TICIEC Chapter 75.2

Xue Jinyan sneered, “Without any evidence, you slander a concubine. Do you know your crime?”

As she spoke, she looked as if she was about to cry, saying, “Your Majesty, this concubine has been wronged. I have been falsely accused for no reason. Your Majesty must do justice for me!”

Looking at the scene before him, Helian Qi roughly guessed that Xue Jinyan had deliberately set up Wen Meiren.

But things had come to this point…

“Wen Meiren has misunderstood and caused this misunderstanding. She is demoted to the rank of Baolin and confined to her quarters for a month to reflect on her actions.” Helian Qi said in a deep voice.

Wen Meiren’s face turned deathly pale: “Your Majesty, my humble loyalty, everything I have done has been for Your Majesty—”

“Go back and reflect on your actions!” Helian Qi coldly interrupted her.

She was only demoted two ranks, which was already a lenient punishment. Otherwise, she would have been sent to the cold palace for the crime of rebellion.

What other inappropriate things did she want to say?

Wen Meiren was escorted out by Wang Degui, her face pale.

Xue Jinyan, knowing when to stop, bowed and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for making a decision on this concubine’s behalf. This concubine shall take my leave!”

After everyone took their leave, Helian Qi said coldly, “We’ll deal with that eunuch in a couple of days, finding a pretext to do so.”

This person obeyed the Xue family, so naturally, he could not be allowed to live.

“Yes.” Wang Degui was startled, but respectfully accepted the order.

…

Ranfeng Pavilion—

The eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department moved out the decorations for Meiren’s rank one by one, making the palace appear exceptionally desolate for a moment.

Wen Baolin collapsed to the ground, her face ashen: “How could this happen…”

“Your Highness, you are still Baolin, only confined for a month. You still have a chance!” The personal maid comforted her.

“Xue Jinyan is a vicious villain, and Ning Wanyin is no better!” Wen Baolin gritted her teeth in anger.

It was all their fault.

She had finally regained her status as a Meiren, only to be reduced to Baolin again.

She was determined to replace Ning Wanyin.

But when she actually stood in Ning Wanyin’s position, she couldn’t stand firm at all.

In Qionghua Garden—

Xue Jinyan was also very unhappy and threw a tantrum: “Why is it Wen Baolin who filed the complaint! How are you doing your job!”

“It was all my fault. I never expected that Wen Meiren would see me that day…” Zhu Sha knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

“That idiot ruined my plans.”

Xue Jinyan grew angrier the more she thought about it.

“I just don’t understand. If Wen Baolin saw it and went to complain, why didn’t Ning Wanyin go?”

With such a perfect plan, why wouldn’t Ning Wanyin fall for it?

Zhu Sha hesitated and dared not answer, truly unaware of the matter.

…

The news of Wen Baolin’s false accusation and being demoted spread throughout the palace.

Tang Miaoling was startled. Her cousin was right; evidence was indeed hard to come by.

Ning Wanyin realized that this was a trap set by Xue Jinyan for her.

This also strengthened her resolve to act cautiously.

***

The Great Yan Dynasty regarded agriculture as its foundation, considering it a vital national affair.

Throughout history, after the beginning of autumn, the emperor would go to the Temple of Heaven to worship the God of the Grains in order to pray for a bountiful harvest.

At the same time, the concubines in the harem also had to worship this God of the Grains.

Since there was no empress in the palace, Shu Fei presided over the ceremony, with Zhuang Fei assisting her.

In the grand and solemn sacrificial ceremony, the priests stood at the forefront, chanting ancient prayers.

Led by Shu Fei and Zhuang Fei, the concubines stood in order of rank.

Because there were many concubines, those concubines ranked Jieyu and above stood on the high platform for the sacrifices.

The Jieyus then knelt at the foot of the sacrificial altar.

Ning Wanyin and Song Qingzhi were both newly appointed concubines of the rank Jieyu, so they ranked at the end among the Jieyus according to seniority, standing side by side.

 

 

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