An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Doctor Wen searched Chuxiu Palace for a long time but found no traces of other poisons.

The Empress judged that if Concubine Duan had never gone out, it could only be the palace maids in Chuxiu Palace who did it. If no one admitted it, she would have to give them a good beating.

"The queen is in poor health and often has trouble falling asleep all night, so she needs to drink a bowl of soothing soup every night. And last night...last night it was the soothing soup that Jixing brought to the queen!"

Jixiang suddenly remembered that when he went to deal with the bowl of red flowers, he had asked Jixing to help Concubine Duan go to bed.

Only then would Jixing have the opportunity to poison the soup and murder his own queen.

Although this lucky star has served for a long time, she did not come from the mansion after all. If the queen had not held her family, I am afraid she would not have been so loyal to help.

But before the Empress passed away, she never relaxed her control over Jixing's family. How could she dare to murder the Empress? Wasn't she afraid that the Emperor would find out?

When Jixing heard Jixiang talking about the incident of him delivering soup, he realized that Jixiang was doubting him.

She immediately gave him a surprised look and fell to her knees with a thud.

“This servant did bring the calming soup to the Majesty, and this soup is the bowl on the table.

Last night, Your Majesty felt a little uncomfortable before going to bed. I tried to persuade her to stop drinking, but she said she couldn't drink any more, so she left some at the bottom of the bowl."

As for soup, Jixing naturally prepared more than one bowl.

Concubine Duan had just harmed Nian Da Ying last night, and she was already mentally and physically shaken. Plus, Ji Xing just helped her to harm someone, so they were really in the same boat.

Naturally, she believed Ji Xing and drank the bowl of calming soup that she had to drink every day.

Jixing took the opportunity to collect the poisonous soup bowl, cleaned it up late at night, and put it back in the small kitchen.

The calming soup left at the bottom of the bowl was originally added by her when she came here early in the morning and discovered that Concubine Duan had passed away. Naturally, it would not be poisonous.

"Doctor Wen has just checked and there is nothing wrong with the tranquilizing soup.

If the Empress and Sister Jixiang feel that there is something wrong with what I said, you can ask someone to check my residence or my body.

I only ask the Empress to give me justice. Empress Duan has passed away. No matter how much suspicion I bear, I only ask to find the real murderer and let the Empress rest in peace!"

Jixing kowtowed heavily, wiping her tears, and was even unwilling to look at Jixiang who was kneeling beside her.

"Doctor Wen... take another look at this tranquilizing soup. Jianqiu, go to Jixing and Jixiang's residence and take another look."

Now that two concubines have been killed, the queen is so proud. She knows clearly that it was Jixing, who was bribed by Fu Changzai, who poisoned Concubine Duan.

I didn't expect that there is no evidence left now. It seems that I should change my opinion of Fu Changzai.

The Queen thought that it was Fu Changzai who used her brain, but she didn't know that there was a Ling Rong standing behind Fu Changzai, teaching her little by little how to do it without leaving any trace.

"Auspicious star..."

Jixiang actually completely forgot that Wen Shichu had checked out Anshen Decoction. Bringing it up at this time not only failed to find the real culprit, but also pushed Jixing away.

However, the Queen Mother was still sitting at the top, and Jixiang could only call Jixing in a low voice, trying to apologize to her.

It’s a pity that Jixing didn’t want to pay attention to Jixiang at this time. She turned her head away abruptly, leaving Jixiang with only her back.

"Alright, I know you two are upset," the Queen waved her hand to signal them to stand up, "You two are so loyal, I'm sure Concubine Duan's spirit in heaven will be very pleased."

Maybe she has met Rouze in the underworld now. They have a good relationship in the underworld, and they will definitely have a lot to talk about after meeting in the underworld, and they can even play the pipa together.

But when the Queen thought of Concubine Duan, she recalled the ugly scene of her being poisoned to death. Her chest couldn't help but surge with emotion and she almost vomited.

The queen pretended to cough to suppress the nausea.

Huichun looked worried. She was afraid that the Queen was not feeling well, so she asked her to return to the palace to rest.

"Now that Concubine Duan has passed away, Nian has become mentally ill. The Emperor has no choice but to talk to General Nian and Prince Dun at this time, and can't care about the harem.

The Queen Mother has fallen ill again because of this matter. If I let it go again, I am afraid the people in the harem will lose their morale."

The Queen rejected Huichun's suggestion. She wanted to have a sip of tea, but suddenly remembered that she was in the palace of Concubine Duan who had just been poisoned to death.

