After all, this little incident did not cause any disturbance in the harem.
But within a few days, something happened in the palace.
Wan Wanrong in Qixiang Palace suddenly developed red pimples on her face. The imperial physician examined her and said that it was caused by contamination from something unclean.
After investigation, it turned out that there was something wrong with the perfume powder she was using.
This perfume powder was given to her by Yu Baolin, who lived with her in Qixiang Palace.
Wan was so angry that she ordered people to rush into Yu Baolin's west wing hall, take out her box of perfume powder and her own box, and bring them to Jiuchen Palace.
"Your Majesty, I believe that I have never done anything dirty with Yu Baolin, but she gave me this poisonous perfume powder, which caused red acne on my face. Now I am too ashamed to face others. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision for me!"
Looking at Mrs. Wan who was covering her face with a veil below.
Although most of her face was covered, you could still see a few red and swollen pimples on her forehead.
"Someone, go and bring Mrs. Yu here, and ask an imperial physician to come and check Wan Wanrong's face."
Ning Chen frowned and said.
I was originally planning to go to Zhaochunxuan to have lunch with Ye Jun today, but now I'm going to be delayed.
Soon, the panicked Yu Baolin was brought over.
As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down crying.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I did not put anything unclean in Wan Wanrong's perfume. The perfume was given to me by the Empress. I lived with Wan Wanrong and gave her a box. I would never dare to do anything wrong. Please, Your Majesty, please understand!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Wan immediately asked back angrily.
"If it wasn't you who did this, could it be that the Queen wanted to harm me?"
I don't know if he was too angry or did it on purpose, but he immediately pulled the queen in.
Yu was so frightened that she quickly shook her head, "I dare not, that is not my intention, the Empress will certainly not harm Wanrong."
"That's neither the Queen nor you. Do you think I should poison my own face?" Wan Wanrong pressed.
Without giving Yu a chance to speak, he turned around and spoke to Ning Chen.
"Your Majesty, I have always had more opportunities to see you than Yu Baolin. She must have been jealous and deliberately gave me the poisonous perfume powder. She also wanted to implicate the Empress. The Empress is the mother of the Central Palace. How could she do such a thing to murder a concubine?!"
Ning Chen looked coldly at the two concubines kneeling below.
Wan was filled with resentment, while Yu cried and kept making excuses.
Today in the court, we just received a report from the Zasak Grand Prince Aoqi that unusual movements of the Jin people were discovered on the border.
The unrest in the harem at this time really made him upset.
There are changes in the previous dynasty, and the harem must not be shaken at this time.
The Queen must not be involved in this matter.
Just as Wan said, the queen was the legitimate wife, and she plotted to murder concubines during foreign invasions, which was really criticized, and people were more afraid that someone with ulterior motives would take the opportunity to cause trouble.
After some thought, Ning Chen finally chose to avoid the important issue.
"Yu was jealous of the concubines and poisoned them to death. She also intended to bite the Empress Dowager. She was demoted to a commoner and moved to Hanlu Pavilion, where she was confined for half a year."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wronged, I am wronged, wronged..."
Amidst her cries, Yu was dragged away by two servants and gradually lost her voice.
"You have been wronged this time. I will send an imperial physician to treat you. You can go back and rest. During this period of time, you should take good care of yourself. You don't need to go to Fengqi Palace to pay respects."
Ning Chen said to Wan.
"I thank Your Majesty for the decision. I will take my leave." Wan Wanrong bowed her head obediently and left.
After she left, Ning Chen called Huai'an in.
"Send someone to look after Yu Shi, and don't let her be tortured by the servants."
This time, he was not doing justice to the Yu family.
After all, it was a living being, and it was obvious that she was being used as a gun. Ning Chen didn't want to see Yu die like this.
After all, he is not a completely heartless person.
Huai'an naturally knew the situation, so he responded and went down to make the arrangements.
On the other side, Wan, who had just left Jiuchen Palace, no longer had the anger on her face, and her eyes were calm.
"Wanrong, you too, you knew that thing was wrong, yet you still used it on your face." Shiqin, the head palace maid, said with concern.
Wan sneered, "The people behind this just want to see me fight against Yu. I don't like Yu anyway, so why not take this opportunity?"
She discovered early on that there was something wrong with the perfume powder, but Yu was timid and would never dare to do such a thing.
So either the people around her were bribed, or there was a traitor around Yu.
As both were concubines, Yu was more beautiful than her, was promoted by the Queen, and lived with her, so she naturally did not like her.
So she might as well take this opportunity to get rid of Yu and check if anyone around her had betrayed her.
Yu was not very favored, so no one would bother to harm her, but Yu also had another identity, that is, the queen's pawn.
The person behind the plot must have wanted to get rid of Yu to annoy the queen, and she was just a tool. If the poison was used well, her face could be destroyed at the same time, which would be killing two birds with one stone.
The only ones who can compete with the queen are those who have sons, and nowadays, no one can be provoked.
So Wan chose to play dumb and just took the opportunity to get rid of Yu without going into the matter further.
Now that her foundation is not stable, it is not the time for her to know too much.
Just as Wan Wanrong had analyzed, when the Queen learned the news that Yu had been demoted, she was so angry that she smashed a set of tea sets.
She had worked so hard to cultivate something that had just started to show signs of improvement, but now it was all ruined. She was so angry that her heart ached.
But this matter is related to her, and the emperor has already made the final decision, so it can only be like this.
The queen could only pretend she didn't know and suffered the loss in silence.
At that time, in the Jiuchen Palace.
Ning Chen was very upset, and finally set off for Zhaochunxuan.
He didn't want to see anyone at the moment, he just wanted to stay with Ye Jun for a while.
When I arrived, Ye Jun was just about to set the table.
"Why are we eating so late today?" Ning Chen frowned.
"Yesterday, the emperor said he would have lunch with me, but he didn't come today. I asked Bai Shu to check and saw Wan Wanrong entering the Jiuchen Palace. I thought the emperor had someone to accompany him, so I didn't disturb him. He is now preparing to eat."
Ye Jun spoke softly.
Ning Chen raised his hand and rubbed his brows before finally helping the man up.
"Since I promised you, I must come. I am sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. I will eat with you."
At this moment, Ye Jun also noticed that he was not in a good mood.
When he turned around, he winked at Luzhi beside him.
Luzhi understood and immediately went out to find out the news.
When the two sat down at the dinner table, Ning Chen noticed that there were already two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table.
Thinking about what Ye Jun just said that she had been waiting for him, he felt warm in his heart.
He picked up a dish that Ye Jun liked and put it in her bowl, saying softly, "If I come late in the future, you don't have to wait foolishly. I will feel bad if you get hungry."
"I am not the only one who has to wait."
Ye Jun curled his lips into a smile and touched his belly.
"Just when I was about to eat, the baby in my belly started to kick. I guess it was thinking about my father and wanted me to wait a little longer. Didn't that mean the emperor is waiting for me?"