An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Zhen Huan did not seem to expect that Concubine Tian would accuse her of knowing the truth but not reporting it as soon as she opened her mouth.

Therefore, after looking at Concubine Tian, ​​Zhen Huan slowly began to explain.

"Lady Tian also said that musk is not harmful to men.

What's more, I have already told the Fifth Prince not to visit other concubines casually.

The Fifth Prince was very well-behaved. Apart from visiting Concubine Sheng and Concubine Jing, he had not visited his other sisters for a long time.

and……"

Zhen Huan tilted her head to look at Ling Rong with a hint of smile on her face, "And yesterday, after the Fifth Prince went to Chengqian Palace, he was taken to Xianfu Palace by Concubine Sheng.

On that day, news spread that the Fifth Prince had musk on his body, and it was also reported that the musk was acquired in Sui Yuxuan.

Instead of asking me why I didn't report it, Lady Tian, ​​why don't you ask Concubine Sheng why she didn't tell the Empress the first time she found out, but took the Fifth Prince to Xianfu Palace instead?"

Zhen Huan's meaning was obvious. If it were to be compared with Zhen Er, she would at most be charged with knowing the truth and not reporting it.

It is possible that after learning about this, Lingrong took the initiative to find Concubine Jing to plan together, intending to frame Sui Yuxuan for this matter.

Seeing that this matter had fallen upon her again, Lingrong was already laughing out loud in her heart.

As expected of Zhen Huan, no matter what the situation, she can always find the most favorable statement for herself and put the blame on others.

From this point of view, Zhen Huan and Concubine Cao are somewhat similar - both are smart people and are good at protecting themselves.

"My dear Lady Xu, what you mean is that I intentionally worked with Concubine Jing to frame Concubine Chun with musk?"

Zhen Huan did not make her meaning clear but Ling Rong insisted on making it crystal clear. She did not even open her mouth to explain, but just stared at Zhen Huan, waiting for her to confirm.

Zhen Huan, however, smiled and said nothing. She shook her head slightly and cast her gaze on the Emperor.

The emperor really doted on her and immediately asked Lingrong to explain.

If it happened to someone else, they might find this matter a little awkward, but Lingrong knew the emperor best and already knew how he would react.

"These things, in fact, I am afraid that my explanation is not convincing. But the Fifth Prince is not here today, and Concubine Xu is questioning me again, so it is not good not to explain."

Ling Rong's expression was gentle, but her tone was not good. "Fifth Prince told me that Concubine Xu refused to help on the grounds that the Emperor would vent his anger on Fifth Prince, so he came to Chengqian Palace to find me.

After all, the Fifth Prince had musk on his body, so he didn't dare to go directly to Concubine Jing to apologize.

When the concubine saw that the Fifth Prince was sincere in his words, she took him to Xianfu Palace, and later the Empress learned about this.

If Concubine Xu doesn't trust me and Concubine Jing on this matter, she can ask the Fifth Prince for confirmation.

He is just a little kid, he will never lie."

Ling Rong's words were very straightforward. Zhen Huan had never seen her like this before, and she looked a little embarrassed for a moment.

Even Concubine Tian was a little surprised. After all, in her eyes, An Lingrong had always been submissive and weak.

"Yes," Xia Dongchun did not find it strange, and even echoed Ling Rong's words, "Besides, Concubine Chun has already found out Yu'er, the servant who betrayed her master, so how can it be said that Concubine Sheng and Concubine Jing are framing her?"

"I didn't mean that. Maybe Sister Shengpin misunderstood."

Zhen Huan still maintained her decent smile, but the next moment she sighed and lowered her head, as if someone had bullied her.

In the past, Zhen Huan would never have disdained to do such a thing. Ling Rong was shocked when she saw this, but she also understood in an instant why Zhen Huan did this.

After all, the emperor never mentioned the matter of promotion since he returned to the palace.

In addition, since Zhen Huan cannot get pregnant now and there is no other help in the palace, she can only try her best to win the emperor's favor to consolidate her position.

Lingrong looked at the emperor and saw that his expression immediately became solemn. She knew that Zhen Huan indeed held a very important position in his heart.

I didn't expect that even though she is so "unlike" from Queen Chunyuan, she can still win the emperor's favor.

It’s true, Zhen Huan is more popular than me.

Lingrong also turned her head away. She really didn't want to look at the emperor. Anyway, she had already said what she wanted to say, so let everyone think whatever they wanted.

