Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

The Queen pointed at Lipin and started to curse her. She was obviously a little angry and was about to slap Lipin in the face.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's the Queen, it's the Queen, save me, save me."

After being threatened by the Queen, Concubine Li became even more frightened and hurried closer to the Emperor.

The emperor just listened to that one sentence and didn't react.

"Empress Hua, Empress Hua, save me, save me." Seeing that the emperor didn't respond, Concubine Li staggered to Concubine Hua's side again.

Hua Fei was at a loss for a moment. Although she knew that this matter must be related to the Queen, she had no idea what had happened between Lipin and the Queen. However, she had never intended to save Lipin.

It would be better if Concubine Li was punished by the Emperor, so as to dampen the Empress's arrogance.

"Lipin, why are you begging me for help? The emperor and the queen are both here, so I definitely can't make the decision."

Nian Shilan didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, this was a major event in the palace and it definitely had to wait for the emperor to decide. Even the queen had no say, let alone Nian Shilan.

The emperor didn't care what Lipin said just now, and continued to ask: "Lipin, you were involved in this matter, right? You were the one who planted the safflower powder. What is your intention?"

Hearing the emperor speak again, Lipin hurriedly crawled over again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I didn't mean it. I am innocent. I didn't mean to harm anyone."

Lipin cried.

But she herself might not believe it. How could she be without selfish motives? Even if she was being used by the beloved queen, if she was truly without selfish motives, she would not have been used by the queen.

Concubine Li is on the Queen's side. Everyone in the palace knows this, and the Emperor is also well aware of it. Now that Concubine Li has insisted that it is the Queen, the Queen is certainly not free from the connection.

"Su Peisheng."

Hearing the emperor's voice, Su Peisheng hurried over, "Your servant is here."

"Go and pass on the imperial decree. Linglong, the daughter of Qixiang Palace, is to be executed. Lipin is to be banished to the cold palace. The queen..."

The emperor thought for a moment and continued, "The queen is confined to Jingren Palace... Tell all the concubines that they don't need to go to the Central Palace to pay respects recently."

"Your Majesty, this..."

The confinement of the Empress Dowager was no small matter. If it got out, it would not be good after all. Who knows what the censors outside would speculate and what they would discuss about the Emperor. Su Peisheng thought about it and felt that it was inappropriate, so he tried to dissuade her.

But it was no use, the emperor insisted: "No need to say more, go and pass on the order."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am innocent." In fact, the queen was not stupid. She knew that she was implicated in this matter.

It was because of that brainless Concubine Li that she betrayed herself. Such a person is really useless.

But the emperor had made up his mind, and there was nothing the queen could do to change it. Although the queen said she was wronged, the emperor was already tired of hearing it.

In this palace, no matter how big or small the incidents are, who doesn't say that they are wronged? The emperor is not the first to say so.

What's more, the emperor and the empress have been living together for so many years. Isn't it clear enough for them to know what the person next to them is like?

"Empress, you just wish yourself good luck." Nian Shilan looked at the queen, smiled and left.

The next day, this matter reached the ears of the Queen Mother.

"What? The Queen was under house arrest by the Emperor?" The Queen Mother only found out after hearing Zhu Xi talk about it. When the Emperor issued the decree yesterday, he did not send anyone to inform Shoukang Palace, so the Queen Mother still didn't know about it.

The Emperor was afraid that the Empress Dowager would worry, so he kept it a secret. However, how could the Empress Dowager not know about such a big thing?

The Empress Dowager also knew that this was definitely done by the Queen, but she felt that the Emperor's punishment was too severe this time. Yes, the Queen did take ruthless action this time, but fortunately, the concubines were fine, and most importantly, Xuanshu and the Third and Fourth Princes were fine.

Otherwise, let alone the empress dowager pleading for the queen, it would be good enough if the empress dowager did not punish the queen.

"Empress Dowager, please calm down. The Emperor is also angry now. Maybe he will be better in a few days." The Empress Dowager's health was not very good to begin with, and now it is cold, making her even weaker.

It's really annoying to have to deal with these trivial matters for the Queen.

Zhu Xi couldn't bear to see the empress dowager so upset, so he tried to persuade her.

"How can I feel at ease? After all, the Queen is the Empress, but now she is under house arrest by the Emperor. If this gets out, is that fair?"

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Zhuxi, please go and invite the Emperor to come. I want to ask her what she plans to do about this matter."

The Queen Mother wanted to invite the Emperor over not just to inquire about the matter, but also to plead for the Queen.

Although Lipin is the Queen's person, there is no evidence to prove that it was the Queen who did it, even if Lipin said it herself that it was the Queen.

But her words alone may not be credible, and she might even be making false accusations.

Knowing that the Empress Dowager had issued an order, the Emperor hurried over as soon as the court session ended. He did not even have time to change into his court robes, for fear of being delayed and making the Empress Dowager wait in annoyance.

"My son, please pay your respects to the Queen Mother."

When the emperor came in, he saw the empress dowager sitting on the couch with a bad complexion and a worried look on her face. He knew what was going on.

"The emperor has good intentions, but there are constant disturbances in the harem. How can I feel at ease?"

This is obviously what the Empress Dowager was talking about, and the Emperor understood it as well.

"The Empress Dowager also knows about this."

In fact, the emperor is no exception. After all, she is the empress dowager. Isn't it easy for him to know some information?

"If you say this matter has nothing to do with the Queen, I won't believe it. Mother, think about it, Lipin is just a concubine, and she has been in the palace for many years. I know her personality. With her brain, how could she know the use of safflower? Although she is not the mastermind, she did it after all, so I can't let her off. I can't let the mastermind off either."

The emperor also knew that even if he wanted to depose the queen, the empress dowager would not allow it. She would just confine her to her home and give her a minor punishment or a severe warning.

"What evidence do you have that the Queen is the mastermind?" the Queen Mother asked again.

The emperor spoke so confidently, as if he had some evidence. However, if he really had evidence, it would not be as simple as just house arrest.

"It was Concubine Li who told her son in person in Qixiang Palace. Concubine Hua and the Queen were also present at the time."

What the emperor said is true. I heard it clearly in Qixiang Palace yesterday. Concubine Li personally identified the queen. The empress dowager should be there to hear it as well. This way, she won't say anything more.

"I know all this, but it's just Lipin's one-sided statement, so the emperor can't completely believe it."