After listening to Zhen Huan's words, the queen did not say whether she believed it or not, and continued: "Wanbi, you are here at the right time. You should persuade the imperial concubine carefully. This Jingren Palace is not a place for her to be arrogant."
Nian Shilan didn't care what the queen said, and the more the queen acted like this, the more certain she was that Liu Yinyin was still in Jingren Palace.
When Zhen Huan saw that Nian Shilan wanted to say something, she walked to Nian Shilan's side, then held Nian Shilan's arm and said unhurriedly: "Imperial Concubine, you are too anxious and confused. Even if the Queen Empress stayed, Concubine Qian is talking, but who knows when Concubine Qian left? What’s more, if Concubine Qian leaves, then the Queen will no longer be suspected."
The queen felt something was wrong when she heard Zhen Huan's words. Zhen Huan had always been on good terms with Nian Shilan, so why did she speak for her today?
Nian Shilan also heard something wrong with Zhen Huan's words, but she knew that Zhen Huan understood her worries about Liu Yinyin and would not be so foolish as to persuade her, so although she was full of doubts, she did not speak again.
"The Queen, the Imperial Concubine is a little impatient, but she is also kind-hearted."
Zhen Huan said with a smile: "However, I am also willing to believe that the queen does not need to keep concubine Qian in the palace, so if there are some things we should say in advance."
"What a joke, what is your identity? If you want to ask, do I have to listen?"
The queen didn't know what kind of medicine Zhen Huan was selling in the gourd, so she always found it strange.
"But your Majesty, you are the last person to see Concubine Qian, aren't you?"
Nian Shilan answered: "My dear, you stopped me from searching the palace, and you refused to say anything. What are you afraid of?"
As soon as Nian Shilan finished speaking, the emperor came, and Ye Guiren also came at the same time.
"May your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."
When the queen saw the emperor coming in with Ye Guiren, she felt more confident.
"I heard that Concubine Qian disappeared? What happened?"
The emperor obviously said this to the queen.
But the emperor didn't seem to expect that Zhen Huan was here. He looked at Zhen Huan and said, "Why are you coming out so late?"
"When I heard that Concubine Qian could not be found, I was also anxious in the palace. I thought that when we asked An to leave today, the empress had left Concubine Qian to talk, so I hurried over to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, the Imperial Concubine was also there. .”
Zhen Huan's words were neither urgent nor slow, but she made the problem clear.
Concubine Qian disappeared after the queen stayed to talk. The queen could not escape the relationship.
"I once left Concubine Qian to talk, but I asked her to go back after a while. It was only when An Guiren came over to say that he wanted to see Concubine Qian that I found out that she had not returned to the palace."
The queen said with a worried look on her face: "As soon as I knew that Concubine Qian had not returned to the palace, I immediately sent someone to look for her."
"Where is Mr. Angui?"
the emperor asked.
"I think I'm also anxious to find Concubine Qian."
After Nian Shilan replied to the emperor's words, he said: "Dongzhi went to find An Guiren and asked her to come and reply."
"yes."
After listening to Nian Shilan's words, Toshiba hurried over to tell An Guiren.
Although the emperor has not been to Chengqian Palace these days, he is still a little concerned about Zhen Huan now that he sees her.
Although the emperor's face was gloomy, when he spoke to Zhen Huan, his tone was very kind: "You are still pregnant. You should go back first. I will send someone to tell you if there is news here."
"My concubine is fine. After such a big incident, even if I return to the palace, my heart will not be at peace. Your Majesty, please let me stay. If I am not strong enough, I will not force myself to hold on." of."
Now that Zhen Huan is here, she has never thought of leaving at this time.
And she knew that Nian Shilan was now focused on finding Liu Yinyin as soon as possible, fearing that she would fall into the queen's scheme, so she couldn't leave.
The emperor saw that Zhen Huan had already said this, so he didn't say anything.
The emperor and Zhen Huan were talking and did not notice the queen, but Nian Shilan was staring at her, so Nian Shilan noticed it almost as soon as the queen gave Ye Guiren a look.
"Greetings to the Emperor."
An Lingrong was waiting outside, so he came in quickly.
When she saw that it was Toshiba who went out to look for her, she already had an excuse in her heart.
"Get up and tell me what's going on."
The emperor sat aside, looked at An Lingrong and asked, "When did you find out that Concubine Qian was missing?"
"Back to the Emperor, in the morning I came with Concubine Qian to pay her respects to the Queen. Later, the Queen said she had something to say to Concubine Qian, so I left first."
An Lingrong had heard from Lingzhi before that he had not seen Concubine Qian coming out of Jingren Palace, so he had already thought of his excuse outside.
"Concubine thought that she would have nothing to do when she returned to the palace, so she waited for Concubine Qian outside Jingren Palace. However, she did not see Concubine Qian come out after waiting for a long time, so she returned to the palace. When she arrived at the palace, she found that Concubine Qian's maid was careless. I broke one of Concubine Qian’s favorite porcelains. I just arrived at Yonghe Palace not long ago. I didn’t want to displease Concubine Qian, so I wanted to confess my mistake to Concubine Qian quickly, so I hurried back to Jingren Palace.”
Nian Shilan felt satisfied after listening to An Lingrong's words.
This can explain why Nian Shilan was sure that Liu Yinyin was in Jingren Palace, not to mention that he had people guarding him outside Jingren Palace.
The queen didn't know whether An Lingrong's words were true or not, and she didn't know if she was really guarding the door of Jingren Palace, so she looked at Ye Guiren again.
"go on."
The emperor said a word without raising his head.
"Later, later,"
An Lingrong looked at the Queen with a look of fear, and then said: "Later, I came to Jingren Palace to find Concubine Qian, but the Empress said that Concubine Qian had left long ago, and she asked Concubine Qian to stay alone. Stay in Jingren Palace while the empress sends someone to find Concubine Qian."
"One sitting?"
Zhen Huan looked at An Lingrong and said, "Why don't we let you go out and look for her together?"
After listening to Zhen Huan's words, the queen quickly raised her head and glanced at Zhen Huan, who had an innocent and puzzled look on her face. If it weren't for the proud eyes on her innocent face, she might have been deceived.
"Concubine, I don't understand either. I wanted to leave and go back to the palace many times, but the Queen wouldn't allow it. Later, when Bao Que saw that I didn't leave Jingren Palace, I was afraid that I would also be with him. Concubine Qian also disappeared. She came in and lied that the emperor had turned over the concubine’s sign tonight, so I was able to leave."
An Lingrong seemed timid, but he spoke clearly.
"Yes, Mr. An Gui was so frightened that when he arrived at Yikun Palace, he couldn't even speak clearly."
Nian Shilan saw the right opportunity and took over the words: "When I heard that Concubine Qian was missing, I thought that the Queen was the last person to see Concubine Qian, so she hurriedly brought people over, but the Queen didn't seem to want to let her go. The concubine has found the humble concubine."