If there is something wrong with the cup in my hand, then I would be in big trouble.

"Are you thirsty, Madam? You are not used to the tea in other palaces. I will go back to Jingren Palace to get you some."

The Queen shook her head and rejected Huichun's suggestion, "After Jianqiu and Doctor Wen finish their examination, let's go check on Concubine Xin first.

I heard that she was also terrified, so don’t let this cause you to get sick.”

As a "virtuous queen", the queen naturally pretends to be virtuous all the time.

Even if Nian, who could threaten her position, agreed to go, she would still have to remain vigilant at all times and shoulder the responsibilities as the emperor's wife.

Doctor Wen finished the examination first and shook his head at the queen, saying that he did not find any strychnine in the soup.

"Not only this bowl of tranquilizing soup, but also other teacups and flower pots do not contain this medicine."

"So, can Jixiang feel relieved now?"

The Queen asked Jixiang intentionally. It wasn't that she wanted to sow discord between Jixiang and Jixing, but she just did it too easily.

"Slave..."

"Thank you, Queen, for your trust, but my residence has not been fully checked yet, and I cannot be cleared of suspicion immediately."

Jixing interrupted Jixiang's words and kowtowed to the Queen again. Her tone was really firm, as if she was really not the murderer behind the scenes.

Jixiang's head was almost bowed to the ground. She just doubted Jixing for a moment, but she was stabbed repeatedly like this.

Fortunately, Jianqiu had just finished searching Jixing's residence, and like Wen Shichu, she didn't find anything.

"My Lady," Jian Qiu glanced at Ji Xing who was standing beside her, "Ji Xing's suspicion has been cleared for the time being. As for the others, we still need to investigate them slowly."

The Queen nodded to show that she understood. She ordered Jianqiu to take people to continue investigating, while she went to Xinchang to comfort her.

As soon as the queen went out, she saw Xu Changzai rushing over with the palace maids. There were even some crystal tears on her face, which she wiped away gracefully from time to time.

"Concubine, please send your regards to the Queen. May the Queen be blessed with peace and happiness."

As soon as Zhen Huan saw the Queen, she immediately bowed. Her eyelids were slightly red at this time, and she looked like a weak willow in the wind, looking more like the dead Rouze.

Normally, the Queen doesn't like to see Zhen Huan or Fu Changzai, but these two are her people and she can't avoid them, which is very annoying.

"Get up, why are you here?"

The Queen was very surprised that Concubine Jing, who was in charge of the six palaces, had not come, but Zhen Huan came so quickly.

Could it be that her death and Concubine Duan’s death were related to Nian Shilan’s stupidity?

Are you rushing here to destroy some evidence?

"Your Majesty, I had a close personal relationship with Concubine Duan. I just heard that she passed away, so I wanted to come and offer my condolences."

Zhen Huan wiped her tears, and it looked as if she and Concubine Duan were really close friends.

"I don't know when you and Concubine Duan became so close."

The Queen clenched her hands in displeasure, not expecting her chess piece to have such ideas. He was really the same as Rou Ze, even the same person with whom she had a good personal relationship.

What? Could it be that one of them is trying to seize his position as wife in the imperial residence, and the other one is trying to seize his position as queen in the palace?

Zhen Huan, oh Zhen Huan, you'd better not even think about it, otherwise you will end up in the underworld together with Concubine Duan.

"When I lost my child, Concubine Duan helped me a lot. After I was confined to Baohua Palace, Concubine Duan would send me some necessary items from time to time.

Because of this, I gradually became familiar with Concubine Duan."

Zhen Huan's words were filled with sadness, and her eyes became more tearful when she talked about the past. A white handkerchief would be pressed against the corners of her eyes from time to time.

The Queen saw that she was dressed simply and seemed to have some sincerity towards her. Plus, the Queen wanted to take the opportunity to win over Concubine Xin, so she directly pointed the way for Zhen Huan.

"In this case, I will not stop you. Concubine Duan's body is now being kept in Ji'an. You can go and take a look.

She died in the palace, and there are monks and nuns chanting sutras to pray for her soul. You can ask me to burn a scroll of sutras for Concubine Duan to calm her resentment."

"I know."

Zhen Huan bowed gracefully, and only after the Queen left did she take Huanbi to Ji'an.

In fact, Zhen Huan really wanted to know what had happened to Concubine Duan. According to her plan, Concubine Duan would successfully abort Nian Shilan's fetus and frame Prince Dun's wife.

This is exactly what the emperor expected, so he would not blame Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan was already fading in beauty and love, and she could only get a little respect from the emperor, but no love at all.

