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

"Did you really see it?"

A group of women gathered around Noble Lady Fucha and started talking about the ghost story. They looked frightened and spoke in low voices with certainty, making the incident sound horrifying.

A crisp laugh broke the terrifying atmosphere. Xia Dongchun, who had been released from confinement earlier, said with disdain, "There are no ghosts in this world. There are only a lot of ghost stories."

Xin Changzai disagreed immediately and looked at Xia Dongchun with a look of ignorance on her face: "So many people saw it and heard her crying, how could it be a trick? I heard that only people who died in vain will come out to look for someone if they have grievances in their hearts."

Concubine Qi was frightened by Xin Chang's nonsense and asked, "The one who died in vain? Could it be Hua Sui who died in the imperial garden a few days ago?"

Seeing that Concubine Qi was getting more and more outrageous, Xia Dongchun interrupted her impatiently and said, "Madam Concubine Qi, I have already said that someone is playing tricks, why don't you believe it?"

An Lingrong's mind changed when she heard this. She said to Concubine Qi, "My Lady Concubine Qi, sisters, even if it was Hua Sui, there is a perpetrator for every wrong done. We haven't done anything against the will of heaven or the law, so why should we be afraid of her?"

Noble Lady Fucha had been leaning on An Lingrong, and was stunned when she heard this. Yes, she didn't hurt anyone, so what was there to be afraid of? Thinking of this, half of the fear in her heart was gone.

Seeing that no one believed what she said, Xia Dongchun, who had always looked down upon An Ling, calmed everyone down with just a few words, became furious and said, "Humph! Only ignorant women believe in ghosts and gods. Sisters, don't listen to An Chang's bluffing."

Xia Dongchun offended everyone with her words, but she still didn't realize it and continued to say to An Lingrong: "People from small families like An Changzai like to spread alarmist rhetoric to win people's hearts."

An Lingrong was immediately irritated when Xia Dongchun brought up her past again. She sneered at Xia Dongchun, "Xia Changzai said with certainty that someone was deliberately making things mysterious. Why don't you show us the evidence? What's the point of just being able to argue with Lingrong?"

Xia Dongchun was choked and her face turned pale with anger. She pointed at An Lingrong and wanted to speak, but in a blink of an eye she saw the mocking eyes of the crowd and realized that no one in this room would believe her and no one would help her. She gritted her teeth and swallowed her breath with red eyes, then whispered to leave.

After An Lingrong watched Xia Dongchun leave with deep meaning in her eyes, she turned around and continued to comfort everyone softly: "Empress Qi and all the sisters are people of clear wind and bright moon, so there is no need to be afraid of those evil spirits. Besides, the harem is protected by the emperor's dragon energy. When the emperor comes back, no ghosts will dare to act rashly. Sisters may rest assured."

When Concubine Qi heard this, her fear immediately relaxed: "That's right, let's go back first, and when the emperor comes back, all the evil spirits will be exposed."

After a night of noise, the Yanxi Palace finally quieted down.

However, the story of the haunted harem did not stop. Instead, it became more and more outrageous and terrifying. Many palace maids and eunuchs insisted that they had seen the thing, some crying and saying it was demanding their lives, while others laughing and saying it was unfair. The entire harem was frightened and people were in a panic.

On the first day of May, the Queen's headache was finally cured. After the routine worship of gods, Concubine Hua reported to her the haunted incident in the harem.

Although the queen did not believe in ghosts and gods, in order to appease people's hearts, she still asked the monks from Baohua Palace to perform a ritual to pray for the souls of the dead in the harem.

After the ritual, the fear in the harem did not completely disappear, but turned into a more turbulent undercurrent, waiting for the opportunity to erupt.

When the Emperor is not around, the concubines in the harem do not have to sleep with the Queen, so they have to pay their respects to the Queen morning and evening.

After dinner that day, there were many concubines in the Queen's Jingren Palace. Zhen Huan, who had just recovered from her illness, also came with Shen Meiyu to pay her respects.

The Queen looked at the thinner Zhen Huan with pity and said, "You have just recovered and you still have a long time to live. You don't need to come here like this."

Zhen Huan bowed and said, "The Queen has taken pity on my frail body and has exempted me from paying respects for many days. I am deeply grateful. I want to come and talk to you as soon as I am better."

The Queen smiled lovingly, "Hurry up and sit down. Stop bowing all the time. You haven't been well, and I can't bear you running around."

"That's right. It's okay if you come out in the morning. But what if you come out at night and run into something unclean?" Concubine Hua interrupted the Queen and said to Zhen Huan.

As if to confirm Concubine Hua's words, thunder and lightning suddenly sounded, illuminating the Jingren Palace, and everyone shuddered.

Jingpin said quickly: "Your Majesty, the Queen has made such a loud thunder, I'm afraid there will be a heavy thunderstorm soon."

The queen glanced out the window and said, "It's summer now. It's not good to walk outside when it rains. It's getting late. You all should go away."

Everyone stood up from their chairs and prepared to bow and leave when a sharp voice came from outside the room:

"Your Majesty, I have caught him!"

The queen immediately stood up from her chair and saw Xia Dongchun, whose clothes were covered in dust, hurried into the palace and shouted excitedly:

"Your Majesty, I have caught the ghost!"

The Queen was about to ask more questions, but Concubine Hua spoke first, "Xia Changzai, you said you caught the ghost?"

Xia Dongchun said smugly, "What kind of ghost is this? I've already told you that someone is playing tricks, but you just don't believe me. I've encountered this kind of thing before when I went out with my father."

The queen coughed lightly and asked loudly, "Where is the person?"

The smug look on Xia Dongchun's face never faded. She raised her voice and said, "That man has some kung fu skills. I will have him detained outside the palace. Your Majesty, please feel free to interrogate him."

Zhen Huan was in a state of panic. She clutched the chair tightly with her hands and forced herself to calm down. Shen Meizhuang, who was standing beside her, also had a look of panic in her eyes. She unconsciously grabbed her handkerchief and quickly exchanged a glance with Zhen Huan. They both saw panic in each other's eyes.

The queen ordered in a cold voice: "Bring the person up."