"What does the queen mean? You have detained the concubine Qian?"
Nian Shilan asked with some confusion.
"Yes, I wanted to come back when I heard the news, but I didn't expect to meet Eunuch Yang from the imperial kitchen on the way back. He said that Jingren Palace had sent a message that there would be no meals today, and everything was cooked in the small kitchen. I thought it was a little bit... No, so I came back quickly.”
Lingzhi said: "I wonder if the Queen wants to imprison the concubine?"
"wrong."
Nian Shilan listened to Lingzhi and said, "Did you meet anyone from Yonghe Palace on your way back?"
"No."
Lingzhi shook his head.
"Quickly, go get someone to notify An Guiren and ask her to go to Jingren Palace to find someone."
Nian Shilan felt a chill coming from her body, and then continued: "There is something going on in the palace, and I want to find Concubine Qian so that she must see Concubine Qian in person."
"But what if the Queen asks me something?"
Lingzhi thought that An Lingrong would not dare to conflict with the queen in person.
"Just let her say something about how she must see Concubine Qian. If she can't see her, she can come to me immediately."
After Nian Shilan finished speaking, he asked Lingzhi to arrange for people to go to Yonghe Palace without delay.
Lingzhi didn't dare to waste time, so she hurried out and didn't come back even once.
Nian Shilan was anxious, but she couldn't go to Jingren Palace to ask for someone, so she could only wait for news about Ganoderma lucidum.
But when it got dark, Ganoderma lucidum didn't come back, but An Lingrong came.
When she saw An Lingrong coming, Nian Shilan's heart sank.
Because she had already told Lingzhi that she could not come to see her until she could see Concubine Qian.
"what happened?"
Nian Shilan asked looking at the Ganoderma lucidum behind An Lingrong.
But before Lingzhi could speak, An Lingrong said, "Concubine Qian is missing."
Sure enough.
"Speak slowly."
After hearing An Lingrong's words, Nian Shilan was mentally prepared.
"I took people to Jingren Palace, but the empress said that concubine Qian had already left, so she asked me what happened. I said that the porcelain that empress Qian concubine liked the most was broken in the main hall of the palace. , I didn’t know how to deal with it, so I thought about asking her. But I didn’t expect the Queen to say that it wasn’t a big deal, maybe the Qian concubine has gone back.”
An Lingrong said tremblingly: "But when I wanted to leave, the Queen wouldn't let me go. She said that she was asking someone to help find Concubine Qian, but there were only porcelains on the left and right, so she asked Jianqiu to go to the warehouse to find one. Send it out. Then let me wait for news in Jingren Palace. If Lingzhi hadn't sent Bao Que to find me, I might not be able to come out now."
"If you are not allowed to come out, what will happen if the Queen goes to find Concubine Qian?"
Nian Shilan asked.
"They said they couldn't find it. The Queen has sent the palace guards everywhere to look for her. She said she wanted me to go back to my palace and stay there. If Concubine Qian goes back, I should send someone to deliver a message to her. "
How could An Lingrong dare to return to the palace? If the emperor hadn't turned over his sign tonight, he might not have been able to leave Jingren Palace.
"Come, go to Jingren Palace."
Nian Shilan knew that she could not delay any longer, otherwise Concubine Qian would really disappear.
"Songzhi, go to the Emperor in person and tell him that Concubine Qian was detained in the palace by the Empress and was not allowed to leave. Her whereabouts are unknown now."
"Empress, what should I do if Empress Qian is not in Jingren Palace?"
Songzhi knew that Nian Shilan was anxious, but if Liu Yinyin was not at Jingren Palace, it would be difficult for Nian Shilan to explain to the emperor.
"I can't control that much now, just go there quickly. If the emperor is not in the Yangxin Palace, he is in the Yonghe Palace."
After saying this, Nian Shilan took An Lingrong to Jingren Palace.
"When you arrive at Jingren Palace in a while, you don't have to go in, just wait outside. If Lingzhi comes out to call you, then you go in and say that you are in the palace. If Toshizhi comes out to call you, you say that the queen has detained you. As long as the palace doesn’t let you go back to the palace.”
Nian Shilan had to arrange things in advance. If the queen had transferred Liu Yinyin, she really didn't know whether she would still be able to find Liu Yinyin.
"Empress, you have to be careful yourself."
An Lingrong also gave instructions after listening to Nian Shilan's words.
Nian Shilan just nodded and took him into Jingren Palace.
"I send my regards to the Queen."
Nian Shilan entered Jingren Palace first without waiting for the announcement.
"Hey, Imperial Concubine, are you in such a hurry that you don't even care about etiquette?"
The queen looked at Nian Shilan's bad expression and guessed that she knew Liu Yinyin was missing.
"Your Majesty is still thinking about my concubine's etiquette. I'm afraid she might have guessed why I'm here."
Nian Shilan didn't want to talk nonsense with her now and asked: "Concubine Qian is missing. Does the empress need to prove her innocence?"
"How presumptuous, what does her disappearance have to do with me?"
The queen looked at Nian Shilan and yelled loudly: "Don't think that just because you are the imperial concubine, you can be so rude to me. I am the queen."
"Even if the emperor breaks the law, the common people are guilty as well. If you, my concubine, really break the law, I think the emperor will not protect you."
Nian Shilan said not to be outdone: "You left Concubine Qian behind and no one saw Concubine Qian again. I don't know how the Queen will explain it."
"I don't need to explain to you."
The queen naturally didn't believe that Nian Shilan could do anything to her.
"I am in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace under the orders of the Emperor. I hope you will cooperate with me, Queen. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to trouble the Emperor."
Nian Shilan's words could be considered a threat, but the queen was not afraid at all now.
Even if the emperor comes, there is no evidence and he is just searching the palace. If Liu Yinyin is not found in Jingren Palace, it depends on how Nian Shilan explains it.
"Okay, then I would like to see how you trouble the emperor."
Just after the queen finished speaking, she heard Nian Shilan say: "Come here, search the palace. Don't miss every corner of Jingren Palace and find the Qian concubine for me."
"you dare."
Even if the palace is to be searched, the emperor must come and issue an order before the queen can agree.
An imperial concubine wants to search her own palace. If the queen agrees, then she, the queen, is really ridiculous.
"The Queen, you can see if I dare to do it."
The two were in a stalemate. Unexpectedly, the emperor did not come, but Zhen Huan came instead.
"I would like to express my regards to the empress, and my regards to the imperial concubine."
The queen was in a bad mood, and she didn't like looking at Zhen Huan.
"What are you doing here again?"
"I heard that Concubine Qian was missing, so I wanted to come over to see if I could be of any help."
When Zhen Huan spoke, there was no anxious look on her face. Nian Shilan didn't know what Zhen Huan was here for, and couldn't tell what she was thinking.