If she could help the emperor with this matter, perhaps she could get his attention and get his favor back.

Even if the emperor has some grudges, he will not make her life too difficult, nor will he be affected by what Nian promised. It can be said to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Unexpectedly, on the night when Nian Da Ying had the accident, Concubine Duan also passed away.

In addition, the medicines used by Concubine Duan were all sent by Imperial Doctor Wen. Everyone in the palace knew that she was used to using Imperial Doctor Wen.

The emperor is the most suspicious person. If he suspects that he took the opportunity of sending medicine to Concubine Duan to harm Nian Shilan and killed Concubine Duan as well, wouldn't it be a disaster for himself and the loss would outweigh the gain?

All my efforts to help the Emperor solve the trouble of Prince Dun were in vain.

Fortunately, Imperial Doctor Wen is now in Chuxiu Palace. I think everything that is unfavorable to the two of them will be wiped out, so there is no need to worry too much about the Emperor suspecting them.

However, I don’t know who is behind all this. He even took me into account. What a good trick.

Just now, I mentioned that I had a bad relationship with Concubine Duan, and the Empress's expression was wrong for a moment. Could it be that the Empress took action and got rid of Concubine Duan?

If this is the case, I am afraid that I will be crushed even more by the Queen, and will still be a knife in the Queen's hand like before.

It seems that we still need to think of some way to completely get rid of the Queen's control.

Or... accept Prince Guo's invitation and go out of the palace to live happily together.

However, Zhen Huan turned her head to look at Huanbi. She knew that if she left the palace, she could not take Huanbi with her. She was also her father's daughter, so she had to find a way out for her.

"Huanbi, have you ever thought about becoming the emperor's concubine?"

Zhen Huan had been silent all the way, but suddenly she spoke and startled Huan Bi, "My lady, why are you suddenly saying such things? I didn't..."

"I just think that you deserve a better life." Zhen Huan smiled and comforted Huanbi, but the smile soon disappeared. "You and Liu Zhu have followed me since the mansion. Now Liu Zhu is in the Ministry of Punishment, and I can't even go to see her."

"Liu Zhu... When we were under house arrest, Liu Zhu never came to see me and my servant."

Huanbi shook her head. She was angry at Liuzhu's indifference, and even more angry that Liuzhu had betrayed the young lady in order to save his own life.

If it weren't for her, how could Concubine Hui report everything the young lady had done to the Emperor, and how could she and the young lady have to live such a hard life.

“She had no choice but to serve Concubine Tian first, and then the other women.

If she has the chance, she will definitely try her best to come and see us."

Huanbi still didn't want to believe it. She snorted, "If she hadn't told those things to Concubine Hui, why would the young lady have to work so hard in this palace alone, and how could we have lived in a place like Baohua Palace for so long."

Zhen Huan was silent for a long time, she actually believed Liu Zhu.

But she couldn't convince Huanbi either. After all, she hadn't seen Liuzhu since the incident until now.

Naturally, there was no way to ask whether she had kept the secret.

“Liu Zhu has been with me since she was a child, and I know her character best.

How could she betray me just to save her life?"

Zhen Huan slowly stopped and gently brushed the fallen leaves off Huanbi's shoulders, "In this palace, being a concubine is already difficult, being a slave is even worse, you may lose your life at any time.

That's why I was thinking, should I find a new way out for you as well?

Huanbi, if I let you be the emperor's concubine, would you be willing?"

Huanbi shook her head, she squatted down and saluted Zhen Huan, "My lady, I have never had any second thoughts about you, and I have never thought about becoming the emperor's concubine."

Her eyes were a little evasive, and she kept her head down because she was afraid that Zhen Huan would see it.

After all, Huanbi really wanted to become the emperor's concubine. At this moment, she felt that her thoughts had been discovered by the lady and she was going to be held accountable.

"You really don't want to," Zhen Huan sighed. She asked Huanbi to stand up, with regret and a little bit of relief in her tone. "Then forget it. I will find a husband of your dreams for you in the future. It will be good for you to be his legal wife.

At least, it's better than being trapped in this deep palace, worrying about being murdered all day long."

The master and servant said no more. After visiting Concubine Duan in Ji'an, they went straight back to Yongshou Palace.

However, when Zhen Huan came back, she looked very pale, obviously frightened by the horrible appearance of Concubine Duan.

Seeing that Zhen Huan was in a state of shock, Xiao Li servilely brought her a cup of tea.

"Why are you so scared, young lady? Why don't you drink a cup of tea to calm yourself down?"