wen Xianqing said that Concubine Hua was just frightened that Yinzhen felt relieved.

He turned and looked at Ulanara with an angry face.

"You are the queen, yet you are so intolerant! I and all these eyes are watching,

You attracted the butterflies and bees! You don't repent and don't think about repentance.
You even shouted loudly to scare Shilan! I am so disappointed in you!"

Ulanara looked at Yinzhen in disbelief. Even though she was also injured, Yinzhen only had eyes for the frightened Nian Shilan.

She took two steps on her knees and said with a sad and angry look on her face.

"I have been married to Your Majesty for fifteen years, and my heart and eyes are filled with Your Majesty!
Your Majesty actually doesn't believe me! I am truly wronged!"

When Yinzhen heard "fifteen years", he suddenly thought of the gentle and bright Yixiu who had just become his concubine, and his eyes gradually softened.

Seeing this, Concubine Xin, who had recovered, gritted her teeth, stepped forward and knelt down in front of Yinzhen.

"Your Majesty, I think the Queen is wronged! The Queen is extremely intelligent.
I will never put myself in danger! It's just that I just

I smelled a very pleasant scent on the Queen.
I was wondering if the spices used by the Queen had attracted the butterflies and other creatures!

It would be better to ask the Emperor to conduct a thorough investigation and clear the Empress' name!"

Zhen Changzai also stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty is very insightful. I think what Concubine Xin said makes sense. Why don't we investigate it thoroughly?
"Restore the innocence of the Queen. The Queen is in charge of the harem, she must not be wronged!"

Ulanara looked at Concubine Xin and Concubine Zhen who were kneeling beside her and speaking for her, then raised her head to look at Yinzhen with a determined look in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, I am truly wronged. If you don't believe me, you can investigate thoroughly!
I have never liked to use spices, and I am not allowed to see any spices in my Jingren Palace.
I have never used medicine to attract butterflies to my favor. I don't care about that!"

Year of the Landau.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it would be better to conduct a thorough investigation so that these sisters who were stung would not have any doubts in their hearts."