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Upon returning to the palace, Helian Qi immediately interrogated Tang Miaoling.
Tang Miaoling had watched helplessly as Qiu Xia walked into the prison, only to be carried out covered in blood, which terrified her.
“Your Majesty, please understand! I have been wronged. I truly did not plot against Shun Pin…” Tang Miaoling kowtowed hastily.
Helian Qi stared at her with eyes as sharp as a hawk’s, “Then what evidence do you have?”
“I…I did not plot against Shun Pin…”
Tang Miaoling truly didn’t know how to prove it. Faced with the Emperor’s question, she could only stammer out this one sentence.
A hint of annoyance and distaste flashed in Helian Qi’s eyes.
What was the point of repeating the same sentence over and over again?
In accordance with his usual temperament, he would have sent Tang Miaoling directly to the Ministry of Justice, but at this moment, he simply waved his hand and said, “Drag her away.”
“Yes.” Wang Degui immediately led several eunuchs to drag Tang Miaoling away.
Tang Miaoling was terrified, thinking she was being dragged away and beheaded. She immediately burst into heart-wrenching sobs, struggling and crying out, “Your Majesty, spare me! I’m innocent! I really didn’t harm Shun Pin…”
Helian Qi: …
Wang Degui dragged Tang Miaoling away and came back in to ask, “Your Majesty, Shu Fei and the others are waiting in the side hall.”
When the Emperor returns to the palace, all the concubines are required to pay their respects and welcome him. Especially after the incident involving Shun Pin, Shu Fei, as the person in charge of the six palaces, should also come to apologize.
“Let them all in.” Helian Qi said calmly.
Shu Fei led the other concubines in to pay their respects.
Ning Wanyin and other concubines who had just returned to the palace were also among them.
No one knew what the Emperor said to Tang Miaoling, but they saw her being dragged out crying…
They all secretly speculated that if it weren’t for Ning Wanyin’s intercession, Tang Miaoling would surely have died.
“Your Majesty, I beg your forgiveness. I failed to take good care of Shun Pin, which is a dereliction of duty.” Shu Fei bowed and apologized.
Helian Qi gave her a cold glance: “I entrusted you with the management of the six palaces, yet you nearly caused Shun Pin’s death. It is indeed your dereliction of duty.”
“Your Majesty, there are many matters in the inner palace, and Shu Fei has always managed them meticulously. Even with all precautions, it’s difficult to guard against a traitor within the palace. That palace maid is Shun Pin’s person, and if something happened to Shun Pin in her own palace, Shu Fei was simply powerless to intervene.” Cen Jieyu interjected.
The implication was that the blame lay with Shun Pin.
Helian Qi said, “Since Shu Fei is busy with many affairs, I will choose someone to assist Shu Fei in managing the six palaces.”
Everyone fell silent, especially Shu Fei herself, who froze completely.
“Ning Meiren—” Helian Qi called out.
Ning Wanyin stepped forward and curtsied, “This concubine greets Your Majesty.”
“From today onwards, you will assist Shu Fei in managing the six palaces. Since Shu Fei is overwhelmed, I entrust Shun Pin’s unborn child to you.” Helian Qi instructed.
Ning Wanyin bowed respectfully, “This concubine obeys the decree.”
Shu Fei instantly looked at Ning Wanyin, her soft hands, hidden beneath her sleeves, clenching tightly. She had long known that Xue Zhaoyi and Cen Jieyu aspired to be empress, and that her ‘power as empress’ might be taken from her.
But she never expected that the first person to challenge her power would be Ning Wanyin, whom she had never taken seriously.
“Your Majesty, Ning Meiren is an excellent woman, and this concubine likes her very much. However, she has only been in the palace for a month, and her experience is still limited. I’m afraid she may not be able to command respect.” Fang Zhaoyi raised up with a smile.
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