The protagonist of today's play should be Concubine Qi, and she must not let the limelight be stolen by these spectators.

"You said you didn't mean that," Xia Dongchun muttered, but her voice was loud enough for everyone to hear, "Chun Changzai knew about it yesterday, and only came to report Concubine Qi tonight.

Why don't you say that Concubine Chun was also secretly plotting to frame Concubine Qi?"

Chun Changzai's expression changed, she looked at Xia Dongchun and wanted to explain.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother stopped it in time and told Xia Dongchun not to make those unfounded speculations.

But Xia Dongchun looked dissatisfied. Why could Zhen Huan guess the truth but she couldn't? She had seen people favored by the emperor, but had never seen both the emperor and the empress favor one.

"Your Majesty, now that Imperial Doctor Li has arrived, why not call him in and ask him a few questions?"

The Queen asked the Emperor, turning the topic in the hall back to Concubine Qi.

When Concubine Qi heard that Doctor Li was coming, she immediately asked to call him into the hall to confront him, "Your Majesty, I never told him to give any musk to Yu'er.

I'm afraid this imperial physician has been bribed by someone else and has colluded with others to slander me."

With the interruption of Zhen Huan and Ling Rong, Concubine Qi had some time to think of a countermeasure.

But she really had no evidence and could only make such a weak excuse. She didn't know whether the Emperor and the Empress listened to her.

Soon Doctor Li was summoned in. Before he could pay his respects, Concubine Qi hurriedly asked him about the musk in Yu'er's hand.

"My lady, didn't you ask Miss Cuizhu to fetch this musk?

She said that you have been suffering from chest pain recently, and have symptoms of qi stagnation and blood stasis, and need some musk to regulate your body.

Musk may be harmful to pregnant women, but if used in appropriate amounts, it can be beneficial to women's bodies.

Therefore, I did not suspect anything and gave a small amount of musk to Cuizhu.

As for the Yu'er that the queen mentioned, I don't know her."

Hearing what Doctor Li said, Concubine Qi shook her head anxiously, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I haven't felt any discomfort in the past few days.

Even if you feel uncomfortable, you dare not use something like musk, because it can cause infertility in women!"

The second half of Concubine Qi's words made sense, but Imperial Doctor Li had just said that as long as the dosage was controlled, there would actually be no effect.

Therefore, Concubine Qi's sophistry did not have much effect. Instead, it made people think that she had already planned her excuse in advance.

The Queen ignored Concubine Qi's words and spoke directly as if she had made up her mind, "Your Majesty, now that the evidence is irrefutable, Concubine Qi can't produce any evidence to prove her innocence. You see..."

"Your Majesty, I really didn't do these things. You must trust me and make the decision for me!"

Seeing that the Queen had convicted her of the crime, Concubine Qi hurriedly sought the Emperor's help.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's expression was extremely cold, and his eyes were full of disgust when he looked at Concubine Qi.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Under the emperor's gaze, Concubine Qi was speechless. She stammered, "I really didn't do it. What Doctor Li said is all lies."

"You are wrongly accusing me, Your Majesty," Doctor Li bowed and explained to everyone, "The prescriptions and medicinal materials prescribed by the Imperial Hospital will be recorded in the files clearly, including who used them, when they were used, how much they were used, and for what disease.

Every month there will be a special person to verify the files, and I would never dare to tamper with them.

If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Pharmacy to check it out."

The Imperial Medical Service is a place that saves people, but it can also be a place that harms people.

Therefore, the supervision of the Imperial Medical Bureau in the palace was actually very strict.

Over the years, there was only one person like Wen Shichu who did not follow religious etiquette and had an affair with concubines. After the emperor found out, he wiped out all nine of his clans.

Everyone in the Imperial Hospital knew the hidden story behind it to some extent, so everyone kept their mouths shut and dared not reveal a single word.

It was precisely because of Wen Shichu’s actions that the emperor had already sent the Blood Dropper to observe in secret.

Therefore, the emperor only needs to wait for Xia Qian to find out whether Cuizhu had ever gone to the Imperial Hospital to get musk, and then he will know whether the imperial physician Li was lying or not.

A moment later, Su Peisheng walked in from outside the hall. He leaned close to the emperor and whispered the news that Xia Qian had found out - the musk was indeed obtained by Cuizhu from the Imperial Hospital, and the reason for obtaining the medicine was consistent with what Imperial Doctor Li said.

