An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The oath sworn by Concubine Qi was indeed severe. Ling Rong raised her eyebrows, and when she thought of the outcome of Concubine Qi in her previous life, she actually smiled.

Distracted by the smile, Concubine Qi subconsciously felt that there was something fishy going on, but the words had already been said and there was no way to end it unless she made a fuss about it.

Fortunately, the Emperor and Zhen Huan were not here. Concubine Qi calmed herself down and spoke again, "Why, is this oath strong enough? Is Concubine Sheng still not satisfied?"

"No, I am satisfied."

Ling Rong restrained her smile, and even sat up straight, looking very serious, "Since it is said to be an affair, then who is the adulterer?"

Concubine Qi snorted and raised her chin slightly, "Fourth Prince, Hongli."

"what?!"

The name Hongli is much more terrifying than Wen Shichu. Concubine Jing exclaimed in surprise, and everyone was also extremely surprised. Even Concubine Tian, ​​who was at odds with Zhen Huan, couldn't believe it.

Ling Rong also pretended to be shocked. She raised her hand to cover her mouth, "Lady Qi, the Fourth Prince is Lady Wan's adopted son. How could he do such a sensational thing?"

"Yes," Imperial Concubine Jing was also somewhat shocked. It took her a while to regain her calm voice. "Did Imperial Concubine Qi say the wrong name?"

"I definitely did not say the wrong names. The people who were having an affair were indeed Lady Wan and the Fourth Prince!"

"This..." Imperial Concubine Jing couldn't believe it at all. After all, he was her son in name only. How could he be so immoral? "Did you misunderstand something? This sounds too shocking. If there is no evidence, it would be bad if it got out..."

"I have evidence," said Concubine Qi with a very firm tone, and she was very dissatisfied with Concubine Jing's rebuttal. "Since I have decided to report Concubine Wan, I have investigated it thoroughly. It is impossible for me to make up something out of nothing, or to make trouble out of nothing!"

"In that case," Ling Rong used her eyes to comfort Concubine Jing, "Concubine Qi, please present the evidence. We will know whether it is true or false at a glance."

"Before the Fourth Prince was recorded in the Imperial Book of the Concubine Wan, Concubine Wan had met with the Fourth Prince many times.

"We have been to Yuanmingyuan several times, and we have known each other privately for a long time, which shows that our love is deep and hard to let go."

"The Fourth Prince did often visit Concubine Wan," Concubine Tian took over the conversation, "I also visited her several times when we were in the Old Summer Palace.

I guess it's a courtesy, as Lady Wan once sent food and clothes to the Fourth Prince. "

"Empress Tian has a good memory," Noble Lady Qi seemed more confident when she heard someone supporting her. "I thought sending food and clothes was the elders' care for the younger generation, but I never thought that it was Noble Lady Wan who deliberately seduced the Fourth Prince and led him astray!"

Zhen Changzai frowned and soon revealed a disgusted smile, "I heard that this Wan Guiren had an affair with Guo Junwang in the past, and it seems that they even wrote some love poems?

I came to the palace late, and was shocked when I heard this by chance."

"That's right." Kang Ying agreed. The two of them usually had similar interests. When one of them spoke, the other naturally followed. "I also heard that she wanted to elope with Prince Guo, and after being discovered..."

"Don't say things that you shouldn't say."

Imperial Concubine Jing scolded them, and Kang Zhen and the others bowed their heads in dismay. "This is the truth. I thought that my sisters had forgotten, so I reminded them just now. If this is the case, I will not say anything."

Who are they showing this attitude to? Seeing their expressions, Concubine Jing was speechless. She sighed heavily and said, "Concubine Qi, you should continue."

"My Lady, what Kang Ying and Zhen Changzai said is not without reason. That Wan Guiren is a dissolute person and just now she was entangled with Prince Guo.

After Prince Guo was placed under house arrest, she couldn't stand the loneliness and went to find the Fourth Prince, who was a few years younger than her.

As everyone knows, Concubine Wan is young and the Fourth Prince was born early, resulting in almost the same age difference between the two.

Spending time together like this, exchanging gifts and poems, it is not impossible that some inappropriate feelings might develop."

"Gift poem?"

"Yes." Concubine Qi asked Jingtai to present a stack of poems and asked her to pass them to Concubine Jing and other ladies to take a closer look. "Ladies and gentlemen, please look, these words are from Concubine Wan?

Every word in the letter expressed endless concern for his wife's food, clothing, housing and transportation. He even asked in detail whether he had covered himself with a quilt last night when it was cold and rainy.

