He Sheng asked Guiren Zhe to wait at the door for the time being, and went in to announce the news. Guiren Zhe nodded, without looking at He Sheng, and stared at the shining golden door plaque of Qinzheng Hall in trance. In the past eight years, this has almost been her An unattainable dream.

Everyone else said that if you don't fight for it, you won't grab it. If you want to fight for something, you will naturally want to do it.

When he first entered the palace to choose a concubine, Yin Zhi had imagined that if he was really selected and the emperor liked him, he would do everything possible to win the emperor's favor, for the sake of family honor and for himself, but he knew that he would be selected that day. When he was a nobleman, Yin Zhi only felt the suffocating loneliness coming towards him.

Yin Zhi stayed alone in the empty room in Lanyuan Pavilion every day, waiting for the long night and endless loneliness.

The palace is so big, there are as many as 300 concubines in the harem, if not 3,000.

"Chaoge and night strings are for the people of the Qin Palace. The stars are shining brightly, and the makeup mirrors are opened; the green clouds are disturbing, and the servant girls are combing at dawn; the Wei River is swollen and greasy, and the fat water is discarded; the smoke is slanting and the fog is horizontal, and the peppers and orchids are burning. The thunder is sudden I was startled when the palace carriages passed by; I heard the wheels rolling in the distance, but I didn't know where they were. Every muscle and face, all the expressions were extremely beautiful, unobtrusive and far-sighted, but looking lucky; some people could not be seen, thirty-six years."

During the eight years that Yin Zhe stayed in the palace, she kept company with poems and books, and accidentally read "A Fang Gong Fu". She murmured softly: "Every muscle and face, although the expression is extremely beautiful, the long-sighted and far-sighted, looking forward to luck." Yan; there are those who cannot be seen, thirty...six years..."

She raised her head and looked at the gleaming golden door plaque of Qinzheng Palace, recalling the scene during the draft over and over again. She really shouldn't have entered the palace at that time.

Ah Xun stood behind Gui Ren Zhi, looking at Gui Ren with a distressed expression. Since entering the palace, Gui Ren Zhi had seen the emperor only a handful of times, and the words he had spoken to the emperor were as loud as yesterday.

Noble Lady Zhi also envies Concubine Mei for being able to give birth to two royal nobles for the emperor. Therefore, no matter what Concubine Mei does, it will not endanger her status. As long as she wants to see the emperor, Concubine Mei has countless reasons to see the emperor. But even if Mr. Zhi tried his best to make something for the emperor and send it to him, he would always be picked up by the eunuch at the door and sent in, and the emperor would never be seen wearing it.

Later, Yan Concubine entered the palace. Yan Concubine was the daughter of a prairie tribe leader. She gave the emperor a hat made of fox fur. When she saw the emperor wearing it in winter, she proudly showed off to her.

At that time, Concubine Yan said that the things given by Noble Lord Zhe could not be judged by the emperor. The Emperor, the Nine-Fifth Emperor, must have the best objects to be worthy of him. Those things given by Noble Lord Zhe, even after staying up for several nights. Made by hand, but so what, the most indispensable thing in this palace is a woman who is sincere to the emperor but has been let down.

It's not that Zhi Guiren doesn't want to fight, she has an average appearance, even if she looks a bit like Empress Mingxian, but so what, she will never become Empress Mingxian after all; her family background is also very ordinary, her father is just a middle-aged man A thousand households of the fifth rank who have succeeded are not worth mentioning in the upper capital, let alone in this harem. That concubine's family is not superior to hers.

Zhi Guiren felt inferior and arrogant in her heart, and she even rejected everyone's olive branch and rejected everyone's attempts to win over her. She knew that she was simply unable to repay.

Moreover, the emperor was getting older. After the death of Empress Mingxian, it seemed that the emperor had never loved a woman so much. Yin Zhi knew that he was not good enough and would rather live in silence in Lanyuan Pavilion than ask for trouble.

Until Lu Huiling entered the palace, from the time she started working directly as a female official in the Qinzheng Hall, Mr. Zhi knew that she would never stop there.

Then the fourth concubine was enthroned as the main concubine, and she took the title of Empress Mingxian and was named the Concubine Ming, and entered the Minghua Hall.

All this is reasonable and natural.

Yin Zhi was envious, envious of Lu Huiling's ability to receive the emperor's favor every time, and envied Lu Huiling's ability to accompany the emperor every day in the Qinzheng Palace.

But Yin Zhi never thought of contacting Lu Huiling until something happened to the Yin family that day...

During the time she spent with Concubine Mei, Yin Zhi could really feel that Concubine Mei treated her very well and treated her servants well. If it hadn't been for the fact that she had agreed to help Lu Huiling... she could have become very good friends with Concubine Mei.

Sisters...it's a pity...

