Episode 18
In order to prevent the emperor from raising suspicions and bringing harm to herself, Concubine Hua ordered Xiao Tang, the eunuch of the imperial kitchen, to come forward to take the blame.The queen believed that Concubine Hua was responsible for this matter, and hoped that the emperor would not care about the old relationship and punish Concubine Hua severely. The emperor knew this well, but due to Nian Gengyao's influence, he ordered Xiao Tang to be killed with a stick and silenced, and the matter was hastily settled.The war in the northwest was victorious, and the emperor was eager to restore Concubine Hua's right to co-manage the Sixth Palace.
Zhen Huan came forward to dissuade him on the grounds of stabilizing the government, and the emperor agreed to postpone the matter.Huanbi dressed up carefully in order to attract the emperor's attention, but it was self-defeating.Zhen Huan was unable to stop the Nian family from becoming stronger, and she also noticed that Huan Bi was becoming rebellious, and felt that she was being attacked from both sides.Zhen Huan suspected that Huanbi secretly colluded with Cao Guiren about the cassava flour, so she tested Cao Qinmo with rouge gouache and honey incense.
Cao Qin silently guarded against Zhen Huan and threw away all the gifts except Mi Hexiang.When Concubine Hua learned that her brother Nian Gengyao had returned to the throne in triumph, she fully expected that the emperor would restore her power. However, Concubine Hua was furious when she learned that Zhen Huan had been behind her back to dissuade the emperor from reinstating him.Zhen Huan deliberately asked Jin Xi to spread the news in the palace that she was going to visit Mei Zhuang, who was banned.
She pretended to be Huanbi and went out of the palace, specifically ordering Huanbi to stay in the palace.Huanbi didn't know what the plan was and secretly informed Cao Guiren.Cao Guiren encouraged Concubine Hua to immediately search the Meizhuang palace and confront Fangruo at the gate of Xianyue Pavilion, but found nothing.
