Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

"Please forgive me, Queen, and Concubine Hua, it is my fault. I was not feeling well, so I came late."

Knowing that Concubine Hua was not someone to be trifled with, Lipin hurriedly explained and even glanced in the direction of the Queen, but then quickly retracted her gaze.

"Oh?! Really? What a coincidence?! Then it must be hard work for you to ask Lipin to come here now."

Nian Shilan mocked coldly and looked at Su Peisheng again: "Eunuch Su, is that so?"

"That's exactly what Concubine Li said."

Although Su Peisheng knew that Concubine Li was not sick at all, Linglong did say so just now, and Su Peisheng could not say anything, so he could only answer like this.

Since Su Peisheng said so, Nian Shilan didn't think much about it. Although she didn't trust Lipin, she still trusted Su Peisheng's words.

"You go down first."

Since Concubine Li had already been brought here, the Emperor asked Su Peisheng to leave first.

"Lipin, tell me, many concubines in the palace are suffering from abdominal pain. Is it you who did it?"

The emperor asked directly, but Concubine Li probably wouldn't admit it.

But this is something that Concubine Li actually did, so her performance must have been a bit unnatural.

"Your Highness, I don't have any. I don't know what the emperor is talking about."

Concubine Li still refused to admit it, but her behavior had already made the emperor lose trust in her. Her hesitant and guilty look meant that she was the one who did it.

"Well, since she won't say anything, then, Manager Zhang, you speak."

Now that there are witnesses, there is no need to worry that Concubine Li will not speak.

Lipin was beside him, and although Zhang Youcai was a little reluctant to say it, he had no choice but to offend Lipin since the emperor was there. Compared to being afraid of offending others, his own head was more important.

"Madam Lipin, during the days leading up to Princess Xuanshu's birthday, I saw this girl next to you acting suspiciously in the imperial kitchen. Although I don't know her, I know she is from Qixiang Palace."

Zhang Youcai looked at Linglong behind Lipin and said,

When she heard that she was implicated, Linglong immediately knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, I am innocent, I am innocent, I am innocent."

Since you are saying that it is an injustice, and the emperor has nothing to do right now, just calm down and listen to Linglong's explanation.

"It's unfair, how can it be unfair? I'm here, you can say it, and I'll make the decision for you."

After hearing this, Linglong wiped away her tears and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it was Concubine Li, it was Concubine Li who asked me to do this."

Linglong cried and shouted, and just as she finished her words, Lipin came over and slapped her in the face.

"You are talking nonsense. When did I ever ask you to do such a thing?"

However, since Linglong has already said this, the emperor will definitely take Lipin's words into consideration.

"Lipin, do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Hearing the emperor calling her, she staggered to his side and said, "Your Majesty, I have done nothing wrong. I am innocent, innocent. You must believe me."

When Lipin said this, Nian Shilan wanted to laugh. She almost killed the emperor's child, and now she has the nerve to ask the emperor to believe her. I really don't know how she could say that.

The Queen was quite quiet at the moment. She was probably thinking of a way to wait and see what would happen.

"Your Majesty, since this Lipin said that Linglong wronged her, in my opinion, this servant who bites others without permission cannot be kept. It is better to send her to the Ministry of Punishment for severe torture. I want to see how this lowly servant can betray her master and wrongly accuse him."

Nianshi's words were quite harsh. From an outsider's perspective, Concubine Li was definitely not innocent.

What Linglong said was true, but she was a servant after all, so it seemed that she had to be treated unfairly. However, this was what she deserved. She did such a thing at the family dinner that she had hosted, and she even tried to put the blame on herself.

After hearing what Nian Shilan said, the Queen was unhappy: "Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate. According to what Hua Fei said, if we torture him severely in the Ministry of Punishment, I am afraid it will become torture to extract a confession."

"But there is no good way right now. I think Shilan's method is feasible." In fact, the emperor did not think that this was torture. Besides, Lipin's behavior was too suspicious.

"Let's do this."

The emperor then summoned Su Peisheng in: "Give orders to send Linglong to the Ministry of Punishment, and confine Lipin to Qixiang Palace. No one is allowed to visit without my order."

Following the emperor's instructions, Su Peisheng quickly made arrangements.

"Madam Lipin, please."

In fact, Lipin already knew how useless it was, so she did not plead with the Queen or anything. She also wanted to be more decent, so she followed Su Peisheng.

If this matter continues to go unresolved, I'm afraid Qixiang Palace will become Lipin's cold palace.

"Your Majesty, I was thinking, since Concubine Qi was the first to react to this matter, why not go and see Concubine Qi and the Third Prince first? I wonder if Your Majesty wants to go with them."

The Queen was thoughtful, but she was not going to see Concubine Qi. It was more like she was going to see her precious Third Prince. She was hoping that Concubine Qi would die quickly so that she could get custody of the Third Prince.

This way, I can wholeheartedly pave the way for the Third Prince to become the Crown Prince.

"That's fine. It's been a while since I last visited Third Prince."

It really seems like it. The Queen is clearly the mastermind behind this matter, but now she has taken the initiative to propose to go see Concubine Qi. Isn't it obvious that she is just trying to pay a New Year's visit to a chicken with no good intentions?

Since both of them were going, Nian Shilan thought she might as well go with them to see what tricks the Queen would come up with next.

"Your Majesty, why don't I go with you and see if there is anything I can do to help."

Nian Shilan said it was casual, and she was ready to leave without waiting for the emperor's consent.

It would be awkward to go with the Queen, but the Emperor wanted Concubine Hua to accompany him at this moment, so he agreed with a smile.

"Sister Hua Fei is really thoughtful. The Queen also pretended to praise her.

Nian Shilan smiled and said, "The Queen is joking. How can anyone be as thoughtful as the Queen?"

Since the entire palace was filled with wailing, the loudest sound came from Concubine Qi.

Not only Concubine Qi, but also the Third Prince.

"What's the matter?" As soon as the emperor came in, he saw the imperial physician kneeling on the ground. There was also a strong smell of blood and Chinese medicine in the room, which mixed together was really not pleasant.

As soon as they came in, Concubine Hua and the Queen subconsciously put their handkerchiefs in front of their noses, as if the smell would offend them.