Yan Xijun walked out of the imperial study with a pale face, still repeating in his ear what Chu Yixuan had said. Today was indeed a day of loss. Not only did he provoke him to anger, but also gave him more insight. In the future, he would definitely be more vigilant and not let himself escape from the palace so easily.

  What should I do? Am I really going to die of old age in this palace?

  Yan Xijun was unwilling to give up. How could she be willing to bury her entire life in this treacherous harem? No matter what method she thought of, she had to get out of the palace.

  Right, wasn't there also Chu Cheng Ming? He also said he would take me out of the palace. Yan Xi Jun's eyes lit up as soon as she thought of him, but then dimmed again. Ever since their argument, he hadn't come to find her again. Was he still angry?

  Alas, what a headache. Yan Xijun walked with her head hung low. In her heart, she secretly thought: Gu Zhaoyi is also a pawn of Chu Chengming's. I'll find an opportunity to ask her another day and gather some information about him from her.

  Xue Lian, who was waiting outside, rushed to greet her as soon as she came out. Astonished, she said: "Master is really amazing! Even the imperial study can be entered. That place is not allowed for concubines to enter. The emperor actually made an exception for you. It seems that the emperor still has you in his heart."

  Yan Xijun saw Xue Lian mention that annoying person again and scolded: "Don't mention him in front of me."

  Xue Lian quickly glanced at her and saw that she was in a bad mood, so he carefully asked: "Master, what happened to you inside?"

  After a moment of silence, Yan Xijun slowly said: "I told him to let me out of the palace, but he didn't keep his promise. He won't let me out of the palace."

  "Hmm...". Xue Leng exclaimed in surprise. This was within her expectations. How could the Emperor easily let a concubine out of the palace? Even if she wasn't favored, it's unlikely that she would be allowed to leave the palace.

  "Now that the Emperor knows your purpose, Master, he will surely send someone to secretly keep an eye on you and prevent you from leaving the palace. What should we do, Master?" Xue Lian analyzed.

  Yan Xijun said: "I think so too. For the time being, it's definitely impossible to leave the palace. Let's talk about it later. One step at a time."

  "Alas, it has come to this." Xue Lian said. She had long known that things wouldn't be so simple. Since ancient times, no imperial concubine had ever escaped the palace. The master was determined to do so, and there was nothing she could do about it.

  As they passed by the Kun Ning Palace, a few mournful cries suddenly came from inside. Xue Lian curiously glanced over and then leaned in to whisper to her master: "Master, I heard that the Empress has already found out who was behind your downfall. Today is the day of interrogation. Do you want to go take a look at who it was that harmed us?"

  Yan Xijun quickly glanced at Kun Ning Palace, then said without interest: "Not going. There's nothing good to see. I'm afraid that after seeing the murderer, I will be 'excited' and go crazy. This matter is left to Empress sister to handle."

  Xue Lian said with a hint of disappointment: "Alright, Master says no looking then we won't look. Let's go back."

  She was still very curious about who the real murderer was. How dare they be an enemy of the master and the queen. They really don't want to live anymore.

  "Uh-huh." Yan Xijun really didn't dare to look. What's the use of seeing the killer again? That child is already gone. Big Brother Shen was right. Since it's already been lost, being sad about it now won't do anything.

  Kunning Palace

  Empress Yan coldly swept her gaze over the many "daughters" kneeling on the ground. After investigating for so many days, she had finally found some clues. The people kneeling here now were all suspects. As long as someone came to confront them later, they could find out who the murderer was.

  Empress Yan elegantly picked up the tea on the table with her slender hands and took a small sip. Then, she coldly asked: "This palace will say it again. The murderer is among you people. If no one confesses, don't blame this palace for being impolite."

  She heavily placed the teacup on the fine nanmu wood table.

  The crowd of 'girls' kneeling below looked at each other in dismay, but no one admitted it.

  Jiang Fu secretly glanced at the majestic Empress Yan, then lowered her head again. She really couldn't understand how this matter had dragged her in. In her heart, she was clear: she hadn't harmed Consort De after all.

  When she first heard that De Fei had a miscarriage, she shook her head and sighed in regret for half a day. She never thought of harming anyone. But today, she was inexplicably taken to the Kunning Palace by the Empress's people.

  She secretly glanced at the other women, there were many concubines and palace maids. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure. Wasn't that Zhou Yihuan's sister? How did she get dragged into this too?

  Poor Miss Jiangfu, she still doesn't know even now that she has been schemed against.

  Zhou Yi's hands were hidden under her wide cloud sleeves, tightly clutching the silk handkerchief in her grasp. She was a bit nervous inside, not expecting the Empress to act so swiftly. Before she could make thorough preparations, she was already led into the Kun Ning Palace by Her Majesty.

  It's all because of that cheap woman Jia Lian. She should have killed her and silenced her long ago, but she didn't. Now it's too late. The palace maid who poisoned the food has been caught by the empress. Once the maid testifies against her, her death sentence will be sealed.

  She actually still had the confidence that the empress would not be able to catch her off guard. Although it was her own idea, but those who took action were not herself. There was no evidence. The empress could do nothing to her.

  "Hum, you guys are quite gutsy. Dare to do it but dare not take responsibility?"

  Empress Yan saw that all the 'girls' underground did not dare to speak out and acknowledge. She couldn't help but slam her hand on the table. To her palace maid, she said: "Come here. Go bring that basin of dark blue flowers for me."

  Immediately, someone went down. In the blink of an eye, a palace maid brought in a basin of extremely beautiful flowers and placed them on a high table under the direction of Empress Yuan.

  Jiang Fu's eyes landed on the "flower" on the table. Wasn't that the "flower" she had given to Empress De? Did that pot of "flowers" have a problem?

  Jiang Fuxin's doubts had not yet been resolved when she heard the Empress's voice. "Which concubine sent this pot of flowers to De Fei?"

  At the queen's inquiry, Jiang Fu was puzzled by the queen's words in her heart, but still kowtowed respectfully and said: "In response to Your Majesty's question, it was I who sent it to Consort De."

  "Come here." The queen's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, and then she beckoned with her finger. Jiang Fu moved forward on her knees, carefully lowering her head as she approached the queen.

  "Look up."

  The majestic command sounded again. Jiang Fu had no choice but to raise her head. Then she saw the angry eyes of Empress Yan.

  With a "slap", Empress Yan slapped Jiang Fu's face fiercely. "You vicious and cheap woman, how dare you use 'flowers' to harm Princess De."

  Jiang Fu was slapped by Empress Yan, seeing stars in her eyes. After finally regaining consciousness, she stared at the empress with wide eyes and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, you wronged me. I didn't harm Consort De."