Episode 57
Zhen Huan discovered that the hexagonal stones along the road had been replaced by cobblestones covered with moss, and she knew that someone was plotting against her. The moss was mostly attached to the pebbles around the dwarf pines, and she did not know that she was the concubine of Chuxiu Palace.It's still done by Xingui people.Zhen Huan then informed the emperor that she was unwell. The emperor was furious and ordered Su Peisheng to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Wen Shichu learned that Meizhuang injured Zhen Huan's wrist when he came to save Zhen Huan and accidentally showed his love when he came for treatment. Meizhuang was happy and shy.Qi Concubine was extremely jealous of Zhen Huan, so she pretended to visit Zhen Huan together with Xin Gui. They kept arguing with each other, and finally walked away. Zhen Huan accidentally discovered the secret of Qi Concubine's inability to get pregnant - the string of musk beads she was wearing was a gift from the queen..
Zhen Huan used a dwarf pine to test the Xin Gui people. The Xin Gui people had a long-standing grudge against Qi concubine and showed their kindness to Zhen Huan and attached themselves to Zhen Huan.Zhen Huan found her former maid Pei'er. After Zhen Huan left the palace, Pei'er was sent to the Chuxiu Palace to live with the noble lady Xin. She was often beaten severely by the head concubine Qi, who said that Qi concubine and the noble lady Xin had been at odds for a long time. It was also mentioned that Ju Qing's death was strange., was suspected of being poisoned by An Concubine, Zhen Huan took advantage of her plan and ordered Pei'er to secretly investigate Qi Concubine and Xingui Ren.
Ling Rong met Zhen Huan by chance and approached Zhen Huan with a sachet containing musk, intending to cause her to have a miscarriage. While trying to please her, he did not forget to instigate a relationship between Zhen Huan and Qi's concubine, implying that the ox hair moss incident was the fault of Qi's concubine. Even though Zhen Huan was wary, she also felt thatLing Rong's words are somewhat credible.
Qi's concubine pretended to be ill and asked the emperor to leave Xingui's room, which made the emperor unhappy. Xingui was angry but dared not speak.Zhen Huan cleverly punished Qi's concubine with brown rice and barley soup, which won the approval of the Queen Mother and established her prestige in the palace.Qi concubine expressed her suffering and secretly hated Zhen Huan.
