The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

The emperor waited in Xianfu Palace for a long time and was about to lose his patience when he saw Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan coming back, followed by Su Peisheng and Yu Ying'er.

The emperor was stunned when he looked at Yu Ying'er. There was no similarity between the person in front of him and the woman who used to sing Kunqu Opera.

Yu Ying'er's cheeks were swollen and red like a pig's head after being slapped by Nian Shilan. Her eyes, which used to be charming, were now swollen like walnuts after crying, which was very scary.

Nian Shilan and Wanpin walked up to the emperor, knelt down and saluted. Nian Shilan spoke first: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I went to ask Yu Dan to come, but she dragged her feet and committed a crime. This afternoon, she beat my personal maid Songzhi and Wanpin's maid Huanbi. I was so angry that I taught her a lesson."

When the emperor heard that Yu Ying'er had beaten Songzhi and Huanbi, he was already unhappy. He favored Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan, and this was known to everyone in the harem. At this time, there were still people who were so blind as to punish and beat Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan's personal maids. Didn't this show that he was dissatisfied with his favor?

The emperor looked at Yu Ying'er with a gloomy face, "I called you here this time because Xi'er from Xianfu Palace testified that you gave her spices to let her murder Concubine Hui and the Sixth Prince. Is this true?"

When Yu Ying'er heard about Concubine Hui and the Sixth Prince, she was stunned for a moment. She was taking a nap and didn't know anything. As a result, Nian Shilan broke into the palace and beat her up. Yu Ying'er didn't know that Shen Meizhuang had given birth to a child safely.

Su Peisheng noticed Yu Ying'er's confusion and hurried forward to explain, "Empress Hui gave birth to the Sixth Prince safely at noon today. The Emperor has issued an order to promote Empress Hui to Consort Hui."

When Yu Ying'er heard that Concubine Hui had given birth to the child safely, she knew that the matter was exposed, and she quickly cleared herself, "Your Majesty, please understand, I did not do this, and I don't know anyone named Xi'er."

The emperor looked at Xi'er, and Xi'er quickly crawled to Yu Ying'er's side crying, "Ying'er, just confess, or the emperor will execute my whole family."

When Yu Ying'er heard Xi'er's words, she said without hesitation: "I don't know you, and I didn't ask you to harm Concubine Hui. What does the emperor's execution of your family have to do with me?"

Xier's heart turned cold when she heard Yu Ying'er's words. She looked at Yu Ying'er in disbelief and said in surprise, "I'm devoted to you. I'll do my best to do whatever you ask me to do, no matter how difficult it is. But this is how you treat me?"

When the emperor heard Xier's words, he realized something was wrong and asked sternly, "Tell me, what else did Yu ask you to do?"

Seeing this, Xier ignored Yu Ying'er's suggestive eyes and thought that if she was discovered after drugging Concubine Hui, she would already be dead, so she was not afraid to confess other things and let Yu Ying'er be buried with her.

Xier knelt on the ground and begged the emperor, "Your Majesty, I can confess, but all of this is my own fault and has nothing to do with my family. I beg Your Majesty to spare the lives of my family."

The emperor looked at Xi'er for a long time without saying anything, as if he was thinking about something. Zhen Huan acted as the confidant beside the emperor and said softly, "Your Majesty, I think what the maid said makes sense. She is doing things in the palace, but she is not doing a good job. Your Majesty is really angry. You can execute her and let her family leave the capital. Out of sight, out of mind. There is really no need to execute her family."

After hearing this, the emperor looked at Nian Shilan. Nian Shilan's virtuous look, as if to say "You are the emperor, whatever you do is right", comforted the emperor to a great extent. The emperor finally nodded and said, "I promise you, go ahead."

Yu Ying'er panicked when she heard this. She had asked Xi'er to do many things, so she quickly said, "Your Majesty, please don't listen to this lowly maid's nonsense and misunderstand me."

Before the emperor could speak, Nian Shilan ordered Eunuch Su, "Please use the handkerchief to cover Yu Da Ying's mouth. Wait until the emperor hears what the maid has to say before making any plans."

Eunuch Su naturally obeyed very well and blocked Yu Ying'er's mouth tightly with a handkerchief to ensure that she would not spit it out no matter how hard she tried, and then he retreated back to the emperor.

Xier lowered her head and cried, "Yu promised to ask me to tell other palace maids on the way back to the palace that eating more fish and shrimp will give birth to smart children. Then she asked me to secretly put mercury in the water used to feed fish and shrimp. Yu promised to say that she heard from others that mercury is poisonous and most children born will be freaks."

The emperor and Nian Shilan were shocked when they heard this. The emperor even slammed the table and shouted, "How dare you be so vicious and murder the heir to the throne."

Different from the emperor's rage was Nian Shilan. In the previous life, Yu Ying'er had been a member of Nian Shilan's camp. Nian Shilan knew very well that Yu Ying'er was of humble origin and had little knowledge. Such a meticulous plan must not have been thought of by Yu Ying'er. She was proficient in pharmacology and was also the queen.

Nian Shilan said that three concubines in the harem became pregnant one after another, so how could the queen not take any action? It seems that the reason why she didn't take action on Concubine Wan and Concubine Hui was that they were confined before she found the right opportunity.

The emperor suppressed his anger and asked again, "Is there anything else?"

Xier continued, "I promised to let this servant befriend the eunuchs in the imperial kitchen, in an attempt to bribe them to put something harmful to the fetus in Concubine Wan's food."

After hearing this, Zhen Huan called out with a pale face, "Your Majesty."

The emperor’s patience had reached its limit. He walked up to Yu Ying’er and kicked her hard, “You vicious woman!”

Yu Ying'er desperately grabbed the emperor's dragon robe and tried to explain herself, but the emperor no longer had the patience to listen.

At this time, Su Peisheng's apprentice Xiao Xiazi entered the hall holding a box of things, "Your Majesty, I found these things under Xier's bed."

Su Peisheng took it and handed it to the emperor. The emperor glanced at it and knew that he had seen the sachet before when Yu Ying'er was serving him in bed. Yu Ying'er said that the patterns on it were what she was best at.

The emperor issued an edict, "Yu plotted to murder the heir to the throne, her crime is unforgivable, drag her away and beat her to death, and her entire family will be executed. Xianfu Palace Xier was an accomplice, plotted to murder the concubines, and was also beaten to death, her family was expelled from the capital, exiled to Ningguta, and will be slaves for generations."

Xier was relieved to hear that the emperor did not execute her family, and she calmly allowed the servants to drag her away.

Yu Ying'er was still unwilling to give up. The eunuch who dragged her away took the handkerchief out of her mouth. Yu Ying'er shouted in embarrassment, "Your Majesty, please, I really didn't..."

But the emperor turned a deaf ear to her and ignored her. He looked at the concubines still in the palace and said coldly, "I hope this is the last time. If anyone dares to use such despicable means next time and disrupts the palace, I will not let them off easily, and no one in your family will be spared."

The concubines were trembling with fear at the emperor's words, and quickly responded: "Yes, your concubines (concubines) will definitely remember your emperor's teachings."