An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

After being scolded by the Queen, Concubine Qi finally calmed down. She pulled her handkerchief and muttered in her heart that she hadn't seen the Third Prince for a long time.

The Queen naturally didn't care what Concubine Qi was thinking. After all, in her eyes, Concubine Qi was like a transparent person without any secrets.

As long as the Queen wants, Concubine Qi cannot hide it.

"After all, this matter has nothing to do with the Fifth Prince. Why is the Emperor so angry?"

Concubine Cao had been silent since she entered the room. When she spoke this time, she asked a very crucial question.

The queen was silent for a moment, but the concubines' eyes had already drifted over, so the queen had to explain something.

"Someone saw that it was the Fifth Prince who pulled Concubine Jing, causing her to slip on the ice.

The Emperor was so angry just now because he was worried that the Fifth Prince might have wrong thoughts and do something wrong. "

I didn't expect that this matter was really related to the Fifth Prince, Lingrong murmured in her heart, but what reason did the Fifth Prince have to do this?

Could it be that he was worried that after Concubine Jing gave birth to a child, the Emperor would no longer pay attention to him?

This is strange. Instead of killing a child who has not yet been born and whose gender is unknown, it is better to kill the third prince who has the title of the eldest son.

Ling Rong didn't mind speculating the most maliciously about children. In fact, some children became sensible very early and were much more sensitive to the malice in the world than adults like them.

Precisely because they are young, they do things without considering the consequences and their actions are often outrageous.

Especially for someone like the Fifth Prince who has a fickle temperament, it is possible that he could do it.

"Fifth Prince is still young. How could a child do such a thing?"

Zhen Huan smiled and explained for the Fifth Prince, "I'm afraid the situation was too chaotic at the time, so the Fifth Prince might have been helping.

Come to think of it, it's just because of the different angles that I misunderstood the Fifth Prince."

"Yes." Xin Changzai agreed. She also has a daughter, so she naturally wouldn't believe that a child would have such vicious thoughts. "After Concubine Jing is safe, we can ask her again.

Such random speculation is not good for the Fifth Prince.

After all, Yubin is not in the palace, and he is all alone..."

Before Concubine Xin could finish her words, the Emperor returned to the palace. His face was still as gloomy as ever, and no one knew what he had done outside.

Fortunately, as soon as he sat down, good news came that Concubine Jing was out of danger and the baby in her belly was saved.

The expression on the emperor's face changed a little. He said "OK" several times. It was not until the empress reminded him that he remembered to reward these imperial doctors and palace servants.

There will be rewards after a disaster. This is to accumulate blessings for Concubine Jing, so the emperor will naturally not be stingy.

Lingrong didn't even need to look to know how decent the smile on the Queen's face was.

But in her heart she wished she could learn from Nian Shilan and give Concubine Jing a bowl of medicine so that she would never be able to have children again like Concubine Duan.

But now that one move didn't work, he tried another one. He didn't expect that Concubine Jing's luck would be so good that she could keep the child even after falling to the ground.

But Concubine Jing was still weak, and Lingrong did not dare to go in to see her at this time. She could only wait for the emperor and the queen to go in and get some news that she was fine now.

However, today's queen really didn't have the heart to investigate further. After looking at Concubine Jing, she persuaded everyone to go back in a gentle voice.

But the queen could not delay for too long. When she paid her respects the next day, she brought up the matter again.

But this time it was not just groundless speculation. The Queen Mother found out who was acting suspiciously at the gate of Xianfu Palace those days.

It was Shuangshuang who was in charge of delivering charcoal from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She said that it was too cold since the beginning of winter and she was worried that Concubine Jing might not have enough charcoal in her allotment, so she had been keeping an eye on it all day.

"Shuangshuang said that after all, it was the emperor's order, so she didn't dare to disturb Concubine Jing and could only observe like this."

"This excuse..." Concubine Tian frowned and tried to hold back her laughter, and almost laughed out loud in such a serious occasion.

"This excuse is too fake. She is outside the door. How could she know how much charcoal Concubine Jing used in the house?"

In the end, it was Xia Dongchun who helped Concubine Tian finish the second half of the sentence so that Concubine Tian could hold back her laughter.

“Yes, and although the amount of charcoal is limited, the Emperor has granted Madam Jingfei special permission not to worry about the amount of charcoal used.

