The imperial concubine framed Hai Changzai
When Mei promised to leave the palace, she failed to salute the queen in accordance with the palace rules. This behavior attracted the attention of Su Lian, the maid next to the queen.Su Lian immediately pointed out Mei Yao's inappropriate behavior, but Mei Yao reacted violently and pushed Su Lian away, causing Su Lian's hand to be injured.Although the queen was very dissatisfied with Mei's promised behavior, she had to exercise restraint considering the presence of the emperor.
This incident also aroused the concern of the imperial concubine. She was worried that Mei's reckless behavior would bring trouble to herself, so she asked the queen to intervene.In order to calm down the incident, the queen ordered Su Lian to go to the Imperial Hospital to get anti-swelling ointment, and asked the imperial concubine to deliver it to Mei for approval.
Later, Ruyi accompanied Mei and promised to return to the palace, only to find that red charcoal was burning in the palace where Mei had promised. This was a kind of charcoal fire that only high-ranking concubines could use according to palace regulations.In addition, there is a plaque gifted by the emperor hanging in the palace where Mei promised, with the four words "Yizhao Shushen%" written on it.Mei promised not to understand this, and Ruyi explained to her that these four words praised the woman for being kind and cautious, showing noble manners and moral character.
At this time, Su Lian brought the ointment to the palace where Mei agreed.However, Mei promised not to appreciate Su Lian's arrival, and even expressed disdain for the ointment.Su Lian had no choice but to remind Mei Promise to take the overall situation into consideration and not to mention the matter in front of the emperor, otherwise Mei Promise would not be able to escape his involvement.Mei promised that although she was dissatisfied, she could only accept the ointment.
On the other hand, the concubine discovered that Sanbao, who was beside Ruyi, sneaked out of the back door of her palace. After investigation, she learned that Sanbao was secretly sending charcoal to Hai Changzai.Although Hai Changzai's living conditions were difficult, he still studied with peace of mind. When he learned that the imperial concubine was unwell, he went to pay her respects.However, in front of the imperial concubine, her maid Xiangyun accused Hai Chang of being jealous of the imperial concubine and deliberately instructing her to steal coal.The imperial concubine was furious, accusing Hai Chang of pretending to be pitiful, and kicked her out of the room.
Jia Guiren, who was around the concubine, took the opportunity to provoke Hai Changzai, saying that Hai Changzai had a sinister mind and that stealing the concubine's charcoal fire caused the concubine to suffer from cold syndrome. He wanted to use this to frame Hai Changzai.When the emperor and the queen were resting, the eunuch Wang Qin tried to get close to the maid Lian Xin who was beside the queen, but Lian Xin refused.
At this time, Ruyi heard that Hai Changzai was found stealing red charcoal from the imperial concubine's palace and was about to be punished by the imperial concubine, so she hurried to Xianfu Palace.In Xianfu Palace, Hae Changzai knelt in the snow and insisted that he had not stolen.However, Xiangyun accused Hai Chang of being jealous of the imperial concubine and instructing him to steal coal.However, Ruyi believed that the charcoal in the incense burner and the testimony of the palace maid alone were not enough to convict, because Hai Changzai's house was small and it was impossible to hide so many red charcoal.At this moment, Hai Changzai fainted in the snow.
Ling Xin came to ask the prince to send a message to the emperor to save Hai Chang Zai, but was rejected by the prince.Fortunately, Li Yu saw this and offered to help Ying Xin.In the Xianfu Palace, the imperial concubine ordered Haichang to search the house for Hongluo Tan, and ordered the palace maid to take off Haichang's clothes and search her body.Ruyi stepped forward to stop him, but was punished by the concubine to kneel in the snow.Hai Changzai did not want to be humiliated, nor did he want to implicate Ruyi, so he admitted that he had stolen the concubine's charcoal.
At this time, the emperor rushed to the scene, and the imperial concubine cried to the emperor and complained about her grievances.The emperor explained that he had told Ruyi to give some red charcoal to Hai Changzai from her, and told Ruyi to keep it secret.However, Ruyi didn't know how to adapt, which led to things happening like this.The imperial concubine accused Hai Chang of the following crimes. The imperial concubine Xian was unreasonable to her and should be punished.The emperor expressed that rewards and punishments should be clearly defined, and ordered people to take Xiangyun down and beat him to death with sticks as a warning to others.Finally, the emperor ordered the concubine to rest in peace in the palace for three months and not to accompany her, and moved Hai Changzai to Ruyi's Yanxi Palace.
After the incident, Ruyi returned to the palace and asked Dr. Jiang to diagnose and treat Hai Changzai. He found that the Yongquan points on her feet were injured and she was very weak.Aruo was unsatisfied with Ruyi and wanted Ruyi to use all means to win over the emperor.However, Ruyi believes that the concubine's reckless behavior has angered the emperor and will definitely suffer in the future.She praised Ling Xin for his delicate and practical eyes, and asked Ling Xin to pay more attention to the happenings in the palace for her in the future.