"Xuan, nobleman Zhi of Lanyuan Pavilion, I have an audience -" Just when Yin Zhe was secretly annoyed, He Yu came out to announce the decree.

"Your Excellency." Ah Xun saw that Mr. Zhi was distracted and quickly reminded him.

Yin Ruo quickly came back to her senses and turned her attention to He Yu. She swallowed her saliva and slowly raised the Wanfu gesture with her hands hanging on her sides. Thinking of her family and Lu Huiling's instructions, she put

The trace of conscience I had just now was thrown out of the sky.

Yin Zhi calmed down, her eyes became firm, and then stepped onto the steps of Qinzheng Hall, walking step by step towards a scene she had never seen before.

Ah Xun followed her, now he had no regard for life and death, and only wanted to accompany Zhi Guiren on this last journey.

At this time, Xia Rongxin had been treated by Shentu Imperial Physician and she had regained consciousness. The emperor frowned and waved his hand, asking someone to help her sit down to rest. However, Xia Rongxin was stubborn and she insisted on kneeling in the main hall to listen to the trial.

The ministers and envoys kneeling on both sides lowered their heads and felt extremely embarrassed. They thought this was an overt and secret conspiracy related to government affairs, but they never thought that it had anything to do with the emperor's harem.

Qi Bingyu naturally felt embarrassed. At this time, he couldn't wait for the Royal Forest Army to find the mastermind behind the incident. He also didn't want this matter to have anything to do with his harem. If the news spread, it would make him laugh out loud.

But this matter was related to everyone's lives. Feather arrows appeared inexplicably in the hunting ground, which almost endangered the lives of powerful people. Many ladies and ladies were frightened. The Celestial Empire had to give an explanation. Instead of explaining to them, it was better to

Present the truth directly.

Xu Lan, Yun Xi, Yue Bai, Qing Yin and other maids were waiting outside the door of Qinzheng Hall. When Zhi Guiren came up, Xu Lan and her eyes met, and naturally he wanted to pass the message to her.

Although Xu Lan didn't like this kind of thing, since it was done and related to his master, Xu Lan still hoped to succeed.

Lu Gaohong and Lu Huiling both looked at the entrance of Qinzheng Hall, waiting for Yin Xie to walk in.

Yin Zhi walked up the steps step by step, crossed the threshold of Qinzheng Hall, walked to the center of the hall under the gaze of many people, knelt down next to Concubine Mei, bent down and kowtowed, and said loudly and piously: "Concubine

See you, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor!”

Lu Huiling looked at her and raised the corners of her mouth coldly, as if she was determined to win.

"Concubine Mei accused you of deliberately sabotaging today's New Year's Eve feast. Is this true?" Qi Bingyu stared at Yin Zhi in the audience, and asked sternly without making too many greetings.

As soon as these words fell, all the courtiers and envoys also looked at Yin Zhi. Now that it had nothing to do with him, they were naturally curious to see the excitement. They were also curious. This was a feast that directly related to the face of the Celestial Empire.

, how did a little-known and weak woman like Yin Zhi do it? If she didn't do it, is it possible that Concubine Mei deliberately said that Yin Zhi did it in order to absolve herself?

Everyone is secretly thinking about something.

Concubine Mei was weak, but she wanted to hear what Yin Ruo said in person and confront her, so she leaned on Qi Wangshu and Liang Huanqing and looked at her weakly.

Liang Huanqing already knew the ins and outs of this matter, so he stared at Yin Zhi with an eyebrow, so that he could see more clearly how they argued. When Liang Ji and Zhao Zhao came back, they could give their arguments to Lu Huiling and

Lu Gaohong's fatal blow.

Yin Zhi seemed unusually calm at this time. She slowly knelt up straight and looked straight ahead. She happened to see the lifelike dragon carved from gold in front of the dragon case. The dragon's eyes were looking at her, and it looked a little strange.

Horrible.

But Yin Zhe acted unusually calm. She looked directly into Long's eyes. Everyone in the hall held their breath and looked at Yin Zhe, wondering what she could say.

"Returning to the Emperor, I don't know why Concubine Mei said this. I am wronged, Your Majesty!" Yin Zhe raised his head and looked at the Emperor, then made a look of horror and said with a slight cry.

As soon as these words came out, some of the courtiers seemed a little disappointed. What is this? No matter who was asked such words, they all said it was unfair. No matter how you look at it, Yin Zhe is not the person who can ruin this feast.

Lu Gaohong frowned and looked at all this. He had never been in contact with Yin Rui. He only saw Yin Rui's handwriting when he was outside the palace before, and he praised the talented woman, which made her move to Beijing. But now she is facing

Her answer was a bit disappointing. Can people believe that she ruined the feast?

The original intention of Lu Gaohong and Lu Huiling was not to make the emperor think that the feast was ruined by Concubine Mei. How could they personally replace Princess Wangshu's arrow during the feast hosted by Concubine Mei, and then change the rules several times to achieve the purpose of shooting Liang Huanqing?

