The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

By dusk, the snow outside Jingren Palace had been swept away, but through the bright windows, people could still vaguely see the faint cold light emitted by the melting snow.

The colder it was outside, the warmer it seemed inside the palace. However, Concubine Jing did not feel any of this warmth.

"Li, is what Concubine Qi said true?"

The question was asked lightly, but it weighed as heavy as a thousand pounds to Li Ying's ears. At this moment, she could only deny it.

"Your Majesty, I am a woman in the palace. How could I get a poisonous snake? What's more, I have never heard of poisonous insects. Sister Qi's words are just hysteria, without any evidence. I have been slandered for no reason. It feels like my heart has been cut out. It doesn't matter if I am wronged, but the Sixth Prince is still young. Sister Qi's talk may bring the Sixth Prince into rumors. Please, Your Majesty, clear my name."

After Concubine Qi spoke out the first evil thing that Concubine Jing had done, she felt even happier when she saw Concubine Jing's obviously panicked expression. She felt even more proud when she heard Concubine Jing's feeble defense and said directly:

"I am willing to swear on the entire Guarjia clan that if I tell even the slightest lie, the entire clan will end up without descendants. If Your Majesty wants evidence, you can severely interrogate her maid Lin Lan. As far as I know, Lin Lan is skilled in martial arts and is proficient in the art of taming snakes. Your Majesty will know the truth after one trial."

An Lingrong's mouth twitched when she heard Guaerjia's oath again. In this new life, Guaerjia Wenyuan is still so stupid and cute.

The last sentence of Concubine Qi made the Queen's eyes twitch. When she was proud of Lin Lan's ability to control snakes, she had discussed it with Concubine Jing. She had never thought that Guarjia Wenyuan had heard it. This matter was not easy to hide, so she hurriedly spoke to the Emperor:

"Your Majesty, I was wrong in this matter. I usually think that Sixth Prince is smart and sensible, so I can't help but favor him a little. This made Concubine Qi feel wronged, so she slandered Concubine Jing. How can I take the oath I swore seriously? Not to mention torture to force a confession. Since ancient times, torture has led to unjust cases. If he confesses under torture, it will be bad."

The Emperor was still turning his rosary. No matter whether it was Concubine Qi's curse, Concubine Jing's attempt to use the Sixth Prince to exonerate herself, or the Queen's magnanimous remarks, none of them could change his expression at all. No one could see what he was thinking, and after listening to the argument of several people, he fell silent again.

An Lingrong spoke up at this time: "Your Majesty, Queen, please forgive me. Normally, I shouldn't interrupt in such an occasion. It's just that I have something on my mind, so I spoke up."

Upon hearing this, the emperor said, "Just tell me, I will forgive you."

An Lingrong glanced at the nervous Concubine Jing and spoke slowly:

"I have heard a general idea. Sister Qi has been saying that Sister Jing used vipers to harm the Fourth Prince, and wanted to ruin my reputation during the Lantern Festival. Later, she used poison to harm Sister Duan. During this period, all these were done by Sister Jing's maid Lin Lan. It's just that I have no evidence at the moment, but I have left something here, maybe I can give it a try."

She spoke with great calculation, so the emperor asked, "What is it?"

An Lingrong still had that nonchalant expression, but what she said was enough to change Concubine Jing's expression:

"I have heard that people who raise Gu will use their own blood to nourish the Gu worms so that they can achieve a sense of telepathy. When I was exorcising the poison for Sister Duan earlier this year, I placed the Gu worms in a glass bottle. Now they are starving to the point of being as thin as a needle. I believe they will react to smelling the blood of their former owner. Let's try this."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jingpin panicked and stopped her: "Empress Wen, everyone in the palace says that you are kind-hearted. How can you say such an injustice? Your Majesty, this method is too inimical to nature. Please think twice."

She spoke so quickly that her voice broke, which shattered her usual calm image.

An Lingrong continued to smile calmly:

"It doesn't matter. I don't care about these false reputations. If this method is used well, it can resolve my sister's grievances. Besides, if I can resolve the poison once, I can resolve it a second time. Sister Jingpin doesn't need to worry about hurting Lin Lan."

At this point, the emperor's eyes quickly flashed with understanding. It turned out that An Lingrong had asked him for permission to keep the poisonous insect in order to test the murderer.

But what the Emperor didn't know was that what An Lingrong was saying now, with all her confidence, about using the blood of the owner to stimulate the dried-up poisonous insects, was pure nonsense. She was betting that based on Concubine Jing's rather proud character, although she was strict with her subordinates and they were quite useful, she probably wouldn't bother to know all the tricks involved in dirty work like driving away snakes, insects, rats and ants.

The poisonous insect was never dead, and it would react as long as it came into contact with blood.

As expected, as An Lingrong kept approaching, Concubine Jing finally showed a guilty look on her face. Her flaws were so obvious that even the Queen slightly shifted her gaze.

The emperor's face finally darkened and he shouted angrily:

"There is such a sinister person hiding in the palace. I have to clean it up today and bring Lin Lan in."

Seeing the emperor getting angry, everyone was frightened and immediately fell silent.

The guards on the left and right quickly dragged Lin Lan, who was kneeling outside the hall, into the hall. Faced with such a scene of three-court trial, Lin Lan did not show any panic and still knelt on the ground to greet the emperor in an orderly manner.

Seeing Lin Lan so calm, Cao Qinmo rolled her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, if this man really has special skills as Concubine Wen said, I think it's better to be careful."

Cao Qinmo's reminder was subtle, but the emperor understood it. He was afraid that she really had something and would do something desperate. Thinking of this, the emperor ordered:

"Someone, tie her up, gag her, and throw her aside."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing, who had been kneeling, grabbed the carpet tightly with both hands.

Lin Lan realized something was wrong at this moment. Because Concubine Qi kept crying, the Queen asked her to wait outside the palace first. So she had no idea what happened after the Emperor came. She thought he was called in for a simple inquiry, but he was interrogating her. Before she could respond, the guards on both sides tied her up tightly with swift hands and feet, and her mouth was blocked so that she couldn't speak at all.

After a while, Rendong brought the glass bottle containing the poisonous insect from Yonghe Palace. An Lingrong held the bottle and showed it around the palace so that everyone could see the dry and black poisonous insect that was thinner than a needle. Then she signaled Su Peisheng to pierce Lin Lan's hand and squeeze out a few drops of blood.

Lin Lan stared at Su Peisheng's actions with wide eyes, whimpering as if she wanted to say something.

"Your Majesty, this is unfair. Concubine Wen's actions are clearly disregarding human life. It doesn't prove anything at all." Concubine Jing was still resisting.

An Lingrong knew she would say this: "Sister Jing, if you want fairness, I will give it to you. Eunuch Su, give me the needle and try it."

Su Peisheng bowed and asked the emperor for permission. Only after the emperor nodded did he hand the needle to her.

The needle dropped and blood flowed out. An Lingrong asked Rendong to carefully open the glass lid and drip her own blood into the bottle.

You could hear a pin drop in the hall, and countless pairs of eyes were staring at the glass bottle. After a while, the insect in the bottle showed no reaction.

"Sister Jing, you must see clearly, now it's Lin Lan's turn."