It seems that Shuangshuang is not telling the truth. "

Lingrong also added that she didn't find it funny, but she felt that the Queen had not investigated the matter seriously, otherwise how could she not even expose such an obvious excuse.

Unless she doesn't want to investigate, or she hasn't decided who to frame.

But this doesn't seem like the queen, unless it was done by her subordinates.

As Lingrong thought about this, her eyes moved to where Chun Chang was.

But she only took a brief look and then looked away.

After all, Chun Changzai is pregnant now, and looking at her for a second longer would become a topic of envy and jealousy after dinner.

"I also think that Shuangshuang lied." The Queen nodded, agreeing with Lingrong's point of view, "so she sent people to investigate and found that Shuangshuang had received some silver a few days ago.

It turns out that someone bribed her and deliberately let her wander around the gate of Xianfu Palace."

"Then did Shuangshuang tell us what she saw while wandering around? Did she also give out the name of the person who bribed her?"

Concubine Tian was anxious to know the inside story, but the Empress was hesitant and had to break each sentence into two. Who had the patience to wait for her to speak slowly?

The queen shook her head and said, "Shuangshuang only said that she was wandering around the gate of Xianfu Palace and did not do anything else.

As for the person who bribed Shuangshuang..."

The Queen hesitated to speak. She glanced at Concubine Qi, but Concubine Qi just looked back at her in confusion and didn't realize that the Queen was referring to her at all.

"The one who bribed Shuangshuang was someone from Changchun Palace," the queen continued. She even looked at Concubine Qi again and again with a puzzled look, "Concubine Qi, I'm afraid you still need to explain this matter yourself."

"Someone from Changchun Palace? How is that possible?" Concubine Qi's surprised look didn't seem like an act at all. She swung her sleeves and said, "Empress, who is it that slandered Changchun Palace?"

"Jianqiu, bring Cuizhu up here."

"Cuizhu?" Concubine Qi repeated in surprise. She turned her head and looked at Cuiguo. "Didn't Cuizhu fall ill these days? Why did she go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to look for Shuangshuang? Cuiguo, do you know what's going on?"

Cuiguo shook her head and lowered her voice, not daring to speak loudly in Jingren Palace. "I got some medicine for Cuizhu from Doctor Li. She has indeed caught a cold."

"Then why did you get involved in Concubine Jing's affairs again?"

Concubine Qi's face turned red with anger. She had been deprived of Hongshi because she had harmed Concubine Jing before. Now that she had harmed him again, she would not be able to keep her position as a concubine.

I really don't know which bitch dares to frame me at this time.

Concubine Qi did not hide her feelings and her eyes swept across the faces of everyone in the hall.

It’s a pity that everyone in the palace hid very well. Even with Concubine Qi’s understanding of everyone, she really couldn’t guess who did it.

Soon, Jianqiu brought Cuizhu in. Before the queen could speak, Concubine Qi shouted angrily, "Cuizhu, speak!

Who on earth instructed you to actually frame me for murdering the heir to the throne? "

Cuizhu was startled. She rarely saw Concubine Qi look so serious. She was stunned for a long time before she opened her mouth and asked her Majesty to spare her life.

"Your Highness, I... I just took a little money. I didn't do anything to harm you."

"You dare to accept money from others? If this gets out, people will say that I'm mistreating the palace maids.

What, isn't the monthly allowance from Changchun Palace enough? Is it hard for you to go out and do these evil things to earn money? "

"My lady, no, I don't have any."

Cuizhu kowtowed several times, her head hitting the ground with a thumping sound. "I really didn't do anything. I just gave some of the silver to Shuangshuang and asked her to wander around the gate of Xianfu Palace.

As for who Shuangshuang is contacting and why she is loitering in front of the gate of Xianfu Palace, I have no idea."

This time, not only Concubine Tian, ​​but even Concubine Ling Rong was tired of listening.

After interrogating for a long time, it was found out that Cuizhu was just released by the person behind the scenes to confuse everyone, but he himself hid behind everyone and harmed people very safely.

Of course, Lingrong didn't believe it. Cuizhu only took on such a job. She must have looked up some information and passed it on to the person behind the scenes.

The same is true for Shuangshuang, but neither of them is willing to tell the truth, all for the sake of saving their own lives.

"Is it necessary to give you a large sum of money just to pass on a message?

Who told you to do this? Tell me everything, and I can save your life."

Cuizhu opened her mouth and looked at Concubine Qi, not daring to say a word.