At that time, the Fourth Prince was not yet the adopted son of Lady Wan. Is this something a concubine mother should do if she crosses the line like this? "

Concubine Jing and others were flipping through the letters. Most of them didn't have much impression of Zhen Huan's handwriting, but Ling Rong was different. She was so familiar with Zhen Huan that she could tell at a glance that the handwriting did belong to Zhen Huan.

only……

The letters were full of caring words, and there was nothing wrong with saying that they were caring about the younger generation, but it was a bit of a stretch to use this as evidence.

Is it really too far-fetched to say that Concubine Qi "discovered an affair"? After a long time, no useful evidence was produced, and the only things she found were insignificant things.

"These letters are secondary..."

Before Concubine Qi finished her words, someone walked in from outside the door. Upon closer inspection, she realized who else could it be but the Emperor.

The emperor seemed to know what happened in Xianfu Palace. As soon as he entered the room, he glanced at Concubine Qi and sat on the throne with a little anger.

"It is appropriate for everyone to gather here."

"Your Majesty, you've come just in time," Concubine Qi followed the others to pay her respects to the Emperor. Without waiting for the highest-ranking Concubine Jing to reply, she hurriedly said, "I want to report Concubine Wan for having an affair. Please make the decision, Your Majesty!"

"presumptuous!"

The emperor was immediately furious. If he had not been seated, he would have slapped Concubine Shang Qi in the face.

"Lady Qi, the emperor is here, so please don't talk about the gossip of women in the boudoir, for fear of polluting the emperor's ears."

Feeling the coldness in the emperor's eyes, although Concubine Qi was frightened, she still did not retreat. There was a glimmer of resentment in her eyes. She must have thought of how Zhen Huan had harmed her child, so even if Concubine Jing gave her a way out, she refused to give it up.

"Even if it would pollute His Majesty's ears, I do not want His Majesty to continue to be deceived by this bitch. Everyone knows that Concubine Wan has defiled the harem, so she should be punished!"

The emperor looked at Concubine Qi, the anger on his face was real, "I can listen to you, but if it turns out to be false, don't blame me for following your oath and exiling the Guarjia clan!"

Concubine Qi's chest heaved. She listened to the emperor's stern words without flinching. She said yes in a firm tone.

There was silence in the room for a moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on Concubine Qi, wanting to see what evidence she could produce.

"I know that a stack of letters cannot explain anything. After all, what Lady Wan did was too shocking, so I brought a witness here." Lady Qi paused, raised her hand and called the maid, "Bring the female doctor Bai Zhi up."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Zhi slowly followed the maid into the room. She looked straight ahead and had a calm demeanor. She knelt down in the middle of the hall and said, "Your servant greets His Majesty and all the ladies."

Her attitude was indeed too bland. The emperor frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

"I am Bai Zhi, a female doctor in the palace. Later, female doctors were assigned to serve the concubines. I was assigned to Yongshou Palace to take care of Concubine Wan."

"Female doctors are rare in the palace. All the ladies should have an impression of her. After the noble lady Bai Zhiyi Wan recovered from her illness, she has been taking her with her everywhere. I'm sure everyone is familiar with her."

Concubine Chun and several others said they knew her. Concubine Qi got everyone's approval and continued, "Bai Zhi has been serving Concubine Wan for a long time. Even if that bitch tried her best to cover it up, she couldn't escape. In the end, she bribed Bai Zhi with money.

Am I right, Bai Zhi?"

"Everything is just as Concubine Qi said," Bai Zhi knelt straight and responded immediately, "I first discovered Concubine Wan's affairs in the Old Summer Palace.

At that time, the Third Prince had just fallen from power, and everyone was very worried, except for the Fourth Prince, who happily ran over to share his joy with Concubine Wan.

At first, Aunt Fangruo and I were both serving in the hall, but soon Aunt Fangruo was sent away to see the Third Prince, and I was dismissed, leaving Concubine Wan to have a secret conversation with the Fourth Prince.

What Bai Zhi said at this time was indeed somewhat credible. After all, it was well known that the Third Prince was injured. “Before I left, I saw the Fourth Prince throwing himself on Lady Wan’s lap.

Concubine Wan touched the top of the Fourth Prince's head with her hand, and the two of them smiled at each other, looking very harmonious.

At this time, Lady Wan might have felt something was wrong, so she urged me to get out quickly. When I closed the door, I saw..."

Bai Zhi clenched her fingers and stopped talking. She seemed afraid to say more and just lowered her head.

When Lady Qi saw Bai Zhi remained silent, she immediately became anxious and said, "That bitch did something so immoral that it is condemned by both humans and gods. Even if she was once your master, you don't need to be loyal to her now.

The Emperor and all the queens are here today. Just tell the truth and no one will dare to threaten you!

