The legitimate daughter is reborn and the fake Bai Lian is completely panicked

However, Emperor Ren De has always loved Concubine Xiao Shufei and did not believe that Concubine Xiao Shufei would do such a thing.

One even suspects that someone did it on purpose.

He stepped in and saw Concubine Xiao lying on the couch behind the pink bed curtains, in a half-asleep and half-awake state.

The wine bottle was thrown aside at an angle and the clothes were in disarray.

He walked over and pulled his clothes to cover Concubine Xiao Shufei, then pulled open the bed curtain to cover her, and then gave instructions to the eunuch beside him.

"Take someone to check if there are other people in this hall."

"If there is, kill it on the spot."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Queen brought the concubines in. Seeing that Emperor Ren De had a stern face and protected Concubine Xiao Shu so well, she became jealous for a moment.

She looked around deliberately but did not see Zhang Huaian.

Zhang Huaian has been to the south of Wanfu Temple and may have known his secret for a long time. He must die.

"Your Majesty, I only heard from the palace maids."

"Concubine Xiao Shu's bedroom is quite far from here. Why would she come here to get drunk for no reason?"

"Besides, his clothes were in disarray, in broad daylight."

Emperor Ren De pulled the bed curtain to hide the person inside.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he looked sideways at the queen.

"Is it that palace maid who went to report to you? Why don't you tell me?"

The Queen said, "Unfortunately, it was Concubine Xiao Shu's own personal maid, Mo Lan."

As soon as the queen finished speaking, Molan walked out of the crowd and immediately knelt in front of Emperor Ren De.

"Your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes."

"The Concubine Shu got drunk and said she had met the Zhang family's heir once and couldn't forget him."

"She asked me to invite the Zhang family's eldest son here, saying that she wanted to discuss important matters with him."

"Who would have thought that once we entered the bedroom..."

The words of the palace maid Molan stopped abruptly, and at this moment, Emperor Ren De's face was red with anger.

He looked back at the drunk man on the bed and ordered the nanny, "Bring a bowl of sobering soup."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Then he looked at the eunuchs around him, "Have you seen anyone else?"

The eunuch shook his head, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen anyone else."

Zhang Huaian hid in the corner and heard the conversation between the people inside clearly.

He hunched his body and was about to go outside. As soon as he turned a corner, he saw a line of guards patrolling everywhere.

He quickly shrank back.

Then, he felt someone behind him getting closer and closer.

His whole body froze in place. He turned his head slightly and saw Murong Che looking at him expressionlessly.

He was not very familiar with the imperial palace. Murong Che had a stern expression on his face as he led him around the patrolling guards and went directly out from the west side of the palace.

There is a dense forest on the west side.

Zhang Huaian lifted up his red official uniform and immediately knelt in front of Murong Che.

"I would like to thank His Royal Highness Prince Rui for rescuing me."

Murong Che's face was cold, "Get up, you don't have to bow to see me."

"If you knew it was a trap, why did you come?"

Zhang Huaian stood up and bowed his head slightly: "I heard that it is related to the Shen family, so I am a little too concerned."

"Your Highness Prince Rui, do you know that His Majesty really wants to seize the title of the Shen family?"

Murong Che said: "That has not happened."

"It must have been done intentionally."

"Even though I escaped this time, I'm not sure about the next time."

Zhang Huaian said: "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Rui."

Murong Che raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

"When you enter the palace, the maids and eunuchs must see you. If you escape, you will be suspected."

"Why not, I will take you back so that you can prove your innocence."

Zhang Huaian cupped his hands, "Your Highness, thank you very much."

At this moment, the palace was in chaos.

Even after Concubine Xiao Shu was given the sobering soup, she was still groggy.

When Emperor Ren De asked her a question, she couldn't answer and could only stammer and talk nonsense.

Seeing this, the queen walked up to her and asked, "Xiao Shufei, did you ask someone to invite the Zhang family's son to come to the harem?"

Concubine Xiao Shufei shook her head and murmured, "Yes... No..."

"Yes or no."

Emperor Ren De sneered, "She is not awake yet, how can she answer?"

The Queen's eyes were slightly cold: "Your Majesty, this personal maid of Concubine Xiao Shu saw it in person, could it be fake?"

"What's more, if Zhang Huaian senses that someone is coming, he might run away."

"The eunuchs and maids in the palace all saw Zhang Huaian following Mo Lan and coming this way. Could it be fake too?"

"Why don't you ask a few palace maids to come here and see if they have seen Prince Zhang following Molan?"

"A minister who secretly enters the harem to have a tryst with a concubine will be beheaded."

"Your Majesty, why don't you go and ask the Zhang family's son to come in and ask him about this."

Emperor Ren De had a calm expression and glanced at Eunuch Lai Fu beside him, who immediately went to make arrangements.

After a while, Eunuch Lai Fu brought in a few eunuchs and palace maids.

When the eunuchs and palace maids saw Emperor Ren De, they immediately knelt down.

Emperor Ren De asked, "I want to ask you, have you seen the Zhang family's son following this lowly slave here?"

Several palace maids and guards nodded, "Your Majesty, we all saw it."

"The Zhang family's young master came here following Empress Xiao Shufei's personal maid Molan."

"But..." a young eunuch spoke.

Emperor Ren De asked, "But what?"

The young eunuch said, "Your Majesty, after the Zhang family's prince followed Sister Molan for a distance, he met Prince Rui."

"Slave, I saw with my own eyes His Royal Highness Prince Rui taking Master Zhang away, as if they were discussing something."

"Prince Rui?" Emperor Ren De frowned.

"Che'er has been worrying about his mother's memorial day these past few days. This is normal in the palace."

He turned around and glared at Molan, who immediately shrank back.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this servant did not lie."

She looked back at the eunuch who had just spoken and immediately said, "He is lying. When I brought Young Master Zhang in, I did not meet His Royal Highness Prince Rui on the way."

"Young Master Zhang followed me and went straight into the bedroom."

The queen beside her frowned.

Why did Murong Che show up out of nowhere?

After the little palace maid finished speaking, she fell to the ground and trembled all over.

Just then, a guard came hurriedly from outside.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rui requests an audience."

Emperor Ren De: "You've come just in time. Let him in. I'm looking for him."

The guard cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, Prince Rui is accompanied by the eldest son of the Zhang family, Zhang Huaian."

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace maid Molan, who was kneeling on the ground, turned pale instantly.

She raised her eyes and saw Emperor Ren De's eyes were vicious and his face was ashen.

"Your Majesty, I did not lie."

Emperor Ren De sneered and did not reply to her, but just gave orders to the guards.

Go and call in Prince Rui and the eldest son of the Zhang family.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After a while, the guards went out and brought Murong Che and Zhang Huaian into the bedroom.

In the bedroom, Concubine Xiao Shufei had been sent back to her own bedroom by the maids.

When Zhang Huaian saw Emperor Ren De, he lifted his red official robe and knelt down immediately.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, and to the Queen."

"Long live your majesty, and long live the queen."

Emperor Ren De: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhang Huaian stood up, and Murong Che at the side spoke first.

"Father, Young Master Zhang said that he noticed something strange when he entered the palace today. After thinking about it, he wanted to report it to you, so I brought him here."

Emperor Ren De sat on a chair, looking at the two people in front of him. He seemed to feel that the two were somewhat similar, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

His eyes fell on Zhang Huaian and he said calmly, "Prince Zhang, if there is anything unusual, tell me."