Concubine Qi wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by the Queen, "Okay, Concubine Qi. Cuizhu confessed yesterday that she did this because she followed your orders."

"Me? How is that possible!"

The anger that Concubine Qi had just suppressed rose again, but she was concerned that it was the Queen who was questioning her, so she lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty, this servant is talking nonsense and slandering me.

He just said that he hadn't done anything to offend me, but then he turned around and told the Queen that it was my order.

This slave girl's words are all lies, and not a single word of her testimony can be believed."

Unexpectedly, Concubine Qi could say such sensible words. Lingrong began to look at her with a new respect.

The queen was the same. She raised her eyebrows and said, "But now that this maid has pointed you out, even if I believe you, I still have to follow the formalities.

Rather than saying that Cuizhu is lying, why don't you tell us what you have been doing in the past few days, so as to prove that Cuizhu is indeed lying."

"This...how can I prove this?" Concubine Qi was also a little confused. How could she prove something she had not done?

“Instead of asking Concubine Qi to prove herself, it would be better to ask Cuizhu to produce some evidence.

After all, she is just talking nonsense, and people will just think she is spreading rumors."

Ling Rong did speak up, for no other reason than that she felt that asking someone to prove their own guilt was a bit absurd.

How can you ask someone to provide evidence for something you didn't do? He really thought that Concubine Qi was a simple person and wanted her to take the blame.

"This servant... this silver was all rewarded by Concubine Qi, so, so, it was really Concubine Qi who asked this servant to do this.

Moreover, I only gave Shuangshuang some silver, and I did not push Concubine Jing to fall. May I ask you ladies, what did I do wrong? "

Cuizhu was not afraid at this time. She held her neck high and spoke with some confidence, "Shuangshuang was just wandering around Xianfu Palace for a while, she didn't harm Concubine Jing in any way."

"It doesn't matter, Shuangshuang has already been sent to the Ministry of Punishment, and the right and wrong will be figured out sooner or later.

As for you, you are talking about something else. I think it is time for you to go to the Ministry of Punishment."

The queen didn't give any further explanation and ordered people to drag Cuizhu away.

The whole morning had been noisy, and even after arresting two servants, they hadn't yet found the person behind the scenes.

The queen didn't even torture him properly, but asked everyone to stay here with her to interrogate him, which was a complete waste of everyone's time.

When Lingrong was leaving, she was stopped by Concubine Qi. She looked over in confusion and realized that Concubine Qi came to thank her for what she had said.

However, Concubine Qi was aware of her high status and thought Lingrong came to rely on her.

"You have some brains. I am grateful for your kindness."

"It was just a small favor from you, Your Majesty Qi, don't take it to heart." Lingrong said with a smile. She bowed slightly, turned around and wanted to leave.

"You..." Concubine Qi spoke again. After all, their positions were different, so Lingrong had to stop and listen to Concubine Qi finish the rest of her words.

"What do you think of what happened today?"

It seems that Concubine Qi really has no one to consult, so she actually came to ask for advice. Ling Rong hummed, and spoke hesitantly, "Cui Zhu is from Changchun Palace after all, no matter what she does, it will implicate the queen.

Now she has even pointed fingers at the Empress, causing her to be suspected by everyone.

If Cuizhu still insists on identifying the queen after coming out of the Ministry of Punishment, I'm afraid the queen will really have to think of a way to clear herself of the charges."

"What evidence can she have to say that I ordered him to do it?"

"After all, she has served the Majesty for a long time. I don't know what she will say to save her life. It is better for the Majesty to make plans early."

Ling Rong bowed again. She didn't want to continue to tangle with Concubine Qi. "Youning has caught a cold recently. I'm anxious to go back and see her. I won't delay your majesty any longer."

After she finished speaking, without giving Concubine Qi any more chance to speak, Lingrong immediately quickened her pace and, with the support of Zhaoshui, hid back in Chengqian Palace.

There are only two masters in the entire Chengqian Palace, Lingrong and Youning. It is quite quiet and there is no need for Lingrong to cheer up and deal with other concubines.

I just hope that the Queen Mother can quickly find out the real culprit behind the scenes tomorrow. She has been delaying time again and again. Is she thinking that Concubine Jing has not had her abortion, and wants the person behind the scenes to take action again?

"My lady, Tang Di just sent back a message that the Fifth Prince went to Yongshou Palace. I wonder what he talked about with Concubine Xu."