Even if the noble lady Wan or the fourth prince comes to settle accounts with you in the future, the emperor and the queen will naturally make the decision for you, so you don't have to be afraid!"

Bai Zhi shuddered when she heard this. She looked up at Concubine Qi, then shrank back to look at the Emperor, "I saw the Fourth Prince stand up and hug Concubine Wan's waist. The two of them intertwined their fingers and looked so affectionate that they didn't even notice that I hadn't closed the door yet."

As soon as Bai Zhi finished speaking, no one spoke up. The emperor's eyes were dark and almost blazing with fire. He stopped counting the beads and asked, "Besides you, did anyone else see it?"

"I didn't know that after seeing such a big thing, I was left with only fear in my heart, worried that Lady Wan's deeds would be exposed and I would be punished as well.

Naturally, I kept my mouth shut and didn't dare to tell anyone about this."

Bai Zhi kowtowed hurriedly, her face looking extremely frightened, "As for whether Aunt Fangruo knows about this, I guess she doesn't know.

After all, Lady Wan often told me that Aunt Fangruo was someone sent by the Emperor to look after me, so I shouldn’t trust her too much and that I should handle everything.

Because of this, every time the Fourth Prince came over alone, the young lady would find an excuse to send Aunt Fangruo away. Just ask Aunt Fangruo about this and you will know the answer."

There is no doubt that Fang Ruo is indeed the emperor's person, but she is far away in the Old Summer Palace at this time, so it would be difficult for her to testify.

"Besides Fangruo, is there anyone else?" Concubine Qi glanced at Baizhi, signaling her to name the palace maid who cleaned the room.

"I remember that on the day I discovered the incident, the Fifth Prince was wandering around Yuedi Yunju, and the young lady even ran into him.

The Fifth Prince said at the time that he came to look for the Fourth Prince, but unfortunately, the Fourth Prince left first.

"So, Fifth Prince can testify that Fourth Prince went to Xianfu Palace that day?"

Bai Zhi nodded, "I am sure that the Fifth Prince can testify to this matter. As for the others... I heard that the maidservant Jie Geng who was cleaning Yuedi Yunju also ran into it, but when I asked her about it, she kept silent. I think she was warned."

The emperor snorted from his nose. He could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. The fact that he could still sit here was definitely because of his good upbringing.

Hearing that Fang Ruo and the Fifth Prince might know about it, he looked up at Su Peisheng, who immediately understood the emperor's intention and left Xianfu Palace swiftly.

It would take a while for Fang Ruo to make it, but fortunately the Fifth Prince was in the palace and he arrived after a while.

However, after the emperor asked him whether he had gone to Yuedi Yunju to find the Fourth Prince on the day Hongshi was injured, he asked him to leave.

After all, it was embarrassing to talk about the matter of Wan Guiren, and Hong Zhou was still young, so it was not good for him to hear too much. So he came confused and left confused, without even a chance to ask what happened.

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince has just proved that the Fourth Prince did go to Yuedi Yunju that day. This shows that Bai Zhi has never lied about this matter. What she said just now is the truth."

The pride on Concubine Qi's face was almost overflowing. If she didn't help her at this moment, Lingrong would feel sorry for this big drama. "Your Majesty, I just heard from Baizhi that the maid Jie Geng had also seen it. Why don't you bring Jie Geng over here and ask her carefully."

Seeing that the emperor nodded, Concubine Qi immediately asked someone to bring Platycodon up.

During this interval, Concubine Xin asked in confusion, "Logically speaking, Baizhi and Platycodon should be serving Concubine Wan in the Old Summer Palace, so why were they brought to the Forbidden City one by one?

Could it be that Lady Qi had already made preparations and discussed this with these two people?"

Concubine Qi made the report today and everything went smoothly. At this time, Concubine Xin jumped out to speak for Concubine Wan, causing Concubine Qi to raise her eyebrows in displeasure.

She has always looked down upon Concubine Xin, even in front of the Emperor. "Since you have decided to expose Concubine Wan's affair, I will naturally bring the witness.

Otherwise, like Concubine Xin, without any evidence, relying only on her eloquent mouth, can she be convicted of slandering the concubines?"

"You..." Concubine Xin was choked, but still did not give in. "I am just talking about the facts. Concubine Qi is so panicked and busy refuting. Could it be that she really has something to hide?"

"Humph, Concubine Xin is good friends with Concubine Wan, how could she not know about the affair between Concubine Wan and the Fourth Prince.

I think it was Concubine Xin who intentionally helped this lowly woman to cover up the matter, which is why when she was pregnant, everyone noticed something was wrong!

You and Concubine Wan teamed up to keep the emperor in the dark. If the imperial physician had not found something wrong with the period after taking his pulse, I'm afraid this secret would have been buried forever."