Shen Lihan hurried to the palace where Shen Qingwan lived. The palace maids guarding outside knew that this lady often came to discuss things with her master, so as usual, they were not surprised.
"Is your master in the palace now?" she asked a familiar-looking palace maid.
"Your Majesty, the master is enjoying the flowers in the pavilion in the palace." The maid bowed and answered respectfully.
Shen Lihan nodded slightly, let the palace maid do her own thing, and entered Shen Qingwan's palace and went straight to the pavilion.
"Oh! I forgot to tell Concubine De that there are other guests in the pavilion." The palace maid who answered exclaimed softly, but saw that Concubine De had hurried towards the pavilion and disappeared.
"Stupid! But this is not a big deal. Her Majesty can see it herself. If there is something important to discuss, Her Majesty will consider it okay to have other people present." Another maid said so, and the maid who answered was relieved.
On the other side, Shen Qingwan was indeed admiring the flowers in the pavilion. Two beauties in plain clothes were sitting leisurely in the pavilion, and the other one was Concubine Qi Li Ruotong.
"Sister, I believe that this time you came here, you must not only come to my palace to appreciate the flowers in the pond and taste the tea in my palace, right?" Seeing that Li Ruotong had been here for a long time and did not say what she wanted to talk about, but looked worried, Shen Qingwan had to ask.
"Well, to be honest with you, I've seen that He Yefeng hasn't come to report to you for a long time. I'm worried that I won't be able to detect any changes in the situation in time, so I came here to ask you and seek peace of mind." Seeing that Shen Qingwan asked, Li Ruotong no longer hid her worries and told the truth.
"So that's what happened. Don't worry, sister. I haven't heard of any changes. Besides, Ye Feng is a steady person and generally nothing goes wrong. The fact that he didn't come to report the news may not be bad news." Shen Qingwan said.
Li Ruotong nodded, "That's what my sister said."
As soon as Shen Lihan walked into the pavilion, she saw two people in the pavilion who seemed to be having a pleasant conversation. After seeing that the other person was Li Ruotong, she subconsciously wanted to leave here quietly.
Shen Qingwan happened to be sitting facing the direction she came from. She saw her turn around and was about to leave, so she called out to her, "Sister, you must have something important to discuss with me. Why are you leaving without saying anything?"
Shen Qingwan knew that Concubine De came here at this time to ask her about Liu Churong. Li Ruotong had no interest in the emperor, so naturally there was nothing to be ashamed of, so it was okay to listen. She stopped her because she was too lazy to go to her palace to talk to her about this matter.
Shen Lihan had no choice but to turn around without saying anything. She just looked at Li Ruotong sitting opposite her with a hesitant look on her face.
Shen Qingwan understood and explained, "It's okay, Ruotong is one of us, there's no need to avoid her."
Although he had doubts in his heart, he also believed that she would not let the important information leak out, so he no longer cared about Li Ruotong's existence and walked into the pavilion.
"Oh, which wind has brought our busy Concubine De here, ha ha ha..." But just as she sat down and was about to speak, Li Ruotong on the side smiled weirdly and said sarcastically.
Shen Lihan's expression changed, and she was about to say something when Shen Qingwan raised her hand to stop her.
Shen Qingwan glared at the restless Li Ruotong, and when she saw her sticking out her tongue and willing to calm down, she turned around and said apologetically: "Don't be offended, sister. Ruotong has no ill intentions, she just likes to play tricks. I hope you can forgive me."
Although she was angered by Li Ruotong's words, Shen Lihan didn't want to hurt the harmony with the people in her camp at this critical moment, so she forced a smile and said, "Sister, you are joking. It's just a small matter. It's nothing."
Shen Qingwan had no intention of talking about this episode anymore, so she went straight to the point: "Sister, are you here this time for the matter of Concubine Liu?"
"That's right." Shen Lihan also straightened her face, "Sister, do you have any good way to solve this problem?" She looked worried, but helpless.
Although he didn't mention what it was, the three people present knew what it was.
"That's right," Shen Qingwan smiled softly, and told him all the solutions she had in mind. "Lady Liu is the daughter of the Prime Minister. Just for this reason, this matter will not end well. I think my sister understands this."
The other two nodded, motioning for Shen Qingwan to continue.
Shen Qingwan waved her hand, signaling the two to come closer and whisper, "In this case, we will end it the way it should be ended. Someone has to take the blame for this crime, but the person has to be someone from the harem."
The other two were shocked after hearing this and asked in a low voice: "How do we find the scapegoat and who should we find?"
Shen Qingwan smiled mysteriously and told Shen Lihan her plan in detail.
Shen Lihan was secretly shocked, and the look in her eyes when she looked at her changed. This Concubine Xian was indeed not a simple woman. This method was indeed the best solution at the moment, and it did not involve them at all. However... She secretly glanced at the confident Shen Qingwan. She could come up with this method. It was not known whether they would be enemies or friends in the future. She hoped that they would not become enemies.
But even though he thought so in his heart, he also understood how it was possible to stay at peace in the harem.
"That's great. Let's use your method. I have something else to do in the palace, so I'll leave first." Shen Lihan was already worried about Liu Churong's matter. Now that she had a solution, she felt relieved. She had no intention of staying any longer, so she said goodbye in a hurry.
"There are guests here, so I won't see you off." Shen Qingwan nodded and watched Concubine De leave.
"Sister, is Concubine De also involved in this matter?" Li Ruotong spoke only after she saw people walking away.
Shen Qingwan smiled but didn't answer.
Shen Lihan returned to her own palace, dismissed all the palace maids, and walked around the room alone. She didn't have to worry about Liu Churong's matter, but Shen Qingwan's methods forced her to re-examine this person.
Thinking about it only made her more irritated. Thinking that this person was still on the same side as her for the time being, she forced herself to stop worrying about her and calmed down a little.
It is also said that Li Ruotong stayed in her palace until sunset. The two of them talked from the pavilion to her room, but it seemed that they had not talked about enough interesting things.
Shen Qingwan looked at the sky and had no choice but to interrupt Li Ruotong who was talking about her own things: "Sister, there are not only these two or three interesting things in the palace. I am afraid that I can't finish talking about them even if I talk about them for three days and three nights. But if you don't return to the palace, I am afraid that your people in the palace will worry."
Li Ruotong finally stopped, stuck out her tongue, and said, "Well, my sister has driven me away, so I have no choice but to return to my own palace and come to see you another day."
She patted Li Ruotong on the head and scolded with a smile: "Alright, stop talking nonsense with me and go back to the palace."