Rebirth: The Two-Faced Cook Meets the Cold-Faced King Qin

When Su Ning was talking to Nangong Wen, the atmosphere in the cell suddenly became depressing and heavy.

Empress Xuan, escorted by several guards, slowly stepped into the gloomy prison.

There was a cold and complicated expression on her face.

Su Ning was sitting in a corner of the cell. When she saw Concubine Xuan come in, she did not stand up to greet her, but remained calm.

"Her Majesty Concubine Xuan has come to visit us. What a rare guest." There was a hint of teasing in Su Ning's tone.

Concubine Xuan frowned slightly. She looked at Nangong Wen deeply, then turned back to look at Su Ning and said coldly:

“Suning, you should be very clear about your situation now.

I came to see you because I wanted to see how it feels like to be in jail. Hahahaha!"

Su Ning chuckled, stood up, walked to the prison door, looked directly into Empress Xuan's eyes, and said loudly:

"My Lady Xuan, you have time to argue with me about these insignificant matters.

It would be better to go back to the palace and ask around.

Are there rumors flying around the palace right now? I guess Concubine Yao should be very happy now."

Concubine Xuan's expression suddenly changed. She stared at Su Ning and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing." Su Ning chuckled. "Just to remind you, your body when you entered the palace..." Su Ning deliberately stopped talking halfway.

Concubine Xuan's eyes suddenly became fierce:

"What? What body? Suning, can you explain it to me clearly?"

Empress Xuan looked at Su Ning's calm face and quickly returned to her usual speaking speed.

"Suning, how big a storm do you think your little trick can stir up? Can it stir up trouble between me and Concubine Yao?

Don't forget, in this palace, rumors stop at the wise."

"A wise man?" Su Ning raised his eyebrows, "In this palace, wise men are hard to find.

If I were you, my lady, I would go back to the palace right now to get some information.

Maybe we can still suppress it, at least it won’t reach the emperor’s ears.”

Concubine Xuan looked at Su Ning deeply, said nothing, turned around and left the cell.

Obviously, Suning's words made Concubine Xuan alert, and she needed to go back to confirm the situation in the palace.

Su Ning looked at Concubine Xuan's departing back, a smug smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

She knew that her plan was halfway successful. Next, it all depended on how the rumors in the palace would develop.

Nangong Wen's face showed an indescribable complex expression.

It is like an undercurrent surging in the deep ocean, hiding endless doubts and explorations.

His eyes were sharp, staring at Suning inquiringly.

When Su Ning turned around, he happened to meet Nangong Wen's complicated gaze.

She smiled gently, her eyes flashing with great calmness, "What's wrong?" she asked softly.

Nangong Wen took a deep breath, then bowed deeply, his voice full of admiration: “Nangong Wen admires you.”

At this moment, Concubine Xuan had already hurriedly embarked on the journey back to the palace.

Her heart was filled with anxiety and she wanted to know the situation in the palace as soon as possible.

However, Concubine Xuan soon noticed the strange atmosphere around her.

The eunuchs and palace maids were all pointing at her secretly and whispering something.

Their eyes were filled with confusion, surprise, and even some indescribable fear.

Concubine Xuan turned a deaf ear to the whispers of the palace maids and eunuchs, and quickly quickened her pace back to the palace.

There was a sharp gleam in her eyes, revealing an unquestionable decisiveness.

After returning to the palace, she immediately summoned the palace maid Hongxiu to her.

Hongxiu knelt tremblingly in front of Concubine Xuan, not daring to look up.

Concubine Xuan stared at her, her voice cold and decisive: "Hongxiu, what are the rumors in the palace?"

Hongxiu replied with a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, after noon, rumors began to spread in the palace..."

She glanced at Concubine Xuan cautiously, and seeing that she had no expression on her face, she could only bite the bullet and continue, "Rumor has it that you had an affair with a foreign minister and defiled the harem..."

Hearing this, a hint of coldness flashed in Concubine Xuan's eyes, but a cruel smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She didn't get angry, nor did she deny it. She just said calmly:

"Oh? Since there is such a rumor,"

Hongxiu didn't understand what was going on, so she just nodded and said yes.

Concubine Xuan stood up, walked to the window, looked at the palace in the distance, and said in a cold voice:

"Hongxiu, pass the order and have everyone who spread this rumor come to me.

Just say that I want to hear what they say in person."

Hongxiu's heart trembled, realizing that Concubine Xuan was going to deal with this rumor storm personally.

She did not dare to delay and immediately stepped back to convey Concubine Xuan's order.

Soon after, the palace maids and eunuchs who spread the rumors were brought before Concubine Xuan.

They knelt on the ground trembling with fear, not daring to look up at Concubine Xuan.

Concubine Xuan glanced at them coldly, then spoke slowly:

"I heard that you were talking about me behind my back? You said I had an affair with a foreign official?"

No one dared to respond, there was only silence.

Concubine Xuan chuckled and continued:

"Since you like to talk so much, I will give you a chance.

Now, each of you tell me this rumor again, and let me hear how you make it up for me."

Everyone trembled with fear when they heard this.

They knew that Concubine Xuan was going to settle the score.

But they had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell the rumor one by one as they had to obey the emperor's orders.

Every time she said this, Concubine Xuan's eyes grew colder. After everyone had finished speaking, she suddenly sneered:

"Great, are you all done?"

Concubine Xuan frowned, staring at the trembling palace maid in front of her with a sharp gaze.

He asked sternly, "Tell me, who asked you to spread rumors about me?"

The maid lowered her head, her face was pale, her lips were tightly closed.

Her body was shaking constantly.

Seeing this, Concubine Xuan became even more angry. She raised her voice and asked again:

"I'm asking you a question, why don't you answer? Who ordered you to do that? Tell me now!"

The maid remained silent, but trembled even more violently.

Concubine Xuan suddenly pulled out the exquisite hairpin on her head, and suddenly, she stabbed the palace maid's hand with the hairpin in her hand.

The palace maid screamed in pain and blood dripped down her fingers.

Empress Xuan had no expression on her face and said ruthlessly:

"If you scream again, I'll have your tongue pulled out.

Now, tell me, who told you to spread rumors about me, tell me?"

The maid's lips trembled violently in pain. Her palms kept shaking, but she covered the wound. She did not answer Concubine Xuan's words.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Xuan increased the strength of the hairpin in her hand again.

"Ah!" The maid screamed in pain again, and finally spoke tremblingly.

"Yes, it's Concubine Yao..."

Hearing this answer, a hint of coldness flashed in Concubine Xuan's eyes.

She slowly loosened her hand. The palace maid almost cried out in pain, but she did not dare to resist at all. She just picked up her injured hand and blew on it again and again!

"Yaopin?" Concubine Xuan repeated in a cold voice, as if she was thinking about her next move.

Concubine Xuan put away the hairpin in her hand and suddenly said in a stern voice:

"Hongxiu, pass on my order to punish all those who spread rumors and slandered me with thirty strokes of the cane and expel them from the palace!"

At this moment, a black figure suddenly flashed out from Concubine Xuan's palace!