Woolen cloth?

But no matter who ruined the feast, Concubine Mei was undeniably responsible. What they wanted was for Liang Huanqing to die, and more importantly, to weaken the strength of Prince Jing's party. Therefore, in order to make this plan to ruin the feast work,

There was a controllable ending, so they arranged for Yin Rui to plead guilty, making people think that she was the real mastermind behind the scenes, thus achieving the purpose of covering up Lu Huiling's crimes.

Now that Liang Huanqing is not dead, this is unexpected, but it can make the emperor no longer trust Concubine Mei. If this can make the power of the harem in the hands of Lu Huiling, what kind of tricks will he want to do in the palace in the future?

It's extremely convenient.

Lu Huiling felt extremely satisfied when she saw what Yin Zhi said. She now felt that things were going in a good direction. Seeing the emperor's indifference to Xia Rongxin, she felt extremely happy. Liang Huanqing and Qi Wangshu

Unsurprisingly, Lu Huiling was dejected when she saw this and wanted to burst out laughing.

"Obviously you were the one who instigated me to change the hunting regulations, you were the one who deliberately changed Princess Wangshu's quiver, and you were the one who planned to kill Princess Jing and put the blame on me! You did all of this! You deliberately approached me

I am just waiting for this day to come! Until now, you still say no! Do you still dare to say that you are wronged?!"

When Xia Rongxin heard what Yin Zhi said, she stroked her chest with one hand, pointed at her with the other hand and cursed loudly: "If a maid hadn't seen your crime! I'm afraid Princess Jing would have...! Do you still want to say no!"

Xia Rongxin's every word, each word was sharp and every word was exquisite, causing Qinzheng Hall to be in an uproar for a while.

All the courtiers and envoys were talking secretly, surprised that a weak woman like Yin Zhen would do such a thing, and also wanted to continue to hear why she would do this.

Qi Wangshu quickly glanced at Liang Huanqing and tugged on her sleeve. Apart from Lu Huiling and Lu Gaohong, they were the two people who knew the ins and outs of the matter best. Qi Wangshu was worried that what his mother and concubine said would make his father The emperor was preconceived. When they come up with evidence to testify against Lu Huiling later, they may not be able to convince everyone.

Liang Huanqing frowned at all this, and her eyes became heavy. She held Qi Wangshu's hand, patted it gently, and told Qi Wangshu not to worry, and then looked back at Lu Huiling.

At this time, Lu Huiling was watching all this triumphantly, thinking that she was sure of victory in everything.

"Quiet -" He Sheng stood nearby and could clearly see the emperor frowning slightly. He Sheng understood it naturally without the emperor having to say anything.

"Mei Guifei, where did you get the evidence to accuse Mr. Zhi like this?" Qi Bingyu frowned, feeling displeased that Xia Rongxin was so careless about her manners in the presence of so many outsiders.

Yin Zhi was so scolded by Concubine Mei that she knelt aside and did not dare to speak. Her appearance was heartbreaking, and it was impossible to imagine that she was the mastermind behind the destruction of this feast.

After Xia Rongxin was asked, she calmed down. She knelt down straight. Liang Huanqing and Qi Wangshu quickly supported her. Xia Rongxin glanced at the emperor, then took the Wanfu gift in her hand, raised it to her head, and bowed deeply to the emperor. salute.

"Your Majesty, I have finalized the plan with Yun Xi as early as January, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is preparing to implement it. But on that day, Mr. Zhi came to Yichun Palace to pay my respects to my concubine, and then he talked about the New Year's Eve feast, and then turned to He also talked about the customs in his hometown of Jingzhou, and just like that, he changed the plan that I originally finalized to the current one, just to make it easier for her to change the quiver and attack Princess Jing, thereby ruining the feast."

Xia Rongxin calmed down her emotions and decided to slowly clarify her thoughts. She was convinced that it was Guiren Zhi who did this.

Qi Bingyu frowned, then turned to look at Yin Zhi, gesturing for her to speak.

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I really just happened to pass by the Imperial Garden that day. I heard that Concubine Mei was busy with the New Year's Eve feast recently, so I thought of going to express condolences. It is absolutely impossible to say that I deliberately instigated the concubine to modify the plan for the feast. , I would not dare to do so no matter what!"

Yin Zhi looked sad and cried to Qi Bingyu.

After saying that, she turned to look at Xia Rongxin and asked with tears: "If it is true that I intend to interfere in the feast, as the empress said, how can I be sure that the imperial concubine will obey my words?"

This sentence really choked Xia Rongxin. Hearing what Yin Ruo said, it was indeed an unintentional intervention that day. Now she regrets every bit why she listened to Yin Rui's words in the first place.
Chapter completed!