“Come, take them away. You don’t have to send them back to Qingan Palace.”

The Old Mama and the palace maid breathed a sigh of relief. If they will be sent back to Qingan Palace, they will die. Even if they were put in prison, they still have a chance to live. It would be better if they will be demoted to the laundry bureau to do hard labor.

After dragging away the palace maid and old mama, Gu Li called in the palace maid and old mama from the Ruyi Palace.

These two obviously seemed to be calmer than the ones dragged away before. Although they were scared, they were not too scared.

The emperor asked: “Why does Imperial Concubine Shu know what is happening in Qingan Palace today?”

The Old Mama replied: “Answering back the emperor, today, Imperial Concubine Shu watering the flowers in the palace as she did in the past. Suddenly, Imperial Doctor Xu of the Imperial Hospital came to see her with important matters.”

“Imperial Concubine Shu let him enter the palace. Imperial Doctor Xu said that Miss Bai was invited to Qing’an Palace by the Empress. Miss Bai wanted Imperial Doctor Xu to ask for help from Prince Jin, but Prince Jin was not in the palace. Imperial Doctor Xu was afraid of her getting in an accident, so he asked Imperial Concubine Shu to save her.”

The emperor asked again: “How did Imperial Doctor Xu know that Imperial Concubine Shu will be willing to help?”

The Old Mama replied: “Last time, Miss Bai almost had an accident in Qingan Palace, it was Imperial Concubine Shu who helped her. Miss Bai knew the young master of the Meng Family, and also saved the Madam of the Meng Family not long ago.”

The Emperor frowned. “Last time she almost had an accident at Qingan Palace? What do you mean by that? Speak clearly.”

The Old Mama became more relaxed. What she said was true, so she was naturally calm: “Answering back the emperor, on the 7th day of the month, the Empress Dowager summoned Miss Bai to enter the palace to check her pulse, and then she let Miss Bai go to Qingan Palace, and then Miss Bai hurriedly ran away. When she arrived outside Ruyi Palace, her dress was wet and looked embarrassed. She begged Imperial Concubine Shu to help her. The Imperial Concubine was soft-hearted and considering her friendship with Miss Dongfang, she gave her change of clothes and sent someone to send her back to the house.”

The Emperor’s hand on his knee squeezed as he said while gritting his teeth: “Why didn’t Imperial Concubine Shu report this matter?”

The Old Mama said again: “Miss Bai and the Imperial Concubine are afraid that if the emperor knows about this, it will hurt the peace of the harem and hurt the relationship between Prince Xiao and his majesty. Miss Bai is also worried about Prince Jin, otherwise—”

The Old Mama didn’t finish her words, but how could the emperor not understand it? With Chu Yan’s temperament, how could he endure such a shame?

It turned out that Su Chun had started a long time ago.

The emperor looked at the palace maid who was kneeling next to the old mama and asked: “I remember, you are the one who accompanied Imperial Concubine Shu to the Imperial Study to find me today!”

“Answering back the emperor, it is this slave!”

The emperor asked: “Did Imperial Concubine Shu came to me on her own accord or was she encouraged by others?”

The palace maid shook her head: “This slave doesn’t know.” She doesn’t know. She was not present when Imperial Concubine Shu talked with Bai Zhi.

The emperor asked the old mama: “Do you know?”

The Old Mama shook her head: “This old slave doesn’t know.”

The emperor waved his hand and said: “Retreat!”

When the two left, Gu Li called Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Zhong.

The emperor asked Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Zhong: “Bai Zhi entered the palace today to treat Princess Qianfang, but why did she go to Qingan Palace again?”

Imperial Doctor Zhong busily replied: “Answering back the emperor, Miss Bai was discussing prescription with us, when suddenly, a eunuch in Qingan Palace came to pass a message, saying that the empress wanted her to go to Qingan Palace to have a chat. Miss Bai immediately went after.”

The Emperor asked again: “Since it’s just to have a chat, why did Imperial Doctor Xu go to Imperial Concubine Shu’s palace for help?”

Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Zhong were not too clear about this matter, so they simply explained the situation at that time.

The emperor was not stupid. After listening to these words, what else can’t he understand? No matter how selfishly he wanted to protect people, he can’t any reason.

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