Concubine Qi had no choice but to acknowledge the evidence given by the emperor himself. She slumped in the chair, muttering "no, no".

Now that the matter has been clarified, what remains is to deal with Concubine Qi.

But Concubine Qi is the biological mother of the Third Prince after all. If anyone wants to deal with her, they have to consider the Third Prince as well.

The emperor was indeed in a bit of a headache, but the concubines were waiting here, so he couldn't just let it go and continue to condone Concubine Qi to do wrong things.

"Forget it. It's getting late today. I'm worried that the snow will come again at night. Sisters from all palaces should go back to the palace first."

The Queen saw the Emperor's hesitation and immediately found a reason to ask all the concubines to leave Jingren Palace.

Only Concubine Qi was left, crying in front of the Emperor and the Empress.

The Queen took a step back and urged the Emperor to make a judgment immediately. "Your Majesty, Concubine Qi is the biological mother of the Third Prince after all. It would be better to give her a lighter punishment this time."

"It is precisely because she is the biological mother of the Third Prince that I cannot indulge her lightly.

Otherwise, the Third Prince would learn bad habits from his biological mother in the future.

He is stupid to begin with. If he becomes even more stupid and evil, how can he benefit the people?"

"But..." The Queen seemed to be hesitant, "But if the Third Prince has a mother who is convicted of a crime, I'm afraid the important officials of the previous dynasty will also have a lot of criticism.

The emperor doesn't have many princes to begin with. If the third prince is not capable, those old ministers will urge the emperor to have more children."

The emperor felt a headache when he heard the words "have many children and spread out". He had already imagined that if the empress dowager knew about this, there would be another grand beauty contest next year.

Now, if they want to punish Concubine Qi, they have to find a way to shut the Queen Mother's mouth.

There are too few heirs in this palace, which is why I, as the ruler of a country, am restricted in dealing with concubines.

"Fortunately, Concubine Jing and the child did not encounter any major problems, but Concubine Qi can be spared the death penalty, but she cannot escape the punishment of living.

Then strip Concubine Qi of her title and demote her to... a concubine."

The Emperor originally wanted to demote Concubine Qi to a concubine, but then he remembered that she doted on the Third Prince the most.

If one's position is low, who knows what kind of filthy things one will give to one's children.

"Your Majesty, if you demote Concubine Qi to a concubine, she will no longer be qualified to raise the prince by her side. Then the Third Prince..."

Before the Queen finished her words, Concubine Qi began to cry and kneel before the Emperor.

Even at this time, Concubine Qi still knelt straight, maintaining the dignity that a concubine in the harem should have, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has never left me.

I have already lost the right to educate him. If I lose the right to raise him, what dignity and meaning will I have in living in this world?"

"Are you threatening me?"

Hearing Concubine Qi threaten him with her life, the emperor's anger reached its peak. He clenched his fists and said, "You lost the right to educate and raise the third prince because you did something wrong.

Now that the truth has been revealed and you still don't repent, it seems like you are not even worthy of this permanent position."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! I have been with Your Majesty for many years and have never harmed anyone out of selfish motives.

You know me well. It is impossible for me to come up with such a series of interconnected methods by myself.

Not to mention bribing these slaves and forging evidence to frame others."

Concubine Qi cried sadly, but what she said was true.

When she was in the palace, the emperor liked her innocent nature and doted on her for a long time, otherwise Concubine Qi would not have been able to give birth to the third prince.

But now things have changed. In the emperor's eyes, this once innocent girl has turned into a vicious woman with a cruel heart.

"I have indulged you once, but instead of repenting, you have repeatedly plotted to murder Concubine Jing.

Now I am sparing your life because of the Third Prince.

If you continue to be unrepentant and make a scene in front of me and the Queen, I will not allow you to see Hongshi again."

The Queen was about to speak, as if she wanted to comfort the Emperor on behalf of Concubine Qi, but was interrupted by the Emperor's next words, "From today on, the Third Prince will be raised by the Queen.

Without the permission of me and the Queen, Li is not allowed to see the Third Prince.

As for you, go back to your Changchun Palace and pray day and night until Concubine Jing's child is born safely.

Otherwise, you will spend your whole life with the ancient Buddha and the green lamp to wash away your sins."

After the emperor gave all the instructions, he flicked his sleeves and left Jingren Palace with Su Peisheng.

As for what the Queen thought or what Concubine Qi thought, he didn't care at all.

He now only wanted to go one place, and that was Yongshou Palace.